Hi, Everyone ~ Happy Easter!
Before you go pigging out on chocolate... you'll regret it later - you know you will... I have a special no-calorie treat for you!
Cody Kennedy is letting me give you all an exclusive look at a never-before-scene (scene..get it?) excerpt from
SLAYING ISIDORE'S DRAGONS!
Cover and Artwork by Reese Dante
In this short excerpt from Slaying Isidore’s Dragons, Declan wants to know if Isidore will consciously commit to being his boyfriend. Isidore is hesitant because he doesn’t believe he is worthy of Declan’s love. Alternatively, when Isidore does commit, Declan mulls the responsibility he has taken on.
Declan whispered against Isidore’s lips. “Will you let me love you, Isidore? Hmm?”
“I am not worthy of your love,” Isidore whispered back.
Isidore’s words tore at Declan’s heart. He looked into the eyes that he’d come to regard as his own personal chartreuse diamonds. “You are. Please say you’ll be mine,” he whispered.
“This is....” Isidore cleared his throat softly. “A dream.... One I do not wish to end.”
“Say yes, and I’ll make sure it doesn’t.” Declan kissed Isidore’s lips again. Isidore cleared his throat again. “Oui, yes.”
Declan kissed his lips one last time before straightening up and smiling down at
him. “Are you always so stubborn?”
Isidore’s brows shot up. “I am no more stubborn than you.”
“Think again. I had to ask you five times. You got me beat, hands down.” Declan
pecked his lips again.
Isidore looked away with a shy smile. “Perhaps a little, then.”
Declan grinned. “Come on. Bed.”
Isidore climbed into bed first. “May I be the big spoon?”
Declan laughed softly as he climbed into bed. “Why do you want to spoon me?” “It will be better for the stitches, and I wish to hold you.”
“Okay.”
Isidore cuddled behind him and snaked an arm around his waist. Declan yawned. “Mmm, you’re always so warm.”
“This is unusual for me. I am more often chilled when I sleep.”
“See? We’re good for each other.”
“I am beginning to believe we are.”
Declan listened to Isidore’s breathing even out as he fell asleep. He hugged
Isidore’s elegant hand to his chest and prayed he’d made the right decision. His repertoire of caring for living creatures consisted of one goldfish won at a school fair when he was five, one stray cat who preferred to remain stray, part-time pet sitting of their groundskeeper’s blue heeler in Ireland, and sprinkling food flakes for his mum’s giant angelfish every morning. The goldfish had died after a mere three weeks in his care. Bleak. Now, he had Isidore. Isidore, who had suffered monumental horrors, came with a mountain of serious problems, and could hardly hold himself together on a good day. Are you nuts, de Quirke? Has to be love. It has to be.
Awesome, right? And, there's only 4 more days to wait, but keep scrolling because Cody has been kind enough to give us a link to Chapter One (the whole chapter) right now!
5 Best friends
4 Vicious brothers
3 STD tests
2 Guys in love
1 Car bombing
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Nowhere to run
4 Vicious brothers
3 STD tests
2 Guys in love
1 Car bombing
&
Nowhere to run
Follow the burgeoning love of two teens during the worst year of their lives. Irish-born Declan David de Quirke II is the son of two ambassadors, one Irish and one American. He is ‘out’ to his parents but to no one else. French-born Jean Isidore de Sauveterre is also the son of two ambassadors, one Catalan and one Parisian. His four half brothers have been told to cure him of his homosexuality. Both teens have lost a parent in a London car bombing.
5 Weeks of hell
4 Attempts on their lives
4 Attempts on their lives
3 Law enforcement agencies
2 Dead high school seniors
1 Jealous friend
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A love that won’t be denied
2 Dead high school seniors
1 Jealous friend
&
A love that won’t be denied
Declan and Isidore meet at the beginning of their senior
year at a private academy in the United States. Declan is immediately smitten
with Isidore and becomes his knight in shining armor. Isidore wants to keep
what is left of his sanity and needs Declan’s love to do it. One is beaten, one
is drugged, one is nearly raped, one has been raped. They are harassed by
professors and police, and have fights at school, but none of it compares to
running for their lives. When the headmaster’s popular son attempts suicide and
someone tries to assassinate Declan’s mother, they are thrown headlong into
chaos, betrayal, conspiracy, allegations of sexual coercion, even murder. And
one of them carries a secret that may get them killed.
5 New family members
4 BFF’s
3 Countries
2 Extraordinary Psychologists
1 Courageous Mother
3 Countries
2 Extraordinary Psychologists
1 Courageous Mother
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A new beginning for two young men in love
A new beginning for two young men in love
Read Chapter One of Slaying Isidore's Dragons
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About Cody Kennedy
Raised on the mean streets and back lots of Hollywood by a
Yoda-look-alike grandfather, Cody doesn’t conform, doesn’t fit in, is epic
awkward, and lives to perfect a deep-seated oppositional defiance disorder. In
a constant state of fascination with the trivial, Cody contemplates such
weighty questions as If time and space are curved, then where do all the
straight people come from? When not writing, Cody can be found taming waves on
western shores, pondering the nutritional value of sunsets, appreciating the
much maligned dandelion, unhooking guide ropes from stanchions, and marveling
at all things ordinary.
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comments, or simply share what’s on your mind.
I can't believe the long wait is almost over. Four days left. FOUR DAYS LEFT.Ugh. come the 9th and get here already.
ReplyDeleteI know. I'm anxious too!
DeleteYes, Carol! It's almost over! (I can't believe it either.) Thank you for reading my books and for stopping by and commenting!
DeleteAwesome Post Cody! So cool to be here Jaycee! Happy Easter!
ReplyDelete<3 Timmy
Happy Easter to you too, Timmy! I was thinking about you today! <3
DeleteThanks, Timmy! It's great to see you here! Jaycee is so totes cool! And I just love her "never-before-scene" quote! I'ma use it sometime!
DeleteLooking forward to reading Cody Kennedy's words again.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Yvonne!
DeleteThank you so very much for reading my books, Yvonne! it's great to see you here!
Delete*happy dreamy sigh*
ReplyDelete*nods*
DeleteMe too, Deeze! Finally!
DeleteFour days! Yay! I am so excited! This little excerpt is so romantic. ❤️
ReplyDeleteIt is! And I don't usually read excerpts, but I couldn't help myself this time.
DeleteThank you, Sara! I am too! I'm so glad you enjoyed the excerpt!
DeleteApologies for wrecking your track record, Jaycee!
Great excerpt, Cody!! It seems like the close it is to the day, the longer each seem. Can't wait!! Thanks Cody and Jaycee!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping, Kari and congrats on your new blog!
DeleteThank you so much, Kari! The countdown continues! And, yes, why is that? A week almost seems shorter than three days. #CodyHasBadMath
DeleteAmazing excerpt! I can't wait to read this book!
ReplyDeleteSoon! Not soon enough, but soon! ;o)
DeleteThank you so very much, Ree Dee! I can't wait to hear what you think of it!
DeleteThank you for hosting me on your blog, Jaycee! It's great to be here! <3
ReplyDeleteAnytime, Cody! It's been my honor. <3
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