{"id":2650,"date":"2015-11-25T14:12:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T21:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2015-12-09T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T21:26:06","slug":"ailani-the-last-warrior-book-1-is-out-now-strangeness-in-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/2015\/11\/25\/2650\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Ailani: The Last Warrior Book 1 is OUT NOW! Strangeness in Paradise!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TLW1_Ailani<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

NEW RELEASE: Check it out HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amberquill.com\/store\/p\/2290-Ailani.aspx<\/strong><\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Book 1 of\u00a0The Last Warrior<\/i>\u00a0series)<\/b><\/p>\n

When Lio\u2019s lover Maks cheats on him, he\u2019s forced to give up what he thought was an idyllic romance, including their stunning, scenic Waikiki apartment. He rents a house on the other side of the island that has magical views, so why is it so cheap?<\/p>\n

He soon becomes haunted by dreams in which a fearsome yet sexy Hawaiian man begs him to rescue him from the garden. Lio is certain he\u2019s going nuts, until one night in the midst of a tropical rainstorm, he follows the man\u2019s urgings and digs a hole in the yard.<\/p>\n

And there, he finds a gigantic, ancient stone statue with scary eyes, a statue that soon gives Lio the power of The Last Warrior…<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/b>\u00a0This story was previously published with the ISBN: 978-1-61495-823-9. This reissued version of the story has been revised and reedited.<\/p>\n

Genres:<\/strong>\u00a0Gay \/ Fantasy \/ Witchcraft \/ Magic \/ Paranormal \/ Series
\nHeat Level:<\/strong>\u00a03
\nLength:<\/strong>\u00a0Extended Novella (37k words)<\/p>\n

\u00a0EXCERPT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Kord was giving me so many mixed signals, or so I thought. Sometimes he reached out to me, then pulled his hand away. I was certain he was staring at my mouth in a hungry way. I sure as hell wanted him to kiss me. He smiled at me a lot. Maybe he was being kind, but I felt certain we were on a date. When he took me to his own home, I didn\u2019t think I was wrong. His beach cottage sat right on the reef, and I was stunned by his uninterrupted view of the ocean.<\/p>\n

Kord\u2019s life seemed to be straight out of my childhood. Everything on the walls and sideboards was found art. He\u2019d discovered gigantic shells, sea glass balls, bleached pieces of driftwood that almost looked like antlers. He\u2019d even made a hammock out of an old fisherman\u2019s net.<\/p>\n

He showed me his home office, which took up most of the space. He pointed to the garage. \u201cThat\u2019s where I build stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

I had a sense he didn\u2019t bring many people here. I almost felt glad I didn\u2019t see any chick stuff. His home spoke of a solitary existence.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake a seat.\u201d He pointed outside. I swung in one of the aged rocking chairs on the lanai as he brought me a beer. Longboard. My favorite.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou had a recent breakup, too,\u201d I said. \u201cIsn\u2019t that what you told Marcella?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSure. It never works out for me with women.\u201d He scowled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy\u2019s that? You\u2019re a great guy. Handsome, hard-working\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks. That\u2019s part of the problem. I love to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The words swayed between us like a coconut palm. \u201cI have a hard time with women because\u2026because\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t finish the sentence. He didn\u2019t want me to know he was bi. I sensed he didn\u2019t want to give me ideas. It was okay. I didn\u2019t need any. I was too busy licking my own wounds and couldn\u2019t have handled any confusion.<\/p>\n

When he dropped me home and kissed me on the lips, I felt my spirit and my body reacting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave a great night,\u201d he said, then watched as I let myself inside Dad\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

As I closed and locked the door behind me, I felt something shifting. I couldn\u2019t explain it as I leaned with my back against the blue stained-glass mermaid and felt her coolness seep into my hot skin.<\/p>\n

Aaaahhh\u2026something had changed. Something good. I touched my lips. We\u2019d had a great date. No, not a date. He was being kind.<\/p>\n

So why did he kiss me?<\/p>\n

We\u2019d had a swell time. A gentle time. I hadn\u2019t had such a sweet evening with a man in a very long time. When I\u2019d cleaned my teeth, I fell into bed. I could almost feel his dark hair on my face, his lips on mine. I tasted salty tears. Yeah\u2026something was changing. I didn\u2019t know what.<\/p>\n

I dreamed of fishermen\u2019s nets, mad laughter, and mud.<\/p>\n

At around three o\u2019clock in the morning, I awoke from a strange dream.<\/p>\n

No. They were not coming back. I wouldn\u2019t allow them to come back. Not the dreams. Not those ones. I closed my ears to the voices whispering\u2026<\/p>\n

Remember\u2026remember\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

I worked very hard to forget. To think of nothing but the soft press of Kord\u2019s lips, wishing for more. So much more…<\/p>\n

FOR purchase and for more info, please click this link:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.amberquill.com\/store\/p\/2290-Ailani.aspx<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW RELEASE: Check it out HERE: http:\/\/www.amberquill.com\/store\/p\/2290-Ailani.aspx SYNOPSIS: (Book 1 of\u00a0The Last Warrior\u00a0series) When Lio\u2019s lover Maks cheats on him, he\u2019s forced to give up what he thought was an idyllic romance, including their stunning, scenic Waikiki apartment. He rents a house on the other side of the island that has magical views, so why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,13,14,1,3,5,12,10],"tags":[405,16,20,21,391,246,247,245,394,244,406],"class_list":["post-2650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-category-romance-and-relationships","category-category-writing-and-poetry","category-frontpage","category-latestnews","category-life","category-romance-and-relationships","category-travel-and-places","category-writing-and-poetry","tag-ailani-the-last-warrior-book-1","tag-a-j-llewellyn","tag-amber-allure","tag-amber-quill-press","tag-hawaii-fiction","tag-hawaiian-erotic-romance","tag-hawaiian-gay-erotic-romance","tag-hawaiian-magic","tag-hawaiian-mysteries","tag-hawaiian-mythology","tag-the-last-warrior-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2656,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions\/2656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}