GUARDIANS 2: BIRTH OF RIVALRY
by Rachel BoNOW AVAILABLE at www.changelingpress.com!
GUARDIANS. Heroes of many types, offered by the
gods a chance to live at the moment of their deaths.
The price of life? Transformation. Trapped in stone
by day – watching, weighing, judging. And by night,
the freedom to move, and the ability to be both
protector and punisher of those who walk the earth.
Serve the gods well, and you may be allowed the
reward of a thought-mate, a human whose essence
will make you flesh by night. Choose this mate wisely,
for the two of you will be bound together forever...In thirteenth century Italy, an evening’s entertainment
turns bloody, and the lives of friends and lovers are
forever changed. One woman is torn between love and
lust, light and dark, the familiar and the strange. A
curse is spoken, two men are transformed, and a rivalry
is forged that may destroy them all.
EXCERPT:
She came awake to a touch at her back. Pan, tugging
her shirtwaist, pulled it free of her breeches. She had
slept well, apparently, for the light entering the room
was now the gray of twilight. Pan must have retrieved
a lantern from his pack at some point, for one rested
in the ashes of the fireplace, its golden glow chasing
back the shadows.His warm hand slid beneath her breeches, cradling
one cheek. Ysa sighed. “What are you doing?”Pan brushed her hair away from her neck. “We never
finished what was begun, Ysa.” His tongue tasted the
salty flesh behind her ear -- a light, feathery touch
that set her pulse racing. Shame washed over her in
a flood. Guilt-burdened, she longed to be true to
Vitale in every way now, but her body betrayed her.
When Pan’s hand slid between her cheeks, his finger
stroking the tiny pucker there, a spiral of intense
pleasure pierced her woman’s place, and she moaned
in surrender.Almost involuntarily, her hands moved, pushing her
breeches down past her hips. She drew her legs up,
pressing into Pan’s caresses.His throaty laugh sent a fresh pang of remorse through
her, and she nearly pulled away. But he reached out,
his other hand cupping one plump breast, kneading
the bulbous nipple. Ysa shivered, arching into his touch,
whispering his name.With a sharp cry, he pulled his hand away, reaching
up to grasp her shoulder and push her onto her back.
His mouth ravaged hers, his tongue claiming every
nook and cranny. When he drew back, placing his
thumb against her bottom lip, his pale gray eyes
dark with passion, she trembled. She took his thumb
in her mouth, her pussy spasming as she prepared him,
licking and sucking the way she licked and sucked when
the hot seed spurted from his manhood.“That’s it, strega mia,” he whispered. Ysa trembled in
anticipation. With a hiss of impatience, she turned again
on her side, drawing her knees up against her abdomen.
Reaching down, she parted her cheeks, offering herself
to him. He allowed her to give his thumb one last swirl
with her tongue. Then in one swift, punishing movement,
he forced his thumb inside the tight pucker.Pleasure blossomed in Ysa’s belly as his thumb wriggled
inside her. She moaned and thrashed. Pan nipped her
neck, sucking the tender skin as she bucked against him.“More,” she urged desperately.
“Don’t worry, my little witch.” Pan’s thick finger
penetrated her rapidly, deeper and deeper with each
stroke. He snaked his free arm beneath her, between
her side and the tousled blankets, capturing her left
nipple between his fingers.Ysa felt that core of ecstasy first awakened in her over a
year earlier winding tighter and tighter within. Each fresh
plunge into that tight cavern flushed her groin with heat,
and the fingers milking her nipple sent wicked spirals of
lightning to that sacred place between her legs, where
moisture gathered thickly.“Yes, Pan,” she gasped. “Yes!”
With a grin, Pan tugged at her, guiding her up onto all
fours, thumb wriggling all the while. “Yes,” she cried,
in a frenzy of need. “Yes, Pan. Now!”
REVIEWS:
5 Roses from A Romance Review!
"Rachel Bo stuns and pleases with this prequel to her fascinating Guardians
series...the beauty of this love story makes time fly by. Great characterization
and an amazing plot...Sit back and relax, listen to a tale of love, betrayal,
passion, and above all choices."-- Cynthia
4 STARS!
"...a roller coaster ride from bliss to deadly anger! Ms. Bo has brought
stone to life and made it so darn sexy a lady just cannot resist wanting a
gargoyle of her own. Having read both books in the series, I will go out
on a limb here and predict that Ms. Bo has found a winning combination
of chemistry, mystery and mysticism in this series. Now I will just sit and
wait as patiently as possible for the next decadent treat in the Guardian
series."-- Keely Skillman, EcataRomance Reviews