Diane’s Book Blog: Hunter Reborn Katie Reus: Giveaway

Hunter Reborn Synopsis: The thrilling new Moon Shifter novel from New York Times bestselling author Katie Reus.

Losing her was the hardest thing he’d ever endured....

Warrior shifter Aiden’s investigation of the trafficking of vampire blood leads to a startling discovery: the beautiful vampire bondmate he thought was dead. Decades ago, they’d defied their powerful families to be together, but then Larissa disappeared without a trace. When their mating link broke, it nearly destroyed Aiden. Now she’s back with no memory of where she’s been. Even more shattering—Larissa claims she has no idea who Aiden is.

Now she’s back....

It’s a race against time to bring down an operation more evil than his pack ever suspected, and Aiden finds himself working side by side with a mate who no longer trusts him—and she wants out. But he lost her once, and he won’t let her go again. Unfortunately, Larissa’s blood is the key to a powerful monster’s dangerous plan—and he’ll stop at nothing to destroy her, sparking off a war between the supernaturals and humans that no one will win.

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Excerpt

After checking the propane tank, he turned on the fireplace and turned it up high. He wanted to get this room as warm as possible, quickly. The cabin was located right near the top of one of the mountains at the Sugar Mountain ski lodge. If they’d been here on vacation it would have been the perfect getaway spot. They could practically step out the front door and hit the slopes.

But they weren’t on vacation and the woman he’d never stopped loving didn’t remember him. He bit back a curse and tried not to dwell on that. It wouldn’t do him any good.

As he pulled two thick electric blankets down from the closet, he paused at a slight shuffling sound.

“It’s just me,” Larissa whispered nearby.

He stepped out of the walk-in closet to find her hovering in the doorway, arms wrapped tightly around herself. Wearing a thick jacket over a sweater, snug jeans, and knee-high snow boots, she was still practically shivering.

Damn it, he needed to feed her and get her warm. “I’ve got the fireplace going and I’m going to plug in these blankets. This will warm you up, but you’ve got to feed.” He tried to brace himself for how arousing it would be for him. In the past they’d always been intimate when she fed from him, but things were different now.

She nodded as she stepped into the room. “I know.” She took off her boots and set them neatly by the door. Next went her jacket, which she hung over the back of a tufted chair within arm’s reach.

As he started plugging in and situating the blankets over the bed, she fiddled with the hem of her sweater, looking anywhere but at him.

“What?” he demanded, crossing to the entryway where she still hovered like she was ready to bolt at a moment’s notice.

The thought pissed him off. He’d already proved he was trustworthy, that he’d never hurt her and wouldn’t take anything that she wasn’t willing to give of her own free will. She might not remember him, might not remember how good it had been between them, but she shouldn’t be afraid.

Clearing her throat, she looked up, her indigo eyes confused. “How do we do this? Do I take from your wrist or . . .” Her gaze fell to his throat, her eyes going heavy-lidded with an emotion he recognized clearly.

Lust.

What he saw matched exactly what he was feeling. What he never stopped experiencing in her presence.

She wasn’t afraid, she was nervous. And she was shaking. Shit.