“Dai’s
Dark Valentine” by Dariel Raye
Blurb
What happens when a sheltered cat-shifter and a dark
fey come together?
Three-hundred years is a long time, but left to its
own devices, what began as the vendetta of one man can grow to encompass even
more formidable hatred.
Daitre Salons is a beautiful but naïve heiress whose
true heritage has been kept secret even from her. Now, her abilities are
emerging and her father’s enemies want her dead, but what bothers her most is
that her new husband “in name only” insists on treating her like a child.
Joban Beaucoup, professional guard to the Salons
family, and dark fey (alternate spelling from Vodouin origin), has chosen to
leave the quaint yet suffocating French town of his orphan-childhood and
venture to the Americas, but he needs one thing he cannot concoct, despite his
magical abilities – a wife.
When Joban agrees to marry Daitre and take her to
the Americas with him, he carries her three-thousand miles away, then whisks
her three-hundred years into the future to assure her safety, but while Daitre
struggles to adjust to this strange new world, manage her newfound powers, and make
peace with her feelings for Joban, Joban learns that even here, their enemies
have followed them, now more deadly than ever.
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Excerpt
Daitre stepped
into the bedroom bath and dashed cold water on her face to keep from crying,
Auriel’s words running through her mind. The fear of being captured, poked and
prodded by her father’s enemies haunted her.
She hit the
light switch, stepping out of the bathroom with every intention of going
straight to her bed for a much needed nap, but as she passed his make-shift
bed, she couldn’t help stopping. Daitre sat, tentative at first, but the
deafening silence in the room urged her on.
She lifted his
pillow to her face and rested her cheek against it, his cinnamon and woods
scent prompting her to inhale deeply, eyes closed. The mere scent of him
triggered a reaction in her body, causing her to stretch, savoring the pleasant
tingle zinging straight to her clit and flashing outward again, a delicious
warmth infusing her body - arousal.
She dropped the
pillow and jumped up, eyes wide. Joban stood in the doorway, his expression
unreadable until his mouth covered hers.
She knew he’d used his time-bending ability because she hadn’t seen him
move. One moment he watched her embarrassing display from the doorway, the next
he was on her, his huge arms wrapped around her waist, lips claiming hers.
Her mind raced
but her body responded on instinct, clinging to him, writhing to be free of
every and anything separating her from him. As if he heard her plea, Joban
released her long enough to respond in his usual dictatorial manner.
“Take these
off.” He used his eyes to stress his meaning, stoking her fire with a head to
toe gaze, stormy gray depths offering a glimpse of yet another side of him she
longed to explore further.
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Comments
Joban has her where he wants. And she is more than willing to be his bed mate. An exciting excerpt. I look forward to playing host to your new release.