VENOMOUS HUNGER by Mary Auclair blog tour, excerpt, playlist and more!
VENOMOUS HUNGER
Mary Auclair
Series: Eok Warriors Book 2
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Romance
Publisher: Eclipse Press
Publication Date: May 25, 2018
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Romance
Publisher: Eclipse Press
Publication Date: May 25, 2018
His lust devours their worlds. Her love will free them both.
After being left for dead by her people, Aliena wakes up under the care of alien pirates. She escapes, only to be captured by a creature straight from her darkest nightmares, bent on the destruction of everything she holds dear.
An Eok warrior turned pirate, Kamal is one to be reckoned with. He is on a mission for the Eok nation, and his only goal is to find and save the humans before he can return to his life, a life he excels at. He has no intention to allow a headstrong human female to get in his way.
As Aliena embarks on a mission to rescue her uncle from Minister Knut’s clutches, Kamal is at a crossroads. If he chooses help the human, the price might well be his own life.
When the Mating Venom unleashes its torment, Kamal has to decide. Will he change his ways and claim Aliena’s heart, or is the life of an outlaw too hard to leave behind?
Publisher’s Note: This steamy, thrilling sci-fi romance is the second in the Eok Warriors series, however it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.
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About Mary Auclair
Mary grew up in the quiet peace of a small rural village in the heart of Quebec, Canada.
She spent her childhood chasing butterflies and catching frogs, playing in the mud and generally being as unladylike as she could. Her love of science led her to complete a mechanical engineering degree at the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, where she met the love of her life.
Years later, as she enjoyed the role of full time mom to her two wonderful children, she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer.
She now write as much as her busy schedule allows to bring to life her inner world, filled with exotic planets, mysterious creatures and off course, hot, alpha heroes and the women who melt their hearts.
When she's not writing, she can be found in the garden, walking her dogs or playing with fire in her kitchen as a part time hit-or-miss chef.
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Official website: https://www.maryauclair.com
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Venomous Hunger Playlist
1.
Ain’t no sunshine, Bill Whiters
2.
Carry on Wayward son, Kansas
3.
You sexy thing, Hot Chocolate
4.
Bartholomew, The Silent Comedy
5.
She’s always a woman, Billy Joel
6.
Take me to church, Hozier
7.
Dust in the wind, Kansas
8.
On the nickel, Tom Waits
9.
Just like a woman, Bob Dylan
10.
I just want to make love to you, Etta James
11.
Paint it black, Rolling Stones
12.
Fur Elise, Beethoven
13.
Red House, Jimmy Hendrix
14.
Iris, The Goo Goo Dolls
15.
Complainte de la Butte, Rufus Wainwright
16.
Wanted dead or alive, Bon Jovi
17.
Anything to say you’re mine, Etta James
18.
Saving all my love for you, Tom Waits
19.
Knocking on heaven’s door, Bob Dylan
20.
You are so beautiful, Joe Cocker
EXCERPT
The blood drained from Aliena’s face as she locked gazes
with the predator.
His eyes were the first thing she noticed as they fixed on
her with a deadly intent. They were the pale, cold blue of fog over a lake
during a frozen morning in the fall. Those were eyes made for violence and
battle, without a trace of mercy. The eyes of a killer.
His face shone, metallic blue and bald, covered with a fine
layer of melting snow, contrasting with the black synthetic leather of his
uniform. His tall stature eclipsed the trees around, towering close to the tops
of the young saplings at nearly seven feet. His broad shoulders heaved with
deep, violence-filled breaths as he angled his entire bulky body toward her,
moving forward with a single-minded purpose. Everything in the creature
screamed male aggression, and it struck her with a mindless fear.
She knew what he
was, and what he was, was a nightmare. Worse than a nightmare. He was Eok.
“Midnight God,” his voice cut the sentient silence of the
forest, hoarse and deep. Irritated. Deadly. “How did you cover so much ground?
Did you fly?”
“Stay where you are!” Aliena shouted, her heart pounding and
her mind running in circles. She lifted the stick as she would a spear,
straight out in front of her. She was only too conscious of its weakness, of
her weakness, but she had nothing else to count on. Her hands gripped it so
hard her knuckles screamed in agony and the tip of it shook, but she couldn’t
stop it. “Don’t come any closer.”
The male stopped, his eyes squinting at her from the
distance, his mouth curving with a cruel edge. He wasn’t happy, that much was
clear.
“Don’t be foolish. You’re barely recovered.”
“Well,” she scanned the surrounding woods but found no
refuge. She needed time to plan an escape. “I’m healthy enough now. You can
go.”
The Eok straightened
but stayed where he was. He glanced down at the stick, and the corners of his
mouth curved in a mocking smirk. Slowly, he shook his head, like he couldn’t
believe she didn’t immediately obey.
This spread anger on Aliena’s fear, steadying the stick and
her buckling knees. She had been ready to fight a bear or a mountain lion.
Instead, she was going to fight off this arrogant, self-confident Eok asshole.
“You’re freezing, and you’re barely standing on your own
feet. You’re coming with me.”
“You wish,” Aliena countered, putting as much strength as
she could behind the words, trying to gain a few more seconds. She raised the
stick higher in a silent threat. “I’m not going anywhere with you.”
“You’re not?” the Eok said with a chuckle. “And how do you
plan on escaping from me, Little Bird? You’re going to fly away?”
He still pointedly ignored her weapon, which felt more and
more insignificant by the second. Aliena watched the Eok as he stalked toward
her, his tall frame moving with an agility surprising for one so muscular. As
he came closer, the fluttering of fear in her stomach morphed to an all-out
hurricane, and she had to refrain from falling to her knees and begging for
mercy.
The Eok’s skin, of a cold steel blue, was marred with a
constellation of tiny bumps lining his features, giving him the appearance of a
mythological monster. His cheekbones were higher and sharper than a human’s,
and his strong nose was marred by three ridges. His heavy lips curved as if
perpetually on the verge of a cruel laugh. He had the face of an angered God,
as attractive as it was terrible. He was handsome—in the cruel, self-confident
way of a predator—as he came to stand a mere ten feet in front of her. He
stared her down in all his glorious strength, so much more than her that she
felt like a mouse staring up a mountain lion. A creature of no importance, tiny
and defenseless.
He was every bit as terrifying as Eoks were supposed to be,
and that made a cool despair seep inside Aliena’s already defeated body. She
might have been able to fight off the gray-skinned, pointy-eared alien, but
this one was another affair entirely.
Aliena still locked gazes with the Eok, who crossed his arms
and braced his shoulder against a large tree trunk. His long frame stilled as
he looked at her.
Slowly, she lowered the stick.
“I know I can’t escape from you. Not now.” Aliena lifted her
chin. She refused to let him know how small she felt, how helpless. “I’m not
stupid.”
“Then don’t act like it.” The Eok extended his hand, his
entire body radiating confidence and domination. “I’ve lost enough time as it
is.”
His words sent a flash of anger across Aliena’s heart. He’d
lost time tracking her, curing her, feeding her? She was nothing more than a
pet to him, one that would pay back its investment soon.
“What will you do if I refuse?” She glared at him, holding
the cold gray of his stare despite the trembling of her limbs. “Will you drag
me through the snow? Tie me back on to that table?”
“I will do whatever it takes to ensure your safety.” The Eok
lifted his chin slightly. His entire body tensed, as if to prove a point. As if
she would offer the slightest challenge. “You already almost died twice, I’m
not allowing you to endanger yourself more.”
Aliena scoffed. This male was getting under her skin with
his arrogance.
“And who do you think you are, to allow me anything?” She
flipped her hair away from her face, unable and unwilling to give way, even if
she knew the outcome of any physical struggle.
“Kamal, son of Enlon of the Erynian tribe,” the Eok
answered, bending down in a parody of reverence, one hand over his heart and
the other arm extended. He never took his eyes off her, and the twinkle of
amusement in them made her grit her teeth. “Captain of the Mellark, fastest
ship this side of the Ring, and smuggler extraordinaire. At your service.”
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