The Sigil's Mark

<p><strong>The Sigil's Mark</strong></p><p> <em>Book One of the Sigils of the Veil Trilogy</em></p><p> By S. Heredia</p><p>Beneath the golden lights and shadowed alleys of modern Seville power is currency secrets are weapons and the city's true ruler remains hidden in plain sight. White Lotus known only by her code name has risen from nothing to become the queenpin of Seville's criminal underworld. Fiercely intelligent dangerously beautiful and utterly mortal Lotus weaves her influence through the ancient neighborhoods and neon-lit corridors of Triana. Beloved by the powerless and feared by those who cross her she has spent a lifetime navigating the treacherous politics of her city's shadows. But destiny is closing in.</p><p>When a forgotten sigil is unearthed in the tunnels beneath Seville its dark power awakens more than just myth. Lotus finds herself haunted by visions and hunted by those who sense that the old world is stirring again. Deep below the city the Blood-Forged General Decon de Alcázar lies bound by silver his name spoken only in terrified whispers by those who remember the crimson wars of centuries past. Decon is no myth: he is an immortal general cursed and sealed away after a betrayal that shattered the vampire court he once served.</p><p>Drawn together by fate and a prophecy older than blood Lotus and Decon's worlds collide in the darkness beneath Seville. She a mortal woman forged by grit and cunning; he a legendary vampire bound by honor rage and a longing for redemption. As old enemies rise none more deadly than Angelica the vampiric Queen of the Ordo Noctis Lotus and Decon must forge an uneasy alliance to survive. Their connection burns with both danger and impossible attraction but in a world where trust is a luxury and love is a weapon surrendering to desire could destroy them both.</p><p>Haunted by the scars of his past and Lotus's unwillingness to bow to fate Decon must choose between vengeance and a chance at salvation. Lotus caught between her loyalty to her city and the pull of a destiny she never wanted will risk everything to claim her own power even if it means standing against monsters both human and immortal.</p><p><em>The Sigil's Mark</em> is a seductive blend of dark fantasy and modern noir where every secret has a price and love can topple empires. Rich with the pulse of Seville's festivals the scent of orange blossoms and the shimmer of moonlit catacombs this first novel in the <em>Sigils of the Veil</em> trilogy is for readers who crave forbidden romance ancient mysteries and the thrill of a city on the edge of awakening.</p><p></p>