By
Christina Lynn Lamber (Guest Blogger)
In
honor of Halloween month, two of my steamy, suspenseful paranormal
romances, Coyote’s Vow (Stranger Creatures book 4) and
Bear’s Dream (Haven Forest Resort book 1) are on SALE for
$1.99 on Amazon!
Get
swept up in the wild world of shape shifters and psy, and leave the
chill of October behind. Each book in my Stranger Creatures series,
as well as my Haven Forest Resort series, features a different couple
in their fight for a happily ever after.
Coyote’s
Vow (Stranger Creatures book 4) is Trevor and Kylie’s story.
Kylie
was the victim of a brutal experiment that gave her telekinetic
abilities. Coyote shifter Trevor doesn’t trust the psy but when his
feelings for Kylie grow out of control, will he risk everything to be
with her? When a deranged doctor has disturbing plans for shifters
and psy, can Trevor and Kylie stop him, or will they be silenced
forever?
Excerpt
Who
is she? Trevor tried not to stare at the woman sitting across
from Shifters United President Matt Blackwell but damn, she was
beautiful. Her long, black hair had a purple, glossy tint. Intricate
tattoos wound around her arms and lower legs. He wanted to run his
fingers along the ink lines of every single tattoo. Her skin looked
so smooth and touchable. Bitable too. Nope. Not appropriate.
Not at all. He forced his descending coyote fangs to recede.
Blackwell
didn’t introduce Trevor to the mystery woman, though, and that sent
his curiosity into caution mode. The purple-haired beauty gave him a
wary look before glancing back down at the computer tablet in her
hand. Right. Business. Trevor had obviously interrupted a
meeting. He’d stopped by Matt Blackwell’s hotel room to drop off
a folder full of intel and surveillance photos. He needed to find an
excuse to stay and talk to the woman with lovely dark brown eyes.
“Thanks
for taking care of the research,” Blackwell gave him a nod. “Set
the info on my desk and I’ll take a look before the meeting
tonight.”
Trevor
walked past the mystery woman and set the folder full of information
on the small desk beside the coffee table. He stole another, longer
glance at the woman. Her nails were painted indigo blue. His favorite
color. The tattoos winding around her arms seemed to be in motion,
encircling her in their safety. Weird trick of the light. Had to be.
He rubbed his eyes. Blinked. The tattoos went still. The woman
smelled amazing, like wildflowers after the rain, but she didn’t
smell like a shifter. Didn’t mean she wasn’t one.
Scent
blockers made it easy for shifters to mask their unique scent, to a
degree. The blockers also did a fairly good job at hiding other
smells shifters could detect, like fear, desire, and rage. Even so,
Trevor could almost always detect hints of the slightly rancid, faint
garbage aroma of the blockers, no matter what brand or what home
recipe a person used. Coyote shifters could pick up on smells most
other shifters couldn’t.
What
is the woman with the willowy tattoos? Was she a threat to
Blackwell? Maybe a rabbit shifter? Rabbit shifters were the only
animal shifters who carried no animal scent, but their eyes.... Not a
specific color, just a look. Plus, they usually liked to flash their
double rows of horrifying sharp teeth upon meeting other shifters.
Just for a flex. The rabbits could be mean when bothered
unnecessarily, but mostly, they were pretty decent. The woman caught
him looking again and gave him a little half smile. Her pretty eyes
with long, thick lashes were definitely not the strange eyes of a
rabbit shifter.
“I’ll
see you later, Trevor.” Blackwell gave him a pointed stare.
“You’re
alright here?”
“I’m
fine. I have Nathan,” Blackwell gestured to his giant assistant and
body guard who was seated in a chair in the kitchenette, reading a
book.
No
code phrases were used, and Trevor didn’t detect any signs of
distress from the mountain lion shifter or his bear shifter
assistant. Trevor nodded. Apparently, Blackwell had no intention of
introducing him to the woman sitting with him. Nathan, grinned at
Trevor, like he knew something. Fine, Nathan could keep his secret.
But Trevor would get information, one way or another.
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Bear's Dream (Haven Forest Resort book 1) introduces Ellie and AJ.
She
had every reason to hate him
Aiden
"AJ" Shepherd's mistake during a Shifter Army Enforcement
rescue mission cost Ellie Ortiz's brother, Marco, his life. She
despises AJ with a passion until a chance encounter with him on New
Year’s Eve reveals he's not the cold, heartless man she once
thought him to be. Her attraction to him takes her by surprise
and she vows to ignore her feelings. When a new job puts her in
contact with him every day, the heat building between them threatens
to flare out of control.
His
secret could ruin everything
During
a disastrous assignment with Shifters United, AJ uncovers some
information that changes everything. Keeping the truth hidden from
Ellie is killing him but he might lose her forever if he tells her
what he learned on his mission. When Ellie ends up in danger, AJ will
stop at nothing to save her. To survive, they’ll have to work
together to stop a reporter who is determined to prove the existence
of shifters.
Excerpt
AJ
staggered toward Ellie, holding his side. She caught him before he
fell. Blood poured down the side of his face. She pulled the hood of
his coat over his head to hide the blood.
People
rushed over to them, asking if he was alright.
I
guess they only care how he is now that the fighting is over.
“He’s
fine. Just a little bruised up.”
The
wolf shifter woman cleared a path to AJ and guarded his other side.
“I’ll help you get him to the woods. My friend can stall the cops
and do crowd control while you guys shift out your injuries.”
“Thank
you. Seriously, thank you.”
The
wolf shifter nodded. “No problem. Hurry.”
Ellie
grasped AJ’s face in her hands and looked him in the eye. “We
just have to get to the woods. It’s not far. Stay awake and stay
with me. I can’t carry you. Understand?”
“Yeah.”
His voice was barely audible.
An
eternity later, they found a spot amongst the pine trees and bushes
with enough cover for him to shift. “Hold on. Don’t shift yet.
Let me pull these chunks of metal out of your head first.”
He
cursed as she pulled one particularly large, jagged chunk out of his
scalp. Blood poured down his face and neck. His eyes drifted shut.
“Come
on! Wake up! Shift!”
He
slumped over, oblivious to her yelling. She stripped him then dug her
fingers into his stab wound. He growled and shifted into bear form. A
sob of relief escaped her. AJ shifted back to human form, then, a
split second later, he was a giant furry brown bear again. The bear
walked around for a moment, dug his claws into a tree, then pressed
his nose to Ellie’s cheek, making her laugh. In the blink of an
eye, he was in human form again.
“You’re
alright now?” she asked.
“Yeah,
I’m fine.”
“You’re
sure?” She ran her fingers over the places on his head she’d seen
cut and gouged. No sign of any wounds. She looked at his eyes. He
focused on her properly. She breathed out a sigh of relief. “I’ve
seen more than one shifter be pressed for time to heal and they
weren’t healed up as well as they thought.” His injuries hadn’t
been superficial. He wouldn’t have made it to their room to shift
in privacy without being stopped by well-meaning regulars—shifters
and psy often referred to humans with no strange, extraordinary
abilities as regulars—insistent on taking him to a hospital.
People
who hated shifters lurked in hospitals, watching, waiting to destroy
anyone they found out of the ordinary. Today, some ignorant haters
had almost killed AJ, at a damn winter festival celebration. Nowhere
was truly safe. She was still freaked at how close he had been to
losing consciousness and never waking up. She knew damn well he would
have died if he hadn’t shifted when he did. She didn’t want his
light to burn out. Didn’t want anybody’s light to dim, really,
but he was… She shook her head. A good guy. That was all. She
didn’t want to see a good person die too young. She wrapped her
arms around herself and her eyes teared up.
“Hey,”
he spoke softly, “look at me.”
She
met his gaze, reluctantly.
“I’m
all right,” he assured her. “The important thing is, a group of
angry men didn’t get the chance to beat the living hell out of a
shifter teenager.”
She
nodded.
He
gently stroked her cheek and his hand came away bloody. “Your turn
to shift.” She hadn’t felt any pain in her face. Probably because
several of her ribs were cracked and her stomach had a fist-sized
knot in it where she’d been punched. She stepped behind a tree,
undressed, and shifted. B shook out her thick black fur and walked
around a few paces in the woods. After a moment, she reluctantly
shifted back to human form. Ellie stopped still when she caught AJ
staring at her.
“Damn,
you’re beautiful.” His appreciative tone wrapped around her. She
gulped and ducked behind the tree to put her clothes back on. She
emerged, wrapped back up in her bloodstained winter coat and clothes.
At least the blood wouldn’t show up since everything she was
wearing was black.
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About
the Author
Before
I was struck with the unexpected inspiration to write a book, I
worked in a few different fields. I was in sales for a while and did
not enjoy it. After I finished college, I worked as a case manager
helping people with disabilities. When my children were little, I was
a personal trainer and running coach. During the evenings, when I was
supposed to be studying for another fitness training certification, I
started writing down the ideas for a story that I couldn’t get out
of my head. Finally, I gave in and acknowledged that writing is what
I was meant to do.
I
love creating imperfect but determined characters who find the
courage to love and the strength to survive in a world where there
are no guarantees. My stories include a fair amount of sarcasm,
suspense, steam, and violence. When I’m not writing, I enjoy
spending time outside and finding ways to avoid cooking. I live in
beautiful Virginia with my husband, two teenagers, a sweet, hairy
monster of a dog, and two devious cats.
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