CLOAK GAMES: HAMMER BREAK table of contents

It looks like I’m on track to have CLOAK GAMES: HAMMER BREAK out in the first week of August (if all goes well).

Which is next week, come to think of it. Tempus fugit!

Here’s the table of contents:

Since it’s going to be a little while longer yet, let’s have a slightly longer than usual excerpt below. There are no actual spoilers below, but you really should read the first seven CLOAK GAMES books first:

“And I’m already helping you,” I said.

“Against your will,” said Nicholas. “Just think of how much more you could do if you helped us voluntarily.”

I laughed. “I’m not that powerful, Nicholas.”

He leaned forward, those blue eyes suddenly intense. “But you are, though.”

“No, I’m not,” I said in a quiet voice.

“Don’t lie to yourself, Kat,” said Nicholas. “Lie to me all you wish, but don’t lie to yourself. You can Cloak at will and move about undetected. No human wizard has that power. Many Elven wizards do not! You can call firestorms and volleys of lightning globes, and if you had felt like it, you could have killed [redacted character name] with a thought when he provoked you.”

I didn’t say anything. He was right, and I didn’t like it.

“And you didn’t use to have that kind of magical power,” said Nicholas. “Not in Los Angeles. Not when we first met. In the three years since something happened to give you that power.” He leaned back again. “And I bet it was something terrible, and something that the Elves did to you.”

“You don’t…” My voice cracked, and I made myself calm down. “You don’t know anything about it.”

“No, but I can guess,” said Nicholas, “and I think my guesses come close to the mark, don’t they? What did they do to you, Kat? What made you like this?”

-JM