{"id":8697,"date":"2021-07-21T01:05:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T05:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8697"},"modified":"2021-07-20T21:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:08:16","slug":"you-cant-carry-me-warrior-priest-mfrwhooks-sciencefictionromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8697","title":{"rendered":"You Can&#8217;t Carry Me &#8211; Warrior Priest #MFRWHooks #sciencefictionromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Book Hooks Blog Hop,\u00a0 authors share excerpts from their books.<\/p>\n<p>In the following excerpt from my science fiction romance Warrior Priest, Jade and Selena are enjoying a morning run together when she gets a minor injury.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out more excerpts from authors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/\">MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8493\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/warriorpriestbookcover200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warrior Priest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Kate Hill<\/p>\n<p>Science Fiction Romance<\/p>\n<p>Again they fell into step at a slow jog. Selena glanced at him, studying his craggy<br \/>\nprofile, his braid snapping behind him and his sweaty uniform clinging to his muscular frame. She wasn\u2019t sure if it was due to sprinting or if the temperature had already risen, but she was practically stifling.<\/p>\n<p>One moment she was staring at him and the next she hit the ground, pain shooting<br \/>\nthrough her ankle. \u201cOuch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what she got for ogling him instead of watching where she was going.<\/p>\n<p>Jade instantly knelt beside her. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy ankle. I must have turned it in that hole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With warm hands, he gently felt her injury. It was already starting to swell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get you to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood idea. I just need a hand\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He picked her up before she had a chance to finish. Pressed close to his hot, damp body, Selena instinctively grasped his neck. Mother Sun, he felt as hard as he looked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh! Wow. Jade, this is very sweet, but I can walk if you just let me lean on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is quicker and more efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And almost frighteningly intimate. With his face so close to hers, the temptation to kiss his full, sensual lips almost overwhelmed her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hospital is all the way over there. You can\u2019t carry me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His brow furrowed and again she sensed his amusement. \u201cIt\u2019s not like you weigh much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just\u2026are you allowed to do this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring an injured woman to the hospital? Yes. It\u2019s not against my religion. In case you missed it, that was sarcasm again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What happens when a warrior priest from a strict religion meets a free-spirited priestess from a new age commune?<\/p>\n<p>Jade and Selena are as different as two people can be, but to facilitate an alliance between their worlds, they engage in a cultural exchange. With their galaxy in danger from a planet that wants to conquer or destroy all others, they realize the importance of their assignment, but it is difficult for a warrior priest and a nonviolent priestess to understand each other.<\/p>\n<p>Selena is both attracted and appalled by his old school masculinity, and Jade is tempted to break his vow of celibacy until marriage due to his powerful desire for her. Will this unlikely pair not only find common ground, but unconditional love?<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Order Links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Priest-Kate-Hill-ebook\/dp\/B096BGK6RM\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=kate+hill+warrior+priest&amp;qid=1622926456&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\/<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/ca\/book\/warrior-priest\/id1570525891\">\u00a0Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/warrior-priest-kate-hill\/1139625049?ean=2940164924720\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/warrior-priest-3\">kobo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1087232\">Smashwords<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><\/p>\n<p><b>Powered by Linky Tools<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/wordpress_list.aspx?id=302141&amp;type=basic\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Book Hooks Blog Hop,&nbsp; authors share excerpts from their books. 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