Did you come back from a walk on the dark side with part of your soul missing? Is there a curse on you…or someone you love? If you go to school in New Essex, there’s one guy to go to: Chance Fortunato, the Demon’s Apprentice. Trained to be a servant of the Nine Hells, there’s no one who knows better how to fight the forces of darkness when they prey on the world of the cowan. With all the wrong skills to be a hero, he just might be the best kid for the job. All he has to do is juggle homework, a major problem with authority and a relationship with a girlfriend who’s as unique as he is. He thought graduating was going to be easy, but Hell has nothing on high school.

Chance's story begins in "The Demon's Apprentice".  Take a moment to explore the book page, read the first chapter, and take a look at some fan art and images based on the first book. Buy your copy through Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords.

The story continues in "Page of Swords". Read the first few pages and follow the story's progress on the Page of Swords Facebook page.

You can explore more of Chance's world on the New Essex page.

Praise for The Demon's Apprentice:
"Good and better than good...enough to convince me that some small press books  stack up nicely against anything the big houses can crank out. I'll definitely
  be buying the sequel." hurog.com Website of Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times
  Bestselling Author (Feb 26, 2012

Being a normal teenager is hard. For Chance Fortunato, former demon’s apprentice and reforming warlock, it’s almost impossible. On the outs with Shade, his alpha werewolf girlfriend, behind on his magickal studies and still hunted by the Conclave, Chance thinks his life can’t get any worse. But when an empath named Dani asks him to find her missing girlfriend, Chance’s life suddenly spirals out of his control.

Caught by the Conclave, he finds himself facing a Trial by Ordeal. To save himself and his new mentor Dr. Corwyn, Chance must find the stolen Maxilla Asini, a powerful sword that can change the balance of power between the magi and the forces of the Nine Hells. As he searches for the Maxilla and continues his search for the missing girl, he discovers a sinister link between Dani’s abducted girlfriend, the disappearances of other teens in New Essex, and the politics of the local vampire coven. Caught between multiple forces, Chance soon discovers that his only hope may be the missing Maxilla.

With the forces of both good and evil aligned against him, will a bad attitude, the help of his friends and a little faith be enough to help Chance beat the biggest challenge of his life?
Page of Swords is available now at Amazon & Smashwords!