Teaser Tuesday

~ Clearing her throat, she squared her shoulders and met his gaze. “Thank you for your
help, Captain Stonewoll—”
“James.”
Her brows pinched in a frown. “Sir, I—”
“I’m no gentlemen, dove. Never have and by all the grace that is holy, I’ll ever be.”
She sputtered. “You’re a man of rank?”
“My mother was a fisherman’s daughter and the blackguard whom sired me has remained
nameless and faceless for centuries.”
He was of common birth? With no rank? “But you’re a captain?”
His smile broadened. “Aye, of a pirate ship.”
He was a criminal! Or, had been a criminal. “I, um, well…Did you say centuries?”
James’ light laugh addled her thoughts even more. “Your name, dove.”
The rough, sensual note in his voice was like a caress and she trembled. The air thickened
around them. Nervously, she tugged on her bottom lip with her teeth and his gaze instantly fell to
her mouth. Heat darkened his eyes as he watched her.
“Please,” he rasped. “Your name.”
“Katya.” Hating the breathy frailty of her voice she repeated more sternly, “Katya
Moro.”
“What an exotic name.” His gaze traveled over her body again and there was nothing
clinical about his stare this time. She shivered and he released her.~

 

Description:

James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can't resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.

Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender.
Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.
Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul?
**Release TBA :)

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