A huge thank you to The Moonlight Romance Authors for having
me here today!
I’m here today to
promote Broken Promise, the second
book in the paranormal romance Promise Me series. But what better way to
introduce my Promise Me Series than a paragraph of introduction by each of the
central and supporting characters, from their own POV?
Sarelle McGarran
Independent human heroine recently nursing a broken heart
Hi. My name is Sarelle McGarran. I live on an old horse farm
in New York, and work part time at a metal fabrication shop. I thought when I
met Danial last fall that I’d found a soul mate. Instead, he broke my heart. I
knew it wasn’t going to be easy having a working relationship with a vampire,
but we could have made it, if he’d just have told me the truth. I still hope
that after I take some time for myself that we can reconcile. I do love him,
and I know he loves me. I also didn’t take my oath to him lightly. I just hope
he feels the same way.
Danial Racklan
Reserved yet romantic vampire recently nursing a broken heart
It is not easy for a human to accept most of my needs as a
vampire: the night schedule, the blood donors I must use, the history I have
witnessed and lost, my company which I love even as it demands much of my
waking time, and the dismal fact that I will likely outlive her. I thought Sar
was different, that we had something lasting. But she has run back to her home,
telling me she “needs some time to come to terms with my agelessness.” My own
heart is broken, that I could have been so wrong about her acceptance of me. I
have no power to make vampires, unlike my licentious brother, Devlin. Was it so
wrong to have wanted a child with her, a being that might have had my longevity,
so that I might hold onto our love forever?
Terian
Vengeful half-demon
Danial is not to be trusted, no matter what feelings he
professes for Sar. Yes, he did tell me the truth about myself during our fight,
that night he came to rescue her from me. In those months since I’ve learned
much about passing for human, in addition to honing my magical talents. But
that doesn’t mean I trust Danial with Sar. She was kind to me, and helped me
when she didn’t have to. I owe her for that. She’s also the first human who
didn’t look at me like I was an abomination. I’ll do whatever I can to show her
the truth that Danial is lying to her, and get her away from him before he gets
her killed.
Theo
Uncompromising werecougar nursing his own secret affection for Sar
Danial is my best friend. He saved my life years ago, and gave
me a place in his business, Solutions, Inc. In the ten years I’ve known him, he
always treated me with respect, as a partner. Now he’s a wreck, having loved
Sar and lost her within only a few months. I told him how many times that it
wasn’t going to work, him being vampire and her being human. That bastard
Terian is just another problem we’re going to have to deal with, too. But
keeping Danial safe is my job. Whatever it takes, I’ll find some way to put
Terian down for good. He’s got designs on Sar. I’m sure of it. But no way in
hell is he getting near her. She deserves to be happy with someone that loves
her and keeps her safe. I’d give my life to protect her.
Cia
Loyal, reticent werefox
I’m one of Danial’s werefoxes, assigned with protecting him
and his personal effects. I’m also Sar’s friend. Now that Sar and Danial have
spilt, I’m forbidden to visit her. Danial said she needed space, to be
completely alone. I think that’s BS, but don’t dare say that to him. I can’t
risk my job, now that I’m expecting a child with my mate, Aran. All I can hope
for is that Sar takes some time and returns to Danial. I miss her terribly.
Devlin Dalcon
Seductive and relentless vampire
At last, the moment I waited for all these last 50 years…my
brother Danial is again in love. He hid it from me at first, knowing what I
would do. I will never forgive Danial for taking Anna from me those many years
ago. Danial’s heart will break once again over the loss of his beloved, just as
mine did almost two centuries ago. Strangely, my charms failed me the night I
first met Sar, and she resisted my efforts to seduce her. In fact, all my
efforts to ensnare her have failed thus far. But no matter….I have time on my
side, you see. I know Sar’s personality now, and that in time, something is
sure to happen between my domineering brother and her to give me opportunity.
When that time comes, I’ll be there ready in the shadows to pounce. One way or
another, Sar will one day be swooning at my feet, offering her body up for my
eager penetration as all Danial’s other loves did.
Is that a threat? No, my darling readers, that’s a promise.
Blurb from Broken Promise:
Shocked at Danial’s betrayal, Sarelle returns to her old home to consider her options. Yet even as Sar plans a reconciliation with Danial, Terian arrives, confessing his desire. When Theo witnesses Terian and Sar kiss, he angrily confronts Sar, leading to startling consequences. Will Sar’s heart choose Danial, Terian,…or Theo?
Excerpt
from Broken Promise:
“Where were you tonight, that you
were so dirty?”
“Don’t ask me that.”
“What happened, Danial? Or is this
something else you want to keep from me?” I said sarcastically.
Danial stared at me, and then
seemed to decide something. “I fought with Theo.” He turned away from me
abruptly, and headed back to the living room.
I was uneasy at mention of Theo,
so much so that I followed him. “What about?”
“About you. Theo said if I had any
brains I’d come up here and say whatever you wanted, anything, in order to win
you back. I refused, and told him it was none of his business. He hit me. We
fought, though not for long,” he finished bitterly.
“So you’re here…because of Theo?”
“He said that if he had someone to
love like you, who would look at him the way you used to look at me, he
wouldn’t let anything stand in the way of being with them.”
I drank most of the wine quickly,
savoring the bitter taste. I’d have maybe expected this from Cia, but not Theo.
Not after how he had kissed me, and said he wanted me for himself. Maybe this
was Theo’s way of making things right with Danial without telling him what had
happened New Year’s Eve. His loyalty to Danial had always been strong.
I finished my wine, and put the
empty glass on the counter, trying to find something appropriate to utter.
“What do I need to say, Sar? Tell
me and I’ll say it,” Danial said, coming to stand in front of me.
I closed my eyes, but even then, I
could still feel him there, so close to me I could touch him. My words seemed
too loud when I finally spoke. “Tell me that it doesn’t matter to you if I have
your child.”
“It doesn’t, Sar. Not after—”
“Tell me that you won’t lie to me
again about anything.”
“I swear it, I won’t—”
“Tell me that it’s enough that I
gave you my word I’d come back to you. That I can stay here as long as it takes
to come to terms with what happened, and with your non-aging. That you can wait
for me to do that. That you are willing to do that, because that is what I
need.”
Danial looked at me, a battle
going on inside him. His jaw worked, but he kept silent. Finally, he looked
away.
“Would it be enough, to hear me
say that? Would that make the difference to you, that action that would bring
you back to me?”
“Yes,” I said, staring into his
eyes. “I would probably come back to you, in time.”
Instead of kindled hope, Danial’s
eyes held anger. “What about you, Sarelle? Would you love me, want me, if I
told you I was yours, and then the next night left you, and refused to come
back when you asked me to? How would you feel?”
“It’s not the same,” I said with a
sigh.
“It is to me,” Danial said.
I smiled sadly, and reached up to
touch his face. He caught my hand easily in his, and kissed it. I was slightly
drunk by this time, which was no excuse, but I couldn’t stand the tension, to
stand there arguing about my love for him after all that I’d gone through to be
with him. After I’d told Terian that I couldn’t love him, because I loved
Danial. After I’d stopped Theo from making love to me, because of my oath to
Danial. I should have told Danial to stop, but I didn’t, and he took my silence
for acquiescence. He moved closer, and then he was holding me. I melted into
his embrace, and he began kissing my neck gently, his fangs brushing me.
“Please leave, Danial,” I
whispered.
“No, Sar,” he said, lifting my
chin to look into my eyes. “Not tonight. Tonight, I’m staying.”
He kissed me passionately. His
lips were soft, and cool against my warm mouth, and I drank in the sensation,
remembering the way we used to be before everything had happened. When we’d
first dated, and started sharing ourselves with each other. I put my arms
around him, and kissed him back, my body responding to him. He reached up into
my hair, and pulled me against him tightly, and I felt at once how aroused I
still could make him.
“Danial,” I said breathily.
“I never meant to hurt you, Sar,”
he said, still kissing me. “Tell me you know that. That the things I kept from
you weren’t because I didn’t want you to know, but because I was afraid if you
knew, you wouldn’t love me, or want to be with me. I was afraid.”
“I know it,” I murmured back. “I
never wanted to hurt you either. But I’m still afraid, and until I get past my
fear, we can’t be together.”
He put his hands on my waist and lifted
me so that I was sitting on the counter. He spread my knees, and slid between
them, pulling me tight against him. Danial put both hands into my hair on
either side of my head, and held my face inches from his.
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