Madly is your average nearly-eighteen year old girl—for a
princess, that is.
Madly James is thoroughly enjoying her internship in the small town of Slumber
when the unthinkable happens—there’s a prison break in Atlas, the
magically-protected home of Madly’s race. A traitor has set free eight Lore,
the spirits of what humans know as fairy tales, and they are making their way
to Slumber to awaken their descendants.
The first spirit to arrive is that of Ulrich Wolfhardt, a man that was once
obsessed with wolves and a young maiden he would follow through the woods.
After a bite from a wolf, Wolfhardt’s obsession with the girl became an
unnatural hunger and the young maiden’s grandmother cursed him with a fate
worse than death. And now he’s back…with a vengeance and a bite that can infect
others as well.
Madly must learn the identity of Wolfhardt’s descendant and stop him before he
kills again and spreads his curse across the earth. But the only person strong
enough to help Madly is Jackson, the Sentinel who vowed to protect her and the
one person capable of breaking her heart. Can Madly resist forbidden love long
enough to save the world from Wolfhardt? Or will she have to sacrifice her
heart and her destiny to save the ones she loves?
How deep does love run? Deeper than the ocean? Deeper than
memory? Deeper than magic?
Following their plan to save Atlas, Madly and Jackson return the spirit of
Wolfhardt to his prison beneath the sea. But even the best laid plans couldn’t
account for the surprises they find. This time, Lore aren’t their only
challenges.
Madly is special in ways no one could have guessed and dark forces seek to
control her. They want her power, but first they must weaken her. They need her
beaten. Vulnerable. Near death. And alone. But that task isn’t an easy one with
Jackson at her side. The strongest of their kind, the only way to separate
Jackson from Madly is to destroy his love for her, to erase it from his mind.
And his heart.
Is it possible to steal Jackson’s love from Madly? Or is their love the only
truly unbreakable thing?
Madly excerpt
“Madly, talk to me. Are you alright?”
The smooth, rich baritone caused
chills to break out all over my arms. It was then that I concluded I was
definitely dreaming, because it wasn’t Aidan leaning over me; it was Jackson,
and there was no way that he could make me feel this way. No possible
way.
“Am I dreaming?”
Jackson exhaled what sounded like a sigh of relief and his
perfectly shaped lips curved into a smile. I thought my heart would
stop.
“No, you’re not dreaming. Do you feel ok?”
As I stared up into his pale eyes, I felt as if I was lost
once again in the gentle sway of hypnotic waters.
My eyes dropped back to his mouth. I reached up and ran my
fingers lightly across Jackson’s lips, and as I watched, his smile faded.
I felt a puzzled frown pinch at my brow. He certainly felt real,
not like a dream. But what does a dream really feel like anyway?
Jackson’s lips pursed as he kissed my fingertips, sending a
shockwave of electricity scorching its way along my nerve ends. My eyes
flew back to his. The sky blue was nearly imperceptible now, eclipsed by
his ever-widening pupils. And in them there was a heat, a want
that resonated somewhere deep within me. It fluttered in my stomach like
a thousand butterflies, butterflies that knew something that I did
not. It burned in my chest like the age-old flame of
recognition.
I blinked, not trusting my eyes, but nothing changed.
Somehow, my head knew that this was all wrong, but my heart thought nothing had
ever felt so right.
“Jackson?” I said uncertainly.
I felt his fingers wind around my wrist.
“I’m right here,” he whispered.
I felt the scratch of his stubble against my fingers as he
turned his face into my palm.
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, M. Leighton, is a native of Ohio. She relocated to the warmer climates of the South, where she can be near the water all summer and miss the snow all winter. Possessed of an overactive imagination from early in her childhood, Michelle finally found an acceptable outlet for her fantastical visions: literary fiction. Having written over a dozen novels, these days Michelle enjoys letting her mind wander to more romantic settings with sexy Southern guys, much like the one she married and the ones you'll find in her latest books. When her thoughts aren't roaming in that direction, she'll be riding wild horses, skiing the slopes of Aspen or scuba diving with a hot rock star, all without leaving the cozy comfort of her office.
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