The long awaited sequel to Ember by Carol Oates is coming this October, and I have a sneak peek to wet your appetite.
Iridescent
by Carol Oates
Synopsis:
Candra Ember used to dream of saving the world one person at a time. She never expected to become an angelic weapon and the last hope in the battle against ultimate darkness.
Falling for a Nephilim wasn’t part of Sebastian’s plan. Distraction is something he can’t afford when his rival, Draven, wants what Sebastian has.
Lies, manipulation and corruption are twisting the lives of the citizens in Acheron. The Arch is missing from Heaven and a demon is intent on claiming the city. At a time they should be growing closer, grief and paranoia is driving Candra and Sebastian apart.
If the price of restoring the Watchers to Heaven is a human soul, who deserves to be saved?
Excerpt:
She
sucked in a deep breath and blew the air out through pursed lips, pulling
herself up to him at the same time. “Why do you make me crazy?” she asked
contritely and nuzzled into his neck.
“Because
you love me.”
Sebastian had showered and the scent of death and Guinness no
longer clung to him the way it did to her. Instead, he smelled of soap, spices
and heat. His damp hair brushed against her forehead. In moments like this, his
embrace made her feel secure and loved unconditionally. On other occasions, it
was much easier to doubt herself and doubt him. Watchers perceived an innate
goodness in her that Candra wasn’t sure of. When given a choice between love
and war, she was very much tempted to choose war. Sebastian made no secret of
the rage in his heart, a rage she knew could easily destroy him.
“I do,” she murmured, shifting to sit across his lap and linking
her fingers around his neck. As always, it brought on a strange little flutter
in her stomach. Loving Sebastian was one of those things that was never meant
to happen. It had blindsided both of them. If there were two people in the
world less likely to fall in love, it was Sebastian and Candra.
She pressed her lips to his quickly, weaving her fingers up into his
soft as silk hair. One of his hands tightened on her thigh and the other slid
up her spine, stopping between her shoulder blades where his fingers spread out
wide.
She pulled back and giggled when Sebastian’s lips chased her with
a playful pout. “I wasn’t finished.”
“I haven’t brushed my teeth,” she told him, making a show of
covering her mouth when she spoke. “Morning breath.”
“It’s eleven at night.” He pushed forward.
Candra applied pressure against his shoulders, blocking his
advance. “And I need a shower. I smell like an Irish man.”
Breath left her in a whoosh followed by a squeal as Sebastian spun
her around and pinned her to the bed beneath him. His full weight pressed down
on her, giving Candra a comfort she didn’t fully understand. He made her feel
protected, hidden away and small. She shivered all the way to her toes.
Sebastian would die to keep her safe if he had to.
“Who would have thought I’d find the smell of an Irish man so
appealing.” He breathed the words close to her ear and then glided his hot lips
to the throbbing artery just below.
Candra felt the warm, grainy flesh of his tongue peek out and
swirl in a small circle over her skin. She bit down on the inside of her cheek
to hold back the whimpering noise she was sure would escape her lips otherwise.
She squirmed below him until she was breathless, and he dragged his fingers
down the length of her forearms to secure her wrists by the side of her head.
“You fight me on everything,” Sebastian reprimanded her, slipping
his fingers between hers and clasping them firmly. “When will you ever give in
quietly?” His eyes blazed and flickered to her mouth.
I love this excerpt, and Sebastian is definitely swoon worthy! Thanks, Carol, for sharing this with us!
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Ember
by Carol Oates
Synopsis:
When Candra Ember wakes up in hospital after a dangerous encounter with a red-haired woman, she is shocked to discover that seeing a winged boy wasn’t her imagination. Candra is exposed to a world of rivalry and sacrifice she never knew existed, and the aftermath of a war to save humanity thousands of years ago. Soon she finds herself relentlessly stalked by Sebastian, a beautiful and arrogant Watcher Angel and romantically pursued by his darkly seductive rival, Draven. Ultimately, dubious about her own goodness, Candra’s very existence compromises a tentative peace in the city of Acheron.
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