PRESENTS
COVER REVEAL
Release date: February 1, 2014
Blurb:
Tormented feline shape shifter Vivian Blake
is every bit the alpha female—both on stage and on four legs. She commands the
audience as confidently as she leads her fugitive family. On the run from a
sadistic alpha that nearly died under her claws, Vivian does whatever it takes
to keep her Pride safe and provide for them, even if that includes some less
than legal activities.
When Vivian moves her family into wolf
territory, her extracurricular habits raise more than just the eyebrows of the
local wolf and bear mixed Pack. Kasey Blackburn, their powerful leader, is none
too happy about a group of renegade cats moving in and turning tricks in his
city. But one look at Vivian and his intentions change. She’s the sexy,
powerful female he craves. Too bad she’s a feline with a death sentence hanging
over her head. Not to mention the fact that several members of the Pack don’t
care for their Alpha dating a stripper.
When Vivian comes into heat, the tigress
within wars with her human side. The cat wants a mate but the woman wants
escape. Can Vivian resist the promise of a fresh start with Kasey or will her
pride cost her everything?
Excerpt:
“He’s different than the others,” Vivian
said to her family as they drove back to the ratty apartments they’d rented.
Kasey Blackburn had been much more than
Vivian expected. The power most alphas possessed was faint in comparison to the
wolf she’d just met. His potency was like another physical being in the room.
On several occasions the energy of it washed over her body as a caress. He was
the first alpha they’d been required to meet with face-to-face. The others had
been fine with a phone call. He was also the only alpha to have such upscale
offices in the heart of a city. It was obvious he was a businessman and his
Pack was doing well due in no small part to that fact.
More than anything, she’d noticed how
breathtaking he was. He was suave and sexy in a way that set him far above any
other man she’d ever met. Even with gray-kissed black hair and crow’s feet
forming around his eyes, he was still in his prime for a shifter. His rich
blue-gray eyes had connected with hers as soon as she’d walked into his office
and she’d seen the wolf looking back at her.
Blackburn’s reputation preceded him. Vivian
hadn’t wanted to go into his jurisdiction until she absolutely had to.
Unfortunately, it was now necessary. Kasey’s Pack wouldn’t offer them
protection and she knew that. But any shifter who entered his territory had to
be accounted for and maybe, just maybe, if Trace’s men followed them here,
Vivian would be alerted.
“It’s because he’s a dog,” Conall joked
from the driver’s seat. Their Pride had stuck to feline lands as much as
possible.
“Naw,” Amilynn shook her head. “V’s right.
This guy has his shit together. Even I didn’t ruffle his feathers.”
“And you were really trying today,” Melissa
giggled.
“I hate it when you do that,” Ty mumbled at
his sister.
Ami rolled her eyes. “Do what?”
“Play the psycho-slut card. It’s
unnecessary.”
“Whatever. He didn’t buy it so what does it
matter?” Ami propped her army boots up on the dash of the dilapidated old
suburban.
“He’s smart.” Vivian stared out the window
and leaned her head back.
Melissa leaned closer into Ty’s arms and
regarded her big sister. “What’s on your mind, V?”
Vivian smiled at her and shook her head.
“Nothing, sweetheart. I’m just tired of all this relocating every other
year.”
Melissa nodded her head. She knew all too
well the burden her older sister carried as the alpha of their band of misfits.
It wasn’t easy to have the responsibility of everyone’s safety and happiness on
your shoulders.
Vivian thought about the man who had so
generously allowed them to stay and run in his realm. Kasey was the kind of man
she’d never dream of landing, but secretly wished she could. In their Pride in
Nevada, she’d been one of the few overly dominant females. Sure, there were
women who could keep up with the men, but few who could overpower them. She’d
been pegged early on and her parents did their damnedest to “socialize and
feminize” her. Piano and dance lessons, pearls and lace, manners and etiquette
or she was punished. Vivian had been scared to be herself until she was nearly
sixteen.
That was when her parents and teachers had
realized she was not going to be tamed. Vivian had been pulled from the human
school system and put in a special private school run on Pride lands. It was a
program specifically for Pride soldiers and dominant females. The girls were
trained in combat and taught to use their sexuality like a weapon. Vivian had excelled in hand-to-hand fighting
and close proximity assassinations. By the time she was eighteen, Vivian could
kill a man with her bare hands in fifteen different ways while blindfolded and
wearing high heels. She was at the top of her class and Trace, the Pride alpha,
took notice. It had been his biggest mistake.
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Author
Information:
From the time I started holding a crayon I
began creating magical worlds. My very first book was a series of pictures
about a puppy princess. The story changed each time I told it, but there was
always a happy ending! My first written story was about girls who changed into
tigers. Hmmm.... I guess some concepts stick with you.
Now my stories have become a bit more
complex! And I'm glad to share them with you.
My tales are spun in my home in East Texas
where I live with my husband, three kids, a couple dogs and a few fish. When
I'm not hiding behind my computer screen you can find me camping, boating, and
shopping. I'm active in ministry and hope to pass on the unconditional love
given to me to others. Occasionally I get to sing and no one runs screaming, so
I guess it's not too bad!
Member of the East Texas, North Texas, FFP,
& PRO chapters of RWA, Texas Association of Authors.
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