City of Gods: The Descendants by S.J. McMillan

City of the Gods: The Descendant

S.J. McMillan

700 A.D. Teotihuacan, Mexico – The High Priest believed himself to be as powerful as the Gods and set a plague on the city as a demonstration of his power. The Gods took pity on the few remaining survivors and granted each immortality and an extraordinary ability. Three of these survivors were given a mission of great importance: train the lone human descendant of their civilization to stop the evil priest from damning the rest of humanity.

2012 A.D. San Diego, California – The time has come to make Katalina Deckard aware of her destiny. Her life has been a constant struggle since the loss of her parents when she was young, but has it prepared her to save the world? Can her friends, who have survived so long ,convince her she has what it takes to accept the mantle of Redeemer?

I am an author signed on with Ruby Lioness Press. I am beyond excited that my urban fantasy novel, City of the Gods: The Descendant, has finally found a home.

I play many roles in life, as we all do. I am a wife to a supportive husband, a mother to three young rascals, and an administrative assistant during the week just to name a few. Now I will finally get to add published author to my list.

I started writing poetry in high school. I enjoy poetry and still write a poem whenever inspiration hits me. I love to read, especially paranormal romances and urban fantasies. The love of reading spawned the urge to try writing a novel of my own.

One of my favorite parts of writing a book is creating the characters. I immerse myself into their lives. I laugh when they laugh and cry when they cry. I cheer them on in their triumphs and encourage them in their struggles.

I have also come to enjoy writing fight scenes. Don’t laugh, but my husband (the wonderful man that he is) will act them out with me so I know exactly how I need to show it to the audience. Call us crazy if you want but it is really fun to act out a scene using a broom handle as a spear and a foam baseball bat as an axe.

I hope you enjoy City of the Gods: The Descendant. I am working on the follow up book now. I love to hear from other authors and readers. You can find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/McMillanSJ, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/McMillanSJ, or check out my awesome new website at www.mcmillansj.com.

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My Thoughts:

City of Gods is a taut, suspenseful read that grabs you right away. A paranormal story about one woman who unbeknownst to her is to save the world from evil. Katalina goes out with her two best friends and meets a man that kindles something in her she thought was gone. She meets the owner of the club she is at and is encouraged to go on stage and sing, which she does, but after her performance something makes her panic and she leaves out the back door to get some air. Outside she is beaten and almost raped by two thugs. That is when strange things start to happen for her and she realizes her life has taken a turn that she does not understand. That is where the paranormal comes in. I don't want to give to much away as you can read the plot but I enjoyed the story and I do look forward to the next in the series. Written in a way that the paranormal aspect is believable, engaging and love to hate characters that will have you wanting more. Give this book a chance if you are a paranormal fan, you will not be disappointed!! 5 stars for this one!

I received an ecopy of this book for review from SizzlingPR and was not monetarily compensated for my review.