Synopsis
In the ancient cemeteries and forgotten neighborhoods of New
Orleans lurks a realm of paranormal activity…
Derek Alexander, former Marine and top investigator in his
field, is hunting a killer. Melissa Jones, small-town girl and budding
entrepreneur, is running for her life.
When the two intersect at a bar off Bourbon Street, their
sexual chemistry is off the charts, and they embark on a weeklong affair.
Derek wants more, but Melissa is hiding a secret that could
be the death of them both.
WARNING: Contains vampires, shifters, witches, telepaths,
strong language, and lots of HOT paranormal sexytimes. DO NOT READ if you’re
easily frightened or easily offended.
A STANDALONE PARANORMAL ROMANCE, based on ONE TO HOLD, Book
#1 in the One to Hold series.
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IMMORTAL Today
Excerpt
Melissa
I’m trapped beneath him, tears filling my eyes, uncertain
what all of this means or what happens now. He saw what I am, but he didn’t
pull away. He held me down, watching me writhe in agony and desire, as if he
knew what was coming.
Oh, god. A wave of dread tightens my stomach at the thought.
He knew what was coming. He knows what I am.
His head is down on his forearm, but he’s still inside me. I
wait until he finally lifts it, again looking straight into my eyes. He’s so
beautifully mouth-watering. Sweat mingles with the rain on his cheek, and a
little drop runs down into his beard.
Without having to see, I know my eyes darken. A whimper
escapes my chest as the irresistible hunger burns in my throat.
His brow lowers. “You want to drink me?”
My eyes squeeze closed as a flood of fresh tears fills them,
spilling out of the corners and down my cheeks. I take a shuddering breath,
unable to deny the truth.
“Can you control it?” His voice has changed. The anger is
replaced by curiosity.
Opening my eyes slowly, I study his expression, still stern,
trying to understand. I don’t answer. I only watch him, my hunger aching in my
gums.
His steel eyes hold mine with such determination. “Do what
you have to do, but only for a moment.”
I’m confused by his permission, but I’m too weak to resist
him. His grip on my wrists relaxes, and I slowly lift my hands to his broad,
muscled shoulders, holding his eyes with mine as I carefully rise to lick the
little bead of sweat off his cheek.
A noise rumbles in his throat, and inside me his erection
returns. My breath picks up as the flavor of him spreads through my mouth.
Rising higher, I press my nose against his heated skin, inhaling fresh
rainwater mixed with his delicious woodsy man-scent.
I’m on fire. My moan is matched by his low growl as I trace
my tongue along the line of his jaw to the ridge of muscle in his neck. I’m
acting by instinct, grazing my razor-sharp teeth lightly across his skin,
touching him gently with my tongue. His hips begin to move, thrusting again,
and I feel the muscles in his shoulders tightening as his orgasm builds.
At last I’ve found it—the place from before, the little pin
pricks. Like before, it’s so easy, a knife in warm butter. I penetrate him, and
the hot, thick warmth of his life spills into my mouth.
Instantly, we’re plunged into that orgasmic plane, tumbling
down the rabbit hole, lost in a whirlpool of giving and taking inexorable
ecstasy.
“Fuck!” He groans as he comes inside me, pulsing long and
hard, over and over.
My eyes are closed, my mouth attached firmly to his skin as
I drown in the tsunami of pleasure, life flowing into me from all sides.
It’s harder to stop this time. I want more of him, more and
more of this. He seems unable to pull away as well. He’s still in me, throbbing
and gripping my hips so hard, I think they’ll break.
I might have kept going. I might have… but a beacon of light
cuts through the quick thud of his heart beating strong in his chest.
STOP! The voice I recognize as mine echoes through my
transformed state. It reminds me what I want. I want this man to live. I don’t
want to drain his life and doom myself to living alone as a monster. I want to
live with him in the light.
It takes all the strength I possess to pull out. I break my
seal with a moan of regret, licking my lips to be sure none of him is wasted.
Dropping my head back onto the bed, I close my eyes to savor
the sensation of him swirling inside me. Derek… so strong… my fighter… my
hunter…
Only like before, the strange, foreign element is back. It
burns longer this time before ultimately disappearing into my bloodstream.
It’s not him. It’s something else. What have you done, my
hunter?
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Tia Louise is the Amazon and International Bestselling
author of the ONE TO HOLD series.
From “Readers’ Choice” nominations, to picking up USA Today
“Happily Ever After” nods, to winning a 2014 “Lady Boner Award” (LOL!), nothing
makes her happier than communicating with fans and weaving new tales into the
Alexander-Knight world of stories.
A former journalist, Louise lives in the center of the USA
with her lovely family and one grumpy cat. There, she dreams up stories she
hopes are engaging, hot, and sexy, and that cause readers rethink common public
locations...
Books by Tia Louise
One to Hold
(Derek & Melissa), 2013
One to Keep
(Patrick & Elaine), 2014
One to Protect
(Derek & Melissa), 2014
One to Love
(Kenny & Slayde), 2014
One to Leave
(Stuart & Mariska), 2014
One to Save
(Derek & Melissa), 2015
One to Chase
(Amy & Marcus), 2015
One Immortal
(PNR Derek & Melissa), Oct. 12, 2015!
One to Take
(Stuart & Mariska), Jan/Feb 2016!
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