{"id":9998,"date":"2023-10-04T01:05:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T05:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=9998"},"modified":"2023-10-03T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T03:04:10","slug":"this-life-can-be-beautiful-mfrwhooks-vampireromance-romantichorror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=9998","title":{"rendered":"This Life Can Be Beautiful &#8211; #MFRWHooks #vampireromance #romantichorror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! It&#8217;s time for the MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop!<\/p>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s excerpt from Through My Heart, Anna is just starting to explore her new life as a vampire.<\/p>\n<p>For more excerpts from MFRW authors, stop by <a href=\"https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/\">https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kate<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Excerpt from Through My Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your senses are heightened now. You&#8217;ll see, hear, smell, and feel things differently than you did as a mortal. Some things will be stronger, and others far less potent. This life can be beautiful for someone like you, Anna. For now, rest. It&#8217;s better for us to sleep by day. I&#8217;ll be back soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He covered my mouth in a gentle kiss. Closing my eyes, I slid my arms around his neck. He held me tighter and deepened the kiss. The pressure of his cool, firm lips against mine, the rhythm of his tongue dancing with mine, rekindled our passion from the previous night.<\/p>\n<p>My newly-formed fangs ached. I longed to taste his blood again. I nipped his lower lip and tasted his intoxicating elixir. He groaned and lightly pricked my tongue with his fangs. Whimpering with pleasure, I clung to him tighter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9981\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Through-My-Heart-350-\u00d7-560-px-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Through-My-Heart-350-\u00d7-560-px-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Through-My-Heart-350-\u00d7-560-px-300x480.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Through-My-Heart-350-\u00d7-560-px.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>Through My Heart<\/strong><br \/>\nby Kate Hill<br \/>\nSeries: Romantic Moments<br \/>\nFormat(s): Ebook<br \/>\nHeat Level: Spicy<br \/>\nPairing(s): M\/F<br \/>\nGenre\/Themes: Vampires, Romantic Horror, Historical Romance<br \/>\nLength: Short Story<br \/>\nPreorder Link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Through-Heart-Romantic-Moments-Book-ebook\/dp\/B0CH2KLRYZ\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Adrian<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0\u2013 I am a vampire whose physical ugliness intensified with my immortality. For centuries I hunted alone, disguising myself from prey, preferring illusions to brutal attacks. Others of my kind spurned me. Some tried to destroy me, and on them I unleashed my wrath. I suffered the agony of eternal loneliness, and then I met Anna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\"><strong>Anna<\/strong> \u2013 My life was almost unbearable until a tall, black-haired stranger with fiery eyes and needle sharp teeth drank my blood and swept me into an unimaginable world. From the night we met, I gave\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Adrian<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0my heart, but a lie spun by a jealous enemy drove us apart. I swore I would never give him the chance to hurt me again, but denying my love for him was harder than I thought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Note: Through My Heart is a very short horror romance featuring vampiric love. It has a spicy heat level, violence, and a HEA. This Romantic Moments story is the perfect length for a lunch break, before bed, or any time you want a quick, romantic read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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=310211&amp;type=basic\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7387 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mfrw-book-hooks400-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book Hooks Blog Hop\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mfrw-book-hooks400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mfrw-book-hooks400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mfrw-book-hooks400.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! 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