As we enter the last month of summer, I have exciting news: my vampire series, The Tranquilli Bloodline has awesome new covers, wahoo! I can't wait to share them with you, once I get the greenlight from the publisher. ORIGINS, the third book in the series is slated to release early Fall, yay! Sorry the sneak peek didn't happen this summer, but the publisher also has it under wraps at the moment, so stay tuned... Meanwhile, for your reading pleasure, let's continue our look at my author-pal Georgia Lyn Hunter's FALLEN GUARDIANS series. I've already introduced you to the first three books, ABSOLUTE SURRENDER, BREAKING FATE, and GUARDIAN UNRAVELED, so here's #4:
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Title: Heart's Inferno (#4) Author: Georgia Lyn Hunter Genre: Paranormal Romance Series: Fallen Guardians Release Date: December, 2018 Formats: e-book, print, audio
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She’s happiness incarnate…
For her, he’ll break every rules…
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EXCERPT
Chapter 1
The castle pulsated as if happiness exploded through it.
Flowers were everywhere. Even the windowsills of the back stairwell hadn’t escaped the intruders.
Týr tugged off the tie constricting his windpipe as he jogged up the narrow steps to the second level, nearly knocking the purple and white joys of nature spilling from the vases to the floor. Hell, a person could suffocate from all the gaiety floating around. The things he endured for his fellow Guardians.
Blaéz and Darci had tied the knot earlier that evening. Sure, he was happy for them, but all this cheeriness abraded his psyche like sandpaper. Two minutes tops, and he was outta here.
Sounds of footsteps echoed. Dagan’s quiet voice drifted to him. “You’re heading out on patrol?”
Damn. His escape hadn’t gone unnoticed. “Yeah.” Týr didn’t look back, just continued upward.
“This event’s certainly been an eye-opener.”
More convo he didn’t want. Especially of this sort. “Why? You gonna follow soon? Not sure of your mate yet?”
Dagan snorted. “We’re fine.”
The male knew him well enough not to rise to his baiting. Týr was grateful that they’d finally put aside the eons-old cold silence between them, but he wasn’t in the mood for chit-chat. The tension in him grew, stirring the raucous rustling in his skull—a harbinger of a time he didn’t want to remember. As if he could ever escape those memories.
Tie dangling from his fist, he strode down the softly lit corridor to his quarters and shut the door behind him. The oppressive stillness of the darkened room grated on him, as did all the love in the air downstairs. With his mind, he flipped on the music system in the living room, and the thumping sounds of Metallica reverberated against the wall, crashing into his head.
Since his heightened senses made everything clear as fuck, he didn’t bother with the lights and made his way to the door past the huge fireplace.
In his gloomy dressing room, he flung the tie on the dresser, the tuxedo he’d worn as best man following seconds later. Exhaling deeply, Týr rubbed his face, his palms brushing his jaw. He grimaced at the sharp sting of the arc-shaped wound there. Two days, and it still hadn’t healed. Fury slid through him, dark and deadly. The asshole who’d dared mark him had hidden under cover of night like a fucking coward. But Týr was patient. No enemy escaped him for long. Ever.
He opened the closet running the length of the wall, got out his leathers, a black Henley, and boots. Back in the familiar comfort of his patrolling gear, biker jacket in hand, he switched off the music and headed out. His footsteps thudded on the marble floors of the elegant corridor, dotted sporadically by old suits of armor and priceless paintings on the cream walls.
Yo, Norse, you heading out on patrol? Aethan mind-linked with him.
Yeah.
You with Ely tonight?
Damn, Týr’d forgotten about their newest Guardian recruit and his babysitting duties. He’d have to put tracking the shadowy bastard on the backburner for tonight. Might as well get in his turn. Sure.
As he rounded the balustrade to the main stairs, he easily picked up on the chatter and laughter from the guests lingering in the rec room on the ground level where the reception had taken place.
Hell, the wedding was over. They should all go home.
A light, familiar fragrance drifted to him, and he slowed, his stomach twitching. In the last couple of days, the scent had enclosed him like a net, as if trapping him in a sun-drenched meadow.
Hers. A precursor to happiness.
The female appeared immersed in the sentiment, dragging joy with her wherever she went. Even his fury at his stalker subdued a little.
Another reason he had to get outta here, back to the alleyways where danger trawled in the shadows. He needed to find his normal again—far more preferable.
“Hedori, please, I need to leave.”
“I wish I could help you, Kira, but it’s impossible right now.”
Yep, their butler, all-round handyman, and sometimes mates’ bodyguard, possessed a helluva lot of patience. If it were him, he’d tell her to chill. There’d been a wedding, an unprecedented event at the castle, and Hedori had things to oversee.
“Pleeease, Heds,” she wheedled. “It’s urgent.”
Týr snorted. Feminine wiles, the most dangerous weapon of all. He’d found that out in the hardest possible way a long time ago.
But she sure seemed desperate.
What was so important anyway? It wasn’t even ten yet. Maybe she had another ridiculous, drivel-filled novel to nosedive into or…she’d had enough of his magnificent company this evening.
Nah. Everyone loved his awesomeness.
With wry amusement, he headed down the grand staircase that spilled out onto the huge foyer. The tiered chandelier cast prisms of light over the colorful stained-glass windows running from floor to ceiling. And, along with the usual verdant plants in the foyer, the new invaders—tall, pewter vases, overflowing with various shades of purple flowers—took up space.
Yup, eye-catching, and the perfect backdrop for the she-devil who stood there, her curvy figure clad in a slinky lilac bridesmaid’s gown. Her dark auburn hair had been pulled into some kind of topknot. Sure, she was breathtaking, he wasn’t blind, just messed-up in the head. But that sharp tongue of hers usually ruined the effect of her beauty.
As Týr jogged down to the ground floor, Hedori acknowledged him with a nod, and the ice queen who’d reigned during the reception and tacitly ignored his provocations turned, too. Her hazel-green eyes flared in irritation, the color a startling contrast to her luscious, creamy-latte skin.
“Sire, we have a bit of a situation,” Hedori said. “With the fae here, and guests still about, I cannot leave the castle just yet. Would you take Kira home?”
“No-no, Heds,” she quickly countered. “I’ll wait for you.”
He should leave, walk out. Aethan or another could take her, but Týr couldn’t resist. “Ah, Fluff, you wound me. Truly.”
Her head snapped his way. “Yes…maybe, if I thought for one second there was a heart or soul buried somewhere deep down under that shell,” she said sweetly, tone spiked with venom. She faced Hedori once more, sweet as treacle. “How long do you think you’ll be?”
Hiding his amusement, Týr sighed loudly as if put out. “C’mon, Fluff, let’s get you home.”
She pivoted so fast, fingers fisting as if she wanted to punch him. “Call me that again, and I swear, I’ll—”
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Have a great August, Dear Readers, and I'll see you back here on August 30th!
xo,
Celia
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