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The Progeny Blurb (The Progeny
Series #1)
“No
fate other than the one I choose.”
The
timeless creed, and tattoo, bore by the Rousseau’s— a vampire clan with the
purest bloodline of any vampire family. Out of this clandestine group came one
who was different, yet the same: Ascher-a half-bloodling— half- human, half
vampire.
Ascher questions the purpose for his existence and which world he truly belongs to: the human world or the vampire world. Two months from sealing to Ursula— a prearranged union to a woman he abhors — he’s at his wit’s end. He knows if he calls off the sealing, the Romanian clan will strike with deadly force, but he cannot see eternity with a cold empty shell of a woman like Ursula.
Just when he thought life was complicated enough, he meets Shauna— a beautiful, bi-racial human Wiccan — and immediately develops an unshakable attraction to her. She makes him feel alive and vital despite his origins and Ascher makes a decision that turns his immortal world upside down.
Blood Bonds Blurb (The Progeny Series #2)
“Forever. For always. For eternity.”
The ties that bind two hearts are
powerful. For Ascher Rousseau and Shauna McCutchin, it’s more than just a blood
bond. Their union is that of vampire legend. Their love is a predestined prophecy
foretold centuries ago.
It’s a week before Ascher and Shauna's
sealing and the couple is making final preparations for their eternity, but
Ascher's ex has other plans. Ursula is hell-bent on revenge—revenge fueled
by lover's scorn and her father's death—and she begins breeding a fresh
army of newborn darklings to do her bidding.
When Ursula finds a
new weapon—an ally with the capability to dismantle the Rousseau clan—
Ascher and Shauna's bond is tested and they must stand together against
Ursula or lose each other for eternity.
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The Progeny/ Blood Bonds Trailer
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About
Ashlynne
Ashlynne Laynne has
always had a soft spot in her heart for vampires but grew tired of the garlic
fearing, sun-loathing creatures of old. An avid horror movie fan, she tends to
enjoy media and music that is of a younger, more eclectic nature. This was the catalyst
for her writing The Progeny. The vampire/witch pairing is unique and different
when most books pair vampires with werewolves.
Ashlynne loves writing
on the edge and teetering between the erotica and romance genres, and thinks of
Ascher and Shauna as the wicked, damned version of Romeo and Juliet. She is
currently working on books three and four of her Progeny Series, book one of
her upcoming Rocker Series, and an untitled novella WIP. In her spare time, she
enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with her family. She juggles the hats
of wife, mother, full time employee and part-time writer, hoping to write full
time one day soon.
Ashlynne lives in North
Carolina with her husband and teenage son.
About
The Progeny Series
At its core, The Progeny
is simply a story about a man and woman who fall in love, and the fact that
he’s a half-blood (half-human, half vampire) and she’s a Wiccan human are
secondary factors. When we meet Ascher, he’s grumpy. Frankly, who could blame
him? He’s engaged to seal to Ursula—a cold and careless vampire who wants
nothing more than to get her hands on a bloodstone— and he feels conflicted
about his existence.
All of that changes when he meets Shawnette
McCutchin. She’s beautiful, intriguing and possesses some of the most potent
blood that he’s ever smelled. A war immediately begins inside Ascher. He craves
Shauna’s blood just as much as he craves her body and the closer they get, the
harder it is for him to control his urges. After Ascher calls off the sealing
to Ursula, the trouble begins. His family’s peaceful period ends when Ursula’s
army attacks the Rousseaus.
This series is about a
family of which we’ve never seen before. They share a common mortal and
immortal bloodline but loyalty is the thread that holds this clan together.
Once you become a part of this family, the others will risk their lives to
protect you. We see examples of this throughout the journey. There is no
shortage of romance, steam and surprises in The Progeny Series but these books
are for adults and contain adult sensuality, language and themes.
Book one of the Progeny
Series—The Progeny—re-released on May 7, 2012. The “revamp” is a second edition
full of extended scenes, new details and tighter editing. Book two—Blood
Bonds—will release summer of 2012.
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Excerpt from Blood Bonds:
Ascher and Shauna sat facing one another, hands
clasped, their gazes locked and searching for the undying devotion and love in
each other’s eyes. He leaned into her, drawing her into his embrace, inhaling
the sweetness of her hair—one of his favorite past times. The new information had
to be disconcerting for her. His life had been one prophecy or prediction after
another.
He spent much of his existence minding the covenants
and adhering to a prophecy that turned out to be false. Quickening was the only
proof he needed to affirm his decision. Anything else was an afterthought and
he’d treat it as such. “You’re quiet. Are you okay? Do you need someone to
check you out?” he whispered, pulling her tighter to gauge her pulse and
breathing.
Shauna sighed heavily, snuggling closer to him. “Can
Zion be trusted? Klaus professed a false prophecy. Who says this isn’t one, as
well?”
He knew she was overwhelmed by everything—the
prophecy, the sealing, their wedding. “Imagine how I feel. This is the second time
someone has placed a sealing prophecy on my shoulders. I don’t know if it’s
true and I don’t care, because no one can dictate to me what’s in my heart.”
“Which is?”
“That you’re the perfect one for me always, until
the end of eternity and I don’t need some ancient prediction to tell me that.”
Their intense glances met and he saw the uncertainty
burning back at him from her eyes.
“Something else is wrong. What is it, Shauna?”
She stared down, twisting her fingers together in
her lap.
Placing a comforting hand against her face, he
lifted her chin up to meet his gaze. “Eyes up,” he whispered. “What is it,
really?”
“I had a bad dream last night,” Shauna managed to
squeak out.
“About?”
“The baby.”
Ascher knew she still dreamed of the baby that would
never be. He often thought of him, too, wondering what Shauna would look like
swollen with pregnancy, or what the child might have looked like. Once or
twice, he’d even dreamed of a precious little angel with jet-black hair, a
flushed, tanned complexion and the most beautiful dark eyes. He’d hold on to
that image until he held a baby in his arms to complete it.
“If I had not miscarried, I’d be showing by now.”
She trailed her hand across her flat stomach as the tears spilled over in her
eyes.
Ascher grabbed her, holding her to him as the grief
vibrated throughout her body. “It’s okay,” he whispered in her ear. “It’s okay
to be sad, love.”
“Sometimes I
feel so empty and it hurts me so much, Ash,” she cried, while nudging her face
against his gray sweater. “I think about the baby every day, wondering if I
could have done anything different. I had to save my sister; I couldn’t let
Ursula kill her.”
He set her away from him. “Shhh...Sweetheart,” he
breathed, shaking his head as he placed a silencing finger across her lips.
“What happened was not your fault. We’ve been over this before.” He stroked her
cheek with his thumbs to wipe the tears from her weary face.
Ascher gazed into her sorrowful eyes and saw the raw
emotion reflecting from them. He imagined that if he were able to cry he’d have
cried a river over their loss. Sometimes, he wished he could cry to release
some of the rage that he held pinned inside of him. Losing that baby cut him
deep, like a knife slicing his heart into millions of pieces. He didn’t know
anything could ever wound him so much, and yet the only thing that could hurt
him more would be the loss of Shauna.
Ursula had it coming for her part in their misery.
That bitch was on borrowed time and the payback hourglass was almost empty. He
shoved down the growl begging to surface from his depths, until it rumbled and
burned hot in his belly. Ascher embraced Shauna again, strumming his fingers
through her hair and thinking about his revenge. The telltale pulsing deep
inside him finally made it to his eyes, tinting the lush green landscape blood
red with his ire. He would get satisfaction for the shedding of Rousseau blood.
A wave of sadness crested within him and replaced
the anger, sweeping through him like an emotional tidal wave. He held her
tighter to comfort her and to hide the rage burning in his eyes, as his right
hand joined hers to caress her vacant stomach. They sat seeking the comfort of
one another’s embrace, the only sounds their breathing and Shauna’s muffled
cries against his chest as the warm wind rustled in the trees surrounding them.
When the crimson left his sight, he brought his hand
under her chin lifting her face to meet his heavyhearted gaze. Placing his hand
over her stomach again, he whispered, “We will make another life, Shauna, when
you’re ready.”
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Those were some great excerpts Ashlynne. Thanks for sharing them with us today!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping in and commenting, Marie. I really love connecting with readers and discussing my work. I'm pretty proud of the first two books and hope that series continues to entertain.
DeleteOoh, sounds like a forbidden love story. Congrats on all your success, Ashlynne!
ReplyDeleteLinda,
DeleteYes it is. I jokingly call this couple the supernatural and damned version of Romeo and Juliet. We as women love forbidden love stories, don't we? Thank you so much for stopping in.
Thanks so much for having me on Amber. I simply love what you've done with this site. If I might, I'd like to direct the readers to my blog. I'm doing a rafflecopter and the prize is PDF copies of The Progeny and Blood Bonds. It ends in two weeks. They can access it at the following link: http://www.ashlynnelaynne.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-progenyblood-bonds-giveaway.html
ReplyDeleteGood luck to everyone who enters!