Christine Rains is on FIRE this month with the releases from her 13th Floor Series! Today, following tradition, Christine talks about the romantic relationship in 1303: The Dragonslayer!
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1303 – The Dragonslayer
By Christine Rains
XAN & LOIS
Dragons still walk amongst us. They might
look human, but Xanthus Ehrensvard knows the truth. The rest of the world would
never believe him, though. Dragonslayers like Xan used to be celebrated heroes,
but now they live in the shadows and save innocents from monsters they no
longer believe in. It's a lonely life, but it's righteous. Honor and duty
matter. As well as being clean. Very,
very clean.
Lois King scoffs at superstitious nonsense.
With spunk and determination, this reporter will discover the truth. Of course,
when the truth happens to be an ancient dragon whom the voters put in the
Senate, it's a bit more difficult to grasp. Lois won't be deterred, though.
Maybe distracted momentarily by a shirtless dragonslayer, but she's going to
find the story to make her career.
When Xan meets Lois, his world suddenly
gets incredibly messy. It's stressful enough that he failed in his slaying of
the Governor, but Xan takes on the mission of convincing Lois that dragons do
exist. No easy chore. Her endless questions give him no peace to think things
through, and her long legs too often draw his attention. Xan must open her eyes
to the truth and keep her safe all the while fulfilling his duty to kill a
powerful beast.
The interaction between Xan and Lois made
me laugh out loud numerous times. In public. Xan's a modern knight. Stoic,
honest, and short on words. Lois will never be a princess in need of rescuing.
She's loud, messy, and has a wonderful sense of humor. Most of it is lost on
Xan, but she'll get a smile out of him eventually.
Title: 1303 – The
Dragonslayer (The 13th Floor series, #3)
Author: Christine Rains
Genre: paranormal romance
Release date: February 13th, 2013
On
the rooftop of neighboring building, dragonslayer Xanthus Ehrensvard fires at
his target, Governor Whittaker. How he missed the shot, he doesn't know, but
fleeing the scene, he picks up an unwanted passenger. Gorgeous reporter Lois
King saw Xan's face, and she believes it's the story to make her career. Except
he can't let her walk away knowing what he looks like. Xan has to show her the
Governor is a bigger threat to the world than he is.
Xan knows dragons never went extinct. They evolved with human society, taking on mortal forms, and slithered their way into positions of great influence and power, just like the Governor. But it's no easy chore proving to someone that dragons still exist, and even more so, they're disguised as famous people. Xan must convince Lois or find another way to silence her. An option, as he gets to know her, he likes less and less.
After all, dragonslayers are no longer celebrated heroes but outlaws. Just as the dragons wish it. But this outlaw must make a plan to slay the dragon or risk its retribution.
Xan knows dragons never went extinct. They evolved with human society, taking on mortal forms, and slithered their way into positions of great influence and power, just like the Governor. But it's no easy chore proving to someone that dragons still exist, and even more so, they're disguised as famous people. Xan must convince Lois or find another way to silence her. An option, as he gets to know her, he likes less and less.
After all, dragonslayers are no longer celebrated heroes but outlaws. Just as the dragons wish it. But this outlaw must make a plan to slay the dragon or risk its retribution.
Author
Bio:
Christine Rains is a writer, blogger, and
geek mom. She has four degrees which help nothing with motherhood, but make her
a great Jeopardy player. When she's not writing or reading, she having
adventures with her son or watching cheesy movies on Syfy Channel. She's a
member of S.C.I.F.I. The 13th Floor
series is her first self-published series. She has four novellas and eighteen
short stories published.
Website: http://christinerains.net/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/authorchristinerains
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@CRainsWriter
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4017568.Christine_Rains
Buy links:
Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/The-
B&N - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/
Kobo - http://www.kobobooks.com/
Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/book/
Oh dude, I can't wait to read this. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Christine!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I loved how the drama of the dragonslaying was offset by the sparky relationship between these two.
Thank you very much for hosting today, Kyra! :)
ReplyDeleteTrisha, hope you'll enjoy it.
Nick, thanks! Lois and Xan are the best couple yet.
Huge congrats, Christine!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteSounds like a great relationship between them!
ReplyDeleteIt's so much fun!
DeleteCongratulations Christine- and I agree with Kyra, this girl is on fire with all of the releases!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I just hope I don't burn myself to the ground. =P
DeleteYeah for Christine!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alex!
DeleteChristine, if you're ever in WV, stop by and join my Trivial Pursuit team. We play men vs women and we always lose. I blame the sports category.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with the book!
I'd love that, but I'm horrible at the sports category too. I grew up playing Trivial Pursuit, so I might remember all the questions, though! Thank you.
DeleteThe idea of a dragon passing as a human and getting elected to Senate is particularly interesting; can you imagine if there actually were dragons passing as humans in real life? It would certainly explain why certain politicians keep getting into trouble.
ReplyDeleteWho knows? Maybe I'm writing non-fiction! ;)
DeleteI know what you mean. Although I don't draw the settings (I know I should, but then I have a million other stuff I should do for my fantasy as well. Sigh.), I've researched prevalent architecture for the buildings I used and collected photos so that I know where I am and what I'm talking about.
ReplyDeleteGreat interview! Read Me Dead sounds like it has a really good story in there!
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