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Wellsie well well (see what I did there, BDB fans? Haha), so, 12 more days to Christmas! If I use that Christmas song, it'll be 12 drummers drumming right? :P Sooo, drumroll please, fooooooooor...
The Short and Sweet on Dani
Dani Harper is a newspaper editor turned paranormal author. There isn’t anything she likes better than exploring the supernatural — unless it’s writing sizzling and suspenseful romance. Of course, all of her stories have at least one foot in the netherworld!
Dani is the author of the Changeling series. CHANGELING MOON was chosen as a 2012 RITA Award Finalist in the Paranormal Romance Category by Romance Writers of America.
TWO brand new paranormal romance series begin this year. The Grim Series kicks off on August 6, 2013 with STORM WARRIOR. The Dark Wolf series is slated to begin October 15 with FIRST BITE.
Connect with Dani at:
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The Grim Book 1
Published: August 6, 2013
Blurb
Two thousand years ago, Rhys was the fierce Celtic warrior branded by the Romans as “the Bringer of Death.” Mortally wounded in battle, he was captured by the Fair Ones, cunning and powerful masters of the Welsh faery realm. They spared his life…but for a price. As a grim, he has roamed the earth as a messenger of death—until a single act of kindness breaks the ancient enchantment and delivers him into a strange new world…
As a child, Morgan Edwards marveled at the faery tales spun by her beloved grandmother, stories of the magical beings hidden in the heart of ancient Wales. But now Morgan is all grown up, a veterinarian who believes only in what science can prove—until the night a massive black dog saves her from a vicious attack, and life as she knows it changes forever. Suddenly a stranger stands before her, the man of her dreams made flesh and blood not by science, but by a magic that could bring them their hearts’ desires...or cost them everything they have.
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Dark Wolf book 1
Published: October 15th, 2013
Blurb from Goodreads
Geneva “Neva” Ross doesn’t want to die. But now that she’s been turned into a werewolf against her will, she’ll do anything to protect her family and friends…even if that means taking her own life.
After witnessing Neva’s leap from a high ledge, Travis Williamson—a Changeling with a dark past—uses his powers to save her life. He feels a connection to the strong-willed woman whose eyes flash that familiar Changeling green. While Neva is hospitalized, Travis risks everything to kidnap her, knowing the approaching full moon will put everyone in jeopardy.
Bickering constantly to hide their growing attraction, Travis and Neva run from the authorities…and from Neva’s sinister sire, Meredith de la Ronde. Meredith delights in creating new shape-shifters and compelling them to do her dark bidding; now Neva must join Meredith’s murderous wolf pack…or die.
Intensely suspenseful with deliciously sexy twists, this paranormal romance—the first in (the title of series)—intertwines sensual passion with an epic, thrilling battle between good and evil.
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Changeling Book 1
Published: May 31st, 2011
Blurb from Goodreads
He roams the moonlit wilderness, his every sense and instinct on high alert. Changeling wolf Connor Macleod and his Pack have never feared anything — until the night human Zoey Tyler barely escapes a rogue werewolf’s vicious attack.
As the full moon approaches, Zoey has no idea of the changes that are coming, and only Connor can show her what she is, and help her master the wildness inside.
With her initiation into the Pack just days away and a terrifying predator on the loose, the tentative bonds of trust and tenderness are their only weapons against a force red in tooth, claw … and ultimate evil.
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Dani has a special excerpt from STORM WARRIOR never before published on any other websites, so enjoy!
Jay
stepped back suddenly, and Morgan turned to see what he was looking at. She had
a split second’s view of the great black horse bearing down on her. There was
no time to react. Instead, she was whisked skyward and clamped tight to a broad
chest.
“What
the hell!” she sputtered. She was seated sideways on the horse in front of Rhys
like a storybook princess. It wasn’t a secure feeling despite his obvious
strength. “Put me down!”
Her
captor only laughed at her. As the horse circled the archery range at an easy
loping canter, Morgan gradually lost her initial fear. She couldn’t fall if she
tried, held fast by Rhys’ iron arms. And as far as she could tell, Rhys himself
was part of the horse. She gave up and relaxed. They circled the field twice
more, and Morgan found herself actually disappointed when they came to a gentle
stop in front of the cheering group. Rhys gave her a final squeeze then set her
on the ground as easily as if she’d been a child.
He
dismounted and walked the horse over to its owner. Morgan couldn’t figure out
how he guided Boo so easily without a lead rope. Rhys’s hand rested on the
muscled neck of the big draft animal, but Boo weighed close to a ton. If the
horse decided to go in another direction, there’d be nothing to stop him. Yet
he followed as if he were simply a large companionable dog.
Morgan’s
heart squeezed. The horse was behaving just as her big black mastiff had,
taking its every cue from its human. As her dog had looked to her – and damn it all, she missed him.
Seeking some privacy, she stepped around the side of a truck and scrubbed the
moisture from her eyes with the heel of her hand. Sniffed and chided herself
for getting so emotional—
“It’s
strange to see sadness on such a bright day. Are you well?” There was concern
in Rhys’s strong face, a softness in his gaze that contrasted with the hard
muscle of his body.
“I’m
just missing my dog, that’s all. It’s probably silly – I didn’t have him all
that long.”
“Aye,
but it’s not the number of days that decides the strength of the bond.” He
rested a massive hand lightly on her shoulder for a moment, then strode back to
the corral where Mike had finished saddling Boo.
Surprised
by the simple wisdom, Morgan was left to wonder if he was speaking about her
dog or something more. Still she watched as Rhys spent the next couple of hours
instructing each of the group, even Jay, who could barely ride, in the art of horsemanship.
No matter who the student was, however, she only had eyes for Rhys. The way he
moved was deeply familiar to her, as if she’d been watching him for years, not
mere days.
She
ate from a plate Starr had brought her, barely tasting the food. Barely hearing
the excited conversations around her. Instead she considered the long
conversations she had with Rhys each evening over supper. They were so easy
together, so familiar. Sometimes she even knew what he was going to say before
he said it. How had this man, this stranger,
slipped so seamlessly into her life in so short a time? How had he suddenly
stepped from a dream and into her every waking thought?
It’s not the number of days that decides the
strength of the bond….
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Dani is very generously giving away an unabridged version of an MP3-CD audiobook of STORM WARRIOR. Giveaway is international and ends on Jan 8, 2014.
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**Giveaway is sponsored by Dani Harper. ABS will not be responsible for the shipment of prizes.
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I am listening right now to First Bite and it reminded me of why I enjoyed the Changeling books so much!
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DeleteI haven't read any Dani's novels yet, but I like Jim Butcher's UF Harry Dresden series.
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