ZS – Vampire Vengeance by Crystal Dawn

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Vampire Vengeance by Crystal Dawn

Darby Darknight was at a loss. Gertie was his fated mate, but so far all she’d done was make him the laughing stock of people he didn’t even know. His fault, he supposed, since he’d arrived after she had. Now he needed to get back her regard and claim her as a mate while they chased a vampire set on vengeance against his whole race. Easy, right?

Gertie Worthington wanted to be anywhere but here. Oh, it had been amusing at first. Darby had ended up on the wrong side of everything. Now it was so bad she felt sorry for him. That wasn’t good and he might use that to his advantage. All she wanted to do was go home.

Release date: Oct. 23rd 2018
 
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Excerpt (Spicy)

“Do you like this?” Darby asked. “Do you?”

“Yes, yes.” She responded. “Don’t stop!”

“I won’t. I won’t ever stop.” He admitted as he kept sliding his finger in and out. Adding another finger, he moved his mouth back to her center and began to play with her clit. He added one last finger to prepare her properly.

It wasn’t long before she was screaming his name as she orgasmed. Her thighs were wrapped around his head with her fingers in his hair. “That’s right baby. Yell my name loud.”

Next he slid up her body and she felt his hard shaft pressed against her channel. Her legs were spread wide as she welcomed him inside. “Oh, goddess, you’re so big.” She whispered as he slowly slid inside.

“You’re so tight, hot, and slick. It’s like heaven.” Darby said as he finally was fully seated. “I’ve never felt this wonderful.”

“Move damn it.” She said as he paused. “I’m dying here. Don’t you dare stop.”

“Whatever my lady wants.” He agreed. “That’s what I’ll give you.” Now he started moving faster and faster. Before long he was pounding into her.

She’d never felt anything so pleasurable in her life. Before long she screamed as her release washed over her and Darby yelled out her name as he succumbed to his own climax. They were both out of breath and he rolled off to her side.

This was something she had never thought would ever happen. She’d sworn it never would many times as she’d observed his careless playboy ways. That male wasn’t the one she saw when she looked at the male lying beside her. Goddess, she hoped this was the real Darby. If it was they had a chance to make this work.

About the Author

When she’s not out hunting rogue vampires and werewolves, you can find Crystal Dawn out exploring the galaxy. She can do it all without ever leaving her computer. She kicks ass, takes names, and puts it all down for the enjoyment of her readers. At least that’s what I think she told me. Writing came as a natural outlet for her overly creative mind. The start of her stories is the easy part. Finishing them is a little harder when all the stories are in there trying to get out. She loves reading, chocolate, fine sweet wine, and traveling among a large list of pursuits. Her favorite people, after her family and close friends, are her readers who she says are some of the most wonderful people in this galaxy and the next.

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ZS – Unbalanced by Ann Gimpel

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Libra –

Unbalanced by Ann Gimpel

Sparks ignite
Flames turn hot
Scorching hot
But what would you expect from two dragons?

Zachary Marston, dragon shifter, hasn’t done a whole lot of shifting lately. Nope, he spends his time buried in law books as he presides over Superior Court in Denver. He’s convinced himself things are great, but his dragon has other ideas. His bondmate is a tough adversary. After it threatens to abandon him, Zachary gives in and agrees to a meeting with a few other shifters. Maybe he can help out—before returning to his cushy courtroom.

Chloe’s always longed for a bondmate of her own. After her twin brother links with a lion, she ups the ante, casting every spell she can think of, but none of them work. Even the smoking-hot dragon shifter who crosses her path can’t ease the sting of remaining mateless.

Vampires are gaining strength, draining mage magic to augment their own. Shifters and mages—the good ones—have to mobilize fast. Libra to his bones, Zachary slings words Chloe’s way, but she’s a Leo and not intimidated by anyone. They’re an unlikely pairing, but destiny won’t be denied. Like it or not, a shifter’s mate is in the stars.

Release date: Oct. 2nd 2018
 
 
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They lay panting and gasping for long moments.

He slithered up her body and kissed her long and deep. She returned the kiss, loving how she tasted on his lips. Zachary broke the kiss, offering a sexy grin. “That position you took? The one where you were on all fours?”

She nodded, matching his grin—and his desire—with her own. “Yeah. Why?”

“Now might be a good time for it.” He furled one red brow, regarding her.

“Guess you weren’t kidding about us never getting out of bed.”

“I never joke about what’s truly important.” He drew away, offering her space. “On your knees, my mate, my heart.”

“How could I refuse?” She rolled onto all fours and arched her back, ready when he slammed into her. Even though he was gentle compared with when they were dragons, this was rough and tumble sex.

Just the way she liked it.

He drove into her hard and fast, and she met him with every stroke. When he reached around, taking a breast in one hand and rubbing her clit with the other, she shrieked her delight and hoped to hell no one was close enough to the third floor to overhear them.

They might be newly mated, but discretion never went out of style.

He stopped moving long enough to rock back and forth, maintaining just enough friction to delight her while he rubbed her nub in small, tight circles. Another climax seeded itself from her last one, and she melted around him, totally ceding control to her mate.

He teased her, loved her, brought her close, and backed her off. The next time when she was panting and heaving and doing everything she could to get him to move faster, goddammit, he finally did. The cock she lusted after took her, plumbing her to her core. She couldn’t see him behind her, but she felt his hunger catch fire and willed him to come right along with her.

Magic shimmered around them, his mingled with hers as he made love with her. Her climax, so elusive because he’d held her back from cresting, ripped through her. She was still riding the waves when he juddered inside her, setting off a whole new orgasm.

They ground and strained against each other until the spasms died to ripples. She sank to the bed on her belly, and he turned them onto their sides, still glued to her body with his cock inside.

Warm breath laved her, along with steam, no doubt a gift from his dragon. Steam puffed from her mouth too. Happy little bursts from her very contented bondmate.

“I love you, lassie.” His voice buzzed near her ear. “I vow to care for you, protect you. Our children too, if the world ever settles enough for us to have any.”

She wanted to look at him, so she untangled herself from his body and turned onto her other side. Cradling his face in a hand, she said, “I love you too. We’ll figure this out. Even if we have to pick off every single vampire one by one, we’re bound to reach a place there aren’t any more.”

A wistful smile painted his face. “I don’t want to talk about vampires or evil or darkness. Not today. ’Tis our mating day. Can we banish the darkness until tomorrow?”

“Of course.” It was more than fine with her. She’d like to banish vampires to a distant spot where she never had to think about them ever again.

 

About the Author

Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in several webzines and anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Once upon a time, she nurtured clients. Now she nurtures dark, gritty fantasy stories that push hard against reality. When she’s not writing, she’s in the backcountry getting down and dirty with her camera. She’s published over fifty books to date, with several more planned for 2018 and beyond. A husband, grown children, grandchildren, and wolf hybrids round out her family.

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ZS – Lion About by Catherine Banks

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VIRGO – Analytical, Shy, Kind

Virgo Zodiac Sign

Lion About by Catherine Banks

The cost of magic might be too high…

A chance encounter opens new doors for Milena and introduces her to one of the top bachelors in the city. But Faerie holds the key to restoring her magic, and those she escaped 10 years ago resume their hunt of her. She must make the hard choice between love and life… or lose them both.

Release Date September 4, 2018

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He moved closer, so that our bodies were completely touching. “Are you a sugar fiend, Ms. Vincent?”

“I do love sugar,” I admitted.

“Mm, me too,” he whispered, his fingers traced my jawline, making my eyes flutter closed a second. “You look rather sweet, perhaps I might taste you?”

I opened my eyes and turned to him, which was all the invitation he needed. Our lips met, fire and need burning through us both and turning a simple kiss into a frenzy of kisses. He slid a hand behind my neck, and one around my waist, pulling me up onto his lap. I slid my fingers into his thick hair, gripping slightly as our tongues clashed. His grip on my waist tightened and he growled deep in the back of his throat, which spurned me on more.

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Catherine Banks is a USA Today Bestselling fantasy author who writes in several fantasy subgenres under two pseudonyms. She began writing fiction at only four years old and finished her first full-length novel at the age of fifteen. She is married to her soulmate and best friend, Avery, who she has two amazing children with. After her full-time job, she reads books, plays video games, and watches anime shows and movies with her family to relax. Although she has lived in Northern California her entire life, she dreams of traveling around the world. Catherine is also C.E.O. of Turbo Kitten Industries™, a company with many hats including being a book publisher and Etsy store full of nerdy fun.

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ZS – Lion’s Lair by Ann Gimpel

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 Leo – Energetic, Optimistic, Loyal

Lion’s Lair by Ann Gimpel

A Wylde Magick Book

A newly-minted cave lion shifter + an eagle shifter who’s lived long enough to know better = irresistible allure

Strong and self-assured, Jeremiah is the closest thing his mage kinfolk have to an alpha. He takes his responsibilities seriously, which hasn’t left time for much of anything, and it’s about to get worse. Mages are in trouble. A few signed on with vampires, causing human deaths. Because of them, all mages are being smeared with the traitor brush.

Renee’s eagle bondmate jerks her awake one night with the terse message a cave lion, one of the most ancient of the animals, has bonded. According to the bird, they have to drop everything and go to Colorado. Reluctant to weave the fabric of lies she’ll need to cover her absence, she finally gives in.

She’s horrified to discover the lion bonded with a man who used to be a mage. A mage. The rogues who joined up with vampires. She wants to hate Jeremiah, but it’s a tough sell. Not only is he gorgeous, he’s smart and kind and funny. None of it matters, though, because he doesn’t like her, either.

Are the hurdles too high? Or is a shifter’s mate truly in the stars?

Release date: Aug. 14th 2018

 
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Excerpt (Spicy)

She leaned closer, near enough their bodies were almost touching. Heat from him eddied between them, and his scent—the one that had snared her earlier—returned with full force. Vanilla, rosemary, and freshly wet forest surrounded her, thick enough to eat.

“Maybe we don’t need words,” she murmured, suddenly shy but unable to look away from his amazing eyes. Up close like this, silvery flecks floated around the irises, making them shine.

“Perhaps not, but if you don’t leave, I’m going to kiss you. I didn’t come in here for food or drink. I came here for you.”

Excitement shot from the soles of her feet up over the top of her head. He wanted her. Nothing shy of a tsunami could have dragged her from the kitchen, and maybe not even that. She turned her mouth upward, and he covered it with his. His chiseled lips felt just as enticing as she’d imagined they would. The first kiss was gentle. Too gentle.

She wrapped her arms around him and pressed her body the full length of his. He’d feel her pebbled nipples, but the time to be ashamed of her arousal was past. The length of him, hard, hot, and thick, pressed into her belly, and the evidence of his hunger thrilled her. She wanted to reach between them, wrap her hands around his cock, followed by her mouth. Imagining how his girth would stretch her fed her excitement, not that it needed encouragement.

He upped the ante on their kiss, which had turned more urgent and demanding. She opened her mouth to his questing tongue and sparred with it. He tasted sweet and hot, and she couldn’t get enough of his mouth. They traded bites, kisses, and suckles. She bit and sealed each spot with kisses before biting again. He teased her mouth with his tongue, driving it inside and then withdrawing in a simulation of sex that stoked her lust.

He made a decidedly male sound and thrust his erection into her belly. Heat and need roared through her, and she straddled one of his legs, pressing her engorged nub against the firm muscles of his thigh. He grasped her ass and jammed his leg firmly between hers.

She writhed against him, desperate for contact, for release. If his mouth hadn’t been glued against hers, she would have screamed as a climax shot through her, spun her around, and spat her out.

He ripped his mouth from hers, scooped an arm beneath her knees, and carried her out of the kitchen and down the darkened hallway to a staircase she wasn’t familiar with. Narrow and winding, it led upward. She twined her arms around his neck, hanging on.

“I can walk,” she managed, her breathing still running triple time.

“Not a chance. I’m not letting you get away.”

 

About the Author

Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in several webzines and anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Once upon a time, she nurtured clients. Now she nurtures dark, gritty fantasy stories that push hard against reality. When she’s not writing, she’s in the backcountry getting down and dirty with her camera. She’s published over fifty books to date, with several more planned for 2018 and beyond. A husband, grown children, grandchildren, and wolf hybrids round out her family.

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ZS – Prowling for His Mate by Dominique Eastwick

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Zodiac Shifters features New York Times, USA Today, and other bestselling authors. Each month expect new releases based upon the twelve astrology signs.

 Leo – Energetic, Optimistic, Loyal

Prowling for His Mate by Dominique Eastwick

Can a Lion be the mate a mousy librarian needs?

Guarding the pride’s queen is an honor Jaison is happy to take on. He spends hours preparing for every contingency. He is ready to lay down his life if the necessity arises. What he isn’t expecting and couldn’t have planned for was when his mate crosses his path in the form of human librarian Paighton Knight.

Paighton Knight believes love is the stuff of fairy tales and has no time for those kinds of stories. Raised to be the perfect librarian, she is unprepared for feelings she doesn’t believe are real to wash over her. The second she comes into contact with Jaison Karatasos her world begins to turn and her eyes see what they weren’t able to before.

With the moon rising into the reign of Leo, Jaison has one month to show Paighton that love does exist, or he must wait until the next Leo cycle. When his responsibilities to his pride clash with his needs for his mate, will he be able to merge the two worlds?

Release date: Aug. 7th 2018

 
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Shame and embarrassment washed over Paighton. “I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions, but you won’t touch me. You barely kiss me. I continually throw myself at you, and you reject me.”

“I never rejected you.” Jaison voice boomed off the walls.

“You have at every turn. You might not have meant to, but you did all the same.”

“I won’t be making that mistake again,” he growled, pulling off his shirt.

“What are you saying?” she asked in a voice far huskier than she believed she could have. She stared at his bare chest, itching to touch him but fearful he would push her away yet again.

Next to his shirt landed his pants, socks, and shoes. “I’m saying we aren’t leaving this room until we’ve mated.”

“Oh, thank god.” She threw herself into his arms. “Though I burn for you, and this heat is building, my mind is clear. I want you. All of you.”

“You have all of me.” He worked her blouse over her head and made quick work of her bra. The hair on his chest tickled her nipples, making them hard nubs.

“Not yet, but I will.” She fought with her skirt and other clothes until she was as naked as he. Gripping her ass, he carried her to the bed.

“I’m going to go as slowly as I can. I want to make sure you’re with me every step of the way.” He left a trail of kisses from her jaw down her collarbone to her breast. After laying a kiss just above her belly button he asked. “Do you want me to touch you, kiss you intimately?”

She nodded. When he didn’t do anything, she peeked between her fingers to see him staring back at her. “You want me to say it?”

“Oh, I need you to say it.”

“You know what I want.”

“Yes, but your words are important. They give purpose and permission to your actions.”

“And perhaps there is a little vindication in this because I’m uncomfortable as hell.”

“Never has a penance been so sweet.”

“Please touch me?”

He cupped her intimately between her thighs. “Just touch?”

“No, the other, too.”

He rolled onto his side, rested his head in his palm, and stared at her. “You’ll have to be more specific. There really are a great number of other things I would like to do to you, but I doubt you are prepared for that kind of kink quite yet.”

“Kink what?”

“I’ll get you a book,” he said as his thumb rolled over her sensitive clit. “So we’ll simply touch.”

She raised her hips, needing more but not sure what more was. He responded by placing his other hand on her stomach and forcing her to stay in place, creating an exquisite torture. “Jaison, please.”

“Please what?”

She fought his hand, believing if she could raise her hips, he would take care of her needs. “I don’t know.”

“Didn’t you read about what to expect?” Damn him, he was teasing her.

She lifted her head. “Of course I did, but other than telling me where your penis would go, it didn’t really help me.”

“Perhaps if you’d read the books I gave you, it would’ve helped.”

Dumbfounded, she stared at him as he fought not to laugh. Thinking of a comeback, she collapsed back on the pillow. At the same time, he kissed her intimately. His tongue caressed and circled her clit, and all thoughts left her. The heat built, but this time, it didn’t burn. He stroked it and her until the muscles within tightened. He eased a finger within her, massaging her insides, followed shortly by a second. Before she knew what was happening, her body shook, but instead of stopping, he increased the pressure.

The world exploded around her in bright starbursts. And as she came back to earth—because she really believed her body had gone airborne—he still didn’t stop. “I need you please,” she begged.

 

About the Author

Award winning author Dominique Eastwick currently calls North Carolina home with her husband, two children, one lazy lab and one lazy Norwegian Elk Hound. Dominique spent much of her early life moving from state to state as a Navy Brat, because of that traveling is one of her favorite past times. When not writing you can find Dominique with her second love…her camera.

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