Kiss of the Goblin Prince (39 page)
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Authors: Shona Husk
That man had died the night his wife and children were murdered. The body had kept going because it didn’t know how to stop even after his heart was gone. Now he was a husk full of unwanted memories with no reason to go on.
The cross was in reach.
His gaze darted to the humans in blue uniforms, but they weren’t watching him. Then back to the woman. Could he steal from her? He needed the screaming in his head to stop. The necklace swung closer and with a flick of his fingers the gold came away in his hand. The woman didn’t notice. Her gold burned his palm. He waited for the swell of desire, the pleasure of holding wealth, the rising need for more, but it didn’t come.
Instead there was silence. The screaming stopped and for a moment he glimpsed clarity of mind he’d thought lost. Then it was wiped away as a slippery sense of disquiet took hold of his gut. Taking gold had never caused him discomfort before. He tried to push aside the unease and regain the calm, but it slid through his fingers. Goblins didn’t have feelings. They had urges. He couldn’t allow himself to feel. If he did, he would drown in despair.
He imagined gold, piles of it, the cold metal in his hands and a hunger that couldn’t be sated. But his skin didn’t change, his joints didn’t thicken into goblin form.
He remained stubbornly human.
The Goblin King
by Shona Husk
Once upon a time…
A man was cursed to the Shadowlands, his heart replaced with a cold lump of gold. In legends, he became known as
The Goblin King.
For a favored few he will grant a wish. Yet, desperately clinging to his waning human soul, his one own desire remains unfulfilled:
A willing queen.
But who would consent to move from the modern-day world into the realm of nightmares? No matter how intoxicating his touch, no matter how deep his valor, loving him is dangerous. And the one woman who might dare to try could also
Destroy him forever.
“Shona Husk put together an amazing story about loss, love, redemption, and discovery…”
—
Night Owl Reviews
Reviewer Top Pick
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Enraptured
by Elisabeth Naughton
ORPHEUS—
To most he’s an enigma, a devil-may-care rogue who does whatever he pleases whenever he wants. Now this loose cannon is part of the Eternal Guardians—elite warriors assigned to protect the human realm—whether he likes it or not
.
Orpheus has just one goal: to rescue his brother from the Underworld. He’s not expecting a woman to get in the way. Especially not a Siren as gorgeous as Skyla. He has no idea she’s an assassin sent by Zeus to seduce, entrap, and ultimately destroy him.
Yet Skyla herself might have the most to lose. There’s a reason Orpheus feels so familiar to her, a reason her body seems to crave him. Perhaps he’s not the man everyone thinks…The truth could reveal a deadly secret as old as the Eternal Guardians themselves.
“Filled with sizzling romance, heartbreaking drama, and a cast of multifaceted characters, this powerful and unusual retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice story is Naughton’s best book yet.”
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Publishers Weekly
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The Danger That Is Damion
by Lisa Renee Jones
Lethally passionate, wickedly dangerous…
Renegade warrior Damion Browne is a soldier of soldiers, an enforcer of the code of honor. With ruthless precision, he calculates risks as deliberately as he does his lover’s satisfaction. Now it’s up to him to defeat a new generation of female Super Soldiers, including the one woman perfectly programmed to be his downfall.
His enemy…or his soul mate?
Lara Martin has never felt powerful, until she’s brainwashed to destroy the one man who can help her find the answers she so desperately seeks. Alone and embroiled in lies, Lara must turn to Damion for the key to the truth…
Praise for The Legend of Michael:
“A thrill ride of nonstop action, intricate suspense, and scorching love scenes!”
—Stephanie Tyler,
New York Times
bestselling author of
Hold on Tight
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Acknowledgments
I couldn’t have written this book without the ongoing support of my husband. He’s gotten used to my random questions and odd tangents. Brigit’s treatments developed from conversations with my sister who has an interest in reiki and alternative therapies. The Winkgirls read and commented on the very first draft of the story. My editor, Leah, pointed me in the right direction when I’d wandered off the path. Thanks to Danielle and the Sourcebooks team. And to the readers who thought goblins could be heroes. Thank you for making my dream possible.
About the Author
A civil designer by day and an author by night, Shona Husk lives in Western Australia at the edge of the Indian Ocean. Blessed with a lively imagination, she spent most of her childhood making up stories. As an adult, she discovered romance novels and hasn’t looked back. Drawing on history and myth, she writes about heroes who are armed and dangerous but have a heart of gold—sometimes literally.
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