Fate that refuses to be ignored
Primal Destiny
by Dania Voss
Genre: Steamy Paranormal Romance
The secret is out.
Shifters exist and live among humans.
Humans fall into two camps: Those who consider shifters monsters but manage to
co-exist with them, and those who want to get close to them, relishing their
power.
Tessa Cooper, a single mother devoted to her three-year-old daughter, is firmly
in the first camp, doing her best to keep her biases to herself. But one look
at Dario Kingston Renzetti, a wealthy lion shifter, and she senses her life
will never be the same.
The moment Dario sees Tessa in his bar, he knows he’s found his fated mate –
age difference be damned. Learning she wants nothing to do with shifters –
especially romantically – is another matter altogether. But nobody said he
wasn't determined.
Can Dario’s persistence convince Tessa he’s not hiding dark secrets that would
reinforce her opinion of shifters, or will she deny them their primal destiny?
Pick up this steamy, age gap,
rejected mate paranormal romance today and find out.
**NEW RELEASE! On Sale for Only $1.99!**
Amazon * Apple * B&N
* Kobo * Smashwords * Books2Read * Bookbub *
Goodreads
“And saving the best
for last,” Fabrizio said, brows waggling, “Models Grace Mills and Amy Gray, and
actress Paulina Brzezinski have agreed to be featured.”
Tessa
rolled her eyes and continued taking notes, not saying a word.
“Problem,
mate? Or rather, Tessa?”
Tessa’s
irritation with Dario reignited. If she was smart, she’d keep her opinions to
herself and her mouth shut. The challenge and arrogance in Dario’s gleaming
blue eyes spurred Tessa on.
“Yes
actually, since you asked. I have to wonder why the company hasn’t created a
women’s edition. It’s the 21st century. Sophisticated, contemporary
women are interested in similar topics the men’s edition features. From a
different perspective, but still. And women consider men’s bodies beautiful.
Who among the ladies in this room wouldn’t mind admiring someone like Eric
Nelson at least shirtless?”
Maya
and a few other women in the room, including Legra all smiled in agreement,
nodding enthusiastically.
Tessa
couldn’t discern what Dario might have been thinking, but she wasn’t through. “It
seems rather sexist to me considering women are over fifty percent of the
population and seventy percent of the electorate in the U.S. Why not parlay the
success and expand the brand of The Fundamental Gentleman to The
Fundamental Woman?”
Tessa
knew she was out of line, but Dario got on her nerves and played havoc with her
emotions. It could be a “mate thing” or a “man thing” or a “Dario’s a cocky
jerk thing” – she wasn’t sure which, but there it was. And there they were.
No
one said a word, presumably waiting on Dario’s response to Tessa’s outburst.
He
was going to fire her for sure.
How
was Tessa going to explain that to Emelia?
Damn
Dario and her big mouth.
Dario’s
gaze turned fierce and possessive. “Tell me. Do you find my body
beautiful?”
Tessa
felt a flush slowly creep across her cheeks and squirmed in her chair. Of
course she did. She’d dreamed about him and his beautiful body since Halloween
night. The most sexy, erotic dreams she’d ever had. Not that she would admit it
to him, especially in a room full of virtual strangers.
“God,
they’re so cute.” Tessa heard Fabrizio whisper a little too loudly.
“You’re
hopeless. Out of everything I just said – your takeaway is fishing for a
compliment about your body?”
“Question
answered. In the affirmative.” Dario’s chuckle served to piss Tessa off even
more.
Tell us about a favorite character from a book.
I’d have to say it’s Kyle Asher from my Windy City Nights
series with Evernight Publishing. He’s a tall, sexy Texan who’s a Dom and
co-owns a BDSM club called Club Envidious and a high-end steak house called
Golden Horns.
He can be a bit of a smart ass at times but he’s fiercely
loyal to his friends and family. He’s a bit of a broken soul and although all
around him his friends have paired off, he’s still single. I’d love to give him
his love story one of these days.
A day in the life of
the author?
My days are fairly set Monday through Saturday. I’m a member
of Passionate Ink (https://passionateink.org/)
and every morning we meet on Zoom and do writing sprints. That has been a game
changer for me in terms of productivity. When you make an appointment to do
something, it gets done. They are supportive and a wonderful group to
brainstorm with.
Depending on what I have to do for the rest of the day, many
times I’ll continue writing after the sprints are over or do other related
activities like marketing, social media, etc. I’m at my best in the morning so
that’s a critical time for me.
Advice they would
give new authors?
Read in the genre you want to write. Learn about the craft
of writing. There are some great books I can recommend that I refer to often.
If you write romance, I’m going to make a pitch to join
Passionate Ink so you can join us in the morning and get that word count going!
Finding a group of writers who are supportive is so
beneficial.
What is your writing
process? For instance, do you make an outline first? Do you do the chapters
first?
I’m very much what they call a plotter. I use an online tool
called Milanote to get a visual picture of my story in chapter blocks. I bullet
point each chapter with key points I want to include and key pieces of
dialogue. After I have all of the chapters ironed out in Milanote, I copy
everything to a Word document so I can print it out in a more linear format and
begin writing from there.
As the story progresses and sometimes changes, I’ll add in handwritten
notes to my outline.
Do you believe in
writer’s block?
I’m not sure about being blocked, but I know I have
experienced times when I’m not sure how to flush out a story or scene the way I
want. And I have to say, braining storming with my writing pals in the morning
when that happens, has helped a lot.
Writing can be a lonely or solitary thing but having others
who you can bounce ideas off of and ask advice is extremely helpful.
Int’l bestseller and award-winning author Dania Voss writes compelling, sexy
romance with personality, heat, and heart. Born in Rome, Italy and raised in
Chicagoland, she creates stories with authentic, engaging characters. She loves
anything pink and is a huge fan of 80s hair bands.
A favorite with romance
readers, her debut novel “On the Ropes,” the first in her Windy City Nights
series, became an international bestseller. Dania’s books have won multiple
awards, and her work has been highlighted on NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX. She has been
featured in the Chicago Tribune, Southern Writers Magazine, and Chicago
Entrepreneurs Magazine (selected as the #8 Top Chicago Author in 2021).
Website * Facebook * X * Instagram * Bluesky * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads
No comments:
Post a Comment