Cade
Le
Beau Series
Book
1
V.A.
Dold
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Date
of Publication: March 17 2014
ASIN:
B00J1WTSE2
Number
of pages: 239
Word
Count: about 62,000
Cover
Artist: Bookfabulous
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Description:
Anna
James is single again, finally. In her opinion, men are self-centered
and will never love her for who she is, a beautiful, plus sized
woman. All except the fantasy man that she’s been meeting in her
dreams for five years.
She
just never expected her fantasy to be a real live alpha shifter...
Cade
Le Beau isn't what he seems. He’s a billionaire wolf. A Shifter. He
laments his missed chance six months ago to meet his fantasy woman in
the flesh. Just as his second chance presents itself, his fantasy
woman, his mate, is threatened by the local mob boss and her
ex-husband. Now, he has forty eight hours to deal with this threat
once and for all or chance losing her again.
Is
it Anna who’s in danger, or the humans who unwittingly threaten
her?
The
heat is on the moment they lay eyes on each other. Neither, age,
children, horrid ex-husbands, nor mob bosses will stop this love
affair.
NOTE:
Complete novel. No cliffhanger. Dual POV. Rated 18+ for language and
strong sexual content. This is an adult paranormal romance with
erotic content. The series centers on wolf shifters but also includes
vampires, voodoo priestess, a Marine, and magic. These are stand
alone books that create a series. They do not need to be read in
order.
Prologue- The Plan
“Emma,
we need to take matters into our own hands or they’ll never find
their mates.” Isaac Le Beau set his snifter down before he crushed
the glass in frustration. “We have seven virile, grown sons, who
after two hundred years haven’t found their mates. If we don’t
step in and give a hand to the wolf-goddess Luperca, our sons may
spend their lives alone, without children to raise and without their
other half to love. Dang it, I want some grandchildren, while I’m
still young enough to enjoy them.”
He
slowly raised his head and gazed at the love of his life, Emma. She
was a unique blend of Romanian gypsy heritage and a very powerful
voodoo priestess. Even after two centuries her exotic sparkling dark
eyes and compact killer soft curves left him breathless. Some would
classify her as a big, beautiful woman. He called her ‘sex on a
stick‘. He swore she controlled every beat of his heart.
The
warmth and agreement in those mesmerizing eyes silently prompted him
to continue.
“Would
you do your high-priestess voodoo thing and ask the spirits to
identify their mates? With some influence we could bring them
together, so they can recognize them on their own. I don’t want to
force a meeting. Simply provide the opportunity. How about it, will
you give it a try?” Isaac asked.
He
knew Emma wouldn’t deny him. “Of course, I’ll perform the
ritual, but I can’t give you any guarantees. All I can do is try.
If we are truly blessed, Luperca will appear to me and give this
endeavor her approval. I want our sons happy and I’d love to have a
dozen grandchildren running around the house, too.”
Isaac
opened his arms wide, inviting Emma to slide onto his lap. He buried
his face into her hair breathing in her unique scent. The familiar
fragrance calmed him like nothing else. He was confident everything
would change for his sons very soon. He could hardly wait for each of
them to meet their one true mate. No wolf should go fourteen hundred
years alone.
Two
weeks later, they enjoyed the cool breeze that came off the river,
flowing through the open windows. A secret little smile lit up Emma’s
entire face and her fingers tapped a tune on her cut crystal wine
glass. He knew that expression well.
“Out
with it, Emma,” Isaac said with a grin of his own. “What is it
you’re dying to tell me?” He waited patiently for her to tell him
her grand news.
Emma
actually bounced in her seat. “I received answers from the
goddess.” She clapped her hands excitedly. “Cade's mate is in
New Orleans right now. Her name is Anna James. The goddess said she
has had many unhappy years, but is now open to finding her one true
love. Isn’t that fantastic? Two days from now she is destined to be
in Jackson Square and then stop to eat lunch at Crescent City
Brewhouse. She’ll be in the bar around eleven-thirty. As for the
rest of the boys, the goddess said we must have patience. She’ll
grant me visions in my dreams or come to me for each of them when the
time is right.”
A
surge of excited energy rushed through him as a hundred butterflies
took up residence in his stomach. This must be what it felt like to
win the lottery he thought. “We’ll have to move fast. We need to
think of a way to get Cade there at the right time.”
“Maybe
we can come up with a way to use Jackson square? Cade sits there so
often it might be an option?” Emma offered.
“Maybe.”
He
rubbed his chin, forehead crinkled in deep thought. “First we need
to get him out of his home office and into the French Quarter. The
bank called yesterday about a restaurant up for sale. I’ll have
them schedule a meeting with Cade to review our investments and
recommend this new opportunity.” He tapped his chin as the plan
took shape, mumbling as he worked it out. He stood and paced across
the room, prowled like the animal he was. He couldn’t think
properly sitting down.
As
he strode back and forth, he noted she had settled into an easy chair
to watch him.
“That’ll
get him to the city,” he thought aloud as he continued to tap his
finger on his chin. “You’re right about his constant people
watching, I’m sure he’ll take a walk and perhaps sit a while. A
possibility.” Isaac cupped his jaw in his hand and rubbed the
coarse stubble.
A
satisfied smile tugged at his lips. “I’ve got it! I’ll ask him
to meet me for lunch at Crescent City at eleven-thirty. Richie tends
the bar, he’ll know the mating signs. When Cade arrives, goddess
willing, he will sense his mate. I’ll have Richie tell him I won’t
be able to make it. If I’m not there for lunch he will be free to
spend time with her.”
Smile
broadening, he folded his arms across his chest and nodded. They had
a solid plan. In less than a week he could have his first
daughter-in-law. Isaac settled into his leather captain’s chair.
“I’ll arrange everything with Richie." He felt two hundred
years younger, like the bold robust young man who had swept his mate
off her feet. By the wistful expression Emma wore, he must look it,
too.
As
he sipped his rich, sweet cognac, he imagined a baby in Emma’s lap,
sleeping peacefully while a toddler played with blocks on the floor.
His sigh brought her attention to him with a raised brow. She would
laugh if she knew what he was dreaming.
A
smile continued to pull at his lips. He couldn’t help it. He was
very pleased with his little romance ambush, positive it would be
successful. Cade was in for a wonderful surprise in two days’ time.
“Now
that we have the plan, what do you think she will be like? Did the
goddess give you any hints?”
She
laughed. “No, you silly man, the goddess doesn’t have time for
things like that.”
“You
know he has always favored curvy women. I sure hope she isn’t
skinny, he might not even look at her if she is.” A little shiver
ran through him. “Remember the gal he dated who looked a lot like
you? She was a plus sized beauty. Cade never said anything, but
Marcus drove him crazy with that ‘Oedipus’ nickname.” He
laughed as he recalled the antics of the boys.
“You’re
right, he does like a woman with meat on her bones. All the boys do.”
About
the Author:
V.A.Dold
is the bestselling author of the Le Beau Brothers series, New Orleans
wolf shifter novels. A graduate of Saint Cloud University, she
majored in marketing. Prior to becoming a full time writer, she was a
publicist to the authors, owning Innovative Online Book Tours and ARC
Author & Reader Con's (ARC NOLA) (ARC Phoenix). Still is. The
companies mesh so well together, much like PB&J.
Her
idea of absolute heaven is a day in the French Quarter filled with
nothing but her computer, her coffee mug and the Brothers, of course.
A
Minnesota native with her heart lost to Louisiana, she has a penchant
for titillating tales featuring sexy men and strong women. When she's
not writing, she's probably taking in a movie, reading or traveling.
Her
earliest reading memories are from grade school. She had a major
fixation with horses, and the Black Stallion was a favorite. Then
junior high came along and teenage hormones kicked in. It became all
about the Harlequin Romances. She has been hooked on romances ever
since.
@VADOLD
What did Sister Sinister think?
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I give it 5 Stars!
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As a part of the Cade Blog Tour hosted by Bewitching Book Tours, I was given the first and second book in the Le Beau Brothers series, by V.A. Dold. Having read both of these novellas, I enjoyed them both for different reasons.
The series follows the seven Le Beau brothers, Cajun werewolves without mates and a set of parents who want to help them along in finding them. The first in the series is about Cade, the eldest son and successful business owner in the French Quarter, who has been dreaming of his perfect woman for the past 5 years. Her name is Anna and she has been sharing these dreams.
In the second book, we meet Simon, an ex-Marine suffering from PTSD. As fate would have it, the woman who can save him is Anna's dearest friend, Rose. (I loved this book even more than Cade!)
These books are steamy and manage to tell complete stories, all in the space of a novella, with women who are strong, loving, and not Twiggy clones. Ace.
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