**Pirate’s Persuasion by Lisa Kessler**
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Everyone! So thrilled to see you all today! Today I have another new-to-me
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allow me to feature on the blog Lisa Kessler and her latest release, PIRATE’S
PERSUASION ….
**LISA KESSLER**
**BIO**
Lisa
Kessler is a Best Selling author of dark paranormal fiction. She's a two-time
San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror
and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the
Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the
Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an International Digital Award
for Best Paranormal.
Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.
When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego.
Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.
When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego.
To
find out more about Ms. Kessler, please visit:
**PIRATE’S PERSUASION**
Publication
date:
June 22nd, 2020
Series:
Sentinels of Savannah #1
Publisher:
Entangled Amara
Genres: Romance, Adult, Paranormal
Genres: Romance, Adult, Paranormal
**BLURB**
Immortal pirate Drake Cole
has a reputation in Savannah for his custom woodworking and historical
restorations, but his work has grown into an obsession. He’s become a stranger
to his crew since the Sea Dog sank in 1795. None of them know his painful
secret. A young stowaway went down with the ship, one that Drake swore a blood
oath to protect.
The ghost of a young boy, lost at sea over two hundred years ago, leads local medium, Heather Storrey right to Drake’s door. He saved her life before, and now she has a chance to return the favor, but how can she protect him from a curse that no one can see?
A dark coven possesses the figurehead from the Flying Dutchman, and if Heather and the immortal Sea Dog crew don’t locate the relic soon, Drake may be lost to them forever. Heather has seen the passionate man behind the veil of guilt, and she’s determined to free him from his self-imposed prison, and persuade this pirate to love again.
The ghost of a young boy, lost at sea over two hundred years ago, leads local medium, Heather Storrey right to Drake’s door. He saved her life before, and now she has a chance to return the favor, but how can she protect him from a curse that no one can see?
A dark coven possesses the figurehead from the Flying Dutchman, and if Heather and the immortal Sea Dog crew don’t locate the relic soon, Drake may be lost to them forever. Heather has seen the passionate man behind the veil of guilt, and she’s determined to free him from his self-imposed prison, and persuade this pirate to love again.
**EXCERPT**
“How’s the bacon coming along?”
As if the cursed bubbling oil heard her, it popped, hitting
his bare forearm while he was focused on her. “Shit!” He jumped back from the
stove, bumping into her. With tongs in one hand, he caught her waist with the
other, steadying her. Their gazes locked and time slowed. He struggled to
breathe, his voice a raw whisper. “Tell me something.”
She stared into his eyes. “Okay.”
For a moment, he couldn’t find words. Maybe it was having her
so close that he caught the lavender scent of her hair, or the way her ice-blue
eyes looked right into his soul. He swallowed the lump in his throat. “How do
you make me forget?”
She blinked, her full lips curving into a tentative smile.
“Forget what?”
“Everything.” He smirked at his own lack of vocabulary.
Think, man. He tried again. “When I have you in my arms, the rest of the world
fades. My inadequacies, my guilt, the ghosts from the past, they all take a
back seat. I’ve tried to silence them for lifetimes.” He searched her face.
“You’re magic.”
Heather brought her hand to his cheek and whispered, “Kiss
me.”
He didn’t hesitate, tasting her soft lips until his pulse
thrummed in his ears.
Her mouth welcomed him as his tongue tangled slowly with
hers. He held her tighter, losing himself in the feel of her body pressed
against his. The tongs clanked against the granite countertop as he wrapped his
other arm around her, his large hand exploring her back. She moaned into the
kiss as his fingertips slipped underneath the back of her shirt. His calloused
hands caressed the silky-smooth skin of her back, his erection threatening to
break free of the zipper of his jeans.
He’d never wanted anyone so badly in his long life. Lost in
his hunger, he boosted her up onto the kitchen counter. She parted her thighs
and he moved even closer. They had on far too many clothes.
Before he could lift her shirt over her head, a loud beeping
pierced his ears. Drake broke the kiss, turning to find smoke pluming from the
cast-iron skillet.
“Aw, fuck!” He grabbed the oven mitt and pulled the heavy pan
away from the flame.
Heather reached around him to twist off the burner, and then
opened the window over the sink. Coughing from the smoke, he set the pan back
down, waving the bank of fog away with the pot holder until the smoke detector
was finally appeased. He peered down at what used to be bacon. The strips
looked more like charcoal than meat.
Her hand slid up his back as she laughed. “I didn’t want
bacon anyway.”
“Yer sayin’ I battled that grease for nothing?” He brandished
the tiny burn on his arm. It would be gone in a few minutes. Fast healing was
one of the perks of drinking from the Grail.
She pressed her lips to his forearm right beside the wound.
The sight making him forget all about the fucking bacon. She was the most
beautiful, sexy, intriguing woman he’d ever seen.
Her breath caressed his skin as she whispered, “My hero.”
He wanted to be more than that. Following that path would be
riddled with heartbreak as time stole her from him and left him behind.
A new beep mercifully interrupted his thoughts. Heather
turned around and opened the waffle iron, revealing a perfectly browned Belgian
waffle. His stomach growled in response, and the smile on her face made him
wish he could stop time.
She put the waffle on a plate and refilled the iron. “I’ll
split it with you while the next one cooks.”
He opened a couple of drawers and withdrew two forks. “Deal.”
They sat next to each other at the antique dining table. He
admired the woodworking while she spread butter and syrup over the waffle. He
hadn’t built this furniture, but he could appreciate the craftsmanship.
She peered over at him and plucked a fork from his hand.
“Don’t tell me you made this table. It’s been in my family since the 1800s.”
He chuckled, shaking his head. “No, but I bet I knew the
bloke who did. Not many furniture makers in Savannah back then. I was working
on cabinetry and doors back then. Not much for furniture in those days.”
He took a bite of the waffle and groaned as the sweet buttery
squares assaulted his taste buds. Meeting her eyes, he swallowed and grinned.
“Thanks for making breakfast. I’m sorry I wasn’t more help.”
Her ice-blue eyes sparkled. “Oh, you were plenty of help…just
maybe not with the bacon.”
“I enjoy helping you.” He placed his free hand on her thigh
under the table, stunned by the way she coaxed this playful side out of him. So
often his thoughts wandered down dark paths, but she shined light into the
shadows of his soul, showing him a new future.
She bumped him with her shoulder. “I have clients coming
soon, but I could use some more help…tonight.”
Flirting. They were fucking flirting. Amazing he still knew
how.
He leaned in, his lips brushing her ear. “Until tonight,
then.”
A small shiver ran through her, and instantly blood was
pumping far from his brain. She stabbed a piece of waffle and lifted it to his
lips. “Tonight.”
He took the bite into his mouth slowly, drinking in the
desire in her eyes. He’d believed this part of himself to be long dead, but
every second with her drew him back toward the light, toward life. She was a
miracle.
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