{"id":7336,"date":"2018-11-21T01:05:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T05:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=7336"},"modified":"2018-11-21T01:11:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T05:11:05","slug":"prisoner-or-guest-an-excerpt-from-handsome-bastard-mfrwhooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=7336","title":{"rendered":"Prisoner or Guest? An Excerpt from Handsome Bastard – #MFRWHooks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Handsome Bastard<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Kate Hill<\/p>\n

Historical, Paranormal<\/p>\n

Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trained since childhood to hunt blood drinkers, Leotine is sent on a mission to destroy the elusive Cyprian Augustus. The cunning blood drinker has converted or killed many hunters who have tracked him. Will the vampire or the huntress win their deadly game of lust?<\/p>\n

Note: Handsome Bastard was previously published. This is a re-edited version and contains two additional scenes.<\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leotine\u2019s heart pounded as she stared at Cyprian Augustus, so enraptured by his catlike green eyes and voice as deep and rich as the finest wine that she nearly forgot she\u2019d been sent to kill him.<\/p>\n

It had been her idea to come to him under this guise. As with all her assignments, she had carefully studied her victim. Though Cyprian had at first seemed to harbor no weaknesses, Leotine had eventually found one. Women. Plump, innocent-looking women in particular. Fortunately, Leotine possessed both attributes.<\/p>\n

Not to say that Cyprian was a fool for such women. The man hadn\u2019t a foolish bone in his body. He simply lusted after them. Lust could lead to love. Love to trust and trust to death. Convince him of her love and loyalty and he would be hers.<\/p>\n

The first step was to seem as vulnerable as possible. What better way than to appear as a beaten woman on the side of the road? Julius had agreed to her plan and assisted her in the preparations\u2013far too willingly for Leotine\u2019s taste. The filthy swine had actually seemed to enjoy beating her. He had taken her by surprise with his ferocity. Furious, she\u2019d struck back only to be knocked unconscious by one of his slaves.<\/p>\n

For the first time, she began to wonder whether her duty was worth the sacrifices she made.<\/p>\n

Cyprian placed a hand to her cheek and washed blood from her face. She tried to turn away, but he held her gently yet firmly as he blotted her lips.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you doing this?\u201d she asked softly. \u201cI told you I\u2019m a slave.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment you\u2019re my guest,\u201d he said in those low yet incredibly masculine tones that sent an unfamiliar feeling of warmth through her entire body.<\/p>\n

She had looked at paintings of him made by members of her faction who had seen him. Once or twice she had even seen him from a distance when he traveled to the city. She had been careful not to move close enough for him to bother focusing on her by sight or scent. It had been important for them to meet according to her plan. Though she had heard rumors about his stunning good looks, she hadn\u2019t expected him to be like this.<\/p>\n

His face, with its chiseled bone structure and green eyes that seemed to remain in an alluring half-closed position, like a man thoroughly engaged in making love, nearly stole her breath. He was taller than most men too, with a lean yet muscular build apparent even beneath his tunic.<\/p>\n

In all her years of tracking and killing blood-drinkers, she had never been attracted to one. Until now.<\/p>\n

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