Title: Hero
Author: Leighton Del Mia
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Genre: Dark Erotic Romance Standalone
Synopsis
Calvin Parish
They call me Hero.
I defend.
I protect.
I ask for nothing in return, and that makes me good.
Doesn’t it?
That which makes me the ultimate predator also feeds dark impulses I’ve learned to control—until I bring her too close. For years I’ve watched her from afar, but what started out as duty has become obsession.
Cataline Ford
I work hard.
I play by the rules.
I’m content.
My scars are quiet and invisible, and that keeps me hidden.
Doesn’t it?
One fateful walk home, I’m taken by someone I didn’t know I should fear. Captive and afraid, nobody will tell me why I’m confined to this hauntingly beautiful mansion. I’m given everything; I have nothing. He takes what he needs from me, and for that I hate him. But I might have loved him once.
And just because you’re reading this doesn’t mean I survive him.
Excerpt
He’s
swimming toward me, closing in, and I retreat until my shoulder
blades hit the lip of the pool.
“Your fate
is in my hands,” he says.
“I accept
that,” I say. His surprised expression is so rare that I almost
lose my train of thought. “What I can’t accept is not knowing my
fate. If you’ll just tell me if I’ll live or die, tell me what
I’m doing here, what my purpose is, and if it’s . . . forever, I
promise—I will be better.”
“You ask
for a lot.” He steps within inches of me so our faces almost touch.
“Tell me
that, and I won’t ask for anything else.”
He raises his
hand to run his thumb over my cheekbone. The room is silent save for
the acute splash echo of pool water. His fingers slide down my face
and under my hair, where they wrap around the nape my neck. “You
look sexy when you’re wet, Cataline.”
My eyelids
threaten to close, but I force myself to hold his gaze.
He lowers his mouth to my ear. “You’d
make a beautiful mermaid,” he whispers. “But, then, how would I
fuck you?”
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About the Author
Leighton Del Mia lives behind large sunglasses and under massive headphones. She can usually be found behind and under these things at any Starbucks on the West Coast, which is where she writes twisty books between sips of black coffee.
Giveaway
Keep Me (A Hero Novella)
“I will disappoint you. I will hurt you. If I could be different, I would. But I don’t think I can.”
Declarations and sacrifices have been made. After three years, a better life is finally on the horizon. But when the past leaves marks that are both painful and permanent, is there ever such a thing as starting over? Can memories be replaced or forgotten—and should they be?
Keep Me is a follow-up novella for Hero readers who want a glimpse of life after breakfast. It is only intended to be enjoyed after Hero and is not a standalone. It is entirely optional and not essential to the original plot.
This looks good.
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