Presence: August Heat

by Charity Becker

Following an anonymous tip left at her office, Mina Jewel begins investigating a bizarre string of random murders. When she finds herself under "The Surgeon's" blades, she realizes there's nothing random about the murders at all, and the crazed serial killer has bigger plans for Port Orchard, Washington.

Between a suffocating heatwave, her volatile dealings with Justice, and a difficult physical recovery, Mina's gifts are going haywire. Without help, she's afraid she'll lose control and her Fury will burn everything in its path. But there's no time for recovery or fixing her personal problems. When the Surgeon targets Mina's pack mates, a disturbing pattern begins to emerge.

For their safety, the pack is sent away, and it's up to Mina to stop the killer alone. Just when she thinks she's figured it out, her investigation takes her down a path she never imagined possible. A path leading to betrayal, cover-ups, and another piece of the puzzle of her traumatic childhood.

360 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

As a domestic violence survivor, Charity uses her past as fuel for her fiction, creating strong characters who overcome great odds to learn, grow, and evolve past their own pain. In her non-fiction, Charity is straight-forward and no-nonsense, giving the facts (and her opinions) with no apologies.

Bibliography:Presence: Awakening, Presence: Wolf Moon, Presence: Smoke and Fire, Presence: Into the Dark , Presence: August Heat, Beyond the Veil: Book One, Blyssfully Abnormal, Bird's Town Presents: Chick Rebuilds, Brother Toad and the Giants, The Pit Monthly, the Don't Sweat series, The Pantheon Cycle: Shrouded Aspect by Gilligames (video game storyline), projects for Nekki (video games), and various ghost writing gigs.

Besides writing, Charity is also a professional editor, as well as an accomplished artist and musician. See her stuff at http://www.optycal.com or chat on Charity Becker's Facebook

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Reviews

[SnoopyDoo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this was my favorite book in the series so far.

I thought it had a somewhat different feel to it than the previous books. We don’t get to see so much of Presence or Justice in this book. Mina leaves Washington for a trip. We get a lot more about her pack and Jacob Latrator. Believe it or not but Mina actually has a few great and happy moments in this book, not that it lasts but still.

This book really shows how much Mina has grown, since the first book Presence: Awakening and how much she learned and healed. She seems to understand better now what is healthy for her and what is not.

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http://snoopydoosbookreviews.com/pres...

[Caety · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a powerful start for book #5. It was great to read more about Latrator and the pack. Mina is also growing and becoming more diverse. A couple of nights I was up until 2-3am because I just had to know what was going to happen. Can't wait to start book #6.