Matters of the Blood

MATTERS OF THE BLOOD is the story of Keira Kelly, half-breed descendant of a powerful paranormal family, who has chosen to live apart from her clan and among humans in the Texas Hill Country. Keira experiences a prophetic vision that foretells the vicious murder of her human cousin, Marty Nelson. Vowing to determine the truth, Keira begins to uncover long-concealed secrets and risks alienating everyone she knows, from her former lover, Sheriff Carlton Larson, to the enigmatic Adam Walker, once a friendly acquaintance and now much more. "Keira Kelly is a complicated woman. Sensitive, a bit lazy, a womanwho wears jeans and boots in her native Texas but has also spentsubstantial time clubbing in London, Keira has been given one missionby her supernatural family; to guard and direct her sad-sack humancousin. To her chagrin, Keira fails in that mission, and theconsequences of that failure form a book that is full of moreinteresting surprises than a candy store." --Charlaine Harris, award-winning author of The Southern Vampire Series "Forget Transylvania and New Orleans. In Matters of The Blood, Maria Lima moves the supernatural to small-town Texas, with nosey neighbors and family eccentrics and a whole lot of magic. Her characters may be psychics, vampires, and werewolves, but first and foremost, they're people you'll want to read more about." --Toni L.P. Kelner, author of Wed and Buried "Keira Kelly kicks butt and Matters of The Blood is a supernatural mystery with guts, brains, and soul. Maria Lima writes hot action and spicy romance with a biting sense of humor, all deep in the heart of Texas. You'll be sucked in." --Dana Cameron, author of More Bitter Than DeathLima, Maria is the author of 'Matters of the Blood' with ISBN 9780975857151 and ISBN 0975857150.