tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82426667351424666472024-03-13T04:11:03.489-04:00All the Fun Starts After Darkbluesun1218http://www.blogger.com/profile/09081153180598353910noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242666735142466647.post-6659936049439804942013-07-26T22:34:00.004-04:002013-07-26T22:35:41.716-04:00Free Ebooks for Kindle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BDSM means bondage, Dominance/submission,
sadomasochism, and other kink-related things. If you prefer close-door
"vanilla" sex in a book, this probably isn't a good choice for you. But
if you have an open mind and want to learn more about this alternative
lifestyle, as well as want to read about real-life heroes and heroines
dealing with life head-on as they move toward their realistic happily
ever afters, then hang on for the ride of your life. <br /><br />Marc
d'Alessio might own a BDSM club with his fellow military veterans, Adam
and Damián, but he keeps all women at a distance. When Marc rescues
Angelina Giardano from a disastrous first BDSM experience at the club,
however, an uncharacteristic attraction leaves him torn between his
safe, but lonely world, and a possible future with his angel.<br /><br />Angelina
leaves BDSM behind only to have her dreams plagued by the masked
Italian angel who rescued her at the one and only BDSM club she ever
went to. When she meets Marc at a bar in her hometown, she can't shake
the feeling she knows him—but has no idea why he reminds her of her
angel.<br /><br />Marc's search-and-rescue partner, widower Luke Denton,
confides he believes Angelina is the angel his wife promised to send
him, convincing Marc she is meant for Luke. A painful incident from his
past keeps Marc from letting any woman drive a wedge between him and a
friend.<br /><br />When the abusive Dom from Angelina's past threatens,
Marc's protective instincts kick in; he must keep her safe. Again at the
Masters at Arms Club, she turns the tables on Marc—and turns his safe,
controlled world upside down. <br /><br />This is Book Two in the RESCUE ME
series and should be read after the free introduction to series, MASTERS
AT ARMS. This book includes a strong secondary plot with Adam and Karla
of MASTERS, including a dramatic ending that will set up their story
that follows, NOBODY'S HERO. The novels in the series are not
stand-alones and need to be read in order to understand and keep up with
the events in the lives of these recurring characters. Also expect
couples to continue to work on issues AFTER their happy endings. Marc
and Angelina will return in each book, but as the primary characters in
SOMEBODY'S ANGEL, Book Five.)</div>
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for a minor movie role, it's just another nerve-wracking day. For the
quiet and darkly handsome producer Daniel Grant however, it's an
unspoken opportunity. Beset by the nerves that have plagued her since
childhood, Chloe agrees to one more audition, alone with the billionaire
movie magnate... <br /><br />This steamy 17,500 word novelette is the first
installment of Ashley Spector's thrilling erotic romance series, The
Girl Who Can't Say No. Intended for an adult audience, this enthralling
tale follows a dark and secretive billionaire, who absolutely must have
his own way; a timid and naive young actress, desperate to break out of
her shell, and a deluge of juicy, domineering sex scenes! Pick up a copy
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<u><span style="color: lime;"> </span></u>Elise had no idea when she came home that day that she'd end up mated to
a complete stranger. A new Alpha and the need for an alliance between
packs have made her a pawn Excerpt: She lay beside him, staring blankly
at the ceiling. The deed was done. They were mated. It didn't matter
that she had no love for him nor he for her. Political alliances were
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An eShort Story. Alone on an icy road at nightfall, Holly Henriksen puts
her trust in a charming stranger and soon discovers he is keeping a
dangerous secret.</div>
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<span style="color: lime;">**Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content.</span><br />(A
re-imagining of my young adult book, The Fallen Star, told as a New
Adult Paranormal. You can download the young adult version, The Fallen
Star, for free on Amazon.)<br /><br /><br />For twenty-one year-old Gemma,
life has never been normal. She knows nothing about her past and has
been haunted by the same monsters in her nightmares for the last few
months. Unemotional and numb to life, she feels disconnected from
everyone. Until the very first day she cries. After that, nothing in her
life is the same. <br /><br />Her emotions slowly surface and she starts
experiencing love, happiness, and anger, feelings she never knew
existed. But they leave her confused and she doesn’t know whether to
embrace them or run away from them.<br /><br />Her life only gets more
complicated when she meets Alex. Sexy, arrogant, and secretive, Alex can
get under Gemma’s skin like no one can. Yet she’s drawn to him by an
invisible connection she has no control over. She’s also seen him
before. In her nightmares. <br /><br />Every part of Gemma’s mind is
screaming at her to stay away from Alex, but every other part of her is
begging to get close to him. But the closer she gets, the more she
realizes Alex knows more about her than he originally let on.<br /><br />As
secrets about her past unravel, Gemma’s life becomes threatened. She
needs to figure out what’s going on, before she winds up dead. But the
only person she can turn to for answers is the one person she isn’t sure
she can trust.</div>
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her every move, compelling her to rescue strangers day and night. After
years of self-sacrifice, she decides to ignore one, but innocent people
die. So, when the next premonition depicts her own death, Lexi is faced
with the decision of a lifetime. As if an ill-fated future isn’t enough
to deal with, a series of strange illnesses and murders devastate her
small town, and co-worker Jessica Nelson insists Lexi can help. <br /><br />According
to Jessica, everyone is born with an inner energy called Essence. Only a
select few, Amethysts, can control Essence and heal people. Jessica
claims to be an Amethyst and asks Lexi to join her and a group of her
friends as they track the murderers. Despite her personal plight, Lexi
considers joining them.<br /><br />Then again, Lexi discovers secrets run
deep among Jessica’s friends. Not only do they have a hidden agenda, but
they also harbor extraordinary abilities. And they have connections
with the Ray-pacs – the sadistic killers who are preying on human
Essence. Ultimately, Lexi must decide if life, not death, equals
salvation. And if so, is she willing to make certain sacrifices and join
her friends in eradicating the Ray-pacs?</div>
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Since their release in 2011, books 1 & 2 from the vampire series,
Dark Secrets, have come together, presented as one great book for one
low price.<br /><br />How can you be attracted to a guy who just said he wants to kill you?<br /><br />Ara-Rose
asks herself the same question. She’s been torn away from her old life,
thrown into a new one in a new country, and in the midst of death,
heartache and depression, she finds herself in love with a vampire—one
who kills people with his teeth!<br /><br />But the vampire is forbidden to
fall for this human, and at the point Ara-Rose decides she can’t live
without him, he pulls away and leaves her falling back to the darkness
he woke her from. She will be caught up in a century-old feud among
brothers, and the fight for love becomes a fight for her life.<br /><br />The
only question now is whether her beloved vampire will find her in time,
or leave her to face a destiny he triggered with their first kiss.<br />
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Valerie Dearborn wants a cotton candy life, but it’s more like a puffer
fish: pointy, unusual, and—if not prepared exactly right—deadly. <br /><br />In
London for graduate school, Val knows she's finally free. Her father
and ex-almost-boyfriend are back in California and she's out of the
Vampire hunting biz for good. Or is she? <br /> <br />She draws the
attention of Lucas, a 1600 year old Vampire, and King to his kind. He’s
also wicked hot. As golden as Lucifer, and just as tempting, he makes
Valerie an offer she can't refuse— help him find out if the Others
(Empaths, Fey and Werewolves) still exist or he'll stop protecting those
she loves.<br /><br />Lucas tells her that Empaths were a Vampire’s biggest
weakness before going extinct hundreds of years ago. While the Fey or a
Werewolf might kill a Vampire, an Empath could enslave them, seducing
or harming with emotions at will. The one detail he leaves out? Valerie
is an Empath. <br /><br />And after 1600 years of an emotionless existence, Lucas wants Valerie like a recovering alcoholic wants a wine cooler.<br /> <br />Can
she keep those she loves alive, stop Lucas from munching on her,
survive a fanged revolution and still find a way to have that boring,
normal life she’s always wanted? Probably not, but boy is she gonna try!<br />
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werewolf alpha Julian Kasey--Ava's ex-lover and the man who still haunts
her dreams--Ava knows that she'll either have to prove his
innocence...or watch the whole town go up in flames.<br /><br />A BIT OF
BITE is a short paranormal romance--the story contains approximately
11,000 words. A BIT OF BITE is intended for adults--it includes hot
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RELEASE DATE: JULY 8 2013<br />
LENGTH: 171 PAGES<br />
ASIN: B00DUITDJI<br />
GENRE: ROMANCE/FANTASY<br />
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One of the fiercest soldiers the Phrixians have ever produced, Maris
Sulle has been an outsider from the moment he was born different from
the rest of his family. He grew up with a secret that cost him
everything——his birthright, his family, and his military career. In all
his life, he’s only had one love, and he has sacrificed his own
happiness to see his best friend reunited with the woman he loves. But
now that his good deed is done, he feels lost and adrift. Even though
they do their best to include him in their new family, Maris is once
again on the outside looking in.<br /><br />Ture has spent his life hiding
from everyone around him——his family, the world, you name it——while
trying desperately to fit in. Badly hurt by everyone he’s ever known, he
trusts no one except his own best friend. And honestly, he can’t
understand why he trusts her. Nor can he believe her when she describes a
loyalty between friends the likes of which he’s never seen.<br /><br />But
when Ture is in his darkest hour, he’s saved by a hero he thought only
existed in novels. A man who is every bit as scarred and mistrusting as
he is——one who has no interest in being dragged into another
relationship with anyone.<br /><br />Having spent his life as a living study
of doomed relationships, Maris is well aware of the courtship and
fiasco that invariably follows. Still, there is something about Ture he
can’t resist. Something that won’t let him walk away when he knows he
should. <br /><br />But when old enemies return to threaten them both, they either have to stand together or die alone.<br />
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RELEASE DATE: JULY 2 2013<br />
LENGTH: 368 PAGES<br />
ISBN: 1451649916<br />
GENRE: ROMANCE/FANTASY<br />
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A BEAST IN TORMENT<br /><br /><br />Uilleam MacRieve believed he’d laid to
rest the ghosts of his boyhood. But when a brutal torture revives those
ancient agonies and destroys his Lykae instinct, the proud Scot craves
the oblivion of death. Until he finds her—a young human so full of
spirit and courage that she pulls him back from the brink. <br /><br /><br />A BEAUTY IN CHAINS<br /><br /><br />Seized
for the auction block, Chloe Todd is forced to enter a terrifying new
world of monsters and lore as a bound slave. When offered up to
creatures of the dark, she fears she won’t last the night. Until she’s
claimed by him—a wicked immortal with heartbreaking eyes, whose touch
sets her blood on fire. <br /><br /><br />A FULL MOON ON THE RISE<br /><br /><br />With
enemies circling, MacRieve spirits Chloe away to the isolated Highland
keep of his youth. But once he takes her to his bed, his sensual mate
becomes something more than human, evoking his savage past and testing
his sanity. On the cusp of the full moon, can he conquer his worst
nightmare to save Chloe…from himself?<br />
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RELEASE DATE: JULY 2 2013<br />
LENGTH: 577 PAGES<br />
ISBN: 0425255700<br />
GENRE: CONTEMPORARY PARANORMAL ROMANCE <br />
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Some zombies are raised. Others must be put down. Just ask Anita Blake.<br /> <br />
Before now, she would have considered them merely off-putting, never
dangerous. Before now, she had never heard of any of them causing human
beings to perish in agony. But that’s all changed.<br /> <br /> Micah’s
estranged father lies dying, rotting away inside from some strange
ailment that has his doctors whispering about “zombie disease.”<br /> <br />
Anita makes her living off of zombies—but these aren’t the kind she
knows so well. These creatures hunt in daylight, and are as fast and
strong as vampires. If they bite you, you become just like them. And
round and round it goes…<br /> <br /> Where will it stop?<br /> <br /> Even Anita Blake doesn’t know.<br />
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LENGTH: 252 PAGES<br />
ISBN: 0985817089<br />
GENRE: ROMANTIC SUSPENSE<br />
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<span><i><b>Infinite possibilities....</b></i></span><br /><span><i><b>Infinite passion.....</b></i></span><br /><span><i><b>Infinite danger....</b></i></span><br /><span></span></div>
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<span><b><i>His
touch spirals through me, warm and sweet, wicked and hot. I shouldn't
trust him. I shouldn't tell him my secrets. But how do I not when he is
the reason I breathe? He is what I need.</i></b></span></div>
<br />At the
young age of eighteen, tragedy and a dark secret force Lara to flee all
she has known and loved to start a new life. Now years later, with a new
identity as Amy, she's finally dared to believe she is forgotten-even
if she cannot forget. But just when she lets her guard down, the ghosts
of her past are quick to punish her, forcing her back on the run. <br /><br />On
a plane, struggling to face the devastation of losing everything again
and starting over, Amy meets Liam Stone, a darkly entrancing recluse
billionaire, who is also a brilliant, and famous, prodigy architect. A
man who knows what he wants and goes after it. And what he wants is Amy.
Refusing to take "no" as an answer, he sweeps her into a passionate
affair, pushing her to her erotic limits. He wants to possess her. He
makes her want to be possessed. Liam demands everything from her,
accepting nothing less. But what if she is too devastated by tragedy to
know when he wants more than she should give? And what if there is more
to Liam than meets the eyes?<br />
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RELEASE DATE: JULY 23 2013<br />
LENGTH: 349 PAGES<br />
ISBN: 1490573976<br />
GENRE: ROMANCE NA<br />
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<b>Some things change...</b><br />It's been three years since Kaylee
Sawyer has been home--home to the alcoholic mother she can't handle,
home to the painful memories of her sister Ella... and home to the guilt
she's carried for years. About to enter her final year of college, she
is determined to come to terms with the mess of her past--and to ignore
the guy whose single kiss has been tattooed into her mind forever.<br /><br /><b>Some things stay the same...</b><br />Dylan
McKay is still golden haired and dangerous, the flame Kaylee was always
afraid to touch for fear of getting burnt. But despite the damage
that's been done, she finds that she still can't stay away from the one
person who accepted her the way she was.<br /><br /><b>Some things are meant to be.</b><br />Kaylee
is no longer the innocent girl she once was. Though tragedy ripped them
apart before, one look from Dylan brings all of the old feelings
rushing back. Torn between her past and her future, she's not sure if a
person can ever truly go home again.<br /><br />But Dylan doesn't plan to let her go without a fight.<br />
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What if you suddenly discovered you had a sense—and powers—that almost no one else in the world did?<br />When
Amanda Lindner Nichols, a 24-year-old graphic artist living with her
husband in Queens, New York, is revived from a near-death experience,
she discovers she perceives everyone around her as points of light—but
not with her eyes. She soon learns she can not only perceive the life
energy of others, but she can give and take it. With the help of others
like her, she brings her husband Chris to the brink of death and back to
bestow on him the same remarkable faculty, and they're the happiest
they've been.<br />But not for long. All over the world, people who've
been revived from their own near-death experience at just the right
moment discover themselves with these same unusual powers. They find
ways to use them—some for good and some for evil. When Amanda and Chris
encounter a ruthless group of gangsters with the same faculty, tragedy
follows—and Amanda faces the greatest challenge of her life.<br />
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Heading home, waiting for a
train in Grand Central Station, Amanda Nichols is attacked and left for
dead. Amanda experiences a near death experience coupled with an out of
body experience while paramedics feverishly work to save her life. Upon
waking in the hospital Amanda realizes she has gained an extra sense.
She can perceive everyone around her as points of light. She can tell
things about these people as well, whether they are happy, sad, in pain,
also if they are good people or not. Amanda has a hard time coping with
this new ability and is afraid to tell anyone about it, even her
husband Chris, for fear of being crazy. Amanda meets Lisa at a support
group for near death experience and realizes Lisa has the sense too.
Lisa explains that while rare there are others like them out there.
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Amanda feels disconnected to
her husband since she has developed this ability and together they
decide to try to give Chris the sense as well. With eventual success
they feel nothing could go wrong in their lives now. Unfortunately they
were very wrong... </div>
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After realizing the sense can
be used to harm people without physical contact Carlos Herrera spends
all his time looking for others who have the sense as well. After
finding two men who also possess the gift he recruits them by force and
sends them out to find others. <br />
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Will Herrera's men come
across Amanda and her new family of sensitives in the hunt to expand his
evil ways? What experiences will Amanda face in life with the sense? Is
she capable of facing the impossible? <br />
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I found this to be a
good story. It's different from anything I've read so far. I think the
idea for this story is a great one. The story felt a little slow to me
at times and felt a little confused about a couple characters that were
introduced as having the faculty who I assumed would rejoin the story
later who did not. They were introduced in a chapter then completely
forgotten with no real closure to their story or how they fit in the
book itself. All in all though, I thought this was a good read. Possibly
a little amateur in the writing but it was a simple, pleasant book. I
would definitely read another book written by Peter Kassan and I
recommend Lightpoints as a good read for Paranormal readers. Would
especially be a great read for young adult readers.<br />
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I’ve been a writer since I was a teenager, when I became devoted to
poetry. I read as many poets and books about poetry as I could find. To
learn the art, I assigned myself the task of writing one poem a
day—whether I thought I had any ideas for one or not. After a while, I
had a few I thought were worthwhile, and began sending them out. I got a
couple of poems published in obscure literary journals and one in
Seventeen Magazine, which led me to being invited to contribute a poem
to a book called The Young at Prayer. Although I was—even then—an
atheist, I managed to write something for it.
<br />
In my twenties, I devoted myself to writing the next Great American
Novel, and actually wrote three of them (American novels, but not great
ones), supporting myself at first writing computer programs (which I’d
learned to do as an undergraduate). I’m now relieved that none of those
early works was published, and I’ve long since discarded the
manuscripts.<br />
Also in my twenties, I earned a living with a variety of other kinds of
writing, including technical writing (software manuals) and educational
writing (instructional workbooks and audiotapes). I was also a staff
writer for an adult comedy-variety health education show for Children’s
Television Workshop, which was reviewed by Time Magazine as (if I recall
accurately) “the most dismaying new show of the season.”<br />
Combining my love of writing with my interest in computer programming, I
became a technical writer for several software products companies,
eventually becoming a minority shareholder and executive vice president
of a small, privately held company. There, I wrote and managed the
writing of everything from software design documents to marketing
literature.Twenty-five years later, after it was sold to a large
computer company with a three letter name, I became one of those
celebrated risk-takers we’ve heard so much about. I started a company
based on what I thought was a bright idea of mine. Within a couple of
years, I’d crashed and burned, and discovered myself in financial ruin
and without a job. Trying to find a job in my industry or to establish a
consulting practice, I learned it was no industry for old men. Mostly
to keep myself sane, I decided to write a novel based on the germ of an
idea I’d had in my twenties. That turned became Lightpoints.<br />
Oh, and along the way, I met the woman who would become my wife,
married her, raised two children, and housed as many as five cats at a
time. My wife and I now live in Connecticut. We’re down to only three
cats.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dark
Innocence: Book One of the Star-Seer's Prophecy by Rahima Warren</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="color: lime;">Guest Post with Author Rahima Warren</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Love the
title of this blog. In my case, I might say, “All the Fun starts IN the Dark!” I’d
never tried writing fantasy, until one sleepless night, I wondered if I could
write in the dark by the light of my new laptop. I wrote a short story for this
dream/fantasy character who had been pestering me for decades. Surprise! This
little story unleashed a wild, passionate creative torrent, and for the next
three years, I had a secret literary love affair with this character, whose
name turned out to be Kyr. He led me into the dark labyrinth of the
Soul-Drinker, a vicious, depraved sorcerer-king. The Soul-Drinker keeps himself
alive through orgies of torture, rape and murder, soaking in the soul-essence
of his victims, and corrupting the people and the land. Kyr was raised and
trained by torture, to be one of the Soul-Drinker’s obedient slaves. Kyr is ice
and iron inside and cold-heartedly carries out the Soul-Drinker’s every evil
whim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I never
imagined writing a fantasy novel (let alone a trilogy), and certainly not one
so dark! But through my experience as an expressive arts therapist, I had learned
to trust the process of free creative expression, no matter how dark or ugly.
So I followed the flow and wrote whatever Kyr showed me. It certainly was dark,
edgy, juicy fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I
thought I would never show the story to anyone, but ten years later, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dark
Innocence</i></b>: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Book One of the Star-Seer’s Prophecy</i></b> was published. Here is a
bit about Kyr’s story:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Six
generations ago, the Soul-Drinker banished Zhovanya, the Goddess of the land,
and has dominated the realm of Khailaz with his powerful sorcery and mental powers
ever since. The Star-Seer, Lyriana, cast a thousand star-fates to discover who
can overthrow him, bring back the Goddess, and restore the Sacred Balance. This
is her Prophecy:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Star-Seer’s Prophecy<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">When the Wanderers<br />
form the Dire Cross<br />
under the Firebird’s wings,<br />
sorcery and murder<br />
must give him life.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">He must be abandoned.<br />
May we be forgiven!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Star-cursed, twin-souled,<br />
knowing only evil, pain and ice,<br />
the dark innocent<br />
is our salvation.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">He must be betrayed.<br />
May we be forgiven!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Through three hells,<br />
through blissful heaven<br />
and its loss,<br />
he surrenders all<br />
yet never yields. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">He must be forsaken.<br />
May we be forgiven!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hollowed by suffering and evil,<br />
Hallowed by expiation and submission,<br />
the Vessel of the Goddess is created. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We must ensure his Fate.<br />
May we be forgiven!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Her
descendants have formed a secret Circle dedicated to finding the Dark Innocent,
and ensuring that the Prophecy is fulfilled, no matter the cost. As the book
begins, this burden rests on the Circle’s leader, Rajani, the Warrior-Mage. When
the Soul-Drinker chooses Kyr as his Favorite, it is the long-awaited time for
the Prophecy to be fulfilled, for Kyr is the Dark Innocent of the Prophecy.
Rajani leads the Circle in an attack on the labyrinth, and rescues Kyr. What
follows is the story of Kyr’s </span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">arduous journey from slavish
obedience to evil to courageous service to the Goddess, as he fulfills the
Star-Seer’s Prophecy.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">ABOUT <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dark Innocence: Book One of the Star-Seer's Prophecy </i>by Rahima
Warren</span></b></div>
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<span class="fblongblurb"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The “twin-souled dark
innocent,” Kyr, is a youth born and raised to blindly carry out the
Soul-Drinker’s brutal commands. At first, Kyr’s one desire is death, the only
escape from the Soul-Drinker’s hellish rule. Just when he is about to get his
wish, the secret Circle rescues him. Now he has to choose between the familiar
easy path of despair and death, or the hard path of healing, living, and a
greater destiny, about which he knows nothing. How can a slave who has known
only evil, pain and obedience choose to become a man of courage and compassion,
and fulfill the Star Seer's Prophecy?</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: lime;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white;">Rahima Warren’s Bio:</span></b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rahima Warren is the author of <i>Dark
Innocence: Book One of the Star-Seer's Prophecy</i>, a deep, rich novel of the
healing journey. With Master's degrees in Clinical and Transpersonal
Psychology, she was in private practice as a licensed psychotherapist for
over 20 years. In 2006, Rahima retired to focus on her expressive painting,
creative writing, and spiritual studies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In her work with clients recovering from abuse, she
was awed by the human capacity to heal, and to reach new levels of forgiveness,
wholeness and happiness. She also learned to trust the psyche's own process.
This enabled her to allow a dark and mysterious story to flood forth unhindered:
<i>Dark Innocence: Book One of the Star-Seer's Prophecy</i>. </span></div>
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chases squirrels off the wild bird feeders, and deer away from her roses. Her
life-long love of fantasy is her parents' fault: they left sci-fi & fantasy
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<b>The Search For A Traitor</b><br />
As the demon world celebrates the
defeat of the Dark Lord, the vampire Santiago's mood remains bleak. He
still yearns for sensual, raven-haired Nefri, who has inexplicably
disappeared. But brooding for Nefri is a luxury Santiago does not have.
His traitorous sire, Gaius, is unleashing a violent scourge upon the
mortal world, and Santiago must stop him before it's too late. . .<br />
<b>Leads To A Dangerous Seduction</b><br />
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her dismay, the all powerful Oracles have sent Nefri on her own mission
to find Gaius, and failure is not an option. Nefri's search leads her
to the vampire's abandoned lair--and straight into Santiago's path. It's
clear Santiago intends to seduce her, but then an ancient, banished
evil reappears, threatening to thrust the world into a madness it cannot
survive. . .<br />
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<b>NEVER TEMPT FATE</b></center>
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It’s been a hell
of a day for Abby Barlow. In just a few hours, she’s survived an
explosion, watched her employer die, had a startling dream, and now she
finds herself in a seedy Chicago hotel with the sexy, unearthly Dante, a
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For 341 years,
Dante has stood as guardian to The Chalice, a mortal woman chosen to
hold back the darkness. A terrible twist of fate has now made Abby that
woman. Three hours ago, Dante would have used all his charms to seduce
her. Now she is his to protect. And he will do so until his very death.</center>
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A
terrifying plan has been set in motion, one that will plunge Dante and
Abby into an epic battle between good and evil—and a desperate race to
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Half human, half Shalott, her blood is a precious aphrodisiac to
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renowned assassins, a curse held over Shay lands her on the slave
auction block, where her fate is uncertain. . . <b>Or The Man Who Will Risk All. . .</b> <br />
Viper,
the beguiling chief of a deadly vampire clan, can't explain his longing
to possess the beautiful Shalott who once saved his life, but now he is
free to do anything he wants with her. Strangely, while he desires both
Shay’s blood and body, he wants her to surrender willingly. <br />
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Viper. It is an evil that endangers the very existence of Viper's kind,
and there's no reason he should court such danger just to protect a
Shalott. But the love he feels for Shay is enough to make him willing to
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with ecstasy-and dark passions...Consumed with lust for Darcy, Styx -
the Anasso of vampires - will do everything in his power to keep her out
of the lair of Salvatore Giuliani, the deadly leader of the weres. But
protecting the woman he loves could cost Styx the ultimate
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in a night of relentless passion. Since then, Anna has become filled
with unearthly power she can't begin to comprehend. And the sexy,
charming vampire responsible has eluded all of her efforts to track him
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their loyalties and sworn to protect their charges from every danger. .
.except those posed by their own hungry desires. . .A scarred
recluse, Jagr makes no secret of his disdain for others' company. But
now, as a member of Chicago's powerful vampire clan, he has certain
obligations to fulfill. The latest: track down a missing were pureblood
and return her to her sister. The problem: Regan Garrett has no
intention of complying. And though Jagr agreed not to harm an inch of
this stubborn female's distractingly tempting body, he'll gladly kiss
her into submission, awakening an urge he hasn't felt in years. Hell, in
centuries. . .<br />
Regan vowed never to be at the mercy of another
man. That goes double for arrogant, steel-muscled vampires with eyes of
ice. All Regan wants is revenge against those who imprisoned her. She
doesn't need an ally. She certainly doesn't need a mate. But soon Regan
will have to choose--between a lust for vengeance, and a passion as dark
and dangerous as the night. . .</div>
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the pure-blood females who can keep his people from extinction. But the
moment he catches scent of Harley, a pure-blood held by a pack of mangy
curs, his savage need for her obliterates all other instincts. And the
only thing worse than being captured is finding that beautiful,
independent Harley defiantly refuses to become his mate.<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />And Everything to Keep Her<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />Harley has been taught to distrust all Weres, especially their arrogant king.
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man who makes every nerve tingle with awareness. Yet Salvatore is her
key to saving the family she never knew she had—if she dares to succumb
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seems like a waste of his talents…until he catches up with the Jinn he's
been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable
streak that strikes right through to Tane's cold heart. He should be
furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him
from dragging her before the Commission. Instead he welcomes any reason
to stay close enough to touch, to taste, to seduce…<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />Laylah doesn't know why she was chosen to protect a child who may be the
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breathtakingly sensual. And Laylah will have to trust in every ounce of
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The Sylvermyst have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and
none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people
from banishment, he sold himself to the evil Morgana. Finally free, he
faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture
him. By rights, he should kill her on sight. Yet he cannot bring himself
to hurt her--or to resist her. . .Jaelyn is stunningly beautiful,
utterly lethal--and always alone. Until Ariyal. From their first
encounter, she knows that what's between them is more dangerous than
simple lust. And as they unite to thwart a terrifying prophecy that will
mean the end of his clan and of the world they know, she will risk
everything to fulfill her destiny by his side. . .</div>
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They are as dangerous as they are sensual—and their lustful appetites
are legendary...</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her Visions Lead Her To Danger</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" />Beautiful Cassandra is a Were, a prophet both vulnerable and defiant, blessed
with visions that portend the fate of the world. A rare and delicate
creature, Cassie must be protected at all costs. Enter Caine, a powerful
cur turned pureblooded Were whose recent tangles with a demon lord have
left him in serious need of redemption. Caine is duty-bound to keep
Cassie out of danger—and that means resisting his potent urge to seduce
her.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And Only He Can Save Her</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" />As Cassie's mysterious visions lead them in and out of danger, Caine
believes he has found his true mate, the woman with whom he is bound for
all eternity. Cassie is both charmed and frightened by Caine's
magnetism, and unsure if he—or her feelings for him—can be trusted. But
Cassie can't afford to doubt Cain now. A deadly enemy bent on
destruction is closer than they realize—and only they can keep chaos
from ruling the world.</span></span></div>
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miniscule stature, rather beastly looks, and with fragile, delicate
wings, even his family has shunned him, banished him from his beloved
Paris. That he is the only gargoyle ever to help defeat the Dark Lord
and his hordes of minions makes no impression. But now Levet has come
home, determined to be restored to the official Gargoyle Guild. To do
so, he must confront the most feared gargoyle in all of Europe. The one
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<b>The Search For A Traitor</b>As the demon world celebrates the
defeat of the Dark Lord, the vampire Santiago's mood remains bleak. He
still yearns for sensual, raven-haired Nefri, who has inexplicably
disappeared. But brooding for Nefri is a luxury Santiago does not have.
His traitorous sire, Gaius, is unleashing a violent scourge upon the
mortal world, and Santiago must stop him before it's too late. . .<br />
<b>Leads To A Dangerous Seduction</b><br />
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her dismay, the all powerful Oracles have sent Nefri on her own mission
to find Gaius, and failure is not an option. Nefri's search leads her
to the vampire's abandoned lair--and straight into Santiago's path. It's
clear Santiago intends to seduce her, but then an ancient, banished
evil reappears, threatening to thrust the world into a madness it cannot
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Eternity series, the Immortal Rogues series and the Sentinels.</span></span></div>
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graduated from Truman University with a degree in theatre before
deciding she preferred to bring her characters to life on paper rather
than stage. She currently lives in Missouri with her extraordinarily
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When trying to save a woman from slavers, Sam screwed up. Royally. Now Linda wants nothing to do with him. Or with BDSM. She won’t even admit she’s a masochist. As a dominant and sadist, he can give her what she needs, and when an opportunity arises, he slips into her life, intending to make amends. She’s everything he knew she would be…except for her bullheaded determination to be ‘normal’. <br />
Now the horrible time is past, Linda just wants to return to her small conservative town, pick up her quiet life, and be normal. But how can someone who likes pain be ‘normal’? To her dismay, when someone spray-paints her home with obscenities, Sam shows up to rescue her. Again. Doesn’t he understand that the last thing she needs in her life is a sadist? He’s amused by her objections. But his dry sense of humor can’t disguise that he’s tough as nails and dominant and stubborn. He’s not going to let her drive him off this time. Soon she realizes she wants him to stay. <br />
When he takes her to the Shadowlands, she feels as if she’s found a home…until she hears a voice from out of her nightmares. <br />
I’m so excited! In just a few days, <i>This Is Who I Am</i> will be released. This is the long-awaited story of Master Sam and the slave he helped rescue. It seems as if this book took forever to write, and that is partly because the story pushed some of my own boundaries. <br />
Speaking of boundaries, I spent this weekend at the Northwest Leather Celebration in San Jose, enjoying the workshops and the dungeon. Several classes were taught by very creative sadists—and I kept wishing I could add some of the tidbits to Sam’s book. (It’s probably good that the publisher won’t let me touch the manuscript at this point. LOL) <br />
Anyway, the next Shadowlands is out on Tuesday. I hope you’ll let me know if you like the story!<br />
Thanks to <i>All the Fun Starts after</i> <i>Dark</i> for letting me visit and share this exclusive excerpt with you. <br />
<i>Masters of the Shadowlands 7: This Is Who I Am</i><br />
by Cherise Sinclair<br />
Coming May 28, 2013 <br />
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When trying to save a woman from slavers, Sam screwed up. Royally. Now Linda wants nothing to do with him. Or with BDSM. She won’t even admit she’s a masochist. As a dominant and sadist, he can give her what she needs, and when an opportunity arises, he slips into her life, intending to make amends. She’s everything he knew she would be…except for her bullheaded determination to be ‘normal’.<br />
Now the horrible time is past, Linda just wants to return to her small conservative town, pick up her quiet life, and be normal. But how can someone who likes pain be 'normal'? To her dismay, when someone spray-paints her home with obscenities, Sam shows up to rescue her. Again. Doesn’t he understand that the last thing she needs in her life is a sadist? He’s amused by her objections. But his dry sense of humor doesn’t disguise that he’s tough as nails and dominant and stubborn. He’s not going to let her drive him off this time. All too soon, she realizes she wants him to stay.<br />
When he takes her to the Shadowlands, she finds a new home…until she hears a voice from out of her nightmares.</div>
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<span style="color: lime;">Excerpt from</span><i><span style="color: lime;">Masters of the Shadowlands 7: This Is Who I Am</span></i> <br />
She certainly felt like a woman tonight. After Sam had arrived, Linda had fixed supper and scolded him for cutting the carrots too small. His swift grin had set up a beat low in her pelvis. When she’d talked him into playing guitar with her, the sight of his strong fingers wrapped around the neck of the guitar had mesmerized her. When he had picked out a scary movie, she’d agreed, wanting only a reason to burrow into him on the couch.<br />
Every breath had held his scent of the crisp outdoors. Whole and right. And the buzz of awareness that said she was with a man—one she wanted—had never faded.<br />
When the time grew late, he hadn’t confused her with choices. Far too experienced in reading women—in reading her—he’d pulled her to her feet and told her to get ready for bed. That he’d be in soon.<br />
Under the covers, she waited, worries swelling and clogging her throat until she couldn’t swallow. The sheets were cool. Surely that’s why she was shivering.<br />
His footsteps were softer than normal. He’d removed his boots. As he entered the room, though, she saw he still wore his jeans. <i>Thank you, God.</i><br />
In silence, he pulled the covers back and settled beside her. Warm.<br />
She snuggled against his side with a sigh.<br />
He didn’t move, letting her take things at her own speed. Letting her decide. The beauty of his patience made her eyes well with tears.<br />
The knowledge that he wanted her sent a hum through her system. <i>I know him.</i> He’d touched her intimately at the auction. Again at the Shadowlands. <i>Hands calloused from work moving over her skin. His deep voice whispering in her ear.</i>She wanted him, <i>oh yes</i>, but could she have sex with him without panicking? In San Diego, she’d thought she’d be celibate for…oh, a decade or so. At least. But that was before Sam had set desire simmering deep inside her.<br />
But now what?<br />
In grade school, she’d been so shy that reading aloud had terrified her, and if she stalled, her nervousness increased until she couldn’t speak at all. So she would always volunteer to go first.<br />
Now, even as she lay beside Sam, her anxiety was rising. Time to start while she still could. She pushed up onto one elbow.<br />
In the dim light, his face was shadowy as his pale eyes studied her face. “Tell me what you want to do.”<br />
She took his hand from her shoulder and moved it to her breast. “I want to…to try.”<br />
He didn’t even pretend to misunderstand her. “All right.” His answer was immediate. Simple. “We’re not playing now though. ‘No’ means no. ‘Stop’ means stop. Is that clear?”<br />
Not playing, but you couldn’t take the Dom out of the man. He was still setting the rules. Her lips quivered, then curved. “Yes, Sir.”<br />
His laugh was a rumbled chuckle before he kissed her. Oh, she remembered his lips. Firm and knowledgeable, but more gentle this time. As if he’d let her decide how fast and how far they’d go.<br />
“Condoms?” he asked.<br />
She rolled away, grabbed a packet from the bedside table, and returned to his arms before she lost her nerve.<br />
As he pulled the condom from her clenched fingers, the war started inside her. How could she have asked him for sex? That was disgusting. Sleazy. Bad. She was bad.<br />
When he kissed her, her body stiffened. He lifted his head, his lips an inch from hers. “Talk to me.”<br />
<i>I want this. I don’t. I shouldn’t.</i> “I don’t want to…decide.” She felt wrong. Dirty. Wanting to have sex was—<br />
His eyes narrowed, and then he gripped her hair, holding her head immobile as he took her lips. Not cruelly, not like…them. <i>Them. The slavers. </i>Like an avalanche, memories swept over her, flattening her.<br />
A nasty pinch on her thigh made her jerk. “Stay with me, girl.” His growling voice was like sandpaper, scraping away the horrors, digging down to where her nerves were alive. “Say my name.”<br />
His unyielding expression set up a trembling in her belly that had nothing to do with fear. “Sam.”<br />
“Again.” His left arm around her waist tightened as he closed his other hand on her breast. Cupping, kneading, tugging. His penetrating gaze stayed on her face, and his fingers closed on her nipple. And pinched…<br />
When the pressure turned to pain, sensation streamed in a wave of light and heat straight to her core. “<i>Sam.</i>”<br />
His lips curved in a ruthless smile. “Good that you respond to the reins.” His hand moved to her other breast, no longer gentle but demanding. Yet…careful. Never with the careless brutality that the Overseer— “Ow!” Her hip stung where he’d given it a mean pinch.<br />
“When I want you to think, I’ll tell you.” And how could such an arrogant statement make her stomach drop? He took her lips again, and at the same time she felt him untying the lacing at the top of her nightgown, pushing it to her waist in a whisper of cool silk. His hand returned to her bare breasts. Calloused, abrasive…warm.<br />
“I look forward to using clamps on these,” he whispered in her ear, tugging and pinching. “They’ll hurt like this.” His fingernail dug into the tender flesh until she gasped at the burning pain. He bit her shoulder, adding a new sting to the ones bombarding her body.<br />
Too much. One of the guards had… When they’d all… Hands and agony and… She shoved away frantically, gasping for air.<br />
He released her immediately. But before she could escape, he gripped her shoulders and gave her a firm shake. “Look at me, girl.”<br />
That growl—it haunted her dreams and chased away nightmares. Her eyes popped open and met the blue fire of his. “Sam.”<br />
“That’s right.”<br />
She was trembling hard enough to shake the bed as he sat up next to her. He gripped her, anchoring her with firmness, the levelness of his gaze holding her in safety.<br />
Her heart rate slowed. “I’m sorry.”<br />
The sun lines around his eyes deepened. “You can control your body only so far. Stupid to blame anyone for a physical reaction.”<br />
And no matter how gruff his language, Sam was very far from a stupid person. But she felt dumb. “Why was it easier? At the auction.”<br />
Holding her shoulder with one hand, he ran his fingers through her hair, tugging slightly. “More than one reason. In a room of scumbags, Kim sent me to you. Right?”<br />
She remembered the sense of relief when she’d seen Kim nod her approval at Sam. She’d figured Kim knew something she didn’t. “And you didn’t see me as a slave.” The realization had been overwhelming. He’d seen a person, not an animal. After checking her restraints, he’d looked into her eyes. <i>“You still with me here, Linda?” </i>He’d even used her name.<br />
“You trusted me, no matter how little.” He continued playing with her hair. “But you were scared, and then I hurt you.”<br />
“I don’t understand.”<br />
“Fight-or-flight revs up the nerves. So does pain. Means you felt more than normal. So after I’d whipped you, you were loaded with endorphins and in subspace. Turned your head right off.” He cupped her face. “Baby, once you gave me your trust, you were a peach ready to be plucked, and there was nothing you could do about it.”<br />
“Oh.” The explanation helped. “I still shouldn’t have…” She still felt guilty for coming. Felt dirty.<br />
“Do your eyes tear up when you peel an onion?”<br />
“Huh?” What the heck? “Yes.”<br />
“That’s your nerves reacting to chemicals. If you tell yourself not to cry when peeling onions, does that work?”<br />
“No,” she whispered. Nerves and chemicals. A person couldn’t control those. She hadn’t had a chance. The guilt of that orgasm wafted away along with the last of her anger at his actions.<br />
“That’s better.” As he rubbed his cheek against hers, the rough stubble scraped her skin and sent a shiver through her. “But enough warnings. You think about anything but here and now, I’ll spank you.”<br />
His bare hand would slap her bottom. He’d hurt her and… A shiver of need ran up her spine.<br />
He laughed, actually laughed. “Why wait?” <br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><u>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</u></span> </div>
<i>Having to wear glasses in elementary school can scar a person for life</i>. Dubbed a nerd at an early age, Cherise Sinclair has been trying to live up to the stereotype ever since. And what better way than being an author? <br />
Known for writing deeply emotional stories, Cherise is the author of fifteen erotic romance novels, most with a BDSM theme. (Please do not mention the phrase <i>mommy porn</i> in her presence.) Her awards extend from a National Leather Award to a <i>Romantic Times</i> Reviewer’s Choice nomination to a GoodReads BDSM group award for best author of the year. Called an “ascendant erotica queen” by <i>Rolling Stone Magazine</i>, Cherise spends her days writing, supervised by a sadistic calico cat. <br />
You can find Cherise in the following places: <br />
Website: www.CheriseSinclair.com<br />
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Everyone give a huge welcome to Philippa Ballantine! She is our featured Author for <a href="http://authorsafterdark.org/" target="_blank">Authors After Dark</a> today. Philippa is a new Author to me and I am so intrigued with her Steampunk series Ministries of Peculiar Occurrences.<br />
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These are dark days indeed in Victoria’s England. Londoners are
vanishing, then reappearing, washing up as corpses on the banks of the
river Thames, drained of blood and bone. Yet the Ministry of Peculiar
Occurrences- the Crown’s clandestine organisation whose baliwick is the
strange and unsettling- will not allow its agents to investigate.
Fearless and exceedingly lovely Eliza D Braun, however, with her
bulletproof corset and a disturbing fondness for dynamite, refuses to
let the matter rest..and she’s prepared to drag her timorous new
partner, Wellington Books along with her into the perilous fray.<br />
For a malevolent brotherhood is operating in the deepening London
shadows, intent upon the enslavement of all Britons. And Books and
Braun- he with his encyclopedic brain and she with her remarkable
devices- must get to the twisted roots of a most nefarious plot… or see
England fall to the Phoenix.<br />
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<span id="freeText2257487443643623492">Evildoers beware Retribution is at hand, thanks to Britain's best-kept secret agents <br />Certainly
no strangers to peculiar occurrences, agents Wellington Books and Eliza
Braun are nonetheless stunned to observe a fellow passenger aboard
Britain's latest hypersteam train suddenly vanish in a dazzling bolt of
lightning. They soon discover this is not the only such disappearance . .
. with each case going inexplicably unexamined by the Crown.<br /><br />The
fate of England is once again in the hands of an ingenious archivist
paired with a beautiful, fearless lady of adventure. And though their
foe be fiendishly clever, so then is Mr. Books . . . and Miss Braun
still has a number of useful and unusual devices hidden beneath her
petticoats.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText2257487443643623492"> </span><br /><span id="freeTextauthor1000381">Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa is a writer and podcaster of fantasy fiction. <br />Immersed
in books from an early age, she moved onto to become a librarian. She'd
been dreaming of being a writer since a teenager, but in the last ten
years she's devoted herself to it.<br />She's the author of the Books of the Order series from Ace Books. Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth (2012) and Harbinger (2013).<br />Also, with Pyr books the Shifted World series, Hunter and Fox (2012) and Born and Made (2013)<br />Philippa is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series. Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair (2012)<br />Philippa
currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband and co-writer
Tee Morris, their daughter and a clowder of five cats who keep them all
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Do you have any rituals you do before you sit down to write? </span></div>
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I
insist on having a cat nearby. They are required to help me feel
comfortable...though our extra large male cat, Sebastian sometimes tries
to crawl onto my lap. Since I write on a laptop that can cause
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1369240415411_14908">*I
know some Authors do not like to read reviews of their books. Where do you stand
on this? </span></div>
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Usually
when a book first comes out I do read a bunch of reviews, but that
turns into a little compulsive behavior and I have to make myself stop. I
do have a google alerts just so I can find good reviews for my website
though.</div>
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Do you have a crazy fan story? </div>
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No,
and I am grateful for that! I've had people be super excited to find
out I am at a convention, and I've had people dress up as characters
from my books. In those cases I am the super excited one. Writing is a
lonely occupation for the most part, so discovering people have been
reading your work is sometimes surprising.</div>
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<br />*Biggest
pet peeve? </div>
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As far as
writing goes it is professional people who don't act professional. As
far as life...I hate a cluttered countertop- that drives me batty!</div>
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<br />*Are
you attending any Conventions in the coming year? </div>
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This
month I will be attending (along with my husband and co-writer Tee
Morris) Up in the Aether, in Dearbon MI. We will both be at Authors
After Dark in Savannah, and DragonCon in Atlanta.</div>
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<br />*What
are you working on now? </div>
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Right
now, juggling! Edits for Dawn's Early Light, and working on book four
in the series. Also preparing to launch Book four of the Books of the
Order, Harbinger, and Book two of the Shifted World series, Kindred and
Wings. Being an author these days means being not on a writer, but also
your own publicity department.</div>
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<br />*Do
you ever get inspiration for a character from people you meet? </div>
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Absolutely!
We sometimes put our friends in the Ministry books as agents, but in my
fantasy work I draw from all my friends and family. They usually do not
go in fully formed, but end up mashed up together in one character or
another. I try not to threaten anyone with the possibility that they
could end up in my books though!</div>
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<br />*Out
of your books do you have a favorite character or one that was really easy for
you to write? </div>
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Eliza
from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences is certainly the easiest to
write, since she is like so many New Zealand women I knew and grew up
with. I think she is a mixture of my grandmothers, and my good friend
Cathy back home. She is so forthright about what she wants, and tells it
like it is. Some of my other characters, like Sorcha from Geist, and
Talyn from Hunter and Fox, are a lot more prickly and shadowy as to
their motivations that sometimes I have a harder time poking the truth
from them.</div>
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<br />*What
genre of books do you prefer to read in your down time? </div>
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I
read what I write; so steampunk, fantasy, sprinkled with some urban
fantasy. I also love reading non-fiction books, particularly history.
I'm a sucker for a good period drama...especially if it actually
happened.</div>
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I know some of us here at All the Fun Starts After Dark are guilty of this so I
gotta ask, Have you ever bought a book because of its cover? </div>
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Yes!
I think a good cover should draw a person in. Jason Chan, who does my
covers for the Books of the Order, won a Chesley Award for his art for
Geist, and people have told me they picked up and bought the book
because of his art. It really is a seamless supposition in my mind, and I
am sure with everyone else. When you see an artist has really produced a
beautiful piece of cover art, you make the assumption that was is
inside is just as good.</div>
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SEE YA IN SAVANNAH! </div>
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Seventeen-year-old
Kari meets Neil Mars. “Neil as in Armstrong and Mars…as in Bruno.” A
boy who beats every vampire, werewolf, highlander fantasy Kari has ever
had. But she knows she can’t get close to him. Not ever. Because that
would mean telling him everything. Coming clean. And Kari can’t bear the
idea of changing the way Neil looks at her. Like she’s the only girl in
the world. His reverence is something too precious to lose. Perhaps
even at the cost of losing him. </div>
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But
Kari doesn't know why Neil calls her his ‘Angel’ and when she finds
out, she realizes what love is all about. Boundless joy, unending
longing and a fuckload of heartache. </div>
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******</div>
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EXCERPTS from All My Life:</div>
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“I can take care of myself,” I tell him. </div>
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His lips twitch in response. “Oh, I’m sure you can, little shrub.”</div>
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“You
are warned!” I take my voice down a notch and point my ring at him,
“I’ll tunnel your leathery knighthood right out of this galaxy!” </div>
</div>
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Neil suddenly halts in his tracks and pins me down with his eyes. “Batman vs. Green Lantern? Batman wins. Every. Single. Time.”</div>
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“Ohmygod! So not true. In the…”</div>
<div>
He cuts me. “One word…yellow.” I stare at him with my mouth half-open. </div>
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“‘Nuff said,” he says smugly and then tugs on my hand.</div>
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******</div>
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Maybe
I’ll forget this feeling someday. Maybe it’ll just be reduced to a
memory made up of a flickering gas heater, the salty dew of his skin and
the love in his dark, inky eyes. This feeling of pure unadulterated
joy. Of reaching a high so potent that your spirit feels like it’s
soaring across the universe…and falling from that glorious peak only to
find yourself enveloped in someone’s warm caring hands. When you feel
like you’ve just died or been born, right at the same time. </div>
<div>
It could be that I’ll forget this feeling someday. But I’m sure it
won’t be anytime soon. Maybe when I’m a hundred and looking forward to
my lunch of mashed bread. Not one single day before. </div>
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******</div>
<div>
Full length New Adult Contemporary Romance: </div>
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HEA ending. </div>
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******</div>
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Rucy
Ban was born in 1978 and still continues to thrive. Ever since she
first met Francine (the protagonist of her favorite novel, A Tree Grows
in Brooklyn), Rucy fell in love with the written word. Rucy has a
B-school degree in Marketing which she now puts to good use teaching
lovable rowdy rogues and negotiating with her equally belligerent
adolescent. In her previous avatar, she handled corporate communications
for companies. At present, Rucy lives in Sao Paulo, travels often,
speaks decent, if not quite fluent, Portuguese and really hates talking
about herself in third person. </div>
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Hanna Martine left a decade of office work in order to show her daughter
what it meant to go after one's dream. She loves bar stools, books,
travel and her friends. Though she and her family live outside Chicago,
her heart resides in Australia.<br />
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<span style="color: lime;"> <u>BOOK SPOTLIGHT </u></span><br />
<span style="color: lime;"> <u>BOOK 1 IN THE ELEMENTAL SERIES </u></span><br />
<span class="redbold">Magic is Corporate America's best-kept secret</span>
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<span class="dropcap" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">G</span>wen possesses
the unique ability to pick up any language in an instant—a <br />
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power that
will globally expand the profitable family business. As dutiful future
leader of her race of water elementals, she'll do anything to protect
her people's secrets and bloodlines—including enter an arranged
marriage. Inside, however, she yearns for forbidden human men.
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Reed is a mercenary addicted to the money and adrenaline rush of his
work. After he inadvertently saves Gwen's life, he ignites her taboo
desire for men without magic—and with bodies of gods. Just as things
heat up, Reed discovers that Gwen is exactly who he's been hired to
kidnap. He resolves to put work before lust, yet her luscious beauty and
fiery spirit unravel him...
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But there is a terrible truth behind Gwen's family business—and now,
caught between the kinsmen she no longer trusts and an enemy bent on
vengeance, the only ally she has is her abductor...<br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><u>BOOK 2 IN THE ELEMENTAL SERIES</u></span><br />
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<span class="redbold">There is an untapped world of magic<br />that any man would covet... </span>
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<span class="dropcap" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">F</span>ive years
ago, Xavier escaped from the Ofarian Plant. Today he calls a Colorado
mountain town home. It's there he buries himself in his work, swearing
off magic and relationships—until a woman threatens every promise he's
made to himself.
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Cat has always known she is different. Water speaks to her on an uncanny
level, and she channels this gift into beautiful painted waterscapes.
Now, a gallery is debuting her work in Colorado—and it'll reveal far
more about her than she imagined.
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The spark between Cat and Xavier is enough to throw both of them off
balance. Every tantalizing moment sends them dangerously close to a
rising flood of desire. Dangerous because Xavier comes to suspect that
Cat is an Ofarian—his people's enemy. But they're both about to discover
a far greater, more malicious power at play...<br />
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<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><u><span class="redbold">BOOK 1.5 IN THE ELEMENTAL SERIES</span></u></span>
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<span class="dropcap" style="letter-spacing: 0px;">D</span>esire is released in these original stories by four masters of paranormal romance.
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Hanna Martine expands on the fascinating world she introduced in <a href="http://hannamartine.com/liquid-lies.php"><i>Liquid Lies</i></a>. "No Surprise More Magical" returns to the Elementals world, three months after the conclusion of <i>Liquid Lies</i>.
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The <i>Unbound</i> anthology also includes <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Angela Knight revisiting the world of <i>Guardian</i>, <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Jennifer Ashley continuing her <i>Shifters Unbound</i> series, and national bestselling author Jean Johnson returning to her <i>Vulland Chronicles</i>.
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possible story for my readers. It's very easy to believe that the outside stuff
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several other authors who will be there. Plus, I have been known to have a
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Lets give a big welcome to A.L. Davroe! She is one of the many fantastic Authors to be at Authors After Dark this year in Savannah. Don't know about Authors After Dark? <span style="color: lime;"><a href="http://authorsafterdark.org/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></span><br />
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<u>BIO</u><br />
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<u> </u>A.L. Davroe writes both YA and adult speculative fiction.
She is represented by Louise Fury of the L. Perkins Literary Agency. She has a
number of self published short stories, her YA Paranormal Romance,
Scar-Crossed, and her YA Cyberpunk, Nexis, are currently on submission with NY
publishing houses. By day, A.L. lives in
Pennsylvania
with her husband and her two feline hench-creatures.</div>
Website: <a href="http://www.aldavroe.com/" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366902383457_18093" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.aldavroe.com/</a><br />
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Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/aldavroe" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366902383457_18095" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/aldavroe</a><br />
Goodreads: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5212441.A_L_Davroe" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366902383457_18096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5212441.A_L_Davroe</a><br />
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The Krie Seekers is the second short story in a serialized
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</span>This collection is a set of glimpse-teasers for a forthcoming novel -- you
meet some of the characters, learn about the city of Dormorn, and get a taste of the socio-political
conflict in the Windward Empire.<span> </span>The
CITY STEAM collection has an “uncanny horror” or “weird” theme to it.<span> </span>For those of you who are more interested in the
romance or erotic side of things, keep your eyes open for my CITY STEAM X
collection (by Quinn Templeton) which has the same vignette idea but the stories
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In The Krie Seekers, you meet Tatty and Skell, two Seeker sisters
who are recruited to help hunt down their mortal enemies, the Krie.<span> </span>But the relationship between the Krie and the
Seekers isn’t what it seems, even to them!<span>
</span>You’ll learn a little bit about the Krie and the Seekers – two supernatural
creatures who have been put in a unique situation by this world’s god, Ehleis.<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366902383457_21611"> </span>You can expect to find: horror, romance,
supernatural beings, and some Steampunk elements.<span> </span>I hope you enjoy!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Chapter One:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one with the long, blonde braid paced
across the starboard-aft engine room of the airship -- her route taking her
back and forth between the B100 tanks. As she moved, her sensible boots rang
hollow on the metal grating and her leather jacket billowed around her slight
frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boone didn't think she'd be stupid enough
to try a run for it, but the way she kept glancing at the dark-haired one in
the jumper made him nervous. He couldn't get the feeling that the two young
women were silently communicating out of his head. That, and the dark-haired
one made him uncomfortable. Just a little bit. While both had an uncanny,
almost ethereal way about them, something about the set of the brunette’s
intelligent green eyes and the angles of her face made him think that she
wasn’t quite human.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So-” Mardigan's words drew Boone's
attention away from the two stow-aways and back to the tall, stately figure of
his partner. Mardigan placed one gloved hand on his hip and began stroking his
dark mustache with the other. “You found them asleep under the ballast bags? And
that is when you summoned the port authority?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shelton Weaver, the captain of the airship
<i>Ariella Sturgeon</i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">,</span>
nodded, his oily mouse-colored hair brushing his wind-reddened forehead. “Don't
know how long they been there. We haven't stopped since Fort
Lemonts back on Fair
Isle, and then there ain’t many women there. Just the whores, an'
these ones,” he pointed a thumb in the direction of the two women, “they don't
got the look o' whores.” He shrugged. “But I can't see how they coulda gotten
this far without coming out fer vittles or needin' ta heed the call of the
wild. Ye know what I mean?” He planted an elbow in Boone's ribs and grinned,
showing a severe lack of dental hygiene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shifting away from the foul-breathed man,
Boone exchanged nervous glances with Mardigan. His partner removed his bowler
cap and rubbed a broad hand through his coal-black hair; then, sighing,
Inspector Mardigan replaced the cap and shoved his hands into his jacket
pockets. He frowned, indicating he wasn't sure where next to take this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Squaring his narrow, tweed-clad shoulders,
Boone said, “Have you made an inquiry into the status of your stores? Checked
to see that nothing is amiss? Inspected the surrounding area for any detritus
or debris?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The captain narrowed a watery, brown eye
at the sergeant as if wondering if the man's use of such language were intended
to stump him. “I have,” he said evenly. “Nothing amiss and I got a man on duty
at the door all hours. Nobody's seen no woman sneakin' out to use the loo and
my ship's as clean as the Empress's backside, I promise you that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boone raised his eyebrow. “Stowaways who
neither ate nor defecated after weeks in the air? Seems highly unlikely.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Not entirely,” Mardigan breathed, stepping
forward and eying the women with newfound interest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boone didn’t like his expression. “What’s
on your mind, Inspector?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Stasis,” Mardigan barked. The heads of the
females came up in perfect unison. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uncertain, Boone bit his lip. He'd only
ever heard of one kind of creature that went into stasis, but before he could
ask the Inspector, Mardigan was turning back toward the captain and speaking
again. “Have you ever heard of the Greene Street Massacre, Captain Weaver?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The man nodded, a slow jerky movement. “Yeah,
who hasn't?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mardigan's black eyes slid toward where
the women were standing a few yards away. They were both watching the men now,
curvaceous bodies still and bright eyes alert. They reminded Boone of street
thieves ready to take flight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost as if he were telling the women and
not the captain, Mardigan began his tale. “I was only a constable then. We were
called out to the eastern province to investigate a rash of disappearances. We
were lucky -- arriving on the night of another murder and we were able to trace
the killer back to his lair. A squadron broke down the door and stormed in. No
one came out.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dark haired one blinked and turned
toward the blonde one. Again, Boone got the distinct feeling that the two were
communicating in some way beyond the human tongue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mardigan turned back toward the captain. “Eventually,
when we went in to investigate what had become of them, the entire squadron was
dead. Not just dead, torn limb from limb, their innards strewn about like
festival garland and, like the gruesome murders before them, parts of their
bodies went unaccounted for. A foot missing here, a set of eyes there, the skin
of another over that way. Strangest part of all was that, for such a massacre,
not a sound had been uttered by a one of them.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He waited for his words to sink in before
continuing. “Murders like that have spread all over the Empire and we've yet to
catch a damn killer. It's like some kind of plague of elusive cannibals.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yeah,” Captain Weaver interrupted. “I
know this. Everyone knows this. It's the Krie. Worshipers of Ehleis is claiming
we woke the Krie. They says our mining up in the mountains and down in the
earth has stirred up the Krie hives -- broken some kind of long sleep ‘er
somthin’. Says they come to take vengeance for disturbing the sacred order o’
things.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mardigan nodded. “We’ve disturbed the
hives, it's generally accepted. We've managed to find some mention of them in
ancient texts, from times before the Babel Decree, and-” His eyes wandered
toward the women. They regarded him with cocked heads and eyes too predatory
and intelligent to leer from any human's face. “Records of the Seekers who
hunted them,” he mused.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scoffing, the captain waved his hand in
dismissal. “Ain’t no such thing as a Seeker. Wishful thinking's all. Imma go
with the Believers on this, the Krie are Ehleis' punishment for breaking the
Decree. The whole o’ the Empire's gonna be overrun by something that no
Mechanic or Alchemist, no class-defying Empress, and no amount o’ human pride
can beat.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boone couldn't help the horrified look
that broke his features. This man, this captain from far off shores, was
blaspheming the Windward Empire in front of two law-men with no regard for the
fact that they could, without question, exterminate him right here on the
grounds of heresy and treason. “Good cogs, man, do you know what you are
saying?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The captain shrugged. “Course I do, ye
can't tell me ye ain’t thinking it too. Much as I want to think we're beyond
the reach of the Sun-God, I've seen a Seer and his Suldal in my time and they
ain't no gran-nanny tale. Only thing keepin' me from bowin' and scrapin' to
every word o' that Decree is that I'm more piss-scared of the Empress and her
legions of fighting men than I am of Ehleis and his Seers and demons.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Still,” the captain muttered as he
scratched his head. “I don't believe in no Seekers. They're just kiddie
stories.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mardigan turned to the women, his eyes
bright with a laughing humor that Boone did not understand. “I wouldn't say
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Did it get you curious? Winter is the very sexy bassist for
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<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1366330973_2">December 2013</span>. Wanna see the cover?</div>
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Now isn’t that just sexy? From now till December if you
check out some of your favorite blogs that are rocking the mini graphic on the
side column, we will be giving some teasers, excerpts and interviews about the
book, on the 10<sup>th</sup> of the month.
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Believe me; it really is going to be a Long Hard Winter.
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And now… for a sexy sneak peek at THIS IS FOREVER…</div>
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Seeing Lola after eight months was a fucking kick in the
teeth. She had changed her hair, it was purple with black streaks, and she was
wearing one fucker of an outfit. Platform Mary Jane’s, her signature, purple
torn fishnet thigh highs with garters that ended in bows with skulls on them,
micro mini in black satin with a lace trim. She had tripled up on her belts,
her little baby tee molding to her torso like a second skin. It was razor cut
in places, showing skin and the purple of her lace bra. Her arms warmers were
knitted with little skulls on them. He was pretty sure she wasn’t wearing
underwear also, the girl just loved to shock. Dare he think it was for his
benefit? He wasn’t sure he even saw her, thinking he was dreaming the
perfection before him. </div>
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But dreams don’t blow you off… at least his didn’t. His
dreams, her especially, blew him. When dreams blew you <i>off,</i> those were called nightmares, and those sucked. Sucked like
life was sucking right now. She had walked in with the rest of her band,
greeted everyone but him, her gaze lingering a little too long on Colin, Rhys’
little brother, but then moved on as she kissed cheeks and hugged people.</div>
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He had to adjust his
groin, discreetly of course, when she and Saffron hugged and snuggled.
Apparently over the past several months Saffron and Lola had become quite the
BFF, with Lola staying at Saffron’s place in New York when she had to go in for
several shoots and meetings with her record company. Rhys had teased him about
getting face timed and seeing both of them in little booty shorts and white
tank tops… but he didn’t think they were <i>that</i>
close. </div>
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And worse, he didn’t think seeing her all snuggly with
Saffron would illicit the images rolling through his head. Not that Saffron
wasn’t hot, but he just didn’t dig his best friend’s girl like that. He grabbed a tootsie pop and unwrapped it,
sticking the thick ball into his mouth. He watched her move from person to
person, but never to him. </div>
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What. The. Fuck.</div>
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When everyone sat down, she sat at the other end, didn’t
even bother to look at him. He went through dinner in a blur, his anger getting
to him more and more. What the fuck was going on? He was beginning to feel like
he was invisible. Maybe it <i>was</i> a
nightmare? </div>
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When she got up and went to the bathroom, he followed, after
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“So you’re just not going to say anything to me?” he said as
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She looked at him and then sighed. “I didn’t want a public
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Public thing? </div>
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He cocked his head and scowled. “And what the fuck does that
mean?” </div>
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She looked him up and down. “I don’t know if I’m ready to
say hi like I want to.”</div>
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Winter rolled his eyes. “So you can wrap yourself around
Saffron, eye Colin up like he’s a steak, which by the way he’s not even
eighteen yet, eww,” he ticked off on his fingers, “Yet you can’t even just turn
and wave at me?”</div>
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Lola shook her head. “It’s not what I wanted. And Colin is
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“You just didn’t wanna talk to me at all?” he asked,
thoroughly confused. She was the one that pushed for the tour, and by all
accounts she didn’t have issue with their past. It was what gave him hope.</div>
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She moved closer and shook her head. “That’s not it.”</div>
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“Then what’s it?” he bit out, his hands clenched at his
sides. Gods, only she could infuriate him like this. Fuck she smelled good. All
honey and warm clover… no one smelled like Lola.</div>
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Her voice lowered. “Do you like my outfit Winter?”</div>
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He growled. Fuck yes he liked her outfit. Loved. Wanted it
crumpled on the floor of his bedroom. Wanted to peel it from her slowly,
kissing every inch of skin he exposed. </div>
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She reached for him, her fingers tugging him closer by the
belt loops of his jeans. “Good. You’re supposed to. You don’t get anything from
me Winter Tulane. No greeting, no, little wave, no explanation. Eat your heart
out baby.” </div>
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She got closer, her lips just against his, a slight almost
imperceptible move of the hoop through the middle of his lip and then she was
gone, back towards the party, her ass shaking with a sashay that had blood
rushing from every place in his body to his cock. Fuck. What the hell was going
on?</div>
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“Hey Lo,” he called after her. She gave him the finger and
kept walking. </div>
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<i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366330933699_2389">Game on. Game fucking
on,</i> he thought as he followed her back into the room. Confusion didn’t even
convey how he was feeling about what happened, but holy fuck the signals she
was throwing off were so convoluted he didn’t know if he should fist pump for
getting her so close to him or brood over her words. </div>
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First of all, thank you for having us!
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Now, on to the good stuff..
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*Do you have any rituals you do before you sit down to write?
<br />
Laura: Coffee, Music, Texting with my author friends, reading through
previous day’s work.
<br />
Alexandra: Diet PepsiJ
<br />
*I know some Authors do not like to read reviews of their books. Where do you
stand on this?
<br />
Lol..
<br />
I read some. Alex does not. (But sometimes I’ll read them to herJ)
<br />
*Do you have a crazy fan story?
<br />
All our crazy fan stories are about fan who love romance as much as we doJ If
they’re crazy fans, so are we!
<br />
*Biggest pet peeve?
<br />
Laura: Not enough hours in the day.
<br />
Alexandra: I agree with Laura J There’s never, ever enough time to get
everything done!!
<br />
*Are you attending any Conventions in the coming year?
<br />
Laura: Sadly, no for me. Just have too hectic a work schedule.
<br />
Alexandra: I’ll be at RT in May so I hope I can meet my readers there. I’m
also super excited to be going to France this year to attend the Imaginal Book
Festival. I have so many fantastic French readers and I can’t wait to meet them
in person!
<br />
*What are you working on now?
<br />
Laura: Putting out the second Bayou Heat book, edits for ETERNAL SIN and
starting BRANDED, my first book in the Cavanaugh brothers series.
<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8242666735142466647&pli=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8242666735142466647&pli=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8242666735142466647&pli=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8242666735142466647&pli=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8242666735142466647&pli=1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Alexandra: The second book in my new Sentinel series. This is a new series
for me that will revolve around a group of ‘gifted’ men and women (like the
Avengers or X-Men). I can’t wait for them to hit the shelves.
<br />
*Do you ever get inspiration for a character from people you meet?
<br />
Laura: Always. Past and Present.
<br />
Alexandra: Absolutely. Usually secondary characters who take on one specific
characteristic of a person I’ve met.
<br />
*Out of your books do you have a favorite character or one that was really
easy for you to write?
<br />
Laura: In Bayou Heat, Parish was the easiest, but Jean-Baptiste was the
hottestJ
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Alexandra: My favorite is always Levet. He’s quirky, snarky, and charming.
What’s not to love J But the easiest to write was Raphael from Bayou Heat. He
came to me as a fully evolved character who had a story to tell. I love when
that happens.
<br />
*What genre of books do you prefer to read in your down time?
<br />
Laura: Romance. Any kindJ
<br />
Alexandra: I love romance as well as epic fantasies. I’m a true geek at
heart.
<br />
* I know some of us here at All the Fun Starts After Dark are guilty of this
so I gotta ask, Have you ever bought a book because of its cover?
<br />
Laura: Many, Many times. Especially if it has a theme I love attached!
<br />
Alexandra: Wayyyyyy too many times J And I keep a book if I love the
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hidden in the depths of the Louisiana bayous, the
Pantera, have become little more than a legend to most humans. It’s rumored
that in the ancient past twin sisters, born of magic, had created a sacred land
and claimed it as their own. From that land was born creatures who were neither
human or animal, but a mixture of the two. Faster and stronger than humans,
they have hyper acute senses, and when surrounded by the magic of the Wildlands
they’re capable of shifting into pumas. It was also whispered that they possess
other gifts. Telepathy, witchcraft, immortality, and the ability to produce a
musk that could enthrall mere mortals. Mothers warned young girls never to roam
alone near the swamps, convinced that they would be snatched by the Pantera,
while young men were trained to avoid hunting anywhere near the protected
Wildlands. Not that the warnings were always successful. What girl didn’t dream
of being seduced by a gorgeous, mysterious stranger? And what young man didn’t
want to try his skill against the most lethal predators?</span></div>
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species had become extinct. Sadly they weren’t entirely mistaken...</span></div>
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shapeshifters, Raphael has devoted his life to discovering the key to the
infertility that is threatening the extinction of his puma race. Creating a
vast network of spies worldwide, he never expected to discover that the answer
might be beneath his very nose. But when Ashe, a beautiful human female,
crosses his path, his most primitive instincts are stirred. </span></div>
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humans he despises. But with the prized and risky Pantera birth on the way,
puma shifter, Parish must travel to New Orleans to find and bring back a human
doctor. The moment he sees the lovely, talented and all too human Dr. Julia
Cabot he cannot resist the wild, potent drive to make her his. Betrayed and
destroyed by love, Julia will not let her heart choose her path again. But as
she and Parish fight to save the life of an unborn child, a fierce and
overwhelming bond develops between them, threatening her frozen heart with the
secret hope and ultimate temptation of love and family. </span><br />
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The fight continues in the Wildlands. Facing extinction,
the Pantera have been given a miracle. A child. The first one in over fifty
years. But even as they prepare to celebrate, the enemy strikes, putting at
risk the fragile female who carries the hope of their people.<br />
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BAYON<br />
Charming, drop-dead gorgeous Hunter Bayon is thirsting for revenge on the
enemies who slipped into the Wildlands and attacked Ashe and her vulnerable
child. Pledging to track down the cowards, Bayon goes on the hunt, pursuing the
humans to a nearby town. But searching their shabby hideaway, he makes a discovery
that shocks him to his very soul and might very well destroy the heart of the
Pantera.<br />
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JEAN-BAPTISTE<br />
Tattooed and pierced, sexy Nurturer Jean-Baptiste has been living in utter
isolation. His cat is out of control, and the only thing that soothes the beast
is a rare mineral he keeps inking into his skin. Until he meets her: Genevieve
Burel. The beautiful and buttoned-up female puma is unlike anyone he’s ever
met. She makes his cat purr, and he knows he must possess her, mate with her.
But the secret she's keeping might threaten not only their unbridled passion
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Author of the
Bestselling <i>Mark of the Vampire</i> series, Laura
Wright spent the early years of her life immersed in the worlds of
singing, acting and competitive ballroom dancing. But when she started
writing, she knew she’d found her true calling. Laura lives in Los
Angeles, California with her husband, two children, three dogs, two frogs
and two fish. She’s been thrice nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewer’s
Choice Award, and loves hearing from her readers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Alexandra Ivy is the New York
Times bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity series, the Immortal
Rogues series and the Sentinels.</span></div>
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Truman University with a degree in theatre before deciding she preferred to
bring her characters to life on paper rather than stage. She currently lives in
Missouri with her extraordinarily patient husband and teenage sons.</span></div>
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boarding school called Darkwood Manor. There she wrestles with her
bloodlust and her unbinding attraction to Jason. Will she ever learn to
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Erotic paranormal romance novella<br />
March 2013<br />
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<i>After almost losing his life in the line of duty, firefighter Victor Edwards turned to his true passion: the ocean, the one place he feels at peace. By day, he studies a magnificent shark. By night he is haunted by erotic dreams of a beautiful woman, filled with a longing he can’t understand.</i> <br />
<i>Nali is almost the last of her kind. She knows it’s dangerous to swim so close to shore, but she is drawn to the scarred man watching her and craves his touch on her human form. She can’t help revealing herself to help Victor when he’s injured—and offering herself to him for one week of pleasure. For she only has a few days before she must return to the sea…</i> <br />
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<i>True crime writer Tracy Gomez is unsure of what to make of the unusual invitation from New York City attorney Peter Angelo: A one million dollar prize to anyone who can solve the mystery of three deaths which had occurred nearly eighty years earlier. Tracy desperately needs the money to fix up the old inn she’s just inherited and solving the crime will also provide welcome publicity to help her sagging writing career. But accepting the invitation brings unexpected challenges, like spectral help during a séance and Tracy’s attraction to the sexy attorney monitoring the contest. Does Tracy only have a ghost of a chance to discover the secrets of the past or can she win a prize far better than a million dollars?</i> <br />
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal and romantic suspense author Caridad Piñeiro wrote her first novel in the fifth grade when her teacher assigned a project – to write a book for a class lending library. Bitten by the writing bug, Caridad continued with her passion for the written word through high school, college and law school. In 1999, Caridad’s first novel was released and over a decade later, Caridad is the author of over thirty-five published novels and novellas. When not writing, Caridad is an attorney, wife and mother to an aspiring writer and fashionista. <br />
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<span style="color: lime;">* Do you have any rituals you do before you sit down to write? </span><br />
<span style="color: lime;"> </span>I usually do most of my writing in the morning, so the first thing I do is fix myself a nice big cup of coffee. I also generally write with the television on, so I pick a movie/show that fits the mood of the story I am writing. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*I know some Authors do not like to read reviews of their books. Where do you stand on this?</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;"> </span>I do read reviews because I want to see what people like and don’t like about a story. If there are many of the same comments about something that wasn’t working, I see what I can do to improve that element of my storytelling. Also, if a number of readers mention secondary characters and how they liked them, I try to see if I can create a book where those characters are the main protagonists. For example, a number of people have asked about Sammie and Ryan from the SIN HUNTER series, so I will be doing their book, THE SHATTERED, later this summer. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">* Do you have a crazy fan story?</span><br />
I don’t have one! I’ve met so many lovely and wonderful people through the writing. I have to say that’s been one of the nicest parts of the whole experience. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*Biggest pet peeve?</span><br />
Negativity. I always try to stay positive and offer up positive things for people and it’s tough to deal with someone who is always negative. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*Are you attending any Conventions in the coming year?</span><br />
I will be at the RT Convention in Kansas City and Philadelphia Comic Con. I may also be doing some other conferences. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*What are you working on now?</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;"> </span> I just finished a sequel to THE PRINCE’S GAMBLE with Prince Alexander’s younger sister, Tatiana. Had lots of fun writing it. I’m also finishing up the third book in the relaunched THE CALLING/REBORN vampire novel series. I’m really enjoying the darker elements in this story as well as the continuing romance with Diana and Ryder. The tentative title of this book is BORN TO DIE. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*Do you ever get inspiration for a character from people you meet? </span><br />
<span style="color: lime;"> </span>I’ve been inspired by some features, like fabulous-colored eyes, or a name, like Ryder. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*Out of your books do you have a favorite character or one that was really easy for you to write?</span><br />
I do have a favorite and that’s Diana Reyes from THE CALLING/REBORN. From the moment she popped into my head for DARKNESS CALLS, I have not been able to shake her. I’m glad we’ll see more of her in future books. The first one will be out in the summer and it is titled BORN TO SERVE. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">*What genre of books do you prefer to read in your down time?</span><br />
I like reading romantic suspense and contemporary romances in my spare time. <br />
<span style="color: lime;">* I know some of us here at All the Fun Starts After Dark are guilty of this so I gotta ask, Have you ever bought a book because of its cover? </span><br />
Hmm. Well. I feel guilty admitting it, but yes, I have judged a book by its cover. It’s hard to ignore sexy man chest, you know. It just grabs my eye and then I grab it. The book, not the man. Unfortunately. LOL!<br />
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In the streets of Chicago exists an uneasy, centuries-old truce between vampires and their distant cousins, a race of shifters called drecks. Vampire enforcement agency, All the King’s Men (AKM), is charged with maintaining the truce, but when volatile enforcer Micah Black loses his mate and falls into the biological agony that results from the broken bond, he tests the boundaries of the truce by seeking out Apostle, a leader in the dreck community. Micah wants Apostle to kill him, a request Apostle is more than happy to fulfill. <br />
When ex-Army medic Samantha Garrett inadvertently disrupts the plot and saves Micah’s life, a chain reaction sets Micah’s heart on a collision course with Sam’s, but he will have to protect her from Apostle and her obsessive ex-husband, Steve, if they will have a chance at forever. Can Micah hold his emotions together to keep Sam alive? <br />
<b>About Donya:</b> <br />
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Donya resides in Indiana, with her husband and a small zoo of cats and dogs. In fact, her writing buddy, Lucky, might become more famous than she is, based on the feedback the ever-present feline receives on her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.197956336972486.30560.100002743629226&type=1&l=d9635bdc24">Facebook</a> page. <br />
As a little girl, Donya always had a book in her hand. As she got older, the books became pens and notebooks, which she filled with stories and poetry. For as long as she remembers, she has been writing and dreaming up stories. Seems writing was her destiny. <br />
Donya loves music and often finds inspiration for her stories in the wide range of music she listens to. Nothing like a little Korn to propel the angst in a scene, or Enya to evoke softer and more romantic storylines. <br />
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Rise of the Fallen, book one in the All The King's Men series, is celebrating its one year anniversary. I'm so proud of my little book that could for earning the following accolades in its first year: <br />
· USA Today Recommended Read <br />
· Runner up for GraveTells' Readers Choice for favorite story in January <br />
· GraveTells' Reviewer's Choice in January <br />
· A finalist in Parajunkee's Best Adult Story 2012, which I'm particularly proud of because I was up against at least one NY Times bestselling author, and the other two finalists were with big publishing houses. <br />
To celebrate one year, as well as these wonderful achievements, I'm hosting a huge giveaway. <br />
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<b>One winner from each blog will receive:</b> <br />
A set of all the AKM eBooks (if they don’t already have them) and one entry into both the Grand Prize drawing, as well as the drawing I’m holding just for blog participants (details are included in the above-mentioned posts I’ve written). <br />
<b><u>GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY:</u></b> <br />
Two prizes will be given away, as follows: <br />
<b><u>Grand prize</u></b> <br />
A prize back worth the envy of all your friends to include: <br />
· Autographed copies of Lover At Last and Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward <br />
· Autographed copy of Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian <br />
· Autographed copy of Last Chance to Run by Diana Love (she co-writes with Sherrilyn Kenyon, as well) <br />
· If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones (my favorite book from 2012) <br />
· Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley <br />
· Covet by J.R. Ward <br />
· Bookmarks from me, Lara Adrian, Louisa Bacia, and Jeaniene Frost <br />
· Confessions of a Naughty Nurse by Lily Harlem <br />
· The Art of Love by Michelle Graham <br />
· Year of Acheron ceramic travel mug from Sherrilyn Kenyon (I want this! LOL) <br />
· And from me: <br />
— An AKM fleece blanket <br />
— AKM Bookmarks <br />
— AKM keychain <br />
— A Rebel Obsession canvas tote bag <br />
— A Rebel Obsession notebook <br />
— 2013 AKM desk calendar <br />
— A set of all my AKM books in ebook format <br />
<b><i><u>There are two ways to enter the Grand Prize drawing:</u></i></b> The first will guarantee you an entry. Just email a screen shot or link to a review or rating you've written for any of my AKM books (Rise of the Fallen, Heart of the Warrior, Micah's Calling, or Rebel Obsession) on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble (or any other site) to me at donya@donyalynne.com. Details can be found on my fan page on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DonyaLynne">http://www.facebook.com/DonyaLynne</a>. The second way to enter is to leave a comment here. This does NOT guarantee you an entry, but gives you a chance, because one person who comments on this blog will gain one entry in the drawing, which will take place on April 15. <br />
<b><u>Blog Prize</u></b> <br />
I will be giving away a smaller prize just for those who comment on the blogs I'll be guesting on during my blog tour from March 18-April 6. Details about the tour can be found on my fan page, as well. This prize package includes: <br />
— An AKM fleece blanket <br />
— A set of all my AKM books in ebook format <br />
— An AKM keychain <br />
— A set of bookmarks from me, Lara Adrian, Louisa Bacia, and Jeaniene Frost <br />
One person who posts a comment on each blog during my tour will be entered into the drawing, which will take place after I draw for my grand prize. <br />
Good luck and happy reading!bluesun1218http://www.blogger.com/profile/09081153180598353910noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242666735142466647.post-31681415494282026042013-03-05T12:15:00.000-05:002013-03-05T12:15:24.210-05:00Review: Legacy of the Clockwork Key by Kristin Bailey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText12732262612947835746"><i> </i></span><b>Hardcover:</b> 416 pages<b> </b><br />
<b> Publisher:</b> Simon Pulse (March 5, 2013)<b> </b><br />
<b> Language:</b> English<b> </b><br />
<b> ISBN-10:</b> 1442440260<b> </b><br />
<b> ISBN-13:</b> 978-1442440265<br />
<b>Release Day:</b> March 5 2013 <br />
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<span id="freeText12732262612947835746"><i>A teen girl
unravels the mysteries of a secret society and their most dangerous
invention in this adventure-swept romance set in Victorian London.</i><br /><br />When
a fire consumes Meg’s home, killing her parents and destroying both her
fortune and her future, all she has left is the tarnished pocket watch
she rescued from the ashes. But this is no ordinary timepiece. The clock
turns out to be a mechanical key—a key that only Meg can use—that
unlocks a series of deadly secrets and intricate clues that Meg is
compelled to follow.<br /><br />Meg has uncovered evidence of an elite
secret society and a dangerous invention that some will stop at nothing
to protect—and that Meg alone can destroy. Together with the handsome
stable hand she barely knows but hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into a
hidden world of deception, betrayal, and revenge. The clockwork key has
unlocked her destiny in this captivating start to a trilogy.</span><br />
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I gotta say the cover of this book is fantastic! Very eye catching! This book is considered YA Steampunk. It does have elements of steampunk, a Victorian era feel taking place in England with a thrilling adventure full of inventions, secrets and murder. In my opinion a great read for the young adult world.<br />
The main character Meg has recently been orphaned with the tragic death of her parents. All she has left is a pocket watch that she keeps around her neck.<br />
As a young girl being raised in a society where status is important it's a huge blow to Meg to take on the job of a housemaid. She tries to be thankful that the Baron of the house was willing to take her in when she had nowhere else to go but the way the house is run is very unusual and even more unusual, no one has seen the baron whom lives at the house for years. <br />
The pocket watch she wears is so important to her she decides she wants to get it fixed but the only person she knows of that might be able to help her is the Groom aka the Tinker that lives in the Carriage House. But she has been forbidden to ever go around him. The other housemaids saying he holds a candle to the Devil. The need for what she wants overriding her orders to stay away she sneaks to that Carriage House and what is discovered about the pocket watch is just the beginning of a thrilling adventure. The pocket watch takes her on a life changing journey through England, discovering things about her family she never knew about, and trying to do it all while staying one step ahead of a man trying to kill her.<br />
I don't want to give too much away but this story is so packed with excitement you will find yourself finishing this book in no time. So many twist and turns, Meg putting her life in danger to get one more clue. I have heard this book being compared to a girl version of Sherlock Holmes and I have to completely agree with that. If you know a young reader I highly recommend this book and for adults too, I really enjoyed it. <br />
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<span class="Bold">Kristin Bailey</span> grew up in the middle of the
San Joaquin Valley in California. As a kid she enjoyed visiting the
beach, camping and skiing with her two brothers.
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Now she is a military wife and mother of two young children. She is also
terrible about spoiling her pets. She has one fluffy mutt, two cats who
think they own the world, and a fish tank with some really plump little
fish and a pair of snails who are secretly ninja assassins.
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In the course of her adventures, she has worked as a zookeeper, balloon
artist, and substitute teacher. Now she enjoys writing books for teens
who enjoy mystery and adventure as much as she does.<br />
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<b> THE DARKENING, by Caris Roane</b> <br />
<b> A novella of the Guardians of Ascension</b> <br />
<b> 49,800 words plus Ascension Terminology</b> <br />
<i>A tortured warrior and a peace-loving counselor battle to protect Second Earth against a powerful dark force…</i> <br />
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<b>He thwarted connection of any kind…</b> <br />
Fearing that his newly emerged <i>grayle </i>power will kill innocent ascenders, Samuel Daman struggles to keep his distance from beautiful Vela Stillwell. But the <i>breh-hedden </i>has struck and her light floral scent tears at his restraint. When the enemy draws them both into the darkening, a place of secret travel for Third ascenders, will Samuel learn to control his power, or will he destroy what he desires most? <br />
<b>She hid from grief…</b> <br />
Vela Stillwell wanted a new life, away from Militia Headquarters, away from the reminder of all she’d lost when her husband died five years earlier. Seeking a more reclusive occupation, she finishes her last day of work only to have Samuel Daman and the infamous <i>breh-hedden</i> sweep through her life. Though trying to disconnect from her new emerging power and from Samuel, the call of the darkening pulls Vela into an adventure that both terrifies her, yet reveals the truth about her deepest desires. Will she succumb to the <i>breh-hedden, </i>or will her fears prevent her from living life to the fullest? <br />
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I dedicate this blog to BOOK HOARDERS everywhere! And thank you so much to ALL-THE-FUN-STARTS-AFTER-DARK for having me here today! <br />
I write paranormal romance and LOVE it! I’ve always enjoyed sci-fi and fantasy, and even when I wrote my sweet Regency romance as Valerie King, I snuck in a vampire or two as well as characters from mythology! And that was way before the <i>paranormal </i>crazy. So, yeah, I’ve been dialed in to all things ghostly, and creepy, and fascinating for a looooong time! <br />
I set my current Guardians of Ascension paranormal romance series – very epic series set in ascending dimensional earths and involving VAMPIRES – here in the Sonoran Desert where I live. I’ve been a resident of the Phoenix area for over two decades, though I grew up in California! The desert is a strange place to live, with thorny things both crawly and non-crawly, like cactus. You wouldn’t believe how many of our plants have thorns, but then desert living on any level isn’t for the faint of heart. We get blistering heat in the summer and you’ve probably heard that ridiculous saying about how ‘it’s <i>dry </i>heat’. Well, let me tell you that it may be ‘dry’ but you can’t send your kids out to play in that heat for half the year, at least not without life-support! <br />
But because I live here, I set most of the action of my Guardians of Ascension here in the desert, which of course meant that I couldn’t have my hunky warriors walking around in leather pants. So, instead, I have them battle in smokin’ hot, leather kilts. You heard it right! And I’ve used the backdrop of many of our locales to frame the action, and the names are fabulous: Superstition Mountain, the White Tanks, Camelback Mountain, Carefree, and Queen Creek just to name a few! <br />
My latest novella, THE DARKENING, is based on my Guardians of Ascension series. The story follows Vela Stillwell as she grapples with her newly emerged ‘darkening’ power, in which she’s able to travel between Second Earth and Third Earth through a ‘darkening grid’. These travels land her in a world of danger so it’s up to Warrior Samuel to protect her as she tracks down one of Samuel’s fellow warriors, Duncan, who’s been snagged by some really bad guys! And then, of course, the <i>breh-hedden </i>-- my own version of vampire-mate-bonding -- knocks this couple flat and it’s a roller-coaster ride as these two polarized ascenders try to stay away from each other! <br />
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The following excerpt comes from the first chapter of THE DARKENING in which we meet Vela for the first time. <br />
<b>Chapter One</b> <br />
Vela Stillwell sat straight up in bed and planted a palm between sweat-slickened breasts. <br />
<i>A nightmare that wasn’t a nightmare. </i> <br />
She set a stream of curses rippling the air and leaving behind tiny little fireworks--one of her more exalted powers that she kept hidden. Normally, the sparkling lights made her smile, but right now she was pissed as hell. <br />
She didn’t want this, more power than she’d ever asked to have and a connection to another Militia Warrior. <br />
She didn’t know the man in her dreams, but he had a darkness about him that both frightened her and left her feeling weak in a womanish way, like she wanted to be with him, wanted to be <i>under </i>him. <br />
The vision, or whatever it was, had taken place in the desert and the warrior had been battling out at the Superstitions. He’d helped out a Warrior of the Blood, the super-sexy Santiago that had half the women at HQ racing to the workout center whenever it was known he would be running sword drills with the Thunder God Warriors. <br />
Vela avoided the workout center. <br />
The last thing she wanted was to hook up with another warrior. She’d loved and lost a man of the sword and she couldn’t go through it again. So, when the women at lunch got to talking about who looked particularly hot in a battle kilt these days, she’d usually make an excuse and head back to her desk early, on the opposite side of the building, where she worked crunching numbers, paying invoices, and reviewing purchase orders. <br />
She’d been widowed five years now, but it still felt like yesterday since Jeff was killed in the line of duty, while battling death vampires at the Awatukee Borderland. <br />
Waking up, therefore, with weird dreams about a warrior she didn’t know, but who appealed to her in an erotic, primal way, chapped her hide especially since today would be her last day at HQ. <br />
She’d finally decided to leave the Apache Junction Two compound so she wouldn’t have to be around the whole Militia Warrior camp. She wanted a fresh start and next week she’d take up her new job as a counselor at the rehab center where she’d be working with Fiona, Warrior Jean-Pierre’s mated <i>breh</i>, helping to rehabilitate former blood slaves. <br />
She checked her bedroom clock. It was already half past five. She got up and worked out for an hour, something she’d done since Jeff died. The exertion kept her sane. <br />
She dressed in her usual dark slacks, light blue silk blouse, and low heels. She let her unruly, and very thick, long blond hair flow free, ignoring all the errant curls, letting the uncontrolled mass be a sign of the change to come, that after today she’d begin a new, less restricted life. <br />
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<i>I hope you enjoyed this excerpt from THE DARKENING. </i>To learn more about Warrior Samuel go to: <a href="http://www.carisroane.com/the-darkening/">http://www.carisroane.com/the-darkening/</a> <br />
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THE DARKENING Tour <br />
Giveaway Details <br />
Caris is giving away an eBook of THE DARKENING at every tour stop. <br />
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<b>Caris Roane Grand Prize Giveaway:</b> <br />
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One lucky winner will receive: <br />
· A $10 e-Card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble <br />
· a signed copy of ASCENSION <br />
· an e-copy of THE DARKENING <br />
· Caris Roane sticky notes, note cards, notepad, versatile calendar, RTC cards!!<br />
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18 February 2013<br />
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Six years ago, Haidyn Mast left his home and his betrothed
Anisa to follow his magical calling. Too weak to join the Arcane Guild and too
ashamed to return home, he has made a life as a prostitute--to all outward
appearances. In truth, he sells his mind but not his body, using magic to let
his clients experience their most secret fantasies while his hands stay clean.
Even the Lawman, the arbiter of justice in Reseda, is one of his clients, but
Haidyn would rather not know the extent of that man's depravity.<br />
<br />
Though successful, Haidyn is shunned as a whore and his lack of formal training
is causing his power to grow out of control. He's ready to retire and leave the
city, but when he sees his Anisa standing at Lawman's side, he knows he must
rescue her from the abusive enforcer. Risking his life and his sanity, he
devises a plan, knowing that failure will mean death for him, and a lifetime of
torment for her...</div>
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Shona Husk lives in
Western Australia at the edge of the Indian Ocean. Blessed with a lively
imagination she spent most of her childhood making up stories. As an adult she
discovered romance novels and hasn't looked back. Drawing on history and myth,
she weaves new worlds and writes heroes who aren't afraid to get hurt while
falling in love.<br />
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With stories ranging from sensual to scorching, she is published with Ellora's
Cave, Samhain Publishing, Carina Press and Sourcebooks.</div>
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<a href="http://www.shonahusk.com/BookList.pdf" target="_">Printable Book List</a></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Connect with Shona:</i></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.shonahusk.com/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Website</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> / </b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/shonahusk"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Facebook</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> / </b><a href="https://twitter.com/ShonaHusk"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Twitter</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> / </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3464665.Shona_Husk"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Goodreads</b></a></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">* Do you have any
rituals you do before you sit down to write?</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">No. I’m really
boring. I just sit down and write. After a couple of hours I’ll have a hot
chocolate and a little break but then it’s back to it. Because I have a part
time day job and kids my writing time is valuable and I have to get on with it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">*I know some Authors
do not like to read reviews of their books. Where do you stand on this?</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Some get sent to me
by reviewers or the publicist at Sourcebooks, some I see via google alerts.
I’ve read good ones and bad ones. They are a fact of life. There are plenty of
popular books that I’ve hated. If we all liked the same books the world would
be pretty boring and we wouldn’t need lots of different stories.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">* Do
you have a crazy fan story?</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">No,
my fans are delightful.</span></div>
<div class="MsoSubtitle">
<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">*Biggest
pet peeve?</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Getting
stuck at the day job. People not responding to emails, stepping in cat chuck at
6am. Discovering I’ve run out of chocolate…the usual kind of stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">*Are you attending any Conventions in the coming
year?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Yes,
I’m going to the ARR convention in Brisbane (Australia) and also the Romance
Writers of Australia conference in Fremantle (Western Australia). The cost of
going to the US means I can’t get over there every year :(</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">*What are you working on now?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I’ve
just finished the edits on my July release The Outcast Prince, and I’m working
on book two in the series, Lord of the Hunt. In between that I’m writing some
more erotic romance for Ellora’s Cave.</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">*Do you ever get inspiration for a character
from people you meet?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I
don’t write people into my books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things
that I read in the newspaper, or pictures that intrigue I cut out and put in my
ideas box but by the time I start writing a story it can be hard to pinpoint
where the idea’s came from as they’ve sat in my mind tumbling around for so
long. Often to the point of being unrecognizable from what I thought the story
would be.</span></div>
<div class="MsoSubtitle">
<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">*Out of your books do you have a favorite
character or one that was really easy for you to write?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I
usually love whatever I’m working on :) Dark Vow was very easy to write, the
sequel Dark Secrets was a bit tougher as I wasn’t sure about the hero—I loved
him but I wasn’t sure anyone else would.</span></div>
<div class="MsoSubtitle">
<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">*What genre of books do you prefer to read in
your down time?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">I
like romantic suspense, erotic romance, fantasy, historical and paranormal
romance. I’ll read just about anything if the blurb catches my eye.</span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">* I know some of us here at All the Fun Starts
After Dark are guilty of this so I gotta ask, Have you ever bought a book
because of its cover?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: grey; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;">Yes.
Once that I regret. But most recently the book was as good as the cover (The
Perfect Play by Jaci Burton). Covers are important as they are the first thing
we see when picking up a book. I think the cover artists and marketing have done
a brilliant job if people are picking up a book based on the cover.</span><span style="color: grey; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 128;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">When
Lyra McCauley learns residents of Dragonspeir’s Alliance are suffering with a
deadly plague, she doesn’t heed the warnings of her fiancé, wizard Cullen
Drake, to remain safe in her human world. After all, she’s the present Scribe—one
of five strong women in her ancestry who possessed unique magic, each destined
to protect the Alliance against the evil Black Dragon of the Dark Realm. With Cullen
dependent upon Alliance power to maintain his immortality, the stakes are
doubled for Lyra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">She
leaves her college teaching and puts herself at risk for the community
afflicted by black magic. To find a cure, she and Cullen travel into the vile,
lawless underworld of Terza to strike a bargain with an expert. Their efforts
further enrage the Black Dragon, vowing to decimate the Alliance and avenge the
murder of his heir. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Lyra
must secure the three lost volumes of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Book
of Dragonspeir.</i> Written by the three earliest Scribes, each book contains
energy. Possession of the entire set will enable overthrow of the Dark Realm.
Following clues into dangerous lands, Lyra and Cullen seek those volumes. His
assistants, Kenzo the tiger owl and Noba the pseudodragon, prove invaluable
aids. Only if they succeed, will the Alliance be safe and Lyra reach closer to
the immortality she needs to live a life with Cullen.</span></div>
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receiving a disturbing email from her fiancee in dragonspier stating
that the people there are plagued by black magic and dying quickly. The
dark Dragon is seeking revenge for the death of his son by using the
plague. Lyra hurries to dragonspier to help against fiancee Cullen's
advice, being the scribe and a healer she feels it is her duty to help.
Lyra and Cullen face going into a darker realm, Terza to gain a cure for
the plague, you must fight black magic with black magic!<br />
<br />Finding one of the dragonspier lost scribe volumes in Terza Lyra and
Cullen set out to find more since each hold power from the scribe who
wrote them and are extremely valuable in the war raging between good and
evil in dragonspier. Can Lyra finally be the scribe who defeats the
black Dragon and brings dragonspier peace?<br />
<br />This is the only book of the trilogy I have read, though the author
was good at pitching in information from the previous novels so I could
easily follow the story. I found this book to be an enticing story, but I
also found it lacking. I feel that the story line is great and hoped
for an amazing read. Could be that I have not read the previous books, I
found it a little repetitive. While there was action in the story it
just didn't hit it for me. The book was well written though. I think the
author designed a very Interesting world and characters.</div>
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<i> book one of the Inferii Dii</i><br />
<i> </i><i>The one thing Syrus Alcot, the God of Death Osiris in the
Egyptian Pantheon, wants in all the worlds is the woman he loved and
lost returned to him. When he gave up his powers, and freedom for a life
of service he was promised her return. That was over one thousand years
ago. A member of a team of dark gods charged with keeping humanity
safe, he leads a loveless existence in New York City, searching for the
one thing that could bring his wife back to him, a lapis scarab that was
lost to him ages before.</i><br />
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<i>Gwen Stapleton, a mild mannered librarian, is unaware that she holds
the key to not only Syrus’ happiness, but her own. Seemingly stuck in a
hopeless relationship with a man she doesn’t love, she has no idea that a
chance meeting in Alphabet City will start a landslide to her heart’s
content. Because Gwen is the keeper of the scarab, and is everything
Syrus has ever wanted… and hes not the only one. </i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>An Ancient evil is waking, and its servants will stop at nothing to
see it seize its rightful place as the new pantheon of earth. And in
order for Syrus and his team to save the world, Gwen is going to have to
accept him, and show that love does make all the difference.</i><br />
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What else can I say! S.A. Price has warmed up these cold nights with a stunning group of male gods. Book one in the Inferi Dii series starts off with Syrus, immortal god of Death or also known as the Egyptian God Osiris. They gave up their lives to protect the world, as well as their powers. Each God has a Relic which hold their power and each Relic has a Keeper. This Keeper is the vessel for the stored powers and when a God find his Keeper he shall have his powers back and a partner to spend the rest of eternity with. Their group being called the Inferi Dii. Their enemy, demons called Div are causing a lot of problems. They are the servants of the VeIns and at one time was meant to rule but instead were bound to another dimension. So the war between the VeIn and Inferi Dii has been an ongoing battle but has really picked up lately and the Inferi Dii aren't completely sure why. </div>
If you love Mythology or are new to it this is a fantastic book for you!<i> </i><br />
Syrus is keeping watch over a seedy neighborhood when he comes up on some Div's following two women that had just left a club. The knight in shining armor that he is does his duties to protect and in turn meets a woman that he feels a deep conection with right off the bat.<br />
Gwen is your run of the mill Librarian that doesn't see herself as beautiful or deserving of a good man. In a relationship she has just settled for even though her best friend tells her she deserves more. While out with her best friend Ansley she has a run in with two men and is saved by a gorgeous man that doesn't take no for an answer when getting home safely. Little does she know that this man, Syrus, finds her very attractive and is willing to do anything to keep her safe. <i> </i> <br />
Gwen is having to redefine herself, find how she fits into the new world she is thrust in and trust people whom she hardly knows. <br />
I had an immediate connection with Gwen and Syrus. How Gwen settles for what she has instead of going after what she wants and how Syrus is lonely and hopes to find the one person he is meant to be with. It really helped me to see great things can happen when you least expect it. I love how the two main characters Syrus and Gwen's relationship grows and that two people that were both in lonely situations find happiness against the odds. I can not wait for book in this series to be available and I highly recommend getting a copy!!<br />
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~FAVORITE QUOTES~<br />
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<li>"Knowing you had something you needed so close, yet so far away was the worst kind of torture."</li>
<li>"If there's anything to be taken from History it's that life fucks you over at every given turn."</li>
<li>"A group of willing females, all interested, none jealous, all fine with sharing. It was now as it was before, though through the ages the rules had changed. He no longer wanted just one. One wouldn't help keep back the loneliness." </li>
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Book Four:<strong> </strong>Fallen Series<strong class="style5"></strong><br />
<strong class="style5"> </strong><span class="bookdetailstext">SBN: 9781101607336 </span><br />
<span class="bookdetailstext">Pages: 336 </span><br />
<span class="bookdetailstext">Release Day: 31 Dec 2012 </span><br />
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<em>There’s only one thing more lethal than a vampire. </em> <br />
<em>A Black Fallen. Rather, a fallen angel engulfed in the blackest of magic.</em> <br />
<em>And three of the most dangerous have descended upon Edinburgh…</em> <br />
Tattoo artist,
RILEY POE, has changed. After surviving the bites of three potent
Strigoi, she has acquired traits from each that parallel those of the
most lethal of vampires. Her strength, speed, hearing are unmatched.
She’s a stick of dynamite, fuse lit.
She’s about to put those unique powers to good
use. And she’ll need them. <br />
Now that the rogue
bloodsuckers plaguing the Lowcountry are under control once more, and
Riley, along with her guardian vampire, ELI DUPRE, Riley’s brother,
SETH POE, and Eli’s brother, PHIN DUPRE, and Strigoi vampire VICTORIAN
ARCOS agree to join JAKE ANDORRA’S elite WUP team. Worldwide
Unexplained Phenomenon takes cases too powerful and dangerous for mere
humans to handle. Comprised of vampires, humans with tendencies,
immortal druids, werewolves and witches, there aren’t many situations
the WUP members can’t handle. But there are unholy, lethal disturbances
in the ancient city of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Riley and the others
accept the mission.<br />
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<u><span style="color: lime;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span></u><br />
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<i>Edinburgh, Scotland<br /> Old Town<br /> Late October</i><br />
Blood. Holy Christ, there’s so much of it. Everywhere. Bodies. Human
bodies. Crumpled, laying in distorted ways, jagged bones jutting through
ripped clothes as they lay lifeless on the cobbled stones. Against the
buildings. So many. My stomach rolls, and I look away. I breathe,
carefully picking my way through. It’s cold. Windy. Now the streets are
barren. Where did the blood, the bodies go? I’m not here alone. I feel a
presence.<br />
It’s behind me. Hugging the shadows. So fast, I can’t tell if it’s running, flying, or scaling the walls.<br />
Doesn’t really matter. Either way, I’m being stalked.<br />
And it’s one of the Black Fallen.<br />
Hurrying along the sidewalk, I slip into a narrow alley and press my
back against the aged stones. A dim streetlamp overhangs the eve above,
and the shadows reach long and jagged toward me. I listen closely. The
air suddenly shifts, and in the next second I leap over the alley to the
opposite wall. I climb, and in seconds I’m on the roof. I crouch, my
fingers curled around the ledge, peering into the pitch darkness below.
Waiting.<br />
I know he’s coming for me.<br />
I want him to.<br />
Leaning back on my heels, I find the hilt of my silver blade that’s
tucked into the back of my jeans, and palm it tightly. My eyes search
the alley, the street and shadows below. Then I lift my gaze to study
the jagged rooftops. It’s here. Hiding. Lurking. Adrenaline rushes
through me, and I draw a deep breath—<br />
I’m on my back, rolling away, then I lurch up and crouch several feet from the ledge.<br />
No one is there. My blade is drawn, my body rigid. Ready.<br />
“You’re fast,” a voice whispers behind me.<br />
I whip around, and slash my blade.<br />
A figure jerks back, then a laughs darkly. “Almost too fast. But not quite.”<br />
Suddenly, he’s in front of me, and strong fingers grasp my throat. I’m
lifted off my feet as he walks toward the ledge. I try to slash at him
with the blade, kick, throw my legs around him, but I’m paralyzed. I
can’t even scream. The shadows fall onto his face, blurring his features
together. I can do nothing more than stare.<br />
“You’re powerless,
my young mixed-blood,” he says. His voice is deep, his accent . . . old.
“You can do nothing to stop me.” He swings me out and shakes me over
the ledge. Nothing but air separates me from the stone cobbles thirty
feet below. He’s using some kind of mind-power shit on me and it’s
pissing me off. My gaze never leaves the vicinity of his.<br />
“Oh.
Strong-willed, are you?” he says. I can hear laughter in his voice,
shaking me again. He’s only toying with me, amused. “Strength will get
you nowhere with me,” he warns, and gives me anther shake. “See how
you’re nothing but a weak mortal now? All those powers you’ve acquired?
Gone. You’d be better off to join us.” He cocks his head. “Would you?”<br />
I try to answer, but my throat is squeezed shut.<br />
He laughs. “Oh. Forgive me,” he says, and loosens his grip on me. “Now, what was that?”<br />
“Go fuck yourself,” I say in a hoarse whisper.<br />
Instantly, my throat is released, and I’m falling fast, the cobbles
reaching up to me, and his laughter resonating off the stone walls, and
the broken bodies along the cobbles begin screaming my name—<br />
“Riley?”<br />
“What?” I jerk up, my eyes fluttering open.<br />
“You were sleeping,” a raspy, familiar voice says. “Are you all right?”<br />
I turn my head and look. It’s Eli. Relief washes over me. “Yeah, I’m okay.”<br />
Eli’s blue eyes narrow. Nail me to my seat. “Liar.”<br />
I smile. “Just a dream, big guy. No big deal. Honest.”<br />
Eli’s mouth tips at the corner. “You don’t have normal dreams, Ri.”<br />
He’s right. I sure as hell don’t. “I just dreamed a Black Fallen kicked my ass.”<br />
Eli sighs and closes his eyes. Frustration rolls off him in waves. “Riley,” he begins, and looks at me.<br />
“I know, I know,” I finish. “Cross my heart, I will let you know if anything weird happens.”<br />
His cerulean stare is disbelieving. I really don’t blame him, either.<br />
“We’re almost there. Fifteen minutes, tops.”<br />
I lean forward a little and glance past Eli at Jake Andorra. My new boss.<br />
He grins. “I promise.”<br />
The Rover pitches forward and my hand involuntarily tightens around the
leather strap suspended above the door that I’ve had a death grip on
ever since the vehicle left the parking lot at the airport. Our driver,
Peter, is an old guy with a shock of gray hair covered by a tweed cap.
Peter is clearly insane and lacks an updated driver’s license. Maybe
he’s never even had one. Peter hits the gas and passes a slower driver.
We all lunge forward. My stomach turns.<br />
“Och. Sorry ’bout that,” says Peter nonchalantly in heavy Scottish brogue.<br />
Jake chuckles.<br />
“Ignore him,” Eli says, and leans close. His lips graze my ear, and I’m
not at all surprised at the shiver it causes within me. “He likes to
get you riled up.”<br />
I glare at Jake, who shrugs. “It’s true,” he admits.<br />
I turn away and ignore him. Eli’s right. Jake is one cocky ass. Hot as mess, but an ass all the same.<br />
“Thank you,” Jake says.<br />
I shoot him another glare. Mind readers suck. And I’m surrounded by
them—including my immortal druid boss and the gorgeous vampire sitting
next to me.<br />
Staring out of the window, I can see my ghostly
reflection in the glass. I finger my long bangs. Gone are the magenta
highlights I’ve worn in my hair forever. My varying layers now hang
straight in solid sheets of jet-black. Jake had advised me to draw less
attention to myself. That almost makes me laugh out loud, even now. As
if the inky angel wings tattooed at the corner of my left eye and the
massive dragon etched into my back and down both of my arms aren’t
enough of an attention grabber. I had agreed, though, to axe the
highlights for now. Besides, they were work to keep up with. And they
seemed to fit my lifestyle back in Savannah as master tattoo artist and
proprietor of Inksomnia. Back when life was easy and uncomplicated.
Greasy Krystal hamburgers and hot, melting Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Chick-O-Sticks and RC Cola. Boiled peanuts. Crabs and oysters.<br />
Nothing will ever be that easy again.<br />
Jake Andorra recruited me to join an elite task force known as WUP, or
Worldwide Unexplained Phenomenon, a few months ago. Up until then I’d
been a slayer of all things otherworldly and dangerous—until I became
both of those things myself. Now everything has changed.<br />
I study
the Edinburgh skyline as it emerges through a hazy gray mist. The heavy,
salty scent of the ocean—a smell that I’m very familiar with—seeps in
through the cracks of the car and infiltrates my nostrils as it rolls in
from the North Sea. A small slice of familiarity to keep me from
missing home, from missing my little brother, Seth, or my surrogate
grandparents, Estelle and Preacher. Or my best friend, Nyx. But this is
my first task for WUP, and I have to give it my very best.<br />
We’re
in a steady stream of traffic as our convoy of four vehicles moves along
the M8 toward Edinburgh. We’d landed in Glasgow and met up with a man
named Darius, who now trails behind our Rover of Death, piloted by Peter
the Insane, in another vehicle. Although Darius helped save my life
once before, I don’t know him well.. He’s an ancient immortal Pict
warrior, and I mean ancient as in from the days of Merlin kind of
ancient. From what Jake tells me, Darius is a powerhouse of strength.
Mind and body. But that’s all I know. Behind Darius are two other elite
WUP crew members: Ginger Slater and Lucian MacLeod. The only werewolves
I’ve ever met. Like Darius, I still have more to learn about them.<br />
In the final car are two people—or vampires, if you want to be
exact—from home who were also recruited to the Scotland task force. One,
Noah Miles. Eli’s best friend and head guardian of Charleston, South
Carolina. A total bad-boy vamp who pushes every single limit thrown his
way. Easygoing and full of southern charm, it’s almost like watching a
magic show when he morphs into full-fledged fighting vampire. It’s a
thing of beauty. To me, anyway. And he’s saved my ass more times than I
can count.<br />
And then there’s Victorian Arcos. Our history is so
complicated it could fill a book. Even as I think about the strigoi
vampire who bit me—whose DNA flows through my veins—I have to look away
from Eli. A scrutinizing look from him, and I can tell he knows where my
thoughts are.<br />
I blow against the window and the glass fogs from
my surprisingly still-warm breath. Outside, the air is chilly,
everything a stony gray. Because I have the ability to hear things
acutely miles and miles away, I have to work extra hard to tune
everything out and concentrate on just my thoughts. Of who and what I
am. Of what’s become of me.<br />
I was bitten by not one vampire, but
four in total. Three of those bites came from deadly, powerful strigoi
vampires. One came from Eli, simply because he wanted some normal
vampire venom flowing through my body. Three were courtesy of the
Arcos’, including the one who now rides with us through the streets of
Edinburgh. It makes things tense between all of us, and it makes me . . .
special. I carry a little of each of their extraordinary traits. I’m
not quite strigoi, yet there’s very little of the human left in me now.
But after that dream I just had, who the hell knows how much help I can
be here. What if the Fallen have the power to strip me of all my strigoi
abilities? I can’t even think that way now. I have to concentrate.
Fight. Stay alive.<br />
Eli’s fingers lace through mine and he
squeezes my hand. He knows me so well; he’s trying to distract me from
thoughts that he knows disturb me.<br />
Eligius Dupré. Deadly
predator. Violent vampire. Fiercely loyal. And now he’s my fiancé. My
sensitive, hot, kick-ass vampire fiancé. We’ve been through a lot
together. He saved not only my life, but my brother’s as well. I owe him
everything, and there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him. I’m almost a
completely respectable woman now. Who would’ve ever thought that I,
Riley Poe, ex-gang member, troublemaking punk kid could have a degree in
art, own her own ink shop. and be engaged? How’s that for crazy? We
haven’t set a date yet, but I’m pretty sure we won’t even have time to
think about that until matters are finished here in Scotland.<br />
I
glance outside to check on our progress, and we are much closer to the
city. Tall dark spires and ancient stone architecture poke through the
mist, and the formidable Edinburgh Castle looms above Old Town in its
gloomy, ominous splendor. I’d Googled the city to familiarize myself
with it, and I admit: it’s pretty freaking cool. Even knowing evil
resides in the city and what we face in taking that evil down doesn’t
deter me from wanting to check it all out for myself. Scottish history
seems interesting and this place is loaded with it. So says Jake.<br />
Peter exits the M8 on two wheels, and in minutes we’re weaving through
the narrow streets of Edinburgh. I stare at the old architecture, the
people. It all looks so normal, like any medieval-born European city
that I’ve seen in books. Everything’s made of dark, aged stone, and it’s
easy to imagine horses, carts, and people from times past wandering the
streets and throwing buckets of pee out of the windows. If I didn’t
know evil lurked in the shadows, I’d never guess it was here.<br />
But
it is here. Dormant for now, but just below the surface. And they’re
waiting for us. The Black Fallen. And after that short dream, I feel
they know me. I’d better watch my ass good.<br />
Peter takes a turn
that I’m pretty sure sets the Rover on one wheel, and my hand tightens
against the strap once more. From the front seat Jake chuckles. My eyes
follow the cars coming toward us as we drive on the opposite side of the
road, the city’s notorious black cabs littering the cobbled streets and
zooming past us. My brain won’t accept it yet. It’s just weird to be on
the other side of the road. Yet I have this insane desire to give it a
try and take a drive myself. Maybe later. After we’ve taken care of
business.<br />
Merchant storefronts line the street, most with their
own quirky, painted signs hanging above the entranceways. A bakery. Yes!
My stomach growls at the thought of what lies in the display cases. And
there’s a chip shop—battered, fried fish and fried potato
deliciousness. A corner market swings into view. As we pass by
storefront after storefront, I wonder if any of them are the place Jake
mentioned: a restaurant with take-out ice cream. Vittoria’s. It’s on my
list of places to find first.<br />
Jake has informed us that Gabriel,
another WUP member and an immortal Pict like Darius, will meet us and
introduce us to Old and New Town Edinburgh. Gabriel is WUPs Edinburgh
contact and has been here since before the organization was even formed.
He knows the streets, backward and forward. I hope I don’t get lost.
Savannah is easy. It’s not a big city at all and is easily navigable via
the town squares. I’m thinking this will be a little tougher. I’m
ready, though. I like a challenge.<br />
Peter turns onto a one-way
cobbled drive and squeezes the Rover under a stone arch with an aged
plate sign that says OLD TOLBOOTH WYND. I want to close my eyes, the
Rover is so close to the sides of the archway. Instead, I glance behind
us at the other WUP vehicles.<br />
“Tight fit, aye?” Old Peter says with a cackling laugh.<br />
I meet his twinkling gaze in the rearview mirror. “You barely squeaked by,” I answer.<br />
Peter and Jake both chuckle. Eli shakes his head and grins at me.<br />
Once through the arch, the cobbled path opens up to a small, ancient,
bricked courtyard flanked by a weathered wrought-iron double gate, which
stands open. Through the gates the path winds around a stone fountain. I
check out my immediate surroundings. Behind the fountain is an old,
narrow, crescent-shaped stone building, three stories high and flagged
with windows. Several steps rise to the red double doors.<br />
“This
used to be a school,” Jake says, turning halfway in his seat to face me.
His accent is odd. Not thick and modern, like Peter’s, but older.
“Gabriel has owned it for a verra long while. Since it closed, anyway.”
He turns back in his seat. “Now ’tis WUP’s active Scotland
headquarters.”<br />
Peter stops the Rover and puts it in park, and I
release the door and get out. A light mist falls, and the wind cuts
through the courtyard, sharp and brisk, and stings my cheeks. I don’t
get cold much anymore, but this weather sinks straight to the bone.
Shoving my hands deep into the pockets of my ankle-length black trench,
which does at least keep my clothes dry, I study the fountain as I pass.
It strikes me. I can’t help but stop and stare. In the center is a
derelict angel, wings hanging limply behind him, his hands raised and
cupped over his mouth as if shouting something at the top of his lungs.
Water spurts from his hands and washes over him into the fountain’s
pond. For some reason the statue chills me. Overhead, ravens screech,
and as I glance up a swarm of black moves from one side of the crescent
to the other as the birds fly in a flock. I notice the only sound I hear
besides the water falling over the angel are the ravens’ wings beating
against the wind. They sound like harsh whispers. Freaky weird.<br />
Then I sense it. My eyes dart all around me. Searching. Seeking.<br />
“You can feel it, aye?” Jake asks close to me.<br />
I meet his alarming green eyes. “Evil,” I say. It’s so heavy. It feels
like a wet, hot blanket draped over my body. While the city doesn’t look
it, there’s definitely a feeling of it in the air.<br />
“Pure evil, through and through,” he says.<br />
Our gazes lock, and there’s an immediate understanding between us.<br />
“Lucky for us, though,” he says, “we’re in the window.”<br />
The sound of car doors slamming silences my next question (What
window?) and draws my attention back to my immediate surroundings. I
turn to watch the other WUP members climb out of their vehicles. Darius
is closest, and he walks toward me with long, purposeful strides. He’s
tall and muscular, with dark auburn hair pulled back at the nape of his
neck. Beneath the dark shades lies a pair of disturbing, ancient amber
eyes. He stops a foot away. “Riley,” he says, giving me a slight nod.
“Ready to begin?”<br />
There’s an air surrounding Darius that reeks of, I don’t know. . . .mystical madness. “I hope I can help.”<br />
A smile splits his face, revealing straight white teeth. An amazing
transformation, that smile. Truly handsome. Breathtakingly so. “You
will.”<br />
Eli is suddenly beside me. I’m pretty tall for a woman,
but Eli towers over me. He’s just a big guy. He doesn’t touch me. He
simply stands. Protectively. Something we’re still working on, I can
assure you. Eli has been a little overprotective in the past, and for
some of it, I’m eternally grateful. But he knows I like to handle
myself. “Darius,” Eli acknowledges. I resist jabbing my elbow into his
gut.<br />
Darius nods. “Dupré.”<br />
Just then the double-hung,
red-painted doors in the center of the crescent swing open, and out step
Gabriel, along with Sydney Maspeth. Sydney starts down the steps first,
making her way toward me. “Riley. Eli,” she says, smiling, and grabs my
hands. “So glad you came. I was worried you’d change your mind.”<br />
“Not a chance,” I answer. Sydney is shorter than me, petite, blond, and
tough as nails. Yet she moves with a particular grace that gives away
her once-genteel lifestyle. In another life, she was a grade school
teacher from the Carolinas. Then Sydney shed her Steele Magnolias
persona and now she fights monsters. Other than her sick ability to read
a dead language, she has no outstanding gifts of strength. But she’s
been trained by Gabriel and can fight like a banshee. She’s still
graceful as ever. And she’s immortal. I guess that has pluses and
minuses. Even dressed in black cargo pants, boots, and a heavy black
turtleneck sweater, with her hair pulled into a ready-for-ass-kicking
ponytail, Sydney moves as though she’s floating, feet barely touching
the ground. Even her hand motions are elegant. She might as well have on
a tutu.<br />
“I see you survived Peter’s driving,” Sydney remarks.<br />
“Barely,” I answer. “He’s worse than, well, me.”<br />
Sydney laughs, and Gabriel is there beside her. “Ms. Poe,” he nods, then meets Eli’s gaze. “Dupré.” He extends a hand.<br />
Eli takes it firmly and shakes. “Gabriel.”<br />
Gabriel, like Darius, has no family name. He is Eli’s height and just
as solid. He has long, straight black hair that he keeps pulled behind
his neck in a silver clip. His eyes are a weird mercury color that can
stop you in your tracks. I’m not kidding—literally freeze you where you
stand. His face is cut and strong. Basically, he’s pretty damn sexy.<br />
His stare is almost as profound as Eli’s.<br />
I’m punched in the arm. Without even turning around I know it’s Noah.<br />
He leans down to me. “Can you feel it?” he asks. Noah has sunkissed
brown dreads, and pulls them back in a thick, untamed tail. Crazy silver
eyes—much like Gabriel’s—stare down at me.<br />
“Hell, yeah, I can
feel it,” I answer, and I know he’s referring to the same ominous evil
blanketing the city that I had detected earlier.<br />
“Let’s all go
inside,” Jake says, nodding toward the red doors. “We can get better
acquainted with each other,” he says, his eyes aimed directly on me,
“and with what’s out there.” With a quick glance to the sky, he jogs up
the steps. I wonder what he’s thinking. With Jake, you never know.<br />
We all give one another an inquisitive look, then grab our bags from
the trunks and move toward the crescent building that will, for now, be
our new home base. WUP headquarters.<br />
The silver blades in my
duffel bag, along with the very special potions concocted by Preacher
and Estelle, my surrogate root doctor grandparents, rest as heavily on
my shoulder as the solid weight of death I feel hanging in the air
around me.<br />
<br /><br /> Inside the Crescent it’s old, dark, and chilly
despite the fire snapping in the fireplace. The air smells of charred
wood and musty earth. Dim yellow light spills from several tarnished
sconces embedded in the stone walls. They cast a hazy luminescence onto
the wood-plank floors, and I notice my shadow stretches peculiarly when I
move. Like my arms and legs are twice as long and my head distorted.
Weird.<br />
The foyer is empty. A row of old iron hooks, no higher
than hip level, lines one wall of the entryway. Coat hooks, probably for
the children who once went to school here. I don’t know. Something
kinda creepy about that.<br />
“You may settle your belongings wherever
you wish on the second floor,” Gabriel says, his eyes sweeping over all
of us. “There are several chambers to choose from. The third floor is
primarily for training. We’ll meet in the library for briefing in
fifteen minutes,” he says, then nods at Jake. “Andorra?”<br />
They both exit the room.<br />
Sydney steps forward. Her long blond ponytail brushes the middle of her
back, and her dark clothes nearly merge with the shadows. “All right,
guys. This way,” she says, taking the lead up the wide wooden steps.<br />
Eli’s hand rests on my lower back as we follow Sydney. His big body,
although not fiercely warm, is comforting against mine. Noah, Darius,
Victorian, Ginger, and Lucian follow behind us. The wood creaks and
groans beneath our feet as we climb to the second floor. Sydney stops
just a few feet past the landing. “These apartments were for the
teachers of the Crescent School for Unruly Children,” she says, wiggling
her arched blond brows. “Two shared bathrooms: one for boys; one for
girls,” she says, pointing to the middle of the long corridor. “And a
large linen closet at the end.” She points in that direction, too.
“Okay, I’ll leave you to it. Meet you in the library in fifteen.” Sydney
disappears down the steps and recedes into the darkness.<br />
“You two,” Noah says, looking at me and Eli. “For the sake of all of us, take the room at the very end.”<br />
I grin and shoulder my way past him. “No arguments there.” Noah shakes his head as I pass.<br />
With Eli’s hand still at my back, we walk the long hallway to the last
apartment. The corridor is dark, like the rest of the Crescent, and a
long strip of faded green carpet stretches straight down the middle. The
walls are of stained wood, so dark they appear black. Several old
photographs in oval frames grace the wall in a straight line.
Stone-faced women, their hair pulled back severely in tight buns, and
men just as stony stare back. No smiles. All business. I swear, it looks
like they’re straight out of a horror movie.<br />
Ginger and Lucian
take the first apartment at the opposite end of the corridor from us.
Vic is across the hall from them, Noah is one door down. Darius is next
to us.<br />
I drop my duffel on the floor and take quick stock of our
room. It’s—surprise, surprise—dark. I move through the low light
filtering in through the window to flip on a lamp perched on an old desk
in the corner. The room is cast in a muted blond haze and illuminates a
fireplace; a queen-sized bed, complete with heavy green curtains; a
nightstand on either side of the bed, each with a lamp; and a tall
armoire in the corner. A wooden chest is situated at the foot of the
bed. I walk to the window and look out. It’s gray and bleak, and my
attention is drawn to the distraught angel in the center of the
fountain. I stare at his face, chiseled in stone and chipped with age.
His eyes are squeezed tightly shut as he cups his hands to his mouth.<br />
Suddenly his features blur, becoming distorted, and I blink. When my
eyes focus on his face, he’s staring directly at me. A shot of
adrenaline ripples through me.<br />
“Ready?” Eli says, his lips brushing my neck.<br />
I blink again, and the angel’s face returns to its original stony state.<br />
What the hell?<br />
“Ri?” Eli says, then turns me around and stares down at me. “What’s
wrong?” Instant concerns flares in his cerulean eyes. The muscles in his
jaw flinch. Like I said, he can be overprotective.<br />
I smile.
“Nothing. Just getting used to this creepy place I guess.” Not a lie.
“Let’s go before Jake gets his knickers in a wad.”<br />
Eli stares a
few seconds more, weighing what I say and determining if he believes me
or not. He probably doesn’t, and with good reason. I’m not sure I
believe myself at this point. “All right, Poe. Let’s go.”<br />
A
familiar feeling fills my insides as we leave the room and step back
into the shadows of the corridor. It’s a feeling that’s becoming too
much a part of my everyday life. I guess I have to just get used to it.<br />
<i>Dread.</i><br />
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<br />Elle Jasper spent her youth buried in the pages of Mary Shelly, Edgar
Allen Poe, Bram Stoker, and Stephen King. Growing up on the salt
marshes of Savannah, Georgia, she was always fascinated by the city’s
ancient cobblestones, eerie church spires and Gothic Revival
architect—as well as the dark, not-so-publicized side of Savannah, both
steeped in tumultuous history. After an education at Armstrong
Atlantic University, she forged her love of Gothic literature with an
active imagination to pen her own stories. She is now a full time
writer and lives amidst the moss and shadows of Savannah.<br />
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bluesun1218http://www.blogger.com/profile/09081153180598353910noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242666735142466647.post-49425593215838882872012-12-13T00:00:00.000-05:002012-12-13T00:00:04.667-05:00Guest Post with Tara Fox HallA huge thank you to All the Fun Starts after Dark for having me here today!
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I’m here today to promote <i>Shadow Man</i>, the second book in my paranormal
action adventure Lash series…though I hope you won’t mind if I mention a couple
others in my blogpost…
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<b>OUT OF THE SHADOWS</b>
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I am frequently asked where my ideas come from. Out of the shadows of my
imagination is the answer.
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Authors often tell about how dreams inspire them, and I’m no exception.
Anyone following my blogging has probably heard in many interviews about how my
nightmares inspire short stories. However, my dreams are only one source of my
inspiration.
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There’s a line in an old song about being able to feel the sun in the middle
of the pouring rain. I’m the opposite; I tend to see shadows in the midst of a
sunny day. I’d like to claim it as a talent, but it’s nothing I developed in any
creative writing class. It’s also not pessimism raising its downtrodden head, as
I tend to be optimistic as a rule. It’s simply a fact that I can be in the most
peaceful, happy situation, and an idea suddenly will wind its way into my
thoughts about the situation…and how easily it could turn into fear, mayhem, and
horror. The scene also doesn’t have to be one that I experienced firsthand. My
imaginary worlds are just as susceptible to a sudden onset of darkness and the
relentless evil that swims in that inky blackness.
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Take “Just a Survey” from my horror anthologyJust
Shadows. That was inspired because I was taking a survey about something online,
and one of my dogs began to bark. Unbidden, I got a mental flash of going to the
door, and opening it to find a serial killer who had chosen me as a victim
because of my answers to the online survey, which he had secretly hacked into. A
horrific conclusion easily dispelled by the rabbit on the front lawn, but it
made an excellent story.
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Another example would be “Shades of Grey,” from my anthology with coauthor
Jenny Twist, Bedtime Shadows. Initially written in response to a call for alternate
history stories, the piece is the story of a Seer who alters history trying to
minimize catastrophe…until his apprentice murders him, sending the world
careening toward Armageddon. I had theorized first to have someone altering one
historical event. Then I thought, why not all the major events that changed
history? What is more terrifying than one person having the power to cause wars,
famine, disease, and starvation? Why, having him think that he is fully capable
to chart the world’s course without adversity…or having someone even more
egotistical take his place.
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Finally, consider Shadow Man, the second Lash novel. So much of that book’s
events are taking a momentarily safe situation or setting, and turning it inside
out. Take for example the weresnake Lash’s quest to subdue the vampire Eli and
his followers. It’s a hard fought road that appeared to be close to suicidal,
but Lash prevails. At that point in the tale, Lash is golden: he’s rich with the
fee he was paid to put down the vampires; he’s found a new friend, Burl; he’s
ingratiated himself to the most powerful vampire in the country; and he’s about
to marry a woman who loves him. Then Lash’s world crashes and burns. A trusted
friend tries to kill him, he’s badly injured and declared dead in the mix up,
and the woman he’s set to marry breaks up with him and leaves the country. And
more than one safe setting turns out to be not-so-safe, like the burnt out
school where Eli and his vampires make their final stand. It is based on a real
school that I happened to walk by one summer morning on my way back from a craft
fair. The school was in a suburban neighborhood on a beautiful sunny day, but I
took in the crumbling bricks, the broken windows, and that was it—I imagined
that Eli and his vampires lurked inside, and that Lash would end them there in a
bloody battle without mercy. I was scribbling notes all the way home at
stoplights, and later that night, the rough draft of the scene was done.
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Blurb from Shadow Man:
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A renegade vampire begins amassing a flock of true believers, threatening
America’s vampire hierarchy. Weresnake Lash partners with old enemy Danial and
new allies Burl and Spiderboy to track down and annihilate them. Betrayed and
left for dead, Lash reemerges the victor, edging ever upward in the Assassin’s
Ranking, and catching the eye of the sultry nightclub singer Cassandra Nile.
Drawn into drugs by Cassie, Lash begins to doubt himself, yearning to leave his
life of violence, even as enemies close in from every side.
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Excerpt from Shadow Man:
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“What’s that smoke?” Spiderboy asked, changing back as he pulled on his
clothes as fast as he could. “Something’s burning, and it’s huge!”
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My gut clenched like a fist, and I hit the accelerator, swearing to myself.
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I drove up to the small town outside Lafayette at dusk. It was smoking, and
the grocery store and the diner were partly burned. There was no one in their
homes, and no pets to be seen. The old man I’d spoken to years ago was gone, his
house empty, the lights on. But something made me curious. By the breakfast
plates set out in the kitchen, it was clear that he’d been fixing breakfast this
very morning. So how had the vampires come for him in daylight?
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We checked the other houses, our guns out and ready. Everyone was gone,
though some, by the blood and mess left in the houses, had not gone willingly.
By the time we were done, it was full dark.
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When we went to the church, we found that it was burned too, to the ground.
Standing in the still-smoldering ashes was a three-foot-tall pole, the top
covered with a black bag. Spiderboy’s eyes were very wide as he stood, staring,
but I just walked up to the pole, and gently took the bag off. As soon as I did,
Spiderboy threw up behind me, making mewling sounds.
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Stuck on the end of the pole was Jeanna’s head, her mouth lolling open to
reveal a tongue that had been split by a knife so it was forked. Her fangs had
been pulled out, and her eyes burnt to cinders. The word ‘traitor’ had been
deeply burned into the flesh of her forehead.
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I stood for a moment, considering the message. The forked tongue meant Eli
knew I was spying on him, or that I’d been working with her. The brand of
‘traitor’ and the pulled fangs meant he knew it was Jacob behind this, that
Jeanna hadn’t been working just with me. She’d been covered to ensure that the
sun wouldn’t be able to erase what she’d suffered before I got a chance to see
it.
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I didn’t know who’d killed her or tortured her, but someone had come for the
humans here in the day, to take them. And there was only one group I knew of
that worked for Eli who could walk in daylight: the members of the werecreature
church.
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Title: <i>Eternal Hope</i><br />
Series: The Hope Series, Book Two
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Author: Frankie Rose
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Published: October 10, 2012
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Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
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He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me<br />
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you don’t know if they’re dead or alive; when you tie your soul to the one you
love; when you kill to protect and your family suffers, there’s only one thing
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Move to Montana.<br />
Farley Hope is special. She was prophesied to
kill the forebears of her bloodline- a race of cold-blooded Reavers, men who
steal the souls of the living to gain power. The Quorum had counted on Farley
ending her own life in the process, but when Kayden came to her aid and helped
save both her and Daniel, he undid their plans. Now the Quorum are displeased,
not only with Kayden, but with Farley and Daniel too. Though her father is now
dead, Farley’s troubles with the Reavers are far from over. An ancient Immortal,
trapped for a thousand years, wants Farley for himself, and he will stop at
nothing to claim her.<br />
With secrets that lead to anger and pain, that turn
friendship to dust, the group must overcome the problems within their own circle
before they have a hope of fighting off the powers that threaten their lives.
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About the Author:
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As a child, I was always accused of being bookish because I wore glasses-
big, horrible, ugly ones with too-thick lenses. Those kids, the super smart ones
who always know which tender insecurities to poke at in order to
provoke<br />
life-long complexes, used to accuse me of reading too many books and
that my eyes were going to rot out of my head (their words, not mine!)<br />
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truth of the matter was a little more embarrassing: I used to sit too close to
the T.V. That was the reason why I had to wear glasses, but kids don’t really
care about small, insignificant details like the truth, and so I was labelled a
nerd. The label kinda stuck, and after some sage advice from my awesome nana
(nana, you rock!) I decided that if I was going to be abused for my supposed
literary obsession, I might as well develop one.<br />
I guess that’s how I got
into books and reading at an early age. Since then, I’ve been ripping through
books like they’re going out of fashion, which, thankfully, they’re not. Good
thing, too, because I’m a writer now, and books are my business!<br />
Thank you to
everyone who has supported and encouraged me on my journey- look for your names
in the acknowledgements! And a big thank you to you, the reader. I hope you’ve
fallen in love with Farley and Daniel just like I have, and that you’ll join
them in the next book, Eternal Hope!
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Farley felt her face redden, which was _________ inappropriate. Daniel and
Kayden were _______ she was watching, and for once their sparring lacked the
flashy showmanship they usually employed to _______ her. For the two of them,
nothing _______ beyond the dimly lit parameters of the hangar. Beyond the lunge,
beyond the parry, beyond the block.
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This was how it would really go down, if they ever meant to do serious harm
to one _______. Movements fluid and graceful, there was _________ primal about
their circling. Quick _______ of calculating eyes, green and blue, preempting
the other’s next move. Kayden’s hair was darkened with sweat, but both their
chests rose and fell with __________ regularity. In and out. Slow and steady.
The stern, focused expressions on their faces said ____ were in total control.
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Farley let the darkness wash over her and kept her presence hidden. The
confrontation was too ___________ to interrupt. Bare chests, muscled and tanned;
silver flashes of metal as their blades sang through the air. Even Cliff would
have been impressed. Farley bit her ______ lip as Kayden darted _______ in a
sure leap, thrusting out with deadly precision towards Daniel’s throat.
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The ______ would have been a killing blow. Would have been, if it had even
______. Daniel sprang back and duck-rolled over the dusty floor, crouching into
a defensive pose. With his knife ________, his eyes lifted to fix on Kayden, but
they _____ quite made it.
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Farley’s heart leapt to her throat. Those eyes, piercing and sharp, fixed on
her _______. She swallowed and braced against the wall behind her, trying to
camouflage with the _______. Kayden shifted forward, ready to take _________ of
Daniel’s distracted position, but the dark-haired boy simply lifted his hand. A
wordless gesture:
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Kayden stopped.
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Robotically, Daniel rose, his _____ suddenly vanished, and dropped the knife
into the dirt. Kayden’s apparent confusion only lasted a second; the moment he
________ it - that she was there - was _______. One second he was ________
Daniel’s creased brow, the next he had spun around impossibly quickly and was
staring, too. Blue and Green. Farley felt her throat closing up. She opened her
mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
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Daniel brushed a hand back through his slightly curling hair, his face
trained into a nothing __________. There was ______ he could do to hide the war
in his eyes, ______. “So you’re back.”
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Silence flooded the hangar. Farley took a moment to _______, pretending not
to ______ Kayden’s fist clenching repeatedly ______ the handle of his knife.
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“Yes,” she whispered, her voice _______. “I guess I am.”<br />
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<i>The one thing Syrus Alcot, the God of Death Osiris in the Egyptian Pantheon, wants in all the worlds is the woman he loved and lost returned to him. When he gave up his powers, and freedom for a life of service he was promised her return. That was over one thousand years ago. A member of a team of dark gods charged with keeping humanity safe, he leads a loveless existence in New York City, searching for the one thing that could bring his wife back to him, a lapis scarab that was lost to him ages before.</i><br />
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<i>Gwen Stapleton, a mild mannered librarian, is unaware that she holds the key to not only Syrus’ happiness, but her own. Seemingly stuck in a hopeless relationship with a man she doesn’t love, she has no idea that a chance meeting in Alphabet City will start a landslide to her heart’s content. Because Gwen is the keeper of the scarab, and is everything Syrus has ever wanted… and hes not the only one. </i><br />
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On December 18th, SOMETHING DARKER will be available for purchase and to celebrate the release authors S.A. Price are giving away some AMAZING, out of this world prizes! TRUST ME, you DO NOT want to miss out!<br />
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A registration to <a href="http://www.authorsafterdark.org/" target="_blank">Authors After Dark</a> (2013 or 2014 if you are already registered for
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goodies from the hotel, a gift basket fulla goodies, backlist books, and
Breakfast with Stella and Audra on Tuesday morning.
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He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me<br />
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When your friends go
missing and you don’t know if they’re dead or alive<br />
when you tie your
soul to the one you love <br />
when you kill to protect and your family
suffers,<br />
there’s only one thing you can do....Move to Montana.<br />
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Farley
Hope is special. She was prophesied to kill the forebears of her
bloodline- a race of cold-blooded Reavers, men who steal the souls of
the living to gain power. The Quorum had counted on Farley ending her
own life in the process, but when Kayden came to her aid and helped save
both her and Daniel, he undid their plans. Now the Quorum are
displeased, not only with Kayden, but with Farley and Daniel too. Though
her father is now dead, Farley’s troubles with the Reavers are far from
over. An ancient Immortal, trapped for a thousand years, wants Farley
for himself, and he will stop at nothing to claim her.<br />
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With
secrets that lead to anger and pain, that turn friendship to dust, the
group must overcome the problems within their own circle before they
have a hope of fighting off the powers that threaten their lives.<br />
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Eternal Hope starts off with a bang! Kayden is on the run from the Quorum but it is short lived. He is tortured to extreme measures to where death is a welcome sight but will he be so lucky to receive it? All the while Farley, Daniel, Tess and Oliver are gearing up for a trip to Montana hoping to get information about their missing friends, especially Agatha. They are heartbroken over the loss of their friends and Daniel thinks getting with some old friends will help them but once they arrive in Montana it causes more drama and heartache. Things Farley are not prepared for! She starts to question a lot of things in her life and relationship.</div>
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Farley's visions are showing her of a man that is after her and the gang is determined to keep her safe, even a group that at first wanted her dead are stepping up to give her protection. But the man in Farley's visions is very different from the man in real life. </div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><u> FAVORITE QUOTES</u></span></div>
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<li>"The only thing worse than having to watch you die is having to live without you afterwards."</li>
<li>"The value of an individual's question depends on the person asking it. Depends on what they specifically secretly crave."</li>
<li>"Probably wouldn't kill me. Would definitley hurt though."</li>
<li>"Don't do that. Don't put yourself down when you can't see what I see."</li>
<li>"Physical pain was easier to handle than the emotional turmoil inside her head."</li>
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<span style="color: lime;"><b><u>RELEASE DAY:</u></b></span> OCT. 10 2012<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><u><b>SERIES:</b></u></span> BOOK 2 IN HOPE SERIES<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><u><b>PAGES:</b></u></span> 346 PAGES<br />
<span style="color: lime;"><u><b>ASIN:</b></u></span> B009P5JGFG<br />
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<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong> Nov 15</strong></span><span style="color: black;"> -</span> <a href="http://adiaryofabookaddict.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">A Diary of A Book Addict </a><br />
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<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 16</strong>-</span> <a href="http://lissalynnsreviews.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Girls Heart Books</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 17</strong></span><span style="color: black;">-</span> <a href="http://thereadingcafe.com/" title="The Reading Cafe">The Reading Cafe</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 18</strong></span> – <a href="http://frankierosewrites.com/allthefunstartsafterdark.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">All The Fun Starts After Dark</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 19</strong></span> – <a href="http://ginspeaks.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Addicted To Words</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 19</strong> - <a href="http://ginger-read.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ginger-Reads Reviews</a><br />
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<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 21</strong></span> - <a href="http://indie-visible.com/" target="_blank">Indie-Visible</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 22</strong></span>- <a href="http://www.latebloomeronline.com/" target="_blank">Late Bloomer Online</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 23</strong></span> - <a href="http://aliviaanders.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Alivia Anders</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 24</strong></span> - <a href="http://heyxtara.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Hey Tara!</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 25</strong></span> -<a href="http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/" title="Sassy Book Lovers"> </a><a href="http://homebetweenpages.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">At Home Between The Pages</a><br />
<span style="color: #2f8778;"><span style="color: #2f8778;">Nov 26</span><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.bookmereviews.com/" target="_blank">Book Me!<strong><br />
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<span style="color: #2f8778;"><strong>Nov 29</strong></span> - <a href="http://samsawesomness.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Sam E & R’s Awesomeness </a><br />
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<span style="color: #2f8778;"><span style="color: #2f8778;">Dec 1</span><strong> - </strong><a href="http://lorisbookblog.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Lori’s Book Blog</a></span><br />
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