Women
of War
OF
WAR
Book
Five
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre:
Paranormal/Immortal/Mythological Adult
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: 2/14/2013
ISBN: 978-0615767611
Cover Artist: Lisa Beth Darling
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/02WcvnLy8-8
Book Description:
Venture
on a Mystical Journey through Time and Secrets Past
Book #5 in the OF WAR Series
spans four generations of women in Alena's family from her great-grandmother,
Shar Draiocht the last known Queen of the Dark Kingdom to her tortured daughter
Morrowind, to Maven Alena's free-spirited mother and through the lonely life of
Alena MacLeod ending where "The Heart of War" begins with the night
Alena washes up on Ares' shore. With intensity, lust, fear, and strength these
Women of War make their way in the world revealing the hidden truths of the
past and Ares true connection to his beloved Wife, Alena.
Excerpt:
Sitting in the
dank cell hour after hour and day after day, time lost all meaning. Not even
the rancid food came to him on anything that resembled a steady basis. All Ares
knew for sure was that one moment he'd been doing his best to sleep on the
tilting cot with his knees hanging over the foot of it when the cell door burst
open and a full battalion of the Queen's Guard rushed him. Wrestling him to the
ground, they clasped him in chains and dragged him to the center of their
little underground village. The whole town gathered to witness, torches,
staffs, and readily available throwing items in hand. They hissed at him,
cursed him, and tossed their stones while guards led him up to a round platform
with a pillar of granite jutting out of the middle. Ares needed no introduction
to the structure or to learn its intended purpose, after all he invented the
whipping post.
Understanding
their intention, Ares fought as mightily as he could with his ankles and wrists
bound together. "I'm a GOD! How dare you try to whip me?" he railed
as he threw off the guards to deliver double axe handle blows upon them, but
they were so damn small and agile that he kept missing them. This infuriated
him mostly because he was so large they couldn't help but land their return
blows on his half-naked frame. It wasn't long before the Queen's Guards knocked
his legs out from under him with a heavy blow of a study staff. Once on his
knees, blows landed on his head, shoulders, and jaw. Ares discovered that tiny
fists hurt a great deal. Bloody and dazed, they shoved him down on all fours
and attached the chains on his wrists to the post.
Looking out at
the crowd with seething eyes, he cursed them. "You're going to regret
this."
"I think
not," replied a soft but stern voice from behind him.
Ares looked back
over his shoulder to see Shar Draïocht standing there, whip in hand, ready to
dole out the punishment they thought he so rightly deserved. "Unusual for
a Queen to get her hands so dirty," he snarled.
"It's a
special occasion," she hissed back as she brought the whip forward with a
practiced wrist. It licked between his shoulder blades and split open a wide
swatch of his olive flesh.
Each time the
whip sliced through his perfect flesh, Ares snarled, "You bitch!"
With every crack
of the whip they raised their staffs high in victory while the crowd shouted
out, "Hazzar!"
About
the Author:
I've been married for the last 27
years to my wonderful husband and incredibly talented musician & rockin'
DJ, Roy. We live in my hometown of New London, CT where we have raised two
beautiful daughters to adulthood.
My writing career began in junior
high, around the 7th grade. A fact that my fellow students adored but often got
me called down to the Guidance Counselor's Office to discuss the adult nature of
my early stories. While the experience was never pleasant, I was not deterred
by the counselors' worries I was spurred onward by them, as well as by my
teachers, and my classmates, I continued to hone my craft throughout those
formative years.
Through my full-length novels and
series I bring conflict, passion, love, and suspense to unique couples--how
about a Greek God and a Fae, a retiring military man and an aging widowed
hippie, a famous writer/director and a lonely hitch-hiker, or a b-grade actor and
a very lucky first-time author? Since I'm never one to shy away from the less
pleasant things in life, indeed I believe that it is in the Darkness where
Character is created, determined, and defined, my heroes and heroines have
their love tested by demons from within and without.
To date, I have penned some 14
novels and 30+ short stories. All of my books and stories are filled with
steamy sex, hot passion, dark intrigue, and nail biting suspense. ALL of my
works are intended for a Mature Audience Only this includes most of my
non-fiction books. My books are for
those who like their reading on the gritty side. They are not intended for the
faint of heart or those who enjoy a sweet read.
Also, being a Pagan (which is
helpful when I write about the Ancient Gods!) I've penned a few useful guides
for Ritual Sex/Love Magick and for those wanting to start out exploring
Magickal Herbalism.
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lbdarling
Twitter: @lb_darling
Thank you so much for having me here today. This looks wonderful!
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