Please welcome my guest, cyber
friend and author, Lyndi Lamont at the last post for
Paranormal Romance Thursday! Her book,
Ilona’s
Wolf
is a story where where magic and
passion combine.
Blurb:
Imagine a world filled with magic, a tormented knight, a
damsel in distress, an evil sorcerer...
While picking herbs in the woods, Princess Ilona is rescued
from a woodsman by a wolf. When the creature licks her wounds, it is suddenly
transformed into a man. A very handsome, very naked man who makes passionate
love to her in a glade.
Cursed by an evil wizard, Rolf was trapped in wolf form until
he tasted the blood of a royal. Now he must escort the princess on a hazardous
journey back to the castle to stop an ill-fated wedding.
Passion flares between them, but both know there is no future
for Ilona and her werewolf. Or is there? In a world where magic and passion
combine, anything may be possible.
Buy link: Amazon
Excerpt:
The wolf looked at her, golden eyes gleaming, mouth open,
showing off large, sharp teeth. She closed her eyes and gripped her throat with
both hands. Quaking with terror, she listened as the animal padded toward her.
She felt its hot breath on her cheek.
Opening her eyes a slit, she stared into the face of the
wolf. Sad eyes stared at her, and her fears receded. Perhaps he'd been tamed.
She reached out with what was left of her powers, but sensed no immediate
danger. "Good wolf," she stammered.
She held out one shaking fist, and the wolf sniffed it before
licking her knuckles. It moved closer, sniffing her clothing. To her surprise,
the animal hunkered down beside her and laid its head on her leg. Carefully,
she touched it, stroking the soft fur.
Relief flooded through her. Saved by a wolf, of all
creatures. "Thank the gods you showed up when you did. I'd no wish to be
ravished by the likes of him."
The wolf lifted its head and seemed to smile up at her, mouth
open, tongue lolling.
She smiled at the canine as she continued to pet it.
"Grateful I am for you rescuing me, but 'tis not exactly what a girl
dreams of. Where's my knight on a white steed? 'Tis he who is supposed to do
the rescuing."
When the wolf lowered his head, sniffing between her legs,
she laughed and pushed it away. "Rude creature."
The animal responded by sitting up and resting its head on
her breast. She put both arms around it and hugged it close, dropping a kiss on
its head. "Do not misunderstand, Sir Wolf, but I still wish you were a
knight. A strong, handsome knight like my Werner."
The familiar sadness filled her at the memory of her husband.
"I miss him so much, you know. Dagmar says another knight will come for
me, a handsome knight to protect us and make sweet, passionate love to
me."
The wolf whined and raised his head to lick her cheek.
Laughing, she tried to push him away, but he licked her full on the mouth. She
closed her eyes, stunned when her powers came rushing back, like a flood of
magic coursing around her.
Turning aside, she summoned her basket to her side. Out of
the corner of her eye, she saw the wolf jump up, staring at the basket. Her
vision seemed to blur as the wolf's face slowly became humanlike, then shifted
back. She must have hit her head harder than she'd thought if she was seeing
things. She closed her eyes and shook her head, but the aching had receded.
When she peeked again, the wolf was gone, and a naked man
crouched in front of her. A handsome, well-built man with shaggy brown hair and
golden brown eyes.
