First Paragraphs: Shadow's Rise

Shadow's Rise is in the process of being released on Smashwords, Kindle and CreateSpace. Here is the first paragraph to tide you over while it goes live:


Gilzereet caught the carriage just after it left Duke Graglecrock’s city mansion. He tipped the driver, paying him for his silence and the risk he took, and easing the man’s terror with a single golden coin. Skill and secrecy was what he paid for, loyalty was what he inadvertently bought. The coachman gave him all three.

Shadow's Rise is the first book in the Shadow series. Shadow Trap and Shadow Fall are scheduled for release later this year.