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Today’s tease comes from the paranormal romance book Kissed by a Dark Prince<\/a>, which is the first book in my popular Eternal Mates romance series<\/a>. Read on for this Tuesday’s tease…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The prince looked deep into her eyes and then she was in his arms, held close to him, and they were kneeling together on the floor.<\/p>\n Familiar scents swirled around her and she instantly felt more relaxed. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What did you do?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n He drew back from her and she found that he had taken her home and they were kneeling in the middle of her small living room on the cream carpet, between the beige sofa and the TV.<\/p>\n The prince brushed cool fingers across her brow. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You feel better now.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She nodded, her heart levelling out again, the soft feel of the carpet beneath her knees and the familiar surroundings making her feel comforted and safe.<\/p>\n He sighed.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I cannot remain here… and that means you cannot either… but I will not rush you,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said in a low voice, one laced with a solemn note.<\/p>\n She appreciated that because she could see how difficult this was for him. He was a man used to issuing orders and having someone instantly obey. He was a man unused to having a weakness and she knew that was what she was. She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want this bond between them either. She wanted it undone or broken or just gone somehow. She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care how.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is there a way to undo it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she whispered, afraid to hope that there was.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is possible it may fade if we do not complete it. I will have my men look into it and we will know soon enough if it is possible to break the bond. If it is possible, you will be free to go.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like the sound of that. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And if it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If it is not possible, then my only choice will be to complete the bond. Completing the bond will restore my strength, because it will make you immortal, stronger.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He held her gaze, unflinching as she glared at him, thinking about giving him another piece of her mind. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You must understand… I must defeat my enemy and to do that, I need to regain my strength, whether that is through breaking or completing our bond.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n In other words, she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t getting a choice. He was just going to make that decision for her.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want this bond. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m stating that for the record. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ask you to bite me and drag me into this mess. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want it completed. I want it gone.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I will do all I can. I will have my best researchers on it as soon as we return.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Olivia shook her head. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not returning. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another thing. I want to stay here until we know for certain.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n His black eyebrows pinched together. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I cannot allow that. You will be vulnerable here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Olivia held her ground, refusing to give an inch. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t one of your men stay with me, like a bodyguard?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n His expression darkened and his ears went pointier again. His voice was a thick growl as he spoke, his fangs brushing his lower lip. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You wish for another male to keep you company?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Not what she had said at all but clearly that was what he had heard, and he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like the idea one bit. Was the dark possessive snarl in his deep voice a result of the bond too or was it because he felt attracted to her? She hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t failed to notice the desire that shone in his eyes at times either. Was that the bond at work? A fragment of her heart hoped it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. Olivia squashed it.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Listen, Buddy, you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to want to stay with me and you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let me stay alone, so what other option do we have?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She prodded his chest, driving her point home so he wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to miss that she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to roll over and do whatever he commanded.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You will come with me.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Clearly, he hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t got the message at all.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I damned well will not,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she snapped and he leaned back, frowning at her. She could tell he wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t used to people speaking to him like that but he was going to have to get used to it if he was going to be hanging around her. Maybe if she were caustic enough, he would let her have her way. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have work to do and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need another boss in my life. One is enough, thank you very much. You caused this mess and that means you have to do some major sucking up… starting with allowing me to continue my work.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n He snarled and Olivia bravely stood her ground. Or sat it. She realised that they were still sitting together with his arms around her. He hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t made a move to release her and she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think he would. For all his growling, he clearly felt possessive of her. Because of her blood and the bond?<\/p>\n Olivia didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like it. Not one bit. She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like how her feelings towards him were mercurial either, swinging from anger one moment to desire the next. The last time she had felt attracted to a man, she had ended up duped and then disgraced, and she wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let it happen again.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I cannot allow you to continue your work, because… because…\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The demanding prince lost for words? This was a new one.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Because what?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she barked, trying to force him to spit it out. She really wanted to know his insane reasoning so she could rip it apart.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Because that would mean you desire to take one of my men into your laboratory.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d His expression hardened, his purple eyes verging on black. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Men there would desire to harm them.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t rip that one apart. If he had spouted the answer she had anticipated, stating she desired one of his men, she probably wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have had the heart to rip that apart either. At this point, if he looked at another woman, she would probably go all growly too.<\/p>\n What the hell was wrong with her?<\/p>\n It was the bond. She was blaming the bond. She had been wrong the night they had met. It hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been blood loss that had made her feel attracted to him, hazy and hot whenever he touched her or looked at her. It was this stupid bond.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We would want to study them, not hurt them.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Although she could see why he had reservations about it. He wanted to protect his men. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If a demon or fae isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a threat to mankind, then Archangel doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hurt them. Besides, I would like to run some blood work and see if there is something I can do about this bond. If I have a sample of your blood and my blood, and perhaps some blood from an elf who isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t bonded, then I might be able to see how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re connected.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n He arched an eyebrow. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I highly doubt that.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Olivia sighed at the incredulity in his tone and then reminded herself that he was five thousand years old and hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been in the human world in four of those. He might not have a clue about the progression science had made in those four thousand years.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Listen… I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a scientist. Studying demon genetics and physiology is what I do for a living, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very good at it. I know a lot about demon and fae, as well as human, genomes. If this bond is somehow physical… a change at a base level in our bodies… I might be able to find it and find a way to reverse it. At least let me try.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n He stared blankly at her for long seconds, as though trying to decipher what she had just said, or maybe he was impressed that the little human female knew things he and, probably, his people didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a clue about. Finally, he released her and rose to his feet in one effortless fluid movement.<\/p>\n Olivia used the couch and scrambled to hers. Her feet tingled, numb from the awkward kneeling position. She scrunched her toes, trying to clear the pins and needles so she could walk without making a fool of herself.<\/p>\n The prince paced a short distance away from her, his handsome face locked in a troubled expression. He still looked too damn gorgeous for his own good whenever he turned pensive. Olivia looked anywhere but at him, thinking about how she could convince him to let her do her thing while his men did theirs. She was sure that the answer to the bond lay in their blood. It had to be something like that. A change on a molecular level.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What is your name?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He turned to look at her and she lifted her chin. His eyes captured hers again, their incredible colour still fascinating her.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Olivia.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It was on the identity badge pinned on her left breast pocket but she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mention it. Making a prince look like a fool when he was already on the edge would probably tip him over it and she preferred him calm. And pensive.<\/p>\n He padded towards her, his steps silent on the carpet, but she knew he wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have made a sound had he been walking on solid stone. He held his hand out to her. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Loren.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Loren. A very noble sounding name. One that suited him. Prince Loren.<\/p>\n Olivia slipped her hand into his. A shiver of current shot up her arm as they came into contact. The way his pupils dilated, swallowing his purple irises, told her that he had felt it too.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Olivia,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, his foreign accent and deep voice combining to make her name sound exotic and sensual, leaving her wondering how it would sound if he husked it close to her ear. She shook herself out of her dirty thoughts. She wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going there. Never. His fingers closed around hers and he drew her closer, and she lost awareness of the world again, falling back into his eyes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I will escort you to your laboratory.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n She blinked. He was going to let her continue her work and was going to be the one to stay here with her? That surprised her until it dawned on her that he would sooner risk himself than one of his men.<\/p>\n She could see he was a prince as he stood before her, tall and beautiful, noble and willing to step into the lion\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s den to protect his men from those he believed would seek to harm them, offering her a diplomatic solution to their problem and patiently awaiting her answer.<\/p>\n Olivia felt as though he had just offered her a second shot at regaining her status within Archangel too and she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to waste it.<\/p>\n She nodded and shook his hand.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Agreed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Did you enjoy today’s tease?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Attacked by his enemy in the elf kingdom, the last thing Prince Loren expects when he comes around is a beautiful angel watching over him and medical technology of the mortal realm. Hazy from his injuries, all he can focus on is the pulse ticking in her throat and the sweet allure of her blood.<\/p>\n One single bite reveals she is his eternal mate, triggering a bond between them that will leave him weakened until it is completed\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 or broken, and pulling Olivia into the crossfire of his ancient feud.<\/p>\n To protect his people and his mate from the machinations of a madman, Loren must risk everything by working with Olivia at Archangel to find a way to break the bond blossoming between them.<\/p>\n But will Loren be strong enough to place duty before desire and give up the one thing he has waited millennia for and craves above all others\u00e2\u20ac\u201dhis eternal mate? And will Olivia be able to resist the incredible heat that burns between them and the temptation of her dark prince\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kiss?<\/p>\n Available in e-book from:<\/strong> Apple iBookstore US<\/strong><\/a> | Apple iBookstore UK<\/strong><\/a> | Apple iBookstore Australia<\/strong><\/a> | Apple iBookstore Canada<\/strong><\/a> | Apple iBookstore New Zealand<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Barnes and Noble<\/strong><\/a> | Kobo Books<\/strong><\/a> | Smashwords<\/strong><\/a> | All Romance eBooks<\/strong><\/a> | Google Play<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Available in paperback from:<\/strong> <\/p>\n If you haven’t had a chance to read any of the books in the Eternal Mates romance series<\/a> yet, they’re all available at major ebook retailers and in paperback, and you can find the links and samples of the books at my website:<\/p>\n Kissed by a Dark Prince (Eternal Mates Romance Series #1)<\/a> <\/p>\n Today’s tease comes from the paranormal romance book Kissed by a Dark Prince, which is the first book in my popular Eternal Mates romance series. Read on for this Tuesday’s tease… The prince looked deep into her … Continue reading ![\"Kissed](\"http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/images\/uploads\/picDetailkissedbyadarkprince.jpg\" "\\"Kissed")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Kissed by a Dark Prince<\/a><\/strong>
\nFelicity Heaton<\/strong>
\nOlivia thinks it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s her lucky night when a dangerously handsome unconscious fae ends up on her inspection table. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s her chance to redeem herself with her employer, the demon-hunting organisation, Archangel. But when the tall, dark and deadly immortal warrior awakes, she gets much more than she bargained for\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n
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\nClaimed by a Demon King (Eternal Mates Romance Series #2)<\/a>
\nTempted by a Rogue Prince (Eternal Mates Romance Series #3)<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/signature.gif\" "\\"Felicity")
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