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Meet the O’Cairnnon’s — a fate most do not survive...

A seemingly harmless paranormal investigation sparks a series of haunting events that ultimately sends an international team of supernatural investigators to Ireland and to one of the most haunted destinations in all of Europe… Castle Cairnnon. A saga sweeping several generations of characters, in an unsettling and at times horrific tale with many twists and turns, and a stunning conclusion you won’t see coming.

Travel Through Time and Unravel the Mystery of Cairnnon Castle

Each book in the Lustful Possession Saga, only .99¢ through May 31st at eXtasy Books

Please note: Though this collection of short stories is predominantly dark erotic paranormal—at times verging on horror—it runs the gamut in sub-genre cross-overs and eras—from contemporary to historical time-travel, and back again. The series also incorporates both m/f and m/m couplings, plus scenes with multi-partner interaction, m/m/m and m/f/f

Enjoy this intriguing teaser from my favorite book in LP series —can I say that? 😲 — The Fall of Cairnnon Castle. It's got a little bit of everything I love to read and write, some time-travel—the present to historical—a heaping of mystery, a touch of horror, and two ruggedly handsome, medieval Irishmen, twin brothers no less, battling over one woman.

Caught in a cave-in, Scientist Neve Brádach, lies broken and dying, trapped inside the most haunted castle in Ireland with the infamous elemental, Bás a thagann. Neve is left defenseless to fight it and is forced to suffer a life that is not her own...

Prologue

Cairnnon Castle, Ireland—The Present 

The earth underneath me quakes. The sky above me falls. It rains down on me. Pain explodes inside my head. My ribs break. I am crushed.

A deafening rumble offends my ears. My body is tossed and crumpled, battered by debris. It goes on for an eternity.

And then...

Silence. Stillness.

The pain is immense. Like nothing I’ve ever endured in my life.

Oh, God! Please! I implore wordlessly. I cannot speak, scream, or moan.

My eyes are closed. But beyond me, there’s brightness, so vivid I detect it through my closed eyelids. I try to open them, but none of my faculties are functioning. I am heavy. My lungs are burning. It hurts to even take shallow breaths. I concentrate on the unenviable task of simply inhaling in and out—an action I have obviously taken for granted all these years. The dust is choking me. I try not to cough. I will split apart if I do. My ribcage has already splintered with the weight upon me.

A low hum begins. It is annoying, but as it goes on it becomes comforting, harmonious.

As the fire in my chest subsides, I am lethargic, sleepy, and content.

Stillness.

I know what this is. It is elemental. Inevitable, from the moment we take our first breath.

I wait for it...

Death comes.

For a more adult teaser, hop on over to Pick a Genre Already for the continuation of this scene and a little bit more! 

For the quick blurbs of each book in the saga find last week's post HERE

or Check out The Lustful Possession Series @ eXtasy Books

.99¢ each through May 31st

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I believe your stay in purgatory has only just begun… 

Braelynn Galbraith wants peace for her beloved Scotland, marriage to her childhood sweetheart, and a house full of children. In that order. But evil incarnate in the form of Gard Marschand, turns her life inside out and destroys all hope of a decent marriage.

Known in the Highlands as the legendary devil, Gard Marschand, raids his way across Scotland and England amassing power and property in his malevolent wake. He will stop at nothing in his pursuit to regain what is lost—even conceal his true identity and associate with his enemies. His determination is all-consuming until he and his men, lay siege to Ross-shire and one feisty Scottish lass obliterates his single-minded purpose.

Can Gard abandon his deep-seated need for revenge for a love that just might save his rotten soul? Or will he succumb to the demons that hound him and surrender to the devil within?

The Devil Take You
140k + Super Novel
Also Available in Print

Always Cambridge

Saga, Romantic Suspense, Love Triangle, Mafia Romance, Sex & Violence

Caught up in a bitter blood feud with a rival crime family and unable to bear the violence that claimed her mother, Holly embarks on an epic journey of love, loss and life-altering choices, only to discover a truth she's feared all along... Mob life is forever

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Sin Bin 

priest, erotic romance, taboo, sacred & profane

Father Daunté Bennifetto suddenly finds himself in charge of his childhood parish and all of its parishioners, including Camillah Lima, the woman he can’t seem to forget. True to form, the wild girl he remembers hasn’t changed a bit, headlining at a strip club. 

Night after night, Father Bennifetto finds himself worshiping at Camillah’s feet, in a club appropriately named, The Sin Bin.

~ Sin Bin is FREE at Smashwords until May 31st

If You Can’t Handle the Heat
erotic, romance, dubious consent, light bdsm

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a reality-based cooking show. When Chef Sesto Théodore meets erotic author Syn Fully—personalities clash, sparks fly, and morals go up in smoke. Getting together would be a recipe for disaster, but hot sex with no-strings couldn’t hurt. At least not until real feelings get involved. Somebody’s about to get burned!

~ If You Can’t Handle the Heat is also FREE at Smashwords until May 31st

SWAP
forbidden love, erotic romance, be forewarned this story contains infidelity

Hailey Hollinger has it all—a great husband, a fantastic career, good friends… and one hot brother-in-law who won’t stay out of her fantasies

~ Fan fave SWAP is 60% off over at Smashwords

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Hello Friends, Readers & Visitors:

Thanks for stopping by. If, like me, you are having trouble occupying your time, I have some deals to share. Strangely, I have time to read and write, but honestly, I don't even want to. My heart's just not in it. I was struggling with diminished ambition before the pandemic, and it's even worse now. So, I've been house cleaning, as I know most of you are — Have you ever washed your hands so much in your whole life? — And my hubby and I have been busy clearing up the flower beds in the garden. The weather is only now beginning to be nice enough here in Ontario, to get out there. The wind still has a chill to it. We had wet snow last week. The flurries continue this week, but with no real accumulation. But my hardy little daffodils don't care, they are up along with the grape hyacinths. Oh, and my red Trillium is in bloom. [Fun fact: The white Trillium is the official flower of Ontario.] I think nature is the only thing that's 'normal' this year.



Anyway, 'nuff about me. If you are looking for some reads to occupy some time or for some much needed distraction — if even for just a little bit — the following list contains .99¢ reads, free reads to download, and bargain books on sale, in a variety of sub-genres, though all adult erotic romance.

Please stay safe and well.

Take Care, folks
Kymmie
aka H K Carlton

While home bound why not start a series New To You? Like the Lustful Possession Saga — the haunting serial that breaks all the romance rules! Each book in the series is only .99¢ until May 31st at eXtasy Books!

Meet the O’Cairnnon’s — a fate most do not survive...

A seemingly harmless paranormal investigation sparks a series of haunting events that ultimately sends an international team of supernatural investigators to Ireland and to one of the most haunted destinations in all of Europe… Castle Cairnnon. A saga sweeping several generations of characters, in an unsettling and at times horrific tale with many twists and turns, and a stunning conclusion you won’t see coming.

Travel Through Time and Unravel the Mystery of Cairnnon Castle

Please note: Though this collection of short stories is predominantly dark erotic paranormal—at times verging on horror—it runs the gamut in sub-genre cross-overs and eras—from contemporary to historical time-travel, and back again. The series also incorporates both m/f and m/m couplings, plus scenes with multi-partner interaction, m/m/m and m/f/f

Part 1 - Meet Me in the Dark
(m/f, paranormal, erotic, contemporary, ghosts, possession)

Crishtin Davenport thought she was attending a simple Halloween event—a good scare to get the blood pumping. Little does she know her actions that night would unleash an ancient evil.

Part 2 - Dark Foursome
(m/f, paranormal, erotic, contemporary, ghosts, possession)

A foursome takes on a whole new aspect when a fledgling couple, is hijacked by two randy spirits, who then use their corporeal bodies to recapture the sexual pleasures they enjoyed while inhabiting the physical world.

The saga takes a sudden medieval time-travel twist in Part 3 - The Fall of Cairnnon Castle (m/f, time-travel, Ireland, historical, paranormal, dark erotic, verging on horror)

Cairnnon Castle is one of the most haunted places on earth and home to one of the most evil entities ever documented. When an enthusiastic troop of paranormal investigators descends on the ancient stronghold, all hell breaks loose.

Meet the O'Cairnnon's - a fate most do not survive...

Part 4 - Rising From the Darkness
(m/m, paranormal, erotic, contemporary)

U.S. paranormal investigators return to Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Fall of Castle Cairnnon. But what they find instead might set the paranormal community on it’s collective ear.

Part 5 - Dark Seed
(paranormal, erotic, contemporary, m/f story with m/m interaction)

The supernatural investigators' astounding discovery at Cairnnon Castle, can only be described as a miracle.

Or perhaps one blessing, is just another curse.

Part 6 - Bending Darkness
(m/f, paranormal, erotic, time-travel, historical)

The Cairnnon curse threatens to turn one woman's dreams of happily-ever-after into a hellish nightmare.

And Part 7 - Dark Defeat - The stunning conclusion to the Lustful Possession saga (paranormal, dark erotic, time-travel, historical, an m/f story with f/f and m/f/f interaction)

Hell-bent on saving her children, a mother will stop at nothing to defeat the evil that stalks her family, or at the very least, she’ll die trying.

Evil never gambled on battling one pissed off mother!

Each book is only .99¢ until May 31st at eXtasy Books

Check out The Lustful Possession Series

Sin Bin 

priest, erotic romance, taboo, sacred & profane

Father Daunté Bennifetto suddenly finds himself in charge of his childhood parish and all of its parishioners, including Camillah Lima, the woman he can’t seem to forget. True to form, the wild girl he remembers hasn’t changed a bit, headlining at a strip club. Night after night, Father Bennifetto finds himself worshiping at Camillah’s feet, in a club appropriately named, The Sin Bin.

~ Sin Bin is FREE at Smashwords until May 31st

 

If You Can’t Handle the Heat
erotic, romance, dubious consent, light bdsm

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a reality-based cooking show. When Chef Sesto Théodore meets erotic author Syn Fully—personalities clash, sparks fly, and morals go up in smoke. Getting together would be a recipe for disaster, but hot sex with no-strings couldn’t hurt. At least not until real feelings get involved. Somebody’s about to get burned!

~ If You Can’t Handle the Heat is also FREE at Smashwords until May 31st

SWAP
forbidden love, erotic romance, be forewarned this story contains infidelity

Hailey Hollinger has it all—a great husband, a fantastic career, good friends… and one hot brother-in-law who won’t stay out of her fantasies

~ Fan fave SWAP is 60% off over at Smashwords

 

In the Flesh
ff, lesbian, les fic, erotic romance, organized crime

Assigned the unenviable task of taking down the untouchable Travino crime family, undercover ATF Agent Kate Benson is thrown into the seedy underworld of organized crime. Posing as Vivienne, Kate meets exotic dancer Carly… In The Flesh

#99cents @ Pride Publishing and Amazon

Check out my eXtasy book page for lots of savings and more variety, including editor's choice, historical romance, The Devil Take You and reader favorite, mafia romance, the Always Cambridge Series

I believe your stay in purgatory has only just begun… 

Braelynn Galbraith wants peace for her beloved Scotland, marriage to her childhood sweetheart, and a house full of children. In that order. But evil incarnate in the form of Gard Marschand, turns her life inside out and destroys all hope of a decent marriage.

Known in the Highlands as the legendary devil, Gard Marschand, raids his way across Scotland and England amassing power and property in his malevolent wake. He will stop at nothing in his pursuit to regain what is lost—even conceal his true identity and associate with his enemies. His determination is all-consuming until he and his men, lay siege to Ross-shire and one feisty Scottish lass obliterates his single-minded purpose.Can Gard abandon his deep-seated need for revenge for a love that just might save his rotten soul? Or will he succumb to the demons that hound him and surrender to the devil within?

The Devil Take You

140k + Super Novel

Also Available in Print

Always Cambridge

Saga, Romantic Suspense, Love Triangle, Mafia Romance, Sex & Violence

Caught up in a bitter blood feud with a rival crime family and unable to bear the violence that claimed her mother, Holly embarks on an epic journey of love, loss and life-altering choices, only to discover a truth she's feared all along... Mob life is forever

On Sale eXtasy Books

Take Care. Stay safe and well, my friends.
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An arrogant Chef, a Priest on the edge, and some Naughty in-laws - Find them all at #Smashwords Read an e-book Week! #ReadanEbookWeek #Sale

Wow, it's hard to believe it's the start of another month. The beginning of March brings Smashwords annual Read an e-book week! Find thousands of free, 75%, 50%, and 25% off bargains from a ton of talented authors. I've entered If You Can't Handle the Heat and fan favorite, Swap, into the sale. Blurbs, details and teasers below.  

Fan fave Swap is half price until March 7th! Grab a copy now while it's on sale. Use code SB22H at checkout or simply apply the Smashwords sale code. Deets on the site. 

Hailey Hollinger has it all—a great husband, a fantastic career in journalism, good friends…and one hot brother-in-law who won't stay out of her fantasies.

When Hailey was sixteen she thought her boyfriend, Brent, was the best-looking guy around. That was until he introduced her to his older brother, Mike. From that moment on she had the biggest crush on him and he became the star of all her teenage fantasies.

Hailey's all grown up now and has been married to Brent for three years. They have great careers, a nice house—they enjoy life and each other. Everything is supposed to be perfect. Except that pesky little infatuation with her husband's brother has never completely gone away. A crush, by nature and definition, is supposed to be short-lived and should diminish over time. But, unfortunately for Hailey, it hasn't, and it's beginning to mess with what she thinks should be perfection. And, if her life is so great, why does she then find herself groping her brother-in-law in the cab of his truck like some sex-starved teenager? Or the more pressing question yet—why is he groping her right back?

Author Note: This forbidden love, erotic romance story, is written in first person, and contains cheating/adulterous themes.

Click on the Smashwords widget below to read a sample from Swap.
Caution for adult content.

*** Bonus Excerpt! Click HERE for an Adult teaser from forbidden love, erotic romance, Swap! *** I normally keep things as PG as possible around here, so please be forewarned if you click over to the Pick a Genre Already blog for either this teaser or the First Chapter of If You Can't Handle the Heat, both excerpts are Adult content, for language and content. And If you click on the Sin Bin widget at the end of this post, for a sample read over at Smashwords, again, I must caution the content is graphic and explicit.

If You Can't Handle the Heat is only .99¢ until March 7th
Use code TL87Q at checkout, or use the Smashwords code EBW50

An unlikely couple is brought together as celebrity judges on a new reality-based cooking show.
 

Sesto Théodore, is an arrogant yet well respected American-Italian chef, with several five-star restaurants.

Once bitten, twice shy, Syn Fully, is a jaded author of erotica, rocketing her way up all the best sellers lists.

From the moment Syn and Sesto meet, their personalities clash, yet behind the scenes sparks fly. Getting together would be a recipe for disaster, but hot sex with no-strings couldn’t hurt. At least not until real feelings get involved.

But just when Syn considers opening her damaged heart to the cocky chef, video of rather personal content is leaked online. Sesto immediately jumps to conclusions and accuses Syn of the privacy breach.

Can the arrogant chef forgive and forget, or will his pride leave him out in the cold?

Somebody’s about to get burned…

Possible Triggers: Please note one scene contains borderline bdsm and dubious consent/forcible confinement. Also in this story intimate video is obtained without the knowledge or consent of the participants involved, and later distributed online

Bonus excerpt: click HERE to enjoy the entire first chapter of If You Can't Handle the Heat *** Adult content and language ***

Sin Bin is always .99¢ at Smashwords and all other vendors.

When Daunté Bennifetto left home to attend seminary school, he never intended to return to the small town he’d grown up in. But it would seem God had other plans.

After Father Eton’s sudden death, Daunté finds himself in charge of his childhood parish and all of its parishioners, including Camillah Lima, the woman he can’t seem to forget. And true to form, the wild and spirited girl he remembers hasn’t changed a bit, headlining at a club as an exotic dancer.

When Daunté runs into Mrs. Lima—Camillah's disapproving mother—she begs him to intervene in her daughter's life, perhaps setting her back on the path to righteousness. Because of their sordid past, he knows he should stringently refuse, yet he can't seem to stay away. Night after night, Father Bennifetto finds himself worshiping at Cam’s feet, in a club appropriately named, The Sin Bin.

H K Carlton @ SMASHWORDS

Click on the Smashwords widget for a free sample of Sin Bin
Warning: content is graphic and explicit, especially the intro

Release Blitz - Audition [True North, bk #1] by Skye Warren & Amelia Wilde @skye_warren @awilderomance @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Audition

Series: True North #1
Authors: Skye Warren & Amelia Wilde

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Release Date: December 9, 2019

Blurb

Blood and sweat. Bethany Lewis danced her way out of poverty. She’s a world class athlete… with a debt to pay.

Joshua North always gets what he wants. And the mercenary wants Bethany in his bed. He wants her beautiful little body bent to his will.

She doesn’t surrender to his kiss.
He doesn’t back down from a challenge.
It’s going to be a sensual fight… to the death.

AUDITION is the enthralling spin off from the bestselling North Security series, though it can be read separately.

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Skye Warren

Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat.  

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Amelia Wilde

Amelia Wilde wrote her first story when she was six years old, a narrative strongly inspired by The Polar Express. When she was nine she wrote her first novel-length work, all in one paragraph.

Now, Amelia is all about that love. Her romances feature unique, independent heroines and alpha heroes who are strong of heart and body. Readers have described her work as “emotional,” “intense,” “phenomenal,” and “like a child scribbled with a crayon,” which she takes as the highest praise.

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'Tis the season for all things spooky... and a #Sale - Follow the haunting Lustful Possession Saga - Travel through time and unravel the mystery of Cairnnon Castle

For the month of October find all of my eXtasy Books on Sale including fan fave mafia romantic suspense, The Always Cambridge Series; Editor's Choice, historical romance, The Devil Take You; AND the haunting Lustful Possession Saga.  A perfectly haunting read that'll get you in the mood for all hallows' eve.

Though this collection of short stories is predominantly dark erotic paranormal—at times verging on horror—it runs the gamut in sub-genres and eras—from contemporary to historical time-travel, and back again. Please note: the series also incorporates both m/f and m/m couplings, plus some multi-partner interaction.

A seemingly harmless paranormal investigation sparks a series of haunting events that ultimately sends an international team of supernatural investigators to Ireland and to one of the most haunted destinations in all of Europe.

Travel Through Time and Unravel the Mystery of Cairnnon Castle 

Part 1 - Meet Me in the Dark
(m/f, paranormal, erotic, contemporary, ghosts, possession)

Crishtin Davenport thought she was attending a simple Halloween event—a good scare to get the blood pumping. Little does she know her actions that night would unleash an ancient evil.

Part 2 - Dark Foursome
(m/f, paranormal, erotic, contemporary, ghosts, possession)

A foursome takes on a whole new aspect when a fledgling couple, is hijacked by two randy spirits, who then use their corporeal bodies to recapture the sexual pleasures they enjoyed while inhabiting the physical world.

The saga takes a sudden medieval time-travel twist in Part 3 - The Fall of Cairnnon Castle
(m/f, time-travel, Ireland, historical, paranormal, dark erotic, verging on horror)

Cairnnon Castle is one of the most haunted places on earth and home to one of the most evil entities ever documented. When an enthusiastic troop of paranormal investigators descends on the ancient stronghold, all hell breaks loose.

Meet the O'Cairnnon's - a fate most do not survive

Part 4 - Rising From the Darkness
(m/m, paranormal, erotic, contemporary)

U.S. paranormal investigators return to Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Fall of Castle Cairnnon. But what they find instead might set the paranormal community on it’s collective ear.

Part 5 - Dark Seed
(paranormal, erotic, contemporary, m/f story with m/m interaction)

The investigators' astonishing discovery at Castle Cairnnon, can only be described as a miracle. 

Or is one blessing, just another curse.

Part 6 - Bending Darkness
(m/f, paranormal, erotic, time-travel, historical)

The Cairnnon curse threatens to turn one woman's dreams of happily-ever-after into a hellish nightmare.

And Part 7 - Dark Defeat - The stunning conclusion to the Lustful Possession saga
(paranormal, dark erotic, time-travel, historical, an m/f story with f/f and m/f/f interaction)

Hell-bent on saving her children, a mother will stop at nothing to defeat the evil that stalks her family, or at the very least, she’ll die trying.

Evil never gambled on battling one pissed off mother!

Please be aware: This erotic paranormal collection of short stories contains both mf  &  mm pairings, & cliff-hangers. Installments must be read in order.

Enjoy this excerpt from Part 2 - Dark Foursome

Almost every night of the following week, Josh and Crish connected over Skype. Right or wrong, she kept searching for a glimpse of Miles. It was difficult, as she’d developed some pretty strong feelings for both men. 

Strangely, though, every time Crish laid eyes on Josh, she was taken aback by his rapidly declining appearance. 

“Josh, are you all right?” 

“I’m fine,” he snapped. “You ask me that every night. You’ll get the same answer.” 

“Okay,” she responded, cautiously. “You just look a little haggard. Are you not sleeping well?” 

His eyes were red rimmed and watery looking. His dark hair stuck up at odd angles, as if he’d been running his hands through it. His sculpted features were gaunt and hollow, just in the few short days since his and Arnie’s departure. 

Out of her line of sight, he reached for something. She soon realized he had a tumbler full of amber liquid. Inhaling deeply, he then tossed the drink back in one swallow. His breath whistled through his teeth. 

“Now, what were you bitching about?” His head wobbled a little from side to side as if that hadn’t been his first alcoholic beverage of the evening. 

Pissed by his behavior, Crish grabbed the computer mouse. “You know what, Josh, the good thing about the first few weeks of a new relationship is you learn so much about the other person. Especially when they relax, you know, and let their guard down and truly start acting like themselves. Instead of putting on airs to impress. And I’ve learned you’re a dick. Another cool thing is, I don’t have to put up with it. I’m out!” With great satisfaction, she clicked the sign out button and pushed back her office chair. 

For the next hour, he kept trying to re-engage her on the social site, but she ignored all the alerts. 

A little while later, Crish’s best friend Lana called. 

“Hey, Crish,” Lana greeted. Her tone lacked its usual cheerfulness. 

“Hi, Lana. How’s things?” Crish asked. 

“All right, I guess. Have you talked to Josh at all this week?” 

“Pfff, yeah,” Crish scoffed. “You? To Arnie?” 

“Yes, but he seems really... um, I don’t know, I can’t quite put my finger on it. First of all, he looks awful.” 

A cold tingling worked its way over the back of Crish’s neck. 

“And he’s really abrupt with me. Almost angry. He’s not at all like that, either. And I know I haven’t done anything.” She sighed. 

“That’s kinda weird, Lana. I hung up on Josh about an hour ago. He was being a complete ass. I don’t need his shit.” She had her own problems to deal with. “He’d been drinking, though. But he also looks like hell. His eyes are all...” 

“Red rimmed?” Lana’s voice rose. 

“Yes. Arnie’s too?” 

“Yeah. I’m worried, Crish.” 

“I’m sure they’re fine,” Crish reassured her friend. “They’re most likely suffering some jet lag. They’re working hard and in a foreign city. It can’t be easy. Let alone documenting whatever they’re investigating.” 

“That’s just it. Do you know anything about the place?”

“Not really. Some castle in Ireland. O’Conner, O’Carroll... something like that.” She shrugged. 

“O’Cairnnon.” Lana stated, and an all-out shiver raced up Crishtin’s spine. “Cairnnon Castle. Arnie was so excited. He’s always wanted to go there. It’s one of the most haunted places in the world, you know. Number two on the top ten most haunted list.” 

“No, I didn’t,” Crish answered.

“I’ve been doing some research on line. I don’t like what I’ve found. I’m afraid for him. For both of them. There are actual documented apparitions there. And one of them is malevolent. They call it Bás a thagann. It means death comes.” 

This time Crish physically shuddered, though she tried to alleviate Lana’s unease. 

“They’ll be fine. Arnie knows what he’s doing. And aren’t they with an international team of highly regarded paranormal investigators, Lan?” Crish did her best to reassure her friend. But deep down, after what she and Josh had just been through, Crish was not so confident. 

Arnie might know his stuff, but Josh was still learning. And the glaring mistakes he’d made at the Allen house, plus with Shelley and Miles, just proved his inexperience. Josh had said himself that he’d made an error by convincing her to welcome the spirit couple to use their human bodies. 

“Arnie asked me to accompany him before he left, and he’s still pressuring me to meet him in Ireland. I’m thinking of going, Crish. Besides, he’s got this new little intern that he keeps talking about. She’s with the international crew. I think we should check her out, being around our men folk and all. Wanna join me?” 

The prospect of a vacation should have been an exciting idea, but the dread Crish felt in her stomach coupled with the anxiety in her friend’s voice made the whole plan less than appealing. 

Using work as an excuse, Crish begged off. After that Lana seemed in a hurry to get off the phone and bid a hasty good-bye. 

Crish wandered over to her desktop computer to research Cairnnon Castle. She clicked on the first result the search-engine displayed. 

She read aloud. “The stronghold of Cairnnon is one of the most haunted destinations in the Celtic regions, home to one of the most active and malevolent spirits ever documented. The locals have dubbed the entity Bás a thagann. Loosely translated, it means simply death comes. Fantastic,” she added dryly. 

Scrolling further she read on, “The castle’s past is quite horrific and brutal, but also shrouded in mystery and conjecture. A mass poisoning annihilated the majority of the O’Cairnnon sept. The culprit of this heinous crime was never found. Yet the legend attributes the downfall of Cairnnon to Bás. No one seems to know for sure how or why the archfiend came to reside in the keep.” 

Crish reached for the little silver crucifix she always wore on a chain around her neck. 

“Cairnnon Castle sits abandoned now, except for thrill seekers, paranormal investigators, and demon worshippers.” 

Crish cleared her dry throat, then kept reading. 

“People who’ve spent any time at the castle often complain of depression, fatigue, despair, bursts of anger, panic attacks, night terrors, skin crawls, and red rimmed eyes.” 

Shit! Josh is exhibiting several of those symptoms. 

“Since 1976, fourteen unexplained deaths have been accredited to Bás. The locals blame the entity, of course, reckoning the poor souls were quite literally scared to death. 

“In conclusion, this thing is evil, unpredictable and horrifying. It makes one consider—could Cairnnon be, perhaps not the gates, but the epicenter of hell.”  


Crish shuddered as she exited the site. She was not just nauseous—true fear had wound its way into every fiber of her being.

© H K Carlton

For a +18 adult excerpt hop on over to Pick a Genre Already, for a teaser from Part 3 - The Fall of Cairnnon Castle, and for a more disturbing teaser click over to Pick a Genre for an extract from book 4 - Rising from the Darkness

Find The Lustful Possession Series On Sale through October 31st  at eXtasy Books and Check out my author page for more savings!

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