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Lifeblood
Author: River Starr
Series: Wife of the Demon Kings, #1
Publication date: June 29rd 2023
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
I WAS CHOSEN AS THEIR WIFE. BUT I DIDN’T CHOOSE THEM.
The Demon Courts reign in darkness over half the world, threatening our very existence. We in the Humanlands send them wives via lottery once a year to appease them, women to ravage and ruin in a lust-filled dance as their darkest desires are fulfilled.
IT’S NEVER ENOUGH.
The women never return. The four cursed demon kings are never satisfied. When my best friend is chosen as one of their next wives, I can’t leave her to that fate. I alone can end our suffering—but I’ve been hiding, terrified of death.
BECAUSE I AM A LIFEBLOOD.
I’m one of the last true children of the divine. My celestial blood is the key to the kings’ continued immortality and, if prophecy is to be believed, the cure to their curses. As soon as I meet the four achingly sexy monarchs, I can’t deny the intense and immediate attraction—and the pull my magic has on them.
Each of the gorgeous kings will try to take me as his wife. I hope they’re ready to fight for it… and that I survive the claiming.
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an excerpt
Gareth’s jaw tightened—that glorious jaw with a thick, full, red beard and which sported his full lips that had felt like heaven on mine. And sure, maybe that was the mate bond talking, but nothing about this demon king was anything short of hot as hell. Literally. He wore dark clothes, but the area around him seemed to shimmer like a hot mirage, his magic one of fire and warmth.
A sudden flash of how warm and hard his body had felt over mine last night flooded my mind. The feel of his lips. His campfire and smoke scent. The hard length that’d felt like fire against my legs.
My cheeks flushed, which only seemed to piss him off more.
“You,” Gareth growled loudly as he stalked forward a few steps. “Again.”
Ice swept through my veins. I wanted to retreat.
The fear was instant and deep—mate or not. Which we were, sort of. The bond still felt hollow—like it was missing pieces—but it was there. And right now, my prey drive was overriding it.
But there was nowhere to run, so I held my ground as Gareth bounded toward me, all bulging arm muscles and flared nostrils. His large hands closed around my upper arms and dug in tightly. I cried out against my better judgement, which only sent one of the other demon kings toward us. This king, Mordred, had fair skin and dark hair, taller than the King of the Court of Brimstone, and lankier, too. I recognized Mordred as the ruler of the Court of Darkness.
“Don’t hurt her.” Mordred grabbed Gareth by his shoulder. The dragon king didn’t budge, so Mordred added coolly, “Gareth, if you kill her now, none of us will have her blood. Her lifeblood blood.”
The dragon king seethed. Gareth’s eyes went wide and he breathed in sharply before exclaiming, “She’s a thief.”
River Starr writes books that help you escape, especially fantasy romance full of magic and supernaturals. Favorite things: coffee, wine, chocolate, and a heavy dose of books to chase away the dark… or invite delicious darkness in.
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