Divine
Merit
Divine Series #1
By Virginia Cantrell
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Cover Design: Claire Smith
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Synopsis
Sometimes you
have to stop fighting in order to win.
Trained from birth to become the ruler of the Nephilim and their island sanctuary, Amira is the perfect princess, until her birthright and even her fundamental beliefs are ripped away. She’ll discover perfection and training count for nothing when faced with a ruthless enemy determined to possess her and all she holds dear.
As captain of the Royal Guard, Caeden’s priority is to protect the Royal Family. Sometimes that means protecting the naïve princess from her own desires, even if he is tempted to give in. When a betrayer strikes from within, their sanctuary and very existence are threatened. Caeden must overcome the burning pain of helplessness to defeat this enemy and restore Amira to her rightful place. He will not fail his princess again.
Do they have the fortitude and inner strength needed to regain the kingdom and save their people?
Trained from birth to become the ruler of the Nephilim and their island sanctuary, Amira is the perfect princess, until her birthright and even her fundamental beliefs are ripped away. She’ll discover perfection and training count for nothing when faced with a ruthless enemy determined to possess her and all she holds dear.
As captain of the Royal Guard, Caeden’s priority is to protect the Royal Family. Sometimes that means protecting the naïve princess from her own desires, even if he is tempted to give in. When a betrayer strikes from within, their sanctuary and very existence are threatened. Caeden must overcome the burning pain of helplessness to defeat this enemy and restore Amira to her rightful place. He will not fail his princess again.
Do they have the fortitude and inner strength needed to regain the kingdom and save their people?
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“Let me up,” she
said as calmly as she could. She felt as if he had struck her. The ease with
which he so readily disregarded her feelings for him burned a path through her
insides, leaving her in physical pain.
“No, not until
you submit to me and admit you need my protection.”
Amira knew she
didn’t have the strength to force him off her, so she did the only thing she
could think of; she lifted her head from the floor and brought her lips to his.
She kissed him with all of the anger, frustration, hurt feelings, and above
all, the love she couldn’t help but feel. His whole body turned to stone above
hers, but he didn’t pull away. He stayed very still and seemed to stop
breathing.
Amira knew it
might be her only chance to ever kiss him, so she decided she would allow
herself to savor it for the moment. She opened her mouth and caressed his
closed lips with her tongue invitingly. At his low growl, she did it again,
only this time he opened his mouth in acceptance and began to kiss her back,
his whole body relaxing into the kiss. She brought her hand up and ran her
fingers through his long hair like she’d always wanted to. She had planned the
kiss only to be a distraction, but it turned out to be something far more.
Before she was
completely lost, she reminded herself of her original purpose. Easing back, she
brushed her lips against his and whispered, “I’m sorry.”
She brought her
right knee up quickly and made contact with the sensitive juncture between his
legs. Using all of her strength to push him off, she rolled out from beneath
him, made it to her feet, and stood over him.
“You taught me
that because I’m smaller, I need to use any means necessary. I’m sorry, but
that was necessary. If you don’t need me in return, then I won’t allow myself
to need you.”
Meet the Author
Virginia's
greatest passion has always been fiction, particularly romance. The innocent in
her loves the idea of a happily ever after, but she has a massive soft spot for
the bad boys. If you ask her, she'll tell you she's living her dream—getting
paid to read and helping indie authors to create beauty by working as an editor
for Hot Tree Editing. She's inspired by the many amazing indie authors she has
met and has (finally) found the courage to follow her other dream by becoming a
published author.
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