Cover Reveal: Cursed and Coveted by Catharina Shields

Title: Cursed and Coveted

Author: Catharina Shields
Release Date: March 30, 2014
Genre: Paranormal Romance

This 128,000+ word length novel is one of the longest I've ever written. This is a story about a seemingly unremarkable young woman who believes herself to be cursed by an ancient Egyptian spell and who falls for a man who is in every which way out of her league. Toss in some fictional and non-fictional Egyptology-based werewolves and werecats, the Louisiana Bayou, mystery, and a steamy "geek girl meets jock" romance and you have "Cursed & Coveted", a paranormal erotic romance.

Excerpt from Cursed and Coveted:
Against all reason, against everything she knew and the dangers she was exposing herself to, Jaydee pressed tighter to him. A soft moan rumbled up from somewhere deep inside her as she surrendered to her heart and to the smoldering desires of her body. It was wrong, she knew, to take advantage of him while he was most likely under Bastet’s influence. But her soul cried out to be held and loved, and the chances of her ever being with someone like Jean-Marcel should she not take it now was next to nil. So why deny herself? Besides, it was only a matter of time before Bastet would rise and she would be the first casualty in this ancient battle. For the brief time she had left as Jaydee Jamison, she wanted her last thoughts to be of love and belonging, not of fear and loneliness.

With this resolve, she surrendered and kissed him back with all of the passion of her heart, igniting his passion instantaneously. He grabbed her tightly against him, as if he could draw her inside him, and her heart skipped with joy. As he deepened the kiss, she didn’t put up any resistance and welcomed his tongue into her mouth as her arms slipped around his neck and drew him closer.

She pressed tightly against him and immediately felt his arousal grow against her tummy. She couldn’t suppress a sweet shudder when she felt how much he wanted her, too. He carefully removed her glasses and set them aside before she felt his hand return to slide down her back, gripping her behind and pressing her even tighter against his aroused hips. His deep, reverberating groan ignited an inferno that began somewhere deep in her chest and what reverberated down to deep between her thighs.

Jean-Marcel’s head was spinning like never before. Lavender and orchids became the air he breathed, and the sensual feel of Jaydee against him created an insatiable hunger for much, much more. He had fought valiantly with himself, told himself to keep away from her, but it proved impossible. The attraction was too powerful.

His lips twisted over hers in a hungered kiss. She responded with equal desire, inflaming his lust and passion a few degrees higher. His head whirled as visions of Jaydee naked beneath him flashed across his mind, and he felt his erection throb painfully for her. He didn’t waste any time and swept her up in his arms, impatient to make her his, and carried her upstairs to his bedroom and his bed . . .

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Review of Bewitching Hour by Catharina Shields

Title: Bewitching Hour
Author: Catharina Shields
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Witches, Warlocks, Druids
Release Date: November 13th 2012
Reviewed by Ollie

In 12th century Britain, an unfortunate young man, born with frightening deformities, is forced to live his life in the shadows of his father's great manse.

Terrifying all who would look upon him, he is destined to lead a life of loneliness and exile, hidden away from the world while dreaming of love. Born during the magical bewitching hour, can magic be his salvation and change his unfortunate fate?

Guest romance author Catharina Shields, 5 giveaways!

Hi, my name is Catharina Shields, author of Through Time Indefinite. As a relatively new author, I requested a book review with Bitten By Paranormal Romance, and to my utmost glee, Laurie said YES! Cynthia did the honors and wrote a wonderful review on both mySmashwords   and Goodreads accounts, and I offered to participate in their weekly giveaways. Open to both U.S. and International.

I’m giving away five soft cover copies of Through Time Indefinite, complete with matching bookmarkers. So good luck to all of you participating in the giveaway, and happy reading!

What’s Through Time Indefinite about?

Raven-haired Siaylah (pronounced See-ay-lah) Valinski is a head-strong, independent woman of the year 2005. There is fire in her crystalline cat-green eyes, and she takes no guff from anyone, be he king or cowboy.

And she doesn’t have to.

Unbeknownst to the people around her, Siaylah is not your ordinary time traveler. No, she’s a time traveler with supernatural powers, sent on missions by the unseen Powers That Be to protect great, historical figures when events surrounding them threaten their premature demise.

After a successful mission saving the life of one of ancient Egypt's most influential and greatest Pharaohs of all time, Ramses II, she garners herself an insistent admirer who doesn’t take no for an answer, Ramses’ uncle, Minamon, when she's transported to the era she prefers the least: late 1800's America.

She's dropped, raw and unprepared, right smack in the middle of the boudoir of a saloon's "Lady of the Night" where things get real complicated!

There she meets tall, blond, blue-eyed, Nicholas Alastair. He’s a sexy gunfighter and incorrigible gambler, and another man who doesn’t appear to take “no” for an answer! He mistakenly believes she's the woman he's paid to spend the night with no matter how hard she protests, and after what she went through with Minamon, she’s in no mood for another tussle with another bull-headed man.

But despite their first, then second, confusing and uncomfortable encounters, together they learn the truth about destiny, the ever-changing fabric of time, and that the power of true love transcends all space and time.

A Little Q&A:

Q: What gave you the idea to write a time travel romance?

A: I’ve always been interested in time travel. I guess you can say it was a challenge to write something different. What I found lacking in most time travel stories was a female time traveler. Not just your ordinary time traveler, but one with supernatural powers. So I decided to write one.

Q:  You've written in so many different genres, is time travel your favorite?

A: Not necessarily. In fact, this is my only time travel erotic romance.

Q: Can we look forward to a sequel to TTI (Through Time Indefinite)?

A: I never say never!

Q: Of course we just have to ask, but are those scorching sex scenes all part of your imagination, or are they at all based on reality?

A: Half and half. Believe it or not, sex scenes are the most difficult scenes for me to write although I’ve never let that stop me. In fact, I challenged myself to write the most powerful, sexually explicit sex scenes I can imagine while keeping it within the context of romance. I always felt most romances seemed incomplete if the hero and heroine don’t make love, and I want my readers to feel the powerful undercurrent of love between the two characters.

Here’s an excerpt from Through Time Indefinite so you’ll know what I mean:

Feeling his knee press with the gentlest of urges between her spread thighs, Siaylah opened to him as he gently urged her back down while kissing her. She soon felt the fire of his massive tip against her moist heat, and she moved her hips to accommodate him. Then she felt him probe for the tiny entrance into her body. He found her, and pressed boldly but gently forward. As he stretched her, entering her, she slowly arched with a long, deep moan.

Her lashes fluttered but she didn’t close her eyes to him. She needed to see him as much as he needed to see her. She watched as his dark, burning eyes seemed to look straight down into her fiery soul as he pushed his engorged shaft deeper inside her.

She welcomed him with quiet desire. Her surrender was the sweetest any woman has ever given him. He felt her thighs widen until they shook, surprised she was able to spread them this far apart, and then she underscored her flexibility when she lifted them without the tiniest tremor, opening herself for his full possession. She was amazing. She was the most amazing woman he’d ever been with, and this knowledge forced his desire for her to grow stronger.

He was larger than she anticipated. She slowly arched up to accommodate his massive girth, and she now discovered how difficult it was to keep her lashes from falling to an ecstatic close. They began flickering wildly before she finally surrendered, and they finally swept down.

Q: What's next for Catharina Shields?

A: Well, I guess this is where I can brag that I’m working on a new story entitled, Earth Angel,  about a fallen angel, Christian, who “preys” for forgiveness in the hope he can return to Heaven. I hope to have it finished before September.

 I always keep more than one story line going just to keep things interesting, so I’m also working on Equilibrium II: Rebirth, which is the sequel to Equilibrium: Slayer’s Heart, which is the first book in my Equilibrium four-book series about Samantha Kensington, a vampire slayer.  The first book came out right about the same time as Through Time Indefinite.  I’m really excited about Earth Angel, though.  It’s a very different project for me. 

Once again, good luck with the book giveaway and hopefully you’ll stay tuned for my future works!

Happy reading!

Catharina Shields

http://www.catharinashields.com/

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Review of THROUGH TIME INDEFINITE by Catharina Shields

THROUGH TIME INDEFINITE
Catharina Shields
Publisher: Smashwords
Date: March 6, 2011
ISBN: 9781452465
Genre: Paranormal Romance, time travel
Author Request Review
Length: 112 pages
Catharina Shields Website

Siaylah (pronounced See-ay-lah) Valinski is a feisty time traveler with supernatural powers. She's sent on missions by the unseen Powers That Be to protect great, historical figures when events surrounding them threaten their premature demise.

After a mission in ancient Egypt, where she saves the life of one of ancient Egypt's most influential and greatest Pharaohs of all time, Ramses II, she's transported to an era she prefers the least: late 1800's America.

She's dropped right smack in the middle of the boudoir of a saloon's "Lady of the Night" where she meets Nicholas Alastair, a handsome, sexy gunfighter and incorrigible gambler. Things get complicated when he mistakenly believes she's the woman he has paid for to spend the night with.

Despite their first, then second, confusing and uncomfortable encounters, they learn the truth about destiny, the undying soul, the ever-changing fabric of time, and that the power of true love really does transcend all space and time.