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Counterpart (Succubi & Incubi Assn. #1)

Author: K.J. Hunter-Brown

Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance

Release Date: May 21, 2013

Description:

For twenty year old Maya Simmons, being a succubus wasn't much of a worry. It was when she needed to fulfill the demon inside her that annoyed her. The lifestyle of drugs, alcohol and sex wasn't one she bragged about, especially to the one guy she knew she could never have, Tristan James.

Much of Maya's college life consisted of flirting with Tristan, seeing Tristan, watching Tristan, but never once did she ever attempt to taste the empowering energy that consisted inside him. She wouldn't dare. It almost helped that he had a girlfriend.

But when a threat of Tristan's life comes into play, and a rogue succubus is out to kill, Maya must play detective with her fellow succubus and incubus, Melinda and Daniel, before it's too late. Not only does she need to find out who's killing people, but Maya needs to make sure no one finds out, especially Tristan, and especially the SIA.

Sometimes, secrets become too much to handle. And the one thing Maya always wanted may be within more reach than she thought.

But it could be too late, because the clock's ticking and the heartbeat's slowing.

"I still can't believe you managed to start a brawl,” Melinda said as we walked into my dorm. She shrugged off her jacket and threw it over the back of the couch. “It's your fault they postponed the last match.”
After the brawl broke out, security came in and separated everyone. It was lucky no one had called the cops. Melinda and I managed to sneak out without being pulled in for questioning.
Turned out we weren't the only ones that ditched either. After a few attempts at trying to get his attention, Tristan had finally looked to me, a questioning look on his face. A few seconds passed and the look turned into a glare. I was taken-back by the expression, but once it was there, he was gone. It was like he was mad at me for what he did. It's not like I couldn't have handled the situation myself, because I would've eventually got around to it.
“Actually, I'm going to tell him that,” I stated, storming into the kitchen and grabbing a bottle of vodka. I had a feeling I was going to need it. Not that I wasn't already feeling the effect of the last alcoholic drink I had.
“What?” Melinda asked.
I paused as I walked back into the lounge. She had a brow arched and I was momentarily confused by her confusion. “I'm going to call Tristan,” I said, heading towards my handbag on the floor, searching for my phone.
“Why?”
I found it lying at the bottom and I walked over to sit across from Melinda. “Because.” I didn't carry on explaining to her why. She was going to find out when I spoke to him.
I unscrewed the cap off the vodka bottle and scrolled through my contacts, finding Tristan's name seemed easier than I thought and I pressed dial. I took a swig of the liquor and felt the burn rush down my throat. It wasn't the greatest taste, but it was either this or the tequila, and I wasn't really in the mood to get tequila wasted. It usually ended up with me happy, not caring, or horny.
“Hello?” Tristan sounded sleepy when he answered, which shouldn't be right considering he was just at the arena almost an hour ago. The thought soon slipped my mind when I remembered why I was calling in the first place.
“I could have handled that myself, Tristan. That had absolutely nothing to do with you.”

No one really knows what they're going to be until they actually experiment different things. I did that, and now I know what I want to be. I could say something like, "I've been writing since I was some young age" but that would be a lie. I have been reading since I was able to understand the word 'the'. So, it really all started when I read book after book, and then soon enough I had read so much books that even I was starting to get sucked into the fictional life. On a cloudy day, I decided to write my first novel (I didn't really have anything else to do). The thing here is that I'm known to have a weird imagination, and I guess the first time I got told that, was the day I actually realized that I did. Which led me to putting my weird imagination on paper, turning it into a novel, and loving the fact that I actually did it. And had fun with it. I was born and raised in New Zealand. (Yes, it's that little country beside Australia. No, it's not a part of Australia.) I dream big, and have family and friends that support me with each step I take. I spend a majority of my time reading, writing, watching Sci-Fi movies (I'm a nerd and proud!), listening to music, and going on an adventure with my characters (that's my favorite
one). I am also a part-time reviewer on Step Into Fiction (That site totally rocks by the way.) I believe that if you really want it, you can have it. I'm not saying it's going to be easy because it probably won't be. As for me, I'm excited to go on this journey and introduce everyone to the imagination that is mine, and weird.

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