Series: Legends
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Blurb:
It’s hard to keep secrets in a small town…
It’s hard to keep secrets in a small town…
It’s even
harder to keep a secret that could expose not only your family, but an entire
species. That’s what Frankie Cavanaugh must do. As the daughter of the leader
of the Wisdom Counsel, it’s up to her to step into her father’s shoes until
another leader is chosen.
It’s also up
to her to continue her lineage within the species.
She wants to
do neither. She considers the shifter gene a curse rather than a gift, robbing her
of a normal life. Unfortunately, the Counsel doesn’t see it that way and is
determined to wed her to their next leader – by force, if necessary.
Tanner
Coalson is fresh out of college and ready to tackle whatever life has in store
for him. First item on his to-do list is marrying the woman he has loved for
years. He knows Frankie will baulk at the notion because she’s fifteen years
older and was his childhood sitter. He’s no longer a young boy, but a man who
is determined to win her heart, and he is prepared to do just that.
But
convincing her they are destined to be together gets much harder when she is
kidnapped by an old enemy. In order to survive, Frankie may have to reveal her
secret, and Tanner may have to accept what seems impossible, or reject the love
of his life.
Talon Cavanaugh stood on the grassy knoll above the cemetery,
watching the procession as it wound through the cracked tombstones to the final
resting place of the Wisdom Council’s leader, Leonard Cavanaugh. He smiled in
satisfaction as the urn was laid into the dirt pit next to where his human wife
would someday reside. Soon, he thought, soon all would be in place and he could
claim his birthright.
“Son, I know
how much you loved your uncle. Are you sure you don’t want to go down and join
in the ceremony?” his father asked.
Well, the man he had called ‘father’ for most of his life,
inquired. It was only on his mother, Sylvia’s, death bed, that Talon had
learned the truth. He was the son of Leonard Cavanaugh, the owl leader of the
Wisdom Council, who had died never knowing he had fathered a son. Sylvia had
wanted to ensure the bloodline stayed pure when it became apparent that the old
fool was planning to wed that woman, Paige, an inferior human. Sylvia had
slipped a potion into his wine as the family celebrated her engagement to the
leader’s brother, Lester, Talon’s assumed father. Leonard Cavanaugh had mated with Sylvia that
night, the potion making him hallucinate that he was with his beloved Paige. Sylvia’s plan worked, and she gave birth to
Talon, who was a pureblood shifter, keeping the bloodline intact.
Glancing over his shoulder, Talon shook his head in the negative
at Lester. He had no need to go down there. He was the true heir to the
leadership position of the Council. He knew the death procedure - one year of grieving for the widow and the
family. He looked to Frankie Cavanaugh. She was a beautiful woman, despite her
human blood. Her red hair glowed like flames in the sunlight. She was
appropriately dressed in black, her cultural brooch, made of gold and the
feathers of her father, pinned to her breast. She was crying quietly into a
handkerchief, hugging her mother, in solace. It was almost a pity she would
have to die, but there could only be one true leader.
And that position would be filled by him.
Back home, she resides in the Midwest, with her high school sweetheart, Ned, and their children, Katie (Kyle) and Ross (Valerie) and first granddaughter, Lorelei, otherwise known as “The Boss”
You can connect with her online at: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Amazon | Goodreads | Instagram | Pinterest | BookBub
a Rafflecopter giveaway
No comments:
Post a Comment