Touched
by Lightning
Love’s
Defenders Series, Book
1
by Danica
Avet
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Date of Publication: February 14,
2014
ISBN: 9781419990564
Word Count: 74,000
Cover Artist: Ellora’s Cave Art
department
Book Description:
When empath Gyda St. Germaine is
rescued from a sex-trafficking ring, she vows vengeance on her tormentors.
Aided by two distinct personalities who bolster her powers, she becomes a
vigilante, hungry for revenge. Her path of retribution tosses her into the arms
of an Order of Themis Siphon and her world is turned upside down. Fighting her
past takes a backseat to her all-consuming desire for the man whose honor and
sense of justice go against everything she believes.
The moment electricity
manipulator Brit Harper stumbled across a feral woman with a bloody knife, his
life changed. Black and white becomes gray as the scales of justice tip.
Fascinated by her strength and the darkness in her eyes, he vows to teach her
the true meaning of justice, and help her explore the passion sizzling between
them. But when the evil haunting Gyda’s dreams returns in the flesh, he’ll have
to choose between his beliefs and the woman he loves.
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Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/U22LHnllx8A
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Excerpt:
He sighed and
took his hat off to run his fingers through his hair, his frustration with her
silence obvious. “Look, I’m sorry…” He looked at her and away, his cheeks
turning even darker. His Adams apple bobbed as he gulped, but he brought his
gaze back around to meet her gaze again, hungry resolve in his eyes. “I’m sorry
for what I did to you in the woods.” He cleared his throat and settled his hat
back on his head. She wasn’t staring at his biceps that bulged and flexed with
the movement and the warmth in her belly had absolutely nothing to do with
attraction. “There’s some powerful chemistry between us, sweetheart,” he
finally said on a near growl. “And it just got the better of me. I swear I
won’t touch you again until you want me to.”
With each word
he spoke, her jaw dropped a little more until she was gaping at him, her brain
firing on all cylinders as she processed his belief in his attractions. Okay,
he was hot. He had that power thing mingling with some country-boy charm, which
she found extremely sexy despite her natural repulsion of all things male. He
knew how to ply his electricity in such a way that it made a woman cream with
want. His body… The man had a body to die for and those tattoos just begged her
to explore them with her fingers and tongue.
Even his
confidence was sexy to an extent. Her brain rejected that thought. He was
assuming she’d just fall into his lap like some slut. Because you totally did
twice before, idiot, Sixteen reminded her with a satisfied chuckle. All that
man has to do is lay a kiss on you and you’re a goner.
Her cheeks
flushed at the reminder because it was true. He’d kissed her twice and both
times she’d fallen prey to his power and that fucking chemistry she wasn’t
prepared to defend herself against. It wasn’t as though it was something she’d
come into contact with before. Sixteen was the sexual one, the one who
discovered the men who wanted to be dominated by a woman. Gyda just let her
have her way and pretended it never happened. So yeah, she had no idea how to
fight attraction like this.
And he planned
to use it against her. Holy shit.
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My Review:I thoroughly loved this awesome book. I do have to say that it is a very different yet attention grabbing story of a young woman who is kidnapped as a teenager and literally turned into a "number". Due to the torture she goes through, her mind developed two personalities to help her survive as a captive. These two personalities are as different as night and day and literally take over Gyda whenever they feel that they need to protect her. Gyda is a tormented and wounded woman who when rescued feels nothing but the desire for vengeance. While taking revenge on one of the men who abused her, she encounters Brit, an agent for the Order of Themis Siphon. Brit has a fascinating ability to use electricity and an instant attraction to Gyda. The sexual chemistry between these two is off the charts hot! The story was a beautifully well-written and so engrossing that I was unable to put this book down at all while reading it. I am now seriously addicted to this series (after only one book) and am so looking forward to more tales featuring the Order of Themis Siphon agents!
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About
the Author:
Danica Avet was born and raised
in the wilds of South Louisiana (that would be somewhere around Houma) where
mosquitoes are big enough to carry off small children and there are only two seasons:
hot and hotter. With a BA in History, she figured there were enough fry cooks
in the world and decided to try her hand at writing.
Danica is the lucky pet of a
compulsively needy dog and two cats. The pitter-patter of little feet has been
known to make her break out into a cold sweat.
Writing is how she gives the
voices in her head a way out. When she isn’t writing, working or contemplating
the complexities of the universe, she spends time gathering inspiration from
her insane family, reads far more than any sane person would want to, and
watches hot burly men chase an oblong ball all over a field.
Website: www.danicaavet.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danica.avet
Twitter: @DanicaAvet
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