Release Date: May 27,
2014
Kaleb “Hawk” Tepes, as president of the
Sons of Sangue and descendant of Vlad III, needs to keep his head focused on
club business. Trouble is someone wants to divest him of it for a crime he
committed against his vampire predecessors. He can’t afford distractions,
especially those that come in the form of a five-foot-two sprite named Suzi,
who once belonged to his nephew. In a moment of weakness, he makes a snap
decision that can only spell trouble. Now faced with the one person who wants
him dead, Kaleb must make the ultimate sacrifice or chance losing the only
woman he truly desired forever.
Suzi Stevens has tried hard to put her past behind her and
move forward. The one man she yearns for over all others, believes her to be
nothing but cold-hearted. Hearing that someone has tried to behead him, she
shelves past prejudices and rushes to his side, needing to see for herself that
he’s all right. What she doesn’t count on is Hawk’s demand to take her as his
personal blood donor. Now forced to endure his company, she fears losing her
heart for all eternity to the one person who has the power to crush
her.
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“I didn’t come here to bring up old
wounds.”
“Then why are you here?"
“Because I fooled myself into thinking I cared…” She stopped
herself from saying about you. “I heard about Wheezer and Red Dot. I had to
come to see if you were all right. I’m sorry now that I did. I should’ve let
you wallow in your self-hatred.”
He stared hard at her, enough so she wished she could read
what was going on behind those black hypnotic eyes. She wasn’t sure if he
wanted to leap the counter and strangle her, or kiss her senseless. Though she
preferred the latter, Suzi knew the repercussions of those actions would crush
her. Before she could stop him, he vaulted the bar effortlessly and now stood
mere inches from her. She could smell Jack Daniel’s on him, that and his
intoxicating musk. Her heart nearly leapt from her chest.
Kaleb leaned in, his nose brushing the soft skin beneath her
right ear, causing a flutter in her lower abdomen. His canines scraped across
the delicate flesh, telling her he was a hairsbreadth away from biting her.
“I find I’m ravenous.”
“Your problem, not mine.” Suzi stiffened her spine, ready
for him to do as he desired regardless of her wishes. “I didn’t come here to
offer you nourishment.”
His right arm snaked around her, keeping her from fleeing.
The fingers of his free hand toyed with the glass vial. “You’re a donor. You
offer me what I need.”
“I can’t stop you from feeding.”
“I hear a but in there.”
“I’m retired.”
Kaleb stood back, releasing Suzi to stare down at her. Then
he chuckled. His mirth misplaced given the situation.
“I don’t find that funny.”
“No?” He raised one black brow. “I find that rich. Suzi
Stevens who offered her blood up to any Son who asked.”
Her brows drew together. “It’s what a donor does.”
“Yes, their blood … but not always do they spread their
thighs.”
“I am so done here. Go fuck yourself, Hawk.”
When she turned to leave, Kaleb gripped her wrist and spun
her back into his hold so that her back nestled against the erection he didn’t
try to conceal. She knew he might not like it, might even hate the idea, but he
desired her.
“I told you, I’m hungry,” he whispered. His warm breath
passed over the shell of her ear. An ache settled between her thighs. She’d die
first.
“And I told you I retired myself.”
“Then I just un-retired you.”
And with that, he sank his fangs into the soft spot just
beneath her ear.
“Well?” She drew his gaze upward. “Let’s
get this the hell over with.”
“You have somewhere else you need to
be, piccolo diavolo?”
“Maybe I do. But it sure in the hell does not include
standing here having a tête-à -tête with you.”
And the quicker she got him taking his fill, the sooner she
could stop thinking of him in the horizontal with her straddling his lean hips.
What the hell were those love handle things anyway that rode just above his
jean line? Lord, those made her want to follow the muscle line with her tongue
straight to his… Enough! At this rate, she’d never make it out of here
unscathed.
Remember why you hate him.
Kaleb set the two wineglasses on a round table, uncorked the
bottle and then poured them each a glass, before handing her one.
Suzi quickly shook her head. Too much wine and she’d be
promising Kaleb her tomorrows. “None for me. I’m not here to fraternize. Take
what you came here for and I’ll be on my way. Don’t make this harder than it
has to be, Hawk.”
“It’s Kaleb to you.”
“You will always be Hawk to me.”
She caught a glimpse of his extended fangs as he took a
swallow of the deep red wine then licked the remnants from his lips. His
prominent brow only enhanced his dangerous look. And he called her little
devil? He looked like the beast himself as his obsidian gaze seemed to swallow
her whole.
“It’s all the same, piccolo
diavolo. But when I’m fucking you, I’d prefer you to call me by my
given name.”
“Well, then … no worries there, Hawk.” Suzi winked at him,
then walked over to the end table and grabbed the other glass of wine, downing
the contents in one swallow. If she were to endure his company, then she might
as well do it with good wine. Tilting her head to the side, she asked, “Shall
we?”
“You are one cold-hearted bitch.”
“It takes a cold heart to know one.”
* Author Fun Facts
*
I
am a huge movie buff. I love to watch movies and my favorite are chick flicks.
Those little romantic comedies with HEA endings. My husband says I always have
a silly little grin on my face at the end of them. One of my
favs: What’s Your Number?
I
love to camp. My husband and I have a camper and every weekend throughout the
summer, we go to the campgrounds to kick back and relax, do a little boating,
sit around the camp fire. I love the slow pace of life when we camp. It’s a
great stress relief.
My
favorite food to eat out is Chinese. My husband doesn’t like it. So anytime I
want to got to a Chinese Restaurant, it has to be a girls’ day out.
I
love coffee, but I usually stick to decaffeinated. One of my favorite places to
go is Starbucks. I love their Caramel Macchiato. But I’m not too choosey … I
love just about anything with coffee. As well as being a fan of unsweetened tea
for me. I hate pop (soda—I’m from Ohio J ) and never drink
it.
I
love music and seeing live concerts. I have been to many live shows. Anything
from Bon Jovi, Poison, Jackal, Aerosmith, Guns n Roses, Slash, to the J Geils
band, which was my first concert. I also love country and have seen Tim McGraw,
Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Taylor Swift and more …
looking forward to Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert and Jake Owens this summer. But
one of my favs was David Garrett this past spring in Chicago. His music saw me
through the writing of Hawk, so it was fitting to see him live when I completed
the book.
A daydreamer at
heart, suspense author, Patricia A. Rasey, resides in her native town in
Northwest Ohio with her husband, Mark and her lovable Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel Todd. She has two adult sons she is extremely proud of and are actively
making their own paths in life. At the age of twenty-nine, her boys both tucked
away in school all day, she decided to put her creative writing studies to use.
A graduate of Long Ridge Writer's School, Patricia has seen publication of some
her short stories in magazines as well as several of her novels.
Ms. Rasey is a
three-time recipient of the Word Weaving Award for Literary Excellence and a
three-time winner of the prestigious RIO Award Of Excellence. She is also a
three-time EPPIE finalist and was a 2001 nominee for Romantic Times Magazine's
Best Electronic Book. Additionally, Twilight Obsessions and Twilight Visions,
two anthologies she was a part of, was nominated for the PEARL, the Paranormal
Excellence Award in Romantic Literature, in the Best Anthology category. Her
short story, In The Mind of Darkness won the P&E 2002 Horror short
story category.
When not behind
her computer, you can find Patricia working, reading, watching movies or MMA.
She is currently a third degree Black Belt in American Freestyle
Karate.
Ms. Rasey's work
includes the novels...
-- Deadly
Obsession (currently not available).
-- Kiss of Deceit.
-- Facade.
-- The Hour Before Dawn, sequel to the best-selling Deadly
Obsession (currently not available).
-- Eyes Of Betrayal, sequel to the best-selling Kiss Of
Deceit.
-- Love You to Pieces (not yet published).
-- Lawfully Yours, her first historical romance.
-- Eternally Yours, sequel to Lawfully yours.
-- Dark Savior.
...As well as the
novellas and award winning short story...
-- Fear the Dark
-- Sanitarium
-- In the Mind of Darknes
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