Excerpt of A Sorceress of His Own by Dianne Duvall

A Note From the Author

Dear Reader,

One of the questions I am asked most often is what inspired my Immortal Guardians series—paranormal romance novels and novellas that feature dark and dangerous heroes, kick-ass heroines, action, passion, and romance. The easy answer is: this book, A SORCERESS OF HIS OWN. There were, of course, other sources of inspiration—a documentary on the water bear, research into possible explanations for the emergence of vampire folklore, and a biography of King George, to name a few. But long before Sarah Bingham rescued Roland Warbrook with her trusty shovel in DARKNESS DAWNS, I wrote A SORCERESS OF HIS OWN . . . and the gifted ones were born.

Alyssa, the heroine of A SORCERESS OF HIS OWN, was the first gifted one I created. And she, along with Seth, Roland and Marcus—all of whom appear in this book—fired my imagination and inspired many of the what ifs that drove me to create my Immortal Guardians. I am very pleased to bring you Alyssa's story. I hope you will enjoy it. And, for those who have read my Immortal Guardians books, I hope you will enjoy seeing Marcus as a mortal teenaged squire.

—Dianne Duvall