Series: All Mine #3 | 1Night Stand
Author: Kerry Adrienne
Genre: Time travel, Erotic Romance,
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
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Pages: 47
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Book Description:
Kathryn is a
veterinarian with a cause—she risks her financial security to help local cat
rescue groups. When a stray cat, black with one green eye and one blue, meows
at her door one night, Kathryn’s view of rescues changes quickly.
In Ancient
Egypt, the throne is passed to the firstborn son, and when the sun rises over
his father’s fresh tomb, Seti will claim his crown. Seti doesn’t want to rule,
but the only other option is death, and his half-brother is happy to oblige.
Though Seti
and Kathryn each need fulfillment in their lives, for one night they find peace
in each other’s arms. At dawn, Bast will return to ferry them back to their
responsibilities.
Excerpt:
The king’s sarcophagus lay
on a large carved stone in the center of the torch lit chamber. Seti paced
across the compacted dirt, the oily smoke from the flames trailing behind him
in a whirlwind of memory. Musky incense swirled over mounds of beaded offerings
to the gods. He fell onto his knees, trembling. The lone melody of a cane ney
snaked down into the tomb, the musician somewhere outside, with most of the
mourners.
“Father,” he whispered. No tears came. He fingered the
painted hieroglyphs lining the edges of the wooden likeness of his father. The
markings told stories of the king’s honored past. The wars. The blood. The
lives cut short and the many children. Many
brothers.
“And I am firstborn. Why?” He pressed his sandal toe
against the earthen floor and balled his hands into fists. Shaking, he stormed
over to the servants who knelt by the vizier at the tomb’s entrance. “Leave!”
The servants, half-bowing, scampered through the
shortened doorway. Seti shook his head. They scurried like startled rats who
had been lurking in shadows, waiting for the humans to leave the kitchen so
they could rush out and steal crumbs.
“My king, you must calm down,” the vizier said. The old
man moved his staff side to side, in deference.
“I am not yet king, Pensekhmet. Not until morning.” Seti
rested his head on his father’s image, freshly kohled on the surface of the
wooden coffin. The paint smelled of sharp pine and heavy clay, alive and
fresh—but his bitter old father lay inside—wrapped in linen and empty of his
soul. The tyrant had finally had passed into the afterworld. Even now, he
walked with the gods.
“When the sun rises, you will be king. It is time to put
away your childish notions and accept your destiny.”
Seti beat his fists against the wood in a slow rhythm. “I
do not want to rule Egypt .”
About the Author:
I love diving into the past and just the thought that you intertwine your fate with another made for a really good story. Kat was a workaholic vet with a big heart and an extreme love of cats. Seti was a soon to be crowned king of Egypt. Both needed to be loved and were extremely lonely. Thanks to Madame Eve and Bast..problem solved!! I truly recommend the 1 Night Stand series. They have not put out a bad book yet. I look forward to another read by this author thanks to this yummy little taste!! Great Read!
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3 comments:
Congrats on the release. Pharaoh, Mine sounds fantastic. Can't wait to read it. I loved the first two books in this series.
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
congrats on release! It sounds great!
susanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com
I have several of Kerry's book and find them enjoyable. I haven't read this one yet. Congrats Kerry.
Mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
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