Bittersweet Blood (The Order Book 1)
Nina Croft
Language: English
Pages: 246
ISBN: B00BMKE7FG
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Tara Collins just wants to be normal. Everyone else wants her dead.
Tara's eccentric aunt raised her to be fearful of the world and follow the rules. But after her aunt's death, Tara is ready to take control and experience life for the first time. But she quickly discovers that everything she's been told is a web of lies. Determined to solve the mystery of who she is truly, she hires a private investigator to help her uncover the truth.
Christian Roth is more than your average PI. A vampire and ex-demon hunter, Christian lives among the humans, trying to be "normal." But recently, things seem to be falling apart. There's a crazed demon hell-bent on revenge hunting him down, and a fae assassin on the loose with an unknown target. And the Order he abandoned desperately needs his help.
As the secrets of Tara's past collide with the problems in Christian's present, she finds herself fighting her attraction to the dark and mysterious investigator. Falling in love does not fit into her plans at all, but Tara soon learns that some rules are meant to be broken.
Suite 109 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Visit our website at www.entangledpublishing.com. Entangled Publishing is a subsidiary of Savvy Media Services, LLC. Edited by Marie Loggia-Kee and Liz Pelletier Cover design by Liz Pelletier eBook ISBN 978-1-62266-959-2 Manufactured in the United States of America First Edition February 2013 To my sister, Anne, who introduced me to vampires. Table of Contents Cover Part OneBreaking all the Rules Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three
dark red hair. He stroked his fingers through it, and tugged the head back, baring the long line of his throat. He moved in closer, rested one knee on the bed and pulled Graham back against his body, wrapping his arms around the other man’s chest. Lowering his head, he licked at the throat, then his lips drew back exposing a huge pair of fangs he sank into Graham’s neck. Tara must have made a small noise because someone moved beside her. She dragged her gaze from the two men. A third man sat in
feet. “Stay where you are.” Tara had been about to turn tail and run but, at his words, she stopped. Her eyes ate him up, her fingers itched with the need to reach out and touch him. He walked around the desk. As always, the grace of his movements filled her with awe. He stopped in front of her and her eyes searched his face. His expression was no longer blank, but wary. He reached for her, his hands gliding across her shoulders, and pulled her to him. Tara stood on tiptoes and raised her
paused in the doorway. “By the way, did you mark her?” Christian shook his head. “Are you going to tell me why?” “No.” Piers opened his mouth to argue. “Just leave it, Piers. I’ll vouch for her.” Piers nodded once and closed the door behind him. … Tara didn’t want to wake up. Something terrible waited for her on the other side of consciousness, and she clung to the darkness. But whether she liked it or not she became aware of someone seated beside her. It was Christian, and his fingers
her. “What do you think happened?” He crouched in front of her and ran a finger down her cheek. She shivered, his touch cool against her heated skin. Then his thumb brushed over her lower lip and she felt it as a caress low down in her belly. He was so close. If she leaned forward just a little bit… He straightened and backed a step away. “What do you know of the supernatural?” The question caught her off balance. “You mean, ghosties and ghoolies and…” She frowned. “I seriously hope you’re not