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Caressed by Shadows Teaser
~ Reality faded away. Sonya swayed and braced herself
against the wall of the shower.
She was there. Sonya was standing in the yard that fateful
night. Her father and her mother were dead. She felt the sword slice through
her gut. She had expected to feel pain; instead a cold numbness consumed her.
The shifters laughed as they turned away from her, leaving her to bleed to
death. Using all the strength she had left, she gathered her little sister in
her arms. Sveta’s small frame trembled as she took her last breath.
Justice. Revenge, her demon whispered.
The shifters deserved death for what they had done to her
family.
Stricken, pale faces stared up at her. Blood dripped
from her claws and fangs. The sweet metallic taste filled her mouth. Sonya
looked down at her hands. Blood. It was everywhere.
In the distance, she could hear a woman screaming.
Pain. Fear. Rage. Pure hate. She could hear and feel every emotion the woman was
feeling. Oh, god she hoped it was not the innkeeper’s wife and children.
The bathroom door flew open, crashing against the
wall. The force made the entire cottage shake. Falcon tore open the curtain. He
was speaking, but she could hear nothing over the screaming.
Justice. Revenge!
She cradled Sveta in her arms. Her sweet face pale,
her beautiful gaze void of life.
No. Sveta. God, no!
She was young, too young. Sonya roared. She would make
those bastards pay. She would make sure they suffered, she would make sure they
felt all the pain they had inflicted upon her family. She would hunt them down
and kill them all.
Sonya blinked. She saw Falcon reach for her. His shirt
dripped with water from the shower. She flinched away. Looking down, she
brushed Sveta’s blood crusted hair away from her face. She would never let her
go.
Falcon’s hands gripped her waist. She struggled
against him, refusing to release Sveta. Sonya watched his lips move again, but
she still heard nothing other than the screams.
Then darkness claimed her.
Falcon cradled Sonya in his arms. Sitting on the edge
of the bed, he cupped the back of her head and pressed her head against his
shoulder as he gently rocked her.
God, her screams had crystallized his blood. He had burst
through the door convinced the hunters had found them. When he pulled back the curtain
he found a heart breaking sight. Sonya sat on the floor of the tub, her knees
pressed tightly against her chest, her hair soaked, tangled and falling over
her shoulders. Her eyes were wide, her gaze wild and unfocused. Her fangs were
bear, her claws anchored into her calves. She had refused to release her legs
and fought him as he tried to pick her up. Once in his arms, her body gave out
and her mind slipped into sweet oblivion.
She lay limp in his arms even now.
Before this night the word fear had not existed in his
vocabulary but in that moment, he was consumed by the emotion.
Sonya was marked.
His arms tightened around her. He folded her against
him, shielding her from the world, praying that he could protect her from
death.
Death. He shook his head. Why hadn’t she told him
about the Death Curse? Hell, how could he not have noticed? He had witnessed
many great warrior kings perish and she was next.
Damn Sonya and her pride. She was skilled at hiding
her pain. No. Agony was a more suitable word. The curse attacked the soul;
feeding off what humanity a vampire had left. It preyed on the mind, twisting
reality, causing hallucinations. It tortured its victims with overwhelming
emotions such as guilt, sorrow and self-loathing while it slowly destroyed the
body.
The man and demon within him roared in anguish and
anger. She had been taken from him once and he could not bear to lose her
again. He would find a way to break the curse. He would speak with Silvie. The
Priestess was powerful, stronger than even the Shaman of her tribe. And if she
could not help, he would barter what remained of his soul to save his Sonya.
Falcon pressed a kiss to her temple before laying her
on the bed. Without his heat, she began to shiver. She trembled so badly her
teeth began to chatter. He pulled the sheets and blankets up to her chin, but
they had little impact.
He stripped free of his shirt and kicked off his shoes
before joining her. She turned toward him, seeking his warmth and touch even in
her sleep. He held her against his side and she relaxed, as he stroked his
fingers up and down her arm.
Sonya expressed no signs of life. Her heart was quiet,
her lungs still, and she was cold to the touch. Falcon could barely sense her
aurora. Her energy was weak.
Falcon’s chest tightened as he felt his heart crack
beneath the pressure of his warring emotions. He had never felt more terrified
or enraged in his unnatural life. Nor had he ever experienced such fierce love
and determination.
Instinct told him Sonya was not meant for the
realm of the living. The curse was strong within her and
death would be coming to collect his bounty.
Falcon drew her closer and held her tighter, wrapping
his body around hers protectively.
Death would have to take him first.~
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Caressed by Moonlight
Dorian Vlakhos is no ordinary aristocrat. He is a vampire king, who will do anything to save his clan from complete annihilation, before an ancient curse can claim his immortal life.
Penniless and orphaned, Victoria Kingston has nothing to bring to a marriage, yet she must shackle an unsuspecting gentleman into marriage by the end of the month or forfeit her rights as guardian of her younger sister. With the help of her dearest friend, Victoria begins her hunt, and vows to stay far away from the dark, mysterious, Dorian Vlakhos.
After meeting the beautifully innocent Miss Kingston, Dorian had to have her. He would do absolutely anything to make Victoria his. One sweet stolen kiss would bring them together while a force, more powerful than any vampire, would bind them for all eternity, but treachery, war, and death rule Dorian's dark world and Victoria would be fortunate to survive.
Caressed by Night
Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought to be dead for the past four hundred years. Now, he is back and has a score to settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian.
Kerstyn Ingmar's life was normal and straight up boring until the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing, Dimitri. Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses, she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom.
While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both.
Caressed by a Crimson Moon
Consumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years.
To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack. Hadrian's reputation is both legendary and lethal; he is ruthless, bloodthirsty, lusty, and soulless. When Eva arrives at the ancient fortress high in the Carpathian Mountains, she is shocked to find a ravaged man with dark burning eyes filled with loneliness and dangerous desire.
Would she be his lover...or his prey? His savior...or his victim? Would Hadrian lure her into madness or would their perilous passion be their redemption?
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