Today is a day of
revelations, and I am pleased to have Ava helping me to give everyone their
first look at Blood Reborn, the fourth in the Progeny series. In celebration of
book four, you can comment below for your chance to receive a PDF copy of book
three, Blood Promise. Today’s picture is entitled Shauna the Immortal and was created by Progeny Series fan artist, Faleasha
Myers. So, thank you Faleasha for such beautiful pictures of the ever evolving
Ascher and Shauna. You will find links to her work below. So without further
delay, here is the first look at immortal Shauna and her eternal love.
Coming
2013
Blood
Reborn (The Progeny Series #4)
“Hell
hath no fury like a Wiccan Reborn.”
Shauna McCutchin and
Ascher Rousseau share a deep and passionate bond that merges their Wiccan and
vampire worlds. Destined, they’ve endured trials and suffered unimaginable pain
in their quest for a happily ever after.
Endowed with amazing
supernatural abilities and the added attributes of her new vampire existence,
Shauna is a force to rival all others—a dangerous new breed of vampire that
defies conventional wisdom.
Darkness shrouds the
couple’s pasts and enemies are determined to ruin their future. Will Shauna
surrender to the evil side of her nature, or will she stand by Ascher’s side as
the Rousseaus prepare for the revolution?
Shauna will either be
an immortal miracle, or an unholy menace.
Exclusive
Sneak Peek of Blood Reborn
“Quinn! Father! I need some help here!” Ascher watched his newborn
wife gasp that first existence affirming breath of half-blooded immortality.
The epitome of an immortal angel clad in a pink eyelet nightgown,
Shauna was anything but. She snarled and fought against her husband’s
touch—clearly out of control and scary strong, much stronger than he’d
expected. Her eyes closed, she writhed beneath him, her muscles straining with
uncontested might. The brunt of his strength was not enough to restrain her. She
was a typical newborn coming out of transformation—confused, angry and mad with
thirst.
“Shauna,” he whispered in a gentle, even tone, hoping to soothe her
into calm.
Her teeth gnashed, the razor points of her new fangs flashing at
him. Even though the demonic daggers were in their beginning stages, Ascher
knew that they’d hurt like hell if she nipped him. With a sudden jolt, her hand
wriggled free of his hold. The delicate claws on her fingertips lashed his
cheek, leaving a stinging pain on his hot face.
“Damn it!” Ascher clenched his jaw and bit back a roar, taking a
deep breath to halt the blood threading his vision.
The entire cottage shook with the force of her newly intensified
Wiccan abilities. She would either be an immortal miracle or an unholy menace.
From the looks of it, she was the latter and had seclusion in her future.
Booming thunder rocked the early morning sky—another bad sign, the
meteorologists only forecasted beautiful weather all week. They surely hadn’t
accounted for the immortal storm now known as Shawnette Rousseau.
“Having trouble handling your wife?” Quinn smirked, as he assisted
his brother by weighting Shauna’s flailing arms with his own.
Ascher concentrated his efforts on subduing her kicking feet.
“Shauna. It’s okay, sweetheart. I need you to open your eyes for me. Can you
open your eyes?”
Her answer to his even-tempered request was a chorus of animalistic
growls that Ascher struggled to reconcile with the compassionate soul he’d
grown to know and love. What the hell
have I done? Had the venom killed the best parts of his wife, leaving an
unruly and savage beast behind for eternity?
About
Ashlynne Laynne
Ashlynne Laynne is a
songwriter, poet and author of erotic paranormal and contemporary romance, who
has always had a soft spot in her heart for vampires but grew tired of the
garlic fearing, sun-loathing creatures of old. An avid horror movie fan, she
tends to enjoy media and music that is of a younger, more eclectic nature. This
was the catalyst for her writing The Progeny. The vampire/witch pairing is
unique and different when most books pair vampires with werewolves.
Ashlynne loves writing on the edge—combining the erotica and
romance genres—and thinks of Ascher and Shauna as the wicked, damned version of
Romeo and Juliet. She is currently working on book four of her Progeny Series,
book one of her upcoming Rocker Series, and an untitled novella WIP. In her
spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with her family. She
juggles the hats of wife, mother, full time employee and part-time writer,
hoping to write exclusively one day soon. Find and follow here online on Twitter. Check out
her Manic
Readers page, Blog and Website, or
leave her a note in her Reader
Email.
Ashlynne lives in North Carolina with her husband and teenage son.
About
The Progeny Series
At its core, The
Progeny Series is simply about a man and woman who fall in
love, and the fact that he’s a half-blood (half-human, half vampire) and she’s
a Wiccan human are secondary factors. When we meet Ascher, he’s grumpy.
Frankly, who could blame him? He’s engaged to seal to Ursula—a cold and
careless vampire who wants nothing more than to get her hands on a bloodstone—
and he feels conflicted about his existence.
All of that changes when he meets Shawnette McCutchin. She’s
beautiful, intriguing and possesses some of the most potent blood that he’s
ever smelled. A war immediately begins inside Ascher. He craves Shauna’s blood
just as much as he craves her body and the closer they get, the harder it is
for him to control his urges. After Ascher calls off the sealing to Ursula, the
trouble begins. His family’s peaceful period ends when Ursula’s army attacks
the Rousseaus.
This series encompasses a family dynamic of which we’ve never seen.
The Rousseaus share a common mortal and immortal bloodline, but loyalty is the
thread binding this clan. Shauna and Ascher’s dissuaded love only strengthens
the family bonds. Their unique union transcends bloodlines and completes the
prophecy, defying the beliefs of centuries old covenants while shattering the
wall between the Wiccan and vampire worlds that has existed for ages. This
series is erotic paranormal romance intended for adults, as it contains adult
sensuality, language and themes.
Ashlynne’s
Links
Ashlynne on Facebook ~ The Progeny Series on Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Blog
Website ~ Reader Email ~ IAN ~
Vampire Book Realm
Romance Novel Center ~
Amazon Author Page ~
Goodreads Author Page
Faleasha
Myers Links
