Assassin's Heart
(Order of the Sicari #2)
by Monica Burns
Blurb:
Can the truth of the soul Conquer the pain of its ancient past.
Unlike other Sicari, Lysander Condellaire has telepathic and telekinetic powers. Not until the night a Praetorian tortured him and left him for dead did he understand why. Now, the half-angelic, half-demonic face he sees in the mirror is a reminder of the monster he must keep hidden or face expulsion from the order of assassins known as the Sicari. But his dreams of ancient Rome hint at a destiny difficult to accept, especially when it involves the woman he loves, but can never have.
A gifted healer in the Order, Phaedra DeLuca witnessed her mother’s murder when she was a little girl. The haunting memory makes her loathe everything Praetorian. When she travels to Rome in search of an ancient artifact, she must work alongside a man who once cruelly rejected her love and healing touch. But her dreams of ancient Rome tell of an irreversible and possibly dangerous future. For the distant past and present are about to collide–with the one man she is destined to love.
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Excerpt
Phaedra
made a soft noise and a moment later, he sprang to his feet as she screamed and
shot upright in bed. He reached her in two quick strides and sank down onto the
bed then pulled her into his arms. She was shaking so badly her teeth were
chattering. He didn’t say anything, he just held her. As her trembling slowly
subsided, she raised her head off his chest to look up at him.
“Better?”
He eyed her carefully as she raked her fingers through her hair and nodded.
“Then back into bed.”
“You’ll
stay?”
She
slipped back under the covers and turned her back to him. Quietly, he returned
to his chair and waited for her to fall asleep again. Every minute or two,
she’d turn over in bed in an effort to achieve a more comfortable position.
After about fifteen minutes, she sat up and sent him a pleading look.
“I
know it’s a lot to ask . . . considering the way things are between us, but
would you mind holding me until I go to sleep?” The request made him go still
as a statue, and she immediately cringed with embarrassment. She waved her hand
in dismissal. “It’s okay. Never mind.”
Frozen
in his chair, he watched her fall back onto the mattress and turn her back on
him. Fotte, he needed to have his head
examined for what he was about to do. Despite the warning going off in the back
of his mind, he removed his boots and went to join her on the bed. She jerked
her head to look over her shoulder as his weight shifted the mattress, and the
gratitude in her beautiful brown eyes swelled his heart.
Cautiously,
he stretched out beside her and pulled her backside into his chest. The minute
his arms wrapped around her, it was as if she’d never left his side. Her warmth
pushed its way through his clothing until it penetrated his skin. Holding her
like this was like walking into a burning building. There was no way he was
going to come out unscathed.
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About the Author
Monica Burns is a bestselling author of spicy historical and paranormal romance. She penned her first romance at the age of nine when she selected the pseudonym she uses today. Her historical book awards include the 2011 RT BookReviews Reviewers Choice Award and the 2012 Gayle Wilson Heart of Excellence Award for Pleasure Me.
She is also the recipient of the prestigious paranormal romance award, the 2011 PRISM Best of the Best award for Assassin’s Heart. From the days when she hid her stories from her sisters to her first completed full-length manuscript, she always believed in her dream despite rejections and setbacks. A workaholic wife and mother, Monica is a survivor who believes every hero and heroine deserves a HEA (Happily Ever After), especially if she’s writing the story.
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