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Take it away, Bethany.
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Why I Love To
Write Paranormal Romance
First and foremost, thanks so much to Doris for giving
me a chance to chat about my new release and paranormal romance with her lovely
fans and readers today. She’s an awesome lady and deserves lots of hugs and
love.
The best thing about being a writer, in my opinion, is
having stories to tell. Between the characters that won’t leave me alone in the
middle of the night, the dialogue I’m constantly running out loud while I work,
and the plots I’m tossing out for my spouse to give his opinion, my mind never stops.
When you toss in a bit of paranormal and a whole lot
of romance to these stories, suddenly everything gets a whole lot better. With
paranormal aspects, you can do just about anything. It’s your world, your
characters, and so long as you keep it consistent, the only place you can go is
up.
Where else can you find shifters, magic, and mythical
creatures mixing with love and lust? Um, yes!
Alpha males who dominate in their clans, or packs,
just as much as they do in the bedroom? Even better.
So why do I
love writing paranormal romance? Because. There are no limits. None at all.
Dragons? Sure. Why not?
Blurb:
Over two decades ago, an attack on The Clan of Cobalt left families of dragons in ruins; now, with the clans able to start rebuilding their lives, history is beginning to rewrite, one dragon and one mate at a time…
Dani Heartview spent a year running from the past she can’t forget and it’s about to catch up in the form of Holden Levy. When he suddenly disappeared, she was devastated, but now he’s back. Even if she can’t deny their connection, the man who returned is vastly different from the one who left.
With Holden’s secrets uncovered, the Alpha dragon inside the man is demanding for its mate to be claimed, but there’s danger lurking close by. Still, his abandonment is a monster she can’t shake. Can she forgive to restart their life, and if she does, can Dani handle exactly what it means to be a dragon’s mate?
Clans of Fire, Book One
Excerpt:
“Get away from me,” I hissed. “You have
no right to be here.”
Emotion broke through on his handsome
features, marring it with sadness as my eyes blurred with unshed tears.
“Please, Dani…”
“Stop saying my name.” My voice was
rising to an unhealthy octave. My heart was pounding at a too fast pace. Why
would he be here? He had to have known I wouldn’t want him here. “Stop sharing
my fucking air. For God sakes, get out of my space, Holden.”
“Ouch, man.”
Holden didn’t even glance back at his
friend. “Shut up, Duran.” There was a timber in his tone, something else I didn’t
recognize from the man standing before me. I felt wetness drip down my cheeks.
“Oh, Dani, please don’t cry…I didn’t come here to make you cry, baby.”
Baby? “Who in the hel—”
“Dani!” Jade was out of the kitchen and
rushing over to my side. She barely noted the men or my heartbroken expression.
That, or she mistook it for the pain of the coffee spill. “Did you get burned?”
“I’m fine.” Those words were the
biggest lie I’d ever spoken.
“She’s not,” Holden replied quietly.
“Could you get a cool cloth and the first aid kit, if you have one?”
“I’m fine,” I repeated. “Jade, could
you handle these guys, please?”
“Dani, wait.”
“Holden, I swear to God if you don’t
walk out of this place right now and never look back, I will…” I couldn’t
finish my sentence because there wasn’t anything I didn’t already feel for him.
Hate. Love. Desire. Disgust. I felt all of that. With him being so close, it
only served to make me more confused. Defeated, air rushed from my lungs, in a
harsh exhale. “Leave, right now.”
Jade appeared lost. “Um…okay, I’m going
to grab the first aid. You’re going to stay here and sit down.”
Duran smiled at Jade when no one
responded. “Thanks, sweetheart.”
Holden hadn’t taken his eyes off me.
When he moved forward, I backed up. “Don’t come any closer. I don’t want you
near me.”
Agony pulled Holden’s full lips into a
frown. “Let me explain.”
“I told you this wouldn’t be the best
place to approach her,” Duran said. “We should have waited.”
“We don’t have that kind of time.”
“Why haven’t you left?” I asked,
feeling a seething rage beginning to take over my initial shock and pain. “Have
I not made it clear enough yet that you’re not welcomed?”
“You made it clear.” Holden’s gaze
flickered up to the ceiling, a tick showing in his strong jaw. “But it’s not
that simple. One minute, Dani. That’s all I’m asking for. After all we were,
don’t you owe me that?”
“Owe you?” My hands trembled.
The sudden burst of fury and courage that swept over me was all consuming. I
stepped up to him and slammed my fist into his chest. Holden barely flinched
and the action hurt me a great deal more than it must have him, but emotional
pain registered in his eyes. “I owe you. Are you fucking insane? You
left me, Holden. Left me in Tennessee with nothing. Not a goddamned
explanation, not a goodbye…nothing!”
I hit him in the chest again, disbelief
coursing through me. “How could you ever say that I owe you after everything
you did to me? I waited for months. I called your phone every day. I texted,
emailed, and left messages until your inbox was full. You could have been dead
if not for that stupid note. I defended you when it was clear you didn’t want
me anymore … Once, Holden. All you had to do was answer me back just once! You
up and walked away from me, from our home, and our life without a single care
in the world. And you have the audacity to say that I owe you anything?”
“Do not…” he growled, face suddenly
mere inches from mine, “…say that I just walked away from you, Dani. I never
would have walked away from you like that had I been given the choice. Ever.”
His response only served to fuel my
rage. “Well, excuse me for living. What would you call me waking up to an empty
house, with a note on the counter, and no you to be seen again, exactly?”
Anger clouded his face. “What did that
note say, Dani?”
“Holden, calm down.” Duran was up off
the bench, a hand on his friend’s shuddering arm. Rippling tension flowed
between the men, but my former lover and fiancé didn’t register the one person
attempting to help the situation. No, his focus was solely on me. “Come on,
we’ll do this another time.”
“You won’t do it ever again,” I spat
hatefully.
“Yes, I will. I have to. I can’t
be me without you.” That confession struck me like a knife in the chest, the
blade twisting painfully. Holden breathed deeply, the fight suddenly gone from
his body as quickly as it came. “I will always come back for you. I lo—”
“No,
you don’t. You never did. If you had, this…” I said with a wave at us,
“…wouldn’t have happened.”
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Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author,
lover of much, and mother to two young sons, two cats, and two dogs. With her
children under her feet, animals at her side, and spouse calling over his
shoulder, she is nearly always writing something…when she can find the time.
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