This week I’m sharing another excerpt from the Immaculate (Ancient Blood 3). I’m so excited that this book is almost ready for re-release!
In the last excerpt I posted, Adam agreed to translate a book about the supernatural that’s in a language Mara couldn’t read. Here, they’re meeting at the library again so that he can fulfill his promise.
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Excerpt:
Adam stood several feet from the reference desk gazing up at a mural of angels and demons battling on a field of black and red flames. His posture was soldier-straight, his hands clasped behind his back. A simple black coat draped his tall, lean frame. Something about him stirred her in a way she thought she’d never experience again.
He turned to her, and a slight smile flickered across his mouth.
“I’m sorry to make you wait.” Suddenly she wished she’d at least put on some makeup or chosen a better outfit.
He held up his wrists. “No shackles. You didn’t make me do anything.”
That’s ten, but here’s a bit more, if you’d like to read on:
He picked up the book from the reference desk and held open the door to the small study room where they’d met the previous night. Walking past him, she caught a glimpse of the simple silver cross hanging from a chain around his strong neck. She averted her gaze, forcing herself not to stare at him. Inadvertently, her arm brushed him on her way through the door. The odd but appealing scent of his cologne wafted on the air. It was a woodsy fragrance, like herbs or incense, more natural than manufactured.
They sat at a small wooden table. She took out her notebook and pencil, and Adam placed the volume between them before shrugging off his coat. Unable to help herself, she gazed at him and thought how attractive he was. A blue T-shirt stretched across the chiseled muscles of his broad chest. For some strange reason, this man turned her on so much that she almost felt like a normal woman again. Powerful arms, each with a prominent vein over his biceps, swelled beneath his short sleeves. His jeans clung to every long, hard inch of his legs. The muscles of his thighs bulged against the denim. When he turned to hang his coat on the nearby rack, the curve of his taught, perfect butt faced her direction. Mara drew a deep breath and tried to control her racing pulse.
Focus on some other part of him instead.
The Immaculate
by Kate Hill
Series: Ancient Blood
Format(s): Ebook
Heat Level: Steamy
Pairing(s): M/F
Genre/Themes: Paranormal, Vampires
Length: Novel
Cover art created at Canva.com
Coming Soon!
Scarred in mind and body after a brutal attack, Mara travels to Spain in pursuit of an explanation for flashbacks that hint at supernatural evil. There she meets Adam, a gorgeous vampire fighting demons of his own. Bound by mutual attraction and suffering, it seems they can heal each other, until their romantic relationships turns potentially deadly for one of them.
Note: The Immaculate was previously published. This re-edited version contains additional scenes. The Immaculate contains scenes with sex and violence. The story refers to past rape and past child abuse.
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Intriguing snippet. Great job.
From the description of him, I don’t blame her at all for staring! He’s a hunk! Tweeted.
Nice description of Adam … I’d be staring too 😉