Oh yes, that's me grooving to the music! And probably showing my age, lol. But it's true. I am very, very excited!
Today is the release day of my debut novel Lure of the Blood.
Blurb
Marnie's decision to finance her law degree by pole dancing awakens her latent sexuality and the mysterious stranger lurking in the shadows sends her libido into overdrive. Attacked on the way home, she wakes up the next morning covered in bruises and with no recollection of what happened. The newspapers are full of a suspected animal attack and Marnie finds herself in her very own Twilight Zone.
Realising her sexy lurker is a vampire is bad enough, but her boss is the alpha wolf of a pack of shifters? Torn between her attraction to both men and surrounded by danger, she has a decision to make, that will change her life forever.
Sound Good? I sure hope so :-)
Lure of the Blood is available through Evernight Publishing
I'm also celebrating my Giveaway winners, who were drawn with the help of Tj (4) and Gabrielle (6). Apparently I need to have more Giveaways, because Molly (9) and Esther (11) want to pick winners too!
So without further ado please raise your glasses and toast
Kiru Taye from my 11 - 13 November Weekend Dirty Dozen Giveaway drawn by Tj
Lucy Felthouse from my 4 - 6 November Weekend Dirty Dozen Giveaway drawn by Gabs
Michelle Scott from my Facebook Author Page Giveaway.
Congratulations Ladies, hope you'll enjoy your copies. I will be in touch later to pass them on :-)
So, stay for a while, have a slice of
and some more champers and enjoy a little excerpt.
A ruthless determination
emanated from the man carrying her up the stairs, three at a time, as easily as
though she weighed no more than a feather. His heartbeat thundered in her ear
as erratically as her own and his arms tightened around her, when she wriggled
closer into the warmth of his skin, not able to stop her instinctive need to
lick his chest.
The scent and very essence of Ion exploded on her tongue. Need
slamming into her, all thoughts of injuries fled her befuddled brain, when Ion
pinned her against the wall, the minute they reached the safety of the bedroom.
He slid her down his naked body with infinite slowness and they
groaned in unison when his rock-hard erection made brief contact with her groin
on the way down. Marnie couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think. She was locked in the
prison of Ion’s arms, every cell in her body craving his touch. Her knees
buckled when he sniffed her neck, inhaling deeply. One of his thighs, between
her legs, stopped her descent and his wolf’s grumble vibrated through her,
causing more moisture to seep through her soaked thong. He had to feel that!
Heat rose in her cheeks, even as his cock seemed to grow bigger still, a hard
shaft against her belly, setting her skin alight where it touched through the
thin barrier of her summer dress.
Ion’s barely controlled growl in her ear was the most arousing
sound she had ever heard. His delicious scent intensifying around her, she
didn’t even try to stop the needy moan escaping on a shuddery breath of air.
“Ion, please.”
“What, little one?”
The rasp of his rough tongue along her sensitive neck stopped
Marnie from being able to respond at all, as the friction his tongue created
sent sparks of electricity dancing across her body. Every lick along her
fevered skin pitched her arousal higher, until the whole world was centred on
the next trail of friction along her jaw.
Her hips moved of their own accord, grinding her core into Ion’s
roughened thigh, until the iron grip of his hands on her hips stopped her.
“Easy, little one. This will be so much better if we go slowly. I
want to taste every inch of you, drink your cream and make you come again and
again against my tongue and then, only then, my sweet will you feel my cock so
deep inside you, you will never want to leave me.”
The hands on her hips softened, as Marnie froze. Shivers of
excitement or fear or both, she couldn’t be quite sure which, danced along her
spine at the images those growled words created. Her hands clung to his
shoulders and she lost herself in his predatory smile, when she risked a glance
up at his face. The eyes of his wolf were looking down on her and he crowded
her further against the wall. Her breasts flattened against his chest and his
thigh moved sinuously against her core.
“So wet, my little one. Tell me, is this bounty all for me?”
A renewed surge of moisture was his answer and his eyes darkened
further. She could feel his claws slowly dragging along her sides as his hands
wandered to her neck and he pulled back slightly, one hand cupping her breast
through the fabric of her dress, whilst his head lowered and Marnie’s eyes
fluttered closed in anticipation of his invasion.
The gentleness of the kiss that followed took her breath away.
Not the harsh invasion she had been expecting, but a tender seduction of lips
and teeth, coaxing her to open on a sigh. Ion slipped into that moan, his
tongue exploring every part of her mouth with agonising slowness, whilst his
hand on her nipple rubbed and teased, every roll sending shards of pure
pleasure between her thighs. Desperate to take the kiss deeper, her tongue
sought his, but every time she tried he withdrew with a muttered growl, shaking
his head and the hand on her breast stopped its intimate massage.
“I told you, we’re taking this slow, little one. I have no wish
to hurt you.”
“You won’t hurt me, Ion. Please, I need you.”
Something hot and dangerous flashed across his face at her
whispered plea, the grip on her tightening for an instant. He smiled, the fangs
of his wolf clearly visible, and Marnie held her breath at the struggle she
sensed in him. The hand on her breast gripped the front of her dress and with
one quick flick of his sharp claws the dress ripped, exposing her to his hungry
gaze from the waist down. She sucked in her tummy on a shuddered moan as those
menacing claws ran a trail over the soft skin of her abdomen, skimming the top
of her thong with a feather touch, before he withdrew his claws and his fingers
dipped under the elastic. His thigh spread her wider, as his fingers hovered
over her clit and he resumed the kiss, his raspy tongue duelling with hers,
until she thought she was going to dissolve into a sodden mess of drool and
need.
His breathing was as heavy as hers when he finally pulled back,
his eyes glowing in the darkness of the room.
“What makes you so sure I won’t hurt you. You’re such a little
thing. You have no idea what my wolf could do to you.”
Marnie couldn’t breathe under the intensity of his fevered gaze.
Of course she knew what he could do. Had she not seen his wolf in action mere
minutes ago, about to rip Lucas to shreds? Terror slammed into her anew, not at
Ion’s wolf, but at what could have happened to him, and she bit her lip so hard
she could taste her own blood.
Ion released her with a muffled curse, all traces of his wolf
gone. The flash of pain she saw in his eyes, before he turned his back on her,
sliced straight through her heart.
“Good, I knew you’d come to your senses.”
Congrats on your release!! Respect.
ReplyDeleteI'm raising a glass to you, girl! Happy Release day!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank your for my free copy. Now I have 2 copies. I guess I'll have a very lucky fan later today.
Thanks Adonis :-)
ReplyDeleteKiru, you're welcome. Copy winging it to you very shortly!
I raised my coffee to you does that count??? Congrats doll!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Doris!!! Woot!! Going to get it.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Donna :-)
ReplyDelete*raises her flute to Cherie*
:-D
Congratulations, Doris! This book sounds like a must read. Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine :-) x
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