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Author Name: Victoria Sue

 

Book Name: The Promise

Series: Sirius Wolves

Book: Four

Best read as a series.

 

Release Date: January 14, 2016

Blurb:

The time of Anubis is at hand. Working together against him, the goddess Sirius and the god Orion have helped mankind prepare by uniting Blaze, Conner, Darric, and Aden to fight the evil in the world. But in the war to come, the werewolves will need more allies, and this will extend beyond werewolf kind.

Marcus, an ex-Marine who’d lost both his legs in a landmine accident, is now Human Liaison Officer for Blaze's pack. Having lost his lover too when the man couldn’t bear to live with a cripple, the last thing he expected was that he'd fall in love again, let alone with the werewolf Kellan who seemed to be universally hated by the pack.

The Winter Circle is moving, and a psychopathic pastor has abducted Nate, one of the wolves from Hunter's pack. For once the wolves cannot rescue him — it has to be a human — and now Marcus must save the wolves from their biggest threat: one of their own.

If Marcus succeeds, he will bring in a new era in mankind’s battle against the power of evil, starting with a simple promise and ultimately mending four broken hearts.

 

 

Pages or Words: 53,000 words

 

Categories: M/M Romance, Ménage/Poly, Paranormal, Shifters (wolves)

 

Excerpt:

Marcus inhaled appreciatively as he eventually made it to the top of the steps. He loved Aden’s pack house. The upstairs floor was Aden’s and his mates’ living quarters. He was incredibly lucky to be here, and one of the only humans who had been trusted to live with werewolves. Not just any werewolves, thought Marcus with a grin at his own joke. Blaze, Conner, and Darric were the Supreme Alpha triad who had been blessed by the goddess Sirius when they were born over seven hundred years ago. Marcus grinned to himself — didn’t that just roll off the tongue! It was one of those things that even when he’d seen it with his own eyes — first with his buddy in the army, and then here — it was still a truly fucking incredible thing. Werewolves. Thinking of every film in the movies, none of them came even close to how amazing it was, and how goddam lucky he was to be here.

It had only been because of his dad’s friend, Bud Mason, that he’d gotten this gig in the first place. Marcus was a newly washed up Marine with two bum legs. Career finished. Then Bud — Senator Mason — had called him. He knew Marcus was aware of werewolves. Marcus and his unit had been out on patrol, eyes on a swivel as always, but it had been quiet for days. Craig was scouting up front where he liked to be and a sniper had taken him out first.

 

Marcus had thought he was done for, until the most incredible thing Marcus had ever seen happened in front of his eyes. Craig shifted into a wolf as he lay on the ground.

Marcus had kept his cool, and even though the firefight grew up in earnest, and had pulled Craig to safety. Craig had later explained everything — how werewolves were known about by the government, but not in the main by the general public; that he had shifted because when injured it’s a natural thing for wolf shifters to heal themselves. Marcus had been enthralled. Unfortunately, Craig had been sent home by panicked generals who didn’t realize it wasn’t Craig’s training so much as his incredibly strong shifter sense of smell that was locating the landmines and keeping their asses safe.

The next day after Craig had gone, their Humvee rolled straight over one. Three Marines lost their lives and Marcus lost his legs. The left one above the knee and the right below.

A few of the wolves glanced up smiling as Marcus limped into the café area at the front of the pack house. Friendly guys, and girls. Lilly greeted him. “Morning, Alpha.”

Marcus had wanted to die of embarrassment when she’d first called him that. Apart from the obvious fact he was a human, he was pretty sure it was against some wolf protocol or something. In fact, Ricoh was standing with Aden one of the first times last year when Lilly had called him that, and he’d seen the shock on Ricoh’s face.

Aden though had explained Lilly meant it as a mark of respect as Marcus had ended up being one of their biggest supporters, and Blaze certainly didn’t mind. Marcus supposed if it didn’t offend their Supreme Alpha, he didn’t need to get all bent out of shape about it.

 

Buy the book:

 

" http://www.amazon.com/Promise-Sirius-Wolves-Book-ebook/dp/B01ADKA0LA/ref=sr_1_9

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Promise-Sirius-Wolves-Book-ebook/dp/B01ADKA0LA/ref=sr_1_1 (Amazon UK)

 

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thepromise-1965643-145.html (all romance)

 

 

Meet the author:

 

Victoria Sue has loved books for as long as she can remember. Books were always what pocket money went on and what usually Father Christmas brought. When she ran out of her kids' adventure stories, she would go raid her mom's. By the age of eight she was devouring classics like Little Women, and fell in love with love stories.

She especially loves writing gay romance because as far as she’s concerned the only thing better than one hot guy, is two of them.

 

Where to find the author:

 

www.victoriasue.com

@vickysuewrites

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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28487054-the-promise

Publisher: Dark Hollows Press

Cover Artist: 3 Rusted Spoons

 

 

Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Victoria Sue author of The Innocent Auction

 

 

 

1) What is the biggest thing people think they know about your subject/genre that isn’t so?

Okay – that question could refer to so many things, so I’ll just go with the obvious and assume by genre you mean M/M Regency Historical. I’ve read loads of regencies since I was around ten years old. (I used to steal my mom’s) They were all about ball gowns, drinking tea, rescuing damsels in distress etc etc. I wasn’t just going to swap dresses for pants and add dicks.

I wanted to write about what it was really like for gay men in the nineteenth century. It was unspeakable in a lot of ways. However I also write love stories and I wanted a happy ever after. A happy ever after that didn’t suddenly pretend it wasn’t 1810. They couldn’t just decide to go and live on a desert island.

So while all the research was a killer and there are a lot of black moments in this book – I think my happy ever after is just as squishy as the next one.

 

 

2) What are some references you used while writing this book?

 

I have articles ranging from the food that was eaten, the clothes they wore, harvest times in southern England, horse care in the nineteenth century, a diagram of Newgate Prison, a map of old London, an account of Old Bailey trials for sodomy, a newspaper account of a raid on a male brothel, and punishments ranging from standing at pillory to hanging.

And more!

 

 

3) Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?

 

Reading. Then specifically reading something I thought should have a different ending – I read an angtsy love story. Really, really good. The couple went through complete hell for two hundred pages, then it was resolved in three. I felt completely cheated.

 

 

4) What do your plans for future projects include?

 

I’m writing The Innocent Betrayal which features a minor character in The Innocent Auction. I also write paranormals, and I’m usually writing/planning and editing at least three books at a time.