Series: Blood Rogue #1
Publication date: September 8th, 2020
Publisher: City Owl Press
Synopsis:
There is the blood and can only ever be the blood. So, how will love survive in a world of pain?
Vampire Charles Tower never knew anything sweeter than the taste of Stacy Morgan's lips.
He never imagined anything crueler than her being marked for death by the only father he's ever known.
Mikhail reared him. Taught him how to survive. Now he's gone rogue and it's up to Charles to put the man down.
But can he convince himself, and Stacy, that love between them is impossible?
That's hard to do with a woman like her, especially when she offers herself up as bait.
Now they must fight against the centuries-old customs that bar them from being together and the rogue vampire who wants every last drop of Stacy's blood.
If you like Richelle Mead, Ilona Andrews, and K.F. Breene, you'll love this vampire paranormal romance!
Available at:
Excerpt
Something was wrong. Stacy couldn't right herself. The world kept spinning out of control.
"I'm sorry, Stacy."
Her body still pulsed with the aftershocks of an amazing orgasm, but she couldn't get the room to balance, she felt drunk, higher than a kite. Damn him, he'd used the thrall.
"I won't let you sacrifice yourself for something you should never have been involved in."
"You won't what?" Stacy tried to lift her head. The room tilted when she did. "You bastard," she cried, realizing what he'd done. "You... you didn't..."
Such sadness. After such pleasure. "Not exactly."
Stacy tried to gather her thoughts. As she did, he covered her with a sheet and rose. She'd never seen such steely determination in his face before. "You're going after him by yourself."
"To keep you safe."
"That's not your choice."
"It is now. I drank enough of your blood so you won't get out of this bed and try to be a hero."
"Did you really think that was my only motivation? That I was doing this to be a hero?"
He stared down at her, his gaze unchanging. "You'll be all right after you sleep it off. Go to sleep."
"No. I won't."
She struggled to sit up and fell back onto the bed, too weak to get up. She tried again, only to have the room spin out of control.
"Why?" she asked, her thoughts a mass of contradictions.
"Because I love you."
She watched Chaz turn on his heel and leave the room. She had to close her eyes again to get the room to stop spinning. She could hear him throwing his clothes on in the other room. Then she heard him stop in the doorway.
"I'll never forgive you," she said, her tone flat and her stare hard as she opened them. He was leaning against the doorjamb. He looked anything but nonchalant.
"I'd never forgive myself if something happened to you. So we're even."
About the Author:
As a major in biochemistry with a minor in English literature, Linda has always tried to mesh her love of science with her love of the written word. A clinical research scientist by day and NJRW Golden Leaf award winning author by night, she creates unforgettable characters and puts them in untenable situations, much to their dismay. Choices always matter and love conquers all, so a happy-ever-after is a must. Linda is the current Treasurer of Liberty States Fiction Writers. She has served on the boards of other writing organizations, and loves to teach the craft of writing at worshops and conferences. She lives in New Jersey with her husband John, son Chris, daughter-in-law Sara, and Audi, a Cocker Spaniel mix who had her at woof!
Hosted by:
