Chippewa Publishing Releases Ivona Knight, Vampyress by Shannon Leigh
(PRWEB) April 17, 2005
Ivona Knight, Vampyress [ISBN 1-933400-13-7] - Bound by a promise to rid the earth of her enemy’s kin, and cursed to harbor the beast that drove the horrid Prince of Wallacia to perform unspeakable acts of cruelty upon her loved ones, Ivona Knight has spent the last five hundred years fulfilling her pledge to obliterate the Dracul line?but she has done so with a price. She dares not develop friendships or fall in love, her engagements are nothing more than a temporary indulgence; for who-so-ever lingers by her side eventually falls to the lure of The Evil residing within her tainted soul.
Trapped inside a remote tavern by the hammering storm, which has cut off the electricity and continues to blast the walls outside with torrential waves of rain, wind, and hair-raising thunder, Ivona, along with a dozen or so other patrons, pass the time by telling stories. Although she has no interest in the coveted prize, Ivona hopes to gain insight on her latest prey. But as she conveys her tale, she senses a familiar presence emanating from one of the others, one that stirs emotions deep within her which only one other has ever evoked. Has Ivona found her next target? Or has she become the hunted?
Dark Romance
Author: Shannon Leigh
Editor: Kimberly Burton
Proofreader: Kristine Esterly
Cover: Beckie Pack
Excerpt
Lucian couldn?t help but feel sorry for Ivona; Romanian history was brutal. If she had indeed survived the reign of Vlad Dracula, as she declared, then she had truly been through Hell. His family had an unpleasant past with the proclaimed Prince as well, and the stories passed down through the generations were nothing short of appalling. The room grew uncomfortably quiet as Ivona allowed a moment of silence to honor the deaths of not only her family, but of all slain by Prince Vlad?s cruel hand. Head bowed, she remained in an attitude of frozen stillness for a long while. Finally, she lifted her chin, wiped the lingering moisture from her cheeks, and raised her head with an air of defiance.
Then she smiled, her expression strangely pleased as though she were privy to some secret she was about to bestow upon all of them. Her eyes sparkled like a neon bar sign. They seemed to leap from her head, piercing him with their strange, effervescent glow.
?So you see, your famous writer, your Bram Stoker, falsely claimed the Castle is in Transylvania. Although it is not far from the border, Castle Dracula?s morbid remains are in fact located in Walachia.?
Her expression once again melted into blankness. A deceptively composed air of indifference replaced all traces of her momentary pleasure. Her face became the marble effigy of coldness. Feeling a cool breeze sweep the room, Lucian shuddered. ?After the death of my family, I avoided Prince Vlad as much as possible. I dare say; he probably didn?t even know I existed amongst all the other young maidens who were actively vying for his attentions.?
The corners of her mouth dipped into a deep scowl. ?I remember one girl who wanted so desperately to be Vlad?s favorite, she tried betraying him into marriage. She told him she was with child, and although he warned her not to lie to him, she remained adamant. Prince Vlad?concerned his reputation would be ruined if he sired a bastard child?immediately began making wedding plans.?
Ivona sadly shook her head. ?Unfortunately, he also had the girl examined by his own physician to validate her claim. When the doctor reported she wasn?t pregnant, Vlad became enraged. You see; the Prince believed a woman should be without wrongdoing, pure, and honest; but once she sinned, she deserved no dignity. Whilst his guards held her down, he stripped her of her clothes and cut her open from here to here, and then across.?
She demonstrated the mutilation by running a perfectly groomed, red fingernail from her pubic area to just between her breasts, and then across her chest from one peak to the other. As though responding to her own touch, her nipples grew erect, pressing against the flimsy material of her gossamer gown like two hardened beads. Her eyes flashed brilliantly?the color of polished jade?then a deep sigh rumbled in her throat, like the purr of a content feline.
Lucian drew in a shaky breath. Her look was so galvanizing; it sent a tremor through his insides and down to his groin. He felt himself harden in response as she boldly raked him from head to foot, the desire in her assessment blatant for all to see. He shifted in his seat, trying to ease the discomfort as his erection pressed against the zipper of his jeans.
Sweat beaded his brow, the temperature in the room seemingly having risen a few degrees. Something intense flared through her entrancement when her pink tongue darted out to slide suggestively along her full bottom lip. There was no doubting her capabilities.
Feeling like an inexperienced schoolboy, Lucian thought he?d surely cream his pants if she persisted with her silent seduction. At that moment, if she were to suggest he take her right there, in the middle of the crowded room, he wasn?t sure he?d have the power to resist.
There was a maddening hint of arrogance about her, as though she knew her magnetism was undeniable. Her silent invitation was a passionate challenge?one hard to resist?but he sensed their joining would be perilous, for she would likely take more than he wanted to give.
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