Snippet from The Trouble with Demons

As promised, here's a snippet from The Trouble with Demons:

Running sounded like a real good idea. As a Benares, I'd been taught that there's no shame in running, only in being caught.

I ran, but not to get away from the mob. I ran to catch a murdering bastard demon. I didn't know if it was what they thought they'd seen me do, or the fact that I was running straight at them, but the mob who'd just called me a murderer got out of my way. Vegard shouted for me to stop. I ignored him and kept going; he'd catch up. He always did. Phaelan was already beside me. What I was after didn't make any difference to my cousin; I'd found trouble and he wasn't about to miss a second of it. When all this was over, I needed to have a long talk with Phaelan about his mental stability.

While I was at it, I might want to check into my own. Tall, naked and purple wasn't trying to get away from me; the demon wanted me to follow him, and I was obliging him. That wasn't healthy, mentally or otherwise. But I didn't have any choice. He was back on the street, running through innocent bystanders and heading toward campus. Hundreds of young magic users, some knew how to defend themselves, most hadn't learned yet. I had to take him down before he got there. Problem was, I had no freaking clue how.

Have a great weekend!

Lisa