Title: Blood & Fate
Series: Monster Apocalypse 3
Author: Alexa Piper
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Release Date: Nov 11
Heat Level: 4 – Lots of Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 138 pages
Genre: Romance, Thriller/Suspense, Science Fiction, Action Adventure, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Alien Encounters, Alternative Universe, Elves Dragons & Magical Creatures, Gay, Magic
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Synopsis
Rory has accepted love. So what if his lover is blue, horned, and very protective? Actually, a bagu mate suits Rory just fine, especially since Inkiri loves doting on Rory. But after the attack on Esaka, Rory once more finds himself frustrated with the magic he has access to, and he’d prefer to get rid of it. If that’s not an option, he’d prefer never to be in a situation where he has to use it.
Inkiri, ever the supportive mate, does his best to encourage Rory to learn about his magic, and new friends are more than happy to help Rory with that. Actually, Rory discovers that learning about magic isn’t all that bad, especially if no one wants to murder you or your friends. However, Rory’s power attracts those who would use him to their own ends, and escaping those forces forever is not possible. Which leaves Rory with a choice: hide and run, or fight.
Warning: Blood & Fate (Monster Apocalypse 3) ends on a cliffhanger which will be resolved in Monster Apocalypse 4. (As of this writing, the characters are still arguing with the author over the title… And Because I said so is a perfectly valid response).
Blood & Fate (Monster Apocalypse 3)
Alexa Piper
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Author’s note: This excerpt contains no spoilers, but Monster Apocalypse is meant to be read in order as the story continues from one book to the next.
I wanted to think about Inkiri. Not random, the presence had said. Inkiri’s and my connection wasn’t random. I spun and looked up at him.
“Do you think, I mean, say you’d come to Earth, but just to see the place. Not for a mate call. Imagine you’d have run into me, and still no mate call. Do you think you would have liked me?”
Inkiri tilted his head. “This is still going through your head, sadir? It’s still bothering you?” He bent down and licked over my neck. “Very well. I would have. You are not bagu, you look different and smell different, that is true. But the way in which you are different would have drawn me to you. Once I was drawn, maybe we would have spoken. And then, I would have really liked you.” He gave me another lick, his rough tongue gliding over my pulse point.
“You make that sound so simple.” Not to mention, he was being very flattering. I knew perfectly well I didn’t have the kind of charming personality you just fell for after a conversation.
“Because it is simple, sweet thing. A mate call doesn’t equal affection, it just assures the kind of attraction that pulls you to the other. What makes you stay and endure needs to come from whether or not your mate accepts you. From whether or not you can fully accept them, and I do.”
I managed a shaky smile, but I couldn’t hold his gaze. “You say the silliest things.”
“Sweet thing, look at me.” He gently tapped my chin up with his index finger. “I say it because it is true.”
“Vergis said I basically had to just date you. When you first brought me home to the rest of the guys. After you fed all those magpies.”
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Alexa (she/her) has a lot of characters living in her head and wanting their stories told. Many of these people get snarky and won’t stop complaining if Alexa is too slow writing them, which means that for this author, sleep is a luxury. Consequently, Alexa is a coffee addict, but she is sure she has it under control (six cups of coffee are normal in a morning, right? Right!?)
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