Woohoo! It's day 3 of Authors for the Holidays and we've got the uber-talented Tes Hilaire here today with an awesome guest post of her favorite scenes from Deliver Me From Temptation!!
It releases tomorrow so huge congrats on that!!!
Tes writes seriously sexy men that are drool-worthy, intriguing and find their hearts with strong, determined women you can't help but love. The series is pretty phenomenal and a grittier paranormal romance if that makes sense. It's one that keeps getting better and better with each book too! I loved book one, Deliver Me from Darkness, but the newest release...total book love. Our review for it went up today so be sure to check that out and the giveaways here and there :) Enjoy!
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Logan Calhoun is the last full-blooded Paladin, the future leader of a race of immortal warrior angels. The heavy responsibility of continuing the Paladin line falls to him, and the last thing he should do is get involved with a human.
Then fate throws Jessica Waters, a homicide detective who doesn't believe in fate or divine intervention, into his path. Her devotion lies in her Glock and a good set of handcuffs. Like Logan, she's a warrior for her people, and she awakens within him something he'd never thought he'd feel. But she's also as human as they come...
These are a few of my favorite Scenes…
This is the scene were Logan’s actions reveal that Jessica is his bond-mate. I really kind of like this one because even though it’s blatantly obvious to the reader, it isn’t until the fear and adrenaline wear off (in the next scene) that Logan gets it ;-)
Logan stepped forward, the archaic language of the banishing spell rolling off his tongue like an endless crash of waves against a breaker. With the last words of the spell on his tongue, Logan paused, kneeling beside the creature that was Lucifer’s chosen weapon of chaos.
The demon screeched, knowing that three more words would send it back to its master, trying to explain the extent of its failure. The thought of what Lucifer might do to this thing was almost enough to make Logan smile. He might’ve too, if not for the enormity of the demon’s offense.
It tried to possess Jessica.
And for that both it and its master were going to pay.
“Tell your master no one touches my woman.” He laid his hand on the creature’s chest. “Now, go rot in hell.”
This is part of a scene where Jessica realizes that her need for Logan trumps everything…even her logical-cop code. Warning, it’s starting to get a little hot so you might want to grab your fan!
“I said kiss me, not toy with me.”
“Why not? Obviously I like toying with you. And this is all about taking what I want, isn’t it?” she asked, her voice nothing but a low purr that surprised even her. She’d had lovers, not many, but for the most part those encounters were experimentation more than anything else, an attempt to see if she could let go enough to enjoy the moment and take what her body craved. Passion. And the results of those experiments had taught her one thing: Her only passion was for justice. But her body throbbed with alarming need. Logic, right and wrong, fled her mind. She wanted him, and made to prove it by rubbing her body up and down his.
He growled. At the same time, his hands came down on her shoulders, his grip almost bruising as he seemed to war with himself over whether to pull her in or push her away. For a moment she thought perhaps he decided on the latter, just the slightest pressure on her collarbone.
Something snapped inside her, something that had her own body tensing, her fingers digging like claws into the denim fabric.
No. She hadn’t gotten her kiss yet. Not that it would be enough. A simple kiss to prove him wrong was no longer an option. Not when her body practically wept at the thought of not tasting him again.
She lunged, her other hand snaking around his neck, practically pulling herself up his body so she could reach her destination. She needn’t have been so scared. His hands left her shoulders, but only so they could lock on her hips, his head dipping as he ground his pelvis against her. So real, and oh God that felt so good.
Their mouths came together like two greedy animals, ready to devour each other. It probably should’ve been scary or somewhat disconcerting to have gone from zero to tongue down each other’s throats in two seconds flat but it wasn’t. It was sublime.
This is a scene where Logan (who is just shy of immortal) realizes he can’t keep fighting the bond between himself and the very human Jessica. His poignant acceptance and his determination to fight for every moment they might have always makes me a bit blurry eyed so you’ll excuse me if I just hang out over here and grab up a tissue…
Something hard and horrible tasting rose in his throat. It took him a moment to understand what it was: Despair. Because even if he could convince her—which was looking doubtful—it didn’t matter whether she believed. Belief, acceptance. What did either of those things really fucking matter? He’d have what? Twenty? Forty? If he was damn lucky maybe sixty years with her?
She was human. Sooner or later she was going to die.
But I have her now. I have her this moment. And damn if I’m not going to fight for another.
As he grasped on to the thought he closed his eyes, drawing to him the memories of their night together. The average female in this country had eighty years or more. That meant that if he could keep her safe, fifty-four of hers could be with him. Piddling really, but calculated out that meant he could have her for 19,710 days which equaled 473,040 hours or, still further, 28,382,400 moments. And that number didn’t seem nearly so bad…Wow! I hope you enjoyed those little teasers! I would love to hear about some of the favorite scenes or moments that you’ve read. One lucky commenter will win a copy of Deliver Me from Temptation today! Beyond that, another copy of Deliver Me from Darkness (book 1) AND Deliver Me from Temptation will be available as part of Herding Cat’s One year Anniversary Grand Prize giveaway!
~Tes Hilaire
Daphne Award-winning author Tes Hilaire started creating whole new worlds to escape upstate New York’s harsh winters before finally fleeing to sultry North Carolina. Her stories are edgy, exciting, and bring a hint of dark fantasy to paranormal romance. And no one ever has to shovel snow.
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