Messenger
The
Guardian Trilogy
Prequel
Book
One
Laury
Falter
Book Description:
Messenger is the first prequel to
the bestselling Guardian Trilogy - the breathtaking romantic saga about a love
that has lasted centuries between a messenger and her guardian.
Maggie does not know she is a
messenger. She has never met her eternal lover. She has never survived a Fallen
One. All this changes when a messenger awakens in the Hall of Records only to
die moments later, never to return.
As Maggie sets out to determine
why the messengers are suddenly beginning to die, she crosses paths with the
infuriatingly appealing Eran and their story begins.
In this riveting account of
Maggie's first life on earth with Eran, the star-crossed lover's romance
transpires amidst treacherous enemies, their friends' resistance, and their own
opposing wills. With the odds against her, can Maggie survive long enough to
admit the feelings she has so carefully denied?
EXCERPTS
MESSENGER
GUARDIAN TRILOGY PREQUEL 1
EXCERPT
1
He strode to me
and crouched at my hip. His shirt was already off and the nearness of his
well-built chest made it a challenge to stop myself from glancing at it. To my
astonishment, he seemed not to notice my internal plight, not even the tremble
that shook me when he tenderly took my chin and turned it toward him.
"You're
healing nicely," he observed, concentrating on my forehead.
"Mm-hmm."
It was all I could muster.
This was the
closest we had ever been. His lips were no more than a few inches from me and
drew my attention.
"I don't
think you'll even scar."
When I didn't
answer, I felt a shift in his presence and my eyes darted up to find him
staring back with his striking blue-green eyes.
We froze in
place.
Only our chests
rose and fell, and they did it more rapidly the longer we stared at each other.
As his eyes
lowered to my lips, his fingers tightened gently around my chin.
The flare of his
nostrils and the intensity of his stare mesmerized me, made me want him closer.
And it told me that he was struggling too and was in profound debate over what
we were doing. No ward should be this close to their guardian, even if the ward
didn't recognize them as one. It was taboo, unheard of, an abject insult to the
role the guardian had been given. Yet, here he was, looking at me, at my lips,
tensing at the sight of them.
And he wasn't
alone in the struggle. For the first time, I forgot my urge to throw him off
balance, my need to establish my independence. I was the one quickly losing my
poise and forgetting who was dominant. The charm I fought so hard to deny, the
very one that drew all others to him, took hold of me. And I gave into it out
of my own free will.
EXCERPT
2
Without thinking
about it, I rolled my shoulders backwards into his palms. The heat from him was
soaking into my tight muscles and it was an unavoidable relief.
"Was that a
moan?" he asked.
"Did I make
a sound?"
"I think
you did."
I released a
half-laugh, too tired to offer anything more.
"It was a
good sound," Eran whispered and I felt his fingers stiffen at his candid
acknowledgement. It was the first time he moved them since he laid them on me,
but I got the distinct feeling he didn't want to stop there and yearned to curl
his fingers around my shoulders and feel me more fully.
A constrained
sigh escaped him, followed by a deep, forced inhale.
His thumbs
moved, sliding down the dip between my shoulder and neck. They were tender,
barely a whisper against my skin. And I knew he was exploring me, just that
small and subtle part but taking his time not to miss an inch. When his hands reached
the base of my neck, they paused and I thought he was done, would now pull back
and step away. But his thumbs moved up over the top of my palms, embracing my
hands.
I was acutely
aware of his scent, the quickened pulse in his thumbs, his restrained breathing.
He opened his
mouth to speak but the tent flap opened, bringing him to a sudden halt.
About
the Author:
Laury Falter is a bestselling
author of young adult romantic suspense and urban fantasy. She has three series
out: the Guardian Trilogy, the Residue Series, and the Apocalypse Chronicles.
Website: http://www.lauryfalter.com
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