Diomere's Mercenary FINALLY has a Release Date!

I'm excited to announce that Diomere's Mercenary, Book 3 of The Gate Keeper Chronicles, not only has a beautiful cover, but also has a release date! Woot! To celebrate, I've included a short teaser from the book below. Let me know what you think in the comments! (Note: Click below this post on "View Original Post" to comment)

Blurb:

Five Gates. Five Sisters. Five Very Different Men.

Once there were two worlds connected by five magical gates. Then the Gate Keepers closed the gates and disappeared.

The Gate Keepers have returned

Ripped from her home and sold to the mercenary guild as a child, Kardia Quinones overcame her father’s betrayal and made a place for herself as a respected mercenary. Then war threatens her beloved guild and her homeland.

Sahir Mekala wakes after twenty-three years to find his people on the brink of war and his intended mate unwilling to accept him. But dragons are as stubborn as harpies and he’ll let nothing stop him from claiming her.

When Kardia and Sahir find themselves working together, sparks fly. Despite Kardia’s reluctance to ever trust another male, Sahir sets out to prove exactly how perfect the match between a dragon and harpy can be

Excerpt:

Kardia tested the blade’s cut. When it slid halfway before tearing the rest of the way through the paper, Kardia sprinkled more water on the whetstone’s surface and returned to moving the blade across it.

She’d given each side another ten rounds when Sahir’s voice whispered through her mind. “Are you busy, harpy?”

“Yes.”

“Doing what?”

She wiped a soft cloth along the blade, and then once again lifted it closer to the light while she inspected the blade. “Cleaning and sharpening my weapons, dragon. What do you want?”

“You sound content, despite what some would consider an arduous task.”

“I’m in the process of making my dagger sharp enough to cut annoying dragons into tiny little pieces. Let’s call it my happy place.” A low chuckle traveled down their link, causing a shiver of desire to ripple through her. Kardia clenched her jaw. “Do you have a reason for intruding on my peace?”

When he didn’t answer, she grunted then once again lifted the paper to test the dagger’s edge. This time it sliced the paper with ease. Kardia pulled a palmsized polishing stone from a basin of water on the table and rubbed it along the blade. The door to her suite opened, making Zephyra gasp and scramble to grab her veil. Sahir stepped into the suite and closed the door.

Kardia, nostrils flaring at the refined aroma of sweetly smoked leather, snorted. “Should have known your silence was too good to be true.”