BLURB:
Romanian
unification is on the horizon and the spirited Crown Princess of Carpathia,
Caroline, would prefer to ride horses and archery to embroidery and dancing.
Complicating her life is her recent discovery that she's a witch.
Prince Stefan
Sigmaringen travels to Carpathia to meet Caroline. He discovers he has much in
common with her. He also learns that a strange man, Timon, has an unnatural
interest in him.
Upon Stefan's
engagement, he overhears his mother confessing to a horrible secret – she
cursed him in order to conceive him and Stefan will become a werewolf when he
turns eighteen. There is a condition to overcome the curse, but it will require
Stefan to draw on all his inner strength and Caroline, her courage. Can they
break the foul enchantment and secure their future or will Stefan give himself
over to the lupine curse that haunts his family?
EXCERPT:
Stefan
stepped into the grand room and came face-to-face with the Carpathian royal
family.
"King
Mircea, Queen Aurora, and their children, Crown Princess Caroline and Princess
Helena, welcome you to Carpathia."
Stefan
took one look at Caroline, and his heart rate accelerated. She was Aurora --
the beautiful outdoorswoman he'd met only hours earlier. She had used her
mother's name.
Her
cheeks colored fiercely, and satisfaction filled him. Even from this distance,
he could feel the same magnetic heat from her he had in the forest.
How
different she looked -- how regal. The dress accentuated her curves and made
her look decidedly feminine, yet despite her outward beauty, her eyes betrayed
not only surprise, but also unease.
Queen
Aurora nudged her. "Caroline."
She
stepped forward, along with her sister, and both curtsied. Stefan bowed.
King
Mircea spoke up. "We hope your travel to Ploiesti went well."
"It
was a delight to travel by rail," Stefan's father replied.
"Come.
Dinner is served." Mircea gestured toward the table along the wall.
Caroline stood tall next to her father, a spark of pride in her eyes. Stefan
quickly assessed her parents and determined she was a unique blend of both,
though she slightly favored her father. They shared the same thick
chestnut-brown hair.
"Your
Highness, Princess Caroline, I have something that might be yours," Stefan
said. She raised an eyebrow.
He
reached into his pocket and pulled out her scarf. He'd had the dirt and grime
removed so the golden parts of the embroidery glistened in the light from the
chandelier.
Stephanie Burkhart is a 911
dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and
raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. She
served 11 years in the US Army and currently calls Castaic, California her
home. Stephanie was married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She
adores chocolate and is addicted to coffee.
She writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two
children's books published with 4RV Publishing.
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ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie! What made you go with Stefan for your hero? Just like the name ;)
ReplyDeleteandralynn7 AT gmail DOT com
Thanks so much for having me here today. Andra, I did a search for "Romanian" names and went down the list. Some of them sounded very exotic and romantic, some of them didn't. By the end of the list I only had like 4 names written so I tried saying them next to Sigmaringen and Stefan was the winner. hehe
ReplyDeleteHalloween is in the air. Does anyone here like to decorate? I've got a graveyard in my front yard and a couple of ghouls hanging from the front tree.
Smiles
Steph
Intriguing characters
ReplyDeletebn100candg at hotmail dot com
Stephanie...We don't decorate but we will have close to 150 trick-or-treaters tomorrow night. I find it very fun...and exhausting!
ReplyDeletecatherinelee100 at gmail dot com
It's cool that you knew the title from the get-go. I usually have to write something first before I can really know what to call it.
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