I’m so exciting to be celebrating the release
of the second in the Scimitar Magi paranormal series, Forgotten in Darkness here at Inner Goddess.
I love writing about hot alpha badboys and mixing in a bit of ancient
Egyptian myth.
Shay’s first impression of Dakar:
She squinted into the
shadows where he’d taken up residence—big and scary-looking. The earful she
planned to unleash about his abysmal greeting skills lodged itself mid-throat
when another lightning burst lit him up. And she processed his full frontal.
Oh, my. His appearance correlated with the Egyptian accent; at
least, the cheekbones made sense. The power and danger radiating from him
mesmerized her. All thought vacated her mind like the last sand grain whooshing
to the bottom of an hourglass. Words spilled from her mouth, but she couldn’t
have told a soul what she’d said.
3 Words that describe Dakar: Protective, powerful, tortured
3 Things he loves about heroine Shay: She’s smart, gutsy, and loyal.
Who would play Dakar if this was made into a
movie? I had a pic of Joe Manganiello on my desktop whenever writing. He’s got the
look.
Meet Heroine Shay:
Dakar’s early impression of Shay:
His chest clamped
tight. Memory of her in past lifetimes flooded his brain, inciting a hotbed of contradictory
desires. He needed to kiss his way from the delicate arch of her instep to the
last freckle on the bridge of her nose. He wished to wrap her tight in his arms
where the heat of her body could reassure him she lived.
And he must kill her.
But the thought of
hurting her shredded his soul. If that daemon had harmed her...Stop. Such thoughts needed to move
into a dark corner. This time, this life he must strike first, before she
conjured some new way to take him out of the world.
3 Words that describe Shay: Adventurous, strong, impulsive
3 things she loves about hero Dakar: He’s dominant and protective. He’s an
authentic ancient Egyptian who she can ask anything; the archaeologist in her
loves this.
Who would play Shay if this was made into a
movie? I’m truly torn between Anna
Kendrick and Isla Fisher.
Thanks for reading!
Zoe
FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS
by Zoe Forward
by Zoe Forward
Series: Scimitar Magi, Book 2
Publisher:
Wild Rose Press
Release Date: 1/03/14
Page Count:
356
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Blurb:
After an unjustified two-century stint
in purgatory, Scimitar Magus Dakar returns to the human realm, renewing his
eons-old curse. Once again he must murder the woman he loves. To break the
vicious cycle, he must kill her before she strikes her deathblow, something
he's never done in the past.
Archaeology grad student, Shay McGinnis,
suffers a near-death attack in pursuit of a piece of Scimitar Magi lore.
But did the magnificent warrior who pinned her to the wall injure her or the
daemon he fought? In her search for answers, she draws the attention of
both an ancient evil sorcerer and the warrior Dakar. The attraction between her
and Dakar is instant, and for Shay confusing. She wants to be with him, but
intuition equates him with death. Not random death. Hers.
Will this be the lifetime they break the
curse before they are murdered by an age old enemy or worse kill each other yet
again?
AVAILABLE AT:
AMAZON | WILD ROSE PRESS | More links coming soon
Excerpt:
Shay's brain ordered her body to make a
break for it, or at least let loose a scream to draw attention, but she stood
there, dazed and staring. It was the throw-your-panties-off-gorgeous bad boy
from her hotel room.
My God, this guy was a brick shithouse
oozing don't-screw-with-me vibes. And didn't that just make her knees weak. She
was so not a swooning type of girl.
Despite the warmth of the day, he wore a
knee-length black leather jacket. No doubt, he was armed out the wazoo beneath
it.
He subjected her to a scrutinizing
once-over. A swirling black substance in his irises mesmerized her. She hadn't
noticed that last night.
What was this guy? Definitely not
completely human. A month ago, she would've rationalized the sludgy black
substance obscuring the real color of his irises into normalcy and remained in
complete denial of anything amiss.
She wondered if this guy might just be
the real deal--one of those mythical, sorcerer-like immortals obligated to
fight daemons for all eternity. A Scimitar Magus. Shouldn't he be a good guy? A
hero figure? Why then did her intuition demand immediate evasion? For some
reason, her gut equated this guy with death, but not random death. Hers.
DAWN OF A DARK KNIGHT
Series: Scimitar Magi, Book1
Publisher: Wild Rose Press
Publication
Date: February 18th 2013 (first published November
24th 2012)
Page Count: 366 pages
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
In the shadows of our world, a secret
band of warriors fights to protect us. They are the last line of defense
against an evil no human can stop.
An ancient nemesis has resurfaced. Duty demands that Ashor Vlahos, Scimitar Magi commander, recruit a magical healer to fortify the remaining eight magi. The gods' choice is the woman who helped him escape torture a decade ago. Ashor couldn't have imagined a better punishment for his vow-breaker homicidal incidents than for the gods to bind him irrevocably to the only woman in the universe he cannot have. The soul-searing desire she ignites in him is strictly forbidden.
Kira Hardy, M.D. is a brilliant, hardworking internal med resident with big secrets. But when Ashor asks for aid after a brutal daemon attack, she is sucked into his dangerous, secret world. Enslavement to the magi, no matter how hot they are, may be an unattractive life plan, but being targeted for death by their enemies is less tolerable.
She must trust the sexy, tormented Ashor to keep her safe while he must deny his ultimate desire and keep Kira at arm's length lest he bring destruction down on them both. As a centuries-old evil catches up to them, they face a crucial decision--follow the gods' rules or follow their hearts.
An ancient nemesis has resurfaced. Duty demands that Ashor Vlahos, Scimitar Magi commander, recruit a magical healer to fortify the remaining eight magi. The gods' choice is the woman who helped him escape torture a decade ago. Ashor couldn't have imagined a better punishment for his vow-breaker homicidal incidents than for the gods to bind him irrevocably to the only woman in the universe he cannot have. The soul-searing desire she ignites in him is strictly forbidden.
Kira Hardy, M.D. is a brilliant, hardworking internal med resident with big secrets. But when Ashor asks for aid after a brutal daemon attack, she is sucked into his dangerous, secret world. Enslavement to the magi, no matter how hot they are, may be an unattractive life plan, but being targeted for death by their enemies is less tolerable.
She must trust the sexy, tormented Ashor to keep her safe while he must deny his ultimate desire and keep Kira at arm's length lest he bring destruction down on them both. As a centuries-old evil catches up to them, they face a crucial decision--follow the gods' rules or follow their hearts.
*Warning:
Contains explicit sex, graphic language, action-adventure, and an exceptionally
hot tatted hero.
AVAILABLE AT:
Author Bio:
Zoe Forward lives in the South with her
supportive family and an assortment of pets. She has a special love for
archaeology, especially anything Egyptian. A deep part of her wishes she had a
career that would have her at a dig site in a sandy country. But she is a small
animal veterinarian, caring for everything from chinchillas to dogs...and there
was even one hermit crab in there.
Contact Links:
TOUR GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
Zoe is
giving away the following prizes at the end of her tour:
GRAND PRIZE:
Egyptian
style necklace/earrings AND a $25 Amazon Gift card
RUNNERS-UP:
2 runners up
will receive an e-copy of FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS.
RAFFLECOPTER LINK:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
So, what do you think of Shay & Dakar? If you want to give this series a try, for a limited time in celebration of this new release, the first in the Scimitar Magi Series, DAWN OF A DARK KNIGHT is on sale at all vendors for 0.99!
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