Angel’s Assassin
Synopsis/Blurb
Damien is an assassin, a man with no
home and a tortured past. Sold into slavery as a young boy, he is trained to
kill with cold calculation, without remorse. As a reward for his ruthless
success, he is given a chance to earn his freedom from his cruel master. One
last mission. One final person to slay…
Lady Aurora of Acquitaine is the epitome of purity and goodness, beloved by all her people. She lives her life trying to atone for her mother’s cruelty by being a fair and just ruler. Secretly she fears that one day her mother’s murderer will return for her.
When Damien enters Aurora’s life, tempting her with promises of dark passion and forbidden lust, he threatens to tear her peaceful world apart.
Can Aurora’s light heal Damien’s dark spirit or will his evil consume her? The eternal battle of good versus evil, love versus hate, dark versus light, all come to a shattering climax in this historical romance set in medieval England.
Book
Information
Release
Date:
June 26, 2012
Genre: Medieval Romance
Formats: eBook (Kindle, Nook, etc) Kindle, Nook, Smashwords,
All Romance, Omni Lit, Kobo, Diesel, Ibooks, Sony
Author
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Damien watched the startled
expression cross her eyes, heard the gasp stop in her throat. His fingers trembled. One quick move… How innocent she was. How trusting.
How foolish. Foolish in her blind
faith and trust in him.
He had waited a long time
for this moment. His freedom was within
striking distance.
Her lips parted in a silent
gasp and she lifted her chin beneath the pressure of the blade. “Damien,” she whispered.
Betrothed. Anger flared through his veins at the thought
of Ormand laying his hands on her, at the image of him kissing her and tasting
her as he had. Is that why Roke wanted
Aurora dead? So no one else could have
her if he could not? Were Roke’s
thoughts thick with jealous rage just as his own thoughts were now? Did that make him just as evil and twisted as
Warin Roke?
He had to do it now. He felt himself swirling toward
oblivion. He was becoming lost. Lost to his mission, lost to his freedom,
lost to everything he held dear except for her.
Damien looked at the silver blade he held to the white skin of her
neck. Your freedom means everything
to you. He pressed the dagger up
tighter against her throat. Her
beautiful, smooth, white, flawless throat.
Do it.
She should be afraid. Why wasn’t she moving? Why wasn’t she running or trying to talk him
out of it? Would she stand so motionless
before another assassin like this? All
of his victims had struggled and fought for their lives, especially when they
knew their end was near.
Aurora stood before him, her
chin held high, unflinching, unmoving.
Unafraid.
Damien clenched his teeth
tighter. Trusting, he thought with
bitter disdain. No one trusted him. No one.
Not his father. Not his
colleagues. No one. And rightfully so. He was an assassin. He brought death. He was death.
And yet… Aurora stood before him, imperiously,
bestowing goodness on him with a simple glance.
His hand shook, his fist
tightening around the handle of the dagger.
“You’re wrong about me,” he snarled.
In her eyes, in her stunning
blue eyes, he saw absolution. Damien
could not move. His freedom was at
hand. Just a little slash with his sharp
dagger. But this was Aurora. She was so damned pure and innocent. He wanted desperately to kiss her. He wanted to have her. She was dangerous to him. So dangerous.
That thought could not save him from his desperate need for her. Damien growled low in his throat.
He threw the dagger aside
and grabbed her shoulders, pulling her against him tightly, pressing his lips
to hers. It was a frantic, despondent
kiss. A punishing kiss. He would not give up his freedom. Not for anyone. It was all he wanted. It was all he needed. She would not stand in his way.
10 Things You Can’t Do
Without
It is given that I have a
comfortable warm place to live with air conditioning.
Chocolate
A pen that never runs out of ink
Endless paper
A good cup of Coffee for every day
(with sugar)
A comfortable chair
My cat Charming (and food and liter
for him)
A super comfortable bed for that
place I live in
Water
Toilet (with an endless supply of
toilet paper)
A really hot man to tend to my needs
Laurel O’Donnell has won numerous awards
for her works, including the Holt Medallion for A Knight of Honor, the Happily
Ever After contest for Angel’s Assassin, and the Indiana’s Golden Opportunity
contest for Immortal Death. The Angel and the Prince was nominated by the
Romance Writers of America for their prestigious Golden Heart award. O’Donnell
lives in Illinois with her four cherished children, her beloved husband and her
five cats. She finds precious time every day to escape into the medieval world
and bring her characters to life in her writing.
The author is giving
away one copy of "Angel's Assassin" and one copy of her medieval
romance, "The Angel and The Prince".
Winners will be chosen and announced on January 24th at the wrap-up. The winners will be chosen by the author from among those who comment on the blog posts.
Follow the tour and comment often to greatly increase your chance of winning. Also, don't forget to include your email addy in the comment so that we can contact you if you win. Good Luck!
4 comments:
Thank you for hosting today Laurie!
Laurie--"chocolate and a really hot man to tend my needs". I couldn't agree more.
Congrats on the release. Angel's Assassin sounds fantastic. Can't wait to read it to see more of Aurora and Damien.
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nice blog... thanks for letting us all visit and of course a giveaway is always great too!!
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