Danita Minnis

Title:
The Fallen King

Author:
T.A. Grey

Series:
The Bellum (#4)

Genre:
Paranormal Erotic

Publisher:
Self Published

Release
Date: December 28, 2012

 

Blurb

 

Life
couldn’t have possibly gotten worse for the demon king Alrik. But it did. He
lost the love of his life. Days spent clouded in black and gray were brightened
only with the lovely Arianna near. Her light kept the darkness at bay if only
for a few moments. 

And now she’s gone leaving him alone. Now he has nobody. But he has purpose. A
purpose—steely determination—for revenge against the one who cursed him. His
mother. She’s out there in the rift, gathering forces, for what, he’s unsure. 

 

A mere
human witch by the name Abbigail Krenshaw is the key to saving himself and
killing his mother–or so a little old seer tells him under sword point. Small,
fragile, and breakable Abbigail almost reminds him of his lost love, yet she’s
different. Strong, charming, always pushing him in ways that Arianna wouldn’t
dare. He can feel her worming her way into his battered, blackened heart and
can’t decide whether he wants to close her inside forever, or lock her out.

He needs Abbigail. He needs the human witch to sacrifice herself in order to
save his tortured soul. He’s more than willing to sacrifice her for his
purpose, but the more he’s around her the more difficult it becomes to uphold
the decision. Can he really use her to save himself and let her die? His heart
screams no but his mind says yes.

 

 

Excerpt

 

The
human mumbled to herself, her head lolling left and right. Something tightened
in his gut as he looked at her. He didn’t like it. Gazing upon her stirred
something deep inside of him.

 

Alrik
cursed.

 

Who was
she to try to compete with his Arianna? She was no Arianna. Arianna was a
goddess. Beautiful, shining, dark black hair fell down to her slender waist and
a graceful figure and demeanor that could only be obtained with the best of haute,
aristocratic blood in her veins. This human looked nothing like his Arianna.
She had hair the color of wet dirt. It looked thin and not heavy like Arianna’s
hair. She had wide hips and more curves than Arianna, but Arianna didn’t need
blatant curves. Her graceful figure brought about attention alone.

 

Simply
put, she wasn’t his Arianna.

 

Then
why did his gut clench just looking at her?

 

Too
long without a woman, maybe. His gaze trailed over her form once more taking in
the slight span of her waist and the flare of her hips. The sight stirred
something hot buried deep inside him.

 

He
wondered how she’d feel pressed tight against him…bare skin to bare skin.

 

His
cock hardened like steel.

 

Enough!

 

Alrik
charged into the dark cave. He didn’t need his sight in his place; he knew it
like the edge of his sword. He went far back into the cave, sidestepping the
fire pit he’d made before he’d left to find the human. Then he dropped the
human to the ground. He wasn’t gentle about it and she gave him the response
he’d been looking for. Her eyes shot open, mouth forming a big circle as pain
pinched her features. She let out a low, husky groan that did nothing to
alleviate the pressure in his groin.

 

“What
the hell,” she groaned, turning on her side to rub her back.

 

“We
will talk now.”

 

She
hadn’t been aware of him, he realized. Now she was. Slowly her head fell back,
her eyes turned up to meet his. Recognition dawned slowly. Her eyes darted
wildly around the cave filling with panic and fear. She stood in a rush then
wobbled on her feet. Panic had her in its grip. She swung her arms out, found
the wet cave wall with a hand, and then leaned towards it to steady herself,
pressing both hands against it.

 

“What
the hell’s going on? Oh my god, where am I?”

 

“Be
quiet. I will talk and you will listen. Do you understand?” He hadn’t met a
human in years. In his previous experience, some were smart and others not so
much. He hoped his salvation didn’t lie in a daft girl who looked entirely too
young to have the amount of power the seer spoke of.

 

She
turned and glared at him. The spark of anger was good, and the cleverness he
spotted in her eyes even better. Good, she wouldn’t be daft.

 

“Excuse
me? How about you tell me who you are, demon, where I am, why I’m here, and
what you want with me?” She crossed her arms and set her light green eyes on
him.

 

Alrik
had the distinct urge to stalk over to her and tower over her just to see her
quiver in fear. She will learn her place soon enough. Her attitude would go
even quicker. He was a king, and some lowly human would not treat him like a
servant.

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Author Bio

 

I love
to write the kind of stories that will keep you up late at night

and
make your heart pound. It’s my goal in writing to make each new book better,
more exciting, more action-packed, not only to test myself as a writer but to
keep thrilling you. I’m always trying to push the boundaries with my
imagination, and yours, to create something new and different.

 

If
you’re a fan of paranormal romance novels then you’ll love my Bellum Sisters Trilogy.
This isn’t your typical romance story, so be prepared for a kick of heat and
tons of action. The Bellum Sisters Trilogy has received excellent reviews from
paranormal bloggers and two of the three books are Top Picks from Night Owl
Reviews.

 

Now, if
you like shorter books with quite a bit of heat, humor, and action then I’d
recommend the Kategan Alphas series. This erotic series features the sexy
Kategan family and all the lucky men and women who get to meet them and
complete their lives.

 

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