Dark
Love Rising
By
Danita
Minnis
Blurb:
Former MI6 agent Xavier Quinn would say that
you're daft if you think he will stop killing for a living. But
that is exactly what is about to happen. Very soon now,
Quinn will start killing to stay alive. On the run after taking out
the wrong man, Quinn would die a happy man if he could just live long
enough to ruin the Parliament member who set him up.
Layla, a 2,000 year old vampire with a moral
code, has other plans for the contract killer. When she awakens to
the sound of a dark rising, she enlists Quinn to join her on a
mission to save humanity from her twin sister Tamara.
But
Quinn is just the kind of man that a cold-blooded killer like Tamara
needs in her world. A man like Quinn, who never believed in humanity,
has only one belief; self-preservation. Being a vampire sounds much
better than staying human in the game of kill or be killed. Will he
stay alive long enough to find out how Layla's love can change the
equation?
Excerpt:
The
pounding came closer, harder, hurting her ear as she lay against the
earth.
Something
was running towards her. She could smell its fear. A human.
Layla’s
predatory instincts rebounded in an instant. Before the conscious
thought was fully formed in her mind, her arm shot out and grabbed
the human’s ankle.
The
human hit the ground with a surprised gasp as air whooshed out of its
lungs.
Layla
opened her eyes and watched a dark stare turn into curiosity.
“Let
go of me!”
She
grit her teeth at the harsh inflections of the woman’s strange
tongue, but she would master it. She already understood the
golden-haired woman who tried to shake off her grip. With her other
hand, she touched the short halo of golden hair that spiked out of
the woman’s head like a fierce helmet. She was Nubiti, a
golden lady.
A
large structure flashed in her mind. The woman’s home; she wanted
to be free to go there. But Nubiti, the golden lady, would not
live to see another day.
“Who
are you?” The woman began to kick and scratch at Layla’s hands.
“Doo…not…fee-arrh…meee...”
Her vocal cords stilted the strange words even to her ears, with a
rasping halt that sounded too deep to be human. The unused muscles in
her throat needed exercise.
When
the woman screamed and kicked her in the face, the stiletto heel
lodged in Layla’s eye.
Pulling
the stiletto out of her eye, Layla was at once regretful. She would
have to concentrate on a more suitable pitch. She had no wish to
frighten the golden lady who would soon begin her journey to the
underworld of paradise.
She
crawled over the woman, rubbing the dark, glittering stones on her
garment, which left most of her body bare. The stones were like stars
in the night, shimmering as the woman struggled.
The
golden lady looked into the eye she’d ruptured with her shoe, her
own blue eyes widening as the fissure closed. She stopped struggling
and started keening softly.
“Nubiti…”
The low rumble Layla emitted was meant to sooth, but she could not
temper the power behind it. Unable to find calming words, she shook
her head as the woman’s eyes rolled.
Gently,
Layla touched the strange, blonde spikes on Nubiti’s head.
“Please,
don’t hurt me.”
“Anubis
waits for you.” Her tone now held the gentleness of a human’s,
and she smiled. The triumph was brief as she felt the sting of envy
where her heart had once resided, filled with life. Nubiti
would meet the god who was the scout of all souls.
Long
ago, she had been denied her meeting with Anubis, but she would not
think of that now.
She turned her
attention to the woman’s skin. Her hand followed her lips to
Nubiti’s translucent neck. Veins glistened in the smooth
white column as the finest lapis lazuli. Reverently, she sank her
teeth into the flesh, savoring her first drink after such a long
slumber.
Danita
Minnis Bio:
Born and
raised in the heart of New York City, Danita is a singer, writer and
lover of romance. Her fourth novel, Dark
Love Rising
is her first vampire romance. She is the author of the ghostly love
story Adderley’s
Bride
and the Cardiff novels, Falcon’s
Angel
and Love
Entwined.
Mystery,
mayhem, the fantastic and the fey are as intriguing as Siberian
Huskies - shout out to the Khan Man. One
more hour with her laptop and Danita is living the dream.
Connect with
Danita:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Danita_Minnis
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Danita-Minnis-Romance-Author-433534206657385/about/?ref=page_internal
Book Links:
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Thanks so much for sharing,
Tina
