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<\/a><\/div>\nFelicity Heaton<\/b>
A dark, sensual and action packed story of two hearts, united in their passion and desire, but divided by their blood, A Promise of Passion is guaranteed to get your heart racing.<\/p>\n
Alicia is a vampire hunter, unable to find a man strong enough to love and accept her for who she is. When Kassian, a tall and seductively handsome vampire walks into her life and vows to protect her, she doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what to think or feel. His eyes make promises that his searing touch backs up, but she can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get past the fact that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a vampire and the fact that he thinks she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s someone else.<\/p>\n
Kassian is certain from the moment he sets eyes on Alicia that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the reincarnation of his lost love and sire, and he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll stop at nothing to convince her and make her his again. A taste of her blood makes him realise his mistake but doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t change his feelings or his resolve to have her.<\/p>\n
Their mutual attraction is impossible to resist but a moment of passion places Alicia in the path of danger when Seth, the vampire responsible for murdering Kassian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sire, sets his sights on her. When Alicia is dragged into a game of human sport, how far will Kassian go to protect his love? Can he save her or will history repeat itself?<\/p>\n
ebook price: $0.99
genre: paranormal vampire romance
length: 15091 words
rating: sultry
released: October 2008<\/p>\n
Available in e-book from:<\/b> Kassian surveyed the busy room with a lazy smile. The dance floor was crowded, full of hot bodies grinding against each other to the loud beat of the music. A switch in his focus and the tempting sweet melody of one hundred pounding hearts replaced that beat. His eyes moved to single one out amongst them, his hunger rising by the second, driven by the swirling fragrance of blood in the air and the rush of it through their veins.<\/p>\n So many beautiful women here, but for some reason none of them appealed tonight. Usually he could come here and find one to lure away within seconds. Something was different. The delicate features of the vampire hunter, Alicia, rose to the front of his mind. A taste of her sweet cherry lips had sent desire surging through him in a way he hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t felt in centuries. The smell of her blood, the beat of her heart and the fragrance of her skin had only heightened their effect. It seemed that no matter how much he tried, he couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t erase the sensations she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d stirred.<\/p>\n He stretched his arms out along the back of the curved red velvet covered couch and leaned back. When the bar tender looked his way, he raised a hand. The man nodded. It was a matter of seconds before another drink was in front of him, the empty glass whisked away. The vampire who ran the club knew him and knew he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d conduct his business quietly, unlike some of the younger vampires that frequented it. Discretion was something a lot of the new generation lacked. Their frivolous behaviour had made the humans notice his species. Right now it was only a small percentage of the population and they had taken up arms against his kind. If the youth continued to flout the rules, it was only a matter of time before more learned of vampires and then they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have a war to contend with.<\/p>\n A tall blond man leaned against the wide entrance to the curtained booth, his smile broad and charming.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ashton,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kassian said, saluting him by raising his glass. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It has been a while since I saw your face. There are many gathered tonight that have been away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is for Seth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s party tomorrow,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ashton said and slid his slim frame into the seat opposite Kassian.<\/p>\n Kassian raised a brow. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A party, tomorrow?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t heard?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d There was a laugh to Ashton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s voice. It had been a long time since Kassian and Seth had been on good terms. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am sure he meant to inform you. You are, after all, the second eldest resident vampire in this city. Second only to him.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n There was malice in those words. He hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been second to Seth at everything. Alice had been his, even though Seth had wanted her for himself.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I hear he even has a guest planned… some human sport. It sounds delightful.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Kassian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s frown deepened. Human sport. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen firsthand what those words meant. Some unfortunate girl was about to live a nightmare, chased by vampires in a sick and twisted game. By the end of the night, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be dead, drained by multiple vampires, drugged to comply.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I will expect to see you there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ashton said with another charming smile and slid out of the seat, easing his way across the room. Kassian watched him until he disappeared from view.<\/p>\n He hated the idea of attending Seth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s party, but to be here tonight and then not attend would only increase the tension between himself and the elder vampire. He had to go, whether he liked it or not. He would keep to himself. Perhaps he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d stay long enough to show his face and then leave to find Alicia.<\/p>\n Alicia. She had been beautiful tonight, the moonlight playing gently on her delicate features. It had made her chocolate brown eyes darker and set them sparkling like black diamonds. He ran a hand over his shoulder length dark hair, smoothing it back into the neat ponytail, and imagined the feel of her hair beneath his fingers. Always so soft. Everything about her was soft and warm, enticing him to touch and taste.<\/p>\n Shunning thoughts of Alicia and forcing her to the back of his mind, he focused on the matter at hand. Feeding. It had been weeks since his last feed. Since the night he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d met Alicia, in fact. He frowned at the way she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d crept back into his thoughts and pushed her out again.<\/p>\n His gaze moved around the room, slow and steady, assessing everyone. It stopped when it fell on a woman at the bar. Short cropped chestnut hair, slim figure with all the right curves, and an empty cocktail glass in front of her.<\/p>\n Alicia.<\/p>\n Either he had driven her to drink or she was a figment of his overwrought imagination.<\/p>\n It had been wrong of him to control her tonight. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d overstepped the mark. It was a mind control of sorts, an ability to slip into your target\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s head and take over. Many vampires never spent the required time perfecting it and barged their way in, damaging the delicate human mind beyond repair. Done properly, it was a handy defence against humans and vampires alike.<\/p>\n Regardless of how desperate he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been for her to listen to him, he still shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have used it on her.<\/p>\n It had betrayed what little trust she had in him.<\/p>\n Curiosity got the better of him and he reached across the room to her mind as he sipped his martini. It was easy to slip in unnoticed this time. The resonance of his mind was still within hers. Each time a vampire controlled another\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mind, they left behind a trace of their own, a gateway back in that would disappear over a matter of hours. It made things easier if you were forced out and had to re-enter. Breaking into someone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mind took a lot of effort. He made no attempt to control her this time and left again, as quietly as he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d entered.<\/p>\n A man tapped her shoulder and motioned to the empty barstool beside her. Kassian leaned forwards and lowered his glass to the table. Alicia nodded and smiled politely. No, more than polite. It was verging on congenial. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d never smiled at him like that. How could she smile at this new vampire that way? His own smile rose to his lips. She hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realised that the man wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a man at all. She leaned back on her stool, revealing a row of empty glasses. Too many. With that much alcohol inside her, she wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t notice the man was a vampire until it was too late.<\/p>\n He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d risen to his feet before he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d even thought about what he was doing and was crossing the room. The vampire laughed at something she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d said and hailed the bartender. Kassian growled. There was no way he was going to sit by and let some other man buy her drinks.<\/p>\n The crowd parted before him and he slid through without touching anyone, intent on his destination. Alicia. Now that he was closer, he could smell her delicate fragrance of lilies. It caressed his senses, sending warmth through him and bringing back the taste of the stolen kiss.<\/p>\n Her shoulders tensed when he was within a few feet, betraying the fact she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d sensed his approach. His hand came to rest lightly on her bare shoulder. She turned slowly and looked up at him with wide eyes.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There you are, Alicia, I have been searching for you everywhere,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said with a broad smile and then looked at the man. His smile widened until he exposed the tips of his half-extended canines. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was kind of you to keep my Alicia company. Come along now.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He led her across the room and into his booth, drawing the curtain with one hand while he guided her into the seat with his other.<\/p>\n The small oil lamp on the middle of the table struggled to light the booth. The black curtains stole the light. It only remained on Alicia, warming her skin and adding to her beauty. He slid into the couch opposite her, staying close to the exit in case she tried to escape him. The curtain opened a moment, long enough for one of the waitresses to deposit Alicia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s drink, and then closed.<\/p>\n He held her gaze across the table. Her blood reeked of alcohol. What had she been thinking? Coming here was dangerous enough, but drinking was just suicide. Surely she knew that vampires used this place as a hunting ground?<\/p>\n Her eyes held a silent accusation. It told him that she was angry with him for his abuse of her trust earlier this evening and she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t impressed with what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d just done. At least on that front he could defend himself.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He would have killed you,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said and leaned back into his side of the couch. He pressed the tip of his index and middle finger against the base of his glass, one either side of the stem, and drew it across the table to him. He raised it and then frowned at her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is that what you want?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She blinked slowly and looked at him as though she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand a word he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d said. Either that or she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care.<\/p>\n He shot forwards, his hand grabbing hers and holding it tight enough that her face screwed up in pain. It was a rough tactic, but one almost guaranteed to make her come to her senses. Nothing cleared the human mind like panic.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is that what you want!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d There was a growl to his words that made her flinch. When she opened her eyes again, they were brighter and there was fear in them at last. He lowered his voice so as not to startle her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I cannot let that happen, even if it is what you want.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She snatched her hand back. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not what I want.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Her hand went to her head, fingers raking shakily through her hair, clawing it from her face. She rubbed her eyes and face. Had she only just realised the danger she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d placed herself in?<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had too much to drink,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said and stood, extending his hand to her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come along.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She stared at it and then up into his eyes.<\/p>\n When she showed no sign of taking his hand, he took hers and hauled her onto her feet.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Get off me,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she muttered and shoved against his chest. He caught her other hand. She struggled. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What do you want?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am going to take you home,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he whispered and pulled her close. Before he could restrain her hands, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d twisted free of his grasp and pushed him backwards. His backside hit the edge of the seat.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll do no such thing. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not twelve. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need a babysitter.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She scooted around the table, placing it between them.<\/p>\n A sigh escaped him. She was difficult enough when sober. Now she was bordering on impossible.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Would you rather I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d left you out there with that vampire?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n The penny dropped.<\/p>\n Her mouth formed a pretty O at the same time as her eyebrows rose.<\/p>\n There was a soft thud and she was sitting on the couch, her hands planted firmly into it beside her knees. Her eyes never left his. Taking her silence as a sign that she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to fight him, he sat down again and waited. She grabbed her drink. He took it from her.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think you need any more of that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he whispered.<\/p>\n She swallowed hard.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Vampire?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said in a quiet, strained voice.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It takes one to know one, clearly.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He leaned back into the couch again and stretched his legs out, resting his feet on the opposite side of the horseshoe shape and barricading the exit. Her head hit the table and she groaned.<\/p>\n So she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d made a fool of herself. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been here to see her safe. There was no harm done and no need for being overly dramatic. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d learn her lesson and he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d step up his watch over her. Ensuring her safety was paramount. He wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lose her again.<\/p>\n Her head turned to the side so her cheek was pressed against the dirty sticky black table top. Dark chocolate eyes looked up at him. She looked positively miserable.<\/p>\n Without thinking, he reached across the table to her and pushed her hair behind her ear so he could see her face better. She surprised him by closing her eyes when his fingertips accidentally brushed her cheek. A sigh broke free of her lips, drawing his attention there. Brave fingers danced lower, trembling with anticipation and the feeling of her soft skin and her warmth, until his thumb swept along her lower lip. His insides lightened but became heavy at the same time, his mind dizzy with the feel of her and the growing tightness coiling inside him. He opened his hand and covered her cheek with his palm, his fingers resting along the line of her jaw. His thumb continued to caress her sweet lips. They parted slightly, enough for him to feel her hot breath against his skin.<\/p>\n His heart whispered that any moment now she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d come to her senses and realise what he was doing, and then she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be fighting him again.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I died… I mean… she died in your arms,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she whispered against his thumb.<\/p>\n His hand left her and curled into a fist against the onslaught of the memory her words had released. A frown knit his dark eyebrows and his eyes narrowed on her.<\/p>\n Her eyes opened, full of questions and fear when they met his. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She did, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t she?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n His mouth felt horribly dry. The glass was at his lips and drained before she could blink. He closed his eyes against the images of her, her whispered pleas and dying words. So much blood. There hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been a damn thing he could do to save her. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d failed.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t she?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Her voice was probing, unrelenting. She wanted an answer.<\/p>\n He managed a nod. It was more like a hanging of his head but he knew she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d read it as the answer because she sat up.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Does that mean I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m really her?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Her voice trembled now, fear lacing it.<\/p>\n When he opened his eyes and met hers, she looked as frightened as she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d sounded.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he whispered, too afraid of stirring his memories and in too much pain to raise his voice any louder. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is purely resonance of my memories from my earlier attempt to make you listen to me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Her gaze fell to the table. Delicate fingers traced patterns on the dark top. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153So I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not her?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n There was hope in her voice. It cut him deeper than any stake could. She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to be Alice.<\/p>\n Her hand reached for her drink again. He pulled it towards him. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I meant what I said.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n He couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let her continue drinking. He had to protect her, just as he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d promised.<\/p>\n He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d protect her from anything and with his life if it came to that.<\/p>\n Available in e-book from:<\/b> This week my Teaseday is brought to you by A Promise of Passion, a short vampire romance story that is on sale as an ebook for just $0.99. A bargain at under a dollar and available on Amazon Kindle, Apple … Continue reading
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<\/a>One hand was against her back before she could regain her senses and protest. His other took hold of hers, forcing her to turn and slip from the stool, barely giving her time to grab her jacket from the bar. The man regarded him coolly. Their eyes remained locked for a moment, a silent challenge and battle passing between them. The man looked away. Kassian\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s smile broadened. Alicia was his and his alone. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d never let another man touch her.<\/p>\n
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