Deep Within Me
Book Two – The Prophecy
Erotic Paranormal – Ménage Elements
Unrestrained desire…danger without end.
For one agonizing
moment, Zeke Neekoma thought his most feared vision had come true. Liz was
lifeless in his arms, murdered by her own clan for one traitorous act—loving
him. Then her father’s healing touch brought her back.
She hasn’t emerged
from death unchanged. Now her healing gift leaves her drained, weak. Worse,
Zeke is still tortured with visions of a woman covered in blood.
Liz aches for a future
with Zeke, to always know the thrill of his body imprisoning hers with mindless
pleasure. At her reanimation, she redoubles her determination to use her
healing gifts to help his people—except Zeke refuses to allow her to use them.
But with her clan
leader set to launch his next attack, Zeke and Jacob have no choice but to try
to heal Liz with the same sensual force she used to save them. Yet it may not
be enough to avert a merciless plan that will test Zeke’s humanity, risk Liz’s life—and
threaten their timeless bond.
PRODUCT WARNINGS
Features a determined hunk and a babe who won’t be tamed, loads of
lusty sex including some menage, a ton of unrelenting peril, and love that
knows no limit. In other words, a romance hot enough to vaporize steel.
Excerpt:
Zeke
Neekoma gripped the Jeep’s steering wheel. His eyes swept the barren New Mexico desert. At this hour,
moonlight reduced colors to varying shades of gray and deepened the shadows
cast by stunted vegetation and rocks. The perfect setting for a sci-fi film…or
the endless battles and murders played out here.
Less
than two weeks before, Zeke had been close to death from three bullets near his
heart. Although no hospital emergency room or medical staff had seen to his
rescue and recovery, his body recorded no lingering distress from the incident.
The wounds were mere pinpricks on his chest, hardly noticeable, his pulse
strong yet too fast, heightened by a continued flood of adrenaline.
Because
of Liz—once his enemy, now the woman he adored.
She’d
died. He’d seen it, had caressed her limp body, begging her not to leave him.
And then…
The
enormity of what had happened hit Zeke fully now. He tried to swallow and
couldn’t quite manage the action. His throat was too dry, his palms so damp they
kept slipping on the steering wheel. He rubbed one hand, then the other on his
jeans and clutched the wheel as hard as he could for some measure of control.
Didn’t work.
The
events of the last few minutes precluded it, the memories assaulting him.
He recalled
racing to Carreon’s stronghold, where Liz had gone to stop the man. Carreon was
her clan’s leader and the worst sort of coward. He harmed women, children,
anyone who was helpless against him. Liz had hoped the bastard’s death would
end the bloodshed between her and Zeke’s clans.
How
wrong she’d been to have confronted him. When Zeke arrived, Carreon was in his
black Escalade with Liz’s father in the passenger seat. All these months,
Carreon had kept Dr. Munez prisoner to ensure Liz’s obedience to whatever he
demanded. Upon seeing Zeke, Carreon pushed Munez from the SUV, directly into
the path of Zeke’s vehicle, forcing him to stop. The action allowed Carreon to
escape.
Inside
the stronghold—within the safe room—Zeke had found Liz’s body. Carreon had
strangled her, just as Zeke’s visions had warned…horrific images he’d been
unable to stop. Liz’s face was swollen and purplish. Bruises ringed her neck.
He’d felt for a pulse but there hadn’t been any. No signs of—
Zeke
forced back a shudder, not wanting to revisit that horror again. Desperate to
flee the images, he stomped on the Jeep’s accelerator. With too much gas, the
vehicle jerked forward, then jounced over the uneven terrain. He had to fight
to keep it steady and to see where he was going. Turning on the headlights
wasn’t something he could do. Carreon’s men might see them. They were still out
here.
Before
Zeke could slow down, the tires hit a particularly deep rut. The Jeep’s front
tires dropped into it, and then the vehicle jolted upward.
Liz
inhaled sharply. She dug her fingers into Zeke’s thigh to steady herself.
He
wanted to glance at her but resisted the urge. All they needed now was for him
to lose control of the Jeep, flipping it. Injuring not only himself, but also
Liz and her father to the point of unconsciousness. Before long, Carreon’s men
would arrive, circling them like vultures.
How could you forget that? What the
fuck is the matter with you?
Zeke
eased his foot from the accelerator to slow the vehicle. “You okay?” he asked
Liz.
“Yeah.”
Her
voice didn’t rasp from her previous injuries…her murder. It was as though it
had never occurred, the same as Zeke’s brush with death.
Author Bio:
Tina Donahue is an award-winning, bestselling novelist in
erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Samhain Publishing,
Ellora’s Cave, and Kensington. Booklist,
Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times
and numerous online sites have praised her work. Three of her erotic romances (Adored, Lush Velvet Nights, and Deep, Dark, Delicious) were named finalists
in the 2011 EPIC competition. The French review site, Blue Moon reviews, chose
her erotic romance Sensual Stranger
as their Book of the Year 2010 (erotic category). The Golden Nib Award at Miz
Love Loves Books was created specifically for Lush Velvet Nights, and two of her titles (The Yearning and Deep, Dark,
Delicious) received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition
(2011 and 2012). Take Me Away and Adored both won second place in the NEC
RWA contest (different years). Tina is featured in the 2012 Novel & Short
Story Writer’s Market. She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern
newspaper and worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.
Email: tina@tinadonahue.com
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