The Book Of Shade (Shadeborn 1)
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“What is your house, young one?” the beauty added.
She had called him young, so this girl was older than her perfect porcelain skin suggested. He was tempted by the very improper sight of her collarbones, following the faint veins on her chest down to the place where her dress obscured his view. He licked his lips and swallowed, wanting to reply in his best, most charming voice.
“I’m Alexander Cross,” he said, giving her a bow. “We were the Cross house of England some years ago, but I am of the American contingent now.”
The beautiful temptress nodded, her rouged lips parting in amusement.
“My name is Evangeline,” she answered, “of the French house of Novel.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
K. C. Finn was born and raised in Cardiff, South Wales, where her love for storytelling grew at a precociously young age. After developing the medical condition M.E. / C.F.S., Kim turned to writing to escape the pressures of disabled living, only to become hooked on the incredible world of publishing.
As an author for Clean Teen Publishing and Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Press, Kim spends most of her time locked in the writing cave with an obscenely large mug of tea. When not writing, she can be found studying for her MA in Linguistics, watching classic British comedy, or concocting evil schemes in the secret laboratory in her attic.