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K.L. Kovitzke!!!
Vampire
Bride
(The
Bitten Bride Series Book 1)
By K.L. Kovitzke
Vampires are a
myth, but for Charlie Preston vampires are real.
With the mysterious appearance of a man by the name of Maxwell Barnett, Charlie’s life changes in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately, not for the better.
Every vampire is assigned a bloodline and Charlie is about to learn that she’s Maxwell’s property. There’s no easy way of accepting that you were born to nourish a vampire. No easy way of accepting that he wants you to be his vampire bride.
From seduction to murder, Charlie and Maxwell face many obstacles together and against each other, but what Charlie doesn’t know is that death is the only way to survive what’s coming.
With the mysterious appearance of a man by the name of Maxwell Barnett, Charlie’s life changes in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately, not for the better.
Every vampire is assigned a bloodline and Charlie is about to learn that she’s Maxwell’s property. There’s no easy way of accepting that you were born to nourish a vampire. No easy way of accepting that he wants you to be his vampire bride.
From seduction to murder, Charlie and Maxwell face many obstacles together and against each other, but what Charlie doesn’t know is that death is the only way to survive what’s coming.
Excerpt
“You know, if
you were happier about it, it would hurt less,” Maxwell says in a
husky voice. In a blink of my eyes, his fingers are around the back
of my neck. With a sudden jerk of his hand, I’m forced to look at
him. He rests his forehead against mine, the tips of our noses
touching. The entire surface of my body begins to tingle and my
breathing gets rigid. My brain is screaming inside my skull, but my
vocal cords refuse to function. Once his mouth touches mine any
chance of words coming out are lost.
His soft lips
push against mine. The movement at first is gentle and caring, but
the longer I don’t protest the more forceful he gets. The breaths
I’m able to get aren’t enough for my lungs. The inside of my
chest burns as his yearning gets rougher and rougher. He breaks the
kiss, leaving me breathless. His head instantly buries itself in the
curve of my neck.
“Relax…breathe
in…breathe out.” His warm breath touches my neck as he whispers
his words. Goosebumps break out along my exposed shoulder and a
tingle runs down my spine.
I do as he
insists, I breathe in…I breathe out. The feel of his mouth on my
neck makes me involuntarily tense up.
“Charlie,
relax. Trust me.” His lips graze my ear as he speaks each hushed
word slowly.
My eyes close as
I let his deep voice calm my senses. Maxwell’s mouth finds my neck
once again, except this time it’s wide open and I can feel the
scrap of his fangs. I clear my mind as I wait for the pain. The
pressure of his jaw clenching down is accompanied with a pinch.
It is as if
something snaps inside of me, altering my views of Maxwell as a
vampire altogether. I get dizzy from the thrill of his pressing
mouth. His tongue massages my neck to pump more blood to the fresh
puncture marks. An urge of wanting to feel pain takes over my body. I
can’t accept that him biting me is satisfactory. No, it has to
hurt. My uninjured hand tangles in his hair and gently tugs. Without
thinking, I nudge his head into my neck. Sucking in a sharp breath
from the unexpected pain from his teeth burrowing in deeper doesn’t
stop me from feeling ecstatic. As he drains me of life, I can’t
help but feel alive.
* * *
Maxwell
The warmth
coming from her body as she presses against me is intoxicating. I can
feel my ice-cold body start to heat up in spots. It’s a weird
feeling, but I welcome it because it tricks my subconscious into
thinking it’s a step closer to being human. As she tugs a fistful
of my hair and urges me to sink deeper into her neck, my fingertips
dig into her skin. The sound of her hissing breath in my ear as I
crush her only adds to my excitement.
Lifting her off
the ground, I spin us around, so we’re facing the direction that
Benjamin is located in. I know he watches us and I want to see the
look on his face. Within seconds after averting my gaze, I see him
with clenched fists glaring at us. My mouth still suctions itself to
Charlie’s neck, and my hands slide up and down her body. The curve
of her butt fits perfectly in my palm. If I stretch far enough, I can
touch her bare thigh.
With Charlie’s hands still latched on to me, it gives us the
reaction we’re hoping for. Benjamin breaks the stare he has on us
and storms away with his second bride, the bride he chose over Grace.
Grudgingly, I detach from Charlie. Sticky blood gathers in the
corners of my mouth, but I quickly lick it away before I look at her.
“How are you
feeling?” I ask, afraid I took too much.
Her hand goes to
her head. Her eyes squint closed. “Just a bit dizzy is all.” The
words come out with a sigh.
I know she’s
not used to the withdrawal of blood and this isn’t even a regular
basis. Some vampires feed from their humans three times a day, just
as a human eats three meals a day. “Let’s get you something to
drink,” I instruct her.
She seems as if
she’s in a daze as she follows my lead with her fingers gripping my
forearm. By the time we arrive at the bar Charlie seems to be getting
better. She slaps her hand on the bar top and asks for a shot of
something strong. Her voice takes on a slur as if she’s already
drunk.
“I think my
love here will have a glass of juice,” I say, correcting her.
“That’s
probably a better idea,” she mumbles out as she agrees with me.
About the Author
K.L. Novitzke lives
in a small city smack-dab in the middle of the glorious state of
Wisconsin with her husband, two boys, and miniature Australian
Shepard. She loves everything that goes bump in the night, which
sparks her love of paranormal romances. In her spare time she enjoys
crafting, reading all genres, and of course writing! New story ideas
and characters continually bounce around in her head, keeping sleep
at a distance.
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