Unexpected
Eden
Eden
Series
Rhenna
Morgan
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy
Romance
Publisher: Kensington/Lyrical
Press
Date of Publication: 12/29/2014
ISBN: 978-1-61650-629-2 Print
ISBN: 978-1-61650-628-5 ebook
ASIN: B00NY9OCBM
Number of pages: 259
Word Count: 81,411
Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde Media
Book Description:
Most people believe Eden no
longer exists. Lexi Merrill’s about to learn they’re wrong. A hard-working
bartender with a self-sufficient backbone and a wary nature, she knows pickup
lines like a second language. So, when Eryx Shantos barges into her world with
too-smooth words and a body to back it up, she locks up her libido and vows to
keep her distance.
Eryx has other ideas. As king of
the Myren race, Eryx is duty-bound to enforce the laws preventing exposure of
their existence to humans. Yet The Fates have led him through his dreams to
Lexi, a temptation he doesn’t want to resist. The question—is she Myren, or
human - which makes her forbidden fruit?
When Eryx’s nemesis tags Lexi as
his next target, Eryx insists on taking her home where he can keep her safe.
Lexi had no idea “home” would mean the one-and-only land of creation…or that
she’d trigger a prophecy that could doom her newfound race.
Available at Amazon BN Kensington
Excerpt
Lexi
high-stepped it down the hall to the room she shared with Eryx. Sconces blazed
to life along the walls with each step, Eryx setting them alight with his mind
to light her way. Providing what you need.
Ugh. Not
something she could think about right now. His sure, confident strides sounded
behind her. No matter how far ahead she tried to stay, his hunger burned inside
her. Stupid gift. Now that she’d somehow uncorked it, she couldn’t get it
turned it off—and damned if she wasn’t a raging inferno as a result.
She’d thought
asking for time would calm his fears. Maybe ease his foot off the throttle a
little bit. But oh, no. She’d tugged the lion’s tail, tossed out a slab of meat,
and thrown the cage door open wide.
The door to
their room whipped open and thudded against the wall.
She flinched,
but kept going. “You don’t need to be so melodramatic.”
She’d gone for
playful, but ended up sounding like Marilyn Monroe on a heaped-up dose of
Spanish Fly. Moving to the dresser, she tugged off her blue leather sandals.
“Maybe we can rest later and you can teach me how to move things with my mind
instead.”
Eryx ripped his
tank over his head and tossed it to the floor. Smooth muscles, flexing under
tight, tan skin.
She closed her
gaping mouth. Tugged the lion’s tail indeed.
“I thought I’d
give you something else.” He stalked her until her back met the wall and caged
her with arms on either side of her head. “Something that will feed you instead
of drain you.”
He ran his nose
along the column of her neck and inhaled, slow and deep.
Goosebumps
prickled along her forearms and her belly fluttered. “I thought you said I
needed to rest.”
“You need
energy. I’m going to give it to you.” He nipped her earlobe then sucked at the
same spot. “You said you’ve never known family or love.” His hot breath brushed
across her skin and his tongue traced the shell of her ear. “So I’ll give you
that too.”
A blowtorch,
insane, leave-me-here-to-die-in-glory fire blasted from her insides out. Where
the hell was her caution? Her worry?
“I warned you.”
He bit her lower lip and the sting zinged to her nipples. His hands abandoned
the wall and caressed her back, her thin cotton tunic a nearly non-existent
barrier. “You said you could take anything I threw at you.” He whipped the
tunic over her head and the indigo fabric sailed to the floor behind him. “Then
you’ll have me.” His gaze lowered to her bare breasts. “All of me.”
Author Bio
Rhenna never thought a weird
dream, a bucket list, and an addiction to romance novels would lead her into
publishing, but that’s exactly how Unexpected Eden came to life. Okay, there
might have been a jillion revisions in there somewhere, and a few points where
her family thought she’d lost her ever-lovin’ mind, but pretty much everyone’s
accepted that this author thing is chronic.
When she’s not working on the
rest of the Eden books or her naughty contemporary romances, you’ll find her
chasing two precious little girls, batting eyelashes at her indulgent husband,
or driving with the top down and the music up loud. Oh, and “researching” on
the internet. Those half-naked men she uses for inspiration don’t download
themselves.
She’d love to share her
“research” with you too and get to know you a little better in the process.
Find her blog, Facebook, Pinterest, and other social media links at
www.rhennamorgan.com. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter there too for
snippets, upcoming releases, and author news.
If you enjoyed Unexpected Eden,
Eryx and Lexi would sure appreciate it if you shared your review at Goodreads,
Amazon, or other favorite online bookstore. Lexi would make you a mean
cyber-cocktail in exchange if she didn’t have her hands full with Eryx, but
rumor has it they haven’t left the royal suite in days.
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Interview
Please welcome Unexpected Eden author Rhenna Morgan to Diane’s Book Blog.
Thanks so much for hosting me today, Diane!
What is your favorite part of Unexpected Eden (Book 1 in The Eden
Series)?
I’m one of those
die-hard romance lovers. Between my need for happily ever after, my fascination
for rituals, and anything hot and steamy, I’d be hard pressed not to put Lexi
and Eryx’s mating night at the top of my favorite scene list. Everything about
their special night is straight up romance, mysticism, and hot, hot, hot
chemistry.
A close second though
is when Lexi learns to fly. I’ve had several of my readers comment that they
particularly enjoyed that part of the book. I can’t blame them. Everything I
wrote in those scenes was based on actual dreams I’d had of flying, so I guess
the enjoyment successfully landed on the pages.
If you were stranded on a desert island which
of your characters do you want by your side?
I should have been a
lawyer. The first thing I did with that question was make sure you said
characters, not character. J
So, greedy little
writer that I am, I’ll take Eryx (the hero), Ramsay (his twin—because hey,
everything’s better in pairs), and Ludan (because…um…Ludan doesn’t need a
reason. J )
What inspired you to write your first book?
I’ve always been a
writer…even when I didn’t really want to be. I was always the person friends
and family hit up when they needed something particularly dull or annoying composed.
You know…resumes, cover letters, the occasional sales pitch.
But every time I read
a book—particularly those that left me with a pleasant sigh on my lips when I
closed the back cover—I’d hear a little voice in the back of my head say, “You
could do this.”
It wasn’t until I’d
burned through about half of JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series that I
finally chanced picking up my computer and really giving the fantastical tales
in my head a shot. Authors like JR Ward, Kristen Ashley, Sylvia Day, and Karen
Marie Moning all created the romantic escape I needed in my life, and left me
with that pleasant sigh when it was all over. If I can do that for even one
other person, I’ll be a happy, happy writer.
How do you overcome writer’s block?
Wine. J
Seriously, I’m only
halfway joking. The line, “Write drunk, edit sober,” has its merits. Beyond
that, it’s all about discipline. Setting down every single day and putting one foot in front of the other. Some
days, it works. Some days, it fights back. Either way, I’m there, slugging my
way toward The End.
What do you prefer paperback, hardcover, or
ebooks?
Ebooks, baby! Which is
kind of funny when you consider how terribly hard I fought giving up my paper
copies. I love, love, love being able to cart around my entire library in one
device. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stumbled on to a new romance
reader, whipped open my device, and started pouring through my shelves to offer
them recommendations. I mean, let’s face it. I’m on the down side of my forties
and my memory isn’t what it used to be. A woman needs something to help jar her memory, and a transportable bookshelf is
just the ticket!
Do you have anything specific that you want to
say to your readers?
Just that my books are
all about romantic escape—a chance to check your brain at the door and simply
enjoy. Yes, there’s conflict, but it’s not contrived for the sake of keeping
the couple apart. My heroes are strong and willing to pull their heads out of
their bo-hineys once they’ve figured out where they’ve gone wrong. My heroines
are smart and learn from their mistakes rather than continuing to repeat them.
Together, their chemistry is smokin’ hot.
I hope everyone will join
Lexi and Eryx in Eden and share in the adventures they encounter.
Thanks so much for
having me today. And see you in paradise!
Rhenna
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