Talos: Bloodlines of Fate, Book One
Author and Publisher: A. G. Carothers
Cover Artist: Samantha Santana, Amai Designs with illustration by Maberan
Release Date: September 7, 2020
Genre/s: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, MPreg
Trope/s: Enemies to Lovers, Fated Mates, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Themes: Assassination Attempt, Supernatural Society, BDSM, Size Difference, [Vampires, Unicorns, and Shifters Oh My!]
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: 46 000 words
It is not a standalone story.
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Blurb
The Age of Man has passed, and a new age is upon the Earth. An age of magic and technology ruled by the supernatural beings that once hid amongst humanity has begun.
Talos - Vampyr King, Supernatural Council Member, and Despiser of Humans. Fate has a surprise up their sleeve for him.
Bayne - Raised by the human resistance, Would-be Assassin, and Despiser of Supernatural Beings. He's ready to sacrifice himself to kill his enemy.
Bayne is thrust into a world he thinks he knows but quickly discovers his whole life has been built on lies. Talos, perfectly happy ruling his corner of the world, is faced with an unexpected and unwelcome change that comes with the mate chosen by Fate. Together they must discover how to live and, in the end, love one another. But will Fate have more in store for them than just learning to love the species they hate?
Bloodlines of Fate is a new urban fantasy series set in a world destroyed by humans and resurrected by supernatural beings. Fate has many plans for the vampires, fae, unicorns, therianthropes, and humans of this new world. While their mates may be fated, learning to love isn't that easy.
This book contains depictions of gladiatorial combat, snarky fem twinks who will cut you, kings in stilettos, and awkward heats with a pinch of daddy kink.
Excerpt
Talos tapped the tip of his black oxford against the back of the prostrate human's head while the point of the stiletto heel dug into the base of his skull. It would take only the slightest pressure to impale the pathetic, whining human. Talos scanned the human’s mind and determined that he had told all that he knew.
With a flick of his wrist, a guard appeared. Talos removed his foot and stepped over the human. The guard grabbed the human by the back of the shirt and yanked him to his feet then pushed him forward out of the office, leaving Talos with the news the human had brought.
The heels of his shoes clicked on the marble floor as he walked out onto the balcony overlooking his city. Holographic ads played across the night sky; the whirl of electric engines zoomed below as they crisscrossed between the towering buildings. Down and to the right, his colosseum in all its ancient and modern glory shown bright even amongst the numerous lights and flashes coming from the main strip that bisected the downtown area in front of his building.
He narrowed his eyes at the building as if he could see through its many layers down into the cells where this would-be assassin plotted his demise.
"Your fathers would be proud."
The words broke Talos' thoughts but didn't startle him. Majid was his shadow and had been for over two thousand years. The Persian towered over him even in his heels. The gentle touch on his shoulder belied the strength Majid held in his lithe frame. Talos looked into the violet eyes of his best friend who now focused on the city before them as he had.
"One hundred and fifty years, Majid." He gazed back at the city. "Some days I'm angry with my father for not leaving Japan when I told him to. But Papa was as determined as Father was to stay and hold our territory. We all underestimated the humans' thirst for destruction." His tone turned hard as the pain of losing almost his whole family washed over him. It was a familiar pain now, but one that hadn't lessened in the last century and a half.
"We should have moved then but the council hadn’t believed. They were still too trapped in their conviction to stay hidden as they had for millennia. But look at the greatness we have created in less than fifty years. The world could have looked like this without the destruction the human vermin wrought against it." Talos closed his eyes as the memories angered him.
He slammed the side of his fist on top of the concrete wall of the balcony. Cracks splintered down and across while bits dug into the meat of his palm. Talos shook his hand out and wiped the concrete crumbles off. He straightened his navy suit jacket and then the cuffs of the light blue shirt beneath. Majid squeezed his shoulder gently. "Primus was a legendary vampyr, and you are living up to his legacy. Your accomplishments are not anything to laugh about. He would be immensely proud at the hand you've had in shaping this world and leading the way to bring us out of the darkness and into the light."
Talos took the comfort Majid offered as he prepared mentally for what was coming tonight.
"Sire." Gideon's rich Spanish baritone broke their reverie, and Talos turned toward the doorway. "I have the information you requested on the resistance operative."
Talos nodded as he walked back inside. "Anything interesting?"
"No, the usual." Gideon fell in step beside Talos as he continued through his mansion of a penthouse and to the elevator at the entrance.
"We'll leave him where he's at. He's already set to be part of tonight's entertainment. Let's see how good of a show he will give us." Talos smirked.
About the Author
A.G. Carothers is actually a dragon very cleverly disguised as a human. They are a non-binary author of LGBTQIA Romance and Urban Fantasy, who enjoys writing original and entertaining stories. They are very excited to share the worlds they've created with you.
A.G. currently lives in Tennessee with their platonic life partner, who is not a dragon. They yearn to live back in Europe and will some day. In their spare time they are addicted to losing themselves in the lovely worlds created by other authors
A.G. is committed to writing the stories they see in their head without restrictions. Love is blind and doesn't see gender, race, or sexuality.
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