Author:
Karyn Gerrard
Genre:
Contemporary, Paranormal, Romance, Erotic Romance,
Publisher:
Decadent Publishing
Ebook
Words:
22000
Purchase:
Book
Description:
Life
changed for Deanna Brooks the night she attended a book signing for
her aunt’s best-selling paranormal romance series. There she met
Burney ‘The Cover God’ Sheridan. The model for the series’
fictional vampire hero, Burn is beyond handsome and has an
overabundance of Irish charm. He’s too good to be true.
Burn
Sheridan, a man with scores of past lives, has a secret: he is a
vampire. Meeting Deanna is agony because for the first time in over
two hundred years, Burn experiences the rarest of vampiric needs—the
mate-of-the-soul connection. Keeping people at a distance has been
Burn's existence for centuries, but Deanna makes his pledge of
staying detached impossible.
Many
obstacles lie ahead and the biggest of all may be Burn himself. Can
Deanna and Burn overcome them and find lasting love?
Excerpt:
Deanna tapped
her sandaled foot in annoyance. She didn’t want to bother with the
guy, but Janice insisted, bouncing on the balls of her feet in
excitement as they advanced toward the table.
As they moved
closer, the model’s masculinity became more potent. She could hear
the slight lilt to his deep voice as he answered the ladies
questions. His eyes crinkled sexily when he smiled. His teeth were
perfectly shaped and a brilliant white.
Deanna glanced
at her aunt’s table a few times, hoping to catch her eye, but Carol
was busy working her crowd. While Deanna enjoyed an historical
romance she’d never quite taken to the paranormal genre. Aunt Carol
always mailed her advance copies, but she usually wound up giving
them to Janice. She should’ve given the books a chance. Judging
from the crowd, paranormal romance seemed popular. There was a steady
stream of women coming and going.
Janice clutched
her arm. “We’re next!”
Oh,
yippie-friggin’-yay. Janice
stood next to Burn. Damn,
he is tall. A few inches under six-six, anyway, Deanna
observed. Janice babbled nonsensical chatter while the model smiled,
nodded, and signed a couple of her paperbacks.
Janice put her
arm around the man’s trim waist. “Take our picture, Dean!”
Deanna raised
the camera and looked up just as Burn’s searing gaze swept over her
like a roll of white heat. God, his eyes had turned from black to
silver again. Those special magic contacts were amazing. Holding out
the camera, she clicked and hoped Janice was in the frame because she
couldn’t tear her eyes away from “Sizzle” or “Burn” or
whatever his name was. Deanna clicked another for good measure.
Janice took the
camera and shoved her toward the leather-clad hunk. Her mouth went
dry, and her insides fluttered. For God’s sake, he was only a
model. Why was she so flustered?
She stepped next
to him and glanced up. Oh
hell yeah, very tall. He
towered over her by at least a foot. His arm stretched out to clasp
her shoulder, and he brought her in tight against his side. Solid,
rock-hard muscle. Her insides began to churn in arousal.
“What’s your
name, darlin’?”
She couldn’t
speak. Deanna was like Ralphie in A
Christmas Story, sitting
on Santa’s lap. Duh…uh. No
words came out.
“Her name is
Deanna, but I call her Dean!” Janice sang out.
Burn gently
squeezed her shoulder, and it almost brought her to her knees, his
touch was so intoxicating.
“Dean. I like
that,” he purred.
Dear God. His
voice, was he Irish? The
tone sounded low, sexy, and rumbled deep in his impressive chest,
sending shock waves through her entire body.
Then the
unthinkable happened. A wash of scent covered her. Deanna could taste
it in her mouth, and feel it on her skin. Was the overpowering aroma
his cologne? Some guys liked to drown themselves with those tacky
body sprays. Burn must have marinated himself in the swill.
Deanna wheezed
and her throat closed up. Her hand clasped her throat. Trying to
breathe through her nose was unsuccessful. The only thing she smelled
was his spicy, musky, overpowering scent. Her eyes watered and her
body trembled furiously.
“Are you all
right, love?”
Deanna fell to her knees, fighting for
every breath. Strong arms encircled her and carried her from the
sales floor through to a door marked Staff Only.
About
the Author:
Living
in a small town in a corner of Ontario, Canada, I wile away my spare
time writing, reviewing and reading romance. As long as I can avoid
being hit by a runaway moose here in this wilderness paradise, I
assume everything is golden. Originally from the east coast of
Canada, I love to set my some of my stories in the Maritime
Provinces~
Happily
married for a long time to my own hero, a teacher that braves
everything that is thrown at him. His encouragement keeps me moving
forward.
Giveaway:
This book looks so good! I've been wanting to read it for a while now. I love the cover too. The story idea is very intriguing.
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It is an intriguing story idea. I hope that if you do read the book, that you enjoy it.
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