Dragon's Law #2 - Damon By Alicia Sparks
Damon has lived with guilt and regret for six long years
and has finally decided to put an end to it. He knows his betrothed, Kira, is
alive, and now it's time to find her. When he travels through space and time
and lands on the foreign planet, Earth, he finds more than he ever dreamed.
Kira awoke six years ago with no memory of her past and no idea about the
strange bite mark on her shoulder. The only thing she knows for sure is that
the moon controls her, forcing her to have feverish dreams of a time and a man
she doesn't remember.
Their destinies collide in New Orleans as Kira goes to a
sci-fi convention to unveil her latest video game created to help rid her of
her demons. Standing before the audience, she never expects the man of her
dreams to literally step forward and cause her entire world to come spiraling
down around her.
Catching up with Alicia Sparks
Louisiana is Tiger Country.
Visitors to the state are constantly reminded of this fact when they travel
down the interstate and see billboards announcing Tiger Insurance and Tiger Car
Loans. They are also reminded when they drive through Louisiana’s small towns
on Friday night to watch the St. Mary’s Tigers battle against the Montgomery
Tigers. However, there are no tigers in Louisiana. None in the wild at any
rate. Our only tigers are in zoos and, yes, at truck stops along the
interstate. So why the obsession with tigers?
It goes back to the Civil War and a
band of fighters who originally used Tiger Rifles as their primary weapon. This
group was mostly Irish and composed of people who were less than honorable in
their daily lives but they could shoot straight and fought with their hearts.
As the Civil War continued, more and more battalions became known by the
nickname of “Tiger” and a group of Louisiana Tigers even fought in Canada in
1866. The name stuck, becoming a title for any group of fighters from Louisiana
who fought with the same passionate nature of their forefathers, and thus the
Louisiana Tigers were born.
Why the history lesson? Because
like most of Louisiana, I am also obsessed with tigers. But, instead of praying
to the football gods every Friday night or Saturday afternoon, I spend my time
thinking, what would happen if….
Primitive Series by Alicia Sparks
In my new Primitive series from Beau Coup Publishing, I get the chance to
explore that very topic. I’ve always been obsessed with shape shifters, and
thanks to my new publishing agreement with the fabulous Sable Hunter, I am able
to explore my fascination in a way that doesn’t involve me painting my face
purple and yellow (LSU’s colors for those who don’t know). In the first books in my series, I introduce
readers to the Maddux family of the Atchafalaya Basin, about two hours outside
of Baton Rouge. The Maddux family has roamed the swamps incognito for over a
hundred years, but now they have a problem. Their clan leader, Nik, has been
taken hostage and his captors think he is a white tiger instead of the shape
shifter he is.
The book begins when his brother,
Kenyon, hatches a plan to spring Nik from his cage and lands in one of his
own—jail. Of course, he has an ace up his sleeve, the one woman he’s never been
able to live without, Sage Villalobos. Sage spends most of her time as an
eco-terrorist fighting for whichever cause catches her attention but she is
bound by honor to show up when the Maddux family needs her help. Years ago, her
family made a pact with the Maddux family that the second born daughter of each
generation would marry the second born son to continue the tradition between
the two families. Even though Kenyon is the only man who has ever set her body
on fire, Sage hates being bound by honor, so she makes a deal with Kenyon.
After the heist, she wants out. No more bailing him and his family out of this
bind and that, and no more steamy kisses that leave her gasping for breath.
Instead, she walks away and never returns. Kenyon agrees but is determined not
to give her up without a fight.
In the second part of the book, we
discover what happens to Nik after his narrow escape from behind iron bars.
He’s wounded, alone in the swamp and has only partially morphed back into a
man. When he stumbles upon Juliette, a woman full of her own set of secrets, he
is at her mercy until his body can fully heal. What he doesn’t know about
Juliette is she does have the power to heal him. She was a nurse before she
secluded herself in the swamps. But she also carries a deadly secret that could
destroy them both and their ways of life.
This is only the first set of
stories in my Primitive series. We will later find out what happens to
Juliette’s brother, Logan when he meets up with defiant mayor’s daughter
Hanley, and Nik and Kenyon’s cousin, Willow when she collides with a member of
the Canadian Tiger Tribe, Timbre Lenox. The Primitive Series will be starting
soon from Beau Coup Publishing, a new company that I am very excited to be
working with.
"Knowing What to Wish For"
Wild Shifters Anthology
In the meantime, I have a new
shifter short story in the Jupiter Gardens Press anthology, Wild Shifters. Even
though my guy is not a traditional shifter, he is a Djinn and is able to shift
between smoke and human form. “Knowing What to Wish For” begins with Hailey
Conrad being assaulted by a series of wicked dreams that make her wonder
exactly what goes on in her mind when she’s sleeping. She’s never thought about
the kinds of things she saw in those dreams…whips, handcuffs, paddles, the kind
of things that make a girl like her blush. But she’s turning 40 and is
determined to have an adventure before she’s plunges “over the hill” toward
middle age. Of course, her friends assure her she’s got a long way to go before
she’s considered middle aged and that age is just a number. On a weekend excursion
to New Orleans, Hailey encounters a strange man who gives her a necklace with a
charm on it, a wishing lamp. When she rubs the lamp, the dreams begin. But when
they start taking over her waking hours, she knows she’s got to make a wish.
She’s just not sure what to wish for.
After a six year hiatus from
writing, I’d like to announce that I’m back in a big way. I have recently
published with Ellora’s Cave, writing about sexy dragons and orgasm inducing
ice cream, and I’ve also written a range of novels and novellas for Loose-Id
and New Concepts Publishing. I am very excited about working with both Jupiter
Gardens and with Beau Coup. They are allowing me to expand my horizons and my
audience. So, what’s next? Aside from the sexy shifters, I have a line of hockey-rotica
novels that will make you wonder how the ice manages to stay frozen with all
those hot bodies flying across it. I’m also working on a zombie series that I’d
like to compare to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, with a multitude of characters
and narrators to keep my audiences intrigued. One thing is for sure, you will
be hearing a lot from me in the near future.
Book Blurb: Wild Shifters Anthology:
Knowing What to Wish For
When
Hailey Conrad and her best friends head to New Orleans for her fortieth
birthday, she has no plans for a hook up, but the mysterious stranger in the
French Market seems to know exactly what she needs to mark the big 4-0. He
gives her a wishing lamp with one warning: don’t make a wish. Of course, when
she rubs the lamp, her most carnal fantasies come to life in a way she never
imagined, leaving her knowing exactly what to wish for.
Alicia Sparks Bio:
Alicia Sparks is a Southern girl with
a flair for all things a little naughty. From writing about sensual ice cream
to sexy tigers, her stories all contain a high level of heat, which she blames
on her Southern surroundings and her smoking hot husband. She has been writing
for ten years and shows no signs of stopping any time soon!
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Wow!
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be checking out these titles. Love all the excerpts!
So happy to be here today! I'll be checking in regularly if you have any questions!
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