title: Destined Oracle: The Destined Oracle Series (Volume 1)
author:  J.G. Martinez 
description: J.G. Martinez has been writing since she was nine years old, having completed her first novel at the age of ten. Her passion for fantasy and everything supernatural is just a natural part of who she is. She loves reading anything that grabs her attention and loves writing, as well. She loves God, her family and friends, and holds each close to her heart. She is also a major animal lover. Martinez was born in Georgia, but raised in Texas where she currently resides. When she isnt writing or reading, she enjoys drawing and painting. She has one poem that was published in 2006 titled Heart Aches, by the International Library of Poetry, in their book Timeless Voices. In 2007, she graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in Science from San Joaquin Valley College, Cal. Martinez hopes to bring her imagination to life in the minds of those who read her stories.
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  **Begin Reading**
  
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  The oracle speaks:
  
  > The tale begins with a death.
  
  > Where will it end?
  
  > There could be a victory
  
  > a birth
  
  > a kiss
  
  > or another death.
  
  > There might fall fire upon the City of the Dead, upon the tombs of the
  > oracles.
  
  > A smile might slay an unsuspecting adversary.
  
  > Poison might kill the flower that bloomed brightest.
  
  > A living heart might be buried.
  
  > Death might be a mercy.
  