Shadowborn (Lila Gray #2)
Author: Jocelyn Adams
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Description:
Why me?
That’s the question Lila Gray asks every time yet another bad guy tries to destroy the earth, and she learns she’s the only one who can stop it. Once again, something’s on the prowl, leaving hundreds of comatose, soulless victims in its wake.
Couldn’t the deadliest assassins of the Otherworld go after someone else instead of the brand new Queen of the Seelie? One who still hasn’t adapted to her new role.
Lila would ask Liam Kane, King of the Unseelie, for advice, but something’s off with him, too. He’s holding back. In some way. About some thing. In fact, he refuses to tell her what’s going on.
The truth holds Lila back from the greatness of her role—the people she was born to lead—the man who she desperately loves—and the solution to the latest war raging around her.
To find the answers, she’ll need to fight through her own darkness and embark on a journey through her psyche.
If she doesn’t succeed, the Shadowborn will claim not only her world, but her soul.
From Chapter 2
Not only did Parthalan’s power enjoy pain but also the awakening of my libido. Rubbing my temples, I stared needles at Nix. “I’ve been in control for a whole month without losing my temper and going on the rampage. Why are you so worried now?”
He gave me a raised brow that made me think I’d overlooked something obvious. “Has it occurred to you that you’ve held control for the entirety of Liam’s absence?”
My heart settled in the basement of my soul. “Coincidence.” I tucked my long, golden hair behind my ears, though the brisk wind sent it flying again.
Fists clenched, Nix averted his gaze. “If you say so.”
I resumed pacing and fought the urge to smack him. He couldn’t be right. Liam loved me, and I loved him; that should have made everything right with me, not turn me into an angry rhino who could take over others’ will like an evil puppeteer.
Seconds ticked by like days. My body thrummed, and my mind seemed two sizes too large for my skull. The wind picked at my hair and threw it into my face again, so I bundled it over my shoulder and twisted it in my shaking hands. I needed to touch Liam. I needed to know we were still okay.
“You can’t meet the humans like this, Li. You look like a crack addict too long from your last fix.” Nix had moved in front of me, sidestepping to cut off my attempts to dart around him. I glared and thrust my hands toward his chest, but he shoved me against the wall.
Barely able to speak, I whispered, “Neasa is going to be pissed if you ruin this stupid dress she made to match your shirt. Now let me go, or I’ll break your arms.”
“No, you won’t. You need to keep it together today, so I’m going to help you do that. What I do, I do for the good of the world.” Wearing a grin, he pressed his cheek against mine. His Light grew more intense, encompassing us both in an amber glow. Our energy, as I’d grown to know over the last few months, reflected our moods, though I’d never seen that shade from Nix before.
Against my better judgment, my trembling fingers trailed up his chest, into the satin of his hair. Sweet pleasure and calm spread through me, warm and slightly intoxicating, like a hit of Jack Daniels straight up.
“Better?” he said against my ear, stroking palms along my bare arm.
I nodded and shivered, though it had nothing to do with the winter day. Our gazes met. Mesmerizing gold with flecks of silver spiraled around his pupil. No matter how much I tried to force myself to look away, I couldn’t. His lips hovered close enough that his warm breath fanned across my chin. Another shiver raced through me.
He trailed the backs of his fingers down my cheek. “Beautiful.”
I trembled, watching helplessly as he closed the distance and brushed his lips against mine. An electric jolt sent a thrill all the way to my toes and in every place between.
“What the fuck is this?” Liam’s voice broke my trance.
About the Author:
Jocelyn Adams grew up on a cattle farm in Lakefield and has remained a
resident of Southern Ontario her entire life, most recently in Muskoka.
She has worked as a computer geek, a stable hand, a secretary, and
spent most of her childhood buried up to the waist in an old car or
tractor engine with her mechanically inclined dad. But mostly, she's a
dreamer with a vivid imagination and a love for fantasy (and a closet
romantic — shhh!). When she isn't shooting her compound bow in
competition or writing, she hangs out with her husband and young
daughter at their little house in the woods.
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Purchase Links:
Shadowborn: Amazon / Barnes and Noble
The Glass Man: Amazon / Barnes and Noble
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