Dark Burn

by Marcus Abshire

My name is Jakobus Shaw and all I want is to be left the hell alone. Once upon a time, I was a warlock. I killed, I tortured, I did all kinds of horrible things for more power, for more control, but I have tried hard to put that all behind me. Now, Someone just framed me for murder. A coven of white witches thinks I killed one of their own and they want their pound of flesh.My past is coming back to haunt me and there isn't a damn thing I can do to stop it. If I don’t find the real killer before the witches find me, it’s all over. Who is going to kill me first? White witches hell-bent on revenge? An assassin hired to tie up loose ends or an Immortal with more power than he knows what to do with? I guess we'll see.

335 pages, Paperback

First published December 25, 2020

About the author

I've had many jobs in my life. I bagged groceries in high school to pay for gas, fast food burgers, and yes...cigarettes and beer. I joined the Army and spent three years in Germany, learning how to stay awake during guard duty and how to be somewhat responsible. I was an electrician for a while, which gave me a good appreciation for what it feels like to get shocked. I decided, after getting zapped one too many times, to go back to school. While I was working as an electrician I had a daughter born with cerebral palsy. She is the best thing to have happened to me. I decided to stay home and take care of her after she had surgery to help her be able to walk and during that time I read a book so bad that I wanted to see if I could do better. Turns out I could, I found that I loved to write and I wasn't all that bad at it. Fast forward a few years and I have now finished five novels (one is nearing the end of the editing process) and a short story about Santa fighting zombies!

I've done a lot of things, but writing is in my soul, I hope you take the time to give my books a chance, I don't think you will be disappointed.

Reviews

[E.R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read

This is a fun story. The magic is interesting and worth exploring. The only issue i have is the mc’s falling for each other almost instantly, when they are supposed to be enemies.