By Cari Silverwood (Guest Blogger)
The
third book in my Steamwork Chronicles is out soon, on January 15th,
and this is the story of Dankyo, my Dom who emerged from Iron
Dominance. I had never intended for that to happen, or at least not
until I wrote the end of that book. I was even surprised at how many
readers wanted to see his story told. This made it hard for me to
write! I blame all you readers for my lack of fingers. I’m sure I
gnawed a few down to the bone.
Dankyo
was not an easy man for me to understand. To make a good story, I
needed to know his weaknesses, and he wouldn’t cough up and reveal
them for months and months. I persevered. I even found the
perfect woman to suit his damn stubborn and introverted temperament.
She’s stubborn too, a bit of a steampunk geek, yes there is such
a thing, and yet she’s also craving the dominance of a man like
Dankyo.
They
have some nice fiery encounters, such as this one.
****
The
door clicked shut behind Sofia, and Dankyo strode past. He sat on the
bed, making it dip and creak, and crossed his legs, showing black
socks above his black shoes. As if she wasn’t ready to strangle,
emasculate, and claw him to pieces, he unlatched his suitcase, pulled
out a revolver, and proceeded to check its mechanisms.
The
pistol made her pause only a second. He wasn’t going to shoot her.
“If that’s for me to kill you, I don’t need it. My fingernails
will do.”
He
grunted and unloaded, then reloaded the gun.
Two
sleeping places.
Wrong,
wrong, wrong. Alarms rang in her head. “Um…” She almost
didn’t want the answer. “Where are you sleeping?”
“Here.”
He raised one eyebrow. “I’m here. You are there.” He pointed at
the bedroll.
When
she only frowned and pulled a face, he added. “Again, you are
pretending to be a slave. I can’t do otherwise. There’s no other
room in any case. And there are servants and passengers here. I trust
no one.”
So
she had to sleep in the same room as him? As this gargantuan man with
muscles like rocks and a body as wide as a river barge?
Surreptitiously, she flicked an assessing look over Dankyo. He was
nicely built. Her mother would no doubt approve. God. Snap out of
it. Stop drooling. My boyfriends, when I have them, are far
less…dangerous than this.
Blurb
for Steel Dominance:
A
brilliant researcher, Sofia must unravel the ancient puzzle of the
Clockwork Warrior or her career will be in tatters. Yet the tomb of
the warrior is in the dangerous city of Byzantium, inside the harem
of the Emperor. She knew she’d have to pose as a slave—but not
that her “owner” would be the incredibly bossy, gorgeous
bodyguard she’s been assigned.
A
life of military duty has left Dankyo unprepared for Sofia. He’s
never met a woman quite like this. She’s smart and beautiful, and
she’s something that he’s finding almost irresistible—despite
the way she fights against masquerading as his slave, she’s
submissive right down to the bottom of her soul. And that’s
bringing out every dominant instinct in his body.
But
even as he realizes she’s captured his heart, the city explodes
into madness. Surviving seems impossible. Can love and a Dom who will
never give up overcome sheer bloody-minded evil?
****
And
here is a little sexiness to show that they do have chemistry between
them as well as pistols, napalm, and hissy fits (Do Doms have hissy
fits?).
This
excerpt is set on the airship, Princess Kay.
****
A
loudspeaker came on. “Time for disembarkation in twenty minutes.
Passengers are advised to have their baggage in order.”
People
either side of them moved away, and when only a few were left and
Dankyo hadn’t said a word, she made to follow them. He stopped her.
His hands tightened on her neck, and he shifted behind her until his
lower body pressed into her buttocks.
“Stay.”
She
stiffened.
Then
he nipped her ear and spoke in a warm, rumbling tenor. His breath
carried his words in deep to curl inside her mind and paralyze her
with their power.
“This
is Byzantium, where slaves do as their Masters bid them. Where no one
will know if you surrender yourself to me. Not your friends; not your
family.” As he spoke, he slid one hand down her front, following
the curve of her breast, then lower, until the flat of his hand
rested on her belly. He pulled her back against him, gentle but sure.
“Sofia,
will you let me take you to the edge and beyond?”
****
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