Warning: This book is a paranormal m/m romance with some horror elements. It also crosses cowboy and vampire genres. If you don’t think cowboys look hot with fangs, you’re missing out.
Living in Montana and working the ranch is all Aaron wants to do for the rest of his life. Diagnosed as allergic to the sun thirteen years previous, every day is a struggle to get out of bed. Having to wear long-sleeved shirts, gloves, and even material to cover his face from the effects of the sun, just makes it all worse. Now, in his thirty-second year, he is sure this will be his last summer. While he hates it, he knows he needs to come to terms with the truth and put things in order for his younger cousins. Before he does so, he heads out for one night of pleasure before facing what’s coming.
Jaret loves excitement and new adventures. For over five hundred years, he has sought them out. In Montana on a whim, he comes across someone he doesn’t expect, someone who makes him feel things he does not understand and does not want to give up. In no time at all, he feels like he cannot live without Aaron. The only problem is Aaron doesn’t know who he is, what he is, nor that he isn’t going to die. Not on Jaret’s watch. With a plan to help the other man discover who he is in place, he only has one thing to worry about: whether an ancient enemy will come and destroy everything he now holds dear.
“You’re not going to die, Aaron.”
“You don’t know that. This sickness, ailment, curse…whatever the fuck it is. It’s gettin’ worse. And it’s changin’. Morphin’ into somethin’ scary. My nightmares lately have been horrible.”
“What kind of nightmares?” Of course, Jaret knew. They were the same kind all of them had during the change. Fire and ice as the body went through horrendous chills and soaring high fevers. They would only stop once the change was complete. For after that, there was no real sleep anymore.
“Bein’ caught on high mountains, pelted with snow. Of the forests here bright with orange fire. Of you—” His voice broke. “Callin’ out my name only I’m no longer here to respond.”
“Babe,” Jaret said in a soft voice, not understanding why but knowing he was closer to this drakyl than he had ever been to anyone. “We’re going to get you cured. Then you can come out with me at night. We’ll keep the place predator free while your cousins slave in the sun. How does that sound?”
A sad attempt at a laugh left the other man’s throat. “Promise me you won’t leave until I’m gone?”
Fury swept along Jaret’s veins. Anger at the sun, the fact the man next to him was terrified, and at Davis for not explaining to the poor man earlier what he was. But mostly, he was furious at himself for not telling Aaron the truth. Leaning in, he placed his nose against Aaron’s. “I promise you,” he said in a deep growl, “that you are not going to die, Aaron Drakyl. I won’t let it happen.”
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Thianna Durston author of Discovery.
Hi Thianna, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Do you buy a book because of the cover, the blurb, or something else?
There are several ‘things’ that will encourage me to buy a book. If I am unfamiliar with the author, the cover is the first line of defense. If it turns me off, I won’t go any further. However, if I like it or if it intrigues me, I will read the blurb. If the blurb truly captures me, I’ll buy it. But if I’m still iffy, I’ll download a sample. There are very few authors who are ‘auto buys’ for me. Jordan. L. Hawk, M.L. Ryan, and Andrew Grey are the only three who I do not have to read the blurb to snatch up their works. But Heidi Cullinan’s definitely getting close to that. Especially her Love Lessons series – I love Walter Lucas.
What does ‘romance’ mean to you?
That’s a hard word to define. In terms of romance in books, it means the couple needs to grow, have troubles, and come out on top and together. I love imperfect heroes who either have to overcome their faults or who have a partner who learns to either just accept or outright love that fault.
What are your current projects? How much time do you have?
*grins* Besides finishing the next 5 books in the Drakyl Ranch series, I’m also working on book 5 of a contemporary M/M romance series of which the first two are contracted with Dreamspinner Press and the 3rd and 4th books have been submitted. I’m also working on a book for Dreamspinner’s new Dreamspun Desires line which I’m excited about. Also, I’m heading up a multi-author M/M action/suspense romance series that will debut in about a year.
What is the most difficult part of writing for you?
Writer’s block. Some say it doesn’t exist – I say bah! Some books flow so well, but others? Not so much. I’m a pantser so I don’t plot beforehand. My muse works through me and the story goes from the ether through my fingers into the computer. When those characters stop talking? It’s pure torture. Especially when that manuscript is due.
Tell us something about yourself that would surprise people.
I’m a perfectionist and not necessarily in a good way. I don’t care how other people do things but I’m a bit hard on myself if I don’t get something right the first time. It can get so bad that if I’m in a crowd and someone asks me a question, I literally can suffer through brain freeze where I can’t think of an answer. Even if the question is simple.
Thianna loves to write strong stories with even stronger heroes. While all of her books have an erotic overtone, it is the story that is the most important to her. “The story should be able to stand on its own. The erotic elements are an add-on.”
She enjoys writing about couples with kink, paranormal couples, and straight out strangeness. But more on that later… You can find her at mm.thiannad.com.
She also writes m/f under the name Thianna D.
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