Please welcome my guest blogger Beth D. Carter and her newest release, THE ALPHA GLADIATOR
Beth:
Okay, I admit it…I fell in love with Spartacus as played by
Andy Whitfield in the Starz adaptation. How
horrible that he succumbed to non-Hodgkin lymphoma shortly after wrapping up
the first season. During the second season, the producers decided to introduce
a new gladiator which, in my opinion, was one hot hunk to watch! So when the third season came back, with a
new lead to play Spartacus, it didn’t seem such a sad departure from Andy.
I became fascinated by the dynamics of the politics behind
the gladiator games. The origin of
gladiatorial combat is open to debate. There is evidence of it in funeral rites
during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, and thereafter it rapidly
became an essential feature of politics and social life in the Roman world. Its
popularity led to its use in ever more lavish and costly games. The
gladiator games lasted for nearly a thousand years. (Thanks, Wikipedia!)
The Alpha Gladiator was actually written to be part of an
anthology, but it came out as too sci-fi, so I switched it to the novella story
line, Romance on the Go, for Evernight Publishing. The Spartacus story might have provided the
idea, but I moved everything into a futuristic slash paranormal setting. The next story I have planned in this line
features more of the slave and gladiator dynamics, not quite so paranormal but
still within the realms of mystical.
Hopefully that will be written soon, after I wrap up a few other series.
Blurb:
Ravage is the fierce Alpha of his people, the Lycans. During the mating celebration, while their
guards are down, his people are attacked and twelve are captured for the gladiator
games of Kappuah, including Aleirah, the woman Ravage wants above all others.
He tries to resist, but he’s unwilling to see his men and
his female harmed by the ruthless tyrants of the games. He must make the ultimate sacrifice of taking
lives if he’s to protect his people.
But there is one secret no one knows, and Ravage is more
than willing to show how some myths are based in truth, by letting his inner
wolf come out to destroy all those who enslaved them.
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Excerpt:
“I remember.” He looked
around. “You are a compassionate
woman. Caring and kind. You would make me a great mate.”
Her mouth dropped open. “Excuse me?”
“A mate. I have been
waiting for you to enter the mating ceremony for ten years, Aleirah. Surly you knew that?”
She shook her head.
“No. I … ah … no. I
don’t think I would make a very good mate for an Alpha.”
“Why would you think that?” he asked, a bit vexed. Ravage was fast learning she could be a
little stubborn.
“I’m…” She paused and cleared her throat. “I just don’t think I would.”
“I beg to differ, and I hope you allow me to change your
mind.” He stepped closer to her and her
breath hitched in her throat. He tilted
her face up and her mouth dropped open on a breathless little sigh. The he offered her his elbow. “Would you take a walk with me through the
night?”
She bit her bottom lip with her top teeth, and the action had an
interesting effect on his dick, which jumped to attention. Ravage could just imagine her sinking her
teeth into his shoulder as he thrust into her beautiful body. Hesitantly, she took his arm and as soon as
she touched him, he placed his hand on top of hers, trapping her by his
side. Now that he had her, he wasn’t
about to let her get away.
He pulled her away from both bonfires, into the woods, letting the
darkness shroud them. Sometimes it was
easier to let go of secrets and fears when the other person was cloaked in
shadow. The night had always been a
friend of the Lycanis people, so Ravage used the moon to his advantage.
“I remember you from when we were children,” he murmured.
“I remember you too,” she said softly.
He grinned, pleased with her answer. She may deny that she wanted to be his mate,
but the pheromones coming off her body indicated otherwise. Aleirah found him desirable. Whether or not she wanted to be his mate, her
body had already begun changing to accept his claiming bite. Now, he just had to get her to admit it, and
he wasn’t above using seduction on his part.
Author Bio and Info:
I like
writing about the very ordinary girl thrust into extraordinary circumstances,
so my heroines will probably never be lawyers, doctors or corporate
highrollers. I try to write characters
who aren't cookie cutters and push myself to write complicated situations that
I have no idea how to resolve, forcing me to think outside the box. I love writing
characters who are real, complex and full of flaws, heroes and heroines who
find redemption through love. I
love to hear from readers so I’ve made it really easy to find me on the web:
Amazon author page:
Q&A & Trivia Info:
What’s your favorite thing about being a
writer/author?
My
favorite thing is breathing life into characters I create. I think about
stories, I think about scenarios. I am
constantly working through plots and solving problems. I work and rework dialogue until it’s
perfect. I build backstory and complete
character arcs. And I absolutely LOVE
it.
Why do you write?
I write
because I have to. Some people have a
compulsion to exercise eight hours a day training other. Some people work day and night to save
lives. Some people fight tirelessly for
the environment or for animal preservation.
We’re each born with the ability and need to do something and for me
that is writing.
Do you read the same genre that you write? Why
or why not?
Absolutely! I started reading romance when I was in the
fifth grade and picked up one of my mother’s Harlequin Presents. Maya Banks introduced me to erotica romance
and I never looked back. But I love
books in general. They are definitely my
drug of choice.
What would you like to tell readers about yourself?
I have a very dry sense of humor which I put into my
books, usually through the comic relief characters (like the best friend). I usually write about places I’ve lived or
been, so my books are set all over the place, including Paris,
France
where I lived for four months.
1. Homework. As soon as my son gets home from school, it’s
all about homework. The kid was in third
grade and is doing algebra. Seriously, I
pulled my hair out every day. It’s a
wonder I’m not bald.
2. The dog. I think she’s able to read minds because the
moment I’m concentrating and the words are flowing, that’s when she brings her
leash, barking for a walk.
3. Facebook. I spend too much damn time looking at all the
funny memes and sexy pictures my fellow authors like to put up.
4. My muse. I’m hard at work trying to write out a
complicated and scene and she’s like “Wait!
I’ve got this awesome idea for another story!” Most of the time she
wakes me up at three am. Bitch.
5. Character changes. Most of the time I can envision the beginning
and ending to a story, but every once in a while the ending slips away, due to
the direction of where the characters take me.
When that happens I struggle a lot to maintain the plot. I’ve shelved some great stories because of
this.
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