This week I'd like to welcome Rosanna Leo. She's sharing the blurb and excerpt from Predator's Kiss, the first book in her Gemini Island Shifters series.
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BLURB:
Bear shifter Ryland Snow just wants peace. The peace and
quiet afforded him at his woodsy retreat, the Ursa Fishing Lodge. As owner of
the lodge, Ryland enjoys the tranquil life he’s created among his fellow shifters.
He lives to maintain a safe haven for them, away from meddlesome human eyes.
When his rock star brother arrives, bringing trouble in the
form of a possible hitman, Ryland is incensed. He’s been cleaning up Soren’s
messes as long as he can remember, and is tired of his brother’s lecherous
exploits.
Things go from bad to worse when Lia Goodblood stumbles upon
Ryland and his lodge. Yes, the reclusive erotica author is easy on the eyes,
but the human woman is more trouble than she’s worth. To say nothing of her
bizarre fear of furry creatures.
Ryland determines to rid himself of her presence. But when
he learns she’s on the run from a crazed fan, Ryland’s protective bear
instincts flare. And the bear won’t be denied.
EXCERPT:
She was already reviving a few minutes later. Ryland let out
a sigh of relief.
Thank God. When he’d first seen the petite woman hurtling
through the trees, he’d worried someone was after her. But no one else had
barreled behind her. And yet she’d seemed so scared.
They hadn’t helped, presenting her with a couple of snarling
bears.
She moaned a little, and the soft sound warmed him, making
him hard again. Damn. He glanced around the room, remembered he didn’t exactly
tend to stash clothes in guest cabins, and raced for the bathroom. He grabbed a
couple of clean towels off the rack and tossed one to Soren. “Cover yourself.”
Soren grinned like a devil and motioned to his nude bottom
half. “I can conduct my flirting business much more efficiently this way.”
Ryland glared as he wrapped his lower half in the towel.
“Cover yourself or I’ll strangle you with it, lover boy.”
His brother placed the woman’s backpack on the floor and
threw the towel about his waist. “Such animosity is really not in keeping with
your sainthood, Brother Ryland.”
Ryland ignored him and turned back to the woman. He didn’t
know why it mattered so much she recover and feel comfortable in his presence,
but it did. Of course, as owner of the lodge, it made sense he didn’t want to
see anyone scared or hurt.
Yeah. That’s it.
That’s all.
His rationalization did nothing to quell the nervous tremors
in his gut, though. Or his excruciating hard-on.
Okay, she’s sorta
pretty and has a body made for sin. So what? Get over yourself.
Clearly, it had been too long since
he’d allowed himself to get lost in a woman’s body for more than a quick fuck.
And this woman’s body deserved slow, leisurely loving. Greedy licks. Sensual
tugs. Why, her breasts alone were so full and perfect, they just begged one to
suck. To say nothing of those rounded hips and soft, womanly ass.
Ryland ran a hand over his face, feeling overly hot. Jesus Christ. Stop thinking like a horny
teenager. You sound like Carter.
Besides, she was nothing like him. Human. And if time had
taught him anything, it was the pursuit of romance with a nonshifter was a
fool’s errand. She didn’t belong here on his resort, on his island. He needed
to revive her and get her out of there.
Desperate to relieve the sudden, raging desire shooting up
through his body, Ryland forced himself to look away from the woman. In doing
so, he caught a glimpse of his brother. Soren was sitting next to her, his gaze
contemplative, his eyes trained on her boobs. Ryland realized he didn’t like
the way baby brother was looking at her. “Hey.”
Soren looked up. “What?”
“What are you staring at?”
Without batting an eye, Soren turned back to their
unexpected guest. “Her. Can’t I stare?”
Ryland’s eyebrows shot up. “Staring at women has already
gotten you into trouble. Maybe you should find a new hobby.” He stifled the low
growl building in his throat. Now wasn’t the time for brawling, but he didn’t
appreciate the way his brother gawked. His cool eye, appraising, as if he’d
never seen anything like her before.
“You were checking her out too,” Soren replied.
“No, I wasn’t. I’m not interested in this … person,” Ryland
retorted. As he uttered the words, he bit his tongue hard by mistake, as if
confirming the words were a lie. “Damn,” he whispered, tasting blood.
“Do you think someone was chasing her?” Soren asked in a pensive
tone, picking up one of his drumsticks and stroking it as if it were a lover’s
finger.
“I don’t know.” Ryland sat on the other side of her small
body and looked her up and down as she lay under the covers. Despite his
mistrust of humans, he couldn’t help wondering who would frighten such a tiny,
delicate thing. Had someone tried to hurt her? The very idea made him want to
bash his head against the wall. Or better yet, bash any lowlife who dared to
touch her.
No one touches her but
me, his heart declared.
What?
As another stress headache shot through his brain, he
wondered at the ferocity and lunacy of the feeling.
Predator’s Kiss is
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BIO:
Rosanna Leo is a multi-published romance author. She is the
winner of the 2018 Northern Hearts Contest (Contemporary Romance – A Good Man, Handymen 1.) Fascinated by folklore and myth, Rosanna
draws on the world of legend for her paranormal romances.
From Toronto, Canada, Rosanna occupies a house in the
suburbs with her long-suffering husband, their two hungry sons and a tabby cat
named Sweetie. When not writing, she can be found haunting dusty library stacks
or planning her next star-crossed love affair.
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