Creatures of Myth Series - Book Tour and Giveaway

Let them Eat Cake
Creatures of Myth Book 1
by Ravyn Wilde
Genre: Paranormal Romance 

One night. One body. Vampire Marie Antoinette discovers a legendary monster she can't kill--and a fated love she might die for...  (Read in order or as standalone.) 

When Vampire Sentinel Marie Antoinette slams into a new evil preying on both the human and supernatural creatures under her protection, she reaches out for help. What she finds is a scorching new love with Justin--an all-too-fragile human male. He might have muscles and attitude, but he is human!

Justin's last military assignment took all the joy out of his life. His father has the perfect solution--introduce him to someone with that same faraway look in her eyes. Justin has been dropped into a world he didn't realize existed and discovers an unwanted and deadly attraction to a MUCH older woman. His inexperience with this new reality is liable to get him killed, or worse!

Marie can't resist Justin. But they don't have any time to figure out if their attraction is more than just physical. They must hunt a thousand-year-old cannibalistic monster that can't be killed, rescue a young girl from a pack of rogue werewolves,  and deal with Marie's pompous ex-boyfriend. Will they live long enough to discover they are made for each other?

Let Them Eat Cake is the first book in Ravyn Wilde's racy paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This supernatural adult romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy vampires, laugh out loud moments, and books bursting with mystery, suspense, and love--you'll adore this!

Pick up Let Them Eat Cake today and come play with the Creatures of Myth!

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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​Bill’s voice startled her. “I met Maria for the first time over forty years ago.”
She smiled at Bill in gratitude. He had started the discussion for her.
Justin glanced at his father with a question in his eyes. “She was an infant?”
Bill laughed. “No. No, she looked pretty much like she does now. Except,” he cocked his head to the side and focused on her, “your hair color has changed. It was red then, wasn’t it?”
She grinned. “Yeah, I think I like the black better. Thank God for hair color. It must be one of the best inventions of the modern world. I always hated my dishwater blonde—”
Justin cut in. “But what you are saying is impossible, Maria isn’t…”
She could hear Justin’s irritation as he spoke. Knew he wondered what kind of crap they fed him.
“Maria isn’t a lot of things. You’re going to have to listen, son. It won’t be an easy thing to believe but let me tell you my part of this story and then you can ask your questions in a minute.”
Bill looked at his son and waited for him to nod. “When I met Maria, I was a beat cop. I had bit off more than I could chew when I decided to chase a man instead of letting him go. I knew the man was running drugs and I wanted to stop him. The chase got turned around and he eventually cornered me in an alley. Before I could get my gun out of the holster, he opened fire with an automatic pistol. Maria just seemed to fall from the sky. Suddenly she appeared right in front of me and used her body to shield me. You got hit with what, six bullets that night?” He looked to her for confirmation.
Justin glared at his father and snorted.
She nodded and sighed. She knew this wouldn’t go well. Justin looked as if he wanted to leave them all to their little fairy tale.
Well, the only fairy tails she knew were in the other room making phone calls.
“I don’t understand,” Justin said, looking from his father to her in apparent confusion and growing irritation.
She could see his hold on the beer bottle tighten.
Maria smiled. There was no easy way to do this. “Justin. I think we were remiss with the introductions tonight. My full name is Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna Antoinette. My French husband didn’t like the name Maria—as it reminded him that I wasn’t a native of his country—so he called me Marie. I never liked that name, so since I now have a choice, I use Maria.”
“Are you trying to tell me you think you’re Marie Antoinette?” Justin looked at her in disbelief and the dawning of concern. “Are you okay? Did you hit your head sometime tonight without realizing it?” He started to stand.
His father waved him back down.
“You’re kidding, right?” Justin tried to laugh.
When she and Bill just looked at him, with no hint of humor in their eyes, he became very serious.
“I’ve seen this before when people are confronted with a violent and horrible death,” he said with serious intent. “I am sure the crime scene tonight upset you. Maybe you should both lie down. Matt! Brian! Bring me some blankets. I think Maria and my father are going into shock,” he raised his voice enough to carry into the other room.
“It’s okay, I’ve been trained to handle this,” he reassured them.
Before Maria could comment, Matt and Brian came running into the room. “What? What’s happening? Don’t get your man-marbles in a twist. Maria, are you alright? What do you need?” Matt kept babbling.
“I just told him my full name and he thinks I’m in shock or in need of a straitjacket. Or both. Everything’s okay,” she assured them.
“Oh! Can we stay and watch? I love this part when people realize—”
“Brian, hush. You can stay—just sit and be quiet.” Maria watched in silence as Justin looked at his father in obvious concern.
Bill sat calmly drinking his scotch and then he looked up at her and winked. He turned to his son. “It takes some getting used to, the thought of Maria as Marie Antoinette—the legendary Queen of France. Look at her neck. She still has a faint scar from the guillotine,” Bill said smugly.
She could tell he got some perverse pleasure out of their revelations. She winced.
Justin rolled his eyes but obediently got up to look at Maria’s neck. A lightning bolt of lust hit her as he placed his hands on her shoulder. Tipping her head back slightly, her gaze caught his and held. He felt it too. Great to know they shared this mad impulse to shut out the rest of the world, lock themselves in a room, and have at each other.
She wanted him naked and moaning in pleasure. Not looking at old scars.
She knew he saw a thin line running straight across her neck. Allowing him to bend her head forward, she shuddered as his fingers skimmed the back of her neck as he lifted her hair out of the way.
She loved the feel of his hands on her skin, the rough slide of heat as he traced his fingers over her flesh. She wanted to concentrate on the forgotten pleasure, not on the fact that he could see the thin scar as it continued all the way around her neck.


Justin dropped the silky mane of her hair and stepped back. What the scar could be from he didn’t know. He had seen people beheaded or at least seen the aftermath while serving time in the Mid-East as part of a special anti-terrorist force.
What the scar from a beheading would look like he couldn’t imagine. It seemed beyond his scope of understanding. But how did you explain…
“Unknowingly, someone saved my life when they buried me. They made sure that when I was put in the casket my head was in perfect alignment with my body. I was also lucky that the beheading took place in a darkly shaded courtyard and that the viewing was held indoors, which kept almost all the effects of the sun off my fragile flesh.”
He watched the expressions on her face. She believed what she said.
“It wasn’t done on purpose, I’m sure all the revolutionaries wanted was a pretty statement for their cause. So, they were meticulous when they put the pieces of me together. They didn’t know I was a vampire, but their actions ensured I would rise again. Eventually.”
She sighed, staring at the fire. It took a few moments before she could continue, “I don’t want to discuss the months it takes to repair such damage. Suffice to say, it isn’t an immediate process and it’s a very painful one. But vampires can regenerate the blood, bone, and muscle connections if you quickly put everything back where it belongs.”
“Vampires.” Justin just shook his head. A quick glance at his father made him wonder how long it had been since his old man had seen a doctor. Maybe he was suffering from dementia? Or brainwashing might be the answer. He just couldn’t understand why Maria would want his father to believe this fantasy. Justin had seen some very bizarre things in his life. But vampires?
“Do the roof thing,” Brian’s excited voice broke into his thoughts as the man practically jumped up and down with excitement. “If anything, other than donating blood, will convince him that should do it.”
“The roof thing?” Justin asked politely. Maybe he should humor them all and quickly get his father out of here.
“Oh, yes!” his dad said with obvious relish, getting to his feet. “A feat I’ve always enjoyed seeing you perform.”
Maria shook her head but also stood.
Justin wondered at the glimpse of amusement in her eyes as she traipsed behind the group, out the patio door, and onto the roof.
“Guys, I am not sure this is a good idea. We could push Justin into a full-blown hissy fit, or scare the crap out of him,” she muttered.
“So, your choice is to sink fang into his neck? You know sweetie, alpha males very rarely enjoy being used for a late-night snack. Well, that kind of snack. I wouldn’t want you to kill the sparks—”
“Enough chitchat, Brian. We don’t need to review all the options,” she hissed.
Justin realized that at least one of the other men had noticed his fascinated interest in Maria. Well, it didn’t matter now, the woman was delusional.
He frowned when Maria moved over to the wall enclosing her patio and climbed on the ledge. Her penthouse took up the entire twentieth floor. What did she think she was doing?
He moved to hold onto her, crying out in horror as she dove off, spiraling into the night.
Justin lunged to the brick wall, but he moved too slow to catch her.
He looked over the side with dread. And saw her drifting there, floating in the air as she called up to him, “I’m okay, I do this a lot. It’s one of the perks of being a—”
“A vampire,” he finished for her. “Get back on the roof!” he demanded.
He lost what little sense of humor he possessed about this whole thing. He was furious. The adrenaline rush coursing through his body threatened to take him to his knees, now that the danger was over.
When she took that nosedive off the roof his fear for her life pushed him over the edge. In all the years he spent fighting terrorists, he never once felt the pure terror of helplessness and sorrow that he experienced in the split-second she hung in the air, just out of his reach, before dropping to what he had been certain was death.
No one mattered enough to him for that kind of panic. Not even he, himself. He didn’t matter enough to panic when someone tried to kill him. Up to this point in his life, he fought against any meaningful ties other than the ones he shared with his parents.
The realization that this might be changing, combined with his body’s overtly sexual reaction to the woman—acted as a kick to his gut.
Intently he watched Maria drift up, sail over the ledge, and land lightly on her feet. His hands were on her waist in moments. He didn’t care if she could goddamn fly. He wanted her now!
“No. Don’t say another word.” Like a man possessed, he pulled her into his arms and fused his mouth to hers. He kissed her with anger and desperation, in fear for her safety, and with an instinctive need to claim her. The kiss was essential. A desperate bid to hold on to his sanity.

Written in the Ruby
Creatures of Myth Book 2 

An ancient ruby with mystical powers. A deep and passionate connection between vampire and human. Madmen who will torture and kill for their secrets... (This standalone story is part of the Creatures of Myth series.)

Nicole Martin bought an adorable bungalow nestled on a vast estate. It provides the serenity and security she needs as an erotic romance author. Estate owner Zane Patrick is a gorgeous bonus, serving as sizzling inspiration for her novels. But when two shady government agents indicate he might be something other than human, Nicky's overactive imagination kicks in. Perhaps it's time to get to know the neighbor...

When Zane sold the house to Nicky, he created his own personal hell--every time she writes a sex scene, he witnesses every intimate detail in his mind. He shouldn't get involved with his luscious neighbor, but cold showers can do only so much. When he learns of the agents' accusations, he and Nicky explore their motives...and their lust for each other.

When Nicole is kidnapped by Human First fanatics, Zane would do anything to rescue the woman who might be his life mate. Including making a deal with Vlad Tepes. Will Zane rescue Nicky? Will they live long enough to discover the ruby has chosen them as fated mates? 

Written In The Ruby is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the the second book in Ravyn Wilde's racy paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This intense supernatural romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy adult vampire stories, laugh aloud moments, and books bursting with action, suspense, and love--you'll adore this!

Pick up Written in the Ruby today and come play with the Creatures of Myth! 

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Magic & Myth
Creatures of Myth Book 3
 

This Creatures of Myth Wilde Trio story collection includes: Undying Magic, Uncontrolled Magic, and Unholy Magic. The De'Angel family are Druid Mages. They are intensely powerful, magically erotic, and several centuries old. They keep the human world safe and the paranormal world hidden. (This standalone book is part of the Creatures of Myth series.) 

Undying Magic In a race against time Jane and Ricardo search for mermaid scales, zombie toenails, Druid lust-sweat... You know--the usual potion ingredients to resurrect a Vampire! 

Uncontrolled Magic What happens when a were-dragon propositions a very hungry vampire? He ends up naked and chained to a wall...among other things! 

Unholy Magic Franco has loved Tehya since the moment they met. As a human woman, she could never survive in his world. Or could she? 

Magic & Myth is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after book. (They work hard for their happiness.) It is the third book in Ravyn Wilde's racy paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This intense adult romance is filled with snarky humor, supernatural suspense, and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy dragons, werewolves and vampires, along with a little spine-tingling terror and laugh out loud moments--you'll adore this! 

Pick up Magic & Myth today and come play with the Creatures of Myth! 

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Supernatural Speed Dating
Creatures of Myth Book 4 

How do you save the world and explore the fragile--well--passionate beginnings of a new romance at the same time? (This standalone story is part of the Creatures of Myth series.)  

Natasha spends every minute of her life upholding the GOTH motto, "Hurt can be fixed, there isn't anything we can do about dead." As Captain of the Guardians of True Humanity, there is always another paranormal bad-ass to hunt down. But Natasha's mother and witchy-best friend think she needs a social life, so they're forcing her to attend the Supernatural Speed Dating event. She doesn't have time for this crap. 

Dominic made a deal with the devil, or more accurately with one of his grandson's. Now he is stuck in the hell of speed dating. His attitude changed the minute Natasha raised her head and met his gaze with laughing blue eyes. 

Natasha and Dominic aren't looking for a relationship, until the sparks fly and make them both wonder, what if? Then Natasha gets kidnapped, Dominic gets thrown in the dungeon, and the horror of missing and dead paranormal children consumes every minute of Natasha's time.   Can they save the world and each other?

Supernatural Speed Dating is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the  fourth book in Ravyn Wilde's paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This supernatural romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy dragons, magic spells, kick-ass heroines, and nail-biting suspense--you'll love this! 

Pick up Supernatural Speed Dating today and come play with the Creatures of Myth!

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Luke & Jezebel
Creatures of Myth Book 5 

When the sparks fly between Luke & Jezebel in the middle of a Human vs. Other race war, they are both singed by the outcome. Will they discover they are fated mates before it's too late? (This standalone story is part of the Creatures of Myth series.)

In the year 2203, the tenuous truce between humans and Others straddles the line between hate rhetoric from the fanatical One Racers, and acceptance by more liberal humans. Angry cracks appear in this diplomatic accord when human children are kidnapped from their beds, and the Fae are blamed for their disappearance. Hired as the public relations expert for the Others, Jezi Longtree is excited to help the paranormal community restore its image among humans. 

Her eagerness turns into intense aggravation when she meets her contact, Luke Skylord. As Sentinel for the region, the man is infuriating, arrogant--and sexy as hell. 
Luke appreciates Jezebel's creative talents immediately--as well as her luscious body.

Determined to make the voluptuous redhead his temporary bed-mate, his pursuit of the intriguing woman is relentless. When he finds himself on an unprecedented emotional roller coaster, Luke discovers there's more to Jezebel than Double Ds. 

Their passion may kill them if the One Racers don't do it first!

Luke & Jezebel is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the fifth book in Ravyn Wilde's racy paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This hot as Hades supernatural romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy vampires, mythical Fae warriors, kick-ass heroines, hilarious family drama, and nail-biting suspense--you'll love this! 

Pick up Luke & Jezebel today and come play with the Creatures of Myth!

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Adam & Eve: A.D. 2203
Creatures of Myth Book 6 

There's a wolf at the door! To prevent being scented and claimed by a werewolf, Eve has never forgotten to lock herself into her safe-room when the moon is full. Until now. (While this story can be read as a standalone - it is better when paired with book 5 in the series so you can discover what happens to Eve's sister.)

Werewolves have one genetic breeding mate. During Lupine Moon they can scent and claim her. Eve refuses to allow an alpha male to dictate her life. 

Adam has searched for his mate for years. As pack leader, his most important responsibility is managing volatile human/were relations. But his human mate has just been catapulted to the top of the One Racer's Hit List. 

This fanatic human purist group will stop at nothing to destroy Eve's work and take her life. Can Adam convince Eve that being his mate is not a fate worse than death? More importantly--can he keep her alive? 

Adam & Eve is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the sixth book in Ravyn Wilde's racy paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This supernatural adult romance is filled with snarky humor intrigue. If you love sexy werewolves, laugh out loud moments, and books bursting with mystery and love--you'll adore this! 

Pick up Adam & Eve and fall in love with something Wilde!

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Midnight's Mystery: Dragonkynd
Creatures of Myth Book 7 

When a Dragon Lord kidnaps her fledglings, Midnight kicks his ass and gets the girls back. But then the Lord surprises her, overwhelms her with the help of a mysterious dragon-male, and hides her from her coven. 
(Can be read as a standalone or an alternate starting point for the series.)

Matei wants Midnight to become his ideal women. All she needs to do is wear more clothes, stop saving humans, and quit using her magic. She is going to kill him. She has no interest in staying home and playing house!

Midnight is overwhelmed fighting eco-terrorists and three fledgling Dragon Witches who want to stretch their wings. Realizing dragonkynd is almost extinct--she is now forced to search for a male of her species. But she doesn't want one for herself, another member of her coven can breed the next generation. 

Matei wants a submissive mate, just like his mother. But when his brother is kidnapped, he
discovers he needs the warrior in Midnight to save his brothers. These Dragon Witches don't behave anything like what he was taught to believe a true female of their species should act. 

Will Matei give up his dream of finding a submissive mate, and realize the depth of his feelings for Midnight? Can Midnight teach the overbearing, out-of-touch Lord how to survive in the real world? Even more important, will anyone live through the evil plot to annihilate the dragonkynd race? 

Midnight's Mystery is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the seventh book in Ravyn Wilde's paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This ménage romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy dragons, magic spells, kick-ass heroines, and nail-biting suspense--you'll love this!

Buy Midnight's Mystery today and come play with the Creatures of Myth!

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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UnDuplicated Magic: Children of the Dark Mage
Creatures of Myth Book 8

A Dark Mage intent on world domination. A binding love spell. Can Jason and Gypsy break their magically hot connection and save the world? (Can be read as a standalone - or part of the series.)

Jason Dark Eagle is a Native American Shaman. For centuries he has protected the innocent from the malicious world-altering attentions of a demon. Until an old friend demands he honor an old debt. When Gypsy walked into the Devil's Boardroom, she took his breath away. The stunning woman looked like heaven and tempted him to forget all the reasons women like her weren't a good idea. They were sweet, kind, human. 

Gypsy Royal is a Romani Traveller, an undercover operator, and weapons expert trained to take care of herself. Some would call her a witch. But when her sister Rose disappears, she needs the help of an elite tracker. An old family friend sends her to Jason. Just looking at Jason was pure pleasure. And when he spoke, chills of desire danced down her spine. The man was trouble. But he was supposed to be the best man for the job. She needed his skills, in more ways than one. 

Neither expected the immediate and magically enhanced attraction they had to each other. Can they break the magic spell? Do they want to? Both need to be able to think clearly when they discover there is more at stake than Gypsy's sister.

The entire world is at risk from the evil plotting of a demonic Dark Mage. Can they survive long enough to unravel the mystery?

UnDuplicated Magic, Children of the Dark Mage is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the eighth book in Ravyn Wilde's racy paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This intense adult romance is filled with supernatural suspense, alternate history, and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy shamans, gorgeous gypsy's, and a host of dragons, and vampires--not to mention a little spine-tingling terror and laugh out loud moments--you'll adore this! 

Pick up UnDuplicated Magic today and come play with the Creatures of Myth! 

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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​She put one hand on her hip and said, “Look, you big idiot! It wasn’t me. For one thing, I just flat out wouldn’t do this to myself. For another, I have never played with love charms. Whoever did this is strong, maybe a little wild or untrained, but they are extremely powerful. The spell doesn’t feel finished. And don’t ask me how I know that, I just do. I’ve lived around this shit all my life.”
When he shook his head and began to say something, she cut him off.
“For the love of god and goddess, I can see the tie the spell made between us, you Jackass. There isn’t a touch of delicacy. It is like getting hit over the head with a brick of lust and heat. Any Rom over five years old could do better than this,” she insisted.
All the blood rushed out of Jason’s head and he swallowed hard. Dawning horror teased his mind. “You said love charm. What would someone use to create a charm or love spell?”
“Shit. I don’t know.” She looked up as if seeking answers from the stars. “The usual stuff. A coin or button. A shell or a small rock. For a potion, they would need to use bits and pieces of us, like hair or fingernail clippings or something. Because you need the essence of the couple you are targeting. I have been trained since birth not to leave hair in my brush and to bury my fingernail clippings. Love potions and crazy curses are why most Traveller women wear fake nails. It’s difficult to get to the real nail through the acrylic.”
But he left her talking to herself. He wasn’t listening anymore. Jason turned and walked away, taking out his link.
She shouted after him, “If you find out who did this, let them know I will come for them and make them pay!”
Jason groaned. He knew it wasn’t an idle threat. But it wouldn’t matter. He didn’t listen to any of the stuff she muttered about potions. Besides, neither of them took so much as a sip of anything but water and beer since they met.
But a love charm. He wasn’t sure. He told himself it was a wild stretch of his imagination. She couldn’t do this. She was too young. She wouldn’t know what passion was. But when Gypsy had said the love spell could be transferred with a charm, something like a shell…
He touched the shell in his pocket and shivered. Tried to reassure himself that he was jumping to conclusions. It made more sense if Gypsy was doing something or if the spell was directed at Gypsy. This couldn’t be his fault. Maybe the person who came to take her bike gave her the charm. Maybe Rose was taken by someone who wanted both women and the charm was meant to incapacitate her. He clutched at that explanation for a moment and then remembered that Gypsy also said the spell was done by someone who was untrained, but extremely powerful.
And that a magical Rom over five years old could do better. Shit! He was very afraid he knew who did this to them. Or him. She had done it for him. Wanting him to have his light.
He figured he was far enough away from Gypsy that she wouldn’t hear him make a call. Wouldn’t get close enough to snap the attraction back to full power. Because he didn’t think he could walk away again. The attraction was growing even though he’d put distance between them. Holding the shell Ahna gave him when they were at the beach, he looked at it, and then at his link. Hesitated. Surely not… but right now it was the only explanation. He slowly slid the shell back in his pocket and ran his hand through his hair. Frustrated and worried.
He didn’t call Tehya, nor did he call Franco. While they were loving parents and had their own powerful magic, what he needed right now was the best damn magic user he knew.
“Hey, Jason. What’s up?” Ricardo answered.
Jason didn’t waste time. “At the family reunion, Ahna told me not to worry that my light was coming. I put it down to some precog and empathy. But I think she wished on a seashell for me. A seashell she gave me that I’ve been carrying ever since.” He took the small white shell out of his pocket. Flipping it over so he could rub the slick, pink underside. Like he had done at least a hundred times since Ahna gave him the shell last week.
“I see, and what do you think she wished for?” Ricardo asked, his tone serious.
Jason sighed. “I think she asked for my light. I thought she meant because I’ve been in a dark place chasing this damn demon, but I believe I ended up with a love spell attached to me, that connects my libido to my new client. That love spell has turned into some type of intense enthrallment, one you can almost see. When we get within a few feet of each other, all we want to do is have sex. And before you tell me to stay away from her, I’m driving her truck to Colorado to help her find her missing sister. I still have at least eight hours in the damn vehicle!”
“Take a walk, preferably away from the woman. Let me go see Ahna for a minute and I’ll call you back.” Ricardo advised.
Jason knew he wasn’t joking when he said he would go see Ahna, even though they didn’t live in the same state.
Franco was married to Jason’s niece, Tehya. During the spring and summer, the couple with their tiny daughter lived in the family cabin at Christmas Meadows. Jason’s family had owned the legacy cabin in the high Uinta’s for centuries. The cabin and five others had been in the middle of the mountain range for several hundred years. No one else could build a cabin in the protected spot at the edge of the wildlife-filled meadow, but if the six families kept their cabins in good repair, they would remain a legacy inheritance forever.
Ricardo and Jane lived on a tropical island in Florida. But the Druid Mage could pop in anywhere he damn-well pleased.
Jason walked around the wagon and truck. He noticed that Gypsy had disappeared. He wondered where she went, but at the same time, he was glad she wasn’t hanging around trying to overhear his conversation. He heard what she said when she promised retribution on the person responsible for the love spell attached to them. A faint noise caught his attention and he had to grin. It was Gypsy, down by the river, ranting about making someone pay. Her choice of cuss words made his eyes water. Motherlickin? That sounded vile. But shit. He was never telling her who did this. He didn’t think she would hurt Ahna, but he didn’t know her well enough to know what she would do.
Jason’s communications link beeped.
Ricardo didn’t waste time with hellos. “I went to see Tehya and Franco. After I explained to them what we think might have happened, I spoke with Ahna. She said that she wanted you to find your light. To her, the woman represents your light. She WAS holding the shell when she wished that for you, so her wish is probably attached to the shell. It would be a hell of a lot harder for her to just send something like that out into the universe and have the spell find a home. So, we are going to hope the spell is attached to the shell. We know Ahna is strong, just not how strong. And to complicate matters she was standing in the ocean when she found the pretty shell. Saltwater for a Druid Mage works to increase the power of the incantation. Ahna didn’t know that what she was doing was an incantation, this child has a magical presence that is off the charts. For some reason, we all thought she was a Shaman and held some magic from Mother Earth, along with some healing abilities. Your flavor of magic is very powerful, but not really threatening. It’s more for the good. The destructive quotient is about in line with a Molotov cocktail.”
He let out a quiet breath. “I think with Ahna, instead of a Molotov cocktail we got the atomic bomb of magical ability. This is going to take all of us to contain and train. All she did is hope that you would fall in love with someone like her daddy loved mommy.”
Dear god. Out of the mouth of babes—Tehya and Franco couldn’t keep their hands off each other for five minutes even after more than a century of time together. They had an insatiable hunger for one another and an extremely powerful sex drive. Since Ahna wished that type of love onto him, he could well understand why the love spell had morphed into a stalking, uncontrollable Sex Magick spell that ramped up their erotic appetites.
He thought about the kind of power Ahna would someday control. “You need to re-evaluate our Shamanistic abilities. Tehya could bring down a city the size of LA with a thought. It would just shake itself right into the ocean. My sister’s ability to touch and soothe souls means if she wanted to, she could agitate them to hatred and war. Naomi could raise an army in seconds. You don’t want to know what I could do if I turned to the dark. Not all Shamans are the loving, peaceful people you know. Ahna’s abilities are probably a blend of magic. Not just Shaman or Druid. And think about this for a moment Ricardo. Both her parents are shifters. Both have chosen the wolf. But the Shaman in Ahna’s soul is what will choose the form she shifts to. What type of children does she spend the most time with? What kind of shifter do you think Ahna’s soul would like to be?”
A clear picture formed in his mind of his niece, standing in the sand and looking wistfully at the sky. She wasn’t looking at eagles, that was for damn sure. Thank god he wasn’t going to be responsible for training her. He would help because that was what families did, but his role in her magical upbringing would be small.
Ricardo cursed. “The dragonlings. She watches the dragonlings all the time. Damnit. We need to watch her very carefully and get her around some were-bunny children or something. I think Tehya and Franco should go live on the island for a bit. Give Ahna some room to grow. I’ll talk to them tonight and then see if I can find some less deadly playmates for her.”
“What are you going to do about her power?” Jason asked. Because Ricardo would be her main teacher. Tehya and Franco had different flavors of magic and wouldn’t know how to handle this. Ricardo would.
Ricardo sighed. “It isn’t just going to be me. I need to do some evaluation. After what you said the thought occurs to me that besides strong Druid magic, there is another flavor entwined in Ahna’s soul.”
“The Shaman from our family,” Jason stated.
“No. I already understood that, but there is actually a third. It’s a little confusing and at the same time makes perfect sense. In our family, my maternal grandmother’s heritage is usually drowned out in the DNA pool when a child is created. I’ll just have to see what it might mean if Ahna also has Syeira’s abilities added to the mix.”
Jason considered what he knew about Syeira Volantine. Basically, he found her to be a demanding, loving woman. A force to be dealt with. And he knew the woman was Romany. He wasn’t sure about her magical heritage. It wasn’t something he ever talked to her about. He frowned, realizing that Syeira could have been one of the magic users that Hitler had tried to wipe out. He wondered if she was old enough to have lived through that time. He’d known her for two hundred years, so her family’s makeup was strong enough to make her immortal. It was something to ask her at the next family gathering.
“One more thing Jason. And this is important. Ahna wished on a shell, she wasn’t consciously casting. Her thoughts were not for you to fall in love with anyone you saw, but to find YOUR light. The mommy and daddy stuff would have ramped up the passion because of the intensity of Franco and Tehya’s physical attraction. But—it wouldn’t create a link between you if the woman you are with wasn’t your light. And I have a question. Is the woman a gypsy? Ahna keeps calling her a gypsy.”
What the hell… “Crap Ricardo. The woman’s name is Gypsy. And yes, she is Rom, like your grandmother.”
Franco chimed in, “Hey Jason. I’m on the call too. I think I can help with the reference to the light. Ahna said that when her mother and I are together, we glow. Alone we are dark. So Tehya is my light. She said Jane is Ricardo’s light too. You told Tehya at the family reunion that Ahna said your light was coming. It wasn’t the light within you, Jason. But what Gypsy would bring you. She didn’t want you to miss it.”
“Shit you guys. I arranged to meet the woman my old army buddy wanted me to help—at the Devil’s Boardroom in Vegas. I thought the location would intimidate her. Forcing her to leave me the information and then she would get the hell out of dodge. Instead, the minute she walked in the door I went all caveman, practically beating on my chest and snarling at every tatted-up biker in the place. I wanted to fight everyone in that bar, just for looking at her.”
Ricardo whistled. “Is that hell hole still there? Geez. I’m picking the next date night. Jane would love that place. For that matter, so would Tehya. Wanna double date, Franco?”
Franco laughed. “Sure. And since it seems like Jason now has a wild woman of his own, we’ll wait to go until they’ve worked things out and can join us.”
Jason remembered the look of reluctance on Gypsy’s face when the fight broke out at the bar and they had to leave. Yeah, she would love going back. And both Jane and Tehya would love not only the bar but Gypsy. “She is not my woman.” Jason insisted.
Franco snorted. “Not yet. So, work on that. You might as well give in, Ahna wants you to have her.”
He had to get them to understand how dangerous the spell was. “Besides acting like an animal at the Boardroom, I have been sitting in the truck with her, wanting to pull over and jump on her. Another hour or so and I might have hurt her to get what I wanted. And Franco. I didn’t figure this shit out. I didn’t have any idea that something was wrong. Gypsy did. She said she could see the threads of the spell connecting us. And she is pissed and wants to make the one responsible for the spell—pay.”
“Oh, for hell’s sake. She is not going to blame a two-year-old.” Franco insisted.

Autumn's Awakening – Dragonkynd: Children of the Dark Mage
Creatures of Myth Book 9 

Save the Children. Rescue the Clones. Kill the demon. In order to do those things Autumn needs to wake up the cranky, old-fashioned Dragon Lord, figure out who the HECK the dragon-male is... and get them to help. This Dragon Witch is going to rock their world!  (This story can be read as a standalone or as part of the series.)

Let sleeping dragons lie - wasn't an option for Autumn. She had to wake a hibernating Dragon Lord to save the humans. The entire world is at risk from the evil plotting of a demonic Dark Mage. 

Nicholae woke to a different world. One where everything he'd been taught - and punished for - wasn't true. Now if he could convince the Dragon Witch who woke him that she was his mate, he might live long enough to help her. 

Autumn's Awakening - Dragonkynd is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the ninth book in Ravyn Wilde's paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This supernatural adult romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy dragons, magic spells, kick-ass heroines, and nail-biting suspense--you'll love this!  

Buy Autumn's Awakening today and come play with the Creatures of Myth!  

Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Vlad & Veronica: Children of the Dark Mage
Creatures of Myth Book 10

Is their love enough to save the world from the insane plot of a megalomaniac demon?

Veronica has been kidnapped - again. It’s up to Vlad to find her, save her, and then they can focus on finding the demon and destroying him before his clone army takes over the world.
While this story can be read as a standalone – it is better when paired with books 7, 8, and 9 in the series to follow the secondary plot - Children of the Dark Mage.
Vlad & Veronica, Children of the Dark Mage is an insta-love, fated-mates, hard-earned happily-ever-after story. (They work hard for that happiness.) It is the tenth book in Ravyn Wilde's paranormal series, Creatures of Myth. This supernatural adult romance is filled with snarky humor and action-packed adventure. If you love sexy vampires, magic spells, kick-ass heroines, a dragon or two, and nail-biting suspense--you'll love this!
Author note: This paranormal book contains lots of laughter, a few tears, steamy sex, and plots with a touch of terror. This includes rough handling and violence. The book deals with mature situations and has adult language. It is intended for those readers 18 and up.


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Ravyn Wilde is the author of the Zylar’s Moons, Creatures of Myth, and Out of THIS World series. She writes Hot romance filled with things that go bump in the night! Get Wilde with a werewolf, or vampire, maybe a dragon or two...or let an Alien hunk take you away from all your troubles. But keep track, because one and a while a story-worthy human comes along. These books have strong, capable women and happily-ever-after endings. Ravyn is a firm believer in escapism, preferring to read and write stories that have little basis in the real world. 

Ravyn is passionate about her family, the beach, and the hammock in her backyard where she stares up at the treetops and formulates her books. Oh, and coffee…she’s very passionate about coffee. She has lived all over the western United States and in a few exotic places like New Guinea and Singapore. She is married with three grown children and a fabulously fun, expanding hoard of grandchildren.

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Can you, for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself and how you became an author?
For many decades I worked as a regional sales manager for a Fortune 100 company. When the company was sold in 2002 and I was laid off that August, I had a lot of time to read while I tried to figure out what to do next. I clearly remember buying a paperback at the grocery store and coming home excited to have a new book. And then about a third of the way through it, I couldn’t stand any more. It was horrible. The plot and characters, the editing – everything was bad. In disgust, I tossed it in the garbage and offhandedly told my husband, “I can write better than that!” He shook his head and told me, “Then do it.”

I clearly recall frowning at him and thinking about all the books I read that I really didn’t like and thinking I probably could do better. But if I wrote something, what would I do with it? The thought of writing appealed to me and I started researching possibilities. And that research led me to one of the “NEW” online publishers that I had discovered recently from a friend’s recommendation. I had been reading my way through their catalog and the next time I logged in I noticed they had a manuscript submission section of their website.

So, I looked at the requirements and then sat down and started writing. Within a week I had the first three chapters. Which is what I needed to submit, thinking I’d finish the book in the next couple months while I waited to hear from them.
I got an email in two days requesting the rest of the manuscript. This was right at Thanksgiving time. I replied that I needed a couple of weeks to “polish” the book and sent them the rest right after Christmas. My book was accepted within a few days, and then went through months of back-and-forth revisions with the editors.

That first book was Zylan Captive, it was originally published in June of 2003, and is still one of my best sellers – and is regularly listed in Amazon’s top 50 in the relevant Sci/Fi and Fantasy categories.
At the end of December 2020, I released Vlad & Veronica, my 40th book!


Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born in Oregon and grew up overseas. When I was 12, my family moved to Bougainville, New Guinea. We lived there for four years and I did correspondence courses for my schooling. (This was before the internet and online schools. It would take months to send assignments in the mail to teachers and get the corrected work and grades back!) My junior year in high school we moved to Singapore. Then back to Oregon my Senior year.

If you knew you'd die tomorrow, how would you spend your last day?
I would hopefully be near a beach and have my grandchildren with me. I love the ocean and love spending time with my grandchildren.

What do you do to unwind and relax?
Go to the beach. Read in the hammock. Write.


Describe yourself in 5 words or less!
coffee-addict, dedicated, structured, imaginative, hippy-ish

As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
A gecko. It hangs around on the ceiling in warm climates and just watches everything.

What are your top 10 favorite books/authors?
I can’t really give you top ten… but JD Robb the In Death series, Christine Feehan all her books and series, and Laurel K. Hamilton’s Anita and Merry books.

How long have you been writing?
Since 2003

What kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book?
This really depends on the book. For instance, for Let Them Eat Cake I did a great deal of research on Marie Antoinette and what her life was like. For UnDuplicated Magic I spent days reading about the Romani, Travellers, and the Nazi purge when it came to the Travellers or Gypsies. It may be something to do with a character, a time period, or something I want to know more about. Okay… more examples. Also, for Unholy Magic (part of Magic and Myth) I did a lot of research on Ute Indians. And for all the subseries, Children of the Dark Mage, I spent time researching and reading about cloning.

Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?
Sometimes music, more often the sound of waves. A specific character might demand music… Midnight in Midnight’s Mystery wanted old rock. Lots of Billy Idol or ACDC. But I typically write to YouTube Videos of the ocean and waves. When I can travel, my “writing” vacations are to the ocean. Because I find I am two or three times more productive if I am by the ocean when I write. I duplicate that with videos of ocean waves, tropical beaches, and the sound of the ocean. And… sometimes when things get complicated, the only thing that works is silence.

Do you write one book at a time or do you have several going at a time?
Both. Sometimes I work one of the paranormals and one of the sci/fi fantasy. The primary book I will write three hours a day or 5000 words, the secondary book will only be for ½ an hour and no word count limit. Just enough to keep the story going. When a book gets close to the end, or I’m doing revisions and final edits, I only work on one.

A day in the life of the author?
I’m up by 7:30. Take about half an hour to get coffee and take care of the dogs, etc. Then write for three hours on the primary book, ½ hour on secondary. Then an hour of housework, exercise… or something that requires me to move. ? Then three hours of “Author” stuff. Promotion (Social Media, creating promotional material like newsletters, participating in other multi-author promotions, etc.) and book housekeeping which often means checking or updating categories, blurbs, formatting and editing to put a book in print, research on author tools, creating and managing advertising… etc. An hour of personal management – bills, medical/insurance management, going through the mail, etc. Then another hour of something that requires me to move. More housework, projects like painting or gardening, I have a dancercise subscription that I move to. I make dinner, do laundry, and read, edit, or write more after dinner and check my list for the next day of what needs to be accomplished. This is a day that I don’t have grandchildren over, errands to run, or specific things that need to be taken care of. I go to bed from midnight to 2 am.

If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
Write more, write faster, take writing classes, and keep abreast of the changes in the industry. Don’t be afraid of that change, move with it.

Do you believe in writer’s block?
Yes. It comes. Sometimes nothing other than time will help. But I’ve learned to sit down and write about a character’s day. Do they smile at the neighbors, get coffee every morning, talk to the kid on the skateboard… or go through life without seeing anyone? Do they wear clothes they’ve always had, or ones they just bought? What is their favorite food, drink, color? Etc. I have mundane conversations with them. Getting to know them better. Sometimes these pieces get in the book, sometimes they don’t. I’ve also found that if I have been using the computer, I switch to pen and paper. And if all else fails… I take a bath and take the pen and paper with me. If I have writers block, a soak in a hot tub will always shake something loose.


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