OVER 150 SIZZLING SUSPENSE-FILLED PAGES!
That's right! And I read them all in one sitting. Filled with action and suspense you also get to relive a classic Romeo and Juliet romance of a long gone era.
The beautiful and intelligent Serenity doesn't follow the rules! When she lands up in the clutches of Killian, The Barbarian, their attraction is unexpected. Soon they are inseparable. But rival tribes brings Killian's clan to the brink of war, a traitor is on the loose, and Killian is forced to make tough choices for the survival of his clan.
Buckle up for lots of surprise twists!
Gripping doesn't begin to describe this book!
I give it FIVE FAT BELLIED STARS!
Warning! Steamy hot. Not for persons under 18!
That's right! And I read them all in one sitting. Filled with action and suspense you also get to relive a classic Romeo and Juliet romance of a long gone era.
The beautiful and intelligent Serenity doesn't follow the rules! When she lands up in the clutches of Killian, The Barbarian, their attraction is unexpected. Soon they are inseparable. But rival tribes brings Killian's clan to the brink of war, a traitor is on the loose, and Killian is forced to make tough choices for the survival of his clan.
Buckle up for lots of surprise twists!
Gripping doesn't begin to describe this book!
I give it FIVE FAT BELLIED STARS!
Warning! Steamy hot. Not for persons under 18!
Barbarians
roar through a sleepy village, settling in a battered castle that
overlooks the tiny town. A free-spirited, flaxen-haired young woman named
Serenity sneaks into their forbidden gardens.
The
leader's son, Killian, throws her over his shoulder and carries her into his
chambers.
What she endures is not just a spanking, but another form of chastisement that
leaves her breathless. Serenity, however, possesses a defiant soul, and when
the discipline is over she rails at him, then storms away.
Killian
cannot believe it. Haunted by her brazenness and beauty
he arranges for her return. Disaster strikes. During her visit a rival clan
launches a surprise attack. The compound is under siege. Serenity is trapped.
The
dire circumstances throw them together! Their smoldering chemistry flames to
life, but as they
surrender to their carnal heat, they unearth a diabolical plot, one that
threatens not just their lives, but their future, and the future of the entire
clan.
Can
Killian protect a willful young woman, while trying to uncover a traitor and
save his tribe?
Maggie
Carpenter has created engaging characters, an action-packed story, and a
thrilling romance. Get lost in the world of ancient
earth, where barbarians rule with their physical might, follow enduring
rituals, and protect what's theirs with fierce determination. Pick up this
riveting romance today.
EXCERPT #1
Precursor To A Punishment
Serenity
had been so focused on keeping her eyes to the ground and choosing her words
carefully, she had neither seen nor heard the younger barbarian’s approach. She looked up, and
what she saw made her catch her breath. He resembled his father, but his heavy
features were handsome, not ghoulish.
“Killian.
I didn’t know
you were here. This girl over my lap was attempting to steal,” Bastian
declared. “A bare-bottom spanking is the least she deserves. I should take a
leather strap to her backside.”
“Forgive
me father, but I couldn’t
help but overhear the girl’s
plight. If we were starving, I would enter a forbidden garden to find food.”
“Are
you saying she shouldn’t
be punished?”
“No,
she should. Everyone knows the rules, and this other village girl must be punished
as well,” he added, gesturing towards Serenity. “She tried to interfere, and
she was disrespectful. I heard everything. I was over there by the plum tree,
but I don’t think
it right we bare them. It’s
their first mistake. If they try it again, then, yes, we should.”
Serenity
bristled. The young barbarian had just admitted he would have stolen for his
family, yet he was still insisting that Layla be spanked, and she should be
too. Suddenly Bastian’s
wise words about balance and harmony no longer mattered.
“That’s not fair, not fair at all,” she
exclaimed. “You don’t
know what it’s like
to suffer through a blight of pests. For some reason your plants don’t fall victim to such things,
and you have more than enough, and you’re
big and strong and you can hunt. We can’t,
and for you to be so nasty and pass such harsh judgement on us is wrong.”
The
words had tumbled out of her without pause or thought, and as her eyes blazed
up at him, then fell back on Bastian, she realized she’d just sealed her fate.
“With
your permission, father, I shall spank her. She is rude, and she doesn’t know her place.”
“I
agree,” Bastian said solemnly, nodding his head. “She must be taught a lesson.”
“NO! I won’t
let you!”
Lunging
forward Serenity grabbed Layla’s
wrist, yanking her off Bastian’s
lap. It happened so quickly, and was so unexpected, it caught Bastian
completely off guard. By the time he reacted and tried to catch her, they were
both sprinting across the grounds towards the gate, but Serenity realized
squeezing through the iron bars would slow them down, and might result in their
capture.
“No,
not the gate,” she panted, “we have to climb trees and jump over the wall. Let’s split apart.”
“You’re right,” Layla breathlessly
replied. “I’ll take
the apple tree, you take the orange.”
Serenity
darted to the left, but as she did the muscles in her right leg fiercely protested.
Ignoring the sharp pain, she tried to run faster, but she could feel her leg
refusing her desperate request. Layla, taller and more athletic, had sprinted
ahead and was almost at the apple tree. Serenity could hear heavy footsteps
behind her, but her leg was badly cramping. Layla was now scampering up the
trunk, and determined to beat her pursuer, Serenity pushed through the acute
shard of pain, but she was suddenly being lifted off her feet. She let out a
wail, then realized it wasn’t
Bastian who had her, but Bastian’s
brawny son.
“PUT
ME DOWN. PUT ME DOWN!”
With
deft ease he threw her over his shoulder, then landed a swift stinging slap.
“Be
quiet. I will be harder on you if you keep up that racket.”
“YOU’RE A BEAST AND A BRUTE,” she
howled, paying no heed to his warning and beating her fists into his back.
She
had meant every word, but she was also attempting to distract him. As he had
lifted her, she had spied Layla throwing apples across the wall before climbing
along the branch and dropping out of sight. A second hot smack hit her
backside, and with Layla safely gone, all thought switched to her perilous
plight.
“Spank
her in the hall.”
Serenity
couldn’t see Bastian, but his thick, gravelly voice was unmistakable.
“I
would rather have privacy. I’ll
take her to my rooms.”
“Very
well, but don’t keep
her too long. I don’t
want her family coming up here looking for her. I’ve had enough of the villagers
for one day.”
“Don’t you dare take me anywhere,” Serenity
shouted. “I demand you put me down!”
“I won’t
father,” Killian replied, completely ignoring Serenity’s outburst. “Just
long enough to do what must be done.”
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A BIT ABOUT MAGGIE
Award-winning and best-selling author Maggie Carpenter has published over fifty romance novels, and is the recipient of a number Spanking Romance Reviews awards spanning a variety of genres. Her readers describe her work as, romantic, funny, suspenseful, beyond a five-star read, exciting romance with a ton of surprises.
Her work includes a best-selling twelve-book contemporary cowboy series, Cowboys After Dark, (http://amzn.to/2ihCNtp), a warrior fantasy trilogy, Warriors After Dark, (http://amzn.to/2iE0cDa) contemporary love stories, and several Victorian romances. His Willful Bride was a #1 best-seller for several weeks and a BookBub Feature Deal. She is best known for her smart, witty, strong-willed women who bring unexpected challenge, mystery and humor into the lives of passionate, dominant men.
Maggie has a history in show-business both in front of and behind the camera, but moved from Los Angeles to live in the Pacific Northwest to pursue her writing. She is an equine enthusiast who rides every day, and writes until the wee hours of the morning when her eyes close only because they must.
This author loves to hear from readers. You can contact her through her website: www.MaggieCarpenter.com. To sample her work for free, go to, www.3FreeBooks.com.
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