Publication date: March 26th, 2024
Synopsis:
They say humans are dreams and Fiends are nightmares. For though Fiends have magic, beauty, and power, their immortal lives are restricted. Vampires must sate their blood lust. Wytches will crumble to dust when their magic runs out. Shapeshifting Haunts must keep their vicious beasts caged. Incubi and succubi cannot indulge in carnal pleasure without dire consequences.
Novari is a human who bartends for Luccero, an alluring incubus and the star of her fantasies She can't have Luc, but she does have Keo, who also wouldn't mind Luc's touch. Keo, who loathes being a vampire, is in pursuit of a fabled cure that turn Fiends human. A cure highly in demand as many Fiends crave freedom from their burdened lives.
When an unexpected discovery about the cure's location puts Novari and Keo in danger, they take refuge in Luccero's sprawling manor. There, they contemplate how to stay safe... and succumb to each other's seduction.
The pleasure she finds with Luc and Keo makes Novari want to hide away forever, but when the danger zeroes in, they'll have to figure out how to overcome it before the dream they've found together becomes a nightmare.
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Excerpt
"I want to take my time with you," he said against my skin. "I want to learn you, explore you. I want to see your reaction to every touch I lay upon you. I want to hear how you say my name as I take you over the edge. Give me control, Nova. Let me enjoy you the way I want. Will you do that?"
He raised his head and stared at me. His hair was a cocoon around us, as was his aura, which had already awakened my arousal in ways that made me feel like I was burning, like I was the heart of a star and Luc was the depths of the universe around me.
"Yes," I breathed. "I'm yours."
"Mine..." A shudder went through him as he searched my eyes.
"I have had many years to master my control. But I will want to take you, Nova. That is the nature of who I am, it is everything I was made to be. I will want to consume every part of you. I will not, because I have promised you safe play, but you must understand that I am nothing but a creature of sexual desires and unless you truly trust me... we should not do this."
"Luc..." I hadn't missed the note of longing in his voice, or the underlay of frustration.
I am nothing but a creature of sexual desire.
I slid my hand down his chest. "I trust you. And I understand the risks and the boundaries that cannot be crossed. So please," this time I flicked my tongue across his lips, "please consume me."
"I will make you mine," he whispered back. "My plaything, my captive. I will pull you into depths you will never want to surface from. Be careful what you ask of me."
A.J. LOCKE is a young adult and adult fantasy author, and also writes and illustrates picture books. She is an artist of various mediums including oil and acrylic paint, and watercolor. When she's trying to avoid her writing projects she can be found trying to make a dent in her TBR pile, playing video games, watching anime, baking, and chasing the ever elusive eight hours of sleep. A.J. is originally from Trinidad and Tobago and now resides in NYC.
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