Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway! The Pure Souls Trilogy by Killian McRae

Pure Souls Trilogy

By Killian McRae

Pure and Sinful:

APPROPRIATE FOR MATURE READERS ONLY.

When it turns out your ex was actually a sexy demon sent by the devil to seduce you to evil, you'd think the next guy, no matter what he's like, couldn't be a worse decision. Enter Father Marc Angeletti, a smooth talking piece of forbidden fruit with onyx eyes and a razor wit, and Riona Dade may as well start packing her luggage for damnation now. But come Hell or... well, Hell, Marc, Riona, and demigod Dee Zitka have a mission: serve as a Pure Soul and vanquish Lucifer's minion scum from the face of the Earth to protect humanity from evil.

Oh, and don't get seduced into sin yourself, because a fallen Pure Soul is one of Lucifer's biggest thrills. As long as Riona and Marc can keep things professional and north of the sheets, no problem, right?

Yeah, that worked out great in the Thornbirds, too...

Once You Go Demon:

Heaven hath no fury like a demon reborn...

Proving that Big Boss is not without a sense of whimsy, Hell’s former all-star demon, Jerry Romani, finds himself a traded player in the classic war of good versus evil. Taking up residence in the human shell left behind by the death and damnation of Marc Angeletti, Jerry seizes on the chance both to win a trip to the pearly gates and reclaim the heart of witch Riona Dade. Not pleased with the butt-kicking the Pure Souls served up, Lucifer enlists his fallen angel compatriots, the Grigori, to stir up trouble topside. Time ticks closer to the inevitable: Marc's resurrection as a demon on Earth, and Jerry is determined to protect Riona and his shiny new Pure Soul status at all costs. He quickly finds two thousand years of living la vida demonica aren’t easily undone, however, and old habits are hard to break. Walking the true path is problematic, and Jerry finds his role reversed when he must convince Riona that it’s in her best interest to do the same. Even if letting her give into temptation is more conducive to his efforts. And just as Project Woo a Witch starts bearing some forbidden fruit, Destiny delivers one hell of bitch slap. Jerry may have been sent back to Earth to do something Riona can't, something that will ensure the only thing he'll be kissing where she's concerned is his ass goodbye.

With God Intent:

Dionysius Zitka: Pure Soul. Demigod. Widower.

The last time Dee saw his father, his wife Carol lay dead at Zeus’ feet. He vowed never to return, but someone has to rescue Riona from his crazy Greek God family. At least this time the visit should be brief: he just has to sponsor Jerry, find the keystone, and get the hell out of Olympus. Crossing paths with feisty quartergod Anwen Yates proves how the best laid plans sometimes don't mean jack. Seems Anwen has a couple of demons on her tail, and Olympus with its demon-free climate would be the perfect place for her to hide out. The fact that Dee finds her frustrating, funny, and sexy as hell has nothing at all to do with his decision to bring her along. Nope.

Biding her time with Hades and Persephone, Riona feels like a third wheel to the ancient, troubled marriage. The cherry on the cake? Uninvited angels are subject to death in Olympus, and suddenly her magic has a life of its own! Needing to get her heavenly hexing under control before her hybrid heritage is exposed, Hades helps her find an angelic mentor. And wouldn’t you know it that Azazel brings his newly-minted demon Marc Angeletti along for Riona’s target-practicing pleasure. Or maybe just her pleasure in general…

As the days tick by, the lines of right and wrong, purpose and persuasion, and sin and sanctity begin to blur. Rumors are flying, the Heaven-Hell Accords stretch thinner than a sheet of filo dough, and Zeus grows more cryptic by the day. Riona's angelic instincts throw her libido haywire, Hades makes a Hail Mary pass to save his marriage, and Jerry fears that his may be over before it’s even begun. Meanwhile, the two pillars draw closer to Olympus, and Dee closer to facing his father, his family, and his past. But can he honor his wife’s memory, while evermore wanting to do right by Arwen? The road to Hell is paved with God intentions.

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Excerpt

Neither one of them remembered who suggested cracking open the first bottle of wine. They downed their second glass when Dee came in to check on them. He retreated with a glass of his own, plus one for his sister.

“You know the saying ‘my goose is cooked’?” Riona asked as she poured out a third cup for she and Jerry. “I’ve never actually seen cooked goose. Don’t you think they should say ‘my turkey is cooked’? I mean, everyone’s seen a cooked turkey.”

Jerry laughed. “Goose isn’t as common as it used to be, but believe me, it had its time and place. Most people didn’t know what a turkey was and how delicious they could be until America was discovered. And then once Big Macs hit …” He winked.

Riona tilted her head and stared at him in him. “Wow, back when we were … you know, together, I didn’t know what you were. I couldn’t realize how long you’ve been around. But it’s been a really, really long time, hasn’t it?”

“I guess.” He tapped his palette with his tongue as he savored the tannins. “Older than certain parts of the Bible, and all that.”

“All the things you must have seen.”

Jerry shrugged. “Not as much as you’d think. Yeah, I always knew what was going on in general up top, but unless I was on a mission, I wasn’t too involved. Being eternal by becoming a demon isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”

“And what was that like?” Jerry’s blank stare forced her to clarify. “Becoming a demon.”

“It was …” His eyes turned up to the ceiling, as though a selection of words he might use were written on it. “… awesome.”

“Jerry!” She made a half-sincere attempt to admonish him, grabbing a potholder and hurling it at his head.

“What? You asked.” He caught the red-and-gold monstrosity out of the air and threw it back at her. He didn’t miss the threat of a smile on her face. “You remember your awakening, right?”

Riona’s blush was all the answer he needed. Even with his sexual prowess built up over centuries of practice and bolstered by a superhuman endowment, he knew anything he’d done to her between the sheets couldn’t compare to that rush. Big Boss would always hold the title for handing out the biggest thrill.

“Well, think about that, but instead of fueled by light, it’s fueled by sin. One of the reasons humans fall for sin so easily is because in the moment, it feels so fucking good. You wake up after Lucifer’s repurposed your soul feeling like you could do anything, be anything, go anywhere. The rush of a demon awakening makes the Pure Soul experience look like foreplay. Really bad foreplay. With someone who is partially paralyzed. And wearing oven mitts.”

“You make it sound like something to look forward to.”

He caught her eyes just in time to see her lips pull tight. “Is this curiosity or research?”

Killian McRae Bio:

Killian McRae would tell you that she is a rather boring lass, an authoress whose characters’ lives are so much more exciting than her own. She would be right. Sadly, this sarcastic lexophile leads a rather mundane existence in the San Francisco Bay Area. She once dreamed of being the female Indiana Jones, and to that end she earned a degree in Middle Eastern History from the University of Michigan. However, when she learned that real archaeologist spend more time lovingly removing dust with toothbrushes from shards of pottery than outrunning intriguing villains with exotic accents, she decided to become a writer instead. She writes across many genres, including science fiction, fantasy, romance, and historical fiction.

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