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The Dreamboat
Chapter Two
One year later—
Indigo
Vaughn stared down at the lights of the city far below. His sky barge, the Dreamboat, sailed majestically and
wonderfully slowly through the night sky. The city and surrounding outer
suburbs spread out like a twinkling jeweled carpet. Indigo sighed as his
imagination took flight, and he dreamed up a beautiful man waiting there just
for him. He will be muscled and tall, and
have eyes that remind me of the deep blue sea off the coast of my Celtic home.
He drew in a
ragged breath. The pain in remembering the far away and long ago place hit him
like a spear in his heart. He forced himself on. I will twist my fingers in his night-dark hair and drag him to my
kiss. His sexy lips will taste better than the sweetest wine, and once I have
kissed him he’ll be mine forever. Indigo rested his forehead on the special
glass of the window. He closed his eyes. He didn’t expect ever to meet this
dream man. He’d lived for so long without romantic love he sometimes wondered
how much longer he could withstand the crushing sadness of his empty life.
Indigo conjured
the dreams of his clients, producing the spell for what they craved on the Dreamboat. Sometimes they lived their
dream for the rest of their lives. Sometimes they simply fucked up the chance
he gave them. Indigo opened his eyes and saw that the sky barge was over one of
the huge lakes on the outskirts of the city.
Is it my eternal curse never to
conjure my own dream? I shouldn’t torture myself. Perhaps this is my destiny,
but a long life without love is no life at all.
He saw
movement on the surface of the lake. Water boats crisscrossed the placid
surface. Indigo left the window, exited his private quarters, and walked with
all the grace he could muster to the consulting room. Two clients awaited him
that night.
His
assistant, Milan, greeted him as he entered the anteroom.
“Good
evening, sir. The first of your clients is prepared.”
Indigo
bestowed a grateful smile on Milan. “Thank you. I’ve read her request document and
this won’t take long.”
He took a deep breath before he went into the consulting room. “Let nothing go wrong.” He always said this. It was his mantra to ward off anything bad, because Indigo, even after centuries, had never taken his magic for granted.
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Gorgeous, powerful warlock, Indigo Vaughn, sells his magic
spells to people looking to make a dream come true. One night, as he gazes down
on the city below from his sky barge The Dreamboat, he wonders why, in
centuries, his own wish for a man to love hasn’t materialized.
Beautiful, sexy, Darian O’Harr has suffered his fair share
of misery. He’s a musician and learned long ago to sing for his supper. New to
the city, he comes to Indigo seeking a spell that will bring him the love of a
handsome man.
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Tobias glanced across at his
co-pilot as they took the flight path past the string of pearls. Dante had
named the linear group of planets a year ago and now Tobias always thought of
them that way, particularly as he’d met the love of his life on one of them.
Dreft engaged light speed and they
zapped to the edge of the galaxy to a world where their queen’s new betrothed
awaited them.
“It’s been a year, Dreft, my love.
We could easily visit Garrus and see your parents before we pick up this guy.”
Dreft shook his head. “I know you
think I should. I know you don’t understand why I can’t. I’ve messaged them.
I’ve exchanged photographs and accepted their gifts, but I can’t be the crown
prince they want me to be.”
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The story is set in the same SciFi fantasy city as last year’s release, The Dreamboat. Indigo Vaughn, the warlock head of security, features in the story along with a new cast of characters. When I wrote The Dreamboat, I already had the new characters in my head along with their story. Tobias Mars and Dante Pepper, the elite space pilots for the royal court, very nearly made an appearance in The Dreamboat, but because that story is about Indigo at last finding love, I decided they needed their own story. Once upon a time Dante and Tobias were close to becoming lovers, but Dante met Viridian and fell in love. Tobias has yet to meet his love when String of Pearls, opens. He’s a man of high integrity, handsome, caring, but also longing for love and sex. String of Pearls is his love story.
String of Pearls
Handsome, elite space pilot, Tobias Mars is completing a special mission, when on a water planet, recently ravaged by space pirates, he discovers Dreft Hann hiding and injured in the sand dunes. There’s instant attraction between the two men, but honorable Tobias believes the fact Dreft is in his care precludes him from showing his growing love for the young man. What’s worse is his shocking discovery of Dreft’s real identity. Even so, Tobias can’t deny his feelings for Dreft. When head of royal security, powerful warlock, Indigo Vaughn discovers Dreft’s secret, he anticipates trouble. As beautiful Dreft falls in love with Tobias and dreams of joining the elite pilot squad, trouble is brewing from someone in Dreft’s past. Will love finally win with so many obstacles in Tobias and Dreft’s path?
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I’d written a passage for String of Pearls that was to go
right at the beginning of the story, but after discussing it with my editor we
decided to leave it out because it detracted from the impact of the opening
where we meet Dreft fleeing from space pirates.
Here it is.
Tobias Mars glanced across at his co-pilot, Dante Pepper
with a grin. “Hey, look at it this way, it might be a nuisance, but on the way
something great might happen.”
“Such as?” Dante frowned as he set the craft on course for
Garrus.
“Well as we touch down on each planet we’re greeted with
gorgeous guys offering refreshments.” Tobias laughed aloud as the craft soared
into the sky.
A derisive grunt escaped Dante. “Viridian Kaa is the only
gorgeous guy I want greeting me.”
“You’re lucky to have found love, Dante. I’m glad for you.”
The craft shot into the stars and Tobias engaged the autopilot. “At least we
only have to planet hop on the way back with the package. Why so much subterfuge
is my question?”
Dante’s voice dropped to a whisper. “The royal prince is
afraid of assassins.”
An early morning mist shrouded Garrus as they landed and
took their passenger on board their craft. The prince, fondly known by the
pilots as, the package, in keeping with the subterfuge surrounding the journey
home, settled into his quarters.
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I hope that you enjoyed the bonus snippets in this week's post. Next week the
Behind the Title posts will continue on the ParrX Blog
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