Witches Protection Program
by
Michael Okon
YA Urban Fantasy
YA Urban Fantasy
Wes Rockville, a disgraced law-enforcement agent, gets one last chance to prove himself and save his career when he’s reassigned to a 232-year-old secret government organization.
The
Witches Protection Program.
His
first assignment: uncover a billion-dollar cosmetics company’s
diabolical plan to use witchcraft for global domination, while
protecting its heiress Morgan Pendragon from her aunt’s evil deeds.
Reluctantly paired with veteran witch protector, Alastair Verne, Wes
must learn to believe in witches…and believe in himself.
Filled
with adventure and suspense, Michael Okon creates a rousing,
tongue-in-cheek alternate reality where witches cast spells and wreak
havoc in modern-day New York City.
SNEAK PEEK
“Follow me, kid.” She led him down a gray hallway with mulberry-colored carpet,
more plush than anything he’d ever seen in a governmental office. The place
had to be a city block wide, with corridors branching off to other conduits. Here
and there, a doorway opened. Wes saw that many were filled with groups of
people sitting at polished conference tables. Some rooms were dark, with shades
drawn, the light of a presentation on screens peeking through the slats of the
blinds. Staff walked through the hallways, nodding to each other. Some were in
pairs. All had a badge hanging on a chain or attached to a pocket. He squinted,
but he couldn’t make out the impression on the shield. Forget about attempting
to read it. He shrugged; while it looked official, it was unfamiliar. For a person
who grew up with an entire family in law enforcement, he found it odd that he’d
never seen it before.
“What is this place?” he asked.
“This is where the magic happens,” she told him cryptically.
She opened the door, whispering, “Prepare to be amazed.” Then, with a giant
pop of her gum, she disappeared.
“Where…” Wes turned, looking for the woman, but couldn’t see her anywhere.
“Where is…”
“Oh, she’s gone. Come in already,” a male voice ordered impatiently.
Wes spun to the speaker, his eyes settling on a small man seated at a glass desk.
He was in a neat gray suit but wore a black turtleneck, which made him look like
some odd, eccentric leftover from the beatnik generation. He was older than
Wes’s father, Wes guessed somewhere north of sixty, with the thickening middle
of a sedentary life, a tanned complexion, and silver hair. His chubby face sported
a neatly trimmed goatee. Wes wondered where his beret might be. The man
studied Wes with interested black eyes that glowed with merriment.
“What kind of department is this?”
“Mr. Wesley Paul Rockville. Son of Harris and Melinda, brother to Lauren and
Andrew. Tough act to follow. Runt of the litter?”
Wes bristled, wondering where this pint-size dude got off calling him a runt. At six
foot three, he was hardly considered small. “I fail to see what this has got to do
with my reassignment,” he said icily.
The older man ignored him. “The young gun who had his free will sucked right
out of him.”
“No one took my free will!” Wes shouted, his face hot.
“I think Miss Genevieve Fox did a pretty nice number on you.”
“What are you talking about?”
Alastair cocked his head, a smile playing on his lips.
“I don’t think this is funny, um…Alastair. I’m getting out of here.” Wes had had
enough. He was pissed and hungry.
“Sit down, Agent Rockville. It’s time you learned about your new assignment.”
Michael Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has storytelling in his DNA. Michael has been writing from as far back as he can remember, his inspiration being his love for films and their impact on his life. From the time he saw The Goonies, he was hooked on the idea of entertaining people through unforgettable characters.
Michael
is a lifelong movie buff, a music playlist aficionado, and a sucker
for self-help books. He lives on the North Shore of Long Island with
his wife and children.
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Looks good. Thanks for hosting.
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