Icarus Kane: Wizard, Alchemist, Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Wizard, An Alchemist, & a Man

 

 

   Icarus Kane is a difficult man to know, but I, as his author, have the privilege of understanding him better than most. I find Icarus an interesting and complex character with many facets. He is both arrogant and insensitive and at the same time loyal, protective and brave. Without giving away many of the secrets of the story, I will say that Icarus' childhood has shaped him as a man in many ways. His parents created a strong and rebellious man with a thirst for peace. It makes him formidable both in and out of battle.

 

   We first meet Icarus at war in the Americas, fighting with the Confederacy. Why, you ask, would an Englishman fight with the South? Icarus saw the Confederate soldiers, mostly farmers and untrained men, dying senselessly on the battlefield and chose to try to save as many of them as he could. And here we see a bit of his selflessness and his arrogance. Quickly he became filled with melancholy when men continued to die around him. He was tired of war when he returned to London, but war was not tired of him. Icarus was drawn, once again, toward protecting the people of London from a threat.

 

   One of the things that amused me most about Icarus was his hatred of science. Magic and science, he was known to say, were cousins. Magic borne of the soul, and science of the cold, unfeeling mind. Wizards knew the secrets of the universe and were connected to it by aether. Scientists knew only what their brains could tell them. Funny, then, that Icarus' only chance to save London would come from science.

 

   There are many things about Icarus Kane that made me smile, but his relationship with Cora Mae was the thing that made me laugh out loud. She is a creature to discuss another time, but he was entranced with her and yet terrified of her all at once. In his mind he is tainted by the secrets of his past, and she is pure and innocent and cannot be tainted by his darkness. It is that overbearing sense of protective love that pulls Cora to him even as he tries to push her away. She believes in Icarus even when he cannot believe in himself, and in the end she becomes more the hero than he.

 

 

   Set in a world that is, and yet is not, like our own, Alchemist's Kiss explores love, science and magic and the idea that no man is defined by his past.

 

 

 

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Please Welcome Author

Penelope Sweet!

Penelope Sweet is a lifelong believer in magic and monsters and it’s this belief that drives her to search within the shadows for the darkest of tales. A lover of all things horror and all things macabre, Penelope’s passion is to bring you the stories that send chills down your spine, keep you awake in the night and most of all keep you coming back for more.

“There is nothing you need know about me that cannot be found within the pages of my books.”                                                                                                                -Penelope-

 

 

 

Book Blurb:

“How far would you go to find the truth?”

 It’s funny how it only takes one moment, one simple action to throw a normal life into utter chaos After the death of their parents Ethan Harlow and his sister Cordillia do the best they can to pick up the pieces and live a normal life but after an attack that leaves Ethan in the ICU, their lives quickly become anything but normal.

Noticing some strange changes in himself Ethan sets off across California to find an answer, a name for what he has become but what he finds instead is far worse than anything he could have imagined.

A centuries old evil waiting to return, a race of creatures that shouldn’t exist and war Ethan never meant to start. With the help of his new friends and the woman that made him Ethan must make a choice…

Will he run for his life? Or stay and fight at the side of the wolves that have become like a family to him?

 

 

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Author DJ Shaw on Teaser Tuesday

 

 

Welcome DJ Shaw, author of Blood Lust & Once a Thief

Catriogwyn Stacey has been around for two hundred thirteen years and has seen a lot in that time. When her Great-Great-Niece, the last of her living family, dies she discovers there's more than she thought. Will her family secrets consume her?

 

 

 



Ember Addams had always been dependent upon someone to take care of her but when her guardian/mentor died she’d been forced to follow his last wishes and go to Paris to find Jack Blanchard for protection. After six months in Jack’s care and tutelage Ember decided she’d be better off on her own.

Five years later, she’s independent, has made a name for herself and is enjoying her life. But when she takes a job that makes her need Jack’s services she finds she still has feelings for him. Will she be able to control her feelings and keep her independence or will they consume her completely?

 

 

Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1977, DJ Shaw was 17 before she was able to see most of the United States. When she was 17, she decided to join the fair, traveling with them to Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Once the fair arrived in Lake Charles, DJ had decided it was time to go home, that she had had enough of traveling with the fair. She much rather preferred to sit around writing, or even telling, the lives of the people who lived in her head. She had been good at story-telling from the time she was about ten, when she scared herself so bad with her story of the Boogey-man that she couldn’t move off her bed. Her siblings would come to her for their scare fix, because they knew she could come up with something on the spot.

Having found what she loved to do at an early age, she continued to write down her stories and any poetry that came into her head. She had stacks upon stacks of notebooks filled with her work. Her love of horror movies made her stories that much more chilling.

When she’s not writing, she’s listening to music, supporting her favorite adopted brother and his band “Traveler in Pain”, playing with her five children, spending time with her husband of seven years or watching horror movies in the middle of the night just for the scare factor.

 

Where you can find DJ Shaw:

Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/WiccanLies?ref=hl

Facebook Profile Page: https://www.facebook.com/danijean.shaw

Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/AuthorDJShaw

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Blogger Link: http://djshaw2013.blogspot.com/?zx=282590feeb0d5df4

G+ Link: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/107552989690436565030/107552989690436565030/posts

Myspace Link: https://myspace.com/djshaw2013

Website Link: http://djshaw2013.wix.com/dj-shaw

LinkedIn Link: www.linkedin.com/pub/dj-shaw/5a/932/537/

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5753289.D_J_Shaw

Amazon Author Profile: http://www.amazon.com/DJ-Shaw/e/B009QQ32KY/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1434851209&sr=8-1

Email address: djshaw2013@gmail.com

 

 

 



 

 

 

To celebrate the release of AN ALIEN TO LOVE, and four years published, Jessica E. Subject is hosting a contest for a $25 e-gift certificate from Amazon.com or All Romance eBooks. Enter using the Rafflecopter link.

Please Note: Contest is international. No substitutions can be made. Must be 18 or over to enter. Void where prohibited by law. Good luck!

 

 

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An Alien to Love

A collection of 1Night Stand stories

By Jessica E. Subject

Five HOT 1Night Stand stories by Jessica E. Subject about sexy heroes from other planets.

What do a librarian, a nurse, a director’s assistant, a housekeeper, and an orphan have in common? They all end up spending an evening with a gorgeous stranger. But, will one night lead to more, or will the women end up running away when they learn their sexy suitor comes from another planet? Find out in these five sensual 1Night Stand stories by sci-fi romance author, Jessica E. Subject.

Contains: Celestial Seduction, Satin Sheets in Space, Another Night, Another Planet, His Alien Virgin, and Her Alien Hero

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Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC

Date Published: July 1, 2015

ISBN: 978-1-61333-845-2

Genre(s): Science Fiction Romance, Futuristic Romance, Alien Romance

Heat Rating: 3 to 4 flames - frequent love scenes  that are explicit and described using graphic and direct language

Word Count: 55,000 words

Page Count: approx.141 pages

 

 

Excerpt: (PG13)

 

From Satin Sheets in Space:

That’s it, I’m leaving. She didn’t need to stick around and be reminded of another night she’d been stood up by a blind date and passed over by every other available male.

After slipping her shoes on and grabbing her clutch, she headed for the door.

“Leaving so soon?”

She shivered at the sound of the deep, sexy voice. Spinning around, she gazed up at an enormous, captivating man. Very rarely did she meet a guy so much taller than herself. His black velvet justacorps fit tight across his broad shoulders, but not too snug. And the silk shirt lining his wide chest matched the color of her dress. Almost as if they were made for each other. I can only hope.

Flowing down his back, his long, thick, dark mane appeared to have feathers throughout. In the dim lighting, his hair, and even his skin had a faint blue glow. She couldn’t help but be enthralled by his presence; was sure she stood in front of him with her mouth hanging open.

“I…I’m going home.”

“When the night is still so young?” He brushed his hand down her bare arm. “What could be more fun at home? Perhaps you might even enjoy some company?”

How she’d love to spend the night in this man’s company. But this had to be some kind of joke. She looked around for cameras, anxious faces. No one as hot as this man could want to spend a night with her. “It’s been a long day. I was stood up by my date, and my friends no longer need me to stick around.”

Great! She’d just told the guy she was alone. Might as well have put a target on my back.

He rested his hand on her hip, sending intense sexual energy zinging straight to her core. “You mean you wouldn’t want to enjoy an evening in my company? Because I’m your date.”