Title: Gavril of Aquina, Lords of Magic book #1 (stand alone, no cliff hangers)
Author: Aurrora St. James
Blurb:
Gavril Khalon lost his throne, his magic, and spent years tortured in captivity. When fate provides his freedom, Gavril returns to his beloved Aquina with no hope of reclaiming his place as king. Until a chance meeting brings him face to face with the one woman who may tip the scales in his favor.
When a wounded stranger stumbles into Shyla De Aven, he presents her with a mystery she is compelled to solve. Determined to find the answer and help Gavril, Shyla uncovers an unexpected connection. Can she find the key to unlocking his true power and return him to the throne, without losing her heart in the process?
Excerpt:
“Tell me, lovely, are you afraid?”
Her lips parted and he was drawn to their plumpness, eagerly anticipating the sound of her voice.
“No. My king.” She added the address as an afterthought, but he didn’t mind. Her voice was soft, slightly husky like a woman in the throes of desire.
“That is good. I promise you only pleasure.” He traced his fingertips from the satin skin of her shoulder, down her arm to take her slightly damp palm in his. She may not be afraid, but she was nervous.
Varic gently pulled her closer. She came slowly, her lips parting and her eyes fastening on his mouth. “Do you find me pleasing to your eyes?” he asked, sliding a palm around to her lower back and pressing her closer.
“Y-yes,” she whispered. Her eyes darkened as she licked her lips.
At last, their bodies touched. Varic lowered his head and captured her moist, full lips with his own. He stiffened at the contact. In all his royal years he had kissed many women, loved their bodies as they warmed his bed. Desire scorched him, searing away the haze of too much drink, and set his body aflame. Never had he felt such immediate and intense passion. He broke the kiss to stare into her eyes, unsure of what was happening. Her pupils were wide and her breasts rose and fell with quickened breath.
She rose onto her toes, wrapped her arms around his neck and tugged him back to her mouth. She opened for him and Varic wasted no time sweeping his tongue in to explore her further. He crushed her to him, filling his hands with the firm curve of her backside.
The kiss went on and on. He was distantly aware of her hands sliding down over his chest, timidly exploring his body. Varic was so lost to her touch, her kiss, that he didn’t recognize the sound of his chamber door opening until the woman broke the kiss with a gasp of surprise.
He started to turn, to rebuke whoever was intruding, when a blast of icy air slammed into him. He staggered back, finally registering the handful of guards, his Vizier Lorcan, and his top two advisors from the council. The cold stole into his skin and bones, freezing his body from the inside out until he shivered. Varic lifted his hand, intending to shield the woman and himself, yet his magic didn’t respond. Power sputtered uselessly from his fingertips like sparks. Before he could register the failing magic, his legs gave out and he dropped to the floor, completely immobilized.
“Bring him,” Lorcan said. “And take care of the intruders before the rest of the council finds them.”
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