Artemis’s Hunt ~
Sons of War novella 2.5
By Lia Davis
Blurb
Artemis,
goddess of the hunt, has lived with heartache for the last fifteen hundred
years, believing her only love is dead. That’s what her father—Zeus, king of
the gods—told her. After recent events brought the truth to light, Artemis must
gather the courage to face her lost love again.
Evangelos,
former god of messengers, was content living in the mortal world until he
discovered he has a daughter and her mother is Artemis. When the goddess shows up
at his place of employment with tales of renewing his god status, he’s
skeptical. Zeus wouldn’t reverse the curse out of the goodness of his heart.
There is always a catch. The god king wants something in return.
When
Artemis explains she has to hunt down her stepmother, Hera, in order to get
Evan back into Zeus’s good graces, Evan demands to accompany her. However, the
journey turns out to be a test that could bring them closer together or tear
them apart forever.
Excerpt
A familiar, masculine scent
mixed with that of forest and earth met her nose. Annoyance bathed her, turning
to anger as she twisted sharply to face the intruder. Evangelos, minor god of
the messengers, stood a few feet away, his own bow at the ready. She snarled,
glancing from the bow to the smug look on his face. “I thought Hermes taught
his sons better manners. Don’t you know it is dangerous to sneak up on me
during a hunt?”
One large, bare shoulder rose in
a lazy shrug as he stalked closer. She planted her feet in place, refusing to
show him any type of weakness—he would never know how her body heated when he
was near, something she hadn’t experienced with any other man.
She was a pure goddess,
untouched by the desires of the flesh, and she would stay that way. Not even
Evangelos could change who she was or her nature.
He stopped a foot away, the heat
from his virile body reaching out to her, coaxing her to come closer. “I want
you to teach me to hunt.”
Steeling her spine, she narrowed
her gaze at him. “You can already hunt.”
“Not like you. I want you to
show me your way.”
“Why?”
He took a step nearer. She
desperately wanted to move away, but giving up ground would be a sign of
weakness. “Does the reason matter?”
No, it didn’t matter. She
couldn’t care less why he wanted her to teach him. “What do you offer me in
return?” He had to know asking a boon of her meant she’d require some sort of
payment in exchange.
One corner of his mouth lifted,
drawing her attention to his full lips. What was wrong with her? She must be
ill. It was the only reasonable explanation for her reaction to him. When he
spoke, his tone softened, almost to a whisper. “I offer my services to you
during the time it takes you to teach me.”
Suspicion crawled up her spine.
“What services?”
He closed the distance between
them until only a breath separated them. “Anything you wish, my goddess.”
She was fully unprepared for
what happened next. When his soft lips brushed hers, every nerve in her body
lit up as if charged by lightning. For a moment she allowed his testing caress,
but when he wrapped an arm around her waist, she broke the kiss and slapped
him. The sound of the strike echoed off the trees as his head whipped to the
side, thunder to emphasize the storm he’d awakened with his touch.
“Do
that again and I’ll kill you,” she warned.
Sons
of War series to date
War’s
Passion, book 1
Ashes of
War, book 2
Artemis’s Hunt, book 2.5
More to come…
INTERVIEW
What inspired you to write this
book?
The
idea for Artemis’s story developed as I wrote the second book in the series.
Once I discovered who Ashlynn’s (heroine of Ashes of War) father a whole new
story unraveled. I couldn’t not
write Artemis’s story.
Can you give us an interesting
fact about your book that isn't in the blurb?
Where
the main stories in the Sons of War series are about the dragon shifters,
Artemis’s Hunt is the first that tells the story of the gods. It’s more
contemporary with a paranormal/fantasy twist.
How did you choose your title?
This
title came to me easier than the others. When I decided to write about the gods
as novella with the series, it made sense to me to include their names in the
title.
How long have you been writing?
Even
though I’ve always loved creative writing, I started writing with the intent to
publish in 2008 after discovering paranormal romance and urban fantasy.
Are you a plotter or a pantser?
I’m a
hybrid pantser/plotter. This means I will map out major plot points before I
start writing, but I have to leave plenty of room for the pantser in me to fly
with it. The first outline almost always changes. Lol
What part of the writing process
is the hardest for you?
Writing
the first draft. I have a hard time turning off the internal editor.
What tips can you give on how to
get through writers block?
For
me, when I hit a block and can’t move forward, it’s because something is wrong.
It’s either with the relationship between the characters, a plot issue,
something is missing, or all the above.
What kind of music do you like to
listen to while you write?
I
love all kinds of music. With the sons of war, I listened to mostly instrumental
music. A few examples are Two Steps from Hell, Apocalyptica, and Nox Arcana
Who is your favorite author?
I
have so many I love. My top three are JR Ward, Nalini Singh, and Sherrilyn
Kenyon.
What do you like to do when you're
not writing?
I
spend time with Hubby. However, I always have pen and paper with me in case I
get inspired. Lol
What advice would you give an
author just starting out?
Don’t
give up on your dream no matter what others say. Write what you love the read.
Have you had anything else
published?
Yes,
Artemis’s Hunt was my 16th book published. Below is the list by
series.
Ashwood
Falls (wolf and big cats shifters)
0.5 –
Winter Eve
1 – A
Tiger’s Claim
2 – A
Mating Dance
3 –
Surrendering to the Alpha
3.5 –
A Rebel’s Heart
4 –
Divided Loyalties
4.5 –
Touch of Desire (part of the Dark Fates Anthology)
More
to come…
Pleasures
of the Heart (contemporary novellas, all will be standalone)
1 –
Business Pleasures
2 –
Red Hot Pleasures (MM VDay story coming in February)
More
to come…
Sons
of War (dragon shifters and Greek mythology)
1 –
War’s Passion
2 –
Ashes of War
2.5 –
Artemis’s Hunt
More
to come…
What's your next project?
I
have several projects going, but my current WIP is a vampire menage Christmas
story, It’s A Vampire Christmas, targeted to release on December 16th.
This will be the first in a new vampire series titled Vampire Lords.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and three equally
special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, and a lover of romance. She and her
family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers.
But it's her home and she loves it!
An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very
active imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the
world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined.
Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house
and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it
belongs.
Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling,
reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Lia! Love your books! Love that you are branching out to other things...different shifters, gods and now vampires! Love the variety!!
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