The Lost Centurion
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She laughed. “I think that is a great idea.”
“Good, because I booked the Blue Grotto for our wedding night.” Marcus kissed her senseless, his hands resuming the exploration of her body. “You drive me insane, little thing.” He pushed her down, and the sight of her left him breathless. “Gods, but you’re gorgeous inside and out.” The ache he had always felt deep in his heart had transformed into something beautiful. He was finally whole. “You were worth the wait. Two thousand years of it. And about having kids—”
She looked at him, her eyes on the verge of crying. “Yes?”
He brushed her eyelids. “We’ll adopt one. Or two. Or ten.”
She chuckled. “Ten?”
“I love when you laugh.” He smiled, then left a trail of light kisses all over her body, and took his time to make her scream his name several times more.
Eventually, they found their way out of the house, but it happened several nights later.
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Available now, the second title in The Immortals series: The Immortal Greek
Alexander Drako: handsome, famous, rich, and on the cover of every tabloid in Europe. He has done it all and seen it all. Born a Greek in the times of the Roman Empire, he was chosen by a capricious goddess as one of her immortal followers. With his surfer good looks and a playboy disposition, Alexander has been living the life every man dreams of, at least for the last two thousand years.
Tall, elegant, and unapproachable, Ravenna Del Sarto is the perfect example of a modern career woman. An enforcer for the Immortal Council, she brings the bad guys of the paranormal world to justice. She doesn’t have time for fun and has zero tolerance for playboys.
During the highly anticipated End of Summer party, a young immortal commits suicide by jumping from Alexander’s balcony and Ravenna is called to investigate the death. Alexander quickly learns that not only Ravenna’s walls are impenetrable to his easy smile, but she is also bringing him up on charges.
Will she detain him?
Or will his legendary charms help him out of this one?
Backstory
As anyone who has lived in Rome can tell you, La Cittá Eterna, the eternal city, sticks to your skin and doesn’t let you forget its cobblestoned streets, its chaos, its ancient ruins disseminated everywhere, its vibrant lights, its smog-ridden aroma, its colors. In any book I wrote up until now, Rome was always present. Maybe it was subtle, like in The Ginecean Chronicles. Maybe it was part of the scenery, like in Gaia and Elios. Finally, I decided I wanted Rome and its ancient history to be a character in a series. Last Christmas, after having published three books at once, I took a break and immersed myself in researching anything Roman. Although The Immortals is set in modern days, it is impossible to talk about Rome without mentioning its ancient origins. I had so much fun studying about Romans’ daily life, I even tried to recreate a recipe or two. On my blog, I documented my experience with baking libum, a bread soaked in honey, which was an unexpected success, although I was the only one who ate it. I spent hours researching for details that eventually took only a few sentences out of the whole story, but, in my opinion, it was time well spent.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to my father, my sister, and my kids for their support.
Thanks to all my friends who painstakingly looked for that perfect image for Marcus. I saw true dedication at work.
A particular thanks goes to Claudia, who is my most loyal beta reader. Diana must thank her for her hair.
My gratitude goes to my editor, Amy. Publishing a book wouldn't be such a great experience without her.
Finally, thanks to Roberto who is everything to me.
Persons of Interest
I wrote the book and created the cover with the help of Roberto Ruggeri
Amy Eye edited it
Roberto Ruggeri formatted it
You, the reader, hopefully had a good time reading it
Bio
Monica La Porta is an Italian who landed in Seattle several years ago. Despite popular feelings about the Northwest weather, she finds the mist and the rain the perfect conditions to write. Being a strong advocate of universal acceptance and against violence in any form and shape, she is also glad to have landed precisely in Washington State. She is the author of The Ginecean Chronicles, a dystopian/science fiction series set on the planet Ginecea where women rule over a race of enslaved men and heterosexual love is considered a sin. She has published the first four books in the series, The Priest, Pax in the Land of Women, Prince at War, and Marie’s Journey. She just released two new NA paranormal romances, Gaia, and Elios. She also wrote and illustrated a children’s book about the power of imagination, The Prince’s Day Out. Her published short, Linda of the Night, is a fairytale love story celebrating inner beauty. The Lost Centurion, the first title in The Immortals, a paranormal saga set in modern Rome, has just come out. Stop by her blog to read about her miniatures, sculptures, paintings, and her beloved beagle, Nero. Sometimes, she also posts about her writing.
Monica La Porta’s blog: www.monicalaporta.com
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