Welcome Today's Featured Author
Lisa Beth Darling!!
BLURB-Inside the Heart of every Warrior breathes the Soul of a Hero--even within The Heart of War.
Meet Ares God of War, the greatest Warrior the world has ever known. He's moody, grumpy, dominant, ravenously sexual, and above all, built like a Greek God.
Suspected of killing his Daughter in-Law, Psyche, and long in exile from Olympus, the solitude of Ares' island is interrupted when Magdalena MacLeod a brash and sometimes manipulative Fey washes up on Ares' island after believing she's been shipwrecked. It's not mere fate that has brought the unlikely couple together yet it may be what tears them apart.
Branded with a golden chastity belt bearing the mark of Cernunnos, Celtic God of the Forest and Death, Alena has been on the run from her husband the Great Horned God for 200 years. When the Olympians discover her presence on Ares' island, they send Apollo to the island while Ares is away with orders to bring her to Olympus. Diplomatically winding her way out of immediately going to Olympus, when Ares returns and with nowhere to turn Alena strikes a bargain with the God of War; her virginity for his protection.
Ares sees a sweeter deal; her in his bed and himself back in his rightful place on Olympus even if it means turning Alena over to Zeus. After Alena proves herself to Ares in battle and his bed, the God of War must choose between his Divinely Dysfunctional Family, his pride, and Alena. Get lost in this sweeping dark saga battling Ancient Gods while falling in love with Ares God of War and Alena MacLeod. Ares and Alena share a love that will rock the world from the heights of Olympus to the Celtic moors, but will it be enough? Will love triumph, or will revenge and rage win the battle for the Heart of War?
EXCERPT from THE HEART OF WAR Book #1 in the "OF WAR" series by Lisa Beth Darling “Please?”
Alena’s heart skipped a beat at his pleading request; she brought her mouth closer to its ultimate goal until her lips settled just over the tip. “Please...wh-at?” she whispered.
Ares’ hips rose off the sand as they probed around looking for the source of the hot wind that fled over him. “Please take me.”
Alena’s fingers wound the rest of the way down his inviting body to the hard shaft between his legs that protruded upward past his belly button toward his washboard stomach and that masculine patch of hair on his chest. The tool wielded by the God of War was beyond anything she had seen even in the pornography she sometimes watched when she lived in Boston alone at night in her bedroom. She could hardly believe she’d had it all inside of her and could have begged for more. “Say you’re mine.” Even if it is just for tonight, please, please, please... “Say you’re mine.” Long soft fingers wrapped around the bulging shaft and the God of War let out a heated sigh as she began to pump him, her lips hovering just over him making the heat between them moist with her breath.
Looking down at her, he smiled a little bit realizing the dominant had suddenly become the submissive and was glad for it. “I am helpless before you, woman.”
Alena licked away the saliva beginning to ooze from the corners of her mouth. She bent her head and took him into her mouth as far as she dared. Ares grunted and pounded the sand at his sides as her tongue danced around him and her hand pumped his hot shaft, coaxing it further and further down her slender throat. The taste was divine, the feel of it, like granite wrapped in silk. It slid over her tongue, down her throat, and all she wanted was more. The hands in the sand grabbed the sides of her head and his firm hips rose high in the air to meet her mouth and stayed there, hovering, waiting, anticipating the release of the pressure building up within and the eruption to follow.
First the God of War froze from head to toe, he let out a howl as his eyes rolled back in his head and he bolted to a half sitting position.
The eruption that accompanied the wanton howl seemed to rain down in buckets of warm cherries. Not wanting to waste what he was so kind as to give her, Alena took down as much as she could, letting the intriguing taste linger on her tongue. No other man tasted like cherries. Most of them were salty as the ocean and smelled as foul as the bottom of a deep bog. Not Ares. Like the touch and the scent of him, the taste left her wanting more.
One moment sitting half upright, frozen in place and bathed in sweat, the next Ares collapsed to the sand, gasped for breath and began to shake uncontrollably. Looking up at him, Alena became frightened. “My Love?” she asked as she slithered up him and pushed the hair away from his sweaty brow. “My Love?”
“The things you do to me, woman. It is I who is glad you washed ashore on my island.” Grabbing the back of her head, he brought her down for another long passionate kiss.
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Lisa Beth Darling is a multi-genre author penning bold stories for an adult audience from contemporary fiction to erotica and romance, family dramas, horror/thrillers, and non-fiction. Her stories include the OF WAR and Sister Christian Series as well as standalone novels. Living in her hometown of New London, CT, Lisa is 49 years-old, and has been married to her husband, Roy, for 30 years.
Author web links:
Website: http://www.lisabethdarling.com
Blog: http://lbdarling.wordpress.com
Twitter: @lb_darling
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lbdarling
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1577311.Lisa_Beth_Darling
Interview With Lisa Beth Darling:
1. Can you tell us a little about your books?
I write in several genres including mythological fiction,
contemporary fiction, romance/erotica, family drama, horror/thriller, and
suspense. All are intended for an adult audience and, with the exception of my
family dramas all contain strong doses of sex and violence. I also have a few non-fiction books on the
market.
2. When did you know
you wanted to write a book?
I wrote my first novel in 7th grade, "Save
Me from the Roses", it was a horror/romance story that got me in trouble
with my guidance counselor because my classmates kept making mimeographs of it
and passing it around school. It was very dark and adult for a girl of that
age.
3. For someone who
hasn't read any of you books yet, which one would you suggest they read first?
It would depend on their taste in reading, if they like
milder stories I would suggest they start with "Genesis" the first
book in the Sister Christian series of family centered dramas. Don't let the
titles fool you, these are not Christian fiction although religion does play an
essential part in the series. If they
like bolder stories, perhaps they'd like to start with "The Heart of
War", the first book in the OF WAR series centering on Ares God of War and
his ladylove Alena MacLeod. Horror fans
might like "Obsession" while those who enjoy more contemporary adult
fiction might like "On a Hot Summer Night" the steamy short noir that
opens "The Doc" series. All first books in all series standalone so
no one has to read past that first book unless they want to and I hope they do.
4. Do you work with
an outline, or just write?
I just write. I have an idea of where the story is going and
how I'll get there but I stopped outlining them years ago.
5. Do you aim for a
set amount of words/pages per day?
No, I found that was a good way to get stymied. If I didn't
make my word/page count then I became discouraged. I have a set time that I
write every day, so I might write five or ten pages or just struggle with
getting a few paragraphs right.
6. Which book has
been your favorite to write?
"The Heart of War" is still my favorite, I adore
Ares, I can't help it. He's larger than
life, bold, often times crass, but underneath that leather clad exterior is a
tarnished hero with a very big heart. That whole series was wickedly fun to
write.
7. Do you have a
favorite spot to write?
I write almost exclusively in my home office though
sometimes in the nice weather I'll take the laptop out to the deck for some
fresh air.
8. Do you listen to
music while you write?
Oh yes, now that my iTunes is up and running again, the
music is loud and I'm often singing along as my fingers fly across the
keyboard. I like to listen to anything from the 60s to the 90s as I write.
9. What do you do
when you are not writing?
I work for a local trades union during the day and that
keeps me busy. When not working or writing, at this stage of my life, I just
enjoy spending time with my husband. We'll be celebrating our 30th
wedding anniversary in just a few days. On weekends we go off on our Great Food
Adventure trying out to restaurants in the area.
10. What are you working
on next?
I'm finishing up "Prodigal Son" the last story in
the Sister Christian series and then, even though the OF WAR series is
complete, I have a sneaking suspicion Ares has another story to tell. Whether
or not it's actually part of that series or something totally new remains to be
seen.
Thanks so much for having me here today!
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