Dawn of a Dark Knight
Blurb:
In the shadows of our world, a secret band
of warriors fights to protect us. They are the last line of defense against an
evil no human can stop.
An ancient nemesis has resurfaced. Duty
demands that Ashor Vlahos, Scimitar Magi commander, recruit a magical healer to
fortify the remaining eight magi. The gods' choice is the woman who helped him
escape torture a decade ago. Ashor couldn't have imagined a better punishment
for his vow-breaker homicidal incidents than for the gods to bind him
irrevocably to the only woman in the universe he cannot have. The soul-searing
desire she ignites in him is strictly forbidden.
Kira Hardy, M.D. is a brilliant,
hardworking internal med resident with big secrets. But when Ashor asks for aid
after a brutal daemon attack, she is sucked into his dangerous, secret world.
Enslavement to the magi, no matter how hot they are, may be an unattractive
life plan, but being targeted for death by their enemies is less tolerable.
She must trust the sexy, tormented Ashor to
keep her safe while he must deny his ultimate desire and keep Kira at arm’s
length lest he bring destruction down on them both. As a centuries-old evil
catches up to them, they face a crucial decision—follow the gods' rules or
follow their hearts.
Excerpt:
Her captor dragged Kira deep into the
shadows of a recessed doorway. He clinched her chest so tight that she couldn’t
breathe. A dizzy terror hazed her mind.
Keep it together.
He rolled her inwards until her face
pressed tight to his chest as if he feared she would scream.
“I’ll shoot,” she murmured against his
rock-solid pecs, burrowing the muzzle of her Glock into his abdomen.
“Go ahead, sweetheart. Add it to the tally
for the night. It’ll sting like a bitch, but I guarantee it won’t kill me.”
He sounded disappointed about the last
part. Something about that lightly accented baritone struck her as familiar.
Kira reined in her escalating fear enough to do an aura screen. He had none of
the inherent darkness of a Hashishin. He radiated mystical vitality and ancient
power. But not evil.
With a good push, she got herself some
space. Yet he didn’t release her. She cricked her neck upward. It was a good
ways up since this gladiator dwarfed her by almost a foot.
“Ashor?” She shook her head and whispered,
“This can’t be real.”
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