The Blood Bride (Blood
Secrets #1)
by Imogene Nix
Erotic Paranormal Romance
Categories: Mystery/Thriller
Publisher: Total-e-Bound
Release Date: June
21, 2013
Heat Level: Steamy
Word Count: 78,900
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Description:
Hope just wants to be an
ordinary nestling. She went to college and escaped, but now she’s back and
there’s a secret everyone is keeping from her.
Xavier is the new master
of the nest, ready to welcome home the daughter of the house who he has never
met. He’s unprepared for the woman who steals his breath and enchants him.
Now Hope and Xavier must
fight for lives and those of the innocents. After all, it is only by overcoming
the rogues that they will have a chance of a timeless future together. But will
it be in time?
Warning: This title is
intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains adult sexual situations
and/or adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.
Excerpt:
Copyright © Imogene Nix, 2013
All Rights Reserved,
Total-E-Ntwined Limited, T/A Total-E-Bound.
Hope hauled the last heavy box up the
stairs of the manor house, occasionally catching glimpses of the way her midnight black hair shone in the sunlight, when she
passed the window in the living room of her apartment. "Thank heavens this
is the last one," she muttered to herself, sliding the box down to rest on
the floor, before straightening and rubbing the nagging ache in her back. She
could have had help, all she needed to do was ask, but now that she was an
adult she needed to stand on her own two feet, she reminded herself.
Straightening up, she looked around at the
mass of boxes waiting for her to delve into. "Well, gone away and back
again. Where do I start first?"
The phone trilled and she started for an
instant, before extending her hand to the receiver on the shelf beside her.
"Hope."
"Miss Hope, do you require any help?
Lisi is wondering if you require her assistance." The muffled voice of one
of her guardians flowed out of the earpiece. She had forgotten that living at
the manor meant the goldfish bowl lifestyle she had tried her best to escape at
college. Not that she’d had much opportunity to live a free lifestyle. She’d
been lodged with a guardian family within the college grounds. Even then, her
personal team of five guards had shadowed her every move—to classes, shopping
and even to the hairdresser’s.
They hadn’t escaped her notice, the looks
some of her classmates had thrown her way. Longing for the lifestyle they’d
thought she enjoyed. Little did they know, Hope would happily have swapped, a
lot of the time. Downtime had existed within a carefully vetted group of
companions, each from houses of similar status. The cloying atmosphere she
hated, but, nonetheless, she had submitted to her parents’ will. Only a few
times had she sought to do activities that they would have deemed
inappropriate, but her conscience had always kicked in, and she had derived no
enjoyment from the guilty feelings that had overcome her.
"No thanks, Jeffrey. I have all the
boxes up here and I am going to take my time going through everything."
How could she explain that she needed a freedom that had been denied? That this
small and almost insignificant rebellion was one she embraced? But she
couldn’t. It wasn’t fair to Jeffrey to share that.
"Fine, Miss Hope. Oh, and I am
supposed to remind you, the new Master has requested your presence in his
library after sundown."
She nodded, knowing it was expected that
she would take her oath of fealty. "Oh. Right. I’ll be down for
sunset." She laid down the receiver. It’s one thing to owe your continued
safety to a vampire nest Master, but quite another to be at his beck and call
all the time, just as her parents had been. Her temper spiked momentarily. The
emotion coiled through her then she shuddered, pushing away the negative
thought, while absently reaching for the boxes she needed to stack, store or
unpack. The rough exterior of some of them brushed against her hands. For now,
she had time. Lots of time.
Ripping the tape off the first box, she
then started to root through it, unwrapping reminders of her slightly more free
college life, formulating arguments to put to her parents, knowing that the
dice were stacked against her. Her life had been mapped out since her birth,
but perhaps she could find a way around some of the roadblocks. At least she
hoped so. With that thought, she set to work.
* * * *
About the Author:
A mother of
two, compulsive reader and bookstore owner. She lives in regional Queensland,
Australia with her husband, 2 daughters, dog, cats and prize winning chooks.
She has a particular fondness for Vampires, Star Ship Captains and things that
go bump in the night.
She is also a firm
believer in writing what you enjoy… something she strictly adheres to!
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
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prize pack each to 2 winners), each consisting of 1 copy each of "Blame
the Wine", "The Blood Bride", "Starburst" AND
"The Plan" from Imogene Nix. Contest is tour-wide and ends July
5. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
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