WAR'S PASSION
SONS OF WAR BK 1
BY
LIA DAVIS
War’s
Passion, Sons of War book 1
By
Lia Davis
Published
by: Fated Desires Publishing
Genre:
paranormal romance, dragon-shifters
Heat
level: 4 flames
Series Blurb:
Blurb:
After losing
her parents in a brutal attack from a monster straight out of her nightmares,
Gwendolyn Preston tries to pick up the shattered pieces of her life. Along with
her best friend, she moves to a small fishing village on the coast of Maine to
find a new life away from the nightmares that haunt her. Just when she believes
her life could go back to normal, the deliciously dark and handsome Markus
Sullivan disrupts her hopes to grieve in peace.
Markus
drew the short straw when it came to being the liaison between his father,
Ares—God of War—and his brothers. When he discovers that the earth bound
demi-gods, known as the descendants, have banded together to start another
rebellion against the gods, it becomes his number one priority to stop them.
That is until
he meets Gwen, the granddaughter of Aphrodite, and the next target of the
descendants. Together, their path is rife with passion and danger. It might
take more than the son of War to win this battle…Gwen herself.
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Excerpt:
She had to
force her feet in place and shove her hands in her pocket before the man
noticed her shaking. Gods, she was such a baby. Years of therapy and she still
wasn’t over the fear of dragons jumping out of the walls.
As if he
sensed her mood shift, Ty turned his head toward her and pressed his lips into
a hard thin line. “I’m going to check the upstairs.”
Seth touched
her arm and she jumped. “Hey, you okay?”
Nodding, she
forced a smile and met his gaze. “Yes. It’s just…never mind. It’s nothing.”
The tension
in her muscles eased when he didn’t press her for the answers she wouldn’t give
a stranger. Hell, she had a hard time telling Elle at first and the two of them
had their own special…gifts. She motioned him to the kitchen. “You said Ty was
one of your brothers. How many do you have?”
Seth laughed.
“Four, counting Ty. We live in the large house just south of here.”
Gwen stopped
and studied him. “You mean the castle on the cliff?”
“Yep.
Although it’s not really a castle. Too small. Where are you from?”
Too small for a castle? What exactly did
he think was ‘big’?
Her stomach
tightened at his question, but she tamped it down. He was just trying to be
friendly. “Florida originally, but we moved to Nebraska about fourteen years
ago.”
In the
kitchen, he opened one of the windows and inspected the frame. “What made you
decide to come to Maine?”
Nerves
fluttering, she rolled the outer seam to her jeans between her thumb and index
finger. Where the hell was Elle? “I don’t know, really. I love the ocean and
the coast of Maine looked beautiful in pictures.” A soft laughed escaped her.
It probably seemed a little odd to just move to an unknown place based on
Internet photos. However, she couldn’t tell him she was running from a monster.
If he noticed
anything amiss in her behavior, Seth didn’t comment. “So what do you think so
far?”
“It’s more
beautiful in person.” And it really was.
Seth nodded
and walked out of the kitchen in quick, long strides. Gwen had to almost jog to
catch up with him. When she reached the living room, the front door opened and
Elle came in with her arms full of bags. Gwen rushed over to take a few, but
Seth beat her to it and took all the bags. Meeting her sister’s gaze and
holding in a smile at Elle’s raised brows, she could tell by Elle’s expression
they were thinking the same thing. Big,
strong, and handsome. Hello, Maine.
“Oh, thanks.”
Elle took off her large floppy hat and studied Seth for a long moment before
she extended her hand. “I’m Elle.”
Seth smiled
and gave a short nod. “I’m Seth. We spoke on the phone last night.”
At her
sister’s forced smile, real fear froze Gwen’s blood. A shadow passed over Elle
and her dark brown eyes shimmered slightly. Something was wrong. “Elle?”
Shifting her
gaze to Gwen, Elle relaxed and shook her head. “It’s fine. I’m fine. The sun
peeked through the clouds a couple of times and I feel a little off, but I’m
fine.” Shifting her gaze back to Seth, she motioned to the kitchen. “You can
set the bags down in here.”
No you’re not. However, Gwen wasn’t
going to cause a scene in front of their new neighbors and contractors so she
kept quiet and followed them to the kitchen. She’d just have to wait until they
left to freak out on her sister.
No need to
make everyone believe she was crazy.
An Interview with Gwen from War’s Passion
Lia: Hello! Gwen and I
are so happy to be here today chatting about her dragon. So Gwen, how are you
today?
Gwen: I’m well.
Lia: How is that
dragon of yours?
Gwen: *smiles and
averts her gaze* He’s wonderful, demanding, and sexy as ever.
Lia: You forgot
stubborn.
Gwen: *nods and laugh*
Yes, that too.
Lia: What is it like
being mated to a dragon?
Gwen: Intense. And
wonderful. That dark, powerful presence surrounding the dragons is only a
fraction of the power they hold within. Although somehow it’s not overwhelming.
I guess it has something to do with being true mates. It wonderful because we
are connected on an emotional and psychic level. There is no jealousy, no
secrets, and no worries about each other’s feelings.
Lia: That must be
pretty awesome and comforting. My hubby and I have a similar connection. And it
is great. What’s your favorite part of him?
Gwen: Oh, I have many.
*She grins shyly* The first thing that comes to mind is his eyes. They are to
gateway to his dragon and his soul. I love the way the color changes with his
emotions.
Lia: Markus loves to
play the piano. It’s an outlet he uses to think and as an escape from the
issues on hand. He usually don’t like an audience. Does he play for you?
Gwen: Yes, when we are
alone. I love listening to him. It’s so soothing.
Lia: Thanks for
chatting with me. We’ll have to do a girls lunch or something soon.
Gwen: It was a
pleasure. Yes we do. We could invite Elle to come with us.
Lia: That would be
great.
Thank you, Tawania, for having us over.
Gwen
and Markus’s story is found in War’s Passion, Sons of War book 1.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special
kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, and co-owner to
Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida
battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!
An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very
active imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the
world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined.
Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house
and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it
belongs.
Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling,
reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.
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Other
books by Lia:
Ashwood Falls
(shifters):
Stand alone:
Coming
Soon
3/18 - Ashwood Falls Vol. 1
(includes Winter Eve, A Tiger’s Claim, and A Mating Dance)
Date TBD - Business Pleasures
(Pleasures of the Heart #1)
5/27 - A Rebel’s Heart (Ashwood
Falls 3.5) previously published in the Ever After anthology
Date TBD – Ashes of War (Sons of War
#2)
GIVEAWAY
Lia is giving away an executive swag
pack (includes a War’s Passion fleece blanket, a hand sanitizer spray pump, a
glass nail file, a War’s Passion spiral notebook, and a WP necklace hand made
by Stone Soup Designs), a free eBook from her backlist (excluding War’s Passion), and a Lia Davis tote bag.
I love this book and look forward to reading more from the Sons of War series. Woo hoo!
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