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Wednesday, August 8
Inlight of the upcoming release of book five in the Vanguard series by Annie Nicholas; I have agreed to participate in the promoting this well loved series. Unfortunately, I have not had the pleasure of reading the series, but I have read other works by Annie Nicholas which compelled me to jump at the opportunity to promote her works. Annie has created a guest post below offering history and details about her series, and upcoming release.
Who are the
Vanguards?
Every series has a story arc where we get to witness the
growth and development of the characters over a few books.
Each Vanguard book is a journey of an underdog. Someone we
want to root for and watch grow to something stronger. Sometimes a woman just needs to root for an
underdog.
The series is the same thing. It all started with a small
pack of omega shifters, the pansies of the paranormal. This series follows
their individual paths and also the pack’s evolution.
I’ve always considered myself an underdog but with enough
determination and luck anything is possible. I’ve passed my experiences onto my
shifters as conflict after conflict is flung their way. Sticking together and
holding onto their beliefs they do their best to triumph.
Sigma is the fifth installment of this story.
Blurb:
To defend and protect, at any cost.
Sam is Sigma of his pack, defender of the innocent and
frail. Too bad the one time it mattered most, though the urge to guard the weak
runs strong in his shifter blood, he failed to protect his best friend from an
attack. Just when his self-confidence can't go any lower, he becomes entangled
in a vampire skirmish and is left with an injured female in his arms.
Vampire accountant for Pal Robi, Inc., Clementine can't
believe her master would ask her to commit corporate espionage. She’s shot when
discovered, but a shifter comes to her rescue. It's as if he's made of her
fantasies, and in the few hours with him she lives more than the decades she's
spent among her clan.
Hiding with him on the streets of Chicago, in the midst of
fighting together to stay alive, can a petite vampire break through her hero’s
jaded heart?
WARNING: Hot dominating sex, an action packed evening, and a
first date gone all to hell.
Excerpt
Sam sprinted toward
the injured female. What should he do? The police wouldn’t be happy about
vampires and shifters being involved in a human shooting. If this got out to
the press, there would be riots.
She struggled to sit.
He slowed, his steps
faltering. That shot should have killed her. He shifted back to human form so
he could speak. “Don’t move.” Kneeling next to her, he placed an arm around her
shoulders. Blood coated his hand.
“Help me up. They
can’t get me.” Her words came out halted, between gasps.
“Stay still. I’ll
call for help.”
She grabbed his arm
with surprising strength. “No.”
He slipped his hands
around her slight build and stroked the hair from her face. “You’ve been shot.
You need a hospital, you’re going into shock.”
She shook her head.
“Bullets hurt, but they missed my heart.” Delicate fangs flashed between her
rosebud lips as she spoke. “My master is on the way.”
He blinked. He’d
landed in the center of a vampire squabble. Of all the stupid things he could
have done, this topped the list. Eric, his alpha, would help Daedalus skin him.
Scooping the female in his arms, he carried her back to his car while shaking
his head. “There are other ways to settle differences besides guns. What if a
human was caught in the cross fire?”
The gunman rolled
onto his knees.
Without breaking
stride, Sam kicked him in the head with a satisfying crunch. Pain raced through
his bare foot and he grimaced, but the hurt was worth it. He twisted at the
sound of screeching tires. “I hope this is your master. I don’t think I can
shift again so soon.”
A sports car rounded
the corner, speeding in their direction.
He dashed toward his
vehicle, intent on shoving her into the back seat until he knew for sure who
drove toward them.
“That should be him.”
She gave the car a feeble wave. “I think.”
Twisting toward the
slowing black Audi, he skidded to a stop. A familiar baldheaded Nosferatu
launched from the driver’s side. Sam’s heart plummeted. “Oh, shit.”
Daedalus stopped
mid-stride and their stares met. “What the fuck are you doing here? You’re
supposed to be picking up Sugar.” His gaze traveled to Sam’s car. “You didn’t.”
“Wait, I can explain.
She--” He held up the vampire in his arms. “Was in trouble…”
Before Sam could
finish, the Nosferatu was in his car. “Babe?” Daedalus glared at Sam from the
passenger side. Amazing the windshield didn’t melt. “What are you doing here
and not safe at home?” Daedalus gathered Sugar in his arms.
“There was
shooting--” Sam tried to explain, but what was the use? The Nosferatu had
already decided not to listen.
Annie Nicholas
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