10 Things Reader’s Might be Surprised to Know about Me - Guest Post

1. One of my favorite movies of all time is the Godfather Part I. I watch it every time it’s on and love it so much so that I walked down the aisle to the Godfather Love Song rather than the traditional Bridal March. Also, when my husband and I were introduced as Mr.  & Mrs. for the first time, the DJ played the Godfather Trilogy’s theme song. Hey, I’m Italian – it fits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMGE8pks9UE

2. Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss was the first true romance novel I ever read. It was one of my grandmother’s favorite romances that she allowed me to borrow. This historical is written in the true bodice ripper fashion and was originally published it 1972.

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/896623.The_Flame_and_the_Flower

3. My love of vampires started in middle school when I read my first Y/A paranormal novel but Dark Gold by Christine Feehan was the first adult paranormal romance I ever read and I was hooked.  Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108385.Dark_Gold

4. I have a terrible habit of starting series on book 3. Dark Gold is the 3^rd installment within the Dark series. I don’t know what it is, but the 3^rd book almost never fails to capture my attention and then I have to go back and read books 1 and 2.

5. My husband and I met when we were 10. We were in the same 5^th grade class and actually “went out” that year. We went to different middle schools and high schools, but reconnected when he joined the military.

6. We have 5 fur babies: Yes, 5! We've got 3 dogs and 2 cats. My husband had the idea to name all of our dogs after guns (eye roll, but whatever makes him happy), and so we have Barrett (our old man), Kimber (our distinguished lady) and Springfield (spring is the perfect description for that energetic guy). Our daughter named out 2 cats: Comancho (feisty but lovable), and Basquet (a little purr machine).

7. It’s an odd observation, but the family tends to marry people that are a foot taller than them. I’m 5’4” and my husband is 6’4”. My mom is 5’6” and my dad is 6’6”. My aunt is 5’3” and my uncle is 6’3” and so on and so on. It’s a little weird…

8. My dream car would be a trophy truck. Yes, I want a rallied out truck. I love off-roading.

9. I wrote my first full length novel when I was 12 – after I met and fell in love with my first vampire hero. That had been the first version of Caressed by Moonlight (Rulers of Darkness #1). I wrote the book by hand and kept it in a 3 ring binder. The thing is falling apart but I still have it.

10. I didn’t intend to make Caressed by Moonlight a part of a series, but after I got to know the characters, I had to share all their stories. I’ve recently released the Rulers of Darkness series, books 1 through 3. There will be a total of 6 minimum. 

 

 This is a slightly updated version of what had been shared on:  That's What I'm Talking About 

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Wicked Passion (Under Realm Assassins #3)

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Take her blood. Claim her body. The drive to mark her in every possible way banished reason, tightened every muscle, and echoed through his hollow soul.
Somewhere in the dark recesses of his mind, he knew he couldn’t take or claim, but he couldn’t bring himself to pull away or look away or, bloody hell, he couldn’t even close his damn eyes.
Take. Claim!
James held himself still, terrified to touch her. Desperate to touch her.
He had lost all understanding of time as he gazed upon her. Then she’d tried to retreat and something within him snapped. A snarl twisted his lips and he battled the urge to sink his crawls into her hips, to pin her beneath him. Could she think he’d surrender the exquisite treasure of her body?
His eyes shot to the line of her throat as she nervously swallowed. “J-James?”
He was frightening her. Shite, he was frightening himself.
“Christ,” he whispered, a benediction and a curse, “Lass, you’re perfection.”

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 the dormant Succubus 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. 

Will Katya’s passion be able to conquer the darkness within his soul or will James let her go?

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Under Realm Assassins Box Set Giveaway

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Hello everyone,

Thank you for joining me today for the release of my Under Realm Assassins Series Box Set 1 (Books 1- 3). I'm excited to be sharing this bundle of sexy vampire heroes and sassy heroines. I look forward to hearing about which book and or character(s) you loved and enjoyed the most. 

I wish you all happy reading!

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A Bewitching Christmas

It has been seven years since Analette Dyson stopped practicing magic and headed to New York, where she created a new life, complete with a fabulous job, an apartment in Central Park West, and a sexy werewolf fiancé. She never planned on returning to her small home town in Maine, but when she learns her grandmother is ill, she decides to pop over for a visit and what better time than Christmas? Excited for her fiancé to meet her family, they head up a day early.
Worst idea ever!
After doing some last minute Christmas shopping, Analette returns to their hotel to find her fiancé in bed with another woman. Cursing the universe for her never ending bad luck with men and dreading telling her family about her cheating fiancé, she heads to the bar to self medicate.
Not one to celebrate the holidays, vampire and assassin, Cole McRae, has followed a lead to a rustic town in witch territory. But after a few days of research and waiting for his target to show, he begins to suspect he has wasted his time. That is, until he meets a curvaceous blonde with bewitching green eyes at the local bar. One night with the enchanting Analette could make this useless trip well worth his time.
Their passion is undeniable and unbeknownst to them, their fates are intertwined. Magic and romance will strike on Christmas, changing their lives forever.

Surrender to the Chase

A year after the tragic death of his close friend and fellow assassin, Ethan Halstead is ready to take up his sniper rifle once more. But his first assignment is nothing he ever expected. Ethan must hunt and retrieve a beautiful, spirited, alluring werewolf.
Knowing no other way to escape an arranged marriage, Fraya flees from her pack. As she contemplates slipping across the border and heading to South America, she is captured by a dangerously seductive vampire who plans on escorting her back to her family. Even as Fraya vows to make Ethan’s mission as difficult as possible, she can’t resist the riotous desire he sparks within her.
But Ethan isn’t the only predator that pursues Fraya. A powerful rival pack’s alpha wants to make her his mate. Will Ethan be able to keep Fraya safe and return her to her pack? Or will he surrender to temptation and claim Fraya as his own?

Wicked Passion

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?

 

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Surrender to the Chase (Under Realm Assassins #2)

 

 “Ask me.” His breath caressed her neck, sending another wave of heat through her.

She shifted closer, her hips taking up a sinful rhythm. She needed more contact. Her claws sliced down his back, tearing his shirt to shreds. The material fell from him. Fraya devoured him with her eyes as she ran her hands over the muscles of his back and over his shoulders. He grabbed her wrists and pushed her back. The counter was cool against her exposed skin.

Fraya sighed and welcomed his heavy weight. His chest pressed her

down, pinning her beneath him. Her thighs tightened around his waist.

The vampire kissed along her jaw and back down to her frantically beating pulse.

“Ask me,” he said again.

“W-what?” she gasped.

“Ask me to bite you.”

She wet her lips. “No.”

Her brain was barely working and though she would love to know his bite, self-preservation screamed ‘no’. It also demanded she stop encouraging his touch. But instinct told her good sense to shut-up. She needed his touch. She needed his kiss, his body. He was her mate. Her dangerous, sexy as hell, alpha, that could protect her and give her the most amazing pleasure.

“Do you want me to bite you?” he asked, his fangs tickling her throat.

Yes, she wanted to beg him to sink his lethal fangs deep into her, but she managed to stammer a denial.

He chuckled and intensified the pressure between her thighs. His hands framed her hips, holding her still as he moved against her.

“Liar.”

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Description:

A year after the tragic death of his close friend and fellow assassin, Ethan Halstead is ready to take up his sniper rifle once more. But his first assignment is nothing he ever expected. Ethan must hunt and retrieve a beautiful, spirited, alluring werewolf.

Knowing no other way to escape an arranged marriage, Fraya flees from her pack. As she contemplates slipping across the border and heading to South America, she is captured by a dangerously seductive vampire who plans on escorting her back to her family. Even as Fraya vows to make Ethan’s mission as difficult as possible, she can’t resist the riotous desire he sparks within her. 

But Ethan isn’t the only predator that pursues Fraya. A powerful rival pack’s alpha wants to make her his mate. Will Ethan be able to keep Fraya safe and return her to her pack? Or will he surrender to temptation and claim Fraya as his own?

~ Novella ~

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