Warlord
by Lana Grayson
(Anathema #1)
Publication date: November 28th 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Suspense
Synopsis:
The only thing more dangerous than the Anathema MC is the club's president.
Trapped.
For twenty-one years, Rose Darnell's family dedicated their lives to the Anathema MC. For twenty-one years, she's searched for a way out.
Bound to a world of bloodied knuckles and drug money, Rose believes her musical talent will rescue her from an abusive father and overbearing brothers. A chance audition and promising gig would free Rose from the outlaw 1%, but her brothers won't let her escape the club's shadow.
A rival chapter threatens Rose, and only Anathema's president, Thorne Radek, can protect her.
Betrayed.
A traitor lurks within Anathema's brotherhood, and Thorne will burn the world to scorch the rat. When an innocent diva with baby-bunny eyes and dark secrets needs his help, Thorne offers his protection and is rewarded with the ultimate bait. He may be the only man to distract Rose from her music, but helping him find the traitor will damn more than the club.
It will tear her family apart.
Excerpt:
Thorne rose before I made it to the door. I reached for the knob. His hand slammed against the frame above my head.
"I didn't say you could leave."
No strumming of a guitar, beating of a drum, or raging of a thrash metal line matched the rawness of his voice, a baritone of authority that rumbled over my skin and tempted me into trembles. The banded ink coiling from his middle finger and up his arm streaked his skin with a rage of darkness. As if the thick muscles hadn't stolen enough of my breath, the threat of the ink, just the power radiating from the black, eroded my resistance. Many men were tattooed, but the designs meant nothing beyond their imagined sentimentalities.
Thorne's tattoos marked him. Claimed him. Blackened his blood until the branding of Anathema raced through his veins.
I didn't turn to face him. I doubted he wanted me to move. His heat framed my body, layering me in his presence, his very scent. Leather. Salt. Shadows and pain. I slowed my breathing, as if he sensed the fluttering of air pitched within my throat. I debated staying silent. I braced to call for help.
"You want to go to your little performance?" His words rocked me with each syllable, and I fought the urge to collapse under the weight of his intention. "Then start obeying me."
"And if I don't?"
The answer came suddenly. Harshly. The slap to my backside cracked the silence of the room.
I spun around, protecting my bottom more than my crimson face. Thorne captured me, his palms flat against the door on either side of my arms.
"Let's settle this now." His eyes glistened with the cool gray of an aiming pistol. "You have nothing you can offer, nothing I want, and nothing I need. You whine, complain, or bitch, and you'll get smacked again. And harder. You understand?"
Guest Post:
Dark Romance
Occasionally, I like to bounce ideas off my husband while I'm writing. He's a good sport, and he has a lot of decent suggestions. Then…I started to write Motorcycle Club romances.
"Hey honey, how many bullets are in a clip?"
"Bub, if you get shot, do you think you could still drive a bike?"
"Sweetie, how long do you think someone could hide a Meth addiction?"
Before my husband had me committed, he finally asked, "What the hell kind of romance are you writing?"
The best kind, I suppose?
I've never been a romantic person. No candlelight dinners or sonnets at my window; I prefer passion and excitement-any way I can get it. And dark Romances offer that tingly, dangerous excitement.
Passion comes in all forms. Fear, rage, injustice, desire. It's a beautiful, powerful expression, and the best dark romance will recreate that passion in all forms. From capture fantasies to thrilling romantic suspense to even the darkest erotic romances-anything that challenges a reader to explore a side of the world, their personality, or their sexuality is an amazing expression of the romance genre.
Love is the most powerful motivator and healer. Even the worst abuses, betrayals, and situations are tempered through the passion between the hero and heroine. That is why I love the genre. Call it a silver lining or the reluctant romantic in me, but the darker the romance, the greater the danger, the more powerful the book.
So, what are your favorite dark romances? What makes them so exciting?
About the Author:
Lana Grayson was born to write anything and everything to do with romance. Her favorite genres range from the dark and twisty to the lighthearted and sentimental-as long as the characters are memorable, the story is fun, and the romance is steamy. Lana lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, and, when she isn't bundled in her writing chair, she's most likely cheering on the Steelers or searching for the 'Burgh's best Italian restaurants.
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