San
Francisco nightclub owner Carina Tranquilli works hard, plays hard,
and never allows the death of her parents and her twelve-year memory
gap to get her down. But her life takes a left turn when a witch
attacks her on her twenty-fifth birthday.
Three
hauntingly familiar vampires emerge to reveal she possesses a latent
power. To protect her from their enemies, they admit to wiping her
memories clean and abandoning her as a child, but now they need her
help. As she struggles to evade her new protectors and even newer
enemies, she meets Alexander, an enigmatic, undead musician.
Insta-lust flares, leaving her wanting more.
With
evil’s minions hounding her every move, and everything she thought
she knew turned on its head, Carina must harness her burgeoning
power, unravel her vampire family’s web of deceit, and fight to
have a love life...without getting killed in the process.
Author’s
Bio
Celia Breslin writes urban
fantasy and paranormal romance. She grew up enchanted by stories of
vampires and the Fae, including her Irish grandma’s encounter with
a Banshee in her root cellar. Imagination fueled, she penned many
stories as a youth. She later earned a masters degree in French Lit.
and worked as a teacher, producer, (nonfiction) writer, editor, and
copyeditor, but vamps and the Fae kept calling her back to fiction
writing. Celia lives in California with her family and two feisty
cats. When not writing, you’ll find her exercising, reading a good
book or indulging her addiction to Joss Whedon’s TV shows and
movies.
Author’s
Links
Website:
http://www.celiabreslin.com/
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/celiabreslin
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/CeliaBreslin
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Excerpt:
Turn
around.
I
froze, my moment of weakness chased away by a jolt of adrenaline. I
resisted Adrian’s pull. “Did you hear that?”
“Hear
what?”
Silence.
“Nothing,
I guess.” A wave of energy rolled into me, curled itself
possessively around my body, and gave me one hell of a head rush.
“Oh, wow.” I bit my lip, bracing against reaction.
Adrian
tightened his grip on my waist. “Rina?”
Mark
and Ren stalked over, faces grim.
“Did—?
Do you—?” My mouth was so dry I could barely speak. “Do you
guys feel that?”
Adrian
squeezed, capturing my wandering attention, concern etched in the
stern set of his jaw. “Feel what? What’s wrong?”
I
started to tell them the Invisible Man hugged me against an
electrified fence, but a second wave of energy bowled into me, making
me tingle from head to toe. The sensation walked the line between
pleasure and pain. A moan escaped me.
Mark
took me from Adrian. “That’s it. We’re out of here.” He tried
to pick me up, but I shook my head. Bad idea. Dizziness took the
hall, and me, for a little spin.
Turn
around. Turn. Around.
Was
it a voice or instinct urging me on? Either way, the desire proved
irresistible. I pulled away from Mark, pivoted, and forgot how to
breathe.
The
electric energy pulled back. The dizziness abated. All extraneous
noise and people drained out of my perception until there was only
Him.
Tall,
fit, and bad-boy handsome with skin like pale honey, his thick,
walnut brown hair hung tousled in a sexy, I-just-got-out-of-bed way.
A hip, black, button-down shirt accentuated a sculpted upper body
before it tucked into slacks painted on long, lean legs. The whole
package made my mouth water.
Hot.
Yummy. Totally my type.
“Who
are you?” I whispered.
His
mouth twitched in a hint of a smile as if he heard me—impossible
given the distance between us. Heat spread, loosening my muscles, and
my pulse sped up. Nerves. What’s wrong with me? Guys never made me
nervous, not even gorgeous ones.
I
nibbled my lower lip, mind racing to make sense of my reaction. His
gaze tracked the movement and then slid back up. The heat from his
stare hit me full force, driving a shaft of need through me. Energy
rocked me again, a warm, electric breeze bathing my skin. My eyes
widened in comprehension. The energy came from him.
Hi Melissa!
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Celia