Touch.
The simplest form of communication.
For some, the most complex.

Undercover cop, Lucia has more secrets than a rat’s nest. She works the beat, works it well, until she infiltrates a gang where she finally finds her place. Jungle justice suits her down to a tee, but the day comes when she has to return to her real life, and brothers in arms suddenly become enemies, as she flounders to find her place in the world once more.

Martinez, a gang boss, one of the most powerful men in the city, has had his eyes on Lucia from the start. His instincts told him she was the rat in his midst, but other, baser, parts of him swayed his judgment. When his brother is sent down thanks to Lucia’s testimony, he can think only of revenge.

When a woman who can’t stand to be touched has to fight for her life in the bed of a man who can kill her in the blink of an eye, everything, even reality, unravels.

On the run, her past as a cop and footsoldier chasing at her heels, Lucia’s safety lies in the hands of the one man who can and will hurt her the most.

Through his raw touch, she has to find a haven where all around her, there is nothing but hell. Can she allow him into the ashes of her life, if it means her survival is at risk?

Find out in The Raw Touch.

Reader Advisory: this full-length novel contains scenes of dubious consent, as well as information that readers might find upsetting.

There is sometimes a very thin line between good and evil. For Lucia that line becomes almost non-existent. From a young age she has had a skewed vision as to how things should be. It’s her grandfather that keeps her focused.

Lucia has spent a long time deep undercover to take down most of a Los Lobos. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough to take down the big boss, Martinez but she did get his brother Matteo and most of his upper echelon.

Martinez now wants his pound of flesh, from her, in the form of her being his.

The attraction had always been there, and now he is making demands Lucia isn’t sure she can fulfill. At least not under his terms.

This is a favorite scene before that first night together.

She tugged her chin from his grip. “Leave me alone.”

He grunted, “I guess the big question is, why spare me? Because admit to it or not, you did.”

At his words, she looked at him. For the first time since he’d dumped her in his office, she glanced directly at him, fell into his stare like a rabbit gawked at the hunter who had the creature in his crosshairs.

With their gazes caught in a trap of their own making, the frisson that arced between them descended like a lightning bolt. It struck her belly with a ferocity that made her wince.

He felt it too. His eyes widened the gold flecks surrounding his pupils changed, shifted as the small black dot dilated into a gluttonous orb. As the energy seared him, he backed off, crossing the room to put distance between them.

That distance hurt. It made the tenuous connection between them quiver weakly. she pressed her back into the wall, needing the support. She’d hate herself later for the weakness, but for now, she could only admit that energy between them was why she’d spared him. Why she had faith in him despite all the wrongdoing he’d committed in the name of earning a crust to feed his family.

He turned his back on her to face the windows. the city lights cast the side of his jaw into shadow. His tone was gritty, rough. “You know where my bedroom is. Go there and wait for me, Eva.”
Serena Ackeroyd. The Raw Touch ARC (Kindle Locations 1073-1087). Kindle Edition.

Sexy and demanding with overshadowing of a past event that is slowly revealed.

All leading to fast paced drama as she runs far and fast. So many twists and turns as Lucia aka Eva, maneuvers her way through life that becomes very complicated thanks to the Martinez brothers.

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Georgios has a past.

In fact, he has more than a past. It’s a doozy of a heritage. With a murderer in the family and a mate stirring in the other realm, the last thing Ios needs is to continue a lineage that has messed with the fertility of all dragonkind.

But…
There’s always a but, right?

Lara is… Well, to be frank, she’s his. Still, to save her from him, he’ll fight the mate bond. Do what he must to keep her safe because, when it boils down to it, she’s the only thing that matters.

Of course, there has to be a spanner in the works. Namely, it’s Lara. A Vampire with bigger balls than most guys, and his citrus fruit… Okay, okay, leman.

Destined to be together, this cellphone-loathing Dragon has no choice but to embrace a world where women like having their boobs squished into torture devices called bras, bowls aren’t just regular-sized but Super, and roses are a declaration of true love.

If they can make it past the problems with his heritage, they’re on course for a happily-ever-after, but when a Dragon has courted mischief for centuries, trouble was always going to come knocking on his door.

Can they make it past the mistakes they’ve both made to finally be together? Or will his history and hers be the wrecking ball to hopes and dreams neither had dared have until they were in one another’s arms?

Book two in The Sanguenna Chronicles is a sexy stand-alone novel, coming in at just under 60k words. Prepare yourself for giggles and sighs–Ios is a hottie!!

Ever since I finished Christmas: Dragon Style, I have been waiting for this book. Now I finally get to find out what happened to cause the trouble making Georgios to burst into court the way he did.

If you haven’t read the first book, go back and read it. It will definitely enhance your enjoyment of this one.

Now this one starts just a bit before the end of the first book, with our heroine Lara in quite the bind. Accused of sharing blood with a shifter which is forbidden. She manages to get out of the hearing with her life only to find Georgios at her coffee bar.

He’s been a common sight there as he sits and waits for Lara to join him. She’s been having the mate dreams, yet he has made no move to take her to the other realm and claim her as his.

It was hard to find a favorite passage I could share here as I don’t want to give away plot points. I chose this one because it meant so much to Georgios.

“I need you, Ios,” she whispered.

His eyes flared wide at the nickname, something only his mother had called him. It wasn’t an appropriate time to think of her, but a flood of warmth flowed into his being. Love, acceptance, caring.

The mate bond.

Lady Mother.

He shuddered in response. His beast was no longer alone. Would never be alone ever again.
Akeroyd, Serena. Valentine’s: Dragon Style (The Sanguenna Chronicles Book 2) (Kindle Locations 1570-1576). Kindle Edition.

Plenty of twists and turns as their mating does things in a very different way than that of Remy and Mia’s. Although it does have more than a little heat in that department.

Now when you figure in that Remy and Ios have very little experience in this modern world, there are plenty of laughs and misunderstandings. I mean who doesn’t want a hundred red roses for Valentine’s day.

Now I have to wait patiently for Independence Day: Dragon Style coming July 4th!

5 Contented Purrs for Serena!

Serena Akeroyd is a romanceaholic. She won’t touch a book unless she knows there’s a happy ever after at the end of it. Pathetic as it may be, because of this addiction, Serena decided to craft her own tales, stories that suit her voracious need for sexy romance. After all, a love story ain’t a lurve story without a bit of naughty!

A citizen of the world, Serena is a nomad at heart, and her novels enable her to travel the globe and all behind her computer desk. Naturally, she’d prefer the option of a private jet, but still, if wishes were horses, eh?