Luck of the Dragon
Susannah Scott
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release
Date: June 2013
Publisher:
Entangled Covet
Book Description:
Luciana
de Luca has a PhD in sass and gemology—and a problem. Her twin brother’s
gambling debts have gotten out of hand, and a mob enforcer is blackmailing her
to rob the latest, greatest mega-casino on the Strip. Although Lucy has worked
her whole life to get away from her family’s grifter past, to save her brother,
she dons three-inch heels and a sluts-r-us dress and struts into Alec’s
Gerald’s casino, determined to put her long-forgotten thieving ways to the test
again.
Alec
Gerald, a shape-shifting dragon, has built the Crown Jewel casino to provide
sanctuary for his people amongst the flash and awe of Las Vegas. Unfortunately,
the sexy little thief trying to rob his gem exhibit turns out to be his mate,
and he must woo her before he loses his dragon form forever. With enemies in
every corner, and the all-important mating ceremony looming, Alec and Lucy must
learn to trust each other, before time runs out for Alec and the rest of the
dragons.
About the Author:
SUSANNAH SCOTT lives in the Missouri Ozarks and is the lone
female in a very loud household of males ranging in age from 4 to 40. While she
jokes that the extreme levels of testosterone inspired her to write romance, it
is really the love of creating an excellent story, and the occasional dreams of
twenty-foot dragons, that wake her and send her to the laptop before the chaos
of daily life ensues. Susannah loves to hear from her readers at the following
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2 Excerpts:
1. Alec 1st view as Dragon
Suddenly, the scent
of burning embers swirled over the courtyard and the wind settled, blowing
Lucy’s loose hair around her face. A ground-vibrating roar followed, making
every human eye search the sky for the source.
What was it?
Lucy’s well-honed
survival instincts went on high alert just as a large SUV-sized black object
careened through the air and landed on the raised stage with a thud.
Grannies, kids, and
call girls hit the ground screaming.
Heart pounding, Lucy
crouched with the crowd. The acrid scent of smoldering intensified. Pounding
from the stage rattled Lucy’s eardrums. Whatever had landed there was moving
and alive. On the platform, clawed feet stomped, and the creature’s matte black
skin stretched over powerful muscles and bones. Black wings unfurled across the
stage, and the animal roared again at the crowd, baring razor-sharp white
fangs.
A dragon.
Holy Mary, Joseph,
and Peter. A freakin’ dragon.
2. Alec--hotness
Lucy glared at the
casino owner. She had researched him, of course, studying his athletic image in
hundreds of Internet pictures. The man was good-looking, apparently brilliant,
and ruthless in his business deals. Watching the mesmerized crowd lean toward
the stage, she had to admit he had that something else too—the showmanship of a
champion con man—a magnetism she knew could draw people like lemmings off a
cliff.
The man was flat-out
people-genic.
“As many of you
know, this project has been years in the making.” Alec Gerald surveyed the
courtyard, working the crowd with his voice and easy mannerisms. “Our gem
exhibit opens in a few weeks and will be the largest private collection of gems
in the world. Carat for carat, we will outweigh England’s crown jewels.”
Lucy’s eyes never
left him. Though his voice was cultured and smooth, Gerald’s posture was
wide-legged and slightly aggressive. Formidable. Her eyes traveled from his
polished shoes up his body. The curve of quad muscle showed through his pants
when he shifted to the side. His torso was taut and gave way to wide, burly
shoulders. A bump on the bridge of his nose indicated he’d been in a fight or
two.
That was not good
for her. Not good at all.
Lucy pondered the
man on the stage, not happy with the picture she was forming of her opponent.
Gerald’s playful words, five o’clock shadow, and slightly long hair all seemed
to suggest a man of desultory casualness. Indeed, the articles she had read on
him went on, and on, about his genial public presence. A veritable man of the
world, who’d been-there-done-it all, twice. A man who could offer the
all-elusive it to anyone with a plane ticket to Vegas. A man so charming, he
didn’t need to shave twice a day.
But her instincts
told her this was wrong. Gerald was a serious man who only pretended to be
lighthearted and casual.
She would have to
watch her step.
