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  She nodded, feeling winded and reassessed once more Brody’s unscheduled and unaccompanied visit to her lowly apartment. He had taken a huge risk.

  When she pressed the doorbell buzzer, a maid answered the door, opened it wide for her and waved her in. “Come. Come,” she said with a heavy Spanish accent.

  “I’m looking for—“

  “Come,” the maid insisted, waving her on. Clearly, English wasn’t even close to a résumé entry for her. Taylor followed her as the maid hurried through the foyer into a room of staggering beauty. A library of books. Books. Taylor came to another astonished halt.

  “Oh…”

  Brody looked up from his sprawl on a sofa and his face lit up.

  Veris turned around from examining the shelves and she saw him draw in a breath and let it out. He moved toward her very slowly, as if he was afraid he might startle her.

  The door she had just stepped through shut softly. Taylor faced Veris, took a deep breath and dropped the coat at her feet. Beneath she wore black lace-topped stay-up stockings, red and black French lace thong panties and a matching shelf bra, Swarovski crystals in her belly button and clipped to her nipples. “Yes,” she told him.

  She heard Brody’s breath catch but she was watching Veris’ face.

  His response caught her by surprise even though she had deliberately baited him. Moving faster than human perception could follow, he came at her. She was swooped up in his arms, carried to the rug in front of the fireplace that crackled with a real fire and placed on her knees on the rug, facing the fire. His arms were around her and his fangs were out and piercing her neck, before she even realized what was happening.

  Taylor fell back against him, as the erotically charged bite registered. She moaned in ecstasy, writhing in his arms. “Mine,” Veris growled against her neck.

  “And mine,” Brody added, as he sank his fangs into her neck on the other side.

  Taylor cried out as the double dose of aphrodisiac slammed into her system and she squirmed between them, her fingers raking across their bodies in a desperate bid to draw them into her. She was incoherent. Drugged with lust.

  “Take me,” she moaned. “Make me yours.”

  Veris’ fingers trembled as they wrenched the panties from her. He bent her over and she felt the cool touch of lubricant and deep wicked excitement shuddered through her. “Hurry,” she moaned.

  His fingers pushed inside her, and gently stretched her, working the muscle. She closed her eyes. Even that simple touch was almost overwhelming. She was shuddering, her breathing uneven. Veris’ cock pushed against her anus and she pushed back. There was a flare of pressure, then the slick feeling of being opened as he slid into her. She gave a choked cry.

  But it wasn’t finished yet. Veris was lifting her shoulders, bringing her up and Brody was stroking her pussy as he brought his cock up against her. She threw her arm around his neck. “Yes. Hurry.” She was starting to shake as her climax drew near.

  His cock eased inside her. There was no way to hurry it. There was so little room in her channel. But at last he was deep inside her and she could feel the impending climax. There was no holding it back.

  Veris turned her head and kissed her, even as her orgasm bloomed and her body clenched around them all. She screamed and they absorbed it into themselves, making it a part of them.

  When she opened her eyes, they were elsewhere. A curtained bed with the curtain drawn closed.

  Medieval, she judged.

  There was a flickering candle beyond the curtain, and it was the only source of light.

  She looked up at Veris, who watched her with cautious blue eyes, then at Brody, who held her, waiting for her to speak.

  “And whose life was this?” she asked in a whisper.

  They both relaxed and rained kisses on her face and whatever parts of her body they could reach. Her decadent lingerie and body jewelry had disappeared, for this was a memory of a time long gone. Brody and Veris lay her down in the bed and held her between them.

  Veris stroked her brow. “You’re here to stay?” he asked and even she could hear the hope in his voice.

  “Yes means yes, Veris,” she told him gently. “You bought my independence. I’ve run out of excuses to stay away.”

  Brody stroked her stomach, making it twitch and spasm. “You shouldn’t be looking for excuses to stay away, leannán. You should be looking for reasons to stay.”

  “I have reasons to stay,” Taylor admitted. She turned her gaze away from them. “They scare me.”

  “Love scares you?” Brody asked, his voice a rumble.

  Even hearing the word on his lips made her jump. She found her gaze dragging back to him. Brody was smiling.

  “Veris and I made our peace with it a long time ago,” he explained. “It’s a tough old emotion, that one. You’ve a right to feel fear. Love gives no quarter and fights to the death.”

  Veris touched her chin and brought her gaze to meet his. “But know this, Taylor. You’ll never be alone. Never. That’s a guarantee no human can ever give you. You’ll never be harmed while either of us walks this earth.”

  “I love you,” she said. “Both of you, so much.” She felt tears sting her eyes. “What did I do to deserve you?”

  Brody caught her tear as it slid from her eye and licked his fingertip. “You believed in fairytales, once upon a time.” he said. “And a poet called Domhnall.”

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  The magic continues…Find out more about the very special lives of Veris, Brody and Taylor in:

  Kiss Across Swords

  To save them all they must win back one reluctant heart…again.

  Taylor Yates never dreamed growing up she would end up happily living with two drop-dead sexy vampires and time-hopping through their thousand years of personal history. Her life is complete…or is it?

  When she finds herself at the seige of Jerusalem during the first crusade, Veris doesn’t know her at all and doesn’t want to. Worst of all, he and Brody are total strangers, and Taylor drives a wedge in deep between them by trying to seduce Veris at their first meeting—not something a lady of the day does if she wants to keep her head.

  Taylor and Brody must woo Veris using the customs of medieval England, win his heart and his full commitment before Jerusalem falls in four days time—or when they return to their own time, their lives as they know them will be gone…

  ___

  This is a story, and these are characters, that stay with the reader long after the story is finished. Kiss Across Swords speaks to the very heart of what it means to love somebody. I have to give a hearty thanks for this unforgettable tale.

  Clare for Happily Ever After Reviews

  Not only immensely imaginative, but incredibly ingenious – it’s an unforgettable journey.

  Chris for Romance Junkies Reviews

  Kiss Across Swords is a wonderfully imaginative story that will grab readers from the first page and hold them transfixed. Her ability to create a story that captures readers and characters with depth will keep me coming back for more.

  Claudia for A Romance Review

  She shows the reader how beautiful and seductive two men can be when they unleash their desires for each other. It’s a romance that has a number of elements, all combined to make a very captivating story. I’m looking forward to reading more in this imaginative series.
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  Leslie for Leslie’s Psyche

  A thrilling exploration of battle, self-loathing, trust, and a soul-shaking love that time cannot erase.

  Rhonda for Vampire Romance Books

  Kiss Across Swords will be available June 1, 2013.

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  Kiss Across Time Series

  Book III

  Kiss Across Chains

  When dying becomes an act of love.

  It is four years since Taylor and Brody almost lost Veris during the First Crusade. Now they know how to control time jumps, they have settled into a very nearly perfect, nearly human life, raising their daughter Marit.

  When Brody defies Queen Tira to protect Marit, the three of them jump back three days in time to collect evidence the queen set up Brody for a drug bust in retribution. The jump sends them back to Brody’s personal nightmare: Fifth century Constantinople.

  While Brody survives as a flogged slave, Taylor masquerades as the wife of an aristocrat and searches for Brody to release him. They must wait for Veris to find them before jumping home and Taylor watches each brutal chariot race, wondering if this will be Brody’s last. Brody once died in the Hippodrome and he is human this time, too….

  Kiss Across Swords will be available July 1, 2013.

  About the Author

  Tracy Cooper-Posey is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. She writes erotic vampire romances, hot romantic suspense, paranormal and urban fantasy romances. She has published over 50 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.

  She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.

  She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.

  Her website can be found at http://TracyCooperPosey.com

  Other books by Tracy Cooper-Posey

  Blood Knot Series (Urban Fantasy Paranormal Series)

  Blood Knot

  Blood Stone

  Blood Unleashed (Upcoming)

  Blood Revealed (Upcoming)

  Beloved Bloody Time Series (Paranormal Futuristic Time Travel)

  Bannockburn Binding

  Byzantine Heartbreak

  Romani Armada

  Kiss Across Time Series (Paranormal Time Travel)

  Kiss Across Time

  Kiss Across Swords

  Kiss Across Chains

  Guardian Bonds (Gargoyle Paranormal Series)

  Carson’s Night (As Teal Ceagh)

  Beauty’s Beasts (As Teal Ceagh)

  Sabrina’s Clan (Upcoming)

  Destiny’s Trinities (Urban Fantasy Romance Series)

  Beth’s Acceptance (As Teal Ceagh)

  Mia’s Return (As Teal Ceagh)

  Sera’s Gift (As Teal Ceagh)

  Short Paranormals

  Solstice Surrender

  Eva’s Last Dance

  Guns ‘n’ Lovers Series (Romantic Suspense)

  Red Leopard

  Black Heart

  Blue Knight

  White Dawn (Upcoming)

  Silver Noon (Upcoming)

  Golden Day (Upcoming)

  Go-get-‘em Women (Short Romantic Suspense Series)

  The Royal Talisman

  Delly’s Last Night

  Ningaloo Nights

  Dare to Return

  Sian’s Run (Upcoming)

  Jewells of the Morrow series (Historical Romantic Suspense)

  Diana By The Moon

  Heart of Vengeance

  The Perilous Maiden (Upcoming)

  To Soothe a Savage Heart (Upcoming)

  The Heart of the Enemy (Upcoming)

  The Cherlebury Rose (Upcoming)

  The Duchess of Winter (Upcoming)

  Despite The Sands Of Time (Upcoming)

  Scandalous Sirens (Historical Romance Series)

  Forbidden

  Dangerous Beauty

  Rhys Davies’ untitled story (Upcoming)

  Romantic Thrillers Series

  Fatal Wild Child

  Dead Again

  Dead Double

  Terror Stash

  Contemporary Romances

  Lucifer’s Lover

  An Inconvenient Lover

  The Sherlock Holmes Series

  Chronicles of the Lost Years

  The Case of the Reluctant Agent

  For reviews, excerpts, and more about each title, visit Tracy’s site and click on each title in turn: http://tracycooperposey.com/books/tracys-trilogies-series/

  Copyright Information

  This is an original publication of Tracy Cooper-Posey

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for third-party websites or their content.

  Copyright © 2013 by Tracy Cooper-Posey

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  FIRST EDITION: May 2010

  SECOND EDITION: May 2013

  Cooper-Posey, Tracy

  Kiss Across Time/Tracy Cooper-Posey—2nd Ed.

  1.Vampires 2.MMF romance 3.Vampire romance 4.Time Travel 5.King Arthur 6.Vikings 7.Erotic Romance 8.Menage 9.Death Metal 10.Time Travel Romance