Rosanna Leo: Predator's Fire Blog Tour

Hello my darlings! I'm always happy to host my dear friend, Rosanna Leo - who's with us today to talk about her newest installment in her Gemini Island Shifters series. I don't know about you, but I've already reserved my cabin on the Island ... and I might never leave! Take it away, Rosanna!

Thank you to my lovely friend, Parker! I’m thrilled to join her here again.

I’m here as part of my blog tour for my newest paranormal romance Predator’s Fire, Gemini Island Shifters 5.

Fans of this series know each of my books has featured some conflict, usually in the form of family angst and shape shifter/human trials. Well, for book 5, I decided I wanted to up the ante, so to speak. Thus far, my peaceful Gemini Island has managed to avoid any threats to its existence, but there’s a new villain in town, and he has set his sights on the tranquil shape shifter retreat.

August Crane, my wolf shifter villain, originated in hero Killian Moon’s tragic past. The leader of a vicious shifter cult, Crane has long held Killian’s parents under his sway. Like a Charles Manson for the shifter set, Crane camouflages acts of evil under the auspices of “religion.” He fancies himself a shifter Messiah and plans to take all worthy shape shifters with him into his new world order…an order that does not include humans.

This presents a problem for my human-loving residents of Gemini Island. And now Killian has a mate in human Nina Suzuki. I loved throwing this deranged monkey wrench into my hero’s plans. In fact, I don’t know if any of my heroes has ever suffered quite like Killian does.

And if Killian has his way, he will make Crane suffer as well.

I hope you get a chance to enjoy Predator’s Fire and I thank you for reading.

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When Nina Suzuki discovers the body of her best friend Janine, her world turns upside down. Things go from bad to worse when Janine’s corpse seems to transform into that of a large, brown wolf. For the first time, Nina is faced to confront all the clues indicating her BFF was not what she seemed. A letter from the dead woman opens Nina’s eyes to a strange, new world. The same letter warns of a sinister group called the Alpha Brethren, and urges her to find Killian Moon of the Ursa Fishing Lodge and Resort on Gemini Island.

Killian Moon is a jaguar shifter and teen mentor at the Ursa Lodge in Northern Ontario. He may be a comfort and inspiration to confused teen shifters, but he also has a fiery past. His past comes back to haunt him when human Nina arrives at the resort, demanding to speak with him. Demanding answers. Can he trust her with knowledge that will not only change her life, but possibly endanger those around him?

As Killian begrudgingly tutors Nina on all things shifter, their mutual curiosity flares into passionate need. Once they touch, once they succumb to desire, there is no going back. Killian realizes Nina is his mate and they both begin to comprehend the terror threatening those on their shifter-friendly island. He is forced to confront the tragedy in his family and determines to protect Nina at all costs.

But can they protect everyone they love from a cult of dangerous shifters, intent on horror and destruction?

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Excerpt:

“How much longer do I have to wait? I want to see Killian Moon. Now.”

The feminine voice, strangely soft despite its insistence, echoed deep in his being, awakening his jaguar. The great cat roared to life, turned toward the office and inhaled deeply. Its eyes flashed in interest.

In...recognition?

Killian breathed in at the same time, catching the scent of cherry blossoms through the door. The sweet perfume, mixed with human outrage, proved a heady distraction, making him forget why he was there. Shaking his head, he tried to dismiss the odd sensation as Ryland opened the door.

The door swung open and the first person he glimpsed was one of the clerks from reception, trying his hardest to placate the unexpected guest. “I’m sure Mr. Snow and Mr. Moon will be right back.”

And then his gaze landed on the petite human. Tapered Asian eyes, so dark and mysterious, but rimmed with circles of exhaustion. Smooth, cinnamon skin hinted at a mixed background. Wearing no makeup, she appeared younger than she must be, but her presence and keen eyes pegged her at around thirty years old. She had a riot of curly, black hair and feminine curves that ought to come with a warning. He could see it now. Beware: this woman’s body will cause insanity in men. Even as she gesticulated at the clerk, her boobs jiggled in such a way his throat went dry.

He pictured her in a corset, her breasts spilling over delicate lace edging, and almost forgot his name.

This Nina Suzuki was damn hot and his jaguar seemed to agree. The animal licked its lips, its golden gaze assessing and appreciating every detail, from her rounded hips to her come-hither rack.

Yes, the creature uttered on a frenzied breath.

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Buy link: Predator’s Fire, Gemini Island Shifters 5, is available at http://www.lsbooks.com/predator-s-fire-p946.php as well as Amazon, Kobo, ARE, B&N and other outlets.

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Rosanna Leo is a multi-published, erotic romance author with Liquid Silver Books who lives and breathes paranormal romance. Several of her books about Greek gods, selkies and shape shifters have been named Night Owl Romance and Two Lips Recommended Reads. When not writing, she can be found haunting dusty library stacks or planning her next star-crossed love affair.  www.rosannaleo.blogspot.com

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Driven to Distraction with Rosanna Leo

Hi, my little monkeys! I am very excited to have my dear friend, Rosanna Leo, back on the blog today. Rosanna is celebrating the release of her eighth book, Predator's Serenade, Book 2 in her Gemini Island Shifters series from Liquid Silver Books. Please help me welcome Rosanna!

Driven to Distraction

You know the feeling.

You spot someone, a certain special someone, maybe for the first time. Everything changes. The world tilts on its axis. Stars seem to collide. Your blood pressure skyrockets. You might feel palpitations and are sure you might die.

And yet everything seems to make sense at the same time.

That, my friends, is love at first sight. Or, at least in my books, being driven to distraction.

This happens to my characters a lot, and the hero/heroine in Predator’s Serenade, my new release, are no exception.

My hero Soren Snow is a playboy, a famous rock star shifter who has always gotten what he wants from women. Until the day he spies a petite, curvy mom of a shifter boy. And because she knows his reputation, she wants nothing to do with him.

Gioia Clementine has enough to think about without having to worry about the tall, blond sex god who happens to be her drummer son’s rock idol. And yet meeting Soren in the flesh results in spontaneous sexual combustion.

From that moment on, my characters can’t quite seem to breathe properly unless they’re in the same room. They can’t function, can’t see for wanting each other so much. Soren tries to distract himself with a bottle of cold beer, tries to slake his thirst, and the bottle seems to morph into Gioia’s curvaceous form. Gioia tries desperately to look away from Soren, but her gaze is drawn to him as if by magic.

Fate, you say?

In the shifter world, this sense of being driven to distraction is a palpable emotion that threatens to devastate. Not being with one’s mate can destroy a shifter. We watch these hapless beings, who’d been so sure of themselves, fall from their exalted, almost cocky heights.

And it’s so delicious watching them fall.

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There are three things that make bear shifter Soren Snow’s skin crawl: mothers, their children, and the great outdoors. Soren is a famed musician and playboy, and he would rather spend his days pressing the flesh with the women in his fan club than developing meaningful relationships. When his brother calls in a favor, forcing Soren to revisit the Ursa Fishing Lodge in Northern Ontario, he couldn’t be more displeased. However, he owes his brother big time.

Gioia Clementine would rather not meet Soren, her drummer son’s rock idol. But when tragedy strikes her home, it seems the only one the boy might respond to is Soren. Gioia begrudgingly agrees to let her son meet him, hoping the rock star won’t turn her tween into a musical misogynist.  

When Gioia and Soren meet, the sexual chemistry threatens to set the Ontario woodland ablaze. Can these two opposites find a common ground? And can they manage to resolve their unwanted feelings, even when a mysterious stranger arrives at the lodge, threatening everything?

Excerpt:

Gioia followed Soren's approach with a curious eye. She'd wondered if the miracle kisser would beat a hasty retreat after witnessing her boy fall to pieces, and yet here he was. He wore the same famished look he had right before he'd ruined her for any other man's kiss. And she felt it too. The tingles between her shoulder blade, the gelatin knees, and trembling lips that wanted to gobble him up.

She couldn't. She didn't want to saddle him with such a wreck of a woman or family.

He came right up to her, so close, as if making a mockery of the space that sought to separate them. Weaving his fingers through her hair, he cradled her skull and pulled her close. Tucking her head against his chest, he kissed the top of her head, blazing a trail of hot reaction down her spine. He had new clothes on and smelled fresh and clean. As she breathed him in, he rained soft kisses all over her head.

He knows.

She pulled away, suddenly terrified he'd think she was a travesty of a mother. It's what anyone would think in his case. They'd wonder what Gioia had done wrong to create a monster child. But as she attempted to remove herself from his grasp, Soren fought her by holding her still. Again she tried jerking away from his wall of a chest. He held her firm.

When she tried two more times, each time unsuccessfully, he looked at her and shouted, "Dammit, woman, I am not letting you go, so you can stop pulling away from me!"

Something in Gioia broke. She'd been carrying her sadness around for so long, trying to be strong, and Soren was offering to be strong for her. For just a moment, maybe she could surrender. God only knew how badly she wanted to give herself to the bear man.

He grabbed her tighter, and his hands slid down to mold over her ass cheeks. His warm breath was all over her face, and she took a dizzying dive into the seas of his eyes. He ground her against him, and she was forced to stand on tip toes.

"Gioia," he whispered.

She wound her arms about his tense neck, felt him tense further. Then … a sigh somewhere in his big frame and a relaxation in his muscles. As if he needed to have her wound about him. As if it soothed him as much as her.

"Soren. Please."

As he kissed her, he picked her up, his hands under her bottom. Her miniskirt rode up, and she spared a second to mentally curse her decision to wear it. And then she didn't care.

Kissing her madly, Soren spirited her into the woods.

To purchase Predator's Serenade:

http://www.lsbooks.com/predators-serenade-p818.php

Author bio:

Rosanna Leo is a multi-published, erotic romance author with Liquid Silver Books. Her books include For the Love of a God, Up In Flames, and Sweet Hell. When not writing, she can be found haunting dusty library stacks or planning her next star-crossed love affair. She blogs at www.rosannaleo.blogspot.com

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