The Wolf’s Torment
by Stephanie Burkhart
BLURB:
It's 1865 in Moldavia, a country nestled against the shores of
the Black Sea, and Crown Prince Mihai Sigmaringen returns after receiving an
education in England. His best friend, Viktor Bacau joins him. Mihai is intent
on modernizing his nation, but he's also a witch, and it's time he embraces his
heritage. The tasks in front of him are many including getting married.
Lady Theresa von
Kracken arrives in Constanta as Mihai's intended. Mihai has vowed not to fall
in love again, but Theresa manages to break the battlements around his heart.
In an unfortunate twist of fate, Viktor is bitten by a werewolf.
Viktor's transformation threatens everyone around him including his wife's
safety and Mihai's happiness with Theresa. Viktor's bite is the wolf's torment.
EXCERPT
"Introducing
Austrian Duke, Georg von Kracken, and his daughters, Ladies Theresa and
Beatrice."
All the eyes in the ballroom turned on Theresa. The weight of the silence fell onto her shoulders. Why did it feel like she had an itch on her nose that under no circumstances she should scratch right now, though she was tempted.
Her
father placed his hand in the small of her back and escorted her right up to
the Moldavian royal family. King Stelian stood in the middle, Princess Sonia
was on his left, and Prince Mihai was to his right.
She
lightly nipped at her lower lip with her teeth. Her dream had done Prince Mihai
no justice. He stood straight and tall, his stance emphasizing the force of his
thighs and the slimness of his hips. His body was beautifully proportioned with
dark, smoldering green eyes framing his handsome face. What firm lips he had.
She tried hard not to stare at him, but his good looks had totally captured her
attention.
Her
father tapped her lightly against her back. Damn. She had to curtsey. Lowering
her eyes, she did just that. Beatrice curtsied as well.
"King
Stelian, Crown Prince Mihai, Princess Sonia, may I introduce you to my
daughters, Theresa and Beatrice."
Theresa's
gaze swept over Mihai. His red, rich lips curved into a smile and he took her
hand, placing a delicate kiss on her knuckles. A pleasant wave of heat slid up
her arm and she took a quick breath to steady herself.
"Lady
Theresa, you are more beautiful in person than in a dream." Mihai's
wonderfully deep voice warmed her to her toes.
"Thank
you, Your Majesty."
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and raised in Manchester,
New Hampshire. She served 11 years
in the US Army and currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was
married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate and is
addicted to coffee. She writes
paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children's books
published with 4RV Publishing.
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Stephanie will be awarding a Coffee and
Chocolate Basket (a coffee mug with the cover on it, magnets, a $10.00 GC to
Starbucks, Andes Chocolates, and a book bag) to a randomly drawn commenter
during the tour.
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Rachel, thank you so much for hosting! Autumn is in the air and the neighbors are starting to put their spooky decorations. I have to ask - does anyone else decorate their houses or lawns? What do you like to do? I usually hang the ghouls on the trees and put up the tombstones, but I haven't gotten my decorations up yet. Who likes to give out any candy? What's your favorite to give out? My 7 year old has a peanut allergry so I like to give out Jr. Mints because it's peanut free.
ReplyDeleteAny questions about the book, just ask. I'd love to hear them.
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I love seeing the trick or treaters and handing out the sweets. Have fun on your tour. Your book sounds fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping in Sandy. Halloween is always fun - especially for us grown ups!
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Wow! You have a lot of links! Nice to see you so connected online. Enjoyed reading the blurb and the excerpt for Wolf's Torment
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Wonderful excerpt! I can't wait to read the book! What a fun series! Congrats Stephanie!
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A 911 dispatcher for the LAPD? WOW...That's very interesting. You must have LOTS of fodder for future stories.
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Oh, I hear a lot of different things. There's a lot of party calls, but then you get some really heart pounding stuff, too. It's never dull and I never take it home which is great.
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You are one busy person! I'll do my decorations at the last minute, as usual. Impressive excerpt, too.
ReplyDeleteMary, I can honestly say I am behind the curve on the decorations. Hopefully tomorrow I can go through the garage and find the Halloween box. sigh...
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Perfect timing for this book, Stephanie! Interesting setting, I must say, too. Enjoyed the 'itch on the nose' dilemma in the excerpt, lol.
ReplyDeleteMairi, when it comes to my paranormal stories, I try to pick settings where you might believe a paranormal creature would exist. If anything, it just means a lot of research on my side of the house.
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