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Blood of the Wicked:

A Dark Mission Novel
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62 Reviews
HarperCollins, May 31, 2011 - Fiction - 384 pages

When the world went straight to hell, humanity needed a scapegoat to judge, to blame . . . to burn.

As an independent witch living off the grid, Jessie Leigh has spent her life running, trying to blend in among the faceless drudges in the rebuilt city. She thought she was finally safe, but now she's been found in a New Seattle strip club—by a hard-eyed man on a mission to destroy her kind.

A soldier of the Holy Order, Silas Smith believes in the cause: trawling the fringes of society for the murderous witches who threaten what's left of the world. Forced into a twisting web of half-truths and lies, he has to stay close to the most sensuous and electrifying woman he has ever seen and manipulate her into leading him to the witch he has to kill: her brother. Silas doesn't know that Jessie's his enemy, only that he wants her, needs her, even as he lies to her . . . and must protect her until his final breath.

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The sex scenes were pretty good. - Goodreads
The writing was wonderful. - Goodreads
Such a great premise and the story was amazing. - Goodreads
Cooper's writing is for the most part very good. - Goodreads
I also had questions about the big ending. - Goodreads
And it does, if you accept the premise wholeheartedly. - Goodreads

Review: Blood of the Wicked (Dark Mission #1)

User Review  - Viohlet - Goodreads

Bit hard to follow in some places, but otherwise great. Some sort of introduction wouldn't have gone astray though. Read full review

Review: Blood of the Wicked (Dark Mission #1)

User Review  - Moira - Goodreads

Absolutely loved it!! Read full review

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About the author (2011)

Born from the genetic mash-up of lesser royalty, storytellers, wanderers, and dreamers, Karina Cooper was destined to be a creative genius. As a child, she moved all over the country like some kind of waifish blond gypsy and learned how to adapt to the new cultures her family settled in. When she (finally) grew up, she skipped the whole genius part and fell in love with writing paranormal romance because, really, who doesn’t love hot men and a happy ending?

When she isn’t writing about things that go bump in the night, Karina designs Steampunk and neo-Victorian couture for gentlemen hobbyists and ladies of questionable reputation. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with a husband, three cats, one rabbit, and a passel of adopted gamer geeks.

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