My Thoughts
Christian's story is full of passion and suspense and I couldn't put it down until the very last page. Christian has come to claim the south which isn't going to be easy with those that want to challenge him and take it for themselves. Those that had worked with others to do just that when they took Raphael. They seriously underestimated Christian. Add his mate Natalie to the mix and things definitely heat up. Christian is just delicious and when the man pulls out the naughty talk peppered with his French love words...holy hotness. I really loved his story and can't wait to read more from DB.
I give Christian 5 hearts!
About the Book
They want him dead and her enslaved . . .
Texas . . . the heart of a territory that stretches from the
golden deserts of New Mexico to the turquoise shores of the Florida Keys. It’s
big, it’s rich, and it’s the next battleground for some of the most dangerous
vampires in the world.
Christian Duvall . . . charismatic and powerful, and
determined to claim the South as his own. But with old enemies and new fighting
to stop him, victory suddenly takes on a brutal, and far more treacherous,
edge. Because what one of his enemies wants more than anything else already
belongs to Christian . . . and her name is Natalie.
Natalie Vivant Gaudet . . . brilliant and lovely, a strong
Southern woman who can unravel the most intricate financial schemes designed to
swindle and steal. She loves her complex job and the simplicity of her life.
And then she meets Christian. He’s beautiful, he’s complicated, and she’ll
fight to keep him alive.
With allies trying to kill him, and enemies readying a horde
of zombie vampires to roll over all of Texas, it will take every shred of
Christian’s power and Natalie’s determination to win this war and give North
America a brand new Lord of the South.
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Excerpt
It’s too dangerous for you to stay here…”
Natalie’s unease at what he was saying overrode her
irritation at his tendency to give orders. “Dangerous? Do you really think—?”
“That Anthony would hurt you?” Christian studied her for a
moment, as if trying to decide if he should tell her the truth, as if wondering
whether she could handle it.
“Tell me the truth,” she demanded.
His lips tightened briefly, and he said, “Yes.”
“But he’s never done anything like that before.”
“And he’d probably regret it. But in the final analysis,
only one person matters to Anthony, and that’s Anthony. I don’t believe for a
minute that he plans to retire quietly to New Orleans. He has a game in play
that will maximize his own power and wealth after the succession. We just don’t
know what it is yet. But whatever it is, I’ve spoiled it for him, and he’ll do
what it takes to get rid of me. He wants you for himself—”
She opened her mouth to protest, but he continued.
“—I can see it in the way he looks at you. He covets you, as
if you’re already his. He may even have convinced himself he loves you, or that
you love him. But if he gets angry enough, he’ll hurt you. Either to claim you
for himself, or to get to me.” He stepped closer in the confined space, cupping
her cheek in his big hand. “You matter to me. Anthony knows that.”
Natalie looked up at him, unable to stop herself from
leaning in until her breasts nearly touched him. Her chest felt constricted,
her heart too big for the space, pounding in her ears until it was all she
could hear. Christian tightened the fingers of his other hand around her hip,
pulling her in until there was no space between them, and the tips of her
breasts scraped the thick muscles of his chest. His gaze traveled over her
face, lingering on her lips, and she knew he was going to kiss her.
When his mouth met hers, her lips were already open in
welcome. She expected to be ravished, but was enticed instead, his lips
caressing hers with delicate, sliding kisses, his tongue quick and teasing,
until she went up on her toes, and pressed her mouth to his to demand more. She
felt his smile against her lips, felt him shift the angle of her head as he
sank deeper into her, as his tongue swept forcefully into her mouth, stroking,
tasting. Natalie wrapped her arms around his neck with a pleasured sigh. She
couldn’t remember wanting anyone the way she did Christian. She was hungry for
him. Every inch of her longed for him, from the ache between her thighs to the
swell of her breasts, and everything above and below.
But he was being so careful with her. As if she were
something fragile, as if he had to hold himself back. She wasn’t terribly
experienced. Hell, she’d never experienced a man like Christian. But she wasn’t
going to break, either. And she didn’t want him to hold back.
She boldly closed her teeth over his lower lip, stopping
just short of drawing blood, shivering as his growled response rolled down her
throat, trembling deep between her thighs, and knotting her nipples into hard
peaks. His arm tightened around her back as he jerked her even closer.
“Careful, ma chére, or you’ll get what you ask for.”
“Good,” she whispered fiercely.
About the Author
D. B. Reynolds is the RT Award-winning author of the
Vampires in America series of paranormal romance, and an Emmy-nominated
television sound editor. She lives with her husband of many years in a
flammable canyon near Los Angeles, and when she’s not writing her own books,
she can usually be found reading someone else’s. Visit her blog at
www.dbreynolds.com for details on all of her books, for free stories and more.
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