Title:
Eternal Nights
Author: V.S. Nelson
Series: Sekhmet’s Guardians
Series Book 2
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: May 2013
Formats: Paperback/Large Print
Paperback/E~Books
Synopsis:
Central
Theme
To save the small infant’s life,
Chenoa, her grandmother, did the unthinkable. She merged her life force with a
tiny wolf cub then gave the cub to Jennifer, her other grand daughter to take
care of. Too bad, Chenoa died before she was able to undo the spell or tell
anyone what she had done. For twenty years Jessica watched the world pass her
by through the eyes of another creature. Most of the time, the things humans
did didn’t concern her, unless of course they told her to get off the couch or
sleep on the floor. Thank the heavens above for Jennifer, who still doesn’t
know who she truly is, or she’d still be eating raw meat.
Jessica was content and happy for
the most part until she laid eyes on Raphael who came to pick her up from the
wolf rescue center a few weeks ago. Since then, her primary focus has been to
stay by his side and find away to undo her grandmother’s powerful magic.
In the meantime, Jessica has
developed her natural Selkie abilities and has started communicating with
Raphael. At night while he sleeps she enters his dreams under the pretense of
what she should be – a human woman who has two arms to hold him and stands on
two legs, not four.
Convinced he is going mad;
Raphael privately searches for the angel who haunts his dreams. With an ivory
face as soft as velvet, radiating both pure innocence and sexual seduction at
the same time, what else could she be if not an angel? His search is
interrupted when the Guardians discover the Legions latest endeavors; they’re
kidnapping unprotected women and lifemates across the world. A call goes out
and the Guardians once again implement their recruitment policy. The war is
escalating.
Raphael takes Nowaki, Jennifer’s
wolf with him to interview prospective candidates. Board with interviews he
decides to take Nowaki on a run in the forest. Taking a break from running they
stop by a near by stream. He doesn’t hear the gunshot but feels the blast as it
hits his chest and falls to his knees.
Nowaki takes off after the
assailant and gets her revenge but not until after the attacker mortally wounds
her. Jessica takes over Nowaki’s body and pulls herself back to Raphael
convinced they will die together. Lying on top of him to keep from getting
cold, she has in reality, saved his life. The blood from her wounds drips down
into his open mouth.
Jennifer along with Gabe, Thomas,
Michael and Roger arrive on the scene. Michael tells Jennifer,” he’s sorry but
Nowaki won’t make it back to the helicopter, much less the compound.” Jen, who
was visited by Chenoa the night before now knows about Jessica and Nowaki but
has yet to say anything to anyone. She shares her secret with Michael who
immediately steps in and attempts to save the wolf. They all make it back to
the where surgery is performed on both Raphael and Nowaki. Jennifer shares her
grandmother’s secrets with Alice, her best friend, and Gabe.
When Raphael wakes he demands to
go back to the forest. His Angel saved his life and no one will believe him.
Gabriel finally tells him the truth, Jessica, his angel, and Nowaki are one in
the same. The only problem is how to separate the two?
Chenoa shared a bit more with
Jennifer… They must return to the cabin where Jessica was born in California
and Jennifer must complete the ritual. Only problem is, she doesn’t know how.
She waits for her grandmother to show her what to do.
(Secondary stories)
(1) While they wait for Chenoa to reappear the
Guardians rescue several women from the Legion and bring them to the estate
where Michael can care for them.
(2) Ronan, Jennifer and Jessica’s, Selkie father
has an adverse reaction to the scene and everyone witnesses Selkies are not always
the gentle creatures they appear to be.
(3) Michael believes they brought an air born
virus into the compound with the women. All of the men are ordered to take up
residency in the barracks since they are the only ones showing signs of
infection. A female physician is brought in to care for the women. She soon
discovers one of the women is not what she appears to be. Although human in
appearance, Tshering Snow’s blood is feline in nature and she is in heat.
(4) Gabriel distraught without Jennifer decides
to make something for Raphael and him to eat, only to destroy Jennifer’s new
kitchen in the process.
(5) Ronan and Jessica continue on with their
romantic relationship.
(6) Legion soldier Alan Roberts turns coat and
returns Guardian soldier Peter Armstrong and his love interest, ballet dancer,
Alison to the Guardians. He waits to hear the Guardian’s decision—will he be
put to death or not?
(7) Lance is captivated by the lovely Tshering
Snow.
A small group consisting of
Jennifer, Alice, Gabriel, Raphael, Michael and Nowaki head to the Sierras to
find the location where Jessica was born. The group sits around the campfire
drinking their morning coffee when Nowaki is attacked by a cougar. Jennifer has
no choice but to do the ritual without any preparation. She falls to the ground
and passes out once the ritual is completed. Nowaki and Jessica are both
bleeding out from wounds received by the cougar. Rather than take Jessica back
to the motor home, Raphael asks her for his forgiveness and bites into his own
wrists and forces his blood down Jessica’s throat in an attempt to save her. He
is successful but is worried about the repercussions—will it bind them forever?
The group spends an additional week in the mountains where Jessica learns how
to walk, eat and be human. It’s soon discovered that Jessica is mute although
she has no problem communicating with anyone; she merely utilizes her natural
Selkie ability.
Upon returning to the Illinois,
Jessica and Raphael are finally lifemated but not before they must overcome
another language barrier.
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V.S. Nelson has always enjoyed
reading stories with strong relationships and happy endings so it’s not
surprising
she found herself writing across the romance genre. Even her
commercial fiction, Sins of a Man,
the memoirs of
a Mafia Hit man, is layered with romantic elements.
Landing in Arizona, after an
exciting teaching career, which took her to the Middle East for several years,
she lives
in Arizona where she spend most of my time making love to her
computer while writing, editing or researching,
seven to ten hours a day. The
days she’s not writing, you will find her with my critique partners at
Starbucks, attending or presenting a workshop or at a RWA meeting.
Being a Native American woman and
a Scorpio, she’s always had a fondness for history, mythology, the occult,
and
the unexplained events which have occurred on this world we call home. It was
no wonder she found herself writing a paranormal series.
She enjoys hearing from readers,
fans and people with similar interests. They are more than welcome to contact
her through her website http://www.authorvsnelson.com
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Raphael woke early in the morning. His platinum
haired angel came to him again. They spent endless hours wrapped in each
other’s embrace making love over and over and over again.
He knew every inch of her body down to the little
birthmark she had on the right side of her thigh. He knew the taste of her
lips--all of them. Her honey-suckled sweet essence still lingered on his tongue
as he remembered taking her with his mouth. No matter what he did, he couldn’t
seem to get enough of her. Bound and determined she was real, not some fantasy
his mind had created--he knew one way or another he was going to have to find
her.
He needed her to fulfill his life, as surely as he
needed air to breath.
Waking up with his arms wrapped around Nowaki, he
prayed he hadn’t done anything inappropriate to the wolf that slept beside him.
He slid out of the sweat soaked sheets and headed for the shower, still hard as
a rock. He didn’t bother to check to see if he’d come in his sleep. Hell, he
knew he had, over and over and over again. But still, he was hard and more than
ready for another release.
Stepping into the shower he let the water drown him
in the hard spray as the three jets engulfed him. Trying to distract his thirst
and hunger for release, he washed his body and shampooed his hair. He
conditioned his shoulder length auburn hair. When he went to apply the
remaining conditioner to the hair between his legs, the visions of his
angel reappeared in his mind and his right hand took
over.
He thought his eyes were open--they weren’t.
He thought she was standing naked with him in the
shower--she wasn’t.
He thought it was her hands reaching for him….
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Thanks so much for hosting me. Always, V.
ReplyDeleteFirst, let me wish you a Happy Mother's Day V...enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSecond, let me tell your visitors what a wonderful series you've created. I've read books one and two in the Sekhmet Guardians and am waiting (arms crossed and toe tapping) for number three.
V.S. has created a rich, vibrant world spun around Native American legends and ancient Egyptian mythology. My suggestion: take a deep breath and jump in with both feet...you'll enjoy the adventure!
Congratulations!
KJ