Welcome J.E. Hopkins as we hear about the second book in the Misfit of
Lore Series,
We Shall Rise.
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We Shall Rise
By: J.E. Hopkins
Book Blurb:
War surrounds him, yet for vampire Kaden Gaspard, there is no greater
battle than the one his mind has waged against his heart. He knows he should
stay away from her. Reysa. The half-breed vampire warrior who had risked her
life to prove his innocence for the seven murders for which he was accused, but
had not committed. This stubbornly loyal woman who dedicated her life to her
family of misfits - immortals shunned and abandoned by their clans for their
impurity of blood and genetic mutations. This courageous and valiant African
warrior who Kaden fears could never love the monster that he is destined to be.
As Kaden and Reysa struggle to accept the undeniable bond between them,
they must come together to stop the emerging terror that threatens to destroy
all immortals. The lesser immortals – witches, sages, shifters, demons,
hybrids, charmers and foreseers – have declared war against the pureblood
vampires and lycans who have used their purity of blood and greater strength to
enslave the weaker races. No immortal is safe. This is a fight for freedom and
a fight against genocide. There can be no true victor as death looms for them
all.
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Excerpt:
Before she could blink, he used his supernatural
speed to move in front of her. He pressed his body into hers, intensifying the
fireworks between them, his strikingly handsome face a mere inch away from
hers. The slightest lean forward and he would once again taste the sweetness of
her lips. He remembered that one kiss they shared. It may have been a ploy on
her part to lure Helena out from hiding, but for him it was the gas that
ignited the flame of his buried heart. So often he dreamt of that moment—her taste
was so sweet and uniquely Reysa. She was the only elixir that could quench his
interminable thirst.
He leaned to the side, burying his face in her neck, breathing in her
jasmine scent. Although he was well over six feet, with those heeled boots,
Reysa was only a couple of inches shorter.
Breathing in deeply, Kaden responded, “You don’t smell repulsed.” He
pulled back, but remained close, staring intently to Reysa’s darkening eyes.
“You don’t look repulsed either. You just look hungry.”
Kaden knew he was treading dangerous ground here. The goal was to push
Reysa far away from the darkness that surrounded him, yet his body screamed for
her. What he wouldn’t give for another taste. Maybe one more chance to savor
her unique flavor would free him from this dreadful need, but he feared once
would never be enough. He would fight this temptation. He would never be a
slave to lust again. He barely survived Helena and Reysa already duped him
once, using his attraction to get him to comply with her plan. He would not
fall victim to his passions again. He would stay in control.
“Get away from me,” Reysa warned in a calm but lethal voice that
signaled Kaden was about to cross a line that would lead to severe pain and not
the pleasurable kind.
Kaden wanted her to back down first. He wanted her to be the one to
walk away, but Reysa never responded the way he planned. Goading her was the
only option.
“Too intense for you, Rey? Can’t fight your longing for me? You’re not
the first woman who had a hard time resisting and you won’t be the last. I just
have that effect on the opposite sex. Don’t be too hard on yourself, babe.
Would you like me to kiss you and make your ache go away?” Please say yes,
Kaden hoped, even though his mind cursed him for asking the dangerous question.
“Don’t touch me, Kaden,” Reysa warned again.
A smart man might have taken a few steps back and put an end to this
tension, but Kaden reveled in the challenge. He enjoyed pushing Reysa to her
limits. He wanted to see this beauty explode. She was so close to an eruption.
Too close for Kaden to back down now.
Kaden bent his head forward to brush his lips against hers, but before
he could savor the taste, Reysa was gone. The next thing he felt was a heel in
his ass, launching him through the wall of the warehouse. He dug
himself out of the debris and crawled to safety before another portion of the
wall collapsed on him. The motion caused a searing pain in his arm. His
collarbone was dislocated, but no serious damage. He closed his eyes and
quickly tugged his bone back into place as he spat out a mouthful of plaster.
The pain was intense, but it would pass. He opened his eyes and saw his
favorite pair of legs standing in front of him. He gradually looked up and his
eyes met a long, silver sword pointing a little too close to his head.
Those blades were never far from their owner. They were a constant
companion to Reysa that she used to protect herself, as well as her fellow
Misfits. Her skill was undeniable.
“I’m not apologizing for this,” Reysa explained shifting the
sword to point to Kaden’s neck. “I told you to back off, but you wouldn’t
listen. You kept pushing and pushing until I had no choice but to push back.
It’s not my fault that I pushed a little harder. Next time, when a girl says
‘no,’ you’ll hear her.”
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Author Bio:
J.E. Hopkins is a practicing attorney in New York and an avid fiction
writer. Hopkins holds a Juris Doctor from St. John's University and a Bachelor
of Arts from New York
University.
J.E. Hopkins published her first novel, The Broken, in 2007. She
subsequently published her first paranormal romance of the Misfits of the Lore
Series, Lover's Betrayal, in 2011.
For more information about this author and upcoming works, please
visit www.jehopkinsauthor.com
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