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About
Shona Husk:
Three time ARRA finalist Shona Husk lives in Western
Australia at the edge of the Indian Ocean. Blessed with a lively imagination
she spent most of her childhood making up stories. As an adult she discovered
romance novels and hasn’t looked back.
With stories ranging from sensual to scorching, she writes
paranormal, fantasy and sci-fi romance.
You can find out more at www.shonahusk.com
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Love a King by Shona Husk
Court of Annwyn,
Book 3
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Date
of Publication: 7 October 2014
ISBN:
9781402280221
Number
of pages: 352
Word
Count: 80,000
Book
Description:
To keep the balance between good and evil at the court of
Annwyn, Prince Felan ap Gwyn has two weeks to marry and take the crown. But he
wants more than just power—he wants love; a love he once had but was too
stubborn to hold on to.
It took years for Jacqueline Ara to put her life back
together after Felan abandoned her. And she doesn't want fairies back in her
life—even if her heart still burns for him. With war in Annwyn looming and
death bleeding into the mortal world, Felan and Jacquie will need to heal old
wounds for one last gamble. It's all or nothing to save both worlds.
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Excerpt
“We
could start over.” There was that smile, the one that could derail all of her
good intentions, the one that warmed her blood like she was standing in the sun
and basking in its heat.
She
knew if she lingered too long she’d get burned. “To what end? We both know it
will end badly again.”
“It
doesn’t have to.”
She
pulled her hand back and crossed her arms. “If I do what you want. If I go to
Annwyn and give up everything I want. Is that about right?”
He
clenched his jaw and looked away. She doubted he was watching the sunlight on
the waves.
“You
would be asking me to give up my whole life.” The very thing she’d once thought
he’d do for her. It seemed neither of them was able to make a compromise. “You
could have any woman you wanted. I’m sure many would like to be Queen of
Annwyn.”
He
looked back at her. “But I don’t love them.”
Her
heart did an erratic dance, and spun. Her lips curved and the words to reply
automatically formed on her tongue. When she met his gaze, the words froze. In
his pale green eyes, she saw so many shadows. Love shouldn’t be followed by so
much darkness. It should make you happy, not afraid. When she’d been around
him, she’d always felt safe and loved and happy. Even now, she was tempted to
give him another chance—right up until she remembered he was fairy and wanted
her to go to Annwyn. Even now, he wasn’t telling her everything.
“I
can’t trust you.”
“I
won’t take you back to Annwyn without your permission. No tricks or glamours.
Can you at least think about giving us another try?”
“It’s
not us that concerns me. It’s everything else.” She couldn’t imagine being
surrounded by fairies all the time. If being in Annwyn didn’t make Felan happy,
how was she supposed to like it? She was human, not fairy. And compared to them
she would be dull and boring. A waitress couldn’t be Queen.
“I
have twelve days, Jacqui. I’m running out of time.” For a moment, he looked
tired and worn out, as if his long life was catching up with him.
“Why
twelve days?”
“The
magic is failing and damaging both worlds.”
“Right.”
So he’d come to her to save the world—worlds. She could barely keep her life
together. How did he expect her save the world and rule Annwyn?
“Read
the paper, watch the news. Tell me what you think.” He stood. “I’ll come back tomorrow.”
“I’m
not working tomorrow.” She glanced up at him. Should she have told him that?
“Then
I’ll come to your house. Seven okay? Maybe we could go out somewhere.”
“Like
a date?” He was asking her out on a date? When had they agreed to that? She hadn’t
even agreed to see him tomorrow, and yet she didn’t want to say no. She wanted
to see what he’d do, and she wanted to know more about Annwyn and what was
happening. Would he tell her about his life in Annwyn, the parts he’d never
shared?
“Only
if you want it to be.” He walked around the table and placed a kiss on her
cheek.
She
turned and her lips brushed his. He smelled the way he always had, like summer
and fresh grass, as if she could close her eyes and all her troubles would
vanish on a sultry breeze. His lips were warm and tasted like coffee.
Half
a second later, she realized what she’d done and pulled back. He gazed down at
her, and for a moment she thought he was going to lean in and kiss her
properly. She realized she wanted him to. The old lust reawakened, filling her
belly with heat, and she was so tempted to fall back into his arms and pretend
everything would work out fine.
He
brushed a stray curl off her face, his fingers lingering for a moment. “Enjoy
the cake.”
Sounds like a wonderful book. I love that great cover.
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