#ExcerptWeek & #giveaway – DESPRITE MEASURES, #UrbanFantasy by Deborah Jay

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DESPRITE MEASURES – a Caledonian Sprite Novel

Genre: Urban Fantasy

DESPRITE MEASURES (yes, you read that right) is the tale of a Scottish water sprite who’s quiet life is jeopardised by a magician intent on using her natural powers to fuel his dangerous experiments in energy production.

A reviewer recently described it as ‘an eco-urban fantasy’ which sums it up pretty well.

Excerpt

The drive into town seemed to take forever.

In truth, it took no longer than any other time, but I was impatient. I’d chosen the Audi Quattro this time—no point making things easy for Liam—and I was frustrated that I could not use all the power the sleek little beauty offered me. Every driver who delayed me by even a fraction of a second had me fuming at the wheel. By the time I turned into the club’s paved driveway, I was as near boiling point as it is prudent for a sprite to reach. A discreet parking attendant, whom I suspected doubled as a bouncer, pointed me to an empty bay, and then directed me to the head of the stairs leading down to the basement club. Not wanting to arrive looking flustered, I paused to gather myself.

Hair still caught in pony tail band. Check. Dress neckline showing equal expanse of skin either side of cleavage. Check. Hem straight and not quite riding high enough to show that I hadn’t wasted mass on fashioning underwear. Check.

Ready to go, I stepped one well-shod foot onto the first step down. And froze. Involuntarily, my body ceased to function. My mind blanked and a chill of fear iced my veins. I gazed numbly at the slender, dark figure lurking at the base of the stairs until he glanced away, freeing me, permitting life to return to the lifeless.

My paralysed brain shot back to working order. Recognition of the figure chilled me all over. Vampire.

Not something you see every day in downtown Inverness, but I’d encountered enough of them in the distant past to know one when I saw one. And to know the horror of being trapped by their gaze, unable to move or even to think.

This one, darkly handsome and with more than a passing resemblance to a youthful Bryan Ferry with his ever-present hint of a sneer, glanced at me again but without interest. Vampires prefer their blood more full bodied than the pseudo-stuff that runs through my counterfeit veins.

Somewhat troubled at finding his sort here, I was, however, still determined to continue with my evening’s plans. I descended, brushing past the cold figure in his immaculate Armani suit. A body-wracking shiver ran down my spine, even though I knew I was in no danger from him.

I wondered what he was doing here. Perhaps it was simply a good place for him to get a carry-out meal.

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hobbit hole Author Deborah Jay, seen here posing with her own hobbit hole, can be found at:

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22 thoughts on “#ExcerptWeek & #giveaway – DESPRITE MEASURES, #UrbanFantasy by Deborah Jay”

  1. Great excerpt, Debby! Thanks for sharing it with us. LOVE that “carry out meal” line! 😀 And the shivery vampire. And your own Hobbit hole? How fun is that??? I want one!!!! Must start convincing Mark that I NEEEEEED it. 🙂

    Thanks again for taking part. Every excerpt from you is a treat to read! ❤

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  6. Your reviewer was right.
    A sprite whose powers are used by a magician to get energy! Well, well, well. I wonder did he manage to do it? It might come in handy.
    Congratulations, Deborah, for your release! I think it’s something unique.
    Your hobbit hole looks charming. Do you write in here?

    Marcia, your Excerpt week is fabulous. Meeting new authors with their great stories. Thanks and Happy 4th July!

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    • Thanks, Carmen. I agree! I love it when I can coax (BULLY?) folks into sharing their work with us. And it gives us a chance to pay it forward, and share these excerpts with all our friends and followers, too. It’s a win-win, in my book. (See what I did there?) 😀

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    • You’ll have to read the book to find out… 😉
      It was the uniqueness of the concept that grabbed me as soon as it popped up in my mind, while ruminating on what sort of paranormal creature hadn’t been over done in the genre. Other authors write about elementals, but they always seem to be humans with powers over the elements, not the element itself.
      The hobbit hole was very charming – one of many I saw that day. Sadly not my own in truth, so no writing in there. I had to travel to NZ to visit Hobbiton to get that pic (and a few hundred others).

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