Title: Midnight Desire
Author: Shari Nichols
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: City Owl Press
Book Blurb:
DANGER AND DESIRE COLLIDE
While trying to escape from her sordid past, kick-ass witch Willow McCray dispenses her own brand of justice swiftly and without mercy, until she crosses paths with sexy Magickal Bureau of Investigations Agent, Alex Denopoulos. Now, she must use her powers for good if she wants to stay out of Hellios, a mage prison for those who have broken the Wiccan Rede of ‘Harm ye None.’
AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE
Alex will stop at nothing to catch a killer, including recruit notorious felon, Willow McCray to work for the agency. Now under his guard, the lines between duty and passion become blurred the more time he spends with the red-haired beauty. His penchant for justice and deep seated hatred of witches makes a future together seem impossible. But he’s not ready to let her go. Now he’ll risk more than his badge to keep her alive.
If only Willow can vanquish the evil surrounding them and give Alex what he wants—before she loses her heart and maybe her very soul in the process.
Excerpt:
When Alex set his drink on the bar, Willow contemplated slipping a potion into his glass. She kept one in the pocket of her trench, a special concoction made from licorice root and wolfsbane. The potion acted like a truth serum. A couple of drops and Alex would be forced to reveal his deepest, darkest secrets in a heartbeat. But his steady gaze never left hers.
“That’s an interesting tattoo.” He reached for her hand and caressed her pentagram with his thumb. Heat emanated off him like the flame of a match. Willow suppressed a shiver. Alex’s touch contrasted with his size and dangerous looks. The man could just be a player, a master seducer lulling her into a sexual trance with his sexy voice and pillow-soft touch before he attacked.
“It’s a pentagram, a sacred Wiccan symbol, and these,” she said, touching each one of the five points, “represent the elements and the spirit.” She shrugged, hoping to sound noncommittal. Willow didn’t want to get into the differences between Wicca, an earth-based religion, and hereditary witchcraft. “The guy at the tattoo shop had it in his book. He rambled on about it while he inked me. I was pretty wasted at the time.”
His dark eyes lingered on her mouth as she lifted the glass to her lips. She took a sip of her margarita and glanced down at his big hands, tanned and sprinkled with a smattering of hair. Funny, she never found a man’s hands sexy. Suddenly her mind filled with images of Alex trailing those big, masculine hands over her body. She wondered if he fit the stereotype. Big hands, big…
“Are you considering taking me up on my offer?” The deep timbre of his voice pulled her from a host of fantasies. Willow dug her nails into her palm to get her head back in the game. She shouldn’t be thinking about this man in such a raw, sexual way.
“Why not? My car’s parked in the back.” She tuned out the noise and the music, and probed through the nearby crowd to check if Alex came here with bodyguards. A virtual cacophony of conversations invaded her thoughts, but nothing about protection for Alex. Once she got him alone, she’d take her chances and pray she wouldn’t be outnumbered.
“Then let’s get out of here, unless I’ve got some competition.” Alex motioned over her shoulder to the incubus whose head now lolled forward over the bar.
“I think you’re flying solo.” Once she set her trap she would let the consequences be damned. Willow rubbed her finger along the rim of the glass and licked off the salt.
She was savoring the tangy flavor of margarita mix along with the zing of tequila as it slid down her throat. Headrush. No surprise there. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d slept or eaten in the past forty-eight hours, existing on a combination of raw nerves and pure adrenaline.
“You missed a spot.” Alex ran his thumb along the seam of her lip. He put it to his mouth and licked. “Mmm, sweet.”
Her plan didn’t involve foreplay…but damn he was hot. In another time and another place she’d be seriously into this guy. Too bad I might have to kill him.
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Giveaway:
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Runs April 1 - 30 and is open internationally.
Winner will be drawn May 1, 2019.
Author Biography:
Shari Nichols grew up in a small town in Connecticut where haunted houses, ghosts and Ouija boards were common place, spurring her fascination with all things paranormal. Ever since she read her first Barbara Cartland novel, her life-long dream has been to write sexy, romantic stories. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, going to the gym, or hanging out with family and friends.
She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children, and her golden retriever. Shari’s a member of Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, Liberty States Fiction Writers and Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Romance Writers. Shari’s Book HAUNTED is a Golden Leaf Finalist, a Best Book Finalist by a New Jersey Author, as well as a HOLT Medallion Finalist. In addition, Shari has won the Beverley Award, and is a Literary Titan Silver Medal Winner.
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