Hunter (A Dark Assassins Novel Book Five)
By Valerie Ullmer
Genre:
Paranormal Erotic Romance
Cover Design by: Valerie Ullmer
Blurb
Half-vampire
and half-shifter.
The one
definitive belief panther-shifter Hunter and the other immortals understood
about shifters and vampires; vampire venom is deadly to shifters and vice
versa. But Hunter never worried about
testing the theory because he never wondered if he had a mate, even after a few
of his family had found their own. As he
and two others stumble upon and eliminate several rogue shifters, part of a
larger group determined to kill each of the assassins, Hunter also stumbles
upon the one woman destined to be his.
There’s only one problem. She’s
part vampire.
All
alone in the world.
Despite
everything, Neri made a life for herself after she escaped from a facility
using her as a test subject. She has no
past, no family, and no connections to the world as far as she can
remember. She stays to herself and finds
a routine, telling herself she isn’t lonely.
But everything changes when she spots Hunter and her first true memory
revealed. He was there the day someone
injected her with an experimental drug and changed into this cold being.
As Neri
and Hunter navigate their newfound relationship, their journey becomes even
more complicated when they learn Neri’s venom is deadly to shifters. But with help from the other immortals,
Hunter and Neri reveal her past and realize the extent of the threat Dark
Company has been dealing with for years.
But can their relationship
survive with so much stacked against them?
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Excerpt
“You don’t have to fear me. You’re safe.”
Hunter reiterated his promise and cupped her face.
Hunter’s vision blackened around the edges
until darkness surrounded him. He didn't understand what was
happening to him but he heard her quiet voice responding to his statement.
“I’m not so sure about that.”
In the next minute, Hunter sensed his surroundings change.
He blinked, getting used to the darkness after his eyes grew used to the
harsh, blinding light of the snow. When he assessed his situation, he
still found himself on his knees. As he
moved his fingers searching for the woman who had been right in front of him only
to find her missing.
Hunter closed his eyes and listened to his surroundings.
There was a low hum from a computer fan somewhere in the
room and someone breathing, deep, as if they were asleep. Before he investigated further, a desk
lamp clicked on and his eyes moved toward an arrogant-looking man seated,
cross-legged, on an uncomfortable-looking metal chair. He had a smug look on his face that made
Hunter want to break his face.
Hunter pulled his gaze from the man and took a quick
glance around and to him. Something about it seemed familiar. The
antiseptic coldness, the clear glass that looked out into the hall, the white
formica tiles on the floor. Sterile and
clean.
The place gave him the creeps.
When he turned his gaze to the man in the lab coat, he
recognized his gaze wasn’t on Hunter but on a woman laying on the exam table he
hadn’t seen.
Hunter took a deep breath, trying to examine the scents in
the room and looking for a familiar one, but there was nothing. He should have scented the environment, the
blue liquid on the counter along with wooden sticks and cotton balls, but there
was nothing.
He growled in frustration. Neither the older
gray-haired doctor who reminded him of Dr. Ames based on the same greedy
arrogance pasted on his face, nor the woman tied down with her mouth
covered by a strap, reacted to the sound escaping from his throat.
Without another thought, he lunged for the doctor but he
passed through the figure.
Okay, not a physical presence. Can’t scent, can’t touch.
Hunter turned toward the table and sucked in a deep breath
as he the familiar face of the woman in the mountains came into focus. Her face looked gaunt and pale, but it was
the dark brown hair and matching eyes that took him by surprise. Also, she seemed starved and despite the
bruising on her limbs and the dark circles under her eyes; her look was one of
defiance.
Hunter jolted when the man spoke.
“So, Nerissa… it appears you’re an utter failure as a
shifter.” His eyes glanced down as if he
were ashamed by her lack of abilities.
“But you are a prime candidate for an experimental drug my colleagues
and I have been working on.”
Her gaze narrowed as he continued to speak and he noted
her body shook with the continuous growl that emitted from her throat.
“You had such promise.
Oh, well. You can make it up
now.”
As if waiting for that statement, a nurse walked in
and handed a syringe to the man. “Here
you go, Dr. Stevens.”
About the Author
Valerie writes romances.
Contemporary, Paranormal, Erotic, and Gay.
She lives in Denver, Colorado with her wonderfully supportive husband and their funny and wise black lab, Maddie. Valerie is addicted to coffee, crime shows, and reading and writing character-driven romances.
As a voracious reader, she’s believes that all writers are rock stars, and she hopes that people enjoy her stories as much as she loves the romance novels she’s devoured over the years!
Contemporary, Paranormal, Erotic, and Gay.
She lives in Denver, Colorado with her wonderfully supportive husband and their funny and wise black lab, Maddie. Valerie is addicted to coffee, crime shows, and reading and writing character-driven romances.
As a voracious reader, she’s believes that all writers are rock stars, and she hopes that people enjoy her stories as much as she loves the romance novels she’s devoured over the years!
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