Series: Carran Hollow Fated Mate #1
Publication date: June 25th, 2024
Synopsis:
When Atlas Black, a bad boy with a reputation in Carran Hollow, walks into The Hole-in-the-Wall bar investigating a demon sighting, it's mostly business as usual until he comes face-to-face with his calix--his fated-mate. Except Ivy Day, oblivious to the world of seraphs and demons, thinks she's stranding in Carran Hollow because a stupid bus has broken down. She just needs a ride to get to the next bus in order to get to her sister across the country. While the guy in the bar hitting on her is hotter than any human has the right to be, unless he'll give her a lift, she doesn't have any patience for anything else. But little does she know, Atlas is about to take her on the ride of her life--that is, as long as they can get through the demons.
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Excerpt
"A shot of whiskey."
He turns to the wall of bottles behind him, selecting one and a shot glass as the bell rings, indicating someone has walked in. I glance at the newcomer since it's never a good idea to be caught unawares. Walking across the room is a woman--twenties--with a duffle slung over her shoulder. She's dressed mostly in black: black jeans with tears at the knees, and a white shirt hidden under a black V-neck sweater, also sporting holes from wear and tear. Her silver hair is shoulder-length and wavy. She's pretty--gorgeous, actually. She's got one of those heart-shaped faces with giant eyes, a pert nose, and full lips, the bottom just a touch fuller than the top. It's too dark to see the color of her eyes, but I've got a pretty good suspicion they're green, because this girl's got an aura gleaming bright green, as bright as if I were standing in front of a flashing neon sign.
My body tenses as she passes, and power hits me--the raw magnetism of it slams into mine, grips my balls before sliding up to my pelvis then racing white-hot up my spine until it hits the back of my head. I blink and grab hold of the counter to keep on my feet.
What the fuck was that?
I was born a Sentinel, have fought with all manner of creatures, fucked a few more, and I've never experienced that reaction in all my twenty-seven years.
But I have an idea.
My calix has finally arrived.
Romance author.
Lover of stories.
MACI AURORA has been writing stories since she was a child. When she was eleven, she fell in love with reading Sunfire Historical Romances about girls who made a difference in their lives and still fell in love. In high school, a friend introduced her to Lavyrle Spencer and Judith McNaught, and from there, her writing journey was cemented in telling stories about love. Having already published many novels (all of which are threaded with romance as upper YA and New Adult titles) under the pen name, CL Walters, Maci Aurora wanted to write stories that offered that same attention to story and characters but with additional steam.
Maci writes in Hawai'i where she lives with her husband, their children, and their fun-babies.
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