AshlynneLaynne has
always had a soft spot in her heart for vampires but grew tired of the garlic
fearing, sun-loathing creatures of old. An avid horror movie fan, she tends to
enjoy media and music that is of a younger, more eclectic nature. This was the
catalyst for her writing The Progeny. The vampire/witch pairing is unique and
different when most books pair vampires with werewolves.
Ashlynne loves writing
on the edge—combining the erotica and romance genres—and thinks of Ascher and
Shauna as the wicked, damned version of Romeo and Juliet. She is currently
working on book four of her Progeny Series, book one of her upcoming Rocker
Series, and an untitled novella WIP. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking,
reading and spending time with her family. She juggles the hats of wife,
mother, full time employee and part-time writer, hoping to write exclusively
one day soon. Find and follow here online on Twitter.
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Ashlynne lives in North
Carolina with her husband and teenage son.
Ashlynne brings along her Progeny series today.
At its core, The Progeny Series is
simply about a man and woman who fall in love, and the fact that he’s a
half-blood (half-human, half vampire) and she’s a Wiccan human are secondary
factors. When we meet Ascher, he’s grumpy. Frankly, who could blame him? He’s
engaged to seal to Ursula—a cold and careless vampire who wants nothing more
than to get her hands on a bloodstone— and he feels conflicted about his
existence.
All of that changes
when he meets Shawnette McCutchin. She’s beautiful, intriguing and possesses
some of the most potent blood that he’s ever smelled. A war immediately begins
inside Ascher. He craves Shauna’s blood just as much as he craves her body and
the closer they get, the harder it is for him to control his urges. After
Ascher calls off the sealing to Ursula, the trouble begins. His family’s
peaceful period ends when Ursula’s army attacks the Rousseaus.
This series encompasses
a family dynamic of which we’ve never seen. The Rousseaus share a common mortal
and immortal bloodline, but loyalty is the thread binding this clan. Shauna and
Ascher’s dissuaded love only strengthens the family bonds. Their unique union
transcends bloodlines and completes the prophecy, defying the beliefs of
centuries old covenants while shattering the wall between the Wiccan and
vampire worlds that has existed for ages. This series is erotic paranormal
romance intended for adults, as it contains adult sensuality, language and themes.
The Progeny (The Progeny Series #1)
“No fate other than the one I choose.”
The
timeless creed, and tattoo, bore by the Rousseaus— a vampire clan with the
purest bloodline of any vampire family. Out of this clandestine group came one
who was different, yet the same: Ascher-a half-bloodling— half- human, half
vampire.
Ascher questions the purpose for his existence and which world he truly belongs to: the human world or the vampire world. Two months from sealing to Ursula— a prearranged union to a woman he abhors — he’s at his wit’s end. He knows if he calls off the sealing, the Romanian clan will strike with deadly force, but he cannot see eternity with a cold empty shell of a woman like Ursula.
Just when he thought life was complicated enough, he meets Shauna— a beautiful, bi-racial human Wiccan — and immediately develops an unshakable attraction to her. She makes him feel alive and vital despite his origins and Ascher makes a decision that turns his immortal world upside down.
Blood Bonds
(The Progeny Series #2)
“Forever.
For always. For eternity.”
The ties that bind two hearts are powerful. For
Ascher Rousseau and Shauna McCutchin, it’s more than just a blood bond. Their
union is that of vampire legend. Their love is a predestined prophecy foretold
centuries ago.
It’s a week before Ascher and Shauna's sealing and
the couple is making final preparations for their eternity, but
Ascher's ex has other plans. Ursula is hell-bent on revenge—revenge fueled
by lover's scorn and her father's death—and she begins breeding a fresh
army of newborn darklings to do her bidding.
When Ursula finds a new weapon—an ally
with the capability to dismantle the Rousseau clan— Ascher and Shauna's
bond is tested and they must stand together against Ursula or lose each
other for eternity.
Blood
Promise (The Progeny Series #3)
“Their love is fated by an ancient prophecy. Now the promise
is fulfilled.”
Ascher Rousseau is a half-human, half vampire whose life has been a series of prophecies and predictions. After finding incredible love and passion with Shauna—a Wiccan with powers beyond anything he’s ever known—he seals to her and hopes for happiness. But his enemies seek to destroy all that he loves, and he finds that happiness never lasts for long.
Darkness is descending and a vampiric revolution is nearing. A new brood of hatchlings is born to join their darkling brothers, in preparation for war. A preordained chain of events is set into motion that could lead to the rise of the demonic “cloaked one” and his half-human fallen children, while ending humanity—as we know it.
Can a supernatural love and the loyal bond of a family save the Rousseaus and the world from certain extinction?
Excerpt
His vision saturated with a deeper shade of red, the
beastly fiend struggling to break free of his remaining restraint. A thousand
thoughts and sensations swept his primitive brain. Hurling her beneath him, he
weighted her with his heated body, imprisoning her wrists above her head.
Shauna’s breaths came in excited, hurried gasps.
“Take me, Ascher.” She should have been afraid; instead, her face displayed a
curious look of satisfaction. Her nails ripped across his back, taunting the
fiend inside.
Flipping her onto her stomach and scoring her back
with his claws, his lips covered the back of Shauna’s neck with frenzied
kisses. He wanted to fuck her. Hard. Reaching back, her hands caressed the
tight muscles in his thighs, muscles straining with a virile type vigor that
now concentrated in his pulsing cock. He was too close to the edge.
“I want you, Ascher. I want you to take me, right
here, right now.”
He couldn’t think straight. The smallest part of him
knew this was wrong, but the fire in his veins yearned for gratification. Blood
muddied his vision as lust swelled in his shaft, disorienting him. Pulling her
against him, Ascher engulfed Shauna into a tight hold. Her head fell back as
their mouths merged, lips devouring with sinful and lustful kisses and tongues
exploring the warm moist depths of one another’s mouths.
A vicious snarl sounded in his throat, as he
squeezed the tempting flesh of her round rump. Wedging his arm between her legs
and opening them, he guided his shaft to her slick folds. “Baby, you’re so
damned wet.” He ran his clawed digits anxiously along the taut skin of her
tummy, squeezing and teasing the nipples of her perky globes.
His mind clouded and vibrated with pain as he
spiraled out of control. The mirror above the headboard gave Ascher a
disturbing glimpse of his reflection, revealing a beastly deviant preparing to
take his wife from behind—a position he knew
she couldn’t handle, a position he loathed and promised himself he’d never use
again. A million shards of shame pierced his heavy heart. This was wrong on so
many levels.
To his surprise, Shauna’s eyes flashed with silver
fire as her wild locks cascaded into her face, obscuring his view of her
reflection. He needed to see her eyes again, to see if she was afraid. The
bloodlust in his head wiped away his common sense and ability to channel her.
Shauna rocked her hips back against him, stroking
his erection with her hand. “Don’t stop! Come on, Ascher. Fuck me!”
He reached to
her neck, turning it to give her another passionate kiss, as the crown of his
shaft rubbed against her hot flesh. “Damn it,” he groaned then whimpered,
because it felt good, and he really wanted to take her. “No.” Love for her
fought against the urge to fuck her until she collapsed, even though the
blood-craving demon inside him wanted it.
“Come on, baby. Take me. I want you to.”
Gripping a handful of her hair, he pulled her back
and against him. Her hips shifted, a soft sigh escaping her mouth as his
swollen cockhead slipped inside her and sparks coursed his spine. “Oh, god.”
“Oh, yes!”
He palmed her rump, intending to thrust himself into
her, but a rush of clarity flooded his mind. He couldn’t do it. “No,
sweetheart—”
“You won’t hurt me. I really want this.” Her hips rocked back again. “I really want to experience you this way.”
“No!” He released her, letting her body slip out of
his reverse bear hold and onto the bed. Backing away, his eyes fell downcast to
avoid her stare. How could he look at her when he was so ashamed? Frantically
running his hands through his shoulder length locks, Ascher balled them into tight
fists at his sides. In the span of three heartbeats, he dressed and jumped over
the terrace rails, soaring down to the beach below.
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