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Friday, June 19, 2015

Sizzling PR Presents: The Morrigan by Kennan Reid; #Excerpt, #Giveaway, & #Review


Title:  The Morrigan
Series:  Damaged Dieties, #1
Author:  Kennan Reid
Genre:  Adult Paranormal Romance
Release date:  March 16, 2015
Rating:  4 1/2 Stars

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from Sizzling PR and from the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Blurb: 

Morrie Brandon is the best horse trainer in Oklahoma, able to tame the wildest of beasts. She's also the Celtic goddess of War and Sex, The Morrigan, abandoning her supernatural life for a simpler, more human one. When Morrie is hired by a secretive Scottish family to capture a killer horse ravaging their Highlands manor, the past she has spent thousands of years running from calls her back. Will Morrie learn from her past mistakes and embrace the bold goddess she truly is, or is it too late?



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My Thoughts:

Morrie Brandon is very envious of someone she knows.  She also knows how to kick some serious ass.  Kamden MacLeod is in need of her special gift.  He also seems to be a man of mystery.  And he’s the catalyst that sets this story in motion.  Then Kade enters the picture.  This is when the book will catch your attention and not let go until the last word is read.

Early on, this story had me wanting to sit somewhere where I could see horses roaming free.  Or, I can see getting on a plane and going to visit the highlands of Scotland.  It also had me wishing that I had a way with languages and this is when I realized that I was wishing for an audio of the book.  I would love to hear the Irish brogue and Scottish burr.  It’s one thing to see it and read it but it just would add a little to the experience if you could hear the characters speak with their accents.

It also has you thinking of some of the old fairy tales but this story is for the adult.  If you’re someone who likes the Mythology tales than you just might like this series.  This is a story that takes something that is from long ago and mixes it with today’s world.  It makes you wonder if some of what you read just may be possible.

This book does give you glimpses of Morrie’s interesting sisters.  It will be interesting to see how the rest of this series plays out.  Do you believe in destiny?  Can you see it coming true in this author’s tale?  How do the past and future fit in with what Morrie must do?  Even though this is the first book in the Damaged Dieties series, it can be read as a stand-alone.  The author’s ending  doesn’t leave her readers hanging and gives them the HEA.

Excerpt:
Did no one tell ye its rude tae give a man the best night of his life and then run away? a voice rumbled low and soft and managed to be as seductive as it was menacing.
Kade, Morrie sighed, hoping he couldnt hear the desire and relief laced in the sound. 
She shouldnt be this excited over knowing he had raced home after her, but inside she nearly bounced like a giddy school girl. 
And what did he say?  The best night of his lifeMorrie would have to admit, she felt the same.
She spun around on the stool to face him, leaning back when she found him standing too near. 
He closed the small space, towering over her as he dipped his head to be eye level with her, forcing her back against the bar.
Ye will no leave like that again, he growled. 
Morrie frowned at his order and opened her mouth to respond, but the words caught in the back of her throat. 
Emotion flickered in his eyes, eyes that had grown black with what could have been either desire or fury, she wasnt sure.  But also something else
Morrie tilted her head to the side. Did I scare you?
Kade huffed with quick offense and straightened up, leaning back from her.  But his expression changed to one of wonder.
Like ye would no believe, he admitted on an exhaled breath as though surprised by his own revelation.
I told you I was here for business.  And that business was quickly becoming an obsession of hers. 
A challenge that would determine just how far down the mortal hole she had fallen and whether she could find her true nature as a goddess once again. 
This job tested her mettle because it should have been done by now.  She knew she could find the horse if she used her powers, but she needed to know she could find him on her own. 
Though why she needed that, she couldnt say.
Kade turned his angry eyes on her. Do ye really expect tae succeed in this daft quest?
Morrie blinked, surprised by thewell, vehemence of his question and the turn of his questioning. 
Of everyone in the home, he had seemed the least concerned about her reasons for being there.
If I didnt think I could catch him, I wouldnt stay.  And she had thought he wanted her to stay, but his question had elicited an unwanted responseone of insecurity. If you think Im wasting my time, then I should just leave. 
For emphasis, she moved to slip off the stool, to really get away from him before he could see just how his doubts had touched her, but he stopped her by placing his hand on her hip.
Wait, thats no what I want.  Morrie paused but crossed her arms over her chest, pressing her lips together and waiting for him to continue.  Kade sighed. O course I think ye can catch him.  If anyone can, its you.  I doona doubt ye. He blinked, like a discovery had been made. Maybe yere supposed tae. In fact, Ill help ye do so.
Morrie gave Kade a sidelong glance.  He was up to something, she just wasnt sure what.
Youll come with me to the loch? 
There it was again!
A passing cloud of fear across his face, but this time it was different.  It seemed spurned on by a different place. 
But it came and went so quickly, Morrie soon questioned seeing it at all.
Ill follow ye anywhere, he answered her and there was a deep truth behind his statement. Just doona leave again like ye did this morn.
Morrie studied him like a suspicious package wrapped in a thin veil of desperate relief.  He seemed changed from the night beforethis emotion even different than the cloud that settled over him after the encounter with his mother. 
Kade either wore many masks or his true nature was too complex to determine. 
Like the horse, Kade was a challenge.
And Morrie was a sucker for challenges.
And his dark eyes turned her into a puddle and it seemed there was nothing she could do about it.  Her shoulders slumped before she muttered, Stop making me melt.
Kade frowned. What was that?
Nothing, Morrie stood up, placing her body much too close to Kades, but she couldnt appear weak.  She pulled out some money and slapped it down on the bar to well cover her tab.
Alright, you can help.  But what happened last night cannot happen again.  I am your brothers employee, I am your employee.  And for us to entangle ourselves…” Kades responding grin caused Morrie to roll her eyes and regret her word choice, but she continued on, hands on her hips, would only result in an unnecessary distraction. 
She hoped to glower that smirk right off his beautiful lips.
At the fire in her eyes, Kade threw up is hands in surrender.
Aye, lass, as ye wish.  If ye insist on lying tae yerself and pretending, then I will no impose my will on ye. 
Morries face burned with outrage, but that only resulted in Kade laughing at her, gazing down with desire in his smoldering eyes and adoration in his smile.
Stop that! she complained, pushing past him.  
Stop what? he asked with feigned innocence.
She whirled around and nearly smacked her face into his chest. 
Sighing, she stepped back and looked up at him.
Stop trying to provoke me.  Nothing will happen between us.
If ye say so.  As I said, I will no impose myself on ye, but if ye canna keep yer hands tae yerself, lass, I will no stop where they may roam.  And we both know theyre curious, lil things. 
Volumes were spoken in his heated gaze.  Morrie flushed anew.
Her body grew rigid, her hands balled into fists at her sides.
My hands do notthere will be nogah! Morrie sputtered and turned her back to him, stomping out of the restaurant and towards what was going to surely be a violent battle of wills. 
For the first time in her existence, Morrie didnt know if she would be the victor.
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Author Bio: 

Kennan Reid traveled from the vast, open spaces of Texas to the vast, open ocean of California where she enjoys sitting outside in the sun, tossing a frisbee to her dog, Barnabas, and on occasion, writing a few words hoping one day they behave and become a book. When she's not pretending to be a romance author, she is writing young adult novels about elves, witches and reincarnation. The Morrigan is her first adult romance novel and after falling in love with the fiesty goddess and her crazy sisters, will not be her last.Author

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1 comment:

  1. Thanks so much for having me on your site today! I'm so happy you enjoyed the book!!

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