Author Note
First, I would like to say thank you for reading the first book in the Shifter Royalty Trilogy. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I have writing it. If you made it this far, keep going. The playlist I listened to while writing Royals, follows. Also, there is a sneak peek at book 2, Queen’s Guard. I started writing this book during National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, for short. The idea originally wasn’t going to be about shifters, but I was almost done writing it, when I felt it was missing something. The idea of having them be shifters came to me, and I loved the idea. I went back and rewrote most of the book to fit the new idea.
The cover is by Ampersand Book Covers, when I saw it, I knew. It just drew me in and I knew I had to buy it. It also gave me the idea to make the main characters royalty. I hope you fall in love with characters and their story, like I did. I hope you will continue this journey with me and the characters, as they grow and learn what they are capable of. I hope to continue the journey and growth as a writer.
This is my first released book and I am nervous and excited at the same time. I have started and written so many books, but I never think they are good enough. The thought that no one would read them, also made me hesitate. I finally bit the bullet and hit the publish button. Making my dreams come true. Thank you to all of you who have read and bought this book. It means more to me than you know, or I can express.
I would like to give a special thanks to my husband, for putting up with my ramblings and confusion about my book. For not really knowing what going on, but still being encouraging and supportive. Thank you to everyone who I used as a sound board and bounced ideas off. You guys are more valuable than you know. Thank you everyone, and happy reading.
Much Love,
S. Dalambakis
Playlist
“Powerful”- Major Lazer, Ellie Goulding, Tarrus Riley
“Lights”- Ellie Goulding
“Grand Masquerade”- The Trouble Notes
“Dangerously”- Charlie Puth
“Tried To Tell You”- Brantley Gilbert
“Bad Girlfriend”- Theory of a Deadman
“Savin’ Me”- Nickleback
“Dancing Without Me”- Shotgun Rider
“Defying Gravity”- Todrick Hall
“Digging My Own Grave”- Five Finger Death Punch
“Muddy Waters”- LP
“Living Dead Girl”- Rob Zombie
“Broken”- Seether and Amy Lee
“Devil’s Backbone”- The Civil Wars
“Human”- Rag’n’Bone Man
“Light It Up”- Luke Bryan
Sneak Peek
Queen’s Guard
Book 2 Shifter Royalty Trilogy
Callyn
These boys, my boys. They know what they do to me when they touch me. It’s been there from the very beginning. An energy drawing me to them. From the moment I first touched them I felt electricity run through my body. My energy, my magic drawn to theirs. Calling to theirs. Like now, with Graydon running his fingers down my arm. I can feel the tingle of magic lying under my skin. I know who they are, who they have always been.
Mine.
They’re my mates. When they claim me, it’s going to be powerful. Minute amounts of energy is released when we touch. It’s been happening since we meet. We didn’t know. It’s part of the reason the Elder Council didn’t want us together. They fear the power we will wield once we fully mate. We aren’t ready for that just yet, but I want to see what their lips feel like. I want to see what happens. What kind of energy we could release. If Graydon doesn’t stop, he’s first on my list.
I peek at Graydon from the corner of my eye. He doesn’t seem as affected as I do by him touching me. I bite my lip. What’s stopping me honestly. He’s mine. I can kiss him… them, anytime I want. Just go for it Callyn. I shift so that I’m sitting sideways on the couch. Graydon looks at me with a raised eyebrow. I bite my bottom lip again. The motion drawing his gaze. He shifts slightly, angling towards me. I lower my eyes to his perfect lips.
His fingers tracing the same path on my arm, but up instead of down. His fingers didn’t stop. Skimming my shoulder, following line of my collarbone to my neck. His hand expands around the base of my throat. Not gripping. His hand slides up the slender column of my neck. Stopping just under my chin. He tilts my head back slightly. My heart is pounding in my chest. Graydon searches my eyes. I try to convey how much I want… no, need this.
He curls his fingers under my chin, using his thumb to brush across my bottom lip. I part my lips, using my teeth to nip at the pad of his thumb. Graydon growls. He moves his hand to the back of my neck. Bringing me closer to him as he descends towards me. His lips crushing to mine. The second our lips touch, a jolt runs through me. It shocks me, causing me to part my lips, giving Graydon all the invitation he needs.
His tongue enters my mouth. Tasting. Teasing. I push my tongue into his mouth, doing the same. A burst of energy flows from us. Graydon growls, changing the angle of our kiss. My hands fist the front of his shirt, tugging him closer. Sensing what I was trying to do, he uses his free arm, wrapping it around my waist. Keeping the hand on the back of my neck. He pulls me onto his lap. The motion causing me to straddle him. I let go of his shirt and press my body flush with his. My arms going around his neck, my hands fisting his hair, tugging slightly.
Graydon moans. He pulls back just enough to look into my eyes. My chest heaving, trying to get air. I know he can see the desire in my eyes, because it’s reflected right back at me from his. His mouth finding my neck. Kissing and nipping a path down my neck. His teeth biting at the pulse point. I let out a moan, before his mouth finds mine. Kissing me like I’m the very air he breaths. Devouring my mouth, like a man starved.
“Hey guys, did you feel that small energy wave. Oh.”
I pull back to find Max standing at the threshold between the kitchen and the living room. I know I should be embarrassed, but I’m not. They’re my mates. It’s bound to happen. Then I go and do something unexcepted, for me at least. I look Max in the eyes. Keeping the contact, the whole time. I bend down and bite the pulse point on Graydons neck. Max sharply inhales. I see his eyes sparkle. He likes what he sees. Graydon moans and pushes his hips up, his hard length meeting my core, eliciting a moan from me.
That’s all it takes for Max to close the distant between us. I’m still straddling Graydon, when Max’s hands cup my face. Max crushes his lips to mine. He uses his tongue to coax my mouth open. I let him in. The second our tongues touch, I feel another pulse of energy. Max moves his hands from my face but places them on my hips. Lifting me off Graydon. On instinct my legs wrap around his waist, my arms going around his neck. I push myself as close to Max as I can get. We both moan. We change the angle of our heads, giving me a moment to draw in some much-needed air.
We kiss until we both need a breath. I look into Max’s eyes. I love what I see there. Desire, longing, love. I give him the biggest smile I can muster. You can feel the spark. The current surrounding us. If this is how it feels to kiss these two, I shake my head. I can’t wait to find out how kissing Zeke and Lucian will feel.
About the Author
Hi! I am S. Dalambakis. I am a thirty-year-old mother of twins. I have been married for ten years, to a loving and supportive husband. I graduated from Youngstown State University, with a degree in Criminal Justice and Biology. I have been an inspiring writing for years and finally have the courage to release my writing to the world. I have a love for books and all things Harry Potter and “nerdy”.
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