Monday, August 13, 2012

Guest Blog and Sigma Giveaway with Annie Nicholas


Geeky Girls


I’m one.

I love books more than is considered sane.
I’ll rush to the movie theater for the latest sci-fi movie.
Yes, I am a trekkie, whovian, and Babylon 5 fan.
I know more about vampires and shifters than I know about history.
Board games can be as serious as real life.

Most of my geeks are heros. In my new release I discovered that vampires can have their own versions as well.

Clementine has only been a vampire for one hundred years and most of that time was spent among the vampire clans. The last few decades she’s worked as an accountant at Pal Robi inc. and never met a wolf shifter.


Blurb:

To defend and protect, at any cost.

Sam is Sigma of his pack, defender of the innocent and frail. Too bad the one time it mattered most, though the urge to guard the weak runs strong in his shifter blood, he failed to protect his best friend from an attack. Just when his self-confidence can't go any lower, he becomes entangled in a vampire skirmish and is left with an injured female in his arms.

Vampire accountant for Pal Robi, Inc., Clementine can't believe her master would ask her to commit corporate espionage. She’s shot when discovered, but a shifter comes to her rescue. It's as if he's made of her fantasies, and in the few hours with him she lives more than the decades she's spent among her clan.

Hiding with him on the streets of Chicago, in the midst of fighting together to stay alive, can a petite vampire break through her hero’s jaded heart?

WARNING: Hot dominating sex, an action packed evening, and a first date gone all to hell.





Excerpt:

“Clementine?”

“Lightheaded.” She waved Sam’s hand away. His touch stirred too many unexplainable desires. They’d barely met, under terrible circumstances. However, her skin still tingled wherever he’d touched her.

Closing her eyes made the dizziness worse. How much blood had she lost? She glanced at Sam, who lounged on the bed in his torn clothes. “None of this fazes you, does it? The fighting, the running, the gunshots?”

He shrugged. “A few years ago, it would have. Life’s hard in the pack. It’s adapt or perish.” He eyed her as if trying to figure out what species of bug she belonged to. “Thanks for explaining things to Daedalus. We don’t get along too well. He’s not my biggest fan.”

A hot flush washed over her. From lack of blood or from his gratitude, she wasn’t sure. Drinking from him, pressed against his strong, muscled body, would be a fantasy come true. What female hadn’t dreamed of a wild shifter in bed?

Except when imagination and reality collided, all her hidden insecurities suddenly jumped out and did the conga. She was plain for a vampire: short brown hair, little boobs, too much junk-in-the-trunk. Not exactly a vixen of the night those stupid human movies portrayed.

She needed to feed and Sam had agreed to her backhanded request. Licking her lips, she knelt on the mattress. “Where would you like me to bite?”

A crooked, sensual smile spread across his mouth. “Are you always this polite to your meals, Clementine?”

“Of course. Just because we’re not human doesn’t mean we have to act like monsters.”
He tugged his shirt off, exposing a hard muscled chest, and then lifted his chin, offering her his jugular.

Hunger growled to life in her body. Overpowering. Fast. Bloodlust seized her, and any semblance of control disintegrated as her vision went red.

Rich fluid coated her tongue. Salty and warm, it eased the cramps in her stomach. She sank her teeth deeper into the source of her bliss, and then popped open her eyes.

Swallowing reflexively, the warmth spread from her stomach into her starved system. She lay on top of Sam, his arms and legs sprawled across the bed. She released her clenched bite on his neck. Oh crap, had she killed him? “Sam?” Her voice trembled and she shook his shoulder. How much had she drank?

He still had that sultry smile on his face as he peeked at her under heavy lids. The dark chocolate of his gaze melted over her body. “Hungry?” His flesh healed where she’d bitten him.

Something dripped from her chin. She swiped a hand across her mouth and stared with widening eyes at the blood on her palm. “Merciful heavens, I’m an animal. I’m so sorry.” The apology didn’t cover her horror. She hadn’t lost control since she’d been a fledgling. “The blood loss--it’s been a long time since the lust has gripped me so hard.” Desire to lick her palm almost overwhelmed her. She needed to feed more.

“I’m used to being fed upon. We’re Daedalus’s main source, but I like your style of feeding better.” He ran his hand over her bare spine and quirked an eyebrow at her. “The wound is gone?”

Now that she’d fed, her body healed fast. Tissue had knitted together, growing seamless, smooth skin where her injury had been. “Yes.”

He raised his chin and offered his neck once more. “Better to feed from me than attack the housekeeping.”


Annie Nicholas


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6 comments:

Debby said...

Nothing wrong with loving books. I do too. I am also among other things a Trekkie.
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Annie Nicholas said...

thanks for hosting me!

Liza O'Connor said...

I would love a final copy of your book. I love your characters.

bn100 said...

Very nice excerpt. The book sounds good.

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Tina B said...

I am really liking Sam's character from the excerpts that I have read so far. Clementine is growing on me too. ;)
Congrats on the new release, Annie! I just picked up The Omegas and will hopefully be starting it soon.
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Melissa Limoges said...

Loved the excerpt. Can't wait to check this book out. Congrats on the release, Annie!

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