Desecrated
Beauty
(Twisted
Fairy Tales)
Kyleigh
Castronaro
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: July 6th
Once upon a time, that’s how most of
these stories start. But this isn’t one of those stories… Sure, it has the
heroine and the hero but they’re not as you would expect them. Both of them
have a bloodlust, one different from the other.
Quill was born and raised as a cold
killer who takes enjoyment from the kill. Nero is the son of a Viking and a
1500-year-old vampire whose never been denied his pleasures before.
Until he meets Quill. He forces her to
exchange her life for Rose’s, his indentured servant and Quill’s little sister.
Drawn by her fearlessness and strength he has to have her but such a woman
cannot be possessed. Both must learn to give up their carefully afforded
control to let the other in. Only then may they have their happily forever
after.
Sink your
teeth into this dystopic re-telling of Beauty and the Beast and satiate your
booklust.
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Excerpt:
“I thought I might choke and die on your
blood, but because I’ve already ingested some I would come back to life… like
you.” She looked up at, her eyes wide with the panic that had gripped her
before looking down at her feet again and taking a deep breath. She hated
feeling vulnerable in front of him like this. But most importantly she hated
not having all the answers like he seemingly did.
“The process is a little more complicated than that, but you would be
temporarily held in a state between beings until I decided to claim you.”
“And would you have?” She looked up, her voice quiet as she spoke. There
was an underlying fear in her question. A part of her was repulsed by the idea
and yet the rest of her longed to know he would have her. She needed to know he
would keep her even if she weren't the feisty human woman he claimed he was so
intrigued by. When had she decided that his opinion of her was that important?
When had she decided at all to allow a man to determine her fate?
Nero looked back at her unflinchingly as he moved closer to her,
reaching out and tracing her lips gently before bringing his hand up along her
jaw toward her ear. His fingers toyed with the hair tucked behind her ear
before he shook his head at her.
“I would have to, I’m afraid to admit.”
She stared back at him in surprise, unsure of what she was supposed to
say. She was far too distracted by his lingering fingers and how they gently
caressed her skin, moving along it and forcing it to blossom into gooseflesh.
Bringing herself back to the moment she swallowed hard, forcing some
kind of sound from her lungs, “why?”
“Because you have enraptured me in the most illogical way. Never before
has a human woman been able to hold my attention for so long. Something about
you calls to me like a familiar lullaby I once knew.” He paused, seeming to gather
his thoughts. “My life will last forever but trifling with a mortal can feel
like an eternity in hell. Humans by nature are far too slow, uncultured,
undomesticated and someone my age doesn’t have the time to break something like
that. But then I met you… You, curious you, who fights back, who questions me,
who doesn’t want me in the way all women who have ever looked at me have. I
don’t understand it, but I want to and worst of all I want you in a way I have
never wanted anyone. I don’t need others, but I need you. I feel myself longing
for it and whether it would be against your will or not I would change you
because I cannot live without you.”
“One day you will have to.” She whispered quietly, staring at him with a
bewilderment he had grown so accustomed to.
“Not today.” He whispered back, his voice much lower than hers as he
leaned in and caught her lips with his. It was a bruising kiss that she felt
all the way down into her toes. It ached in a way that touched her heart and
soul. She felt it flow through all her veins and consume her like a fire.
About the
Author:
Kyleigh Castronaro is the author of the
debut series Grace of Gods. She is a self-published author who tackles many of
her projects entirely on her own. She designed the cover of her first novel,
self-edited and prepared all formats of the book for publication. Originally
from Milton , Ontario ,
she currently lives in Nottingham ,
England
When not writing Kyleigh enjoys spiritual
development, crafting, travelling, spending time in nature, going to the
movies, cooking and baking (and then eating), working on self-improvement and
spending time with friends and family.
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4 comments:
Thanks so much for featuring me on your blog! I'll be around all day if anyone has any questions or wants to chat! :)
Sounds like my kind of book, thanks for sharing!
Looks like an interesting book ;)
Sounds like a great read!
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