Book
#: 5 Characters: Lily, Rule, and
his son Toby Plot: An impossible
killer. An impossible mantle. An impossible
moment when something penetrates Lily's
supposedly perfect shield against magic--and
accomplishes the unthinkable.
Book
#: 4 Characters: Cynna
and Cullen Plot: When two world-class
cynics land in a world where magic is commonplace,
lying is an artform, and night never ends,
their only way home lies in working together
to find a missing medallion sought by powerful
beings who would do anything to claim it.
Book
#: 3 Characters: Lily
and Rule, Cullen and Cynna Plot: With
demon hit squads popping
up all over, Lily & Rule
need a little help from
their friends—and
Grandmother--as an ancient
prophecy is fulfilled.
Book
#: 2 Characters: Lily
and Rule Plot: When
an Old One tries
for a comeback using
reality’s back
door, Lily & Rule’s
bond is tested to
the ends of the world
. . . and beyond.
Book
#:1 Characters: Lily
and Rule Plot: Take
one dedicated homicide
cop, add a brutal killing,
mix in a werewolf prince,
stir with a powerful magical
artifact, and bake at high
heat. The results are explosive.
Novella
#: 3 Characters: Nathan
Hunter and Kai Tallman Michalski Plot: When
the realms shift, bad things
can enter our world--like
whatever is killing people
in this quiet Texas town.
But not all that's evil
comes from outside.
Novella
#: 2 - Falls between Tempting and Mortal Danger Characters: Molly
and Michael Plot: Molly
Brown stumbles across a
gorgeous young man with
a faulty memory who's no
more what he seems than
she is. They have to solve
the riddle of his origins
before his past--or hers--catches
up with them.
Novella
#: 1 - The original short story Characters: Lily
and Rule Plot: The
prototype for TEMPTING
DANGER: homicide detective
Lily Yu runs a race against
evil when a series of grisly
murders leads her into
uncharted territory.
Latin, Swahilli, Chinese, demon—this
is a smattering of some of the non-English words used
in the lupi books.
Latin & other
lupus words
Historically, lupus clans in
Europe and Britain used Latin to communicate with
each other for much the same reason it was adopted
by the Church—the need for
a unifying tongue. Their version of the language
evolved, as languages will, into a thoroughly bastardized
tongue likely to make classical scholars (such as my
daughter) wince. In addition, there are a few
words in the lupus tongue that have no known derivation. Lupi
claim these words come from an ancient language that
predates Latin, but since Latin predates 1000 BC, experts
consider this unlikely.
The use of Latin to communicate
between the clans is dying out now, since so many
lupi speak English as a first or second language,
though it’s still considered
essential for a Rho and his sons, who must negotiate
with other clans. Several of the words and phrases
remain useful, though, since they have no obvious English
equivalent. Below are a few of the words and phrases
any lupus would know.
delicia
sweetheart (fem)
dies
day
amica
friend/girlfriend (fem); a lupus might call a
male friend of the same clan adun, from adiungo
( to join to, connect, associate)
fratriodi
brother-hate. A grave
sin among the lupi.
ospi
out-clan friend or guest;
from hospes (host, guest-friend, stranger)
nadia
mate (fem); from nodus
-i m. - a knot; a girdle; any tie, bond, connection,
obligation; also a knotty point or difficulty.
gens
amplexi
literally, clan embrace; ceremony of adoption
into clan.
From gens (clan,
tribe, people) + amplexor (embrace,
welcome, love)
Rho
The ruler/leader of a lupus
clan. Derivation
unknown; legend claims it predates Latin.
Rhej
The title of a clan’s
bard/historian/priestess; unknown derivation.
du
honor, face, history, reputation; has magical
component.
Lu
Nuncio
A Rho’s acknowledged
heir. Nuncio is
from nuncupo - to name
or pronounce solemnly. Derivation of lu unknown,
but may be short form of lupus.
surdo
An unflattering name for
humans (m). From
surdus (deaf,
unwilling to hear, insensible.)
v’eius
ven
Probably derived from a
phrase meaning “go
in her [the Lady’s] grace", though some
sources suggest “ven” may be from venor (hunt)
rather than venia (grace), or even from vena (blood
vessel or penis.) This form is largely ceremonial.
t’eius
ven
The intimate or informal form of v’eius
ven.
thranga
A form of war in which
the clans unite under a single battle leader against
a common enemy; traditionally it requires the
Lady’s summons, but the nature
of that summons may be disputed. Unknown derivation.
Demon words
Hirug
Dis creatures that hunt
in large herds; almost mindless. Look like a roach without the carapace,
only the size of a cat and with leathery gray skin. Not
true insects, as they have an internal skeleton. Six
thin legs ending in small, clawed feet. The
head looks insectile—small, flattened, with
faceted eyes and serrated mandibles.
Akhanetton
a region in Dis.
dashtu
a state in which a demon
is invisible to humans because it’sdout-of-phase with the Earth realm. Also
called dshat.
üther
a demon sense that reads
the density of the life in a person or animal. The üther sense
is directional and limited by distance for all demons
not directly tied to a territory. (In other
words, most demons can read only those life forms
in their immediate vicinity. Demon lords read
all lives on their estates; demon princes read all
life forms within their territories.)
ymu
the energetic part of a
life form that’s
read by the uther sense
Brief
Biography Birthday: November
3rd Birthplace: Monahans,
TX Pets: One Queen
of the World Siamese cat (Sheba), and one new momma cat (Kami). Books in
print to date: 32 Languages
printed in: 12+ First book
published:The
Loner and the Lady - Silhouette
Desire, June 1996
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