Dear
Readers,
Thank
you so much for having me here! It’s a pleasure.
My
name is Kayden McLeod. I’m a paranormal author of various flavours;
romance, erotica, science fiction and horror. I live in Vancouver,
British Columbia, where a majority of my books are placed. My most
recent novels
are the last two in the
Cornwall Coven Trilogy,
Carnal
Magnetism
that was just released January 15th
2011, and Demonic
Pandemonium,
due to be released January 29th
2011
To
find out more about my books, this is my website:
It’s
January, and where I live is cold and either raining or snowing for a
long time yet. I wish for the warmth of the sun on my face, or the
Pacific Ocean breeze to float past me, and not feel like I am covered
in icicles.
Fortunately,
even during in the wintry weather, I can still write about the summer
season. Vampires
love summer! Well, mine do.
The
Cornwall Coven
is quite content to be out and about during the summer. They have
barbeques and days at the beach…when they’re not hunting or being
hunted by Rogues out to destroy their lives.
Here
is an excerpt
about some of the members in the Cornwall
Coven Trilogy,
having fun in the sun at an amusement park in Vancouver, Playland:
From:
The Cornwall Coven, Book Three, Demonic Pandemonium
To
be released January 29th
from Silver Publishing
“So,
Pandora, how’d you meet Kev?” Kelly asked in a way that sent up
an immediate red flag.
“He
spilled coffee on my arm.”
Not
two seconds later, Marcus laughed, smacking Kev on the shoulder.
“And
you’re worried I
would offend her? I haven’t scalded her,” Marcus needled. Kev
just smirked in my general direction when I turned to look at him.
“He’s
just clumsy,” I defended.
“That’s
the funny part. Kevlar is the least
clumsy person I know,” Kelly emphasised with her brow furrowed.
Kev
gently pulled on my hair, and I turned to see him smiling down at me,
the sunlight making his blue eyes shine. Staring at his lips, I
speculated again what he would taste like. I loved the masculine way
he smelled.
Massive,
colourful stuffed-animals stood like sentry walls on either side of
us, a psychedelic, kaleidoscopic tunnel that stretched ahead of us
under a long overhang.
“Oh!
I love this.” Kelly turned abruptly to walk up to a game. With this
one, well over a hundred balloons stuck to a sheet of particleboard,
and you threw darts at them to win. When she paid the man for five
darts, the men groaned. It was obviously not a favourite past time
for
them.
“This
is so easy, it’s almost unfair.” Matthew laughed.
“Yes,
it is.” Marcus sighed.
“Have
you ever played this game?” Kev’s hand pressed on my back, as he
stood closer.
“Of
course, have you?” I countered, and tried not to stutter when he
leaned into me.
“You
have to slow your heart-rate down. It’s jumping all over the
place.”
“You
can hear that?”
“I
have exceptional hearing,” Kev said. “So, are you any good at
this game? I have played it a lot, which, by the way, I always
win.”
“Always?”
I rolled my eyes at the obvious maleness of this moment.
Marcus
snickered behind us. When his hand flicked, he threw a perfect arc
that popped the balloon in a sudden burst. He made it look too easy.
“Oh,
yes,” Kev purred with self-satisfaction. For some obscure reason, I
liked the sound of it. The overconfidence that drove me nuts in
others intrigued me in him. “Always.”
I
even felt amused, and possibly even, a tiny bit challenged. Not to
outdo him really—oh no, I already knew I could do that. I wasn’t
a girl who needed to prove herself.
Just to screw with him.
“Then
throw, Kev. Let’s watch you win.” I stepped well inside of his
personal space.
Yet
the closer I got, the more pronounced his effect on me became. I’d
stopped, inadvertently allowing my breast to brush his arm. But I
didn’t take much notice of it. My attention was all for him.
“Do
you really
believe that, Kevlar?” I asked in a breathy voice just as his arm
snapped back. His eyes widened dramatically, and I knew before he’d
even finished the movement that it would’ve been a perfect throw.
Had I not interfered.
The
dart left his finger…
And
he missed. It was nice to know the relentless attraction went both
ways, and not just on my side.
Marcus
stared at the misplaced dart and then back at me, absolutely
stupefied. I believed if he continued for long, his face would stay
like that permanently.
“I
missed,” Kev said, appalled with himself.
And
it was freakin’ awesome!
Kelly
laughed again, a light tinkling of sound, pleasant to the ears; a
purity not heard often outside of small, not-yet-jaded, children.
“It
would certainly appear so.” Marcus’s expression became
unreadable. The way he watched me was indescribable, like he had just
realized something huge about me. And I had no idea what it was.
“Oh,
big deal,” Kelly muttered to him. “So she’s hard to read. Some
people are just like that.”
I
had the feeling she was trying to smooth something over. What was
their problem? Did the big he-man get upset when he lost?
Too
bad.
I
laughed out loud, not able to help myself this time. There must be
some pretty solid ground to Kev’s ego, if his friend’s
appearances testified to anything.
“Umm,
sorry,” I replied, sharing a mischievous glance with Kelly. But the
men just looked at us like we had lost our minds.
Bah!
This was just too much fun.
*
* * *
For
more information on Carnal
Magnetism
and Demonic
Pandemonium,
and where to buy them:
You
can see the trailer for the Cornwall Coven Trilogy here:
Happy
Reading…
Kayden
McLeod
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