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December 1, 2011
Daily Dozen - A Promise of Passion - vampire romance book
Today your Daily Dozen fix is being brought to you by my vampire romance short story,
A Promise of Passion
.
A Promise of Passion is the story of Alicia, a vampire hunter, and Kassian, a vampire who believes she's the reincarnation of his lost love and is intent on proving it to her. Kassian has just saved Alicia from a come on by another vampire, whisking her into his booth at a nightclub, and revealed that the nice man who had been offering to buy her drinks had been a vampire. Needless to say, she's a little mortified and embarrassed that she was too drunk to realise the danger she had been in, and lets her head hit the table.
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A Promise of Passion
Felicity Heaton
A dark, sensual and action packed story of two hearts, united in their passion and desire, but divided by their blood, A Promise of Passion is guaranteed to get your heart racing.
Alicia is a vampire hunter, unable to find a man strong enough to love and accept her for who she is. When Kassian, a tall and seductively handsome vampire walks into her life and vows to protect her, she doesn't know what to think or feel. His eyes make promises that his searing touch backs up, but she can't get past the fact that he's a vampire and the fact that he thinks she's someone else.
Kassian is certain from the moment he sets eyes on Alicia that she's the reincarnation of his lost love and sire, and he'll stop at nothing to convince her and make her his again. A taste of her blood makes him realise his mistake but doesn't change his feelings or his resolve to have her.
Their mutual attraction is impossible to resist but a moment of passion places Alicia in the path of danger when Seth, the vampire responsible for murdering Kassian's sire, sets his sights on her. When Alicia is dragged into a game of human sport, how far will Kassian go to protect his love? Can he save her or will history repeat itself?
ebook price: $0.99
genre: paranormal vampire romance
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=A%20Promise%20of%20Passion
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036FU1BE/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036FU1BE/
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Promise-of-Passion/Felicity-Heaton/e/2940000802694/
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Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0036FU1BE/
Amazon Kindle France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0036FU1BE/
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A Promise of Passion is the story of Alicia, a vampire hunter, and Kassian, a vampire who believes she's the reincarnation of his lost love and is intent on proving it to her. Kassian has just saved Alicia from a come on by another vampire, whisking her into his booth at a nightclub, and revealed that the nice man who had been offering to buy her drinks had been a vampire. Needless to say, she's a little mortified and embarrassed that she was too drunk to realise the danger she had been in, and lets her head hit the table.
Her head turned to the side so her cheek was pressed against the dirty sticky black table top. Dark chocolate eyes looked up at him. She looked positively miserable.
Without thinking, Kassian reached across the table to her and pushed her hair behind her ear so he could see her face better. She surprised him by closing her eyes when his fingertips accidentally brushed her cheek. A sigh broke free of her lips, drawing his attention there. Brave fingers danced lower, trembling with anticipation and the feel of her soft skin and her warmth, until his thumb swept along her lower lip. His insides lightened but became heavy at the same time, his mind dizzy with the feel of her and the growing tightness coiling inside him. He opened his hand and covered her cheek with his palm, his fingers resting along the line of her jaw. His thumb continued to caress her sweet lips. They parted slightly, enough for him to feel her hot breath against his skin.
His heart whispered that any moment now she'd come to her senses and realise what he was doing, and then she'd be fighting him again.
"I died... I mean... she died in your arms," she whispered against his thumb.
Did you enjoy today's offering?
You can read more about A Promise of Passion below:
A Promise of Passion
Felicity Heaton
A dark, sensual and action packed story of two hearts, united in their passion and desire, but divided by their blood, A Promise of Passion is guaranteed to get your heart racing.
Alicia is a vampire hunter, unable to find a man strong enough to love and accept her for who she is. When Kassian, a tall and seductively handsome vampire walks into her life and vows to protect her, she doesn't know what to think or feel. His eyes make promises that his searing touch backs up, but she can't get past the fact that he's a vampire and the fact that he thinks she's someone else.
Kassian is certain from the moment he sets eyes on Alicia that she's the reincarnation of his lost love and sire, and he'll stop at nothing to convince her and make her his again. A taste of her blood makes him realise his mistake but doesn't change his feelings or his resolve to have her.
Their mutual attraction is impossible to resist but a moment of passion places Alicia in the path of danger when Seth, the vampire responsible for murdering Kassian's sire, sets his sights on her. When Alicia is dragged into a game of human sport, how far will Kassian go to protect his love? Can he save her or will history repeat itself?
ebook price: $0.99
genre: paranormal vampire romance
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=A%20Promise%20of%20Passion
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036FU1BE/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036FU1BE/
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Promise-of-Passion/Felicity-Heaton/e/2940000802694/
All Romance eBooks: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-apromiseofpassion-601074-139.html
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Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/8014
Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0036FU1BE/
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Book Review - The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter (Lords of the Underworld #3)
During my break in Scotland, I read three books, which is good going for a long weekend away! All three were books in Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. I had already read the first book, The Darkest Night, so I read books 2, 3 and 4.
Last week I posted my four star review of The Darkest Kiss and this week I'm reviewing The Darkest Pleasure!
So here's my candid review of this paranormal romance book by Gena Showalter.
The Darkest Pleasure
Gena Showalter
Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her—even defy the gods.
Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can't forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear.…
REVIEW
It's a rare occasion that I give a book five out of five. Those are reserved for the books that really satisfy me, giving me everything I love in a read—passion, darkness, pain, love, action and danger. The Darkest Pleasure, the third book in Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series deserves this accolade.
I really loved this one. I like both Reyes, the hero and an immortal warrior who has to deal with bearing the demon of pain inside him and therefore has a tendency to cut and injury himself to avoid having to hurt others, and Danika, a human female who was first introduced in the initial book in the series. I think it was Reyes that really made this a five for me. I adored his darkness and everything about him, how twisted he's become because of his need for pain and reluctance to harm others to satisfy his demon. I love a hero who is very dark and a little broken.
It wasn't just Reyes that captivated me though. Danika's strength and resolve to protect herself and her family from the Lords and the evil in the world made her a heroine I could love and feel for. She's willing to do whatever it takes, even if that means facing off against a crazed Aeron, the Lord who has been ordered to murder her and her family, or Reyes to get what she wants. She doesn't back down with Reyes and I loved that. She goes from being intent on proving to herself that she doesn't want him and he's too dark for her because of his need to cut himself, to wanting to do whatever he needs to give him pleasure when they're together.
I actually enjoyed the side moments with the other characters in this one too. The series is starting to build and it's good to see inside other heroes' heads and get their perspective, and what is happening with them. Bad things happen. Good things happen too. It's packed with action and passion, and a beautiful undertone of danger. Reyes protective and possessiveness is everything a girl wants in a paranormal romance hero, and endeared him to me even more.
The only thing I didn't like about The Darkest Pleasure was that Reyes's demon, Pain, was sent away when Reyes was intimate with Danika, to Hell in fact, and Reyes didn't give a damn. It seemed cruel to the demon since he craved Danika so much and couldn't have her too, instead suffering in Hell while Reyes got all the pleasure and happiness.
I really recommend this book. Sexy immortal warriors, plenty of passion and possessiveness, darkness and danger, and the twist with Danika was awesome.
Read reviews of The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2712967-the-darkest-pleasure
Last week I posted my four star review of The Darkest Kiss and this week I'm reviewing The Darkest Pleasure!
So here's my candid review of this paranormal romance book by Gena Showalter.
The Darkest PleasureGena Showalter
Reyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her—even defy the gods.
Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed. But her dreams are haunted by Reyes, the warrior whose searing touch she can't forget. Yet a future together could mean death to all they both hold dear.…
REVIEW
It's a rare occasion that I give a book five out of five. Those are reserved for the books that really satisfy me, giving me everything I love in a read—passion, darkness, pain, love, action and danger. The Darkest Pleasure, the third book in Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series deserves this accolade.
I really loved this one. I like both Reyes, the hero and an immortal warrior who has to deal with bearing the demon of pain inside him and therefore has a tendency to cut and injury himself to avoid having to hurt others, and Danika, a human female who was first introduced in the initial book in the series. I think it was Reyes that really made this a five for me. I adored his darkness and everything about him, how twisted he's become because of his need for pain and reluctance to harm others to satisfy his demon. I love a hero who is very dark and a little broken.
It wasn't just Reyes that captivated me though. Danika's strength and resolve to protect herself and her family from the Lords and the evil in the world made her a heroine I could love and feel for. She's willing to do whatever it takes, even if that means facing off against a crazed Aeron, the Lord who has been ordered to murder her and her family, or Reyes to get what she wants. She doesn't back down with Reyes and I loved that. She goes from being intent on proving to herself that she doesn't want him and he's too dark for her because of his need to cut himself, to wanting to do whatever he needs to give him pleasure when they're together.
I actually enjoyed the side moments with the other characters in this one too. The series is starting to build and it's good to see inside other heroes' heads and get their perspective, and what is happening with them. Bad things happen. Good things happen too. It's packed with action and passion, and a beautiful undertone of danger. Reyes protective and possessiveness is everything a girl wants in a paranormal romance hero, and endeared him to me even more.
The only thing I didn't like about The Darkest Pleasure was that Reyes's demon, Pain, was sent away when Reyes was intimate with Danika, to Hell in fact, and Reyes didn't give a damn. It seemed cruel to the demon since he craved Danika so much and couldn't have her too, instead suffering in Hell while Reyes got all the pleasure and happiness.
I really recommend this book. Sexy immortal warriors, plenty of passion and possessiveness, darkness and danger, and the twist with Danika was awesome.
Read reviews of The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2712967-the-darkest-pleasure
November 30, 2011
Daily Dozen - Embracing the Wolf - werewolf romance book
Today I'm posting 12 delicious sentences from my werewolf romance short story,
Embracing the Wolf
.
To set the scene a little... Kat, a werewolf hunter and a woman denying her own inner wolf, is out on a hunt the night after a run in with the right hand man of the alpha werewolf destined to be her mate, Amon. Kat has been running from Amon since things took a turn for the serious between them and the news that Amon is now close to succumbing to his wolf side has her feelings muddled and her heart torn between accepting him as her mate and saving him, or putting a silver bullet in his head before he turns feral. Kat is patrolling a cemetery when she runs into the alpha in question...
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You can read a full excerpt from Embracing the Wolf at my website, or download a sample from the retailers...
Embracing the Wolf
Felicity Heaton
Kat, a hunter with the Werewolf Control Forces, fled her alpha werewolf lover, Amon, when he told her that she too had the gene in her blood and would one day mature into a werewolf—into his mate.
Four years on, Kat has now matured. Each night she fights the 'beast' inside of her and her desire to return to Amon. She hunts rogue werewolves with a vengeance, hating her kind and her blood, gaining satisfaction from eradicating those that have surrendered to darkness and violence, but she can't change her feelings and her craving for Amon is becoming stronger with every dream she has of him.
When Amon's pack finally catches up with her, she discovers that he's dangerously close to turning rogue and only she can save him from the darkness. An encounter with Amon reignites the passion they had once shared, dreams constantly stir her hunger for him, and Kat finds herself faced with a hard decision. Will she let him turn rogue and hunt him, or will she embrace the wolf and mate with Amon to save them both?
ebook price: $1.49
genre: paranormal werewolf romance
length: 20200 words
rating: sultry
released: November 2008
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Embracing%20the%20Wolf
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036FU0NS/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036FU0NS/
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Embracing-the-Wolf/Felicity-Heaton/e/2940000802687/
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Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0036FU0NS/
Amazon Kindle France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0036FU0NS/
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To set the scene a little... Kat, a werewolf hunter and a woman denying her own inner wolf, is out on a hunt the night after a run in with the right hand man of the alpha werewolf destined to be her mate, Amon. Kat has been running from Amon since things took a turn for the serious between them and the news that Amon is now close to succumbing to his wolf side has her feelings muddled and her heart torn between accepting him as her mate and saving him, or putting a silver bullet in his head before he turns feral. Kat is patrolling a cemetery when she runs into the alpha in question...
Amon's long black coat flared out in the chill breeze. He moved towards her. She held her ground, keeping her gun on him. Her feelings collided inside her. Fear fought calm, anger battled happiness, and hate warred with love.
She took a step back, needing the distance. Her palms began to sweat. She wiped her free hand on the leg of her black combats and then wrapped it around the one holding the gun. It still shook.
Her heart beat at a dizzying pace. Breath short and sharp, she glared at Amon. How could he still affect her like this? After four years, her feelings hadn't faded in the slightest. Just the sight of him made her knees weak and her body tremble with need.
Did you enjoy today's Daily Dozen? Don't be scared to leave a comment!
You can read a full excerpt from Embracing the Wolf at my website, or download a sample from the retailers...
Embracing the Wolf
Felicity Heaton
Kat, a hunter with the Werewolf Control Forces, fled her alpha werewolf lover, Amon, when he told her that she too had the gene in her blood and would one day mature into a werewolf—into his mate.
Four years on, Kat has now matured. Each night she fights the 'beast' inside of her and her desire to return to Amon. She hunts rogue werewolves with a vengeance, hating her kind and her blood, gaining satisfaction from eradicating those that have surrendered to darkness and violence, but she can't change her feelings and her craving for Amon is becoming stronger with every dream she has of him.
When Amon's pack finally catches up with her, she discovers that he's dangerously close to turning rogue and only she can save him from the darkness. An encounter with Amon reignites the passion they had once shared, dreams constantly stir her hunger for him, and Kat finds herself faced with a hard decision. Will she let him turn rogue and hunt him, or will she embrace the wolf and mate with Amon to save them both?
ebook price: $1.49
genre: paranormal werewolf romance
length: 20200 words
rating: sultry
released: November 2008
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Embracing%20the%20Wolf
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036FU0NS/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036FU0NS/
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Embracing-the-Wolf/Felicity-Heaton/e/2940000802687/
All Romance eBooks: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-embracingthewolf-601075-139.html
Sony Reader Store: http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/felicity-heaton/embracing-the-wolf/_/R-400000000000000246829
Kobo Books: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Embracing-The-Wolf/mix-1NzltZWkpEuuXxOBSFnOgQ/page1.html
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/8010
Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0036FU0NS/
Amazon Kindle France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0036FU0NS/
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November 29, 2011
Daily Dozen - Hunter's Moon - vampire werewolf romance book
I'm leaping back to my Vampires Realm series for today's Daily Dozen dose of 12 sentences. This time it's a vampire werewolf romance novel in the series,
Hunter's Moon
.
Nicolae fled Europe around a century ago after escaping the compound of the Tenebrae vampire bloodline, losing his whole pack in the process. Now, in the wilds of Canada, he comes across the last thing he ever expected to see in his remote territory--a vampire from Europe. He finds her injured and dying, attacked by hunters, and though he wants to leave her to die, he can't bring himself to turn his back on her. He takes her to his home and tends to her, hoping to learn more about this mysterious woman and the hunters.
Did you enjoy the Daily Dozen?
Hunter's Moon is the ninth book in my Vampires Realm series that I write as F E Heaton, but you don't have to have read the previous eight books to read this one. It's available for just $2.99 in ebook from Amazon Kindle Stores, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony Reader Store, Kobo and other retailers. It's also available in paperback.
Hunter's Moon
F E Heaton
The horror of the night he failed to save his werewolf pack from the cruelty of their vampire masters has haunted Nicolae for one hundred years, driving him deep into the Canadian wilderness in search of peace. That peace is threatened when unfamiliar hunters and the scent of blood lead him to a beautiful woman and a hard decision—face his past and help her or risk losing everyone he cares about again.
Bearing a heart filled with grief and with vengeance on her mind, Tatyana is intent on killing the hunters she's tracking and returning to her vampire bloodline, but her plan didn't include being shot with poisoned arrows or rescued by a glowering alpha werewolf who stirs forbidden hunger in her.
When the hunters make their move, will Nicolae be able to stop them before it's too late? Will he be able to overcome the darkness in his heart and embrace his desire for a vampire? And can Tatyana face her fears and risk her life for the sake of forbidden love?
ebook price: $2.99
paperback price: $6.99
genre: paranormal werewolf romance
length: 65000 words
rating: sultry
released: February 2011
Book 9 in the Vampires Realm series
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Hunter's%20Moon
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hunters-Moon/F-E-Heaton/e/2940011207600/
All Romance eBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-hunter039smoon-625328-139.html
Sony Reader Store: http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/f-e-heaton/hunter-s-moon/_/R-400000000000000351166
Kobo Books: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Hunters-Moon-Vampires-Realm-Romance/book-cQYuA1z5a021I8Y-d6Isnw/page1.html
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/44186
Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Amazon Kindle France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Apple iBookstore USA: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781458120243
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Available in paperback from:
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1460978544/
Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1460978544/
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hunters-moon-f-e-heaton/1030625714
Nicolae fled Europe around a century ago after escaping the compound of the Tenebrae vampire bloodline, losing his whole pack in the process. Now, in the wilds of Canada, he comes across the last thing he ever expected to see in his remote territory--a vampire from Europe. He finds her injured and dying, attacked by hunters, and though he wants to leave her to die, he can't bring himself to turn his back on her. He takes her to his home and tends to her, hoping to learn more about this mysterious woman and the hunters.
Her fevered skin was damp beneath his fingers and it was difficult to remember that she was a vampire. She was so soft. How long had it been since he had touched a woman?
Nicolae reminded himself that she wasn't a woman.
Vampire.
He would do well to remember that.
His gaze crept up over her torso, skimming slowly across her breasts to her face. Waves of her blonde hair cut across it, wild and beautiful.
Not beautiful.
Vampire.
He brushed the hair from her face, following the strands down to the ends where they were stained crimson, and then stopped himself. What the hell was he doing?
Did you enjoy the Daily Dozen?
Hunter's Moon is the ninth book in my Vampires Realm series that I write as F E Heaton, but you don't have to have read the previous eight books to read this one. It's available for just $2.99 in ebook from Amazon Kindle Stores, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony Reader Store, Kobo and other retailers. It's also available in paperback.
Hunter's Moon
F E Heaton
The horror of the night he failed to save his werewolf pack from the cruelty of their vampire masters has haunted Nicolae for one hundred years, driving him deep into the Canadian wilderness in search of peace. That peace is threatened when unfamiliar hunters and the scent of blood lead him to a beautiful woman and a hard decision—face his past and help her or risk losing everyone he cares about again.
Bearing a heart filled with grief and with vengeance on her mind, Tatyana is intent on killing the hunters she's tracking and returning to her vampire bloodline, but her plan didn't include being shot with poisoned arrows or rescued by a glowering alpha werewolf who stirs forbidden hunger in her.
When the hunters make their move, will Nicolae be able to stop them before it's too late? Will he be able to overcome the darkness in his heart and embrace his desire for a vampire? And can Tatyana face her fears and risk her life for the sake of forbidden love?
ebook price: $2.99
paperback price: $6.99
genre: paranormal werewolf romance
length: 65000 words
rating: sultry
released: February 2011
Book 9 in the Vampires Realm series
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Hunter's%20Moon
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hunters-Moon/F-E-Heaton/e/2940011207600/
All Romance eBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-hunter039smoon-625328-139.html
Sony Reader Store: http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/f-e-heaton/hunter-s-moon/_/R-400000000000000351166
Kobo Books: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Hunters-Moon-Vampires-Realm-Romance/book-cQYuA1z5a021I8Y-d6Isnw/page1.html
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/44186
Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Amazon Kindle France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004P5NQ0W/
Apple iBookstore USA: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781458120243
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Available in paperback from:
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Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1460978544/
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Teaseday - Ascension - paranormal romance novel
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Ascension
Felicity Heaton
A witch on the verge of achieving phenomenal power, Lealandra must turn to her half-breed demon ex-lover Taig for protection from the dark force that is after her and also from her own magic.
With her Counter-Balance dead and her coven against her, Taig's blood and power is the only thing that can help her control her magic and survive the ascension and gain the strength to defeat her enemy.
Old feelings come flooding back as Taig allows her into his world and Lealandra finds herself fighting not only for survival but to win his broken heart again and heal the pain in their past. Can he forgive her for walking out on him all those years ago and will he ever believe her when she tells him that he's not a monster but the man that she loves?
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genre: paranormal / urban fantasy romance
length: 91000 words
rating: sultry
released: April 2011
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EXCERPTTaig closed his eyes and released a long low groan of unexpected pleasure as Lealandra's warm mouth fused with his. Her tongue slid between his lips, a delicious and familiar hot velvet caress that swept across his teeth and drew another hungry moan from him. Without considering the consequences and forgetting his anger, he twisted her long black hair around his fingers and tethered her to him so this breathtaking fantasy wouldn't end before he wanted, and he wanted it to go on forever.
He tilted his head and pressed harder against her mouth, his tongue brushing hers, delving in deep to taste her. A shiver of desire and need shot through him, and his breathing turned rough as he reacquainted himself with her sweetness and warmth. He hadn't imagined things turning out this way when she had walked into the bar tonight, but he wasn't about to push her away now that she was kissing him again, rekindling passion whose embers had burned deep in his heart all the time they had been apart. She moved against him, her lips soft and grazing his, slowing the kiss until he wanted to groan and pull her against him, wanted to thrust his tongue back into her mouth and show her just how ravenous she made him. It coiled tight in his gut, pushing for control, urging him to act on his desire.
All too soon, her lips left his but she remained close. With a soft puff of air into his mouth, she spoke.
"Are they gone?" Her quiet voice trembled along with her body, telling him that the kiss hadn't only affected him. His heart pounded for more and his blood rushed through his ears, dampening his awareness of their surroundings.
Taig glanced around the dim emptying bar. The two men were gone. He stared into her eyes, refreshing his memory of every fleck of silver against stormy grey. It had been too long since he had seen her, and felt even longer since he had kissed her. A tortuous length of time and an absence he couldn't easily forgive, even when her kiss made him forget it.
"Not yet," he whispered the lie against her lips, a split-second before his mouth claimed hers, dominant now that he was ready for the kiss. Desire became a raging inferno within him, burning away the anger that blazed back into life whenever he had a moment to think. This kiss was the only thing that mattered right now.
This time, Lealandra loosed a deep breathy moan. The sound sent his blood rushing ahead of his thoughts. He hardened instantly against his tight black jeans and wrapped his fingers around the nape of her neck, pressing them in and dragging her closer still. The heat of her kiss reawakened lost passion and a need for her that could never die. Six years of separation disappeared in an instant, erased by the fact that she had finally walked back into his life. He wasn't going to let her go this time. Even if this kiss was only a decoy, it still meant something to them both. He knew it did.
Her fingertips grazed his neck and pushed into the shorter black hair at the back of his head. He groaned internally at the feel of her nails against his scalp, declaring her growing hunger, and furrowed his brow as he brought his hand forward to claim her jaw, holding her in place. He burned at the feel of her soft satin skin beneath his fingers. Her touch was still electric, sending waves of hot sparks dancing along every nerve in his body, bringing his cold flesh to life. Tilting her head back, he thrust his tongue into her mouth and slid his free hand around her waist at the same time, pulling her so close to him that her breasts pushed against his chest with each gasping breath she drew. He eased his hand lower and caressed the patch of bare warm skin between the bottom of her short black strapless corset top and the waist of her long black skirt. Lealandra tensed. Too fast.
Taig braced for impact.
The flat of her hand slammed against his chest, forcing him backwards in the curved padded seat of the booth and tearing her from his grasp. Her gelid gaze stopped him dead.
"They're gone, aren't they?" Lealandra's tone was pure venom that matched the ice in her pale grey eyes.
Taig held his hands up, surrendering with a seductive smile that confessed every sin he had been considering. Lealandra wasn't the kind of witch you lied to. With such strong power flowing in her veins, it was easy for her to read everyone. Everyone but him. His blood saw to that. Her ability to see through him didn't come from magic. It came from the divine six months they had spent locked tight in each other's embrace. Six heavenly months he would never forget followed by six hollow years he wished he couldn't remember.
Lealandra looked around the bar, flicking her straight dark hair over her bare slender shoulders. His black gaze raked over her in the same hungry way it had done when she had first appeared in front of him tonight. She had grown a little thinner in their time apart. Her partner hadn't been taking care of her. Taig curled his fingers into fists at the thought of another man touching what was his. Anger blazed in his chest, ignited by the idea that the man she had chosen over him hadn't been looking after her needs. Had the idiot failed to see what she truly craved?
The magic that inhabited her body drained her and made her hungry. She needed to feed often and he wasn't talking about food. Magic as old and potent as hers demanded the highest price and had the basest needs. If it didn't get what it wanted, it was hard for Lealandra to retain control. It only proved the point he had tried to hammer home to her when she had been on the verge of leaving him all those years ago and disproved hers.
Taig didn't give a fuck about the rules of her kind. A witch was no match for a witch, especially not one who needed blood to sustain her.
Demon blood.
The thought that Lealandra had been struggling with her power these six long years stoked his anger into blind fury. Every muscle itched with the desire to find her pathetic excuse for a man and teach him a lesson he would never forget for making her suffer. The kind of lesson that would satisfy Taig's own deep dark cravings.
"I can't believe you'd take a cheap shot like that," Lealandra muttered in his direction, her eyes meeting his. "No. Wait. Actually… I can."
With his best sexy smirk, Taig leaned back into the grotty dark brown leather seat and stretched his arms out along the top. He shrugged and held her gaze.
"You kissed me first. I just returned the favour."
Her tongue swept over her lips, as though she wanted to kiss him again and was contenting herself with the lingering taste of him. If she wanted him to kiss her, he would. He would kiss her so hard that she would forget that idiot she had left him for and her own name in the process. She would forget everything but the feel of him inside her where he belonged. He would ruin her to everyone but him.
"That's not the kind of favour I need from you." Lealandra casually rested her elbow on the back of the leather seat and propped her chin up with her hand. Her head tilted to one side, her dusky kiss-swollen lips curving into a smile. His heart thundered, beating hard with the rush of desire that flooded him.
That smile had made him want her the moment he had laid eyes on her all those years ago. He still wanted her.
He tamped down his desire and got a grip. Her kissing him hadn't changed a damn thing. Whatever they'd had, it didn't exist anymore. She had trampled it on her way out of the door and it was going to take a lot more than a kiss to get her into his good book again.
"A favour? Tell me, why should I do you any favours? Last I checked, you were shacked up with another bloke. Why don't you ask Loverboy to help you out? I'm sure he could do something… unspectacular." Taig picked up his shot of whisky from the table and necked it. The liquid burned his throat as it slid down, heating him through. Sometimes it was nice to feel something other than cold. Alcohol and hunting were the only things that did that these days. His gaze ran over Lealandra. She used to make him burn hotter than Hell on a summer's day. She still did, but he wasn't about to let her see that. "I guess that's why you're here. Loverboy just doesn't cut it when it comes to handling demons. That pair of weaklings would have him inside out and back to front before he could lift a finger to cast whatever impotent half-assed spell he could muster."
Taig held her gaze, cool and steady, watching the hurt surfacing in her eyes and feeling like a bastard for it, but on some twisted level, it satisfied him.
He narrowed his eyes and casually placed the glass down. "Well, you're shit out of luck, Lea. I'm not interested."
Her only reaction was to look away from him. She flicked the small silver bells on the ties of her long skirt and her shoulders lifted in a sigh. That was unsatisfactory. He had expected a better response than that. He had wanted her to argue with him about it. Perhaps even fight him. A good fight with her might go some way towards releasing the anger that was burning like acid in his veins, eating away at him and filling his head and heart with acrid memories.
Memories that drove him to kill.
He quirked a dark eyebrow and waited for her to say something. It wasn't like her. She looked up at him through her eyelashes.
A hint of fear surfaced in her beautiful eyes and rippled across her pale skin in a wave that only he could detect. He sat up, all sense of casual lost now that he had realised that she was frightened and it wasn't of him. His anger faded. Something was very wrong. Lealandra didn't do frightened. No witch as powerful as her did, at least not when they had their Counter-Balance, their other half, the one who could temper their magic and help them maintain control of it.
"I'll pay you... whatever you want... just name your price." She coughed to clear her throat, as though such a pathetic attempt to cover her turbulent feelings would fool him.
It was there in her body and her power, and he knew her well enough that he could easily read both. She was scared, and he was an idiot for not noticing it the second she had approached him, and the moment those thugs had walked into the joint. They had been out of place and suspicious, and he had sensed their demon blood, and then Lealandra had kissed him and he had lost track of them and her feelings. She had tasted purely of hunger and desire. All sweet with arousal. It had been enough to throw him off her underlying fear.
"You know my price." Taig's eyes narrowed on hers, intent and showing her that he was being serious for once. His voice dropped to a low whisper. "I want you, Lea."
She swallowed and blinked. Once. Twice. "No deal."
When she moved to stand, Taig grabbed her wrist, locking his fingers tightly around it. She looked down at his hand and then into his eyes. Her startled look added to her natural beauty, her eyes round and her rosy lips parted. A blush stained her pale cheeks, deep enough that he noticed it even in the low light of the bar. He wanted her more now than ever and he wasn't about to let her walk out on him again.
"You knew what I'd ask for so why come to me with your problems if you were going to refuse?"
Lealandra pried his fingers off her and frowned. "You saw those men. I need a demon hunter. You're the best I know."
Demon hunter. The job title neglected to mention the fact that his father had been one of the most powerful demons to walk the Earth. He stared into Lealandra's stormy eyes and saw the same calm acceptance that they always showed him. Had his mother looked at his father that way? She had dared to be with him after all. That union had spawned himself—half demon hidden behind the mask of man.
Taig tapped his fingers on the dark table, torn between rejecting her request unless she agreed to his terms and kissing her again. His eyebrows knitted tight together. This wasn't easy. What they had shared six years ago wasn't the kind of everyday passion that most people found at the start of a relationship. It had gone beyond that. The dark and hungry craving had consumed them both, had pushed them to the edge and had almost tipped them over it a few times. It had been unbridled passion—the sort that was rare in this world—and it still flooded him whenever he looked at her, whenever her beautiful eyes met his and dared him to make a move. He could deny it all he wanted, pretend that he no longer felt a thing for her, but she still tied him in knots and had him on his knees with only a smile. She licked her lips again, a nervous sweep of her tongue that reminded him that something was wrong.
What could be so bad that she wasn't asking her precious coven for help and was instead looking him up after six long years?
Was it just the demons that had her scared or was there more to this than she was telling him? Witches and demons got on like a house on fire but usually they kept well clear of each other, sticking to their own world. It was unusual for a demon to go after a witch, but he couldn't deny that the two kids earlier had been looking for Lealandra.
And now she was asking him for help.
What reason could demons have for going after her?
Taig looked deep into her eyes, focusing on them as he tried to get a hold on her feelings. There was anger in her now, aimed at him, but the fear was still there too. It echoed in the unsteady beat of her heart and danced in the depths of her eyes. She was in trouble, big enough that she had sought him out even when she knew that he would be pissed off at her and that he would demand a high price for services rendered. Either she was desperate or she truly believed that he was her best choice.
Or maybe she just wanted to see him again and this was the perfect excuse for her to waltz back into his life.
Still, his ineffable charm and attractiveness aside, parts of it didn't make sense. Lealandra was powerful enough to take care of a couple of weak lower demons and her bastard Counter-Balance and dear coven should have been able to protect her if she couldn't fight them for some reason. Taig had never met them, but the coven was probably strong enough to take on a demon of his strength. Two weaklings would be nothing to them. Like swatting flies.
And why was she here anyway? Alone too. Her Counter-Balance would have a tantrum of galactic proportions if he knew that Lealandra had come to her ex-lover for help.
In fact, none of it made sense.
Taig's head ached from trying to figure it out. It was just like her to send his mind in ten directions at once. There was only one way to find out what the hell had Lealandra walking back into his life. He never had been backwards about being forwards, after all. It was one of the qualities that Lealandra had liked about him.
"Why do you need me?" Taig sensed the deep spike in her feelings, the rise in her desire that struck him hard and sent a jolt to his groin, reigniting his own hunger.
Her eyes widened and her cheeks coloured.
He hadn't considered the possibility of a second meaning to his words but now he was. His suspicions had been right. He wasn't the only one the kiss had affected. He wasn't the only one who felt this need burning deep within.
His eyes narrowed on hers in both a challenge and a command. He was damned if he was going to let her get away without answering, and damned if he was going to let her walk out on him again.
"Tell me."
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Ascension
Felicity Heaton
A witch on the verge of achieving phenomenal power, Lealandra must turn to her half-breed demon ex-lover Taig for protection from the dark force that is after her and also from her own magic.
With her Counter-Balance dead and her coven against her, Taig's blood and power is the only thing that can help her control her magic and survive the ascension and gain the strength to defeat her enemy.
Old feelings come flooding back as Taig allows her into his world and Lealandra finds herself fighting not only for survival but to win his broken heart again and heal the pain in their past. Can he forgive her for walking out on him all those years ago and will he ever believe her when she tells him that he's not a monster but the man that she loves?
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genre: paranormal / urban fantasy romance
length: 91000 words
rating: sultry
released: April 2011
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EXCERPTTaig closed his eyes and released a long low groan of unexpected pleasure as Lealandra's warm mouth fused with his. Her tongue slid between his lips, a delicious and familiar hot velvet caress that swept across his teeth and drew another hungry moan from him. Without considering the consequences and forgetting his anger, he twisted her long black hair around his fingers and tethered her to him so this breathtaking fantasy wouldn't end before he wanted, and he wanted it to go on forever.
He tilted his head and pressed harder against her mouth, his tongue brushing hers, delving in deep to taste her. A shiver of desire and need shot through him, and his breathing turned rough as he reacquainted himself with her sweetness and warmth. He hadn't imagined things turning out this way when she had walked into the bar tonight, but he wasn't about to push her away now that she was kissing him again, rekindling passion whose embers had burned deep in his heart all the time they had been apart. She moved against him, her lips soft and grazing his, slowing the kiss until he wanted to groan and pull her against him, wanted to thrust his tongue back into her mouth and show her just how ravenous she made him. It coiled tight in his gut, pushing for control, urging him to act on his desire.
All too soon, her lips left his but she remained close. With a soft puff of air into his mouth, she spoke.
"Are they gone?" Her quiet voice trembled along with her body, telling him that the kiss hadn't only affected him. His heart pounded for more and his blood rushed through his ears, dampening his awareness of their surroundings.
Taig glanced around the dim emptying bar. The two men were gone. He stared into her eyes, refreshing his memory of every fleck of silver against stormy grey. It had been too long since he had seen her, and felt even longer since he had kissed her. A tortuous length of time and an absence he couldn't easily forgive, even when her kiss made him forget it.
"Not yet," he whispered the lie against her lips, a split-second before his mouth claimed hers, dominant now that he was ready for the kiss. Desire became a raging inferno within him, burning away the anger that blazed back into life whenever he had a moment to think. This kiss was the only thing that mattered right now.
This time, Lealandra loosed a deep breathy moan. The sound sent his blood rushing ahead of his thoughts. He hardened instantly against his tight black jeans and wrapped his fingers around the nape of her neck, pressing them in and dragging her closer still. The heat of her kiss reawakened lost passion and a need for her that could never die. Six years of separation disappeared in an instant, erased by the fact that she had finally walked back into his life. He wasn't going to let her go this time. Even if this kiss was only a decoy, it still meant something to them both. He knew it did.
Her fingertips grazed his neck and pushed into the shorter black hair at the back of his head. He groaned internally at the feel of her nails against his scalp, declaring her growing hunger, and furrowed his brow as he brought his hand forward to claim her jaw, holding her in place. He burned at the feel of her soft satin skin beneath his fingers. Her touch was still electric, sending waves of hot sparks dancing along every nerve in his body, bringing his cold flesh to life. Tilting her head back, he thrust his tongue into her mouth and slid his free hand around her waist at the same time, pulling her so close to him that her breasts pushed against his chest with each gasping breath she drew. He eased his hand lower and caressed the patch of bare warm skin between the bottom of her short black strapless corset top and the waist of her long black skirt. Lealandra tensed. Too fast.
Taig braced for impact.
The flat of her hand slammed against his chest, forcing him backwards in the curved padded seat of the booth and tearing her from his grasp. Her gelid gaze stopped him dead.
"They're gone, aren't they?" Lealandra's tone was pure venom that matched the ice in her pale grey eyes.
Taig held his hands up, surrendering with a seductive smile that confessed every sin he had been considering. Lealandra wasn't the kind of witch you lied to. With such strong power flowing in her veins, it was easy for her to read everyone. Everyone but him. His blood saw to that. Her ability to see through him didn't come from magic. It came from the divine six months they had spent locked tight in each other's embrace. Six heavenly months he would never forget followed by six hollow years he wished he couldn't remember.
Lealandra looked around the bar, flicking her straight dark hair over her bare slender shoulders. His black gaze raked over her in the same hungry way it had done when she had first appeared in front of him tonight. She had grown a little thinner in their time apart. Her partner hadn't been taking care of her. Taig curled his fingers into fists at the thought of another man touching what was his. Anger blazed in his chest, ignited by the idea that the man she had chosen over him hadn't been looking after her needs. Had the idiot failed to see what she truly craved?
The magic that inhabited her body drained her and made her hungry. She needed to feed often and he wasn't talking about food. Magic as old and potent as hers demanded the highest price and had the basest needs. If it didn't get what it wanted, it was hard for Lealandra to retain control. It only proved the point he had tried to hammer home to her when she had been on the verge of leaving him all those years ago and disproved hers.
Taig didn't give a fuck about the rules of her kind. A witch was no match for a witch, especially not one who needed blood to sustain her.
Demon blood.
The thought that Lealandra had been struggling with her power these six long years stoked his anger into blind fury. Every muscle itched with the desire to find her pathetic excuse for a man and teach him a lesson he would never forget for making her suffer. The kind of lesson that would satisfy Taig's own deep dark cravings.
"I can't believe you'd take a cheap shot like that," Lealandra muttered in his direction, her eyes meeting his. "No. Wait. Actually… I can."
With his best sexy smirk, Taig leaned back into the grotty dark brown leather seat and stretched his arms out along the top. He shrugged and held her gaze.
"You kissed me first. I just returned the favour."
Her tongue swept over her lips, as though she wanted to kiss him again and was contenting herself with the lingering taste of him. If she wanted him to kiss her, he would. He would kiss her so hard that she would forget that idiot she had left him for and her own name in the process. She would forget everything but the feel of him inside her where he belonged. He would ruin her to everyone but him.
"That's not the kind of favour I need from you." Lealandra casually rested her elbow on the back of the leather seat and propped her chin up with her hand. Her head tilted to one side, her dusky kiss-swollen lips curving into a smile. His heart thundered, beating hard with the rush of desire that flooded him.
That smile had made him want her the moment he had laid eyes on her all those years ago. He still wanted her.
He tamped down his desire and got a grip. Her kissing him hadn't changed a damn thing. Whatever they'd had, it didn't exist anymore. She had trampled it on her way out of the door and it was going to take a lot more than a kiss to get her into his good book again.
"A favour? Tell me, why should I do you any favours? Last I checked, you were shacked up with another bloke. Why don't you ask Loverboy to help you out? I'm sure he could do something… unspectacular." Taig picked up his shot of whisky from the table and necked it. The liquid burned his throat as it slid down, heating him through. Sometimes it was nice to feel something other than cold. Alcohol and hunting were the only things that did that these days. His gaze ran over Lealandra. She used to make him burn hotter than Hell on a summer's day. She still did, but he wasn't about to let her see that. "I guess that's why you're here. Loverboy just doesn't cut it when it comes to handling demons. That pair of weaklings would have him inside out and back to front before he could lift a finger to cast whatever impotent half-assed spell he could muster."
Taig held her gaze, cool and steady, watching the hurt surfacing in her eyes and feeling like a bastard for it, but on some twisted level, it satisfied him.
He narrowed his eyes and casually placed the glass down. "Well, you're shit out of luck, Lea. I'm not interested."
Her only reaction was to look away from him. She flicked the small silver bells on the ties of her long skirt and her shoulders lifted in a sigh. That was unsatisfactory. He had expected a better response than that. He had wanted her to argue with him about it. Perhaps even fight him. A good fight with her might go some way towards releasing the anger that was burning like acid in his veins, eating away at him and filling his head and heart with acrid memories.
Memories that drove him to kill.
He quirked a dark eyebrow and waited for her to say something. It wasn't like her. She looked up at him through her eyelashes.
A hint of fear surfaced in her beautiful eyes and rippled across her pale skin in a wave that only he could detect. He sat up, all sense of casual lost now that he had realised that she was frightened and it wasn't of him. His anger faded. Something was very wrong. Lealandra didn't do frightened. No witch as powerful as her did, at least not when they had their Counter-Balance, their other half, the one who could temper their magic and help them maintain control of it.
"I'll pay you... whatever you want... just name your price." She coughed to clear her throat, as though such a pathetic attempt to cover her turbulent feelings would fool him.
It was there in her body and her power, and he knew her well enough that he could easily read both. She was scared, and he was an idiot for not noticing it the second she had approached him, and the moment those thugs had walked into the joint. They had been out of place and suspicious, and he had sensed their demon blood, and then Lealandra had kissed him and he had lost track of them and her feelings. She had tasted purely of hunger and desire. All sweet with arousal. It had been enough to throw him off her underlying fear.
"You know my price." Taig's eyes narrowed on hers, intent and showing her that he was being serious for once. His voice dropped to a low whisper. "I want you, Lea."
She swallowed and blinked. Once. Twice. "No deal."
When she moved to stand, Taig grabbed her wrist, locking his fingers tightly around it. She looked down at his hand and then into his eyes. Her startled look added to her natural beauty, her eyes round and her rosy lips parted. A blush stained her pale cheeks, deep enough that he noticed it even in the low light of the bar. He wanted her more now than ever and he wasn't about to let her walk out on him again.
"You knew what I'd ask for so why come to me with your problems if you were going to refuse?"
Lealandra pried his fingers off her and frowned. "You saw those men. I need a demon hunter. You're the best I know."
Demon hunter. The job title neglected to mention the fact that his father had been one of the most powerful demons to walk the Earth. He stared into Lealandra's stormy eyes and saw the same calm acceptance that they always showed him. Had his mother looked at his father that way? She had dared to be with him after all. That union had spawned himself—half demon hidden behind the mask of man.
Taig tapped his fingers on the dark table, torn between rejecting her request unless she agreed to his terms and kissing her again. His eyebrows knitted tight together. This wasn't easy. What they had shared six years ago wasn't the kind of everyday passion that most people found at the start of a relationship. It had gone beyond that. The dark and hungry craving had consumed them both, had pushed them to the edge and had almost tipped them over it a few times. It had been unbridled passion—the sort that was rare in this world—and it still flooded him whenever he looked at her, whenever her beautiful eyes met his and dared him to make a move. He could deny it all he wanted, pretend that he no longer felt a thing for her, but she still tied him in knots and had him on his knees with only a smile. She licked her lips again, a nervous sweep of her tongue that reminded him that something was wrong.
What could be so bad that she wasn't asking her precious coven for help and was instead looking him up after six long years?
Was it just the demons that had her scared or was there more to this than she was telling him? Witches and demons got on like a house on fire but usually they kept well clear of each other, sticking to their own world. It was unusual for a demon to go after a witch, but he couldn't deny that the two kids earlier had been looking for Lealandra.
And now she was asking him for help.
What reason could demons have for going after her?
Taig looked deep into her eyes, focusing on them as he tried to get a hold on her feelings. There was anger in her now, aimed at him, but the fear was still there too. It echoed in the unsteady beat of her heart and danced in the depths of her eyes. She was in trouble, big enough that she had sought him out even when she knew that he would be pissed off at her and that he would demand a high price for services rendered. Either she was desperate or she truly believed that he was her best choice.
Or maybe she just wanted to see him again and this was the perfect excuse for her to waltz back into his life.
Still, his ineffable charm and attractiveness aside, parts of it didn't make sense. Lealandra was powerful enough to take care of a couple of weak lower demons and her bastard Counter-Balance and dear coven should have been able to protect her if she couldn't fight them for some reason. Taig had never met them, but the coven was probably strong enough to take on a demon of his strength. Two weaklings would be nothing to them. Like swatting flies.
And why was she here anyway? Alone too. Her Counter-Balance would have a tantrum of galactic proportions if he knew that Lealandra had come to her ex-lover for help.
In fact, none of it made sense.
Taig's head ached from trying to figure it out. It was just like her to send his mind in ten directions at once. There was only one way to find out what the hell had Lealandra walking back into his life. He never had been backwards about being forwards, after all. It was one of the qualities that Lealandra had liked about him.
"Why do you need me?" Taig sensed the deep spike in her feelings, the rise in her desire that struck him hard and sent a jolt to his groin, reigniting his own hunger.
Her eyes widened and her cheeks coloured.
He hadn't considered the possibility of a second meaning to his words but now he was. His suspicions had been right. He wasn't the only one the kiss had affected. He wasn't the only one who felt this need burning deep within.
His eyes narrowed on hers in both a challenge and a command. He was damned if he was going to let her get away without answering, and damned if he was going to let her walk out on him again.
"Tell me."
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November 28, 2011
Daily Dozen - Vampire for Christmas - vampire romance book
Today's Daily Dozen is a seasonal one since it's almost December. It's 12 sentences from my touching, passionate and funny festive offering,
Vampire For Christmas
.
To set the scene, Rafe, a vampire doing time with the agency for bad behaviour, has just picked up Shannon at her house. Shannon is a demon hunter and has been paired with Rafe for the past couple of years, and soon their time together will come to an end. Rafe sees this is a bad thing as he's fallen for his little vampire hunter. Shannon couldn't be happier because she wants nothing more than to escape Rafe and her growing feelings for him.
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Felicity Heaton
It was one last mission. Shannon, a demon hunter with the agency, is looking forward to leaving behind the small town and the vampire she's been stuck with for the past two years. Things are getting complicated fast and she wants out. A fresh start, free of her vampire partner, awaits her if she can survive their final mission and the lonely Christmas holidays.
It was one last mission. Rafe, a vampire doing time with the agency, watches it approach with dread weighing heavily in his stomach. Two years of working with Shannon has been difficult, especially since he started falling for her, but he doesn't want their partnership to end. He has barely a few days to make her face her feelings and stop her from leaving, and he intends to do just that.
When a slimy demon threatens the season of peace and goodwill, it's the chance Rafe has been waiting for and the moment Shannon secretly fears. Rafe's determination to prise open her heart and her own resolve to keep it closed clash as violently as they do with the demon, and threatens to end as messily.
Can Rafe make Shannon see that his love for her is real and that she feels something for him too? Can Shannon face her fears and her past, and stop herself from running away from both? Will a wish on a star bring her what her heart truly desires—a vampire for Christmas?
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To set the scene, Rafe, a vampire doing time with the agency for bad behaviour, has just picked up Shannon at her house. Shannon is a demon hunter and has been paired with Rafe for the past couple of years, and soon their time together will come to an end. Rafe sees this is a bad thing as he's fallen for his little vampire hunter. Shannon couldn't be happier because she wants nothing more than to escape Rafe and her growing feelings for him.
Rafe frowned at her but it didn't stick. It melted into a smile that threatened to steal her breath and she averted her gaze again. What was she doing? Her heart skittered about in her throat and she knew he would be listening to it, and he would know that he was affecting her. She could do this.
It was just one more mission.
And then she would be able to escape these feelings.
She was not going to fall for him.
He was a vampire. She was a hunter.
Her gaze snuck back to him, studying his noble profile, and her heart thudded hard against her chest.
There was no love more forbidden than this.
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Felicity Heaton
It was one last mission. Shannon, a demon hunter with the agency, is looking forward to leaving behind the small town and the vampire she's been stuck with for the past two years. Things are getting complicated fast and she wants out. A fresh start, free of her vampire partner, awaits her if she can survive their final mission and the lonely Christmas holidays.
It was one last mission. Rafe, a vampire doing time with the agency, watches it approach with dread weighing heavily in his stomach. Two years of working with Shannon has been difficult, especially since he started falling for her, but he doesn't want their partnership to end. He has barely a few days to make her face her feelings and stop her from leaving, and he intends to do just that.
When a slimy demon threatens the season of peace and goodwill, it's the chance Rafe has been waiting for and the moment Shannon secretly fears. Rafe's determination to prise open her heart and her own resolve to keep it closed clash as violently as they do with the demon, and threatens to end as messily.
Can Rafe make Shannon see that his love for her is real and that she feels something for him too? Can Shannon face her fears and her past, and stop herself from running away from both? Will a wish on a star bring her what her heart truly desires—a vampire for Christmas?
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Manday Hotties Hop!
It's time for the Manday Hotties Hop! Be sure to follow the links in the list below to get your full fix of mancandy!
I'm posting two different men today, the first I just couldn't resist and the second I wouldn't resist... snuggling under the covers with him... need I say more?
Hmm, Josh Kloss (the second picture) always makes me think of Valentine from my Prophecy Trilogy / Vampires Realm series.
Isn't that just a yummy treat to start the week with?
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November 27, 2011
Daily Dozen - Heart of Darkness - vampire romance book
Your Sunday Daily Dozen this week comes from
Heart of Darkness
, my latest release and a stand alone vampire romance book.
Aleksandr has just returned from a hunt, injured and bleeding, and in need of urgent medical attention. Elise has chosen to be the one to tend to him, to repay him for the time that he took care of her wound, and is about to bravely offer her blood to him so she can send him into a deep healing sleep and therefore tend to his wounds more easily. Since she has never allowed another vampire to bite her before, she isn't sure she'll be able to contain the lust it will undoubtedly stir in her and do her job properly, and she isn't prepared for how it feels when Aleksandr bites her.
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Heart of Darkness
Felicity Heaton
A vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister...
Aleksandr Nemov won't stop until the last of the vampire hunter's progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts. Now he is teetering on the edge, close to devolving into a beast, and time is running out as he tracks the last hunter to Prague. There he finds a beautiful woman who could be his one chance for salvation, but is it already too late for him?
A vampire guard who will do whatever it takes to protect those she loves...
Elise is dedicated to her duty. It's the only thing she has left. All that changes when she meets Aleksandr in Prague and her master grants him permission to stay at her bloodline's mansion. She knows all about Aleksandr but none of it prepares her for how she feels when the legendary prince's hunt becomes one for her heart. Elise battles him with all of her strength but can she stop herself from falling for the handsome hunter? When he reveals the depth of the corruption in his soul, will she have the strength to face the pain in her past and do whatever it takes to save him?
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Aleksandr has just returned from a hunt, injured and bleeding, and in need of urgent medical attention. Elise has chosen to be the one to tend to him, to repay him for the time that he took care of her wound, and is about to bravely offer her blood to him so she can send him into a deep healing sleep and therefore tend to his wounds more easily. Since she has never allowed another vampire to bite her before, she isn't sure she'll be able to contain the lust it will undoubtedly stir in her and do her job properly, and she isn't prepared for how it feels when Aleksandr bites her.
Aleksandr brought her right wrist to his lips, shut his eyes and licked her skin. Another shiver chased through her and her temperature rose, her heart beating quicker with anticipation. His lips closed over her wrist. She gasped when he eased his fangs deep into her and then removed them.
Eyes wide, Elise stared at him, her lips parted and breathing fast. Heat spread up her arm, suffusing every inch of her body in a sharp tingling pleasure that made her want to moan. She reminded herself to focus and keep her mind on the thought of sleep, and to send that message to him through her blood and block all others. It was difficult, nigh on impossible, when he started to drink from her, a soft suckling that sent wave after wave of warmth rippling through her. Warmth that all settled in her abdomen, heating her through and making her ache for Aleksandr.
She wanted more.
She wanted to feel his fangs in her.
She hadn't wanted his fleeting bite and this soft reverential drinking. She had wanted him to sink his teeth deep into her body and to drink hard, to bring her close to the edge as she knew only he could, to bring her into his arms and into his body, until they were one.
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Heart of Darkness
Felicity Heaton
A vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister...
Aleksandr Nemov won't stop until the last of the vampire hunter's progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts. Now he is teetering on the edge, close to devolving into a beast, and time is running out as he tracks the last hunter to Prague. There he finds a beautiful woman who could be his one chance for salvation, but is it already too late for him?
A vampire guard who will do whatever it takes to protect those she loves...
Elise is dedicated to her duty. It's the only thing she has left. All that changes when she meets Aleksandr in Prague and her master grants him permission to stay at her bloodline's mansion. She knows all about Aleksandr but none of it prepares her for how she feels when the legendary prince's hunt becomes one for her heart. Elise battles him with all of her strength but can she stop herself from falling for the handsome hunter? When he reveals the depth of the corruption in his soul, will she have the strength to face the pain in her past and do whatever it takes to save him?
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Book Review - The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter (Lords of the Underworld #2)
I went away for a few days to distant wilds of Scotland and managed to read three books while I was there relaxing. All three were books in Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. I had already read the first book, The Darkest Night, so I read books 2, 3 and 4. I'm going to spread the reviews out over the next few weeks, and hopefully I'll write some reviews for the two Lara Adrian books I read quite recently too. Today, I'm reviewing book two in the Lords of the Underworld series, The Darkest Kiss.
So here's my candid review of this paranormal romance book by Gena Showalter.
The Darkest Kiss
Gena Showalter
She has tempted many men...but never found her equal. Until now.
Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death--a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.
But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining...
REVIEW
I enjoyed this addition to Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. The writing annoyed me at first, making me feel as though I was trapped in the mind of a child rather than an adult. I understand that Anya is supposed to be hip and whatever but I could have lived without the irritating internal monologue in the narrative. Thankfully, that aspect of the book soon faded, along with the repetition of how 'foolish' the hero and heroine and everything else was.
Lucien really saved this book for me. He's luscious, dangerous, and has issues that would make the hardest heart purr for him. I did feel he could have been just a little bit darker though, but then I do love my men to have a side that is as black as midnight. Anya took a while to grow on me. Once we moved past the initial few chapters where her POV irritated me, she vastly improved. By the end of the book I almost liked her.
I liked their cat and mouse game, with Lucien's resistance in his attempts to kill Anya and Anya's attempts to kill him first, but never really felt the threat that they really would kill each other. It was always too easy for the other to escape at the last second, and became a little predictable.
The ending seemed a touch too easy for my tastes too. We're supposed to believe that they could go to see a friend of Anya's and head into the arctic in search of an artefact that could be anywhere on that vast landmass but happens to be just a day away and in the first spot they looked for it. I found that very difficult to swallow. A little more research turning up a location or a hint at a location would have made it more believable for me. The arctic is a huge area. Finding what you're looking for in one attempt at one location is a miracle. I also didn't feel the emotional pangs I should have at the end. The black moment lacked intensity when it really should have gripped me and torn at my heart. It just felt flat and quite emotionless. I like a good cry in a heart-wrenching moment. The writing didn't move me at all.
I would still recommend this book though, and I know my review has focused on the bad rather than the good, so I'll end it by saying that it's worth reading for the luscious Lucien and the glimpses of the other heroes as they set up their own stories. Anya will grow on you if you don't like her at first, and the plot is great until the last few chapters. There's a beautiful sense of danger about the book, although I would've liked it a little darker. I guess I have to remember that I'm reading a Harly romance after all. Pick this book up if you like sexy immortal warrior heroes with serious complexes and a little danger to add spice to a relationship.
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So here's my candid review of this paranormal romance book by Gena Showalter.
The Darkest KissGena Showalter
She has tempted many men...but never found her equal. Until now.
Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death--a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.
But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining...
REVIEW
I enjoyed this addition to Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. The writing annoyed me at first, making me feel as though I was trapped in the mind of a child rather than an adult. I understand that Anya is supposed to be hip and whatever but I could have lived without the irritating internal monologue in the narrative. Thankfully, that aspect of the book soon faded, along with the repetition of how 'foolish' the hero and heroine and everything else was.
Lucien really saved this book for me. He's luscious, dangerous, and has issues that would make the hardest heart purr for him. I did feel he could have been just a little bit darker though, but then I do love my men to have a side that is as black as midnight. Anya took a while to grow on me. Once we moved past the initial few chapters where her POV irritated me, she vastly improved. By the end of the book I almost liked her.
I liked their cat and mouse game, with Lucien's resistance in his attempts to kill Anya and Anya's attempts to kill him first, but never really felt the threat that they really would kill each other. It was always too easy for the other to escape at the last second, and became a little predictable.
The ending seemed a touch too easy for my tastes too. We're supposed to believe that they could go to see a friend of Anya's and head into the arctic in search of an artefact that could be anywhere on that vast landmass but happens to be just a day away and in the first spot they looked for it. I found that very difficult to swallow. A little more research turning up a location or a hint at a location would have made it more believable for me. The arctic is a huge area. Finding what you're looking for in one attempt at one location is a miracle. I also didn't feel the emotional pangs I should have at the end. The black moment lacked intensity when it really should have gripped me and torn at my heart. It just felt flat and quite emotionless. I like a good cry in a heart-wrenching moment. The writing didn't move me at all.
I would still recommend this book though, and I know my review has focused on the bad rather than the good, so I'll end it by saying that it's worth reading for the luscious Lucien and the glimpses of the other heroes as they set up their own stories. Anya will grow on you if you don't like her at first, and the plot is great until the last few chapters. There's a beautiful sense of danger about the book, although I would've liked it a little darker. I guess I have to remember that I'm reading a Harly romance after all. Pick this book up if you like sexy immortal warrior heroes with serious complexes and a little danger to add spice to a relationship.
Read reviews of The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2498983.The_Darkest_Kiss
November 26, 2011
Daily Dozen - Her Guardian Angel - angel romance book
It's the weekend... and time for today's Daily Dozen. I've been doing this for a week now and I have to admit that I'm having fun. Today I've selected my sentences from my angel romance novel,
Her Guardian Angel
, the fourth book in my best selling
Her Angel romance series
.
Marcus is a guardian angel and has been watching over Amelia for her whole life. He's recently been sent to the mortal realm to guard her more closely, and it has been torture to him. He isn't interested in mortals, wants nothing to do with them, but from the first moment he and Amelia touch, he finds himself falling for her. Today's scene takes place the day after that first touch, and Marcus is having a drink with her at a cafe, trying to learn more about her in an effort to understand why he must guard her and what he must protect her from.
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Her Guardian Angel
Felicity Heaton
A simple mission becomes a fight for survival in this fantastic instalment in the Her Angel series.
A guardian angel dedicated to his duty, Marcus will do whatever Heaven asks of him, but even his loyalty has its limits. When his superior orders him to gain Amelia's trust through seduction, Marcus starts to question his mission and his feelings for the beautiful woman he has watched over since her birth.
Amelia has gone from one bad relationship to another, so when a gorgeous guy moves in next door looking like Mr Right, she hopes he doesn't turn out to be another black knight in disguise. But there's more to Marcus than meets the eye, and when he rescues her from three demonic men, Amelia is thrust into his nightmarish world—a world where God and the Devil exist, and only one angel can save her from death—Marcus, the angel she's falling in love with.
On the run from demonic angels and the Devil himself, aided by Marcus's angel friends and their amazing women, fighting for survival against the odds, Marcus and Amelia discover a love that will last forever.
A love so strong it will shake Heaven and Hell.
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Guardian%20Angel
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EUJIG8/
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Marcus is a guardian angel and has been watching over Amelia for her whole life. He's recently been sent to the mortal realm to guard her more closely, and it has been torture to him. He isn't interested in mortals, wants nothing to do with them, but from the first moment he and Amelia touch, he finds himself falling for her. Today's scene takes place the day after that first touch, and Marcus is having a drink with her at a cafe, trying to learn more about her in an effort to understand why he must guard her and what he must protect her from.
Amelia reached across the table and took hold of Marcus's left hand, her touch jolting him. His gaze leapt down to her fingers. Her thumb softly caressed his knuckles and her fingertips brushed his palm, bringing everything he had felt last night back to a rolling boil inside him. His pulse raced and his breathing quickened.
Desire?
Couldn't be.
But even as he stared at their joined hands he couldn't form a denial.
He inhaled sharply, trying to catch his breath and instead catching her sweet fragrance on the dusty warm air. Blood pounded in his temples and he could only watch the gentle sweep of her thumb across his fingers in abject fascination.
Images of her flashed across his wide eyes, dressed in her satin slip or in the tight summer dress she wore now, twirling and spinning towards him until her hands pressed against his chest and she was smiling right up into his eyes, her lips parting in invitation.
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Her Guardian Angel
Felicity HeatonA simple mission becomes a fight for survival in this fantastic instalment in the Her Angel series.
A guardian angel dedicated to his duty, Marcus will do whatever Heaven asks of him, but even his loyalty has its limits. When his superior orders him to gain Amelia's trust through seduction, Marcus starts to question his mission and his feelings for the beautiful woman he has watched over since her birth.
Amelia has gone from one bad relationship to another, so when a gorgeous guy moves in next door looking like Mr Right, she hopes he doesn't turn out to be another black knight in disguise. But there's more to Marcus than meets the eye, and when he rescues her from three demonic men, Amelia is thrust into his nightmarish world—a world where God and the Devil exist, and only one angel can save her from death—Marcus, the angel she's falling in love with.
On the run from demonic angels and the Devil himself, aided by Marcus's angel friends and their amazing women, fighting for survival against the odds, Marcus and Amelia discover a love that will last forever.
A love so strong it will shake Heaven and Hell.
Available in e-book from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Guardian%20Angel
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-guardian-angel-felicity-heaton/1104775871
All Romance eBooks: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-herguardianangel-607692-140.html
Sony Reader Store: http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/felicity-heaton/her-guardian-angel-her-angel-romance-series/_/R-400000000000000468669
Kobo Books: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Her-Guardian-Angel-Her-Angel/book-lVb0k7lC80OOiMBAOa-Ldg/page1.html
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/77776
Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Amazon Kindle France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Apple iBookstore USA: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781466119529
Apple iBookstore UK: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/isbn9781466119529
Apple iBookstore Australia: http://itunes.apple.com/au/book/isbn9781466119529
Apple iBookstore Canada: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/isbn9781466119529
Available in paperback from:
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1463788363/
Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1463788363/
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-guardian-angel-felicity-heaton/1032773836
