WICKED WEDNESDAY
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How about a wicked adversary?!
In Awakening and Promising, the
first two books in my futuristic New Adult romance trilogy, Gabriel Minister
and Maxim Noble play terribly sinister roles, but neither of them is who I
would choose as my wicked adversary. Aside from the protagonist, Kira
Metallurgist, the character who I absolutely adored writing into being is Layla Sovereign, leader of the Realm.
Why?
Throughout the trilogy, readers
get the sense that there’s something hidden behind Layla’s words, that
something is off, just not right. She is as enigmatic and calculating as she is
delicate and soft-spoken. Layla, or the Corona as her elite position is called,
manipulates Kira, other people and situations like chess pieces, driving her
own agenda forward. Frustratingly, we just don’t know what her agenda is! At
least not yet!
The truth is, as a ruler
over numerous worlds, the Corona bears the heavy weight of many secrets, so
it’s no wonder she keeps her cards close to her chest. But does that burden
justify her playing with people’s lives?
Layla Sovereign is my
wicked adversary because she’s complicated and unpredictable … and aren’t the best evil doers those who we’d least
expect?
Promising: Book Two of Kira’s
Story
PROMISING,
the riveting follow-up to AWAKENING by Rebel Miller.
Faced with diverging loyalties —
between those she loves and her responsibility to the Realm — Kira has to make
heartrending and strategic decisions that threaten to jeopardize her future.
As her connection to Tai deepens and
turmoil in the Realm builds, so does Gannon’s frustration at being unable to
call Kira his own.
Worlds at War ... A Heart in Conflict
While the Realm stands defiant
amidst rising unrest, Kira is
thrust into a role that puts her at the
forefront of her system’s
governance and
law, supporting
a landmark position. Following a
devastating turn of events, she turns to
Tai for a shoulder to lean on after making a painful choice to ensure Gannon
fulfils the role he was meant for.
As she
becomes a reluctant - yet inspiring - voice for her caste, Kira learns about
one of the Realm’s most well-kept secrets and how far leadership will go to
prevent it from being revealed. What she
doesn’t know is how much the
decisions of her past have the power to bring enemies into her path, threatening to destroy everyone
she holds close to her heart.
This novel is for mature audiences (18+) and includes
committed relationships with multiple partners.
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Excerpt
“How is
it that with all our system’s technology I can’t make love to you from
thousands of light years away?”I snorted, but my lips tilted up at the corners nevertheless. “I’m sure the Protectorate has some sort of virtual reality device that could be refashioned just for that purpose,” I offered, rearranging the wool blanket on my lap.
I was curled up in bed, facing my monitor and resting against a pile of pillows. It had become a familiar position over the last few weeks, one from which I would relay the day’s activities during my nightly call with Gannon. Well, it was a nightly call for me. The sun had already risen where Gannon lived, on Dignitas One.
Suddenly, Gannon seemed to be deep in concentration. “No, on second thought, there’s no technology that could ever measure up to the real thing.” He grinned.
I smiled, heat rising to my cheeks.
“There’s the smile I was looking for,” Gannon said, leaning closer to his monitor, and so closer to me.
He was sitting in his office. He had been holding our calls from there more frequently over the last month. From what I could see, his office was a large, well-lit space. A wall of floor-to-ceiling glass ran its expanse directly behind him. Through it, I could see citizens of every caste striding by in obvious haste to get things done, more than likely at Gannon’s bidding. During these nighttime conversations with Gannon, and within the intimate surroundings of my bedroom, it was easy to forget who he was and his status. As chancellor, he surely had, every day, a checklist as long as my arm, filled with tasks.
I frowned as I noted the time. “I should let you go,” I said, sitting up.
“Why?”
I glanced pointedly behind him, fiddling with the thin strap of my top. “Your office looks incredibly busy.”
He blinked then swiveled in his chair to look at the steady stream of people behind him.
“Oh, my support always look like that,” he said, mischief glittering in his clear blue eyes as he turned back to me. “They think it’ll prevent me asking them to do anything else.” He winked, and I laughed, loving his cheekiness.
Rebel
Miller is an author who overindulges in Pinot Grigio, caramel popcorn and an
eclectic mix of movies, music and angst-filled romance novels.
Rebel
earned a graduate degree in Communications and Culture from Ryerson University
and an undergraduate degree from the University of the West Indies.
Rebel
lives in the outskirts of Toronto, Canada with her husband and two sons.
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I love Layla already!! What a great description!
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