I closed my eyes. This was so messed up. I couldn’t do this. Could I? The heat of his body so close to mine was totally clouding my judgement. “Can’t we do this without magic?”
“We could,” he said. “But I want all of you. The magic is a part of you. It’s a part of me. It binds us together in deeper ways. We’re not like other humans. We’re more than that.”
I opened my eyes and he moved away. “Don’t leave,” I said, biting down on my lip as I realized how desperate I sounded. I wanted him and now he knew it.
“Relax,” he told me, picking up my champagne glass and handing me it. “I’m willing to wait. You want to make sure you understand. I want you to know what you’re getting into.”
I drained my glass. Eight would tell me he was smooth-talking me to get what he wanted. I looked at him as I put the glass down. I realised I didn’t care if he was only telling me what I wanted to hear. I was entitled to some fun. I smiled. “I know exactly what I’m getting in to.”
Also by Sharon Stevenson
The Gallows Novels:
Blood Bound
Demon Divided
Fate Fallen
Curse Corrupted
Hell Halved
Spirit Splintered
Heaven & Hell (coming soon)
Reality Ruptured (coming soon)
Prophecy Passed (coming soon)
Short works in the Gallows series:
Back from the Dark (novella, best read after Fate Fallen)
Double Dare (newsletter exclusive short story, set before Blood Bound)
False Front (newsletter exclusive short story, set before Blood Bound)
Shadows Grove (newsletter exclusive short story, best read after Spirit Splintered)
Box Sets in the Gallows series:
The Gallows Novels: Books 1-3
The Gallows Novels: Books 4-6
The Gallows Novels: Books 7-9 (coming soon)
The Raised Series:
Dead Man Running
Death Magic Rules
Restless Spirits
Limitless Magic (coming soon)
Short works in the Raised series:
Walking Away (novella, coming soon)
The Shady Arcade Trilogy:
Amnesia Bites
Sweet Oblivion (coming soon)
Beyond Shadows (coming soon)
At Hell’s Gates Anthologies:
At Hell’s Gates: Existing Worlds (Gallows short story: Welcome to Hell)
At Hell’s Gates: Origins of Evil (stand alone horror short: Forget Me Never)
At Hell’s Gates: Bound by Blood (stand alone horror short: Monster)
Saint’s Grove Standalone Paranormal Romance:
Heart (Book 10 of 12)
All Saint’s Grove Novels in Series Order:
Immortal Ties by Jennifer Malone Wright
Hearts Aligning by Miranda Hardy
Her Forbidden Knight by Carly Fall
Racing Time by Elizabeth Kirke
Crossing Time by M.H. Soars
Across the Universe by Elise Marion
The Ghost and the Belle by Rose Shababy
All Dragons’ Eve by Casse NaRome
Worlds Apart by Amy Richie
Heart by Sharon Stevenson
Enchanted Souls by Tia Silverthorne Bach
Thy Heart’s Desire by P.T. Macias
Forthcoming works:
The Gallows Novels, Raised and Shady Arcade series are all expected to be completed by the end of 2017. Release dates for the remaining books are still to be announced.
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About the Author
Sharon Stevenson lives in Scotland with her husband. She spends her spare time creating entertaining fantasy worlds full of strange creatures and unconventional characters. The Amazon bestselling Gallows series follows twin demon trackers Shaun & Sarah Gallows through fictional Scottish towns as they come up against various supernatural threats, while their biggest problems are caused by their own personal demons. The Raised series is a magical take on zombies, set in Edinburgh & Las Vegas, and following the after death adventures of twenty-three-year-old Pete and his friends.
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