Deep in Crimson
Return to Sanctuary
Return to Sanctuary
Book Two
Sarah Gilman
Genre: Adult
paranormal romance
Publisher:
Entangled Publishing
Date of
Publication: September 24, 2013
ISBN: 978-1622668960
ASIN: B00BMKFR0A
Word Count: 64,000
Cover Artist: Libby
Murphy
Book Description:
Kidnapped by humans and raised in a research
facility, Jett was taught to believe his own race of demons insidious and
violent. But a friendship with the archangel Raphael shatters Jett’s reality.
Caught between two worlds, his first months of freedom find him lingering on
the fringes of his home colony, Sanctuary.
When the human who stole
Jett captures another demon youth from Sanctuary, Jett learns of the real
plan—to steal Raphael’s archangel grandchildren. Jett wants to bring his captor
to justice, but he must overcome the lies from his past and join forces with
the demon Guardians, and the demon child’s older sister, Lexine.
Irresistible attraction
grows between Jett and Lexine, but Lexine’s prophetic dreams of being mated to
a poacher make her wary. And if Jett goes through the all-consuming process of
becoming a Guardian, he may forfeit any chance they have of being together.
“What are you doing?”
At the raw shock in his voice, she paused, the cooling cloth
pressed against the wound. “Has no one taken care of you before?”
He pulled away, but she gripped his arm.
“Hold still.”
“It’ll heal soon,” he said, his tone full of typical macho
dismissal. “You don’t need to—”
“I want to. It’ll leave less of a scar this way.” She rinsed
the cloth. So many scars covered him already, his back marred from what had to
have been whippings. Many whippings. One more tiny mark would make no
difference, but maybe a little tenderness would.
She applied cream and an adhesive bandage to the cut, then
began to unravel the strips of cotton from his shoulder.
“Lexine—”
“Jett.” Leaving no room for argument in her tone, she held
his gaze in the mirror.
He shook his head, but she ignored him and kept going,
cleaning and medicating the gash across the front of his shoulder. She applied
a real bandage. Instead of setting the tense male free, she soaked the
washcloth again.
She pressed the cloth between his shoulders. He shuddered.
Tending to the older wounds, she treated them with gentle care, as if the whip
had sliced his skin only yesterday. His hands trembled a second before he
curled his fingers around the edge of the sink.
Biting her lower lip, she moved to his sides and stomach,
where the marks were thinner and strategically located. Surgical scars. An
inner fire filled her. She would have ripped out Lawrence’s throat herself had
the miserable excuse for a man been in the room.
Clusters of faint scars marked the back of his hand and
inside of his wrists. She ran a fingertip over them. “What caused this?”
He answered in an even, controlled tone. “Needles and IVs.”
She swallowed against a rush of nausea.
Pulling his hand away, he sighed. He lifted his fingers to
his face. She noticed for the first time a line of tiny needle scars on his
cheeks, right over the venom glands. A whimper escaped her lips—heavens,
considering the nerves associated with the venom system, needles must have
caused him so much pain, comparable even to the whippings.
His eyes widened and he dropped his hand, as if just
realizing he was touching his face. He cleared his throat and spoke, his voice
thick and haunted. “There was a lab assistant who tried to be more humane about
it, once. Against Lawrence’s instructions, she tried to take venom directly
from my fangs, using a film-covered cup, like they do with snakes. But, I bit
her. I was young and I didn’t understand it would kill her.”
Lexine ignited flames and pressed herself against his chest.
“Biting when threatened is instinctive. The reaction is especially strong in
children. Even in the best of circumstances, humans should never handle demon
young.”
He tensed under her hold and took a step back, but she
tightened her arms. She refused to let him distance himself, not at this moment.
Perhaps no one had held him since his kidnapping, but he was so close to
letting his guard down, she could sense it—she felt it in the slight tremor of
his arms. If she let him run now, would they ever get to this place again, or
would he build his walls even stronger and higher?
He sighed.
He wrapped his arms round her.
About the
Author:
Sarah Gilman writes wicked paranormal romance and
fantasy in the Green Mountains of Vermont, where she was born and raised.
Twitter: @Gilman_Sarah
Favorite Quotes
“I
got close to you that _ rst day, but you didn’t notice me. If I’d
been
a hostile human, or even another demon with ill intentions,
you’d
have been caught off guard. You really should be more
aware
of your surroundings if you’re going to work alone.”
She
half sobbed half laughed. “You’ve been protecting me?”
“You
object
to me watching out for you, then?”
“No.”
The corners of her mouth curved upward in a hint of a
smile.
“It’s sweet of you, actually.”
Sweet?
He’d been called many things in his life. “Sweet”
de_
nitely did not make the list.
“I
would become a regular Guardian.” He lowered his hands
along
her arms and gripped her _ ngers. “Perhaps it’s too soon to
ask,
but waiting until after I take the oath to at least talk to you
about
this would be a mistake.”
She
swallowed. Swallowed. Swallowed.
“Lex?”
She
sobbed and dropped her face into her hands.
“Beauty?”
he whispered, touching the side of her face.
“I want to, but I can’t.”
“What?”
He leaned closer to her, tensing. His breath brushed
her
cheek. “I don’t understand.”
I was
given this book for an honest review.
This
was so different than anything I have read.
I love the Demon and Angel story.
Who would have thought of a demon protect an angel. Well in this story they did. They worked
together to keep each other safe. Jett
was a demon who lost his father at a young age trying to protect Jett. Over the years that Jett was held captive he
told and taught that demons were violent and not trusting. The Dr. who
kidnapped him wanted to find a way to heal humans with diseases to do this he
must capture both Demons and Angels.
Some Angels can heal others. So
he captures Raphael an Archangel, Jett is befriended by Raphael and they
escape. During the beginning of Jett’s
freedom he keeps himself away from “Sanctuary” which is where the Angels and
Demons live. Jett watches the Sanctuary,
he does this so he can protect them. He
is not sure why but he does. He also
watches the cemetery and the one who takes care of the cemetery Lexine.
Lexine
has prophetic dreams and in these dreams she see herself mating to a poacher. A
poacher kills Demons and Angels and she hates that she is going to mate with
one. She does everything she can to try
to change this dream. Lexine meets Jett
when 4 demons are killed and Lexine’s baby brother is kidnapped. With Jetts help, Lexine and other Angels and
Demons find her brother. Jett makes a decision to become a Guardian for Raphael
and Wren Raphael son. He goes through
the training and is told he will have to choose protecting Raphael and his
family over anyone he loves. Throughout the book Jett and Lexine grow closer
but with the dream still looming over Lexine will she leave Jett to be with her
true mate or will Jett be her mate? Will
Jett give up becoming a Guardian for love?
Sorry not going to tell you. You will have to read it to see. I kept waiting for it to slow down but it
didn’t. The author kept you wanting to read more and find out what happens
next. Cannot wait for the next one to see what she has planned.
FIVE GUARDIAN ANGELS
Favorite Lines “Thank you.” Her voice trembled. “Be safe, all right?” He paused, looking for all the world like no one had ever expressed concern for him before, and he didn’t know what to make of it. “I will.”
“Maybe I’m simply an arrogant oaf who thinks he deserves the chance to treat you better than the so-called males you’ve been with before, even though I don’t know how to take off a bra.”
“That I want you even though I know I can’t keep you.”
“I thought the worst of myself. Before I realised the truth of the lover in my dream, you gave me hope. You gave me faith in myself. So we’re even.”
What a refreshing different kinda angel and demon story! This story had Demons protecting fallen Angels.
Jeff is a demon who was kidnapped by a crazy Dr who wants to use Demons and Angels for their healing powers. He was kidnapped when he was a child and was made to work for the Dr and his "poachers" when the Dr brought in the Fallen Angel Raphael, Jeff friended him and eventually helped him escape. Now Jeff lives out in the woods surrounding Sanctuary a place for Demons and Angels to live and be safe. He stays there to protect Raphael and his family. Never talking to anyone or seeing anyone. When the Dr comes back and kills 4 demons and kidnaps another one he knows he has to get rid of him once and for all.
Levine just lost her brother while Jeff saved the other one, she drawn to him. She likes to spend time with him. Watching Jeff heal himself by becoming a Guardian for Raphael is awesome. Watching Lexine and Jeff come together out a smile in my face. The author did great and making this a page turner from the first page. I will defiantly be watching out to see what comes next.
I was given this book in exchange for a honest review
FOUR DEMON FAIRIES
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the giveaway. Sounds like a great book. evamillien at gmail dot com
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