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The Warlock's Secret

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoadQNLJ7bt2Ay0Q3DlQCCCZN6ZKM5RoC4jmVYm0EK7X33uS7g0_DYtMRfLu77Trf3eof4uvbt00AW9cNF15Q7KFG-zBa7nmt2xUdOV9Nz4eAADOG-wA7mKEpsR6b1vC-FpbA_i0LiAw/s1600/TheWarlocksSecret6x9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoadQNLJ7bt2Ay0Q3DlQCCCZN6ZKM5RoC4jmVYm0EK7X33uS7g0_DYtMRfLu77Trf3eof4uvbt00AW9cNF15Q7KFG-zBa7nmt2xUdOV9Nz4eAADOG-wA7mKEpsR6b1vC-FpbA_i0LiAw/s640/TheWarlocksSecret6x9.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>Supernatural Bounty Hunters Series  Book 1 - <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/VampireContract.html">The Vampire Contract</a> Book 2 - <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/guiltywerewolf.html">The Guilty Werewolf</a> Book 3 - The Warlock's Secret Book 4 - The Demon's Blood (Coming Soon) The Book In a world where magic is rare, Joseph Jamieson is one of the most powerful holders of power. Orophin Tiwele, or Phin to his friends, is the son of the Elf King and has magic of his own. The rules say two supernatural beings with magic cannot be together and Joseph and Phin have lived by that rule despite their attraction to each other. The resistance is growing larger each day, but traitors threaten everything Joseph has built. He wants peace, but soon comes to realize the way to peace, is through war. When the only thing that will save lives is Joseph and Phin working together, it becomes impossible to see where magic and passion end and where love could begin. "....From the opening paragraph, the action is thrilling and nearly continuous, with torture, grand rescues, hidden secrets, and secret loves being revealed as well as the beginnings of prophecy fulfillment. R.J. Scott's writing is exciting and her characters are three-dimensional with pasts and presents that are interesting ... The series is fun and I look forward to reading the next book. Recommended for fantasy fans!...." Buy Links - eBook <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.extasybooks.com/the-warlocks-secret/" target="_blank">eXtasy</a>  |  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D9UKYJA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00D9UKYJA&linkCode=as2&tag=rjsc-20" target="_blank">Amazon (US)</a>  |  <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D9UKYJA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00D9UKYJA&linkCode=as2&tag=rjsc-21" target="_blank">Amazon (UK)</a>  |  <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thewarlock039ssecret-1239899-340.html" target="_blank">All Romance</a>  |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-warlocks-secret-rj-scott/1116158198?ean=2940044647459" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a>  |  <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/Books/the-warlock-s-secret" target="_blank">Kobo</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Reviews <a href="http://heartsonfirereviews.com/?p=21091">Long and Short Reviews</a> - 4/5: The many twists and turns in this story kept me glued to the pages until the very end and left me wanting more. This well crafted series is a must for any fantasy fan. <a href="http://literarynymphsreviewsonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-warlocks-secret.html?zx=cc2b74ecdc33897e">Literary Nymph Reviews</a> - 4.5/5: RJ Scott has created another amazing installment to this incredibly enjoyable series, which is best read in sequence. <a href="http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.php/?p=13091" style="font-weight: bold;">Mrs. Condit Reads Books</a> - 5/5: I adore this series and eagerly await each new book and highly recommend it for anyone who loves epic fantasy novels filled with heroes and villains and an intensely woven plot. <a href="http://thetbrpile.weebly.com/1/post/2013/07/review-the-warlocks-secret-by-rj-scott.html">The To Be Read Pile</a> - 4/5: From the opening paragraph, the action is thrilling and nearly continuous, with torture, grand rescues, hidden secrets, and secret loves being revealed as well as the beginnings of prophecy fulfillment. R.J. Scott's writing is exciting and her characters are three-dimensional with pasts and presents that are interesting ... The series is fun and I look forward to reading the next book. Recommended for fantasy fans! <a href="http://www.darkdivasreviews.com/?p=10295" target="_blank">Manic Readers Review</a> - 4/5:  The Warlock’s Secret is for anyone with a love of the paranormal and magic. Ms. Scott wove a wonderful story of heartbreak and determination. The Warlock’s Secret was a real page turner in that you could not wait to find out what happened next. Excerpt   Phin watched Micah and Connor from the cover of the trees for some time. That was, until Connor sniffed the air and turned his way, then he knew he had to step out. “What do you want?” he snapped irritably. “I’ve had Declan and Levi tracking me to the west and you two here. I’m not going back to listen to Joseph’s crap anymore.” He exhaled heavily. Why he was being so careful not to use his magic to evade this childish hunting game escaped him. He should just port out of here and find a place where the resistance, the hunters, and most of all Joseph, didn’t get up in his face. It was bad enough he’d had to explain himself to his father after he’d sent Asher home near death. “It’s Joseph,” Micah said. “He’s missing.” “He’s probably up a mountain communing with nature,” Phin dismissed. Despite hearing something off in Micah’s voice, he wasn’t getting involved. Joseph had this way of finding trouble, then evading it at the last minute. He’d be fine. “Tell him,” Connor said firmly. Phin crossed his arms over his chest. He didn’t like Connor’s tone. It suggested Micah was reluctant to tell him something. “Tell me what?” he asked suspiciously. Micah sighed. “We need your help. Joseph used magic to create a portal to get inside Glitnir.” Phin dropped his stance of stubbornness and allowed his shock to come to the forefront. He stepped closer to Micah who, to his credit, didn’t move. “What the hell?” Phin shouted. “You know he shouldn’t…we shouldn’t…” He was lost for words. There was a reason they didn’t use their powers near anything to do with Glitnir. Supernaturals with magic were sought after and placed in hiding for their own protection. No one with the kind of skills inside them that he and Joseph had, would be allowed to be free of Glitnir interference. “We were in the old library,” Micah said, “and he stayed behind and closed the portal.” “Why would he do that?” Phin demanded. “Did he want to be trapped? Is he suicidal? Hell Micah. Why didn’t you stop him?” Very real fear built inside him. Joseph was inside Glitnir—and he’d used magic? He wouldn’t wish that combination on anyone if anyone had found out. Why hadn’t Joseph just got out? Where was he? None of this could be good. “I couldn’t stop him,” Micah snapped. “We were discovered. We barricaded the door, he opened the portal, I went through with Levi, and he shut the connection down so no one could follow us.” “Why did you even let him go there in the first place?” Phin stood right up in front of Micah and, despite having to look up at the vampire, he had Micah backing a step away. “No one lets Joseph do anything,” Connor defended. He moved to stand between Phin and Micah and his tone and body language stopped Phin’s growing anger in its tracks. Micah shook his head. “What’s done is done,” he said. “We need to get him out.” Phin shook his head. “We can’t. He’s on his own.” Phin watched as Micah and Connor exchanged glances. What now? He knew he should have spent more time wandering the forest and less time leaving trails for Connor and Declan to follow. He’d been having fun playing with the two wolf shifters, but evidently Micah wanted him to get serious. “We found something,” Micah started. “A journal,” Connor interrupted. Micah nodded. “A vampire journal. The one mentioned in the prophesies that say it will come to the twins from the royal line of the Sinclairs—” Connor interrupted. “The prophesy about how one of them will have magic and that twin will lead an army for change.” Phin felt like he was watching Micah and Joseph when they were together. Connor and Micah were evidently in synch given they kept finishing each other’s sentences. He held up a hand to stop them doing that back and forth in the explanation. “Connor, you’d best go and find Declan. I left him circling a chalk pit last I saw him. Bring him and Levi here.” Connor opened his mouth to protest, but a gentle touch from Micah’s hand on his arm had him stripping, shifting, and running the direction Phin indicated. Suddenly tired and needing to sit, Phin walked to the nearest fallen tree and perched himself on one end. He crossed his legs, then with a wave of his hand, indicated Micah should sit opposite. Micah didn’t argue and the vampire began to talk as soon as he sat down. “The Journal Of Days was what Joseph was looking for at the Vampire Clan’s Council house. It wasn’t there, but he tracked it to Glitnir.” “Why do you think this journal is so important?” Phin knew a little about vampire society, and he’d heard the prophesies, otherwise he wouldn’t be here alongside Joseph and Micah in this Underground they’d set up. He just hadn’t thought the journal mentioned in the prophesy would ever be found. Just the mention of Joseph again had fear curling inside him. What the hell made the idiot think going into Glitnir was a good thing. Micah sighed heavily. “When Glitnir was first created and the vamps, werewolves, and the fae all held council, no one wanted the vampires to be part of it.” “I recall reading that somewhere.” “What most supernaturals don’t know is that this journal was a way of the vampires placating the others. The wolves and fae were concerned about the vampires creating a whole race of blood demons tied to them as donors, and about the fact they killed indiscriminately. The Vampire Clans Council agreed to have a book that contained, in detail, the workings of the council. It would automatically mark every action by a vampire and be proof in case the fae and the wolves suspected the vamps were planning to overthrow them and take Glitnir as theirs.” “Every vampire action?” Micah sighed. “Anything deemed important. The journal was spelled and locked and it was never to be removed from the vault. In fact it could only be opened by these mythical twins from the prophesies and only at the time of real need. Together.”

The Warlock's Secret

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The Guilty Werewolf (Supernatural Bounty Hunters #2)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxOvOYc57GUC-YuPRJGYsA1MZ2C3Dvo9uTrLpx6CQLS7acBIOrsVxui2_aqQkiBJTdWQ_hnZxVwGPREcyWCoBRa1mKr6f5rYDmt5Q5xzYsGyMT7p8I9s3WOU6BR5UGLW9hqQ4sfdXuJg/s1600/TheGuiltyWerewolf300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxOvOYc57GUC-YuPRJGYsA1MZ2C3Dvo9uTrLpx6CQLS7acBIOrsVxui2_aqQkiBJTdWQ_hnZxVwGPREcyWCoBRa1mKr6f5rYDmt5Q5xzYsGyMT7p8I9s3WOU6BR5UGLW9hqQ4sfdXuJg/s640/TheGuiltyWerewolf300.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>Supernatural Bounty Hunters Series  Book 1 - <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/VampireContract.html">The Vampire Contract</a> Book 2 - The Guilty Werewolf Book 3 - <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-warlocks-secret.html">The Warlock's Secret</a> Book 4 - The Demon's Blood (Coming Soon) The Book Declan Finlay is the best Retriever that Glitnir has. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY9vd5bUqaW9zBx9AqgwRXFhw0rXW53B5SaBYmhfnP9RtZi3_ZaojFIRNpXrdUHDuSwywx0OnkSVMjCegQ0jvlhnZzpeuhG93G50UE9fpYJHqDtBvpBrgyn0OJFnpHrTquVBZE3PIEUs/s1600/64246_434678613281893_1653726542_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY9vd5bUqaW9zBx9AqgwRXFhw0rXW53B5SaBYmhfnP9RtZi3_ZaojFIRNpXrdUHDuSwywx0OnkSVMjCegQ0jvlhnZzpeuhG93G50UE9fpYJHqDtBvpBrgyn0OJFnpHrTquVBZE3PIEUs/s1600/64246_434678613281893_1653726542_n.jpg" /></a>Well, he is now that Connor Strand has gone rogue. He is sent to find Connor - the guilty werewolf. But he doubts that his best friend could ever be guilty and he resolves to track him down and find out why he ran with the renegade vampire. When the Fae Alliance, reporting to Glitnir, demand that he not go alone he is forced to accept the Incubus, Levi Tiernan, an assassin, as his companion on the journey. If Declan doesn't kill Connor, then Levi will. What happens when old lust and love dictate action and suddenly Declan is questioning everything he loves. Buy Links - eBook <a href="http://www.extasybooks.com/the-guilty-werewolf/" target="_blank">eXtasy</a>  |  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C9P35GU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00C9P35GU&linkCode=as2&tag=rjsc-20" target="_blank">Amazon (US)</a>  |  <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C9P35GU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00C9P35GU&linkCode=as2&tag=rjsc-21" target="_blank">Amazon (UK)</a>  |  <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-theguiltywerewolf-1192142-145.html" target="_blank">All Romance</a>  |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-guilty-werewolf-rj-scott/1115340736?ean=2940044523883" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a>  |  <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/Books/the-guilty-werewolf" target="_blank">Kobo</a> Reviews <a href="http://literarynymphsreviewsonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-guilty-werewolf.html?zx=186e2a9c82e2be25" target="_blank">Literary Nymphs - 4.5/5</a> - RJ Scott has created an intriguing as well as very enjoyable saga. I suggest reading The Vampire Contract first to better appreciate the main theme of this series. <a href="http://heartsonfirereviews.com/?p=19403" target="_blank">Hearts On Fire reviews - 4/5</a> - The romance side of the story was well done in true Scott style but this story definitely has a political lean to it which makes it even more enjoyable. The HEA is definitely delivered but the few loose ends left me hungry for the next book in this intriguing series. <a href="http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.php/?p=11800" target="_blank">Mrs Condit Reads Books - 4/5</a> - I enjoyed this story and now feel compelled to go back to read the first book on the series. RJ Scott is always a story teller first and a writer of romance second, and never is that distinction more important than in this book. Well done, Ms Scott. <a href="http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/new-reviews/the-guilty-werewolf-by-r-j-scott" target="_blank">Joyfully Jay</a> - Conflict makes The Guilty Werewolf magical. Excerpt  Declan wanted to be out front and ready to track Phin and it sounded like they were saying their goodbyes. He scented the air and made sure he could get enough of Phin’s smell to mean he could halfway track the little guy. Then he shuffled back as quietly as he could, but stopped when he came up against a warm body. Glancing behind him, Levi was right there and Declan glared at him. Without words he declared his irritability with the Fae. Levi merely stared back with stony focus. Declan leaned in to encourage the damn man to move just as a blade passed through the space his head had been. That slight move forward had been enough to save his life. The knife, small but deadly, embedded itself in the oven unit opposite that he had been using as a mirror. Immediately in defence mode Declan ducked lower and used the mirrored metal to ascertain what the hell was happening. The barman, Abb, stared at the space they were hidden in. No sign of Phin. This was not the optimum place to be holed up in and he glanced behind him to communicate that to his shadow, but there was no sign of Levi. Great. Declan was pretty exposed here and the freaking incubus had abandoned him. He should have known. All that talk about fighting for tradition and Levi was the first to run when things went south. Another knife flew too close for comfort, parting his hair and, by the feel of it, drawing blood. Looking at the beautiful, intricate knives told him one thing; the barman was no mild mannered bear shifter who plied you with alcohol, then took your money. He evidently had mad knife throwing skills. Not a good start for Declan in this whole escaping-with-his-life-intact situation. He heard a thud and cautiously leaned so he could look in the mirrored surface. What he saw had him scrambling to stand. The barman was felled like a tree, dead straight on the floor with his eyes shut and his breathing shallow. Levi loomed over him like some kind of ghostly apparition with wisps of scarlet lingering around him. “What did you do?” Declan asked. “Took him out.” “He’s dead? Did you suck him?” “I wish you’d stop calling it that.” “Well, did you?” “No. Okay? I didn’t take any of his emotions, although I couldn’t help some of the anger that trickled into me.” Declan blinked at what Levi was saying. Like it didn’t matter the incubus had accidentally taken something from someone. “Will he get it back?” Declan snapped. “What?” “His anger.” “His anger?” Levi looked confused, then realisation cross his features. “You think when I… That I… It’s not permanent, Declan. Don’t they teach you anything in Fae 101?” Declan crouched and felt for a pulse, then looked up at Levi. “No killing,” he said. “Not on my watch.” “Says the animal with teeth and claws,” Levi said dryly.

The Guilty Werewolf (Supernatural Bounty Hunters #2)

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The Vampire Contract (Supernatural Bounty Hunters book 1)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep3f2lbkzCNr8LHfxkkbXorl26lhxCvmjHHvXb8uGJr08rkfAGYjpKDz1QnPX_we5U4eNsX3orouPWFK-atEo4SXP9iW3SYvAud5BSIjuvJV4X2H7opbyFWx1QpIkftIAVqbIToYM1DY/s1600/THEVAMPIRECONTRACT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep3f2lbkzCNr8LHfxkkbXorl26lhxCvmjHHvXb8uGJr08rkfAGYjpKDz1QnPX_we5U4eNsX3orouPWFK-atEo4SXP9iW3SYvAud5BSIjuvJV4X2H7opbyFWx1QpIkftIAVqbIToYM1DY/s640/THEVAMPIRECONTRACT.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>Supernatural Bounty Hunters Series  Book 1 - The Vampire Contract Book 2 - <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/guiltywerewolf.html">The Guilty Werewolf</a> Book 3 - <a href="http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-warlocks-secret.html">The Warlock's Secret</a> Book 4 - The Demon's Blood (Coming Soon) The Book A vampire guilty of murder on the run from justice to prove his innocence. A werewolf sent to retrieve him with one thought – that only the guilty run. Vampire Micah Jamieson is found guilty of killing his human husband. He runs from the execution he is facing to get home. He just has to pray he’ll reach home before supernatural law enforcement, in the shape of a Glitnir Court Retriever close in on him. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqevLYPNf13RunLT1oeQz2LJ9NYYVDxOdqFWP74N3V4Rj9PafpzHqAv886yJq5P3NJOZbB7zxEpLsGAB22KQSVL0bTv-wyjNQZleRy8RPY_KhhJN1qMc3MHSP_5mSsGspSjsUgr5TKlE/s1600/Mrs-Condit-Recommends1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqevLYPNf13RunLT1oeQz2LJ9NYYVDxOdqFWP74N3V4Rj9PafpzHqAv886yJq5P3NJOZbB7zxEpLsGAB22KQSVL0bTv-wyjNQZleRy8RPY_KhhJN1qMc3MHSP_5mSsGspSjsUgr5TKlE/s1600/Mrs-Condit-Recommends1.jpg" /></a> Wolf shifter and Retriever, Connor Strand easily captures Micah and he’s fully prepared to take the runaway in. But his wolf has other ideas. Something about Micah challenges Connor and his long held beliefs. What if Micah is actually innocent? Will Connor put to one side his own prejudices, and then risk both his life and career to keep Micah safe? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Buy Links <a href="http://www.extasybooks.com/the-vampire-contract-2/" target="_blank">eXtasy</a>  |  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BD8ZTI6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BD8ZTI6&linkCode=as2&tag=rjsc-20" target="_blank">Amazon (US)</a>  |  <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BD8ZTI6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00BD8ZTI6&linkCode=as2&tag=rjsc-21" target="_blank">Amazon (UK)</a>  |  <a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thevampirecontract-1115516-140.html" target="_blank">All Romance</a>  |  <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-vampire-contract-rj-scott/1114844237?ean=2940044376588" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a>  |  <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/Books/the-vampire-contract" target="_blank">Kobo</a> Reviews <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKMIX-etj4cGg5mei8T3fk8KkbWkioWfenA6SSSlEmOS09wCVESeY-cmTC40301jmclWqaSZ2hyphenhyphenMJnYesU7CsDah4nJiioi1KDdmn1m2a_SdrpFz7v38dFg4mQcXpIP4afmU8tnS1Dqg/s1600/five_star_read_icon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKMIX-etj4cGg5mei8T3fk8KkbWkioWfenA6SSSlEmOS09wCVESeY-cmTC40301jmclWqaSZ2hyphenhyphenMJnYesU7CsDah4nJiioi1KDdmn1m2a_SdrpFz7v38dFg4mQcXpIP4afmU8tnS1Dqg/s200/five_star_read_icon.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/2013/04/26/the-vampire-contract/" target="_blank">Jessewave Reviews - 5/5</a> - RJ Scott’s The Vampire Contract takes us on a fast-paced adventure where most things are more than meets the eye.  Connor Strand has unquestioningly served the Glitner Council for years, doggedly rounding up its criminals for swift and merciless justice in order to protect his own family from the Council’s deadly grip. Contracted to serve out a sentence as a retriever for crimes his family supposedly committed, Connor takes great pride in his captures and the take down of Micah will be business as usual for him, or so he thinks ... Micah has been falsely accused of killing his human husband and is on the run to find the only person who can possibly have the ability to clear his name and keep him safe, his elusive twin brother. The two men meet, hunter and prey, and the impossible happens when Connor realizes his inner wolf has indeed found his mate in no one other than Micah. Now the chase is on–but both men have suddenly become the hunted. <a name="more"></a> <a href="http://www.darkdivasreviews.com/?p=9478">Dark Divas Reviews</a> - 4.5/5: Ms. Scott delivers a beautifully set story that lays the foundation for more episodes to come. Micah and Connor are both very proud and stoic creatures, both rooted in tradition; a tradition that normally does not condone inter-species relations. The dynamics between Micah and Connor was heart-felt and loving; even if at first they did not see eye to eye. <a href="http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8781&Itemid=36">Two Lips Reviews</a> - 5/5: The Vampire Contract, the first book in the Supernatural Bounty Hunters series by R.J. Scott, is a book I really did not want to end. The connection between Connor and Micah is really well written; I felt the wolves connection and the man’s conflict.  I love male on male werewolf stories and this one was one I didn’t want to end. <a href="http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/the-vampire-contract-by-rj-scott/" target="_blank">MM Goodbook Reviews - 4/5 - Oh. I loved this book, and what a nice start it was for a series.</a> RJ Scott created a beautiful background for this adventure through species. Werewolves, Vampires, Fae (although the latter didn’t made an appearance in this first book), a world trapped in old traditions and royal clans along with pure-blooded arrogance. It all painted scenery that promises action and war impending, strong love fated to struggle through fights that are not easy won, and love lost leaving back pain and hurt. The Vampire Contract focuses on Micah and Connor. Micah is a Vampire accused for the murder of his own husband by the Glintir Court, the one responsible for applying justice and law on all the paranormal species. When Micah runs away Glintir Court Retriever Connor Strand, a Werewolf, is tasked to bring him back. Connor is one of the best, however he is in for a surprise when it appears that this little Vampire is not that easy a job and to top it all his wolf gets in the way when he recognizes Micah as his mate. <a href="http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.php/?p=10478" target="_blank">Mrs Condit Reads Books - 5/5 and a recommended read</a> - I loved the world RJ created; it reminded me of the fantasy books I read years ago, a world steeped in traditions, royalty and separatism. I also have to say I love the idea that within a werewolf the wolf and human parts can think and act separately, evidenced by the fact that Connor’s wolf side recognised his mate long before Connor realises the truth of it. I also found the book quite humorous, I loved the snarkiness of the conversations between Micah and Connor peppered throughout the book, half the time I couldn’t stop laughing. <a href="http://heartsonfirereviews.com/?p=18329" target="_blank">Hearts on Fire Reviews - 4/5 </a>- I’m not a big fan of shifter books but Ms Scott penned or typed a winner in this great beginning to a new series. It seems like the story takes place in the present so there wasn’t a lot of world building that needed doing. I loved both Micah and Connor who were rich characters and not your typical werewolf or vampire. The constant snarky arguing between the two had me laughing out loud. <a href="http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/new-reviews/the-vampire-contract-by-r-j-scott">Joyfully Reviewed</a> - Intrigue and treachery within a fascinating love story is the premise for The Vampire Contract. The Vampire Contract features a promising start with characters that come alive, whether charming or taciturn, a crooked government and much more.  What happens next is anyone’s guess. Excerpt Chapter One  “I know you’re out there!” Connor tensed at the loud words. His quarry knew he was here? How the hell could a blundering, uncoordinated, frankly very short vampire know Connor was tracking him? “What do you want, wolf?” Exhaustion dripped from each syllable and Connor focused in on the body language of a defeated man. Was Micah Jamieson giving up and giving in? Connor hesitated. This could well be a trick. No way was he going to let himself be swayed from what he had to do. His claws extended in his splayed hands and he rolled his neck with the itch of change that pressed on the front of his mind. “Come out and talk to me,” Micah said. He turned in a circle as he peered into the undergrowth, the bushes that surrounded him, and high into the tall oak trees. Connor watched with amusement. The vampire may be clever enough to figure out a wolf was tracking him, but he didn’t know where he was. Then Micah, murderer, criminal, listed for execution, turned and faced exactly where Connor was hidden. “Retriever or not, I could do with the company and we need to settle this so you can go home.” The vampire’s voice was sad and held a quality of loneliness that Connor thought only he had the capacity to feel. He shrugged away the sudden and inappropriate twinge of empathy. “Here, here, wolfy, come on out and play with the scary vampire.” Micah ended on a chuckle and crossed his arms over his chest. Dark haired and dressed from head to toe in black, he was merging with the smudge of gloom in the approaching evening, but Connor could still scent him from where he was—a combination of fresh forest air and something else that he couldn’t put his finger on. Micah didn’t smell like a normal vampire, if anything Connor found his scent weirdly comforting. Shorter than the average vamp, nice scent or not, he was an easy take down. That was exactly how Niceros had sold this particular hunt to Connor. Easy. His boss always used words like easy and quick, but at the end of the day, Connor was hunting a paranormal called Micah who had ripped his own husband’s throat out and carved words in the fragile human skin. Short or not this vamp was dangerous and possibly psychotic. Forcing his claws to retract as he straightened was an effort. Connor’s lupine half clung to his thoughts and demanded attention. Not now, he thought as he stepped into the clearing to reveal himself. The scent in the air was charged with moonflowers and there was magic stringing its way through the topmost branches of sprawling trees. Micah Jamieson’s scent was intermingled in it all. Assessing Micah and the threat he posed was like breathing. Vampires were sneaky, scrappy fighters, fond of using a combination of teeth, knives, and formidable muscle strength. Added to which vampires were renowned as selfish, spoilt superior beings who disregarded society and its norms. No wonder this husband of Micah’s only lasted three weeks of marriage to the vamp. “Strand,” he said firmly. “Senior Retriever.” The words were familiar and rolled off his tongue with ease. Step one of retrieval: state your name and rank and ensure the convicted were fully aware of who you were. As soon as they left his mouth, he waited for reaction. This was the point that those facing Court-assigned punishment reacted one of two ways: begging or running. Connor could deal with either. “Senior?” The vamp huffed a laugh. “I was that much of a flight risk they sent a top grade hunter?” “Just come quietly.” Micah scanned Connor and let out a short laugh. “You’re not even armed.” Connor took another step nearer, his arms loose at his sides and his hands ready. No wolf shifter Retriever was ever armed, they didn’t need to be. “I’ve come to take you back.” He moved closer and could see Micah’s face more clearly. He was a lot smaller than other vamps Connor had taken down, and he looked resigned. He shrugged and held out his hands in front of him, palms up. “You can try,” he finally said. There was no bravado in his voice, merely plainspoken words with an edge of that same exhaustion Connor had heard before. Was the vamp really considering he could take on a senior wolf shifter? Connor had never actually seen bravado before in his prey. He’d seen begging and crying and witnessed a whole lot of running, but never this quiet acceptance. They stood in a tense faceoff about three feet apart. Connor was in range of both vampire fangs and sharp, skin-slicing knives if Micah had any. He couldn’t see knives but rule one was never to underestimate any supernatural. “Come quietly,” Connor said. “It will look good for you at Glitnir.” Micah shook his head at the mention of the supernatural Court. “You mean they’ll cut my sentence from execution in a week to that of beheading in a month?” “You will have more time to say goodbye to loved ones,” Connor said calmly. “Glitnir thinks I killed a loved one.” Temper sliced into Micah’s words. “Why would they even think of giving me more time to say goodbye?” Connor could see the sense in Micah’s words. Knowing what Glitnir would do to the vampire when Connor took him back was not his concern. For what he’d done he was lucky he was given time to settle his affairs. The quickest trial in the history of Glitnir and a punishment of death by beheading had been handed down in minutes. The evidence was there. The husband's human body drained of blood, the throat torn right through to the spine, and the vampire words, centuries old, cut into flesh. All of it led to Micah. “If I was you,” Micah snapped. “I would shift and run back home.” “Retrievers never return empty-handed.” Connor widened his stance and allowed his wolf side free rein. Micah unfolded his arms and allowed them to hang loose with his fingers clenched into fists. “Sorry, dog, this time one will have to. I don’t have time for games.” The single word dog was the ultimate insult to a race as old and proud as werewolves and the vampire knew this. Rage sparked in Connor, but he had to balance it if he didn’t want this to go to shit. Micah opened his mouth to say something else, but Connor acted on pure instinct and moved like lightning. Connor leaped before Micah could move, and in that single second where he must have known Connor would be on him, there was acceptance etched into every line of Micah. Connor’s attack was instant and he kicked with his strongly muscled legs dead center in Micah’s chest. Micah fell off balance, slamming back against the tree. Connor followed Micah onto the ground and crouched over him, hands scrabbling to catch hold of Micah’s throat. Micah pushed back and his strength was enough to force Connor back and away. The plants and bushes around them caught on their clothes as Micah threw himself at Connor with a knife in one hand as his fangs descended. When they connected, Micah’s breath left him in a swift huff. “Come home,” Connor snapped as Micah pinned him. The gleam of a blade was inches from his face and as much as he pushed up, Micah met with equal force. He flipped the other man with a knee to his balls and despite the yell of pain, Micah didn’t retreat. He lay under Connor with absolute determination in his expression. For a second, no more, they were held in a match of force and Connor knew in an instant that this was not going to be a graceful fight but a scrappy uncoordinated battle for the upper hand. His wolf side took over and he found extra strength even as Micah pushed that little bit harder upwards and the knife moved dangerously closer to Connor’s face. “No!” Micah said, and with a mighty heave, he had Connor sprawled on his back with his breath lost to the impact. Connor used the momentum of his fall to roll on his side and then flip up standing. He charged at Micah without hesitation. Claws extended, he grabbed Micah’s knife hand and then used his other hand to dig through material and into skin below. His long claws pierced the clothing and Micah screamed in pain before rolling them again so Connor was under him. He felt like the heaviest weight and now Connor had a hand trapped between them with claws still extended into Micah’s skin. He dug deeper, this wouldn’t kill the vampire, but it would surely incapacitate him for a while. Micah cursed and pushed up and away, and Connor felt his claws wrench free of the bloodied mess. Stumbling back, Micah didn’t check the wound that was a ripped hole through jacket, shirt, and skin. There was real fear in his eyes as he fell to his knees. Connor howled in excitement at the ecstasy of ripping through his prey and he could almost taste the thrill of the win. Micah scrambled away, with a hand clutched to his side and then used the trunk of a tree to stand. He took a step away from the bark and near doubled in pain. “Don’t make me hurt you,” he begged as he straightened. Connor growled in frustration at the nonsense Micah was spouting. He took the two steps up and away to jump at Micah. The vampire reacted instantly. He spun on his heel and suddenly the two were a mess of nails, claws, and teeth. The snarling, spitting fight had them pitted evenly against each other despite Micah’s injury. Micah would get the upper hand only for Connor to switch and force Micah to the ground. He needed to pull the cuffs from his belt at that single point he had the upper hand, but sensing the loss of focus, Micah scrambled and fought his way free. His pale skin was marked with mud, leaves, and blood and the spread of dark on his shirt was dangerously large. Even a vampire would take a few days to heal from that. “You chose to run,” Connor spat the specific words he needed to say on retrieval. “The Glitnir Court wants your return to carry out punishment for the crime of murder of Ethan Harris.” He didn’t finish as, with a yell, Micah rushed him and near head-butted him in the stomach. The two men fell and rolled over and over down a small incline. Connor’s head smacked a stone and he felt the pain reverberate through him. Then the moonlight glinted on the sharp fangs that descended in Micah’s mouth and there was blood on his lips, Connor’s blood. They had both tasted blood tonight. “No,” Micah spat at him in fury. “I didn’t kill him—” Connor was shaken and beaten away from finishing what he had to say. His pain increased and Micah was pushing and stabbing with the knife. Connor felt the snap in his left arm as it broke against a fallen tree. Adrenaline spiked and he pushed through grating pain to force Micah off him and in a smooth move, had the cuffs in hand and was inches away from getting one wrist of the hissing, spitting, snarling night man cuffed. “No!” Micah shouted. Terror widened his eyes and he was shouting and pleading and none of it made any sense. “Don’t make me hurt you.” Connor carried on with the rights he needed to say. “An appointed councilor will review—” “I can’t go.” The first cuff snapped around Micah’s wrist and Connor suddenly had the upper hand. Micah threw himself back and pulled Connor with him in a mess of twisted limbs while he was talking, chanting, saying something. Connor shook his head and scraped claws along every available inch of skin he could find. This wasn’t a clean fight, this was desperation, fear, and a crawling despair in Micah. The scent of terror was ripe in Connor’s nose. He could work with fright and panic in an escaped prisoner, it made them careless and vulnerable to attack. With a final lunge he aimed for Micah’s other wrist. A scream of anguish from Micah and an invisible force lifted Connor from him and threw him across the clearing where he contacted with a tree. “I didn’t mean to, I didn’t mean to!” Micah shouted. Connor was losing the will to stay awake. Heaviness pulled him apart inside and his mind went blank.

The Vampire Contract (Supernatural Bounty Hunters book 1)

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6k9J0JKN0gedUIqr6pGf8L_awVv_-8vsrrP4YR99wXV5768fBD_xoFoiRhMcDYqvMgM8WN7y276zD2xvoK3PeP0SaTC7ESpEuBKeZA3mmcvEGm_YVjLQj8ngxfgs8kOJiM8NDaq7LH4/s1600/TheGuiltyWerewolf6x9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6k9J0JKN0gedUIqr6pGf8L_awVv_-8vsrrP4YR99wXV5768fBD_xoFoiRhMcDYqvMgM8WN7y276zD2xvoK3PeP0SaTC7ESpEuBKeZA3mmcvEGm_YVjLQj8ngxfgs8kOJiM8NDaq7LH4/s400/TheGuiltyWerewolf6x9.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>A cup of hot chocolate and a notebook and I have the series for Supernatural Bounty Hunters all sketched out. Book 1 - The Vampire Contract (<a href="http://www.extasybooks.com/the-vampire-contract-2/">available here</a>). Micah and Connor. A vampire guilty of murder on the run from justice to prove his innocence. A werewolf sent to retrieve him with one thought – that only the guilty run. Book 2 - The Guilty Werewolf (April 1st) - Levi & Declan <div>Book 3 - The Warlock's Secret (June 1st) - Joseph & ? Book 4 - The Elven Prince (August 1st) - Phin & Brodie Book 5 - The Feline Guild (October 1st) - Simeon & ? Book 6 - The Third Kingdom (November 1st) - Asher & Reuben</div>