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Dark
Craving by Donna Grant
ISBN-13: 978-1466807433
Ebook Only
Dark Kings #1
July 31, 2012
Dark Craving
Fueled by ancient magic—and enflamed
by human desire—the Dragon King known as Hal can transform himself at will into
one of the legendary winged creatures he is sworn to protect. But one thing he
can never do is fall in love…with a mortal woman.
Searching for her brother in
Scotland—and succumbing to the freezing cold—Cassie Hunter awakens to find
herself in the arms of a magnificent Highland warrior. Across his chest is the
tattoo of a fiery dragon. And in his heart is a burning passion that, once
unleashed, will consume them both…body and soul.
This is a story of destiny and desire, magic and
mystery, warriors and lovers.
These are the forbidden cravings of the Dark
Kings.
Dark Craving
Read the Excerpt
Dreagan Distillery
Hal shut and locked the doors to the distillery for the day before he
turned and looked out over the land. Snow blanketed everything and the light the
crescent moon cast upon the ground made it look almost as if it were
glowing.
The need to lose himself in the land in the forest sometimes was
overwhelming, as it was this night. Other times he could ignore the call, but
not tonight.
Hal didn’t bother to tell the others where he was going. He simply
walked down the steps and into the night. The weather didn’t faze
him.
His boots crunched in the thick snow, but he never noticed. His gaze
was trained on the forest ahead. Every one of them answered to something, and
for Hal it was the forest.
Always had been.
Always would be.
Once he was in the trees, he took a deep breath and lifted his face to
the sky. Snow landed on his lashes and rain dripping from the limbs above pelted
his face.
It was glorious.
Hal smiled and spread his arms wide. He touched his chest, through his
jacket and sweater, to the tattoo beneath.
A person could get lost in the glens of the Highlands, and there were
thousands of glens. Which made it a perfect place for Hal and the others like
him to stay hidden.
It had been a long time since he’d allowed his other self to show, his
dragon self. And for some reason, this night he desperately yearned to spread
his wings and fly.
To feel the wind around him as he soared through the sky.
He still remembered flying low over the trees, the leaves brushing
against his underside as the sun beat on him. He hadn’t needed to hide then. For
once upon a time, he had been able to call to his brethren and listened to their
roars fill the forest.
So very long ago he had lived a completely different life. Back before
the humans betrayed them, before a war that changed everything.
A sound off to Hal’s right had him turning his head in that direction.
He dropped his arms as his eyes fastened on a large, fast-moving animal loping
through the trees.
Hal let his coat drop from his arms as he sprinted toward the animal.
As he neared, he realized it was a dog—a very large dog. And the only person
near Dreagan land who had such a dog was Dan Hunter.
With more frustration than Hal wanted to concede, he came to a halt. He
had been able to take flight, but now he had to chase a dog. For several moments
he watched the Great Dane running, his tongue lolling out the side of his
mouth.
There had been a few times in Hal’s life where he’d felt that free,
been that free. Those times were the barest of memories now.
When a person was as old as Hal, time blurred.
It was so easy to get lost in his memories, of what had once been, and
what he had once been. But to allow himself to get absorbed in such
recollections was not wise.
He pulled himself back from the brink and gave a loud, short whistle,
which pulled Duke up short. The Great Dane turned his head to Hal and issued a
deep, booming bark in greeting.
“Come here, lad,” Hal called.
Immediately, the dog ran to him, his tail wagging.
Hal rubbed the dog’s massive head. “It’s no’ like Dan to allow you to
run like this. Nor is it like you to run off. What’s the problem,
lad?”
Duke jerked against the hold Hal had on his collar. Hal narrowed his
eyes. He’d learned very early in life to listen carefully when animals tried to
speak. They might not be speaking your language, but they were talking. It was
obvious Duke was trying to tell him something.
“Show me,” Hal said, and released the collar.
Duke took off at a run and Hal was quick to follow. Dreagan land
extended far as the eye could see, and Dan’s cottage was the closest anyone
lived to Dreagan.
It was because Dan rarely rented the property and didn’t cause any
problems that Hal and the others hadn’t made a point of getting rid of
him.
Hal easily kept pace with the Great Dane as they traversed over the
land. When they crested the last hill that overlooked Dan’s cottage, Duke
stopped and whined.
Dan’s Corsa could be seen by the light of the moon and despite the
heavy snowfall. Thankfully, the rain had tapered off, but the snow made it
difficult to see where Dan was.
Duke butted Hal’s hand with his head before he took off down the slope
to the cottage. Hal had memorized the lay of the land centuries ago and knew
where the boulders lay hidden in the snow.
He leapt down the slope and landed in thick snow. Duke caught up with
him, and they both ran the rest of the way down the side of the
mountain.
Hal rushed to the front door, but found it locked and all the lights
out. When Hal turned to look for Duke, he found the Great Dane standing beside
the car.
That’s when Hal noticed there was someone inside. In three strides he
was beside the car. He tapped on the window, but the figure didn’t
move.
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congrats for the book donna!
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So excited about this series as it has my all time fave shifters!!! DRAGONS!! Loved the excerpts these past days and can't wait to read all these books! Thanks for the giveaway Donna and thanks for hosting Leagh!!!
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Love the Dark King series!! Reading now and it is torture to put it down!! sdalvit@mac.com
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Stephanie - Yay! Thanks!
I can't wait to read the Dark Kings Series. I love Donna'sbooks.
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Thanks for the excerpt Donna! Can't wait to read this book:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ladies for hot scorching post!!! What a way to kick your early weekend off. =)
ReplyDeleteDonna is such a sweetheart. She visited RCJR eZine Blog last month to promote MIDNIGHT'S LOVER. I just downloaded a review copy of DARK CRAVINGS. I cannot wait to dive into this brand new series (to me) this weekend.
Absolutely beautiful post!
I can't wait to read this series . Since it has one of my type of shifters dragons
ReplyDeleteThat's a very nice tat he's got there:) Would love to read this story! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I haven't read the Dark Kings Series yet, but I am LQQking forward to it, they sounds like Excellent Reads!!!
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Lori - Thank you!
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Congrats on your newest release, Donna!! Love the excerpt! I am adding this one to my TBR. I really love shifters. :)
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Congrats on the new release. I have not read the Dark Kings series yet, but it's at the top of my wishlist. It sounds fantastic.
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Congrats on the new release!!
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Congratulations on the new release! I haven't read your series yet but I'll add your name to my list of authors to try.
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The Dark Kings is a new series to me but I love your books so I definitely need to get on top of things again and get ahold of your books. Congrats on this all new release!
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