Demons
of Desire
Half
Breed Series, Book
1
by Debra
Dunbar
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Date of Publication: 7/21/2014
Number of pages: 315
Word Count: 100,000
Cover Artist: Phatpuppyart
Studios
Book Description:
Amber’s succubus desires are driving
her, as well as every man within a five mile radius, crazy – and, Irix, the
sexy incubus sent to tutor her, isn’t helping one bit. Determined to find some
balance in her life as well as get away from his tempting presence, she escapes
to visit a college friend in New Orleans.
But the Big Easy is anything but
peaceful. Two powerful witch covens are battling for control of the mighty
river and the potent ley lines that run through the city. Amber discovers her
half-elven heritage may just resolve their differences, but the covens have
other, more lethal, ideas. She knows she can restore the elemental energy to
balance, but it’s not easy to play peacemaker when her succubus side wants to
drown the whole city in a tide of lust.
The tensions between the covens
aren’t her only trouble. There’s nowhere Amber can run to escape the siren-call
of her demon nature, and nowhere she can run to escape the seductive incubus
who won’t seem to take “no” for an answer.
Excerpt:
1
Most people don’t think of sex when
they’re sweating in an airport baggage claim, but most people aren’t half succubus. I tried to keep my eyes on the endless parade
of identical black bags, but my gaze kept drifting toward the three virile
college boys staring back at me. They’d
been on my plane, and I’d been all too aware of their testosterone-fueled
fascination for the entire two and a half hour flight.
Pick one, my
naughty half urged.
Actually she wanted all three of
them, but I’d bartered her down to one.
Not that I had any intention of screwing anyone in an airport. I’d eventually have to give in to her, but it
would be on my terms. I was picky, where
she most definitely was not.
Perspiration rolled down my back,
gluing the light blue tank top to my skin. The heat had hit me the moment
they’d opened the aircraft doors, and the baggage claim wasn’t any cooler than
the outside. It was hot enough up in
Maryland, but New Orleans was like being submerged in a hot tub. Of course, I would have braved the fires of
hell to get away from Maryland – and away from him.
“So, what brings you to New Orleans?”
One of the college boys had finally
worked up the courage to approach me.
His friends stood back, watching and obviously holding their breath in
anticipation of a smack down. Little did
they know my succubus side would never give a prospective partner the cold
shoulder, and my elf side couldn’t tolerate rudeness in any way, shape, or
form.
Did I mention I was also half-elf?
I smiled. It’s not like I could help
it. He was just so darned cute, and his attention so very flattering. “I’m here to visit an old college
roommate. She transferred to Tulane a
couple of years ago.”
“Cool. We go to Maryland – ‘Fear the Turtle’.” He
gave a fist pump to emphasize the college’s sports slogan. “We’re here to party. Airfare is really cheap right now.”
Yeah.
It’s a million fricken degrees and hurricane season. If I hadn’t been escaping . . . no, I wasn’t
going to think of him. Instead of replying I turned to watch the
bags circle by, concerned that I may have missed mine. Even my elf etiquette had its limits.
“We’re going to be down on Bourbon
Street tonight. Maybe we can meet up?”
Of course they were going to be down
on Bourbon Street. But even a first-timer
like me realized the futility of trying to vaguely “meet-up” with someone on a
street filled with hundreds of bars and wall-to-wall people.
“Sure,” I replied, continuing to
watch the bags circle by. “I’ll look for
you all.” My succubus side was irritated
that I wasn’t already dragging this guy into the nearest alcove and having my
way with him. I stalled her again with
vague promises, well aware I wouldn’t be able to hold her back for long. I’d need to get laid in the next few days or
she’d take control and I’d find myself with a less-than-desirable partner.
College boy seemed to realize the
odds of actually running into me on Bourbon Street were the equivalent of
winning the Powerball lottery. “We’ll be
at Saints and Sinners.”
Channing Tatum’s place. It was on my short-list of places to check
out. I gave him another smile. “Okay.
I don’t know what my friend has planned, but I’ll try and be there.”
That seemed to delight college boy
beyond all reason. He grinned, and
walked backward to join his friends.
They hooted, and slapped him on the back, casting quick glances toward
me as they walked toward the big glass doors.
I waved good-naturedly, then turned to see my bag coming down the line.
“Excuse me. Oh, crap!”
I squeezed between two other
travelers and reached for the handle, but my fingers slipped off and it dropped
back onto the belt of the luggage carousel, firmly wedged between two black
suitcases. I watched it move away from
me, irritated that I’d need to wait for it to make a whole circuit before I had
the chance to grab it again.
“I’ve got it.”
A tanned arm sporting a gold watch
shot out and grabbed my bag, yanking it from the belt with a practiced
grip. I followed that arm upward with my
eyes. Trim guy. Fifties.
Mostly bald with close-cut, light-colored hair. Lemon yellow polo shirt paired with khaki
shorts. Business man, perhaps? Here for a convention or on vacation? He had nice, friendly blue eyes.
I reached out a hand to take the bag
from him, and his eyes darted downward, lingering on my tank-top, or rather on
the breasts it was barely covering. The succubus
within me awoke, fixing this man with a hungry stare. Desire stirred, surfacing and arching out in
invisible tendrils.
No, no, no. I tried to rein her in. This man probably had kids my age. Either way, I could tell he was a nice
guy. He deserved better than this, but
my baser self didn’t agree. She was
hungry.
The man’s eyes left my breasts and
rose to meet mine. I saw the lust in
them, along with confusion and a bit of shame. I was ashamed too, but that
emotion was drowned out by the thought of his mouth on mine, his . . .
Married. Married.
It was like an alarm bell, bringing my rational self back into control.
I didn’t care how hungry the monster living inside me was, I was not going to be responsible for this man
breaking his wedding vows. Besides, he
deserved better than a mind blowing fuck in an airport bathroom that would yoke
him to me for the rest of his life. He deserved better, and so did I.
“Thank you.”
I snatched the bag from him and
nearly fell in my haste to get away. For
Pete’s sake, I was in an airport, surrounded by people, and I was on the edge
of having sex with a stranger who had been kind enough to grab my luggage off
the conveyor belt. My face burned with
embarrassment at the encounter, but I would have felt worse had we wound up
naked in a public restroom stall.
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About
the Author:
Debra Dunbar lives on a farm in
the northeast United States with her husband, three boys, and a Noah’s ark of
four legged family members. Her fantasy
novels feature supernatural elements in local settings. In addition to her Imp
Series, and Half-Breed Series, she has also published a short story erotica
series titled Naughty Mom.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/debra_dunbar
Website: http://debradunbar.com
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