The Secret Door
by Stephanie
Burkhart
GENRE: Paranormal
Romance
BLURB:
It's 1927 and Lord Zoltan Kristos, Hungary's Minister of the
Interior, takes great pains to hide the fact he's a werewolf from the world.
Despite his efforts, he's recognized when he goes to the Austrian-Hungarian
border to inspect the area for damage from a recent rare earthquake.
Zoltan is accused of stealing Kurt Meklau's witch, Inna, and is
recklessly followed to Volturn Manor, a residence belonging to another werewolf
family, the Vargas. After a fight with Meklau, Zoltan barely escapes and his
adversary is found dead.
Sophia Varga and Tomas Martin find Zoltan. Sophia is determine to
attend to Zoltan's injuries and protect her home, but when Kurt's father,
Marcus, comes seeking revenge, Sophia is tested like never before. As Zoltan
and Sophia work together, attraction and desire flame between them.
Will the secrets Volturn Manor harbors offer Zoltan and Sophia the
clues they need to defeat Marcus and give them the opportunity to explore their
feelings for one another?
EXCERPT:
Marcus sneered, then pointed at
Zoltan. "He's William's get."
Zoltan fisted his hand next to his
body, his muscles tensing. He was face-to-face with
these disgusting man-wolves who he
had nothing in common with.
Marcus gestured to his left.
"My brother, Rufus." He paused and motioned to his right.
"William. He enjoys leaving
scars on his victims."
"What do you do to your
victims?" asked Zoltan, his voice cold, devoid of emotion.
"I made a few 'gets' before
taking over from my father. I know who they are, but since
taking my father's place, I kill my
'gets' now."
"How gracious of you not to
turn anyone else," Zoltan spat.
"I am gracious. You're an
abomination. You live outside our rules. You're an accident -- a
product of my brother who can't
control his bloodlust."
"He's responsible for his own
way." William pointed at Zoltan. "He could have come to
us."
"You left me for dead!"
Zoltan retorted.
Marcus' brother said nothing.
Marcus placed his hand on William's
shoulder, and his eyes narrowed into slits, glaring at
Zoltan. "You killed my son. My
heir." "He killed himself."
"I hold you responsible for his
death. Where's the witch? His intended? Turn her over to me, and I'll give you
a quick death."
"She made her choice. I have no
intention of releasing her to you."
"She was hand-picked by myself
to marry my son. Since he is no longer living, she'll marry me and give me a
new heir."
"Never."
"I will destroy you,
wolf." Marcus' voice was cold, hard. He paused. "I will take the
witch--"
"You'll do no such thing. Not
while I'm here at Volturn Manor." Sophia stepped forward with her hands
clenched so tightly, her knuckles turned white. Zoltan admired her courage.
"Shut up!" Marcus took a
quick step forward himself, but Sophia didn't flinch. Her face glowered with
rage.
"I'm the mistress of this
manor, and those inside are under my protection."
Zoltan's heart soared with pride at
Sophia's strong stand before the intimidating wolf, but he readied himself to
come between them if he had to. He hated the thought of Marcus getting close to
her.
AUTHOR BIO:
Stephanie
Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD.
She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. She served 11 years in the US Army and
currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark
in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate and is addicted to
coffee. She writes paranormal,
contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children's books published with
4RV Publishing.
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