BLURB:
Seven dwarves. A
poison apple. A glass coffin. It's a strange and terrifying world when events
can take a turn for better or for worse with just...One Bite.
Irina is
determined to continue her fight for freedom. Freedom for her from her evil
sorceress stepmother, and freedom for every faction in the kingdom of Dacia.
Unfortunately, her stepmother isn’t about to let that happen and she’s got a
poisoned apple and a glass coffin with Irina’s name on them…
Kirill is a
vampire prince determined to be a vampire king. Unfortunately, his vampiric
father has no intentions of vacating the throne anytime soon and the prophecy
Kirill found hinting at a “Great New Kingdom” is proving tricky to translate.
It doesn’t help that the beautiful woman he found unconscious in the woods
seems determined to undermine his authority at every turn. He’d kill her
himself if she didn’t have the strangest gift for soothing his bloodthirsty
spirit.
Even an undead
mastermind can’t foresee everything. Seven dwarves. A poison apple. A glass
coffin. It’s a strange and terrifying world when events can take a turn for the
better or worse with just…One Bite.
EXCERPT:
Ever so slowly, Kirill
raised a hand to Irina’s chin, tilting her head so that he could better stare
down into her eyes. A little press of power, a minor flexing of his vampiric
muscles, and she would soften toward him. He would hypnotize her, just enough
so he could feed and she wouldn’t remember. The connection would make it easier
for him to affect her later if necessary.
Irina tilted her face up at
the last second and pressed her lips to his. Kirill froze, momentarily shocked
into inaction by her initiative. Her eyes drifted closed and her lips caressed
his own, an achingly seductive sensation that drew an appreciative sound from
his throat. She tasted like the winter air, fresh and crisp, with just a hint
of bite. He parted his lips for her, encouraging her to deepen the kiss. Her
tongue slid past his lips and he pressed forward, eager for the inevitable
moment when she learned the risk of kissing a vampire with his fangs extended…
A sharp pain pricked the
inside of his thigh. Kirill froze. Irina pulled back just enough to speak, her
lips still close enough to brush Kirill’s with every syllable.
“Biting me would be a
mistake,” she said softly. “I’ve come here with nothing but the best of
intentions. It would be awfully ungentlemanly of you to take advantage of me.”
Kirill almost laughed. He
raised a hand to run over Irina’s hip, up her back, until he cupped her neck.
“I could kill you with very little effort,” he whispered, lightly pressing his
fingers against her neck. Despite the threat of his words, Kirill couldn’t
resist leaning forward slightly, letting his lips brush hers in a chaste kiss
even as they stood in their stalemate. He couldn’t deny that part of him was
excited in a way he rarely was. Irina was bold, almost to the point of
foolishness, but her spirit added a spice to their encounter that Kirill
appreciated on an instinctual level. Now that he’d tasted her, he found he
wanted a little more. How sweet would her blood be? How delightfully wild…
“I have a dagger ready to sever
your manhood,” Irina replied softly. Her voice only wavered slightly and
Kirill’s respect for her ratcheted up a notch. She pulled her face back,
seeming to gather herself. He didn’t miss the slightly glazed look in her eyes.
The sight only sharpened his hunger.
“I am a vampire, little
Irina,” he reminded her, his voice rough with hunger and arousal.
“As…strategically placed as it is, your dagger won’t kill me.”
“Oh, but won’t you wish it
had?”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Jennifer Blackstream is a
psychology enthusiast with both a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology. Her fascination
with the human mind is most appeased through the study of mythology and
folklore as well as all of Terry Pratchett’s novels.
Jennifer enjoys listening to
Alice Cooper, trying new recipes (to which she will add garlic whether it calls
for it or not), watching television with her family, and playing with her
woefully intelligent four year old son.
Jennifer spends most of her
time drinking coffee from her X-Men mug and desperately trying to get all her
ideas written down before her toddler can find that all magical button on her
laptop to make all her work vanish.
Author web links: (web,
blog, twitter, facebook, goodreads, etc)
Website: http://www.jenniferblackstream.com/
Mailing List: http://www.jenniferblackstream.com/contact-me.php
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in the series) to a randomly drawn commenter at each stop and a Grand Prize of
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tour.
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