Only
in Her Dreams
Book
One of the Oneiroi Series
Christina
McKnight
Release
date: September 30, 2012
Blurb
When
Lucessa Sarcona awakes from a recurring dream, she has no idea her
life is about to be turned upside down. A stranger, familiar to her
dreams, shows up in the flesh, and Lucessa knows she’s either crazy
or experiencing something not of this world.
A war ensues between three demigod brothers. One, trained to rule Erebos, is violently replaced. One forced to return to his homeland and lead the dream-gods of the Oneiroi. And one is charged with the impossible task of protecting Lucessa. How is she linked to the Oneiroi? Why do two brothers seek to keep her hidden and protected? And how does another plan to use her against the two demigods who love her?
Will Lucessa’s dream man have the courage to claim her as his own or will he bow to the command of another, forsaking the one he loves?Only in Her Dreams is a modern spin on a Greek legend--the new direction of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance, moving from angels, demons, vampires, and witches and toward the realm of demigods.
A war ensues between three demigod brothers. One, trained to rule Erebos, is violently replaced. One forced to return to his homeland and lead the dream-gods of the Oneiroi. And one is charged with the impossible task of protecting Lucessa. How is she linked to the Oneiroi? Why do two brothers seek to keep her hidden and protected? And how does another plan to use her against the two demigods who love her?
Will Lucessa’s dream man have the courage to claim her as his own or will he bow to the command of another, forsaking the one he loves?Only in Her Dreams is a modern spin on a Greek legend--the new direction of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance, moving from angels, demons, vampires, and witches and toward the realm of demigods.
Excerpt
Chapter
One
Lucessa
stared at her bed. It was time to sleep again, but it was getting
harder to succumb to it. She started to think the day would never
come when she could abandon herself to sleep without the feeling of
being watched. He was always there--haunting her dreams. Her dreams
hadn’t been her own in such a long time.
He
was always there. Never talking but always watching. Intently. As if
he knew her. Security, even in sleep, eluded her.
She’d
lost her father and her husband. Her mother was slipping away,
battling a memory loss that was progressing daily. Her dreams were
the only place she could remember a family, someone who cared. But he
insisted on intruding. Every happy memory and every nightmare
included his presence. Why did he always show up? How could she get
rid of him?
Lucessa
tried for the millionth time to find a solution as she climbed under
the covers. Who
am I kidding? There
was nothing she could do. He was a dream!
A figment of her imagination. She sighed and resigned herself to
another restless night.
Lucessa
was a child again. The cold, pine-scented wind tangled her hair as
she descended the mountain path in front of her parents. Her family’s
annual summer camping trip to Yosemite National Park was in its third
day, and that meant they’d conquered Half Dome for the third year
straight. Ever since her parents deemed her old and skilled enough
for the challenge, they hiked it together. As a family.
She
looked back at her smiling parents as they held hands and strolled
down the path after her. Her mother, Marie, looked casual in her
jeans and the blue “Keep Lake Tahoe Blue” shirt that hugged her
frame. Her father wore a San Francisco Giants baseball cap, a wisp of
salt and pepper hair showing through. They looked like a couple out
of the travel magazine that Lucessa had seen in her father’s study
weeks ago.
“Dear,
watch where you’re going!”
Lucessa
turned back to the trail, nearly colliding with a man lounging
against a tree just off the path. Dressed in a thigh-hugging pair of
dark pants and a billowy tunic that had to be from at least a century
ago, he pushed off the tree trunk and tipped his hat. His blue eyes
sparkled with mischief in the evening twilight, letting off a faint
glow. The man looked eerily recognizable.
She
looked back to reassure her mother that she was okay. Lucessa scanned
the woods behind her.
But
they were gone. Only the familiar stranger remained.
Author
Bio:
Christina
McKnight is a book lover turned writer. From a young age, her mother
encouraged her to tell her own stories. She’s been writing ever
since.
In
college, Christina took many courses to help develop and enhance her
writing skills. She completed a seventy-page dissertation on the need
for community policing in American society. Now, she focuses on
Historical Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance. Her debut
Urban Fantasy novel, Only
in Her Dreams,
will be released on December 15, 2012.
Christina
lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, two boxers,
two cats, and a Beta fish named Marmaduke. If she’s not behind a
computer screen or book, she’s busy leading her daughter’s Girl
Scout troop. She is very active in several writing groups and a local
book group.
My Thoughts and Review:
Giveaway:
This book confused me at first. It
jumps back and forth so much between so many different people, I felt
a little lost.
I wasn't quite sure who the good guys
were, who the bad guys were and who was completely indifferent to it
all.
The story starts a year earlier with
the death of Lucessa's husband Greg and then jumps to the present
with Lucessa seeing a man that has been in her dreams before,
watching over her. And two other men, also stalking her, but for very
different reasons.
One wants to hurt her, one wants to
protect her and one just might be in love with her, all of them
brothers.
Thankfully my confusion was quickly
cleared up after a few chapters and I didn't feel so lost and was
able to enjoy the rest of the story as it unfolded.
I love Greek mythology and while I love
it, I have to admit that my knowledge about the Oneiroi is very
limited. I only knew a handful of things about them. That they are
part of the dream world and can enter into the dreams of humans as
they sleep at night. Making those dreams good or bad.
So it was fun to have this retelling of
a Greek myth and to learn a little more about them as well.
The three brothers, Maxim, Guy and
Darius are in a battle to either save Erebos or to destroy it. New
loyalties and allegiances must be made, hearts must be broken, and
lives will be doomed and nothing will ever be the same again.
Lucessa was a fun character. She was a
little fierce and has been through a lot in her lifetime already. She
was a pretty strong character that was easy to relate to.
Maxim was great too. I couldn't help
but like how sincere and loyal he was to all those he cared about
while still trying to protect and watch out for everyone, even those
that he shouldn't.
I think this will be a fun series, one
that is very different form the usual paranormal filled with vampires
and witches and weres.
I think this will be one to watch for
sure.
I give this one 3.5 to 4 Stars!
Giveaway:
Hmmm... it sounds interesting. I like the idea of the three bothers and their different roles. I don't read a lot adult books, but this one sounds good!
ReplyDeletethanks for a fabulous giveaway! This book sounds interesting!
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