I am thrilled to be featuring author Carrie Pulkinen's book Reawakened today! Do not miss the excerpt below, or the giveaway!
Excerpt:
He kissed me passionately, parting my lips with his tongue, tasting me,
exploring me until my head was spinning and I had to come up for air. He leaned
his forehead against mine and traced my lips with his finger. "I love you,
Juliann…Now, let me help you dress."
Before I could say any more, my shirt was on the floor, and he was
working on my pants. He easily slipped them down over my legs, and I stepped
out, heading to my suitcase to get a strapless bra. Good thing I'd packed one.
Ian put his hands on my shoulders and examined the back of my bra.
"This is not so difficult. He undid the hooks and slid the straps
over my shoulders. "I'm a fast learner." He grinned and held out his
hand for the strapless one, so I gave it to him. He wrapped it around me,
hooking it in the back.
"I really do know how to dress myself," I said. He turned me
around to face him.
"But, I enjoy helping you so much." He ran his finger along
the top edge of my bra. "I like to pamper you."
"Okay then. Pamper away." That made him smile. He had such a
striking smile. Actually, everything about him was beautiful. And he made me
feel beautiful.
He carefully took the dress from the bed and
held it out for me to step into. Then he laced up the back and tied it.
held it out for me to step into. Then he laced up the back and tied it.
"Well, what do you think?" I spun around.
"It's perfect. You are perfect."
I looked in the mirror, and it was a stunning dress. I was supposed to
be a queen, but in that dress, I felt like a princess.
"It's missing something, though." He grinned and held out a
little burgundy box. I opened it and found a spectacular diamond encrusted hair
comb. It looked very old, but it was exquisite and strangely familiar at the
same time.
"Oh, Ian this must have cost a fortune."
"It did." He shrugged. "A very long time ago. It is
yours."
I took it out of the box to get a better look. "I love it; it's so
beautiful. I feel like I've seen it before, though. Why is it so
familiar?"
He took the comb and carefully put it in my hair. I turned to look in
the mirror, and it was perfect. The diamonds caught the light just right and
sparkled in a million colors.
"It was my gift to you," he said as he held me from behind,
and we admired it in the mirror. "You wore it on our wedding day."
"I…you…kept it? For this long? Oh, Ian!" I turned to him,
buried my face in his chest, and cried. I wasn't usually an overly emotional
person. Really. But, Ian tended to have that effect on me. And, he kept my hair
comb for a thousand years. My heart
filled with joy.
"Did I do something to upset you, my Jewel?"
"No." I sobbed. "I'm just so happy. You just…you're
amazing, Ian. I love you so much."
He held me close and whispered softly in my ear. "Shh…Come, my
love. Do not cry. We will never be apart again. I am nothing without you."
We stood there in each other's arms as I got my emotions under control.
So much love filled me, it felt like my heart was going to burst. It almost
hurt. I looked at him, tracing my finger along his jaw line and across his
lips. Then he playfully bit my finger and sucked on the tip as I pulled it out
of his mouth. I smiled and kissed him.
"Just let me go freshen up a little bit; then we can leave.
Okay?" The sun had set, so I wasn't worried about him getting sick any
more. I supposed my blood did energize him. I briefly considered telling him
about my new ability, but I got distracted with my makeup and forgot about it.
I freshened up my lipstick and added some extra eye shadow and blush to
go with the dress. Ian waited patiently for me in the bedroom, finally allowing
me to do something for myself. Not that I minded all the pampering. That was
definitely something I could've gotten used to. Makeup application just wasn't
his thing.
When I came out of the bathroom, he held out his arm to me in an elegant
gesture. "Shall we? We must get to the Summit
I took his arm, but paused when he mentioned my safety. "What's
going to happen tonight? I'm scared."
He turned to face me and kissed my forehead. "I will keep you safe.
Do not worry about that. As for what will happen tonight…I'm sure everyone will
be as enamored of you as I am."
"Right," I mumbled as he escorted me out the door.
Reawakened
by Carrie Pulkinen
Genre: Paranormal Romance,
Publisher: Breathless Press
Ebook
Words: 90417
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Book Description:
Her magic has been
reawakened. But will her heart let her follow her destiny?
Jules Hume lives in a world
where magic is a myth and supernatural creatures are fiction. Or so she thinks.
Her boyfriend Ian would have to disagree. When Jules discovers the man of her
dreams is not only a vampire, but a vampire king who’s tasked with saving the
world from a demon attack, life as she knows it ends. Can she accept her fate
and take her place by Ian's side as ruler of the paranormal world? Or will she
close her mind and her heart to the chance at love and adventure?
About the Author
Carrie Pulkinen has always been fascinated with the paranormal. Of
course, when you grow up next door to a cemetery, the dead (and the undead) are
hard to ignore. Pair that with her passion for writing and her father's
insatiable love for monster movies, and you've got the perfect recipe for an
exciting storyteller.
Carrie spent the first part
of her professional life as a high school journalism and yearbook teacher. Now
she's able to channel her love of the English language into stories of amazing
sex with devilishly handsome men. In her free time, Carrie likes to read, take
pictures, and play with her kids. She invites you to contact her at carrie.pulkinen@hotmail.com, or
visit her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CarriePulkinen.
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