Thursday, January 29, 2015
ROMANCE AND MORE IS MOVING!!!!!
Romance and More is leaving Blogger. I've loved all the feature Blogger gives me to make great posts for all my guests. However, I'm looking for ways to make my life easier. In this case, combining my website and my blog page is going to help me with my goal. Don't forget to stop by at my new location.
Monday, January 26, 2015
RARITAN MANOR RANCH #SERIES #BOOK #TOUR AND #REVIEW
Raritan Manor Ranch series by +C.R. Moss
Paranormal, Time Travel, Erotic Romance
Dream Across Time – Raritan Manor Ranch 1
A woman in love. A ghost in need. A man possessed.
A woman in love. A ghost in need. A man possessed.
Evelyn Sheridan is in love with Raritan Manor Ranch’s resident ghost,
Quinn, but can only experience his embrace in her dreams.
Quinn VanAlder, who doesn’t realize he’s a ghost, loves Eve and wishes
she’d stop saying they can’t be together.
While at the ranch, Alex VanAlder arrives for a visit, and Evelyn’s hopes
rise. Perhaps she will be able to have a real relationship after all. Alex,
though, has no interest in Evelyn. Yet, every time the house cat, Myrddin,
comes around, Alex feels like a man possessed and wants Eve with a passion.
Caught between loving a ghost and putting up with a man who can’t make up
his mind, Evelyn is at a loss. Can the magic of the ranch help Evelyn to stop
being caught between two worlds?
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REVIEW:
Evelyn is as straitlaced as a Texas country girl can get. Her only problem is being in love the man of her dreams, literally! Quinn has been visiting her at night since she was 12 years-old and watched the girl grow into a beautiful woman. But how to love her and live with her too?
I loved the science fiction element to this book. The time jumps and blending of modern majick makes this a great lazy afternoon read. The love scenes aren't really graphic, and the build up of tension is just right. I give Dream Across Time 4 full stars!
Evelyn is as straitlaced as a Texas country girl can get. Her only problem is being in love the man of her dreams, literally! Quinn has been visiting her at night since she was 12 years-old and watched the girl grow into a beautiful woman. But how to love her and live with her too?
I loved the science fiction element to this book. The time jumps and blending of modern majick makes this a great lazy afternoon read. The love scenes aren't really graphic, and the build up of tension is just right. I give Dream Across Time 4 full stars!
Journey Across Time – Raritan Manor Ranch 2
There is magic on the ranch.
There is magic on the ranch.
A woman examining
life. A man on a quest. Time restores his spirit and her love.
Trent, a man in
the past on a mission to discover where he belongs, embarks on a spiritual
journey. His spirit guide, to his dismay, is a frisky feline named Myrddin.
During a ritual, the cat brings the soul searcher forward into Julie VanAlder’s
world.
Julie is
attracted to the newcomer on the ranch, but his strange mannerisms and speech
dictate she use caution, especially when she learns where he’s from. A botched
relationship, supposed time travel, spiritual mumbo jumbo…it’s almost too much
for Julie to take.
Can Trent make her believe in destiny and
win her love before it’s too late?
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A
Wish Across Time – Raritan Manor Ranch 3
A woman once shunned. A man now changed. There’s a thin line between love
and hate.
When Wiccan practitioner Cassandra VanAlder encounters a man from her
past who’d broken her heart, she casts some spells to help herself while
wishing karma would deal out some payback. The spells turn against her, and
before she knows it, she finds herself falling for him again.
Ryan Keene finds Cassandra enchanting and feels he’s met her somewhere
before. She and her best friend, Debi, won’t give him any clues as to her
identity. He loves challenges and doesn’t plan to back off from her until he
finds the answers he seeks. He's told he has three dates to win her over.
Will she close off her heart or will she allow herself to feel again?
Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23608366-a-wish-across-time
PG Excerpt - A Wish Across Time by C.R. Moss
Her gaze darted from the paper to
the people at the altar. Rings. Her
heart sank in anguish. Sorrow sat heavy on her stomach. She fingered the black
cat pin she wore on the lapel of her navy blue jacket. The handmade accessory
was an artist’s rendition of her cat, Myrddin.
That night, long ago, when Ryan had
dumped her, a kitten had wandered out of the tree line surrounding the mountain
home of her childhood and into her life. The cat seemed to have known she
needed consoling. It only took an instant for the two of them to become
attached to each other. Myrddin grew to be a great companion and familiar.
Cassandra had the pin created and cast a spell on it to always stay connected
and comforted by her feline friend. Sometimes she wondered if Myrddin would
have trotted out of the tree line had she and Ryan stayed together.
Ryan rubbed the back of his neck
again and glanced into gathered throng of guests. His haunting gaze caught
hers.
“Ryan…psst…Ryan,” the groom uttered.
Ryan shook his head and looked at
the man in front of him. Subdued snickers tittered through the sanctuary.
“The rings, please?” The minister
held out his hand.
“Oh, geez, sorry,” Ryan stammered,
shoved his hand into his pocket, and fumbled to remove the rings. He held the
bands out in the palm of his hand.
The minister blessed them and handed
one to Lara and the other to the groom. Jeffrey placed the band on Lara’s
finger, repeating the words per the minister’s prompts, “I give you this ring
as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit
my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows
we have spoken today, our wedding day, and as a reminder of my undying love for
you.”
Cassandra
drew in a shuddering breath. Way back when, on an
autumn evening, Ryan had almost said the same to her during a romantic moment.
Remembering his words, tears clouded her eyes. You’re
my love. My heart and soul I promise to you with this ring. He had then
slipped a silver ring with a
solid, milky white opal heart shape onto her right finger, the humps facing her
nail, and placed a soft kiss on her lips. Her heart had been captured.
What a fool I was then.
Ryan glanced
her way again.
She traced
the edge of her pin and nibbled her lip. Was he trying to place her? Figure out
who she was? A shiver ran through her body.
“Cass? Are
you all right? You’ve gone pale,” Julie murmured near her ear.
Cassandra
nodded, keeping her gaze glued to the wedding ceremony while toying with the
cat pin. Calm yourself. You’re not that
young girl anymore.
Lara took the other ring. She placed
the band on Jeffrey’s finger and repeated the vows, “I give you this ring as a
symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my
heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we
have spoken today, our wedding day, and as a reminder of my undying love for
you.”
“By the power vested in me by the
State of Nevada,” the reverend stated, “I now pronounce you husband and wife.
You may kiss each other.”
Jeffrey and Lara sealed their vows.
Ryan took one more look in her direction. One of his eyebrows rose in tandem
with the corner of his lips.
Her
gaze widened. No. He can’t remember. I can’t deal with him. I don’t want to
deal with any man, not after what he did—and after the fiasco with Charlie.
She touched her pin and chanted under her breath, begging the universe to make
him forget any memories he had of her.
Adult Excerpt - A Wish Across Time by C.R. Moss
Moments later, he jerked out and away from her, then pulled her up
from the floor. In a quick turn, he spun and thrust her back against the wall.
His mouth claimed hers with unapologetic force. He fumbled with the fastens of
her jeans, then when they were undone, tugged the material down her legs.
“Commando, huh?” Not letting her answer, he positioned his head between
her legs and swept his tongue over her pussy.
Fleeting imaginings of her family and friends coming home and being
welcomed by the sight of her and Ryan fucking at the foot of the stairs danced
through her mind. If it happened, so be it. Getting caught only added to the
heightened state of arousal she was already in.
His tongue and fingers stroked her. Her heartbeat sped up, as did
her breathing. He seemed to have mastered the technique of cunnilingus if the way her nerves caught fire
and flamed up from her pussy to the rest of her body were any indication. She
panted. She clasped his head, ready to feel an orgasm rip through her body.
He stopped, stood, and reached
into his back pocket. He pulled out his wallet, and from it, the all too
familiar foil packet. Ryan held it up. “Yes?”
“Yes.” She nodded as well to
emphasize the point.
In a few quick motions, he had himself sheathed and pressed up
against her body. “You are one sexy lady. Anyone ever tell you that?”
She bobbed her head again and guided his cock into her pussy.
“Put your legs around me,” he demanded.
Supported by the wall and his hands on her ass, she wrapped one leg
then the other around him and found the position to be quite enjoyable. Ryan
pumped into her as he kissed and sucked her shoulder. She rode him, feeling the
sexual energy build between them.
Her ex had never been so passionate. In fact, their lovemaking had
been so normal and ordinary he never would have considered taking her up
against a wall, and especially not in a location where they could get caught.
It was nice being with a man who exuded confidence and gave into desire, even
if it was Ryan.
Dream
Across Time
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C.R. Moss Publisher Pages
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C.R. Moss Bio
An eccentric and eclectic
writer, C.R. Moss pens stories for the mainstream and erotic romance markets,
giving readers Worlds of Possibilities.
More about C.R. Moss:
So what does she write? She
writes stories from the light and sweet to the dark and deadly with varying
degrees of sexual heat. Writing as C.R. Moss gives her and her muses the
freedom to explore worlds of possibilities when it comes to love. And where
does the tag line “Love & Lust in the Wild West” fit in? Well, for one, she
lives in NV. Two, her stories take place, either in part or in full, in and
around the Las Vegas area. In fact, even this website sports “a look of home.”
The background picture was taken in an area just a few miles west of Las Vegas
and happens to be the inspiration for the setting of the Double D Ranch Tales
saga.
She also has a passion for
penning dark fiction. Writing under the name Casey Moss allows her to slate
other stories under Horror ~ Paranormal ~ Suspense ~ Thriller ~ Urban
Fantasy. Visit: http://caseymossbooks.com/
C.R. Moss Social Media Links
Website: http://crmoss.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRMoss.author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRMoss
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Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/crmoss/
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Monday, January 19, 2015
BAD FOR YOU TRILOGY BOOK TOUR
BOOK Series Summary
"This story can be summed up in one word. SEXY." T, Bynum Reviews.
This chess board is different than a normal one. Instead of a king and queen, we have a Killer and Survivor. Where knights and bishops should be, there are Strippers and Gangsters. Yet, in this game of SEX and DECEPTION, blood stains and life, an intense love grows in the most unusual places, leaving all of the players to consider dropping their guns and rethink why they started the battle in the first place.
Bad for You is an Interracial & Multicultural erotic romance serial novel involving a complicated love triangle.
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About Kenya Wright
Writer. Lover. Foodie. Mother. Book Addict. Masturbator. Comedian. Super Hero. Blogger.
Professional Adventurer.
Monday, January 12, 2015
WALKING THE EDGE BOOK TOUR
Title: Walking The Edge
Author: +Zee Monodee
Series: Corpus Brides, Book 1
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Blurb:
Walking the edge
The next step might be
the last...
A woman without a past
Left amnesiac after an accident, Amelia Jamison’s instincts
slowly rise from the depths of oblivion to question her life as the wife of a
cold, manipulating and distant man. Wisps of a dream show her another man she
may have known intimately, but is he a memory, or a figment of her imagination?
A man with too much
information
After many aliases, today Gerard Besson is simply a police commissaire in Marseille. When a
mysterious woman starts to follow him, he is suspicious. But things aren’t what
they seem, and as he reluctantly gets closer to her, dredges of his painful,
buried past spring to light and make him question her identity.
Each seems to have led
two different lives
But neither is prepared for what awaits them when they cross
the fine line between knowing your true self and that of your alter ego.
Danger is the name of the game, and as it catches up with
them in the French Provence, both know they better be ready for the inevitable
fall.
As he turned to
scan the other side of the road, something—or someone—lunged at him and knocked
him into the solid garage door. Reflex kicking in, he took a deep breath to
fortify himself against the stinging pain in his body. Honing his senses, he
lashed out on the side from which his opponent had assaulted him.
His fist
connected with a jaw and he heard a grunt. Male. So not the woman from the
bistro. Could she have sent someone after him? He had no time to ponder—a heavy
booted foot collided smack into his stomach and sent him to his knees. The gun
dropped from his hand. He could barely see the man kick the Sig away. Now’s the time to hit him.
But he wasn’t
fast enough. The thug smashed a hard blow to Gerard’s temple. Black dots danced
before his eyes.
It would take
more than this to knock him out, though. He looked up and staggered an
exhale—he’d be no match against the gun his assailant yanked from inside his
jacket. A weapon with a silencer screwed on. Definitely a man out for a kill.
Time stood
still while he tried to breathe and remain conscious.
And then
something happened so quickly he had trouble grasping it. The guy howled and
went down, his free hand clutching his neck as Gerard caught sight of a
cherry-red flash.
The thug lifted
and aimed his gun. Another red burst haloed the first.
Two shots rang,
and the man slumped.
Gerard moved
his gaze to where the flashes had appeared. His Sig lay in the hands of the one
who’d saved him.
Legs braced,
back straight, she held the gun in both hands, the left cupping the right.
Wisps of smoke gently drifted from the barrel.
He blinked when
he focused on her face.
It can’t be. The same woman who’d met
him at the bistro. Yet, at the same time, not
her. Her features looked different, harder, and, he realized with dread,
completely focused yet expressionless.
Something told
him to take another look. She hadn’t dropped the gun, and for an insane moment,
he wondered if she’d aim it his way and shoot. There had been no hesitation in
her two shots, and, as his eyes took in the way she held the Sig—one hand curled
around the grip and the other anchoring it—realization clattered in his brain.
She held it
like a professional, and merde if she
hadn’t shot like a professional, too.
Finally, she
lowered the weapon and stepped up to him.
From his
previous deduction, he hadn’t expected her to be trembling or bumbling her way
about, but still, the efficiency with which she sidestepped the body and
crouched at Gerard’s side sent warning bells off in his head.
“Who the hell
are you?” he asked, aware the thought had made it into words.
Buy Links
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Coming Soon:
Releasing February 2, 2015
Before The Morning
(Corpus Brides Book 2: The Prequel)
In this stand-alone prequel to the explosive Corpus Brides romantic
suspense/espionage series, found out how everything started when one of the
agency’s deadliest became the target of a rogue faction.
Before the morning
...is the time of
greater darkness...
A trained killer with
borderline sociopathic tendencies
Rayne Cheltham traced out her life's path when she was
twelve: she would marry her best friend and bear his children, and in the
process, stifle the restless edge in her. When he vows never to marry, she
gives in to the darkness and becomes a clandestine agent—until the day he walks
into her world again, and her carefully fabricated façade crumbles.
A former cop burned by
life and his personal demons
When Ash Gilfoy meets a woman who reminds him of his
childhood best friend, he starts upon a path that leads him down into the abyss
once again. The day Rayne waltzes back into his life, he knows she is his
second chance, and the one who will save him.
Each thinks the other
is their redemption...until they discover how deep darkness goes inside both of
them
The secrets between them make them sit on a keg of gunpowder
with a lit fuse in their hands. Rayne’s whole life is built on a lie, and the
truth is threatening to explode in their faces. But that is not the only menace
they have to face. Someone is out to get Rayne, and she must disclose her
secret past before it is too late.
Can Rayne and Ash survive all that’s thrown in their path?
Can they hang on to the last thread of their relationship, and can they emerge,
still together and still alive, in the morning after the deepest darkness?
Releasing March 2, 2015
Let Mercy Come
(Corpus Brides Book 3: The Conclusion)
In this stunning conclusion to the Corpus Brides Trilogy, find out what happens when the dust settles
in the aftermath of the mutiny inside their ranks. Danger is still lurking,
though... as is death...
Let mercy come
...and wash away our
sins...
A woman on the run
Valeriya Morozova has managed to carve out a do-over for
herself away from the clutches of the Corpus
agency. The one formerly known as Anastasiya still lives on the edge, paranoid
anyone will bust her secret and turn her in. Agency leaders believe her to be
at the heart of the failed mutinous plot to overtake command, and the price of
that betrayal—never mind that she is innocent—will be her life, paid in blood.
A man who’s always
followed orders
In his decades inside the Corpus agency, case officer and former super-spy Graeme Whitman—aka
Scott—has always paid heed to rules and obeyed all his orders. When he is
chosen to bring the traitor Anastasiya back into the fold, Scott knows it will
be just one more job he will successfully complete. After all, doing the right
thing is atonement for your past mistakes, right?
Secrets running deep
Scott has secrets; who doesn’t? But he isn’t prepared for
the full cupboard of skeletons Anastasiya carries with her...starting with the
reason why she ran away from the agency. The more he digs, the less he is
certain of, until he comes to ask himself why everyone has falsely painted her
as a hard-hearted sociopath.
But is Anastasiya a victim, or a skilful manipulator? When
her past collides with her present, the future as both she and Scott conceived
it shatters. They’ve answered the call of duty all their lives—will they have
to make the ultimate sacrifice in the name of love?
Bio & Links
Author, editor, smitten wife, in-over-her-head mum to a
tween boy, best-buddy stepmum to a teenage lad, bookaholic, lover of all things
fluffy & pink, chronic shoeholic, incompetent housewife desperate to
channel Nigella Lawson (and who’ll prolly always fail at making domestic
goddess status)...
Zee hails from the multicultural, rainbow-nation island of
Mauritius, in the southern Indian Ocean, where she grew up on the figurative
fence—one side had her ancestors’ Indian and Muslim culture; the other had
modernity and the global village. When one day she realised she could dip her
toes into both sides without losing her integrity, she found her identity.
This quest for ‘finding your place’ is what she attempts to
bring in all her stories, across all the genres she writes. Her heroines
represent today’s women trying to reconcile love, life, & relationships in
a melting pot of cultures, while her heroes are Alpha men who often get put
back into their rightful place by the headstrong women she writes. Love is
always a winner in her stories, though; that’s a given.
**Find more about the latest on Zee and her works in her
monthly newsletter http://eepurl.com/5GULr
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http://zeemonodee.blogspot.com/
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meet new people!) https://www.facebook.com/#!/zee.monodee
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**Email her at this addy (she loves to talk...prolly too
much, even!) zeemonodee@gmail.com
Monday, January 5, 2015
PASSION SHIELDS BY +KIRU TAYE #BLOG #TOUR
PASSION SHIELDS SERIES by +Kiru Taye, Author
This is a multi-part series following the exploits of the sexy men and women of the Moss Star Security firm owned by Benjamin Moss and Christopher Star. We meet the lovers they possess, the clients they protect and travel internationally from London to Freetown, from Johannesburg to Los Angeles in sexy stories packed with sizzling secrets and thrilling suspense.
Contains: sexual situations, strong language and some violence.
Scars
(Passion Shields, book 1)
Blurb:
She clutches at control to cover
her flaws. He wants to strip her bare because she's beautiful.
Selina
Moss hides a secret beneath her controlled happy exterior. Her body is covered
in scars and she's never revealed them to anyone. She's not beautiful and she
doesn't want pity.
However, it's her wedding night and husband,
Benjamin Moss, is determined to strip down her barriers.
Benjamin is not playing fair, not when he's
deploying breath-stealing seduction as well as mind-melting sex toys. But will
he still want her when she bares all?
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Secrets
(Passion Shields, book 2)
Blurb:
Her
body is his to command, her heart his to win.
Selina Moss bared her body to her husband and
allowed him to see her and touch her like no one else has ever done. When a
member of the family visits, she realizes there is still so much about her
husband she doesn't know.
Benjamin's remorse about his family history drives
his actions. Selina is his present and he'll do whatever it takes to protect
her from being contaminated by his past, including revealing the shame that
burns his soul.
But for Selina, finding out about Benjamin's past
means investing emotionally in a man who's only going to walk away once their
temporary arrangement comes to an end. Is she ready to bare her heart to him
along with the secrets of their past?
Available to buy from: Evernight
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Scores
(Passion Shields, book 3)
Blurb:
His
love possesses her. Will it protect her too?
Benjamin Moss has proven how much he cares about his
wife, Selina. She pushed him to shred his iron control and bare his soul to
her. In return he's earned her much guarded heart as well as her body.
But her past has finally caught up with her and
scores will have to be settled before they can have a happy ending. Can
Benjamin's love protect her from those who seek to destroy both of them? Or
will she finally lose the man who's possessed her body as well as her heart?
Buy Links: Evernight Publishing |All Romance | Bookstrand | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble
A lover of books, as a teenager Kiru used to read
novels under the blanket during lights-outs in boarding school. These days,
with a young family to take care of, she's still sacrificing sleep for the
pleasures of a good book.
After over ten
successful years in the corporate rate race, she has chosen a different kind of
creative challenge—transforming her wildly vivid imagination into sensual,
atmospheric romance stories with passionate characters.
When she’s not
writing or reading, she'd hanging out with family and friends or travelling.
Born in Nigeria, she currently lives in the UK with husband and children.
Follow her blog for latest
news and giveaways: http://kirutayewrites.blogspot.com
Read book excerpts and free
short stories on her website: http://www.kirutaye.com
Link to her Amazon
author page
Monday, December 29, 2014
TAKING THE REINS
BLURB
Social change is normal for a senator’s daughter, but affecting
gender politics in centaurs wasn’t on Bethany’s agenda.
All Bethany Stanton needed was time away to think. She never imagined a walk with her horse might lead her so far from home. When she steps through a rift between worlds at an old archaeological site, she realizes she has bigger problems than marriage to the man of her nightmares. Like a herd of centaurs with distressing views on gender equality and “mythical” humans.
As part of the Supernatural Anomalies Investigative Field Unit, Major Stephen “Mack” McMacken has seen and done more weird stuff than written in a science fiction novel. When called in to track down a U.S. Senator’s missing daughter, Mack figures it’s more a case of runaway rich girl than supernatural mystery. Until his team finds the portal and he’s nearly torched by a dying phoenix.
In a world ruled by mythical beasts, Mack and Bethany find themselves on trial for endangering the centaur village. With the only escape route they know gone, working together to establish their innocence might prove easier than avoiding seductive Sirens and ravenous native beasts.
And then there’s the not-so-simple matter of finding a way back home…
Take
the Reins
Copyright © 2014 Siobhan Muir
All rights reserved.
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Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Take-Reins-Rifts-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00QXQR0OE/
or http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXQR0OE
MY LINKS
Website:
http://siobhanmuir.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/SiobhanMuir
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EXCERPT
Bethany had never run from anything in her life. Not that
she’d get far. A sitting senator’s prize daughter didn’t just disappear. He’d
have the Alphabet Agencies after her faster than anyone could spell FBI. I guess it helps that he’s on several of
those secret government committees.
Bethany stopped in the center of the site on a slightly
raised hexagonal stone and dropped her gaze to her feet, trying to find a way
out. I’m too young to get married.
She grimaced at the memory of her grandmother telling her no good girl waited
until she’d become a spinster. Thirty isn’t
spinsterhood. Besides, her father’s choices of men tended to be those who’d
benefit him, not her. Hell, I don’t even
get the chance to love anyone before I’m tied down.
The stone beneath her feet glowed softly in the fading
evening light and Bethany frowned, crouching to get a better look. Swirls of
sparkles, like faerie dust, puffed out of the central stone, filling the air
with flashing illumination. Bethany jerked her head up as the glittering light
coalesced and flowed along grooved lines on the floor from each corner of the
dig, engulfing her in its radiance.
What the—
The wind kicked up, whirling the brilliance around her like
a cyclone. Bethany dropped to her butt and threw her hands over her eyes,
ducking her head. The rush of air stole her breath and dried her throat, rising
to a screaming pitch. A whinny hit her ears and she remembered Killian tied
outside the circle.
Oh, God, Killian! She tried to open her eyes and
crawl for the edge of the site, but the air currents buffeted her, holding her
in the center. Dust and glitter clogged her nose and she coughed around the
scents of horse, fresh cut grass, and…Honeysuckle?
Blowing dirt whirled in a choking dance just beyond her toes
and she hunkered down, coughing harder. She hoped Killian survived the strange
dust storm as she covered her nose and mouth with the tails of her shirt. The
wind howled around her, flinging stinging particles against her skin.
Bethany ducked her head as she rubbed the sight back into
her bedazzled eyes. Wracking coughs rattled her chest from all the swirling
debris in the air. Voices, some chanting, some—whinnying?—rose in a crescendo and her hacking added a treble beat to
the cacophony.
Then something popped and the wind died down. Bethany’s
coughs slowed and she prayed she’d be able to breathe clean air soon. Her eyes
watered with all the dust, but she raised her head and scrubbed her face,
hoping to clear her vision.
The archaeological site sparkled around her like the dying
remnants of a fireworks display. Through the foggy air and flickering lights,
she caught movement. Several large bodies shifted fluidly, as if she’d
encountered an entire herd of wild horses. The chanting had changed into shouts
of surprise and anger.
Aw hell, that sounds serious.
Squinting against the dust, she searched for a place to
hide. Where had all the horses come from? Had her father actually sent the cavalry after her? To hell with that.
Bethany crawled toward the maple where she’d left Killian, hoping the dirt and
dust would obscure her identity. If she could get to her horse, she’d blend in
with the others and no one would notice her riding away.
Protecting her eyes from flying debris, she scanned the sky
looking for the spreading branches of the maple above the cloudy air. She
scrambled the last few feet, searching for the only horse legs not moving. She’d
almost reached the edge of the site when a pair of striped hooves stopped in
front of her.
Bethany froze and looked up, way, way up, into the scowling
face of a fierce man. Wait, how’d she miss the horse’s head? The butt of a
spear hit the ground before her hands and she jerked back, falling to her ass
again. So much for being a lady. Her mother would’ve been appalled.
The dust cleared a little more and she got a good look at
the man mounted before her. Except he wasn’t mounted. The horse’s shoulders and
chest sprouted from where his human legs should be, and the spot where his man
parts should hang…
“Oh lordy, I don’t think I’m in Kentucky anymore.”
The centaur’s scowl only deepened. He bent at what would be
a human waist, leaning on his spear and stuck his nose no more than six inches
from hers.
“What are you?”
Bethany gaped at the bearded face before her. She hadn’t
expected his voice to be so musical or smooth when coupled with such a harsh
visage. “I…”
“What are you? Druid? Gorgon?”
Bethany drew back. “Wait, what? No, I’m human.”
Deep brown eyes scanned her face, the scowl never leaving
his features. “Humans are a myth.”
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