Claimed by a
Demon King, the second book in Felicity Heaton ’s
hot new paranormal romance series, Eternal Mates, is now available in ebook and
paperback. To celebrate the release, she’s holding a FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY at her website.
Find out how to enter the Claimed by a Demon King international
giveaway (ends March 2nd) and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25
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Claimed by a
Demon King and the Eternal Mates series is set in the same world as the Vampire
Erotic Theatre series, so if you’re a fan of that series, you will love Eternal
Mates. Throughout this series, you’ll have a chance to catch up with the cast
of the Vampire Erotic Theatre series and learn more about their world. In
Claimed by a Demon King, you’ll get to visit the theatre, and some of the
favourite characters in the Vampire Erotic Theatre series.
Here’s more
about Claimed by a Demon King, including an excerpt from this paranormal
romance novel.
Claimed by a Demon King (Eternal Mates
Romance Series Book 2)
Felicity
Heaton
The moment the demon King Thorne of the Third Realm set eyes on the mortal huntress Sable, he knew she was his fated one. The fiery, dangerous female awakened hungers he had never experienced before, a dark craving and passion that has consumed him in their time apart. As the lunar cycle wanes, she enters his world again and nothing will stand in the way of him claiming his forever with her—not the relentless assault from the Fifth Realm or the dark elf male determined to seduce her out of his grasp.
The moment the demon King Thorne of the Third Realm set eyes on the mortal huntress Sable, he knew she was his fated one. The fiery, dangerous female awakened hungers he had never experienced before, a dark craving and passion that has consumed him in their time apart. As the lunar cycle wanes, she enters his world again and nothing will stand in the way of him claiming his forever with her—not the relentless assault from the Fifth Realm or the dark elf male determined to seduce her out of his grasp.
Intent on achieving the coveted position of
commander at Archangel , Sable leads her small
team into the dark underworld and the Third Realm, to a war where her allies
are the very creatures she normally hunts—vampires, werewolves, and demons. Her
eagerness to lead the deadly mission has everything to do with winning her
promotion, and nothing to do with the kingdom’s brash, lethally seductive demon
king—a king who stirred fierce desire and wildfire heat in her with just a look
and an innocent touch when they first met, and has been in her wicked dreams
ever since.
As the gathering storm between rivals
unleashes irresistible passion that flares white-hot and the heat of the battle
brings life-shattering realisations, can Sable place her duty before her heart?
Or will she surrender to her deepest desires and be claimed by a demon king?
Claimed by a
Demon King is available from Amazon Kindle, Kobo Books, Barnes and Noble Nook,
Apple iBooks stores and other retailers. Also available in paperback. Find the
links to your preferred retailer at: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/cbadk
My Review:
Claimed by a Demon King by Felicity E. HeatonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I received a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review.
This is the second book in the Eternal Mates series. I loved it!
Sable is a fantastic character. She is Olivia's (from Eternal Mates #1) best friend and a Hunter; one of the elite warriors working for Archangel, which is an organisation that polices the paranormal citizens living on Earth. I liked this character very much, as she is most definitely feisty! Her "shoot first, take prisoners second" attitude made me smile. She has a tendency to "leap before looking" and can get herself into some awkward situations. However, she is loyal and protective of her friends. I really enjoyed getting to know her better.
Thorne is the Demon King of the Third Realm, and is a most intriguing character. I only got a small glimpse of him near the end of the first book in the series, so was excited to meet him properly in his own story. He is a fierce warrior and leader of his people in his kingdom. He can be a bit arrogant, but he is a fair ruler. However, he also has a tender side that not many people get to see. When he first meets Sable, he realises she is his Eternal Mate, but winning her heart may be one of the hardest battles he has ever fought!
When I was offered the opportunity to read this book, I grabbed it with both hands! I am glad I did, because it is a fantastic continuation of the series. This book is full of danger, action and romance, coupled with two strong characters, which kept me hooked from start to finish! The story is told from mainly Sable's and Thorne's point of view, which gives the reader an opportunity to understand their thoughts and feelings. However, there is a fly in the ointment, and he's called Bleu. I liked Bleu's character in Kissed by a Dark Prince, but he hasn't won any points with me in this book! I am not overly fond of love triangles, and this Elfin warrior muddies up the waters quite nicely. However, that being said, this doesn't mean that it wasn't entertaining to watch the drama unfold! It was also a pleasant surprise to meet some of the characters from the Vampire Erotic Theatre series again! I must admit that I rather miss those vampires (not to mention the other paranormal characters in the series.), especially Snow and Antoine; that scene was rather intense, to say the least! And speaking of intense, there is a HUGE battle scene that was described in such a way that I felt I was actually there! In fact, the characters came alive for me too, and I felt that Thorne and Sable could walk through my door at any moment! There are a few twists and turns that surprised me and kept me guessing. I can't wait to see what surprises the next book in the series has to hold! This book could be read on it's own, but some of the story could be confusing to a few readers, if they haven't read the first book in the series.
Felicity Heaton has written another fast paced, sexy paranormal romance that I thoroughly enjoyed! I love her writing style, which flows effortlessly from scene to scene. She is number one on my favourite authors list!
I do not recommend this book to younger readers due to the extremely HOT and explicit sexual scenes. However, I highly recommend this book (and series) if you love sexy paranormal romances full of vampires, elves, werewolves, succubi, incubi, angels, dragons and demons. - Lynn Worton
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Claimed by a Demon King – Excerpt
Sable paced, hoping to work off at least a
little of her tension before Loren arrived with his elves. She really didn’t
need him noticing that she was wound tighter than he had ever been during his
courtship of her best friend, Olivia.
She could do this. Mark had told her as
much before she had left his office barely an hour ago. He wanted to give her
the title of commander and this was her test. She wouldn’t fail him and she
wouldn’t let anything stand in the way of her achieving that rank.
She had busted her arse over the past
month, working twice as hard as normal in order to convince Mark and the senior
staff that she was the perfect candidate for the role of commander on this
mission.
It had absolutely nothing to do with
getting a pass into Hell and seeing Thorne again.
Not at all.
She was going because she wanted the position
of commander.
A familiar female voice cut off a deep male
one and Sable smiled as she turned to glance across the courtyard.
Their transport was arriving. Scores of
elves dressed in their tight black scale-like armour appeared before her eyes,
the air shimmering around them. Prince Loren led them across the courtyard
towards her, his long strides eating up the distance and his left hand resting
on the hilt of the black sword sheathed at his waist. His black eyebrows knit
into scowl and his purple eyes darkened.
The slight brunette beside him shook her
head, causing her long chestnut hair to sway against the shoulders of her dark
t-shirt, and waved him away. “I’ve told you a million times, Loren… I am going
on this mission.”
Loren’s lips compressed into a thin line.
Olivia was trying her mate’s patience again. He looked ready to grab her and
teleport her back to the realm of the elves and leave her there.
Olivia had a mean stubborn streak though
and that was another reason why Sable had been eager to win this mission.
Olivia was her best friend at Archangel and
she didn’t want her friend in the firing line during a war, but having her
there was necessary. They needed a doctor on hand to take care of any injured.
That and Sable needed the moral support of her friend on this mission. She
would go crazy without her.
“Olivia,” Loren started and then seemed to
think the better of whatever he had intended to say and scrubbed a hand over
his face instead. He threw Sable a pleading glance.
Sable shrugged. Helping him was above her
pay grade. She couldn’t overturn a decision made by Mark and the board of
senior staff. Loren scowled again and turned back to his mate, speaking in a
low voice now.
Sable glanced at Bleu as he strode to his
prince’s right, meeting his green gaze. It was strange seeing him in better
control of his emotions than Loren was, able to retain a more mortal
appearance, concealing his normal purple irises and pointed ears.
She smiled at Bleu as Olivia began to rant.
Bleu raked long fingers through his wild
black-blue hair and gave her a warm smile in return.
“I am going whether you like it or not,”
Olivia snapped at Loren and then softened. “I know you’re worried but I’ll have
you there with me, and Sable too. Archangel
assigned me to this mission as the medic and to research any new species we
encounter… and you know both of those things are very important to me. So I’m
going and that’s final.”
Loren looked as if he had just lost a war.
His shoulders slumped and he let out a long, weary breath. “Very well, Ki’ara.”
Bleu shook his head. “Olivia, you sound
more like my sister every day.”
Olivia didn’t look sure whether that was a
compliment or not. Sable had seen Bleu often over the past few weeks. He had
visited Archangel whenever Loren had and Loren
was rarely away from Olivia when she was working.
The dark elf commander was a great sparring
partner and had helped Sable step up her game during their training matches.
She was glad he didn’t hold back when he was fighting her.
Well, he didn’t hold back much. She knew he
wasn’t going all out on her and in a way, she was glad. She had seen him fight
and part of her knew she wouldn’t stand a chance against him, even if her pride
wouldn’t allow her to admit it.
The only time Bleu hadn’t been with Loren
was when his sister had returned to his family home for a rare visit. Bleu had
disappeared like a shot. Sable had asked about this elusive sister and Loren
had informed her that Bleu had only one sibling, a younger sister, and that he
was forever getting her out of scrapes, but that only seemed to make him love
her more dearly.
The indulgent and amused twinkle in his
eyes at times made Sable feel that he was beginning to view Olivia with similar
brotherly affection. It would be nice for Olivia to have family again after
everything she had been through.
Sable idly rubbed her right wrist, her
thumb caressing the stylised black cross on the inside of it, and tamped down
the dark thoughts that threatened to rise and ruin her mood.
“Is everyone ready?” She checked her
assembled team and then the elves. Loren had finally given up trying to
convince Olivia not to come on the mission and was speaking with Bleu and
several of his men. He motioned towards the crates and baggage, and a group of
elves broke away, heading towards them.
The rest of the elves made their way over
to her team, one for each member. A few low giggles broke the silence as the
female hunters in her unit met the tall, darkly beautiful male who would be
teleporting them.
Sable sighed this time. “Rein it in. This
is a mission, not a Club 18-30 holiday. Remember that.”
Her hunters jolted to attention and nodded
as one.
Sable just hoped that she could remember
it. Whenever she thought about seeing Thorne again, she got the jitters. Stupid
of her considering she had only met him once and for little more than a handful
of hours. It hadn’t stopped her from desperately trying not to hang on every
word whenever Loren had spoken of the demon king. It wasn’t like her, but she
couldn’t help herself. Something fundamental inside her had changed the moment
Thorne had barged into her life.
Thorne met often with Loren to discuss
their arrival and arrangements, and to keep him abreast of the situation in the
Third Realm.
Loren relayed everything to her.
It hadn’t satisfied her in the slightest.
Loren never said how Thorne was coping with everything or how he seemed to him.
She wanted to know how he was doing and
wanted to see that he was still well, and still the same brash male she had met
a month ago. Of course, she refused to admit that to Olivia whenever her friend
pressed her about Thorne, and her friend had pressed a lot over the long four
weeks.
Sable had denied everything, refusing to
admit that she couldn’t stop thinking about the demon king.
She couldn’t get that moment in the
cafeteria out of her head. Thorne had teleported them back to Archangel
after they had defeated Kordula, freeing Loren’s brother Vail from the
bitch-witch’s spell. Thorne had stood with his hand on Sable’s arm, as if he
couldn’t bring himself to let her go, and had stared at her for so long that
she had ended up lost in his crimson gaze. He had opened his mouth to speak,
had turned frustrated about something, and had teleported out of her life as
quickly as he had come into it, leaving her confused and curious.
What had Thorne wanted to say to her?
Whatever had been balanced on those firm
sensual lips, she wished he had just come out and said it because it had been
driving her completely crazy. She had found herself pondering it at the
strangest times. Dangerous times. A hunt was no place to lose track of your
surroundings. That moment kept invading her head though, replaying in infinite
detail, every shift in his body language and expression captured perfectly.
With each replay, she found herself wanting to know more than ever what he had
meant to say.
The first chance she had, she was asking
him about it.
Sable grimaced and reminded herself again
that she was going to Hell on a mission, not just to see Thorne. This was about
the mission. This was about her future with Archangel .
This wasn’t about the big, rough, demon male.
She jolted when someone took hold of her
arm and looked up into Bleu’s eyes. Flecks of purple broke through the green,
slowly taking over until not a trace of emerald remained. His violet gaze
narrowed on her and he moved closer, towering over her, a vision of dark b eauty and lethal grace. His lips parted, flashing
white daggers at her. His fangs were down. The tips of his ears turned pointed.
He had shaken off his mortal guise, revealing his true nature.
“Ready?” he murmured, his fingers lightly
flexing around her arm and his gaze locked intently on her.
Sable blinked herself back the courtyard
and nodded.
Her world disappeared in a swirl of cold
black shadows. She closed her eyes against it. The heat of the sun on her skin
gave way to the icy chill and then became a blast of moist warm air. The
shrouding silence of the portal shattered under the explosion of grunts and
roars and the metallic clang of weapons clashing.
The scent of morning became the odour of
blood.
Sable snapped her eyes open and her heart
leaped and pounded, quickening her blood and preparing her body.
The first thing she saw was Thorne
shirtless and swinging his enormous broadsword at an equally massive
bare-chested warrior. His opponent blocked with his own blade and growled,
flashing huge fangs as he swung a meaty fist. The blow connected with Thorne’s
right cheek and he stumbled, grunting as he struggled to regain his footing and
ready his blade to defend himself.
Sable’s hand instantly went to the folded
crossbow at her side and she flicked it open, pushing away from Bleu at the
same time. Another immense demon attacked Thorne before he managed to right
himself and the dagger sliced across the Third King’s thickly muscled right
shoulder.
Thorne roared and finally launched himself
at the males, taking them both on at once. They weren’t alone. The wide oval
courtyard of the dark stone fortress was in pandemonium. Sable counted at least
two dozen demons, all focused on him with their weapons drawn and at the ready.
No other fought on his side.
The sight of him standing alone against so
many adversaries, bleeding from multiple wounds on his torso and arms, brought
a red haze down over her vision.
Claimed by a
Demon King is available from Amazon Kindle, Kobo Books, Barnes and Noble Nook,
Apple iBooks stores and other retailers. Also available in paperback.
Find all the links, a fantastic 6 chapter downloadable sample of the book, and also how to enter the giveaway and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25 gift certificate at her website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/cbadk
Books in the Eternal
Mates romance series:
About Felicity Heaton :
If you're a fan
of paranormal romance authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena
Showalter and Christine Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.
If you love your
angels a little dark and wicked, the best-selling Her Angel series is for you.
If you like strong, powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm
series or any of her stand-alone vampire romance books. If you’re looking for
vampire romances that are sinful, passionate and erotic then try the
best-selling Vampire Erotic Theatre series. Or if you prefer huge detailed
worlds filled with hot-blooded alpha males in every species, from elves to demons
to dragons to shifters and angels, then take a look at the new Eternal Mates
series.
If you want to know more about Felicity,
or want to get in touch, you can find her at the following places:
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I really love this new series, there's so much happening and the Battle in this second book was absolutely Awesome, and really love that this book has so many different Species in it as well. Well done!
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