Today, I'm pleased to bring my readers a guest post about what inspired M.L. Guida to write her new contemporary paranormal book, Dark Promise. Be sure to check out the book as well as her wonderful contest at the bottom of this post.
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I’d like to thank Marsha for hosting me. Dark Promise is the
first book in the Underworld and it’s about a dragon demon prince desperate to
save his world, desperate enough to kidnap a psychic with the power to restore
his people.
I got the idea to write this story after seeing a huge sink
hole in South America on the internet and I thought what if something crawled
out. In this case, it was a dragon demon from the Underworld.
Below is an excerpt from the first few pages of Dark
Promise:
Kill. Kill. Kill.
The command thumped between his temples, urging him to hurt
someone, anyone. Dragon fire burned in his chest and he forced the darkness
back. It wouldn’t devour him like it had his father.
The Golden Tree’s Song of Tranquility, nearly inaudible now,
calmed his raging dragon fire, bringing it back under control, luring it back
to sleep. But when would it awake?
Someone clasped his arm. A dark figure stood next to him.
The Wraith. He’d never seen her face, only her glowing red eyes staring at him
from beneath her hood.
“The Darkness is beginning to take hold of you, young
prince,” the Wraith rasped. “Only a few leaves remain on the Golden Tree. You
don’t have time to squander.”
“I know,” he snapped. Darkness was consuming his people,
strangling the tree. It was her damn fault. She refused to open the portal
until the time was right, but accusing the Wraith would end up with his ass in
a grave.
“On the Eve of the Equinox, during the year of her
twenty-first year, the silver haired human, tainted with angel blood, who is
mated to the last Lord of the House Wyvern, and has looked upon the Wraith and
the Undead unchanged, will breathe upon the Golden Tree and return the Light to
the people.” The Wraith tilted her head toward Castle Basilisk, his father’s
palace. “By royal decree, your father has ordered any Dragon Demon, who has not
yet turned feral be taken to the Chamber to await Gryffin the Torturer. The
poor souls imprisoned inside are counting on you to liberate them.”
“No pressure there.” Eric
vowed not to become a rabid demon, but each day, the fight became harder.
Without the Song of Tranquility, his
people had turned feral, fighting each other, tormenting each other, killing
each other.
“You must find Cassandra Wright and bring her back here,”
the Wraith said.
He kicked a rock, shaving off the weeds near the dying
tree. “Cassandra doesn’t know anything
about me or the Underworld. If you would have let me visit her, just once, we
wouldn’t be in such dire need.”
“She wasn’t ready for you yet.”
He shoved his hands into his coat pockets to keep from
wringing her neck. “She is now?”
“Of course. The prophecy is already in motion. Her abilities
have grown.”
He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. He was sick of
hearing about how Cassandra could tolerate the Wraith, but not him. Christ, he
might as well be a bloody leper. “Because she can tolerate seeing you?”
“And see the Undead.”
But the Wraith’s orders hadn’t stopped him from visiting
Cassandra in her dreams for the past three years. Each time, he seduced her,
kissing, licking and tasting her, thrusting in time to her soft whimpers as he
thrust deep inside her. He never told her his name, always shrouding himself
with mystery, hoping to stoke her desire for him and only him. Now, would be
the real test. He wanted to feel her skin, taste her lips, bask in her smile
rather than her image. “I won’t fail.”
“You’ll not be able
to use any magic up in her world.”
“What?”
“Since it is slowly dying, the Golden Tree’s magic will not
run through you up in her world.”
“So, exactly how am I supposed to get her to come with me?” The
dragon fire flared, demanding he attack the Wraith, a stupid Neanderthal move,
which would end with the Wraith turning him into dragon dust. Not wanting to
become like his father, he took a deep breath and concentrated on the Song of
the Tranquility until he controlled his anger.
“Woo her, Prince, woo her.” She laughed. She laughed more
like the wind whistling through a tree.
“Woo her?” How the hell was he supposed to woo her? He was a
Prince for God’s sake. Dragon Demon women fell at his feet, begging him to take
them, vying to be the next Princess.
The Wraith stretched out a twisted hand and in her palm, lay
a black wallet. “You’ll need this where you are going, Prince. You’ll need to
buy clothes and ski attire.”
He opened the wallet. A credit card, a license and stack of
hundred dollars bills were tucked neatly inside. He stuffed it into his back
pocket. “So, I will not have any magic?”
“Some, but it will fade fast. Use it wisely, Prince.”
Poor Eric! He’s got to navigate through a world without
magic and convince Cassandra that the man she’s been dreaming about does exist,
but he’s not a man, he’s a demon. This is a fast novella and I hope you like
it.
You can contact me on my website www.mlguida.com and let me know what you
think. If you’re interested in reading more of my stories, I have a newsletter
you can sign up for. If you do it this week, I’ll be handing out a free e-book.
Once again, thank you for allowing me to come onto to your
blog!
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Dark
Promise
Underworld
Book
One
M.L.
Guida
Genre: Contemporary Paranormal
Publisher: Kensington
Date of Publication: March 4, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61650-537-1
ASIN: B00IPQWZWW
Number of pages: 146
Word Count: 36000
Book Description:
Love can unlock the secret to
saving two worlds.
As the Golden Aspen Tree withers,
darkness consumes the Dragon Demons of the Underworld, turning them feral.
Prince Eric Wyvern must keep his darkness at bay and woo the silver-haired
human tainted with angel blood whose touch is prophesied to save the Golden
Tree and restore light to the Underworld.
Cassandra Wright, a gifted
psychic, has dreamed of Eric her whole life. When her dream lover joins her on
a ski vacation, he plunges her into a nightmare.
Imprisoned in a dying world
filled with abuse and torture, she must become the Demon Prince’s mate or
remain trapped forever. If she fails to fulfill the prophecy, the darkness will
spread to her world. But how can she give herself to this dark and frightening
version of the man of her dreams?
About
the Author:
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M.L. Guida has been in love with
the paranormal since she was a little girl. Vampires, demons and witches oh my!
She has always been fascinated by these supernatural beings and weaves these
creatures into her novels. But the love story is the center of every novel.
Strong heroes and heroines are what drive her stories and their ability to
overcome conflict and live happily ever after.
She lives in beautiful Colorado and many of her stories are based in the
mountains.
Besides writing, she enjoys
taking her dog for walks and cheering her nephews and nieces on at their games.
When on vacation, she’s always up for a good ghost tour and has gone on tours
in London, Edinburgh, Rome and Key West. Her favorite being London’s Jack the
Ripper tour.
Tour
giveaway:
5 mug and pen sets
Open to US Shipping
1 comments:
Thanks for having me Marsha. And I would like to announce if anyone signs up for my newsletter, I will be giving away a free e-book. Just go to www.mlguida.com and sign up!
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