Quanta Rewind

by Lola Dodge

  He caught the towel with a grin. “What? Maybe they grew on her.”

  “I’d rather eat the carpet. Can you do a cheese omelet?” I asked.

  “You got it.” Knight lifted a frying pan and opened the giant chrome refrigerator. I was too far away to see what was inside, but I could tell it was fully stocked. With real food.

  Heaven. Seriously.

  Tair sat and rearranged my blanket. Cass scooted closer. “You’re sure you’re okay?”

  “I’m not even sore.” Although I hadn’t looked at the wounds, so maybe I was just drugged up. Either way, I felt amazing.

  “Someone’s been sick worrying about you.” Cass jerked her head toward Tair.

  I smiled. “I could say the same about Teddy. Is he heading here?”

  “A few of them are.” Cass fiddled with her tablet. “Lady Eva wants us to join up with her. I don’t know what to do yet.”

  Timeghosts nudged at my brain. This time, I opened up to them, wanting to see what the future held for her and all of us.

  Cass sits surrounded by screens, typing frantically, with Cipher and Eva leaning over each of her shoulders; Devan sprints down a street somewhere in the Voids, hands glowing with yellow light that makes the ink of her new Shadow Raven tattoo shimmer on her hand; Knight’s gun kicks back as he fires, and Cipher stands beside him, crackling with electricity—

  “What are you seeing?” Tair asked.

  “All the possibilities.” Well. Some of them. We’d have more fights to fight, no matter what we wanted. Even without Nagi, the Seligo still ruled the world, and they probably had a huge stock of serums to keep themselves alive and kicking long enough to recreate the formula. And pick a new leader. Just thinking of the senate sparked another wave of blurry, half-formed ghosts. I guessed that meant the Seligo had their hands full fighting among themselves for now.

  Which was perfect.

  Knight stepped over to hand me a plate. “It’s hot.”

  My steaming omelet oozed with cheese and my eyes almost rolled back into my head. “You’re the best.”

  “Hey.” Tair nudged me.

  I grinned. “What? You should always flatter the cook.”

  He smiled back. “True. We’d better keep him on our good side.”

  “All of them, actually.” We still had people to save and a big world with a whole lot of problems. It would take all of us to make it better.

  But, not today. Not tomorrow, either.

  Careful not to spill my plate, I snuggled closer to Tair. We’d earned a break, and I wasn’t going anywhere for a long, long while.

  Have a sweet tooth? Love Hex Hall, The Magicians, or Practical Magic?

  Get your oven mitts ready because Lola Dodge releases Deadly Sweet (The Spellwork Syndicate, Book One) on October 24th, 2017!

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  Anise Wise loves three things: baking, potion making, and reading her spell books in blissful silence. She might not be the most powerful witch in the suburbs, but enchantment is a rare skill, and her ability to bake with magic is even rarer. Unfortunately, witches have a bad rep, and Anise’s dream of attending pastry school crumbles with each rejection letter.

  Then her great aunt Agatha pops out of the woodwork with a sweet offer. If she signs on as Agatha’s apprentice, Anise can have all the training and ingredients she’s ever imagined, and she’ll inherit the family bakery.

  The catch? Studying with Agatha means moving to Sedona—a dangerous otherworldly power center where her aunt is a key player in the magical community’s shady dealings. And the last apprentice? Assassinated.

  Now Anise is next on the hit list. If she can’t find and stop whoever wants her dead, she’ll be more toasted than a crème brulee.

  Who knew baking cakes could be so life or death?

  Love The Force Awakens and Elizabeth Briggs’ Future Shock? Then you’re going to love Off Planet!

  Coming soon from USA Today Bestselling Author, Aileen Erin! Book One of the Off Planet Series.

  Releasing November 28, 2017!

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  Maite Martinez has always yearned for more than waitressing in a greasy diner on the polluted, mostly abandoned planet Earth. Hiding her special abilities is a fulltime job on its own, even with the government distracted by the mysterious alien race—the Aunare.

  When a SpaceTech officer gets handsy with her, she reacts without thinking. Breaking his nose might not have been her smartest move. Now she’s faced with a choice: serious jail time working in a chain gang on a volcano planet or join the corporate army to fight against the impending war with the Aunare. It’s really no choice at all.

  As with everything in her life, Maite quickly realizes that the war with the Aurnare isn’t what it seems. And Lorne, the Aunare prince, keeps popping up everywhere she goes. Being seen with him could get her in even deeper trouble with her commanders, but he’s the first person who sees through the wall she’s built around herself and she can’t bring herself to send him away.

  When the situation between SpaceTech and the Aunare escalates, Maite has a way to end the war before it even begins. There’s only one question: Can she stop the total annihilation of the humanity without getting herself killed in the process?

  Like Divergent and X-Men?

  Then you’ll love Cipher by USA Today Bestselling author Aileen Erin.

  Book One in The Shadow Ravens Series.

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  Reader’s Note

  Thank you so much for reading! This series has been a wild ride for me (and for you, I hope!), but I’m taking a break from the crazy train for a while.

  Devan has grown a serious fan base (me included), and EVERYONE wants more Cipher (also me—get on it, Aileen!), so Ink Monster hopes to keep the Ravens alive and fighting in the future. As always, we love reading your notes, so let us know if you’re pining for more from a specific character or author and we’ll do our best to deliver : )

  For now, Aileen is moving on to a killer new sci-fi series, and I’m revisiting my true love: fantasy. The first book in my new urban fantasy series, The Spellwork Syndicate, is about a witch who inherits her Great Aunt’s shady magical bakery. And you thought Quanta loved cake ; )

  Thank you to all the readers and bloggers who’ve been supporting the Shadow Ravens from the start. I wouldn’t have been able to finish Quanta Rewind without your support and encouragement.

  <3 Lola

  Lola Dodge is a compulsive traveler, baker, and procrastinator. She earned her BA in English from Stonehill College and MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University—and hasn’t stopped moving since. When she’s not on the road, Lola spends her time indoors where the sunlight can’t melt her, writing or bingeing on anime and cherry soda. She can be summoned in a ritual involving curry, Hello Kitty idols, and a solid chocolate pentagram.

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