Today I welcome Bethany-Kris as she talks about why she writes romances and shares with us a look at her book, A Love Unfinished.ย It’s the first book in theย “Clans of Fire” series and, based on the cover & excerpt, I really should have gotten my hands on my own copy.ย It looks like it’s going to be intense!
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Why I Write In The Romance Genreโฆ
I like emotions. I really, really, really like emotions. I love conflict in the romantic sense and the passion that builds between lovers. To me, thereโs nothing better than a good heartbreak and the right person to come in, sweep all the pieces up, and put it all back together again.
I enjoy romance because of the connections. As a writer, I want to see the connections come alive on paper. They can be physical, emotional, or verbal, and thatโs the beauty of romance writing, because each area has its own accompanying problems that need a resolution.
Writing romance gives me the opportunity to be a little flexible as well. While one story might be smoking hot, the next one doesnโt have to demand such full on sexual scenes. The characters donโt necessarily need to have them written out as a part of their communication because thatโs not how they find their connection. Or if those scenes are there, they donโt need to be so frequent or detailed.
Above all else, I dabble mostly in romance because of love. I enjoy writing about love. Finding it, losing it, making it better, and keeping it. I like telling about a hero who canโt have his walls broken down for anyone except for the one woman he loves. I love giving readers a heroine who finds the one man capable of giving her it all.
Depending on the romance, the story, and the characters, anything goes. So long as they get their Happy Ever After, right? Sometimes itโs best to make them work for it. Nothing worth it ever came easy.
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A Love Unfinished
Clans of Fire, Book One
by Bethany-Kris
Genre: Paranormal erotic romance
Dragons only want whatโs theirs, however it is that they get it.
Blurb:
Over two decades ago, an attack on The Clan of Cobalt left families of dragons in ruins; now, with the clans able to start rebuilding their lives, history is beginning to rewrite, one dragon and one mate at a timeโฆ
Dani Heartview spent a year running from the past she canโt forget and itโs about to catch up in the form of Holden Levy. When he suddenly disappeared, she was devastated, but now heโs back. Even if she canโt deny their connection, the man who returned is vastly different from the one who left.
With Holdenโs secrets uncovered, the Alpha dragon inside the man is demanding for its mate to be claimed, but thereโs danger lurking close by. Still, his abandonment is a monster she canโt shake. Can she forgive to restart their life, and if she does, can Dani handle exactly what it means to be a dragonโs mate?
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Excerpt:
โGet away from me,โ I hissed. โYou have no right to be here.โ
Emotion broke through on his handsome features, marring it with sadness as my eyes blurred with unshed tears. โPlease, Daniโฆโ
โStop saying my name.โ My voice was rising to an unhealthy octave. My heart was pounding at a too fast pace. Why would he be here? He had to have known I wouldnโt want him here. โStop sharing my fucking air. For God sakes, get out of my space, Holden.โ
โOuch, man.โ
Holden didnโt even glance back at his friend. โShut up, Duran.โ There was a timber in his tone, something else I didnโt recognize from the man standing before me. I felt wetness drip down my cheeks. โOh, Dani, please donโt cryโฆI didnโt come here to make you cry, baby.โ
Baby? โWho in the helโโ
โDani!โ Jade was out of the kitchen and rushing over to my side. She barely noted the men or my heartbroken expression. That, or she mistook it for the pain of the coffee spill. โDid you get burned?โ
โIโm fine.โ Those words were the biggest lie Iโd ever spoken.
โSheโs not,โ Holden replied quietly. โCould you get a cool cloth and the first aid kit, if you have one?โ
โIโm fine,โ I repeated. โJade, could you handle these guys, please?โ
โDani, wait.โ
โHolden, I swear to God if you donโt walk out of this place right now and never look back, I willโฆโ I couldnโt finish my sentence because there wasnโt anything I didnโt already feel for him. Hate. Love. Desire. Disgust. I felt all of that. With him being so close, it only served to make me more confused. Defeated, air rushed from my lungs, in a harsh exhale. โLeave, right now.โ
Jade appeared lost. โUmโฆokay, Iโm going to grab the first aid. Youโre going to stay here and sit down.โ
Duran smiled at Jade when no one responded. โThanks, sweetheart.โ
Holden hadnโt taken his eyes off me. When he moved forward, I backed up. โDonโt come any closer. I donโt want you near me.โ
Agony pulled Holdenโs full lips into a frown. โLet me explain.โ
โI told you this wouldnโt be the best place to approach her,โ Duran said. โWe should have waited.โ
โWe donโt have that kind of time.โ
โWhy havenโt you left?โ I asked, feeling a seething rage beginning to take over my initial shock and pain. โHave I not made it clear enough yet that youโre not welcomed?โ
โYou made it clear.โ Holdenโs gaze flickered up to the ceiling, a tick showing in his strong jaw. โBut itโs not that simple. One minute, Dani. Thatโs all Iโm asking for. After all we were, donโt you owe me that?โ
โOwe you?โ My hands trembled. The sudden burst of fury and courage that swept over me was all consuming. I stepped up to him and slammed my fist into his chest. Holden barely flinched and the action hurt me a great deal more than it must have him, but emotional pain registered in his eyes. โI owe you. Are you fucking insane? You left me, Holden. Left me in Tennessee with nothing. Not a goddamned explanation, not a goodbyeโฆnothing!โ
I hit him in the chest again, disbelief coursing through me. โHow could you ever say that I owe you after everything you did to me? I waited for months. I called your phone every day. I texted, emailed, and left messages until your inbox was full. You could have been dead if not for that stupid note. I defended you when it was clear you didnโt want me anymore โฆ Once, Holden. All you had to do was answer me back just once! You up and walked away from me, from our home, and our life without a single care in the world. And you have the audacity to say that I owe you anything?โ
โDo notโฆโ he growled, face suddenly mere inches from mine, โโฆsay that I just walked away from you, Dani. I never would have walked away from you like that had I been given the choice. Ever.โ
His response only served to fuel my rage. โWell, excuse me for living. What would you call me waking up to an empty house, with a note on the counter, and no you to be seen again, exactly?โ
Anger clouded his face. โWhat did that note say, Dani?โ
โHolden, calm down.โ Duran was up off the bench, a hand on his friendโs shuddering arm. Rippling tension flowed between the men, but my former lover and fiancรฉ didnโt register the one person attempting to help the situation. No, his focus was solely on me. โCome on, weโll do this another time.โ
โYou wonโt do it ever again,โ I spat hatefully.
โYes, I will. I have to. I canโt be me without you.โ That confession struck me like a knife in the chest, the blade twisting painfully. Holden breathed deeply, the fight suddenly gone from his body as quickly as it came. โI will always come back for you. I loโโ
โNo, you donโt. You never did. If you had, thisโฆโ I said with a wave at us, โโฆwouldnโt have happened.โ
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Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover, and mother of two young sons, two cats, and two dogs. With a fulltime job, her children underfoot, animals at her side, and a spouse calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing somethingโฆwhen she can find the time.
Author Website: www.bethanykris.blogspot.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bethanykriswrites
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bethanykris
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