FREE in January~ Claiming Anna by Brynna Curry
Triple Star Ranch, #1
Where there's smoke, there's fire…and passion that won't be denied.
The child of a gypsy and fey, small-town veterinarian Dr. Anastasia Brannon has always hidden her magic for fear of ridicule. A red-hot encounter with the new PI in town makes their attraction impossible to deny. Throwing caution to the wind, she indulges her desires but keeps her secrets close.
A man with a shady past and secrets of his own, Howl Raven uses his feral talents and tracking skills to make a living, doing his best to lay low and hide the curse that haunts him every month. So far, so good…until an uncontrollable shift outside the full moon leaves him the victim of a werewolf hunter.
When she finds the enigmatic investigator wounded in the woods near her cabin during a storm, Ana provides medical care on instinct. She may be the only one who can banish the wolf from Howl’s blood, but at what cost?
CONTENT WARNING: Contains a brief, mostly off-page, violent scene which may disturb some readers. Violence, strong language and graphic love scenes.
Mini
Excerpt (general audience)
“The
pleasure is all mine, Anastasia.” Howl turned, his golden eyes meeting hers.
God, his
voice was like the finest whiskey. Rich, dark and damning as it rolled over her
name. The air changed at his touch. He didn’t shake her hand, instead held it
warm in his just a second longer than was polite. She didn’t miss the frown on
Jace’s face. Even old lovers were territorial.
“Ah,
yes. Likewise. Well, I hate to run, but I have to get going. Got a full day of
appointments scheduled.” Flustered, she tugged her hand out of Howl’s. “Hey,
Cade, tell Taylor to call me when she gets in. We need to catch up. Spa day.”
“Yep.
Thanks.”
“Any
time.” She retreated to the safety of her Jeep, but couldn’t resist a second
look toward the door before driving away. He was watching her through the
glass. She still felt his touch and ached for more. Howl Raven was a flash
fire. And she was a moth to that flame, begging him to consume her.
Full-length
Excerpt (Steamy)
Stop
thinking about sex, Ana. Control yourself.
Howl
swallowed the pills with the hot coffee burning a path down his raw throat and
hoped it hid his grin.
Arrgh.
He probably heard that too.
“Every
word. We’ll get to that, hopefully sooner rather than later.”
“You’re
evading the question. So, how did you come to be bleeding in my woods not
twenty feet from my doorstep?”
“My
woods. I’m renting the Parker place, remember? Technically, that makes Parker’s
woods, my woods,” he corrected.
She
turned her back on him to retrieve something from the cabinet. Had it only been
yesterday they had shared lunch in this room? She had been molten in his arms,
melting into his kiss. If not for the phone call from Jace, they would have
ended up in bed. Maybe on the couch. Against the wall. Now who couldn’t control
their thoughts? Where had this distance come from?
“That’s
not what I meant and you know it.”
“I
know.” He slipped in behind her at the counter. He had questions. She had
answers. Howl intended to have them and her. “Why didn’t you call for help?”
Howl laughed when he felt her jump mentally. Mind reading was such a trip. He
effectively caged her between the counter and his arms. He wanted to kiss her,
just there where her neck curved into her shoulder. He nuzzled the spot and
traced the tip of his tongue along the exposed skin of her throat.
She
tilted her head to give him better access. “The storm knocked down lines
everywhere. We’re running off generator power, no phone, and no cell.”
He felt
her shiver as her situation started to dawn on her. They were completely alone.
Nothing to stop them from acting on this all-consuming lust. No calls from
Jace. No neighborly driveby visits from Cade. No work. Just walls, rooms, and
plenty of doors with locks.
“I would
have driven you to the hospital once the storm let up and you were stable, but
you asked me not to. That, and my Jeep was totaled by a tree. Then I found
this.” Ana held up the small jar containing the bullet she had removed. “And I
knew I couldn’t go to Cade. He wouldn’t understand.”
Howl
took the jar. Even through the glass, the metal burned his skin. He tossed it
aside. It rolled across the floor into the corner smacking into the baseboard
but didn’t break.
“Thank
you for that, for protecting me. You know what I am, then.” This time he did
kiss her just behind her right ear.
“Yes.”
“And are
you afraid of me?” Need beat a rhythm through his blood. Please say no. The
hard planes of his body pressed against the silk of her back.
“Should
I be?”
“I won’t
hurt you.”
“How do
you do this to me?”
Howl
felt her frustration as she instinctively arched into him.
“What do
I do to you?” He flipped open the buttons of her blouse.
“Make me
ache for you.”
A feral
urge consumed him with her whispered words, something animal, something that
couldn’t be controlled. He kissed the nape of her neck, and felt her skin vibrate
beneath his lips. He heard her shudder inwardly and beg her body to behave.
“Oh, no you don’t. I want you out of control. You should have told me about
your magic.” He breathed the word in her ear. She melted underneath his
massaging fingers.
“And you
could have mentioned you howl at the moon, before I had to use that magic to
save your life.”
“How do
you do this to me?”
Howl
felt her frustration as she instinctively arched into him.
“What do
I do to you?” He flipped open the buttons of her blouse.
“Make me
ache for you.”
A feral
urge consumed him with her whispered words, something animal, something that
couldn’t be controlled. He kissed the nape of her neck, and felt her skin
vibrate beneath his lips. He heard her shudder inwardly and beg her body to
behave. “Oh, no you don’t. I want you out of control. You should have told me
about your magic.” He breathed the word in her ear. She melted underneath his
massaging fingers.
“And you
could have mentioned you howl at the moon, before I had to use that magic to
save your life.”
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About
the Author: Brynna Curry was born south
of the Mason-Dixon Line. After living all over the southern states, she finally
landed in North Alabama where she lives with her husband and their three
children. Growing up, books fueled her dreams and imagination, ultimately
becoming her salvation during the hardest times in her life.Writing is her
passion, but she enjoys the fun of sharing those stories with others by
reviewing books and working in publicity.
When she
isn’t writing or promoting, she’s often found haunting the library for new
books to read or just spending an quiet evening at home with Jackie watching
old westerns on TV. Although her wizards, shifters and vampires are as real to
her as anyone, she insists love is the truest magic and with it every day is
another wonderful adventure.
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