Heart of Vesuvius
Forsaken Brethren Series- Book Two
Sky Purington
Sky Purington
Genre: Time-travel/vampire/paranormal
Date of
Publication: March 29, 2013
Number of
pages: 71
Word Count: 35 K
Cover Artist: Tamra Westberry
Book Description:
Alexandria has no
choice. She must flee to the last place she wants to. Straight into the arms of
a vampire she was determined to forget.
Salvator finds this
a clever fix to obtaining the one woman he has always desired, Alexandria.
Together, they must
find a way to evade her powerful enemy, Salvator's brother Luciano. On the run,
they struggle to understand one another. Denied passion ignites. Blood is
spilled. Within the heart of Vesuvius, anything is possible.
When ancient Italy
pulls them back in time, dark secrets are revealed.
All can be
conquered. But will it be? Can wrongs be made right? History is the locked
door. Forgiveness is the key. Time will tell if ancient love can once again
flourish.
Short Excerpt
Salvator smiled,
white teeth gleaming through the darkness, midnight hair brushing his
shoulders. "Now that is where you are wrong." When he stood, she
instinctually shifted back against the headboard. "Clothing never suited
you."
Her nudity suddenly
felt underused and sumptuous. The thin sheet and velvet blanket like a caress
of pure perfection. As he slowly approached her thighs spread, welcoming. She
slammed them shut and refused to scowl.
Salvator dripped seduction.
He walked it, breathed it, spoke it.
She knew better.
"Shhh,"
he whispered. His finger trailed up the bedspread, skimmed along her thigh,
hip, waist, until it left and returned to his side. "I will not seduce
you…yet."
For a split second,
Alex almost said, "Why not?" She caught her tongue. Ancient vampires
were very good at what they did and Salvator ranked amongst one of the eldest.
But she had grown. After all, she had been made eight hundred years ago. Though
not one of the more powerful of her breed she'd paid attention and learned.
"I demand
respect. I'm old enough to request such," she said. His olive-skinned hand
clenched and pulled tighter against his side. She met him eye to eye, did not
shy away from his abnormally pale bluish-gray gaze as she had in the past. He
was to fear, respect and worship. Tall and broad shouldered, inherently smooth,
he owned a room when he entered it.
He had owned her
once, almost.
Not now.
With a flick of his
wrist, she felt the weight of clothing comfort her skin. Salvator hadn't lent
glamour to it to purposely arouse her. He had honored the way of the vampires.
In many ways she was shocked he had lent his aide to her at all. But he hadn't
really. He had lent it to Gabriel, for purposes of his own. Though she would
like to say Salvator was different than most vampires, he wasn't. There had to
be a method to his madness.
She guessed
vengeance.
Alex swung her legs
over the edge of the bed and stood. This put the top of her head at his
shoulders. "You could have dressed me in something more acceptable."
Shifting slightly,
he cornered her between the bed and night table. "Consider yourself lucky
you are dressed at all."
She eyed the
flaming red, form fitting, silk gown minus undergarments and muttered,
"Barely."
Lightning fast, his
hands lay on both sides of her waist. His imposing frame was far too close,
beautifully proportioned face bent. Long, thick black lashes framed his icy
eyes.
"You sought my protection. Your insolence incites
me." His hands squeezed. "To not grant you the respect you feel due
you."
Did he still think
her the quivering novice? She would not pay him an unwarranted price for his
shelter. She'd not be his whore.
With all of her
power, she shot one hand forward. He fell back a few inches. Alex waited calmly
for the expected counterattack, for it would be swift without doubt. Instead of
the wallop she deserved for attacking an elder she witnessed an oddity.
He smiled and said,
"You've changed, uccellino. You
are no longer a cowering beginner."
Sky is the best-selling author of seven novels
and several novellas. A New Englander born and bred, Sky was raised hearing
stories of folklore, myth and legend. When combined with a love for nature,
romance and time-travel, elements from the stories of her youth found release
in her books.
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