Series:
All Mine #3 |
1Night Stand
Author:
Kerry Adrienne
Genre:
Time travel, Erotic Romance,
Publisher:
Decadent Publishing
Ebook
Pages:
47
Purchase:
Book
Description:
Kathryn
is a veterinarian with a cause—she risks her financial security to
help local cat rescue groups. When a stray cat, black with one green
eye and one blue, meows at her door one night, Kathryn’s view of
rescues changes quickly.
In
Ancient Egypt, the throne is passed to the firstborn son, and when
the sun rises over his father’s fresh tomb, Seti will claim his
crown. Seti doesn’t want to rule, but the only other option is
death, and his half-brother is happy to oblige.
Though
Seti and Kathryn each need fulfillment in their lives, for one night
they find peace in each other’s arms. At dawn, Bast will return to
ferry them back to their responsibilities.
Excerpt:
The
king’s sarcophagus lay on a large carved stone in the center of the
torch lit chamber. Seti paced across the compacted dirt, the oily
smoke from the flames trailing behind him in a whirlwind of memory.
Musky incense swirled over mounds of beaded offerings to the gods. He
fell onto his knees, trembling. The lone melody of a cane ney snaked
down into the tomb, the musician somewhere outside, with most of the
mourners.
“Father,”
he whispered. No tears came. He fingered the painted hieroglyphs
lining the edges of the wooden likeness of his father. The markings
told stories of the king’s honored past. The wars. The blood. The
lives cut short and the many children. Many
brothers.
“And
I am firstborn. Why?” He pressed his sandal toe against the earthen
floor and balled his hands into fists. Shaking, he stormed over to
the servants who knelt by the vizier at the tomb’s entrance.
“Leave!”
The
servants, half-bowing, scampered through the shortened doorway. Seti
shook his head. They scurried like startled rats who had been lurking
in shadows, waiting for the humans to leave the kitchen so they could
rush out and steal crumbs.
“My
king, you must calm down,” the vizier said. The old man moved his
staff side to side, in deference.
“I
am not yet king, Pensekhmet. Not until morning.” Seti rested his
head on his father’s image, freshly kohled on the surface of the
wooden coffin. The paint smelled of sharp pine and heavy clay, alive
and fresh—but his bitter old father lay inside—wrapped in linen
and empty of his soul. The tyrant had finally had passed into the
afterworld. Even now, he walked with the gods.
“When
the sun rises, you will be king. It is time to put away your childish
notions and accept your destiny.”
Seti
beat his fists against the wood in a slow rhythm. “I do not want to
rule Egypt.”
About
the Author:
Kerry
holds a BA in English with a minor in Classical Studies from NC State
University. She has extensive freelance editing experience, and
teaches various fiction writing classes at a local college. She’s
an Associate Editor with Entangled Publishing, and is Managing Editor
of the Covet line, Entangled’s paranormal contemporary line. In
addition to editing, Kerry writes science fiction, romantic fantasy,
and paranormal romance. In her free time, she is a costumer, artist,
cat collector, and guitarist.
Giveaway:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
No comments:
Post a Comment