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“Fine.” Cryss flung out her arms, exposing the plunging neckline of her gown. With swaying hips, she advanced on Clay. “You wanna have your fun romancing a Reaver? Go right ahead. But maybe you should remember one thing first.”

Swallowing hard, Clay focused on the shadows swirling through Cryss’ eyes and not at the way her dress clung to her breasts. “What’s that?”

“They killed Tommy, Clay.” The arch of her lips swelled into a lethal smile as the band struck an upbeat harmony and the grandfather clock clanged the midnight hour. “Just staked him, no questions asked. I was there, Angel. I heard him beg for his life; I heard him promise steadfast obedience to their laws. But they killed him anyway. Are those really the sort of people you wanna mess around with?” Curling her fingers into his shirt, she plunged them between his buttons, raking the skin of his chest with her long red nails. “Are they? What if they kill you next?”

A stab of agony lanced Clay’s chest, followed by the torrent of pain that came with remembering that night: the night he’d stood in the shadows; the night he’d watched as they’d killed his friend. Because he’d been there, too. He’d been there, hiding behind a tree, too scared to do anything else. “Tommy was drinking from innocents. He abandoned the Lumince creed.”

A thrum of laughter rippled from Cryss’ throat. “Know that for sure? Or d’you wanna try again?”

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“You know,” Josh tugged Julia into his arms, “I’ve been waiting to get you alone all night. I didn’t think I’d ever get the chance.”

“And so you chose a dance floor crowded with people. Smart plan.” Yanking his hands further up her waist, she glanced at a father Lumince dancing with his little girl.

The child’s brown ringlets swirled around her ebony cheeks as her daddy lifted her onto his toes, twirling her around the room. Catching Julia’s gaze, the girl flashed her fangs and broke into an infectious grin.

Josh wrinkled his nose with a disdainful sniff. “I don’t know if I’d call them people.”

Julia’s grin faded. “And what exactly would you call them, Josh?”

“More like creatures. Or abominations. Take your choice.” He gripped her hips and tugged her closer to his groin.

Julia sneered and stumbled backward. “I think I’d prefer to stick with Luminces. Or, you know, vampires. The people we invited to this party.”

“That’s the problem.” Josh curled his lip and glanced at a twenty-something Lumince couple coiled together within the shadows. They swayed to the beat of the music as the brunette raked his fangs down his date’s exposed throat. “No matter how many invites we extend, they’re always gonna be the same. A bunch of soulless blood suckers.”

“Nice.” She turned Josh from the couple, suppressing a groan when the action brought her closer to his chest. “Can I ask you a question?”

“Sure.” He nodded, his mouth against her ear. “You can ask me anything.”

“Great.” Julia jerked her head to the side, avoiding the wet brush of his lips. “Is there anyone in the world—and I do mean anyone—that you care about more than you care about yourself? Be honest. It’s okay; I think I already know your answer.”

Josh’s hands convulsed around her hips. “What happened to you, anyway? You used to be … cool. Fun, even. Where did all this love for vampires come from?”

“People change.” Julia shrugged. “I did.”

He shook his head. “Not that much. I’ll bet you still have the same desires you used to. The same … cravings.” He yanked her hips so close to his groin, she could feel him bulging hard against her thigh. Bending lower, he snared her lips within his mouth: a stolen kiss that died with the sharp groan that ripped from his throat.

“Ouch! You bit me.” His eyes wet with pain, Josh pinched his swollen lip. “You frickin’ bit me!”

“Gods, Josh!” Julia swiped her hand across her mouth. “Could you be any more disgusting?”

“I don’t know, Jules.” Josh sneered. “Could you be any more obvious?”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

“You tell me.” Stalking forward, he jabbed his finger at her chest. “You think I don’t know what you and your little friends are up to? That I don’t know you tried to hide Brennan before we could catch him? That you’re all a bunch of—” he leaned so close, she swore she could feel his anger radiate in livid waves, “disgusting sympathizers?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Digging her fingernails into his shoulder, she pushed him back.

People were watching; vampires had stopped dancing, the father and daughter had swept from the floor. The emerald-eyed blond crept from the shadows, flexing his fists and flashing his fangs. Glancing at their audience, Josh curled his bruised lips into a synthetic smile: the rubbery grin of a snake. “People are staring, Julia,” he whispered, stepping forward to trap her within his arms. “Smile pretty now.”

“Why should I?” She stepped on his foot.

“Because,” he hissed, kicking her off and tightening his grip, “I’m the only person in the world standing between you and certain punishment. You think just ‘cause your daddy’s Chief Reaver, it’s gonna spare you the pain of rebellion? You think you can go against everything you are and emerge unscathed? Think again, little girl. It doesn’t work that way.”

“You’re an ass.” She clawed her nails into the taut skin of his neck.

“And you’re a rebel.” He grimaced, tilting away from her touch. “Last I checked, the punishment for that was execution or banishment. You ready for that, Jules? Or do you want to play nice now?”

Julia broke out of his arms. “You want to know what I want?”

“I do.”

“What I want,” her heels clacked against the floor as she stepped forward with a jerk of her hips, “is to dig my spiked heel into that small, hard thing you call a—”

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Synopsis 

Jess knew her life would never move forward if she remained a part of Gregory’s pack. Some Alpha’s just don’t know how to take care of their wolves. She had managed Gregory’s bar for years but she knew he would never sell it to her.

 

After one giant mistake, he went from bad to worse. As a psychic, she knew it was a downward spiral.

Taking her future in her own hands, she contacts the Alpha in Edenton. He is happy to sell the empty bar no one has the time, nor desire to renovate, much less run.

Their attraction is unexpected and the last thing either want, but they find the only thing they need in each other.

There is just one problem. Slater’s second in command is plotting against him. Liam will use anything to take over as Alpha.

Plenty of werewolves, an old vampire flame, plus a paranoid second, and don’t forget the psychic with a whole lot of attitude.

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“All right, boys, listen up! Eat your donuts, drink your coffee. You’ve got eight minutes before we head out. We’re going to start on the third floor today, since starting on the first floor didn’t do crap for our luck yesterday. We’ve got to keep the pace up to make up for the time we’re going to lose having to come back to the first floor today…” Charlie assigned her maintenance guys to team up and then ran to the office to make sure Roxanne had everything she needed for the day.

“Hey, hon. How’d it go yesterday?” Charlie asked.

“It was really quiet, so I was able to get to some filing,” said Roxanne.

“Oh good! Here, I brought you a donut and some coffee. Two sugars, right?”

“Oh, thank you! Oh, we have two appointments today. One this morning, and another at two o’clock. I’m ready to lease this baby up!” Roxanne said.

“Sounds good. I’ve got my phone on me, so call if you need anything.” With a wink, Charlie stuffed half a donut into her mouth and turned to head back to the maintenance gathering.
Her cheeks puffed out with chocolatey goodness, she rounded the corner and plowed straight into Roxanne’s morning appointment.

Charlie fell backward and landed hard on the floor. The other half of her donut went flying down the hall and she made a strange grunting noise. “Oww!”

Charlie looked up at the potential leaser and saw him.

Silver-blue eyes staring down at her, he crossed his arms over his chest, revealing a
long-forgotten tattoo. A tiny dancer.

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Jesse from Progress and Interrupted Interview. 

This week I've been lucky enough to promote Amy Queau's new novel Interrupted.   As many of you may know I interviewed Amy several months back after the release of her first novel Progress. Progress was the first book in the series and has been going from strength to strength since it's release. Being touted as the next big thing in women's chic-lit. Here's the link to my review of Progress- the first book in the series, and also a link to my previous interview with her.   http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/563375465 http://www.clairecriley.com/3/post/2013/04/amy-queau-constant-interview.html   So, today marks day one of my promo for Interrupted's release. It premiers this weekend, and I have some great things to share with you over the next couple of days. So with that in mind, I bet you'd like to see some exciting stuff from this talented author? Let's start with the book synopsis and trailer and see where our characters are heading in the next instalment of this wonderful series.   Happy Reading, Enjoy   Claire ♥

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