#Guest: Rebecca Royce and Forever: The Dragon Wars

Today my guest is Rebecca Royce and her new release, Forever: The Dragon Wars. I asked Rebecca what her best vacation ever was.

A lot of people ask me where I was when I got the first ‘call’ that I had a book publishing.  Well the answer to that is I didn’t exactly get a call, I got an e-mail, and I got it on vacation.  

In Disney World.  

That’s right. I was in the happiest place on earth, with my kids, and I got news that literally changed my life.  Even better, I wasn’t just with my kids, but with a lot of our extended family too.  My husband’s brother, his wife and, at the time, only daughter was there.  My father in law. My parents. My grandparents.  

Everyone was with me for that one perfect moment.  

The only problem? As any author will tell you when you get a contract you have EVERY intention of signing, you print it out and you sign it, quickly sending it back in.  (Unless, of course, you intend to have a lawyer read it and then you take some time to complete the contract.  In my case, my husband is a lawyer).

Anyway, I digress.  I had no ability whatsoever to print up this contract.  I hadn’t brought a printer with me.  The business center in the hotel wasn’t working.  

Imagine if you will, how I obsessed over the fact that I couldn’t get this done I’m walking through the Magic Kingdom, the sounds of Disney playing all around me, and all I can think about is that contract sitting in my Inbox.  Goofy is terrifying my two year old and all I can think about is a way to get that contract printed up. 

The bottom line? It didn’t get done for four more days when I got home, which was fine. The publisher didn’t mind and it was still months until anything would happen with that book anyway.

The best news ever getting that first contract about being published can rapidly destroy a vacation. 

About Rebecca:

As a teenager, Rebecca Royce would hide in her room to read her favorite romance novels when she was supposed to be doing her homework. She hopes, these days, that her parents think it was well worth it.

Rebecca is the mother of three adorable boys and is fortunate to be married to her best friend. They’ve just moved to Texas where Rebecca is discovering a new love for barbecue!

She's in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and tries to use all of these elements in her writing. She's been told she's a little bloodthirsty so she hopes that when you read her work you'll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. Rebecca loves to write series because she loves to see characters develop over time and it always makes her happy to see her favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.

In Rebecca Royce's world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.

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Rebecca will be awarding a $50 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour. 

Blurb:

Devin Owen has come back from the Dragon Wars a changed Werewolf. For one thing, he's lost his wolf side as well as most of his desire to live. He spends most of his life doped up to handle the pain from his injured leg.

Lena Knox knew the moment she met Devin that he was her mate. But, she'd been a child at the time and he hadn't noticed her at all. Now, all grown up she wants Devin to be the wolf she’s waited for. Not that she has a lot of time for longing with life crumbling around her.

A couple of heated encounters draw them together but is it enough to overcome the war wounds they both carry? Or will an outside enemy destroy them before they get the chance to know? 

 Excerpt:

One lone tear escaped, and she quickly batted it away. She might as not have, as he’d be able to smell her distress. Trying to be as sly as she could, she glanced over at Devin, hoping he wouldn’t notice. He stared up at the ceiling, his gaze distant and removed.

She cleared her throat. “Would you like to shift and go for a run?”

Lena couldn’t think of anything she’d like better than to escape this room. He’d brought her utter and complete pleasure and then shattered her soul.

Devin rolled over, his back facing her, his head turned away. “You go ahead. I can’t shift anymore. Haven’t been able to since I came back.”

 

He couldn’t shift? A strange buzzing sensation filled her mind. This was important. It had to matter that Devin had been disconnected from his Wolf.

“That’s why you can’t heal your leg? You can’t shift to fix it?”

He turned to look at her, his eyes tired. “It’s pretty disgusting, I know. Trust me, no one likes looking at it less than I do. Twisted flesh, the bone poking out from where it should be—yeah, it’s gross.”

Lena wasn’t exactly certain what was going on, but she’d somehow stepped into a minefield. She hoped she could find her way out. Fast.

“I didn’t say it was gross. I just asked if that was why it wasn’t fixed.” She rubbed her eyes. “What do the doctors say about why you can’t shift?”

“Nothing. They have nothing to say.”

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#excerpt Cursed Love: A Wicked Demon Story

Chapter One

            She should have left by now.

Nikki Kent stared out the window at the just-rising sun and knew it was already far too late to simply vanish without a word. She’d owe explanations, justifications she really didn’t want to make. But more than that, no sense of urgency pushed her out the door; she felt no need to sneak out like a thief, no pounding fear of discovery. Her mind may have screamed at her to leave, to get the hell out now before it was too late.

Her heart knew better. She knew she needed to leave, but had never in her life felt so content in one place.

Though she’d left without a word so many times before, and from so many different places, here was different. Everything about her life now was different. And Nikki liked that. The ranch spread out before her; the vast terrain of open land that had originally beckoned her, still enticed her with its untamed beauty.

The sun back-lighted the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and though she could barely see the cattle or the quarter horse stables in the pre-dawn light, she knew precisely where they sat. She knew where every building, every fence post lay, and loved every inch of the land. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and envisioned the layout.

Despite the dangers of growing attached to one place, Nikki had found more at the Agua Clara Ranch than just a job. The ranch had needed a vet and Nikki, funds low and tired of moving around, had needed a new place to stay. She’d traveled the country and found work where she could, from the small family farms that dotted the northeast to the wine country in northern California. Nikki had a rhythm to her movements; stay one or two months, three at the absolute most then leave.

As soon as summer arrived she knew she should have left, but she’d never wanted to stay anywhere else as much as she wanted to stay here at Agua Clara. With him.

Hell, she shouldn’t have stayed at the ranch long enough to sleep with the owner, but Cooper Marquez was a hard man to say no to. Cooper attracted her as no one else ever had—his slow, sexy smile, his hard, lean body, those dark eyes that promised her the best sex of her life. Nikki found him impossible to resist. Impossible to ignore her body’s reaction to his stare, those unbelievably dark eyes as they watched her; or his touch, the lightest caress that sent shivers racing along her skin, heating her blood.