title: Blood Magic: A Novel
author:  Jennifer Lyon 
description: Award-winning author Jennifer Lyon always wanted to be a witch. Since her witch-powers never materialized, she moved to plan B and now creates magic in her books. She has written several mystery series, and now lives with her husband and three sons in Southern California, where the horrendous traffic affords her plenty of time to dream up stories. <br /><br />www.jenniferlyonbooks.com
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  ## Out for Blood
  
  
    
  
  
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  _( House of Comarré - 4 )_
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Kristen Painter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  After nearly dying at the hands of the Aurelian, Chrysabelle finds new
  determination to move beyond life as a comarré. That is until the Kubai Mata
  bring a new task to her doorstep: rescue the child Tatiana has kidnapped, or
  Mal becomes enemy number one.
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ##  Out for Blood
  
  
  ## House of Comarré - 4
  
  
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  ## Kristen Painter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Judi McCoy:
  
  
  A wonderful friend, a great mentor, and a fabulous writer. You left us too
  soon.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Even in darkness, blood shines in a way that cannot be ignored. It always
  rises. It always fights. It always conquers.
  
  
  
  
  
  —ACACIUS, GREEK SCHOLAR
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Chapter One**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Paradise City, New Florida, 2067_
  
  
  
  
  
  Deep in sleep, Chrysabelle curled against a cold, steely form that paralleled
  her own. The oddness of that burrowed through 