BOOK INFORMATION
Kissed by
Water
The Watchtower Chronicles #3
The Watchtower Chronicles #3
By: Delwyn Jenkins
Releasing September 24, 2015
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BOOK SUMMARY
Charlotte McLaren is tired of being the good
girl - the shy, gentle soul that everyone tiptoes around in case she startles.
She wants to be strong and decisive, as powerful and independent as her
Witch-sisters. She’s determined to join in the fight against their enemy and to
do that she has to challenge everything she’s been taught to believe.
Tristan, a Watchtower Knight, has spent
three agonizing months locked in a hell of dark magic - and he emerges a
changed man. No longer fun and carefree, there’s a darkness in him now that
stalks and prowls, just waiting to escape. A darkness he’s desperate to keep
from everyone he cares about, especially the lovely Charlotte.
But
his water Witch lures him with her innocence and determination, making demands
he’s not sure he can fulfill. His honor demands he walk away, but his heart
already knows it’s too late.
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EXCERPT
Tristan followed Charlotte to
the tables set up in the dappled shadows of the roof garden. Waiting until she
took her seat Tristan pulled out a chair and sat next to her. She leaned on the
table, turned her head slightly to look at him and his gut churned in an
unsettling prescience.
She licked her
lips – a nervous habit he normally found endearing. Right now it just set him
on edge. “Tristan, I want to ask you something.”
No. He knew what
she was going to ask and he couldn’t let the words leave her lips. He was
afraid if she gathered the courage to make the request he wouldn’t be able to
deny her. And he had to.
“Charlotte, I
can’t.” He fisted his hands in his lap so he didn’t reach for her. “I’m so
sorry.”
The dejected
slump of her shoulders was akin to a slap, and he felt the pain of it right
down to his soul. She took three breaths, then four, and on the fifth she
straightened her spine and looked him in the eye. “I haven’t actually asked
anything yet.”
“You don’t need
to.” His heart slammed against his ribs and the need to say yes warred with the
necessity of saying no. “I can only think of one thing that would charge your
energy with that particular mix of fear, determination and want. You intend to
trigger your Quickening, and with the connection we’ve forged, you’re
considering me as a partner.”
She stared at him
and he sat quietly, allowing her the time to come up with a considered
response.
“Do you have any
idea how hard this is for me?” Her voice was steady but her agitation rolled
off her in waves.
“Yes, I do.”
Before he could stop himself, he reached out and he placed his hand over hers.
“I know you, Charlotte, your strengths and frailties. You don’t want to be left
behind by Kam and Mycah and you don’t want to be the weak link in your Quatre.”
There were so
many reasons he was a bad choice for her – he was a womanizer, incapable of
forming relationships that lasted more than a couple days. He was a Knight,
bound to the service of the Watchtower and compelled to live his life in the
World Between. Charlotte deserved someone who could be there for her, who could
commit to her in the way she deserved.
And knowing all
that, he still would have been bastard enough to say yes before his foray into
the dark. Regardless of the sensible reasons they were wrong for each other,
right now the only thing keeping him in check was his need to protect her from
the darkness.
He couldn’t tell
her that, of course. So he stuck with the most obvious truth. “You need a male
who will care for you, Char. One who will lead the dance slow and easy, who
won’t push you further than you want to go.”
Charlotte’s mouth
dropped and the look of horror on her face froze the words on his tongue.
Jerking out of his grasp she lurched to her feet, knocking her chair to the
ground and panting as if she’d run a mile.
“You total idiot.
You don’t see me at all, do you?” She took a couple of unsteady steps and her
voice rose. “Do you think that’s who I am? Some timid rabbit that has to be led
around on a ribbon because she’s too stupid and cowardly to go after what she
wants?”
“What? No, of
course not –”
“Be quiet! I’m
talking now.”
Tristan clamped
his mouth shut. Charlotte may not be a timid rabbit, but she was no lion
either. The fact that she was angry enough to yell at him told him just how far
he’d missed the mark.
She stalked
closer, her body almost vibrating with rage. It was Charlotte as he’d never
seen her and he had no idea what to make of it. Leaning down, she placed her
hands on the arms of his chair and lowered her face until they were eye to eye.
“What I want,”
she said, her voice low and seething, “is to live. I want passion and
excitement. I want to dance in the rain and kiss in the moonlight. I want
reckless and edgy, not boring and safe. A lot of things changed while you were
asleep, Tristan the Seducer. Don’t presume to know me or what I want anymore.”
Charlotte spun
away from him and stalked across the lawn and down the stairs. Tristan was so
shocked, so utterly gobsmacked, he did nothing but watch her go. If his sweet Charlotte
turned wild and reckless, he had no idea how he was going to resist taking her
to bed – no matter how necessary that resistance might be.
"Kissed By Water" by Delwyn Jenkins tells the story of water witch Charlotte and Watchtower Knight, Tristan. I need to preface this by saying I have not read the first two books. I feel that this did take away from the story a bit for me. It took quite a bit of time for me to "catch up" with the story line. Ms. Jenkins does do a fairly decent job of recapping events and people from the previous two stories, however, I was a bit lost at times. My recommendation is to read books one and two first so you can enjoy this one fully. So, on to my review- Charlotte is known to be shy and quiet. I found her to be strong and confident, especially as the book progresses. I really liked her. She is kind and caring and goes out of her way to help those she loves. I have to say, her "sisters" did annoy me a bit. But, as their characters took part in the story, I did get to like them a little more (again - this could be due to not having read the first two books). Tristan - he's just yummy. I absolutely adored him - his devotion to Charlotte is beautiful. I especially enjoyed Tristan and Charlotte's relationship and the progress it made. Their love is true and a thing of beauty. The story line has some danger and action throughout and the I was always wondering when the bad guy would pop up again. I am looking forward to reading book 4 just to see what else will happen. But, I will pick up the other books first to catch up. Thank you, Ms. Jenkins, for giving us a paranormal tale that is a bit different than I have read - witches and knights and the realm between worlds - makes for an interesting and action packed read. (received copy from NetGalley for honest review)
★★★★
Delwyn Jenkins likes radical career changes. After
serving in the Australian Navy for ten years (and being exceptionally
disciplined) she switched to a full-time university Arts student (where getting
out of bed before 11am proved traumatic). She’s worked as a teacher, an editor,
and now writes full time - a career she plans to stick with for as long as
anyone wants to read her stories.
She’s an avid reader and movie-goer, an amateur belly dancer, and
a disinterested cook. She live on the beautiful south-east coast of Australia
where the changeable weather suits her mercurial nature.She writes sexy,
sensual paranormal romance as Delwyn Jenkins and also writes erotic romance
under the pen-name DJ Michaels.
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