Tuff Girl Legion Presents Astarte's Wrath by Trisha Wolfe Event + GIVEAWAY
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Summary:
A tragic love story.
Two thousand years before Dez Harkly developed her secret powers, Guardian Astarte was vowed to protect by the binds enslaving her to the Egyptian pharaohs. Discover the prophecy that originated from a very different time, and spans generations to link two very different girls.
This is the beginning.
Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Actium, in the city of Ale
xandria, Star struggles with her guardian duties as her feelings for the newly named pharaoh of Egypt grow deeper. Not only is Caesarion her duty, he’s the son of Cleopatra, and he’s human. All of which makes their love forbidden.
But when a conspiracy linked to Caesar creeps into Alexandria, Star must choose between helping her fellow Kythan free themselves of their servitude, and protecting her charge—the last pharaoh—while Egypt burns around her.
Two thousand years before Dez Harkly developed her secret powers, Guardian Astarte was vowed to protect by the binds enslaving her to the Egyptian pharaohs. Discover the prophecy that originated from a very different time, and spans generations to link two very different girls.
This is the beginning.
Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Actium, in the city of Ale
xandria, Star struggles with her guardian duties as her feelings for the newly named pharaoh of Egypt grow deeper. Not only is Caesarion her duty, he’s the son of Cleopatra, and he’s human. All of which makes their love forbidden.
But when a conspiracy linked to Caesar creeps into Alexandria, Star must choose between helping her fellow Kythan free themselves of their servitude, and protecting her charge—the last pharaoh—while Egypt burns around her.
My review:
To me, there is nothing better than a great romance story. I love it even more when it is a forbidden love and this one fit the bill. I loved Star and Xarion and it was both sweet and hard seeing how they dealt with it. Since Star is the one who needs to protect Xarion, who is the new pharaoh while she is the servant which makes their love forbidden. Xarion is, as far as male love interests go, one of the swoony ones. I really loved him. And Phoenix *fans herself*. Thatguy is hot and funny and I cant wait for his story. The ending was bitersweet but it made sense. I absolutely adore everything to do with ancient Egyptand this book was set there and that was a huge plus for me. But the thing I loved the most was the writing. It flowed, with every sentence the author brought the story closer to me and I fell in love with this world. Big recommendation :)
Sneak
Peek: Bath Scene from Xarion's POV
Star narrows her
eyes at me, her full, bottom lip puckering out the way it does when she's in
serious thought--and though I'm listening to her words, all I want to do is trap
that bottom lip between my teeth. Nip it and caress it with my tongue.
“I knew you'd
say that,” she says. “And that is precisely why I didn't want you to know.” She
raises her hand from my chest and swipes the wet hair from my forehead. Her body
subtly moves against me with this action, and it drives me wild. “A possible
retaliation by the guardians is just one more weighted burden on top of the many
you already carry. You don't need the added strain. Let me deal with Candra and
the Kythan. They're my kindred. As long as I'm their equal--in both power and
status--I can protect you.”
This woman--the
woman I've loved my entire life--is my protector. She not only guards against
physical threats, but watches over my mental wellbeing. But I cannot allow her
to carry all my problems alone anymore. I want to be her
guardian, to be the one to comfort her when she's fearful, and protect her
against this world.
I
tilt my head and suck in a deep breath. “This is why you won't be with me.” I
want her to admit it. If she finally confesses that our titles and her battle
with the right course of action have been the only reasons for her kept
affections, then by Gods…help me from laying her out on this tile and taking
her--making her mine. I won't stop.
She
nods.
“This is the
only
reason.”
She nods again, and that is all the conformation I need. “Then I refuse to let
them keep us apart for one more moment.” I grasp her face between my hands and
claim her lips with mine.
Her lips are
soft and warm as I achingly coax them into a fevered kiss, unable to hold back
my desire for her. I had planned for our first kiss many times, imagined it over
and over. The way I would caress her lips slowly and lovingly, conveying my
affections. But every emotion I have ever felt for Star rushes to the surface
all at once, and I can't slow. I won't. I won't allow her a moment to question
our actions, to reconsider us. I'm going to kiss her senseless--kiss the reason
right out of her infuriatingly rational head.
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Bio: Trisha Wolfe is the author of the YA Steampunk DESTINY'S FIRE (Omnific Publishing), the NA Historical/Supernatural ASTARTE'S WRATH, and the upcoming YA Utopian FIREBLOOD from Spencer Hill Press, October 2013. Her NA Dark Fantasy OF SILVER AND BEASTS available May 2013.
Bio: Trisha Wolfe is the author of the YA Steampunk DESTINY'S FIRE (Omnific Publishing), the NA Historical/Supernatural ASTARTE'S WRATH, and the upcoming YA Utopian FIREBLOOD from Spencer Hill Press, October 2013. Her NA Dark Fantasy OF SILVER AND BEASTS available May 2013.
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