I am thrilled to welcome Chrysander
Notos and Laney Summerlyn to the world today! Chrys and Laney are the hero and
heroine of South of Surrender, the
third book in my Greek-mythology inspired Hearts of the Anemoi series. The
Anemoi were wind gods the Greeks associated with controlling the wind, the
weather, and the seasons, and as the summer god, Chrys is the hottest of them
all! Chrys just might also be the most tortured of them all. And the thing I
love about tortured heroes? Their redemption is so, so sweet! Need more proof?
Check out this excerpt with Chrys and Laney in a hot tub (hmm…where could this
scene go next? *muhaha!*) as well as the giveaway that follows!
“Stop
it, Laney. Just stop.” Chrys hated the gruffness of his words, but couldn’t
control it.
Her
jaw dropped open. “What?”
“Stop…”
He tugged his fingers through his wet hair. Tempting me to give in.
Tormenting me with things I can never have but want so desperately I
can’t breathe. Desire and regret lodged a knot in his throat.
A
range of emotions played over her face. Hurt. Rejection. Anger.
Determination.
Laney
pushed into the center of the pool. He sat up straight in his seat, his back
coming hard against the tub’s side. “What do you want me to stop doing,
Chrysander? Huh?” She waded closer and stopped right in front of him. “Do you want
me to stop caring? Do you want me to stop worrying about you when, for the third
time since we’ve met, your brother has tried to kill you? And nearly succeeded?
Do you want me to stop thinking about making love with you? About how good you
felt inside me?”
“Stop,”
he said again, bracing his hands against the walls to restrain the urges her
words were letting loose, heartfelt urges that warred with every bit of his
common sense.
She
pushed closer, her legs skimming the insides of his spread thighs. “I can’t
stop. I wouldn’t want to even if I could. I lo—”
He
lunged for her and claimed her in a devouring, soul-stirring kiss. He knew what
was about to come out of her mouth, because she was wearing the emotion on her
face, in her eyes. He just couldn’t hear it. He wasn’t ready for it. He might
never be ready for it because he wanted to hear the words so damn bad.
Laney
moaned into the kiss. Cradling her face, he drew her in closer, plundered her
mouth thoroughly and deeply with his tongue. He poured every bit of suppressed
longing into the kiss until she was swaying, jostled by the flowing, bubbling
water. She stumbled and threw her arms out for balance. But what she didn’t do
was try to touch him.
As
if he didn’t already care more than he should, at that moment he felt what only
could be called love for Laney Summerlyn.
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Thanks for reading!
Laura
About South of Surrender:
She's the only one who can see through his
golden boy façade to the broken god within...
Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed. But Eurus fights back, triggering vicious storms that threaten the mortal realm and dangerously drain Chrys.
Laney Summerlyn refuses to give up her grandfather's horse farm, despite her deteriorating vision. More than ever, she needs the organized routine of her life at Summerlyn Stables, until a ferocious storm brings an impossible—and beautiful—creature crashing down from the heavens.
Injured while fighting Eurus, Chrys finds himself at the mercy of a mortal woman whose compassion and acceptance he can't resist. As they surrender to the passion flaring between them, immortal enemies close in, forcing Chrys to choose between his brother and the only woman who's ever loved the real him.
Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed. But Eurus fights back, triggering vicious storms that threaten the mortal realm and dangerously drain Chrys.
Laney Summerlyn refuses to give up her grandfather's horse farm, despite her deteriorating vision. More than ever, she needs the organized routine of her life at Summerlyn Stables, until a ferocious storm brings an impossible—and beautiful—creature crashing down from the heavens.
Injured while fighting Eurus, Chrys finds himself at the mercy of a mortal woman whose compassion and acceptance he can't resist. As they surrender to the passion flaring between them, immortal enemies close in, forcing Chrys to choose between his brother and the only woman who's ever loved the real him.
About Laura Kaye:
Laura
is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in
contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family
believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and
evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and
all things paranormal. She
lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and
appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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