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Sheft--maligned, hunted, chosen.Mariat--the woman determined to save him.Blood Seed: Book One of the powerful new fantasy series Coin of Rulveby the author of Night CruiserEighteen-year-old Sheft hides a deadly secret. Any drop of his blood that falls to the ground attracts Wask, the flesh-eating beetle-man who emerges from the Riftwood to terrorize the isolated village of At-Wysher. Certain there must be something dangerously wrong inside him, and already despised as a foreigner, Sheft keeps himself apart. Yet, beyond what he'd ever dared to dream, Mariat falls in love with him. And, in spite of everything that warns him not to, he with her.Sheft can't bring himself to tell her the truth about his cursed blood. Nor can he share with her a sudden, devastating revelation about who he is and what his destiny demands. But when he is forced to take part in the secret--and bloody--Rites of the Dark Circle, he confronts the true magnitude of the evil arrayed against him. It threatens to strip away his life, but will first break his heart. "A new approach to this genre. Five stars!"..."Bravo!"..."couldn't stop reading"..."a rich and authentic setting with strong writing and palpable emotions"..."great plot, scary stuff"... "can't wait for the next installment!"