His lies may come back to haunt him, but if he reveals the truth, he’ll ruin his chance to capture the heart of the one he wants.
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Author Guest Post
Hello Party People!
Thank you for stopping by Westveil Publishing (taken over by me!). Let’s get into it shall we?
For those who don’t know me, I’m A.M. Griffin and I’m taking over to introduce you to my crazy sci-fi world of human abductions, alien hunts, betrayal, lies and love.
I’m a serial girl so I’ve known from the beginning that The Hunt would be a series. In this first book, The Game Warden’s Mate, I introduce you to all the human players as well as a glimpse of their alien hunters who’ll make more of an appearance during their books.
The Hunt is a game that’s been played for generations. The new Game Warden, Xrez, inherited the gaming planet, Turolois, from his father after his death. Unbeknownst to Xrez, his father had decided that instead of finding the usual prey (unsuspecting species of nearby planets), humans would make better prey this round. There are a few things about this scenario that sends Xrez into action. The first, humans are a protected species and are not to leave Earth because they do not know other lifeforms exist outside of it, meaning that they are not to be messed with and surely not abducted to be hunted in a game of sport. Secondly, humans are known for their weakness, not for their smarts or agility (see why in the first point).
With it being too late to stop the current game, Xrez has no choice but to continue as planned, with one exception…
He joins The Hunt himself. Not to hunt and claim prey as the other hunters are, but his agenda is to help the humans along through the different levels of the game so that the hunters aren’t disappointed by the humans’ lack of skill and awareness. Disappointed hunters will complain, and complaints might reach the ears of those who protect Earth and humans (see point one, lol).
In The Game Warden’s Mate, we learn the rules of The Hunt and are immersed in the three levels of the game and different gaming arenas. We also meet the meek Esme, a scientist from Mexico who’s determined to beat the game at all costs.
While each book is a standalone, they should be read in order. Each title in The Hunt series are:
The Game Warden’s Mate
Hunted by the Alien Prince
The Alien King’s Desire
Hunted by the Alien Vampire
Hunted by the Alien General
More about Xrez and Esme!
The Hunter. As the new Game Warden, Xrez Ym’ihla brings patrons from across the galaxy to track prey in a game built to enslave the weak and mate the strong. The business is a long running family legacy and Xrez is determined to succeed as his father had before him. He hadn’t meant to let one human occupy his thoughts, mind, and body.
His lies may come back to haunt him, but if he reveals the truth, he’ll ruin his chance to capture the heart of the one he wants.
The Prey. Esme Valdez had her entire life planned from an early age. As a chemist, her life was average and mundane, just the way she liked it. Until the impossible happened. Never did she imagine being abducted by aliens and forced to participate in a survival of the fittest game called The Hunt. If she survives and makes it to the end, she’ll be freed. If not, she’ll be forced to mate the one who captures her.
Esme is determined to win at all costs, even if it means putting her trust in a sexy alien who taunts her in the most delectable way.
Their love was built on betrayal. Can she trust him with her heart and life?
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About the Book
The Game Warden’s Mate
The Hunt Book One
by AM Griffin
Published 9 April 2019
Three Twenty-One, LLC
Genre: SciFi Romance
Page Count: 370
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The Hunter. As the new Game Warden, Xrez Ym’ihla brings patrons from across the galaxy to track prey in a game built to enslave the weak and mate the strong. The business is a long running family legacy and Xrez is determined to succeed as his father had before him. He hadn’t meant to let one human occupy his thoughts, mind, and body.
His lies may come back to haunt him, but if he reveals the truth, he’ll ruin his chance to capture the heart of the one he wants.
The Prey. Esme Valdez had her entire life planned from an early age. As a chemist, her life was average and mundane, just the way she liked it. Until the impossible happened. Never did she imagine being abducted by aliens and forced to participate in a survival of the fittest game called The Hunt. If she survives and makes it to the end, she’ll be freed. If not, she’ll be forced to mate the one who captures her.
Esme is determined to win at all costs, even if it means putting her trust in a sexy alien who taunts her in the most delectable way.
Their love was built on betrayal. Can she trust him with her heart and life?
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Excerpt
Xrez watched the hologram and vividly remembered how prey reacted during the introductory phase. It didn’t matter the species, at some point, they would go into survival mode and divide into the groups they thought would give them the best chance.
“One of them has a beast,” Xrez noted.
It was small, oddly shaped and quadrupedal. It kept close to the pale female, protectively. Its fur wasn’t much different than his hair, short, but where the beast’s fur appeared smooth, Xrez and other Dar’E had wiry, coarse hair.
“Oh, yes! This should prove interesting. We’ve never had one of those in The Hunt before. The human called it a dog. The universal translator has input it as a companion, animal, protector.”
When the female got up to walk across the camp, the dog followed dutifully by her side. Xrez thought the description fit. As time went on the translator would input other information about the dog.
The female and her beast walked past another female. She appeared smaller than the first. She had skin as dark as the coarse hair covering his body. But his coloring was dull compared to the radiance of her. Her skin was vibrant under the sun, glowing with energy.
He’d only seen humans on holograms, none in the flesh. He’d always thought they appeared soft and mushy. Those weren’t attributes he wanted in a companion or mate. Instead of turning him off, this one made his belly stir.
Xrez reached out. His hand hovered over the hologram. Of course, he couldn’t feel anything, but that didn’t stop his longing. How would his fingers and claws feel against her skin? Would he scratch her?
He balled his fingers and brought back his hand. She was too soft for him to touch. Her skin was much too thin to withstand his claws. He would never be able to grip her butt or scrape his claws down her back while she rode him.
She lifted her hair off her neck and used her other hand to fan her back. Her hair was dark, almost black, but under the sun’s light, he saw shimmers of gold. It appeared soft and wavy, thick and long.
He decided then that he would run his fingers through it.
About the Author
A. M. Griffin is a mother of three, dog owner (and sometimes dog owned), a daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She’s a hard worker whose two favorite outlets are reading and writing. She enjoys reading everything from mystery novels to historical romances and of course fantasy romance. She is a believer in the unbelievable, open to all possibilities from mermaids in our oceans and seas, angels in the skies and intelligent life forms in distant galaxies.
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