What is it about the President of the United States that makes so many women go weak in the knees? Many believe it’s the power they hold. Me personally, I think it’s the years of public speaking that makes them so personable. The POTUS delivers tons of speeches during his term and being comfortable in front of crowds is a must. As someone who detests standing in front of a crowd and having to speak, I find this quality amazing.
With my new series, POTUS, I focus on Cameron Maddox. Cameron will be the US’s first shifter president. With mixed race heritage and the stigma of being a shifter, Cameron has to overcome prejudice in his quest to unite humans and shifters. Cameron’s father was murdered by an activist who was against shifter equality, and the series will focus on Cameron’s inner circle as they focus on assisting him achieve his lifelong dream.
I’m very excited to bring this series to life. Claimed, A POTUS prequel, is the first installment in the series and tells the tale of Cameron finding his mate, Greta. Greta was a joy to create – a Midwestern gal who came to the Big Apple to start a bakery. Their romance will become the stuff of legend as they become the most powerful couple in the world. And I can’t wait to see where they end up!
Thanks to Layne for having me today and I hope ya’ll enjoy the sneak peek I’ve brought along.
Claimed
– A POTUS Prequel
Christy
Gissendaner
Genre: Paranormal
Romance, Shifters
Publisher: Christy
Gissendaner
Number of pages: 48
Word Count: 10,526
Book Description:
Successful New York politician, Cameron Maddox, is on track
to be the United States’ first shifter president. With that goal in sight, he
has little time for distractions. Fortunately for Greta Larrson, owner of The
Beaten Path bakery, Cameron doesn’t ignore his intense response to her.
Greta’s immediately drawn to the powerful politician, but how
can a weak-blooded shifter compete with the women he’s used to? Her dreams of
success in the Big Apple are sidetracked when she realizes Cameron is her
intended mate. Unused to the treacherous world of politics, Greta must decide
if she’s willing to risk everything to be with him.
One day soon, Cameron will unify the humans and shifters of
the country, but for now he must convince his intended mate to be his First
Lady and join him on his path to the White House.
***Claimed is a prequel to a new series by Christy
Gissendaner and features spanking, a BBW heroine, and a sexy shifter male who
is prepared to take on the world...after he claims his mate.***
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Excerpt
Cameron sat in the back of the
luxury SUV the city provided him for transportation and pulled up his e-mail.
Several messages required immediate responses. He forwarded them to his
assistant with instructions before glancing out the tinted window.
The mid-afternoon sunlight lent
a glow to the skyscrapers in the distance. The golden flames reminded him of
Greta’s curls. He’d just left a meeting at City Hall, and even though he had
work waiting at his office, he leaned forward to request a detour. “Carlos,
take me to the Bronx.”
The driver met his gaze in the
rearview mirror. “Sure thing, boss. The usual?”
“Yes. Thank you, Carlos.” Cameron
settled back into the seat and resumed the scanning of his e-mail.
The past month, he’d visited to
The Beaten Path, even though his office resided near Wall Street and his home
in Manhattan. Visiting Greta had become the highlight of his day.
Like her namesake, the great
Greta Garbo, a bundle of contradictions defined her. Beautiful, yet driven.
Innocent, but with a husky voice and laugh that spoke of sex and cigarettes.
Her baby blues ensnared him with a single glance.
For thirty days, he’d visited
her shop under the pretext of buying cupcakes, when in reality he wanted her.
He’d fought tooth and claw to bury the urge to stake his claim and carry her
away to his penthouse apartment.
Enough was enough.
He stopped in front of her shop
and stared through the window. His gut twisted as it always did near her.
He put his hand against the
cool windowpane and stared at his resourceful, chosen mate. She didn’t see him.
The hunger plaguing him, strong enough to propel him from halfway across the
city, increased tenfold. He swept his gaze over her, taking advantage of the
moment to study her while she was unaware of his presence.
Pink icing dotted her pert
nose, and she bit her tongue when she concentrated. Cute. Innocent. Cameron
couldn’t tear his gaze away. She was curvier than many women in New York.
Better yet, her curves were real, unlike the plastic abominations he’d seen on
the rail thin frames of women he passed on the streets. She smelled different
too. Fresh, like cake batter and almonds, instead of the floral and musk so
popular these days.
She looked up and saw him. Her
frown of concentration eased into a smile of genuine warmth, and she motioned
him inside.
“Vanilla bean cupcake with
strawberry icing?” she asked as soon as he entered.
She knew his order well. And
she should. “Hold the sprinkles.”
Greta laughed, just as she did
every time he teased her about her overuse of the confectionary sweets. “No
sprinkles. Gotcha.”
She turned away to fetch the
cupcake. He peered over the counter, relishing the sight of her bent over the
display case. The hem of her pink dress rose up in the back, granting him a
view of lace-trimmed white garters and inches of pale thigh.
His cock hardened instantly.
The animal within him unleashed a silent howl, able to recognize his mate even
before Cameron had.
“How is work?” Greta asked as she presented a
perfect cupcake to him on a tiny saucer. Her hand trembled as their fingers
brushed, and her physical response struck a chord within him. Maybe she wasn’t
as unaffected as she seemed.
“Good. Busy.”
Time to come clean and tell her
he planned a trek that would someday carry him to the White House. His plan to
campaign for the worldwide unification of shifters and humans was long overdue,
and the upcoming Senate election was only a stepping stone.
Too many women were drawn to
him because of his power, the status and influence he wielded. Few took the
time to know him. Greta seemed truly interested, and he hoped her interest
would continue after he revealed the truth.
Right now, he wanted Greta.
Christy Gissendaner is a paranormal and
contemporary romance author who believes laughter and love should go hand in
hand.
Christy
lives in Alabama with her husband and three sons. She’s always hard at work on
her next novel, but in her spare time she loves blackjack, karaoke, and
anything resembling a vacation!
To find
out more, please visit http://christygissendaner.webs.com
http://www.goodreads.com/christygissendaner
Thank you so much for sharing The POTUS Series with us today Christy, I wish you every success!!
Thank you so much for sharing The POTUS Series with us today Christy, I wish you every success!!
Thanks so much for having me, Layne!
ReplyDeleteI wish you great success with your new Series Christy!
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