Happy Halloween!

Welcome to the Halloween blog hop. If you need to find the beginning so you can get on the tour bus, head over to http://justromance.me/bloghop. 

By taking the tour you are entered to win several awesome prizes. However, if you comment on this post you will also be entered to win a signed print copy of Huntress book 1, ONCE BITTEN. 

I couldn’t pick a better model to represent the lead vampire in the Huntress series, Arys Knight. Here is a playful excerpt from the Halloween party scene in Huntress book 2, THE WICKED KISS. 

When Arys emerged from the sea of people lingering near the door, my heart paused and dropped into my feet. I wasn’t sure what I’d done to get so lucky, but as his blue eyes fell on me, I didn’t care. The tingle that swept me with a warm glow woke the power curled up within my core.

I honestly hadn’t expected him to show up in a costume. Not after the comments he’d made about Halloween. So, I was definitely taken aback to see him dressed to the hilt as Johnny Depp’s Sweeney Todd. It couldn’t have been a more perfect fit.

He had the outfit down to a tee. I had never seen him dressed like that. He looked as if he had stepped out of another time.

Desire slammed through me. His hair couldn’t have looked hotter. It was still typically mussed up but with a strategically placed style. Down to the white streak in the front, he had it. He looked sensational.

From the moment his eyes locked on mine, I was frozen in place. Nothing drew his attention from me as the distance separating us fell away.

“You are easily the most heart stopping creature I have ever laid eyes on.” He greeted me, his velvety smooth voice tantalizingly beautiful.

“You’re insanely gorgeous yourself.” I reached up to brush a strand of hair away from his eye where it had fallen. “I can’t believe you dressed up.”

He grinned and leaned in to kiss me softly. “Only for you, my precious wolf.”

Everything about him tested my control. The inviting power of our bond enticed me to sink into the pull, to allow it to control us. It was agony to resist.

“I’m glad.” I beamed up at him, my hand clasped in his. It was warmer than usual. That was a good sign. He slid a hand beneath the front of my skirt where it trailed along the edge of my thigh high stocking. The breath was knocked out of me, and I blushed.

“I knew you’d look sensational. I couldn’t come underdressed.” Despite his neutral tone, the heat from his hand on my thigh caused a rush of blood to flood the private place between my legs. I sucked in my breath and quivered uncontrollably. This brought a smile to his lips, revealing fangs.

Between him and Shaz, I wasn’t sure how I could handle this much smoking hot man flesh. I wanted them both with an equal ferocity but for very different reasons. Was that even possible? I forced the thought from my mind, scoffing at the absurdity of it.

I couldn’t help but look over my shoulder, towards the bar where Shaz had gone. “I seem to have my hands full tonight.”

Those entrancing eyes gazed at me with their perfect frame of silky black lashes. “Is that so?” He followed my gaze to the bar before looking back at me. “Do you think you can handle both of us?”

The blush that warmed my cheeks was instant. Only this bold vampire would head down that trail of thought.

“That’s not what I meant,” I laughed nervously and looked away. “Though I can’t say that I wouldn’t love to find out.” It was something that slipped out freely, something I never would have said to Shaz.

I felt Arys studying me, enjoying my discomfort and embarrassment. He leaned in close so that his lips brushed my ear, whispering, “Be careful what you wish for.”

Win an autographed print copy of Huntress book 1:

ONCE BITTEN!

For the next three Fridays leading up to Halloween I will be drawing a winner. Three copies of Once Bitten with the original cover, no longer available, will be given away.  All you have to do is comment on this post telling me either your favorite horror movie character or favorite horror movie creature. 

Not a horror fan? That’s ok too. Just comment telling me your favorite part of Halloween. Costumes, candy, parties?

I’ll get things rolling by sharing that my favorite horror movie character is Ginger Fitzgerald from the Ginger Snaps trilogy. Love her!

Happy Halloween!

I’m pleased to have author Sara Brookes here as a guest poster in my blog. She has a delicious new release and is graciously giving away a copy to a lucky commenter. Thanks for being here Sara!

 

A very special thanks to Trina for having me here today, it’s an honor for me. I loved her first book, Once Bitten, from the moment I picked it up. I’m a huge fan of urban fantasy and her books definitely deliver.

I’ve never made it a secret that I love to write tortured heroes. The more screwed up they are, the better. In my latest release, Perfect Limit, I turned the tables on myself a bit. This time, the heroine is the one who is tortured. Rayna did not have a happy childhood and escaped as soon as she was of age. But she hasn’t completely rid herself of the tumultuous times of her adolescence. The pain and heartache still haunts her and causes her to hide in the shadows when she is at the BDSM club she is a member of. While her Dom, Burke, has always indulged her because he is fully aware of her past, one night he comes into the club and it’s too much for him. He strongly believes she deserves to be shown she isn’t as different as she believes.

It was a nice change of pace to do and now I’d like to know what kind of character do you like. Tortured hero or heroine? Leave me your answer this week and I’ll come back and draw a winner from the comments to receive a download of either of the books in the Sypricon Masters series—Impulse Control or Perfect Limit.

Good luck!

 

PERFECT LIMIT

2nd book in the Sypricon Master series

Now available from Decadent Publishing (www.decadentpublishing.com)

Deputy Brigade Manager Rayna Donaghy is convinced she’s imperfect. Abandoned and left for dead, Rayna now lives on Sypricon, a frontier planet known for its scarred surface. After a fatal blaze at one of the planet’s quarries, Rayna seeks an escape at the landmark BDSM club, Tawse.

Burke, a Dom at the club, is captivated with the woman who has been under his command for the past several months. However, he’s finally had enough of her self-loathing and is determined to help Rayna overcome her fears. In the center of the action, Burke lays her bare for all to see in order to show her being perfect is simply a matter of perception.

Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable including but not limited to: D/s, exhibitionism

Find it at Amazon. 

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Sara Brookes is an award winning author who has always been fascinated by the strange, the unusual, the twisted and the lost (tortured heroes are her personal favorite). She is an action movie junkie, addicted to coffee and has been known to stay up until the wee hours of the morning playing RPG video games. Despite all this, she is a romantic at heart and is always a sucker for an excellent love story.