Divided Loyalties by Lia Davis
Blurb:
Trained to hunt rogues and protect the human race from the
threat of shifters, Christa Baker is beginning to rethink her career choice.
Especially when her niece and nephew—who she’s raised on her own—end up in the
crossfire. Now she’s looking for a way out and disappear off Shield’s radar for
good. She never thought her out would be a gorgeous wolf who kidnaps her after
raiding Shield HQ.
Hayden Raines has always followed the rules. As the Ashwood
Fall wolf Marshal, he has to set the example for those working under him. When
he sets his sights on the beautiful human hunter things go downhill, fast. Fate
has a funny way of turning things inside out—because the woman he kidnaps, the
enemy he might need to protect his family from, just happens to be his mate.
Warning: Contains one woman on a path she’s not ready for, a
man who thought things would be different, and a heated exchange that turns out
to be the best thing ever.
Ashwood Falls reading order:
Excerpt #7:
“Okay, Christa. Calm down and
breathe.”
She took a deep breath and peered
at the single lit candle on the coffee table. Its flame danced, casting shadows
everywhere. Shadows that threatened to stir up the demons living inside her
head, again.
She dipped her brows and wondered
if the candle had been there before the wolf lit it. How did he light it? Did
he have powers beyond his ability to shift into his animal? She knew that some
shifters had an extra gift.
Did Hayden have any?
Why the hell did she care?
She growled and turned from the
flame to take in her dark surroundings. Taking a deep breath, she banished all
the questions that whirled around in her mind like hungry vultures. She was out
of here the first chance she got.
Just as soon as she found out
where ‘here’ was.
The front door opened, and she
whirled. The driver, Tanner she believed Hayden had said, entered the house.
From the glow of the candle, she could make out the similarities in his
features to Hayden’s. They had the same high cheekbones and same almond shaped
eyes, yet Tanner appeared younger in a bad-boy way.
She stepped back and watched as
he went to the fireplace, and grabbed a broken wooden chair on his way. With
quick movements, he broke the chair into several smaller pieces and placed them
inside the fireplace. After striking a match, he threw it in the fireplace and
stood to face her.
The fire flared to life,
illuminating the whole living room in a soft glow. Still, she watched Tanner,
unsure what the man was about to do. He held a certain power that made her edgy
and leery. Damn, she hated to be unarmed.
“Why am I here? Why didn’t you
just kill me with the others?”
Tanner stared at her for several
long moments before finally giving her a shrug and dropping into the nearest
recliner. “That was Hayden’s call. Besides, you’re not infected.”
Infected? Was he serious?
“Infected with what?”
Tanner raised a brow at her
outrage, which only pissed her off even more. “Every one of your co-workers was
infected with the mutant virus.”
She started shaking her head. No.
It wasn’t possible. “I don’t believe you. They’d have to have been bitten by
the beast to become infected.”
Tanner leaned his head back to
rest against the back of the chair. “We used to believe that too. Like a horror
movie werewolf come to life. Now, we have proof that the rogues have a serum.”
She watched him, searching for
some hint of a lie. There was none. He believed everything he was saying. “They
can’t infect humans. Does it work the same as the bite? Because, if so, then my
soldiers at Shield couldn’t had been infected.”
“What makes you say that?”
“They would’ve changed within
forty-eight hours, and during that time, they’d have some kind of symptom like
fever or pain.”
Tanner lifted his head and met
her gaze. “You’ve seen it?”
Interview with Hayden
Raines from Divided Loyalties
Thank you so much for having Hayden and I over today.
Lia: Hi, Hayden. How
are you? Please introduce yourself to the readers.
Hayden: Hi. I’m one of
the Marshals of Ashwood Falls. I assist the Alphas in their duties and manage
the enforcers and sentries.
Lia: What were your
thoughts when you first saw Christa and kidnapped her?
Hayden: *set his jaw
before answering* My wolf said, “Mine.” So I just reacted. Shield had been
compromised and we needed to shut it down. I really didn’t know what to do with
her, but I knew she was my mate the instant I caught her scent.
Lia: What is your
favorite part of her?
Hayden: Her strength
and her mouth.
Lia: Boxers or brief?
Hayden: *growls low*
That’s personal.
Lia: *sighs* Just
answer the question.
Hayden: Neither. Next
question
Lia: See that wasn’t
hard. What do you do to relax?
Hayden: I’m always
relaxed.
Lia: *shaking head* I
know for a fact that you are not.
Hayden: Before
Christa, I would let the wolf out and go for a long run. Now, I still let the
wolf out, but after the man finds release with his mate.
Lia: *smiles* Any baby
plans yet?
Hayden: *his lips
twitch* I’m working on it.
Lia: Thanks for being
a good sport and answering my questions. I have to go talk with Ana and Kieran
to see where they’re headed.
About the Author: Lia Davis
Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very
special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, and
co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast
Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it's her home and she
loves it!
An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a
very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into
the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she
imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of
the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life
where it belongs.
Her favorite things
are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee,
nature and hanging out with her kitties
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