The
Guardians, Book 3
Sharon
Hamilton
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Romantic
Suspense, Mystery & Suspense Romance, Romance – Angels, Romance - Fantasy
Publisher: AL Publication
Date of Publication: December 30, 2014
ASIN: B00IU2E9JS
Number of pages: 285
Word Count: 80,000
Book Description:
Audray has just assumed the title
as first-ever Queen of the Underworld.
As she attempts to consolidate her
rule, characters from the past threaten to destroy her and the love she shares
with Jonas Starling, a 300-year old dark angel. When she discovers she has been
the recipient of a miracle, suddenly their whole immortal lives are changed
forever.
Will they survive the coming war or
get snagged in the power struggle over not only the underworld, but the human
world as well?
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Excerpt
Audray loved being
the first-ever woman Director of the Underworld, but she preferred the title
“Queen” even better. Jonas had begun calling her that and it became part of her
persona almost immediately.
Maybe it is the
way Jonas whispers it to me just before he takes me.
That word was
something she would never tire of hearing, just like the sounds her paramour
made as he pleasured her to distraction and beyond. And the best thing of all
was that he did it out of love, not obligation. His need to please her was
equal to her need to be ravished over and over again.
And worshiped as
only a queen should be.
Jonas was still
wearing his black leather vest, but was naked everywhere else that counted,
sleeping like a baby. She tucked her back into the warmth of his chest, feeling
tiny against him, and reveled at how safe and protected she felt. She’d never
had such a big man, big everywhere, but especially big in the way his soul
screamed for her. It took a lot to distract her from all the pleasures in the
Underworld, but being in bed with Jonas outshone them all.
When they’d gotten
back to her home in the human world, he’d barely caught the bike when she
jumped off. He saved it, of course, cursing softly, before it could tip and
fall into her blood red Maserati. Even hearing him curse gave her chills.
All afternoon she
had been touching him as they flew past rows of vineyards and redwood trees on
their way home, her breasts pressed against the back of his thick torso. Her
cheek rested in the place she smelled his maleness the strongest: at the back
of his neck, just under his hairline. She watched the light brown tendrils of
his shoulder length hair dusted with gray, catch fire in the late afternoon
sun, coaxing her to reach down and squeeze his package, making him swerve the
bike. But he was laughing, and she felt they didn’t have a care in the whole
world.
She had thought
she would enjoy the powerful Directorship more. Jonas had been an unexpected
distraction. Ever since their explosive first meeting, Audray felt her whole
world had changed.
Author Bio
Sharon’s NYT and USA Today bestselling
novels are almost-erotic Navy SEAL stories of the SEAL Brotherhood. Her
characters follow a spicy road to redemption through passion and true love.
This series continues with book 8, SEAL's Promise, which will release November
11, 2014. All of her SEAL Brotherhood Series are available in audio book. She
has maintained an Amazon top 100 author status in Romantic Suspense for since
the end of 2012.
Her Golden Vampires of Tuscany are
not like any vamps you’ve read before, since they don’t have to go to ground,
and can walk around in the full light of the sun. Honeymoon Bite, Book 1 of the
Golden Vampires of Tuscany Series, has earned the Amazon designation of #1
Gothic Romance. It and Book 2 in the series, Mortal Bite are both available on
audio as well.
Her Guardian Angels struggle with
the human charges they are sent to save, often escaping their vanilla world of
Heaven for the brief human one. You won’t find any of these beings in any
Sunday school class.
Sharon lives in Sonoma County,
California, with her husband and two Dobermans. A lifelong organic gardener,
when she’s not writing, she’s getting verra verra dirty in the mud, or
wandering Farmer’s Markets looking for new Heirloom varieties of vegetables and
flowers.
"True Love Heals in the Gardens
of the Heart"
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Interview
Please welcome Underworld Queen author Sharon Hamilton to Diane’s Book Blog.
What is your favorite
part of the story, Underworld Queen?
In any of my books, I
enjoy the first part when the couple is getting together. In this story, they got
together briefly in the previous book, so they were already a couple. But
something happens that forces them closer together. I love writing about the
love story, the way the couple gets together and solves all their issues.
How long did it take
you to write Underworld Queen?
I actually began writing
this book over 2 years ago, but shelved it for some other work. I dusted it
off, re-wrote 25% of it, and added another 50% or so of fresh material. But
normally, 2 months to write, one month to polish and edit.
If you were stranded
on a desert island which of your characters do you want by your side?
Hard to say. I fall in
love with each of the heroes in each of the books, or I can’t write them. If
the bad guy starts taking prominence, I know he’s demanding his own book. I
truss him up and make him wait, deliciously!
If you could be best
friends with one of your characters, who would it be?
There’s a little feisty
character, cab-driver guardian angel Doris. We could get into some serious
trouble together. I think I’d love Claire as my best friend. But I’d love to go
shopping with Audray, the heroine in this book.
What inspired you to
write your first book?
A tragic house fire in
2008 turned my career from real estate to fiction writing. I think we call them
Life Twists.
What is your favorite
book that you wrote?
Diana Gabaldon because I
learned the music and tapestry of writing about love and a truly hunky hero.
Stephanie Meyer (Twilight) because she just sat down and did it, and she made
me realize I could too.
What books have most
influenced your life?
I like to write in the AM
when I am the freshest. But I have to have quiet, so early AM or late at night
are best. If’s I’m working on a deadline at the end, I work, rest for a couple
of hours, work, then rest, and so forth, getting 4 or 5 “fresh mornings” out of
one day that way. Really works for my creativity and energy level. Cannot
maintain that all the time
By writing every day, even
a page. I do a lot of social media and blogging, which keeps me writing. I
honestly think I write more than I talk.
Can you share a little
of your current work with us?
The premise of the series
is: Heaven isn’t 100% perfect by design. The Underworld isn’t 100% evil by
accident. Audray is the bad girl from books 1 and 2 in this series. I had to
let her have her HEA, and she has one heck of a hunk for a paramour.
What book are you
reading now?
I prefer eBooks, because
I’m a slow reader, so I like being able to change the background lighting, the
type style and can always find something to read. On my Kindle, I can read 3
times faster than on a paperback.
Do you have anything
specific that you want to say to your readers?
I’m an organic gardener.
I’ve raised 4 children and a husband. Married to the same man for ever. I
believe in true love, forgiveness, that good is stronger than evil, that doing
the right thing isn’t situational, that our freedoms are bought and paid for by
our wonderful men and women in uniform, and for the founding fathers who paid a
heavy price so I could have my life today. I’m a believer but I don’t like
anyone’s religion, including mine, shoved down anyone else’s throats. I value
loyalty and laughter most in life. Third would be sex!
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