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In the streets of Chicago exists an uneasy, centuries-old truce between vampires and their distant cousins, a race of shifters called drecks. Vampire enforcement agency, All the King’s Men (AKM), is charged with maintaining the truce, but when volatile enforcer Micah Black loses his mate and falls into the biological agony that results from the broken bond, he tests the boundaries of the truce by seeking out Apostle, a leader in the dreck community. Micah wants Apostle to kill him, a request Apostle is more than happy to fulfill.
When ex-Army medic Samantha Garrett
inadvertently disrupts the plot and saves Micah’s life, a chain reaction sets
Micah’s heart on a collision course with Sam’s, but he will have to protect her
from Apostle and her obsessive ex-husband, Steve, if they will have a chance at
forever. Can Micah hold his emotions together to keep Sam alive?
"Heart of the Warrior", Book 2
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Severin was born to be a warrior. Conceived as
a mixed-blood when his vampire father raped his dreck mother over two centuries
ago, Severin retained the power of iron skin inherent to newborn drecks.
However, Sev keeps this secret closely guarded. If it's discovered that
inferior dreck blood flows in his vampire veins, it could destroy his life. And
to make matters worse, his father suddenly wants to make amends for his
transgressions. Sev wants nothing of his father's apology, especially now, as
he contends with both an assassin who has marked Sev for blood vengeance and
his obsessive attraction to his teammate, Arion.
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Arion is the son of King Bain's liaison, Gregos
Savakis, who had Ari's course plotted before he was even born. But what Ari's
overbearing parents wanted for him wasn't what Arion wanted for himself, and a
lifetime spent fighting through one relationship after another with females
from all walks of life has left him weary in his search for a mate. After a
startling and erotic encounter with Sev, Ari has begun to realize why. He's
gay. And now he can't stop thinking about Sev. Arion suddenly realizes he's
been forcing himself to be with females because that's what his parents
expected. But what he wants is a male, and not just any male. Arion wants Severin.
Can the two overcome the secrets, prejudice,
plotting, and the threat on Severin's life to find happily ever after with each
other?
Author’s Note: This is a novella supplement to
the All the King’s Men series. It is highly advised that you read Rise of the
Fallen before reading this novella. Reading book two of the series, Heart of
the Warrior, would also be beneficial, but not absolutely necessary before
reading Micah’s Calling.
With the threat of Apostle behind him and
Samantha’s life finally out of danger, Micah’s mating phase, known as the
calling, unfurls to full strength. Unable to resist the demands of his body and
the hormonal heat that drive him to propagate the vampire race, Micah loses
himself in the pleasure Sam gives him, yearning for her body to receive his
seed to create new life. But after what Sam has been through – barely surviving
Apostle’s venomous bite, and then Micah’s own venom to counter Apostle’s and
make her immortal – Micah knows Sam’s body has suffered too much to accept a
child so soon.
But the desire to nest and start a family isn’t
the only thing Samantha has awakened in Micah. She has also stirred Micah’s
long-dormant love of domination. With Sam, Micah finds himself longing to
re-open his dungeon, and Sam wants to know more about this kinky world she has
heard so much about but never tried. When Micah takes Sam to a scene party to
introduce her to the BDSM lifestyle, their lives are turned upside-down when
Micah is asked to assist in dominating a fellow dom's submissive, only to
discover the submissive is his friend, Traceon.
Throughout her journey in this new world Micah
has introduced her to, Sam begins to realize several hard truths about herself
and what she wants. Will Micah allow her to explore her new interests? And will
the new direction in his friendship with Traceon prove to be too much and break
the bonds that have begun to tie them to one another?
Micah’s Calling is a story of devotion beyond
the level of friendship that will light your imagination on fire.
"Rebel Obsession", Book 4
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Former cobalt addict
and AKM drug counselor, Io is a male vampire known as much for his abrasive
personality as for his playboy lifestyle. Life on the edge suits him, and he
lives full throttle, making his own rules, damn the consequences. What he wants,
he takes, and what he wants now is Miriam. If only he can find a way to see her
again without getting himself killed, but her
father stands in the way.
Miriam is the
daughter of the king. Strong-willed and defiant, she feels like a prisoner in
her own home and struggles to break free from under her father’s oppressive
hold. The king’s law surrounding Miriam is explicitly clear: No one touches
her. Period.It's a sentence
that's left Miriam to suffer from loneliness and resentment.
In a fit of
rebellion, Miriam has turned to cobalt to find relief and freedom, but now she’s
a prisoner to addiction as much as to her father’s strict control. What's more,
she can’t get sexy Io, who gently tended to her at the AKM
facility as she recovered from
her first overdose, off her mind. Will she ever see him again?
When Miriam overdoses
a second time, she and Io are thrust back together, and all bets are off. Seeing
each other was the one thing both wanted, and not even the king’s laws and
threats of punishment will be enough to defuse their rebellious obsession with
one another now that they’ve found each other again, even if the consequences
are death.
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As a little girl, Donya always had a book in her hand. As she got older, the books became pens and notebooks, which she filled with stories and poetry. For as long as she remembers, she has been writing and dreaming up stories. Seems writing was her destiny.
Donya loves music and often finds inspiration for her stories in the wide range of music she listens to. Nothing like a little Korn to propel the angst in a scene, or Enya to evoke softer and more romantic storylines.
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********* GUEST POST *********
What a pleasure to be back at United by
Books. I've been here before, and
it's great to be here again to introduce my new paranormal
novel in the All the King's Men (AKM) series.
Rebel Obsession is the third novel in my All the King's Men (AKM)
series, and tells the story of the ill-reputed playboy, Io, as he finds himself
lured out of his Casanova ways into uncharted territory: monogamy. As you can
imagine, for Io to discard his womanizing lifestyle, which he was quite content
living, takes a pretty special female. Enter the king's daughter, Miriam. She's
one such female, and not because of her royal connection. Io was smitten with
her even before learning she was the princess. Unfortunately, her father stands
in their way of being together, and when a rebel like Io goes up against the
king to stake a claim to his daughter, sparks will definitely fly. But it sure
makes for an entertaining story as we follow along and see how Io will overcome
the adversity King Bain represents to take what's his, Miriam.
One of the interesting side effects of this book has been the fan
reaction to the ever-evolving story of the character, Traceon. While fans loved seeing this more
lovable side to Io, which was obscured by his abrasive behavior in Heart of the
Warrior (the second novel in the series), I have received numerous comments and
questions about Trace. It seems everyone wants to know more about his
relationship to Micah and Sam, as well as to his new nemesis, Cordray.
I knew Rebel Obsession would spark an outpouring of fan commentary
about Traceon. Some fans aren't sure
if they like the idea of Trace with Micah and Sam, while others are feverish for
it. Still others are worried about the introduction ofCordray. Will she take Trace away from Micah and
Sam, or will she even play a factor beyond pissing Trace off? With Trace making
a few revelations about his relationship to Micah and Sam in Rebel Obsession,
and with Cordray ruffling his
feathers and pushing all his buttons to make him want to go a few rounds in a
boxing ring with her as opposed to a few rounds in the bedroom, who's to say
what will happen?
Back to Io: In Heart of the Warrior, Io was a prejudicedwomanizer, with an abrasive personality and not
much going for him in the likable department. I was
worried that fans wouldn't like him enough to care about this story, and I knew
it would take some might fancy footwork to make him dance back into their
hearts. And I knew as I wrote the draft that he was going pay heavily in the
pages for his wayward ways. I could see before I even wrote the draft that Karma
was going to come back and pay him a painful visit in his story, and that if
fans gave him a chance, he would be redeemed as they watched him suffer. His
story did not disappoint. He suffered…and suffered some more. The end result was
a labor of love that is my proudest writing venture to date. Rebel was damn hard
to write, but when all was said and done, the end product captured my heart, as
well as those of the fans.
I hope you all enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it, as
challenging as it was.
Here's an excerpt of Rebel Obsession:
For a second, Io
quieted as if her use of the f-word had caught him off guard. Most likely it
had. The princess wasn't supposed to speak such language, after all. Well, fuck being a
well-mannered princess. She wouldn't be what others expected. She would be
herself. If only she could figure out exactly who that was.
"No, you didn't
fuck up. You just made a mistake. We all make mistakes." Io leaned toward her,
holding her arms in a half-hug. "If you'll let me, I can help you."
Miriam looked
over her shoulder. His face was so close to hers that she momentarily caught her
breath and lost her train of thought before getting herself back on track. "My
father will never let you. You know that. If he saw what you're doing right now,
he would cut off your hands. You heard your boss two weeks ago. No one is
allowed to touch me, remember?" Resentment edged her voice.
She couldn't let
herself get too close to Io, even though she wanted nothing more than that very
thing. But her father would never allow it. He would destroy Io if he knew what
had happened tonight, even though Io had only been trying to help
her.
"Do I look
scared?" Io said, brushing his palms up her arms, over her shoulders, and down
either side of her spine.
Well, actually,
no he didn't, and she almost smiled at his bravado, impressed that she had found
another like her: someone who didn't wilt under the power of her father the way
most everybody else did. Still, she couldn't let Io get hurt.
"Look, Io…." She
huffed and pursed her lips. "I appreciate what you've done for me tonight,
but—"
He pushed forward
and kissed her. Not a passionate, open-mouthed, let's-get-naked kind of kiss. It
was a simple press of his lips against hers.
Her first real
kiss. And it was Io giving it to her. Her heart went from zero to sixty in less
than one second.
A squeak broke in
the back of her throat and her eyes shot wide as she froze, but no way was she
going to pull away. His lips felt too inviting, too warm, too firm. Too perfect.
She had dreamed about what her first kiss would feel like and how it would
happen, but she had never imagined that such a simple, innocent meeting of lips
would set her insides into fits of somersaults on a lava flow.
For several
seconds, he held his mouth against hers then drew back, his lips clinging to
hers for a second before pulling away, leaving cold emptiness in their wake. The
stunned shock written on her face apparently amused him.
"What?" he said,
grinning.
Miriam opened her
mouth, but no words came out. Only a quiet huff of air. No male had ever had the
balls to break her father's rules and kiss her, but Io wasn't following in the
footsteps of those others. Maybe that was why she was so drawn to him, because
she could sense his fearless drive to do what he wanted when he wanted, despite
the rules and acceptable social customs.
Of all the elite
males who had wanted her hand over the years, and who had been flatly denied by
her father when not a single spark of the mating call revealed itself in them,
here was Io—who was a whole lot of nothing special—and he was the one she
wanted. He didn't have super powers as far as she could tell, and he didn't come
from any of the aristocratic families in her father's circle, but she was drawn
to him as if he were a magnet and she were steel. Io had dared to go where no
male had gone before, simply taking her mouth with his without preamble or
warning, and that simple, brazen gesture made her want him in a way she had
never felt.
"Why did you do
that?" She touched her fingertips to her lips, still in shock with her body
doing a lot of dipsy-doodle in her tummy that radiated out through her limbs.
"What? Kiss
you?"
She
nodded.
"Well, because I
wanted to." He shrugged one shoulder. "And because I wanted to shut you up. It
sounded like you were about to say something I didn't want to hear."
"Oh? Such as?"
She bit her lip and answered his charming smile with one of her own.
Io chuckled. "It
sounded like you were getting ready to say something like, 'I can't stay,' or 'I
can't be with you.' And, frankly, that's unacceptable."
Her heart
skipped. She had wanted to see Io again but hadn't dared to hope he would feel
the same way. And she had been scared to see him for this very reason. Now that
he had kissed her, she wanted him to do it again. In fact, her body squirmed for
him to do a lot more than just kiss her. In the history of bad ideas, this had
to be the worst ever.
A lifetime spent
not knowing the feel of a male's kiss or his
touch left her yearning for more. Like a fire doused with gasoline, control fell
away and only one thought remained. More. More Io. More kisses. More touching.
More of all of him.
The only male who
had ever touched her more intimately than those in her family had been the
family physician, but Miriam didn't count him. The doctor was clinical and
unattractive. Io, on the other hand, was very much the opposite. Io was warm,
open, and beyond what she heard human girls describe as hot. He's hawt! they
would say. Io was definitelyhawt!
Heat pooled
between her legs, and she shifted on the couch to ease the tightness in her
belly and thighs, her eyes trained on this mouth.
"Unacceptable
how?" she said, her voice breathy.
Io stood up and
held out his hand, his gaze locking on hers, his eyelids hooded. "Because I
haven't been able to stop thinking about you since I met you."
Oh, God. Miriam's breath caught. She was in so much trouble.
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