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Tricked

 

A Dark Protectors Novella

 

By Rebecca Zanetti

 

 

1001 Dark Nights

 

 

Tricked

A Dark Protectors Novella

By Rebecca Zanetti

 

Copyright 2016 Rebecca Zanetti

ISBN: 978-1-942299-42-4

 

Foreword: Copyright 2014 M. J. Rose

 

Published by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated

 

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights.

 

This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination and are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or establishments is solely coincidental.

 

Book Description

Tricked

A Dark Protectors Novella

By Rebecca Zanetti

 

He Might Save Her

 

Former police psychologist Ronni Alexander had it all before a poison attacked her heart and gave her a death sentence. Now, on her last leg, she has an opportunity to live if she mates a vampire. A real vampire. One night of sex and a good bite, and she’d live forever with no more weaknesses. Well, except for the vampire whose dominance is over the top, and who has no clue how to deal with a modern woman who can take care of herself.

 

She Might Kill Him

 

Jared Reese, who has no intention of ever mating for anything other than convenience, agrees to help out his new sister in law by saving her friend’s life with a quick tussle in bed. The plan seems so simple. They’d mate, and he move on with his life and take risks as a modern pirate should. Except after one night with Ronni, one moment of her sighing his name, and he wants more than a mating of convenience. Now all he has to do is convince Ronni she wants the same thing. Good thing he’s up for a good battle.

 

Acknowledgments from the Author

I am truly thrilled to be included with the amazing authors in the 1001 Dark Nights group! A huge shout out thanks to Liz Berry, my very good friend who also is a brilliant businesswoman. Thank you also to MJ Rose, Kimberly Guidroz, and Pam Jamison for their dedication and awesome insights. A heartfelt thanks goes to Jillian Stein, the most amazing social media manager in the world. Thanks also to Asha Hossain, who creates absolutely fantastic book covers.

As always, a lot of love and a huge thank you goes to Big Tone, Gabe and Karly, my amazing family who is so supportive.

Finally, thank you to Rebecca’s Rebels, my street team, who have been so generous with their time and friendship. Thank you to Minga Portillo for her excellent leadership of the team. And last, but not least, thank you to all of my readers who spend time with my characters.

~ RAZ

 

About Rebecca Zanetti

Rebecca Zanetti is the author of over thirty romantic suspense and dark paranormal novels, and her books have appeared multiple times on the New York Times, USA Today, BnN, iTunes, and Amazon bestseller lists. She has received a Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review for Wicked Edge, Romantic Times Reviewer Choice Nominations for Forgotten Sins and Sweet Revenge, and RT Top Picks for several of her novels. Amazon labeled Mercury Striking as one of the best romances of 2016 and Deadly Silence as one of the best romances in October. The Washington Post called Deadly Silence, “sexy and emotional.” She believes strongly in luck, karma, and working her butt off…and she thinks one of the best things about being an author, unlike the lawyer she used to be, is that she can let the crazy out. Find Rebecca at:
www.rebeccazanetti.com
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SCORPIUS SYNDROME SERIES

Scorpius Rising

Mercury Striking

Shadow Falling

Justice Ascending
(January 27, 2017)

 

DARK PROTECTORS

Fated

Claimed

Tempted

Hunted

Consumed

Provoked

Twisted

Shadowed

Tamed

Marked

Teased

Tricked

Tangled

 

REALM ENFORCERS

Wicked Ride

Wicked Edge

Wicked Burn

Wicked Kiss
(July 4, 2017)

Wicked Bite (August 1, 2017)

 

SIN BROTHERS

Forgotten Sins

Sweet Revenge

Blind Faith

Total Surrender

 

BLOOD BROTHERS

Deadly Silence

Lethal Lies

Twisted Truths

 

Discover 1001 Dark Nights Collection One

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FOREVER WICKED
by Shayla Black

CRIMSON TWILIGHT
by Heather Graham

CAPTURED IN SURRENDER
by Liliana Hart

SILENT BITE: A SCANGUARDS WEDDING
by Tina Folsom

DUNGEON GAMES
by Lexi Blake

AZAGOTH
by Larissa Ione

NEED YOU NOW
by Lisa Renee Jones

SHOW ME, BABY
by Cherise Sinclair

ROPED IN
by Lorelei James

TEMPTED BY MIDNIGHT
by Lara Adrian

THE FLAME
by Christopher Rice

CARESS OF DARKNESS
by Julie Kenner

 

 

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TAME ME
by J. Kenner

 

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WICKED WOLF
by Carrie Ann Ryan

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE HAUNTING
by Heather Graham

EASY WITH YOU
by Kristen Proby

MASTER OF FREEDOM
by Cherise Sinclair

CARESS OF PLEASURE
by Julie Kenner

ADORED
by Lexi Blake

HADES
by Larissa Ione

RAVAGED
by Elisabeth Naughton

DREAM OF YOU
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

STRIPPED DOWN
by Lorelei James

RAGE/KILLIAN
by Alexandra Ivy/Laura Wright

DRAGON KING
by Donna Grant

PURE WICKED
by Shayla Black

HARD AS STEEL
by Laura Kaye

STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
by Lara Adrian

ALL HALLOWS EVE
by Heather Graham

KISS THE FLAME
by Christopher Rice

DARING HER LOVE
by Melissa Foster

TEASED
by Rebecca Zanetti

THE PROMISE OF SURRENDER
by Liliana Hart

 

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THE SURRENDER GATE
By Christopher Rice

SERVICING THE TARGET
By Cherise Sinclair

 

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Table of Contents

Book Description

Acknowledgments from the Author

About Rebecca Zanetti

Also by Rebecca Zanetti

Discover 1001 Dark Nights Collection One

Discover 1001 Dark Nights Collection Two

Foreword

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Discover 1001 Dark Nights Collection Three

Discover the World of 1001 Dark Nights

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An excerpt from Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti

Special Thanks

 

One Thousand and One Dark Nights

Once upon a time, in the future…

 

I was a student fascinated with stories and learning.

I studied philosophy, poetry, history, the occult, and

the art and science of love and magic. I had a vast

library at my father’s home and collected thousands

of volumes of fantastic tales.

 

I learned all about ancient races and bygone

times. About myths and legends and dreams of all

people through the millennium. And the more I read

the stronger my imagination grew until I discovered

that I was able to travel into the stories... to actually

become part of them.

 

I wish I could say that I listened to my teacher

and respected my gift, as I ought to have. If I had, I

would not be telling you this tale now.

But I was foolhardy and confused, showing off

with bravery.

 

One afternoon, curious about the myth of the

Arabian Nights, I traveled back to ancient Persia to

see for myself if it was true that every day Shahryar

(Persian:
شهريار,
“king”) married a new virgin, and then

sent yesterday's wife to be beheaded. It was written

and I had read, that by the time he met Scheherazade,

the vizier's daughter, he’d killed one thousand

women.

 

Something went wrong with my efforts. I arrived

in the midst of the story and somehow exchanged

places with Scheherazade – a phenomena that had

never occurred before and that still to this day, I

cannot explain.

 

Now I am trapped in that ancient past. I have

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