Soul of Flame
Blurb
Exiled from her clan by a
suspicious Queen, Fire Fae Ceara finds peace among the humans and a role within
an elite rescue team. Following a tragic accident, the deaths of her team and
the loss of her powers, Ceara is sent to the mysterious resort of Wiccan Haus
to heal.
Kidnapped, abused and cursed
on escape, black jaguar Shimeer Neguar is desperately seeking the cure which
will re-unite him with his shifter half. Wiccan Haus is his last hope, but he
is horrified to discover his nemesis is also a guest on the island.
When a huge black jaguar
attacks Ceara, she hopes for death and an end to her suffering but the shifter
fails to bite. The staff on the island want him banished, but understanding
Shim has been the victim of another Fae, Ceara intercedes on his behalf and he
is permitted to stay, as long as he stays away from her.
The smoke and spice scent of
the Fae is driving Shim crazy and he can’t keep away from her. Can he reconcile
his feelings and the Fates desire for them to mate with the fact that she is
the image of the woman he loathes?
Ceara begins to fear the
worst, the magnetic shifter who haunts her thoughts and inflames her passion is
the key to a prophesy that threatens her very existence.
Can two broken souls find
healing and love at Wiccan Haus or is their fated union the key to their
destruction?
Extract
A rustle in the grass disturbed her. She raised
her hand to shield her eyes, the sun shone high overhead now, dazzling her.
Sitting up, she faced the noise and frowned at the tall man prowling through
the meadow in her direction.
Jet-black hair lay close to his scalp, and his
golden-brown skin glowed in the sun. His body flowed with the inborn grace of a
shifter, and thick corded muscle packed his shoulders and arms. Dressed in a
white T-shirt and cargo shorts, his bare feet ate up the distance until he
paused at the edge of the circle. The lines feathered around his eyes and two
deep grooves etched between his dark brows spoke of age and experience. A scruff
of beard graced his jaw and upper lip, flecks of silver glinting in the bright
sunshine. His jade eyes gave her the final piece in an unwanted puzzle. The
jaguar.
Although he remained outside the circle, his
presence unnerved her. The hairs on the back of her neck bristled, things long
dormant stirring deep in her belly. Rising to her feet, she drew upon every
harsh lesson learned at Court. Women of the Emerald did not get intimidated by
walking beasts—no matter how attractive. Not possible.
His gaze traced over her naked form, she fought
the urge to preen beneath his attention.
“You were told to stay away from me.”
“I was.” His deep voice rumbled in his chest,
and her nipples pebbled in response.
Words flooded her mind. Primal, base, earthy.
Nothing like the preening fools at Court nor the softer humans she’d met. Hard,
strong, resilient. A man worthy to stand beside the daughter of a queen. His
presence prickled over her skin like fireflies dancing in a dusky evening sky.
Taking a step forward, he breeched the
perimeter of the circle. The energy flowing through her body took on a
different resonance. Sharp, fierce power flooded her veins, and she threw her
head back, crying out. The world shifted on its axis, the meadow around them
altering beyond recognition. The atmosphere thickened, hot and humid with a
hint of sulfur. Fronded palms waved in the breeze, choking vines curled around
thick trunks, bright tropical flowers spread out before her eyes.
She glanced down, and he stood right there at
the foot of the dolmen, his jade eyes glowing. He captured her gaze, held it
with ease—not something many men could do—and it ramped up her excitement. He
couldn’t be called good-looking, in any conventional sense. His features, too
scarred and age battered to be considered pretty, were raw, compelling. She
wanted nothing more than to leap from her high perch into his embrace.
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