Cade
Le
Beau Series Book
1by V.A. Dold
a Paranormal Romance
Available at Amazon
Book Description:
Anna James is single again,
finally. In her opinion, men are self-centered and will never love her for who
she is, a beautiful, plus sized woman. All except the fantasy man that she’s
been meeting in her dreams for five years. She just never expected her fantasy to be a real live alpha shifter...
Cade Le Beau isn't what he seems. He’s a billionaire wolf. A Shifter. He laments his missed chance six months ago to meet his fantasy woman in the flesh. Just as his second chance presents itself, his fantasy woman, his mate, is threatened by the local mob boss and her ex-husband. Now, he has forty eight hours to deal with this threat once and for all or chance losing her again.
Is it Anna who’s in danger, or the humans who unwittingly threaten her?
The heat is on the moment they lay eyes on each other. Neither, age, children, horrid ex-husbands, nor mob bosses will stop this love affair.
NOTE: Complete novel. No
cliffhanger. Dual POV. Rated 18+ for language and strong sexual content. This
is an adult paranormal romance with erotic content. The series centers on wolf
shifters but also includes vampires, voodoo priestess, a Marine, and magic.
These are stand alone books that create a series. They do not need to be read
in order.
EXCERPT
“Emma,
we need to take matters into our own hands or they’ll never find their mates.”
Isaac Le Beau set his snifter down before he crushed the glass in frustration.
“We have seven virile, grown sons, who after two hundred years haven’t found
their mates. If we don’t step in and give a hand to the wolf-goddess Luperca,
our sons may spend their lives alone, without children to raise and without
their other half to love. Dang it, I want some grandchildren, while I’m still
young enough to enjoy them.”
He
slowly raised his head and gazed at the love of his life, Emma. She was a
unique blend of Romanian gypsy heritage and a very powerful voodoo priestess.
Even after two centuries her exotic sparkling dark eyes and compact killer soft
curves left him breathless. Some would classify her as a big, beautiful woman.
He called her ‘sex on a stick‘. He swore she controlled every beat of his
heart.
The
warmth and agreement in those mesmerizing eyes silently prompted him to
continue.
“Would
you do your high-priestess voodoo thing and ask the spirits to identify their
mates? With some influence we could bring them together, so they can recognize
them on their own. I don’t want to force a meeting. Simply provide the
opportunity. How about it, will you give it a try?” Isaac asked.
He
knew Emma wouldn’t deny him. “Of course, I’ll perform the ritual, but I can’t
give you any guarantees. All I can do is try. If we are truly blessed, Luperca
will appear to me and give this endeavor her approval. I want our sons happy
and I’d love to have a dozen grandchildren running around the house, too.”
Isaac
opened his arms wide, inviting Emma to slide onto his lap. He buried his face
into her hair breathing in her unique scent. The familiar fragrance calmed him
like nothing else. He was confident everything would change for his sons very
soon. He could hardly wait for each of them to meet their one true mate. No
wolf should go fourteen hundred years alone.
Two
weeks later, they enjoyed the cool breeze that came off the river, flowing
through the open windows. A secret little smile lit up Emma’s entire face and
her fingers tapped a tune on her cut crystal wine glass. He knew that
expression well.
“Out with it, Emma,” Isaac said with a grin of
his own. “What is it you’re dying to tell me?” He waited patiently for her to
tell him her grand news.
Emma
actually bounced in her seat. “I received answers from the goddess.” She
clapped her hands excitedly. “Cade's
mate is in New Orleans right now. Her name is Anna James. The goddess said she
has had many unhappy years, but is now open to finding her one true love. Isn’t
that fantastic? Two days from now she is destined to be in Jackson Square and
then stop to eat lunch at Crescent City Brewhouse. She’ll be in the bar around
eleven-thirty. As for the rest of the boys, the goddess said we must have
patience. She’ll grant me visions in my dreams or come to me for each of them
when the time is right.”
A
surge of excited energy rushed through him as a hundred butterflies took up
residence in his stomach. This must be what it felt like to win the lottery he
thought. “We’ll have to move fast. We need to think of a way to get Cade there
at the right time.”
“Maybe we can come up with a way to use
Jackson square? Cade sits there so often it might be an option?” Emma offered.
“Maybe.”
He
rubbed his chin, forehead crinkled in deep thought. “First we need to get him
out of his home office and into the French Quarter. The bank called yesterday
about a restaurant up for sale. I’ll have them schedule a meeting with Cade to
review our investments and recommend this new opportunity.” He tapped his chin as the plan took shape,
mumbling as he worked it out. He stood and paced across the room, prowled like
the animal he was. He couldn’t think properly sitting down.
As
he strode back and forth, he noted she had settled into an easy chair to watch
him.
“That’ll get him to the city,” he thought
aloud as he continued to tap his finger on his chin. “You’re right about his
constant people watching, I’m sure he’ll take a walk and perhaps sit a while. A
possibility.” Isaac cupped his jaw in his hand and rubbed the coarse stubble.
A
satisfied smile tugged at his lips. “I’ve got it! I’ll ask him to meet me for
lunch at Crescent City at eleven-thirty. Richie tends the bar, he’ll know the
mating signs. When Cade arrives, goddess willing, he will sense his mate. I’ll
have Richie tell him I won’t be able to make it. If I’m not there for lunch he
will be free to spend time with her.”
Smile
broadening, he folded his arms across his chest and nodded. They had a solid
plan. In less than a week he could have his first daughter-in-law. Isaac
settled into his leather captain’s chair. “I’ll arrange everything with
Richie." He felt two hundred years younger, like the bold robust young man
who had swept his mate off her feet. By the wistful expression Emma wore, he
must look it, too.
As
he sipped his rich, sweet cognac, he imagined a baby in Emma’s lap, sleeping
peacefully while a toddler played with blocks on the floor. His sigh brought
her attention to him with a raised brow. She would laugh if she knew what he
was dreaming.
A
smile continued to pull at his lips. He couldn’t help it. He was very pleased
with his little romance ambush, positive it would be successful. Cade was in
for a wonderful surprise in two days’ time.
“Now
that we have the plan, what do you think she will be like? Did the goddess give
you any hints?”
She
laughed. “No, you silly man, the goddess doesn’t have time for things like
that.”
“You
know he has always favored curvy women. I sure hope she isn’t skinny, he might
not even look at her if she is.” A little shiver ran through him. “Remember the
gal he dated who looked a lot like you? She was a plus sized beauty. Cade never
said anything, but Marcus drove him crazy with that ‘Oedipus’ nickname.” He
laughed as he recalled the antics of the boys.
“You’re
right, he does like a woman with meat on her bones. All the boys do.”
About the Author:
V.A.Dold is the bestselling
author of the Le Beau Brothers series, New Orleans wolf shifter novels. A
graduate of Saint Cloud University, she majored in marketing. Prior to becoming
a full time writer, she was a publicist to the authors, owning Innovative
Online Book Tours and ARC Author & Reader Con's (ARC NOLA) (ARC Phoenix).
Still is. The companies mesh so well together, much like PB&J.
Her idea of absolute heaven is a
day in the French Quarter filled with nothing but her computer, her coffee mug
and the Brothers, of course.A Minnesota native with her heart lost to Louisiana, she has a penchant for titillating tales featuring sexy men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably taking in a movie, reading or traveling.
Her earliest reading memories are from grade school. She had a major fixation with horses, and the Black Stallion was a favorite. Then junior high came along and teenage hormones kicked in. It became all about the Harlequin Romances. She has been hooked on romances ever since.
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