Blog Tour: Fae Guard Series-Protecting Shaylee & Loving Ean by Elle Christensen
BookCrushin is so excited to share with you The Fae Guard Series, Loving Ean & Protecting Shaylee by Elle Christensen! In this post you will find all the series information, excerpts from both books and my spoiler-free review of Protecting Shaylee. If you are interested in some witty, mature, paranormal romance then you really should check out this series!
Series:
Protecting Shaylee (Book 1)
Category: New Adult, Mature, Paranormal Romance
Publication: April 22nd, 2015
Purchase: Amazon, Amazon UK, Amazon CA
Shaylee
As a child, I believed in the fairytales my father told me.
Until he was gone and with him, that belief.
As a girl, I believed in the friendship and protection of Aden.
He made me begin to believe again.
As a woman, I believed in the possibility of love and passion between myself and Aden.
Until he was gone and with him, my belief in magic and happy endings.Aden
When she was a child, I was tasked with her protection.
As a girl, I became her friend.
As a woman, I could no longer see the child I knew and was forced to fight a growing attraction.
Unable to lie and unable to tell the truth, I left.
Now I’ve returned to give the knowledge I couldn’t before, that she is half Fae.
The darkness is stalking her and I am desperate to teach her what she needs to know to protect herself.
And determined to make her mine.**Recommended for 18+ due to sexual content and language
Loving Ean (Book 2)
Publication: July 6th, 2015
Purchase: Amazon, Amazon UK, Amazon CA
Kelly’s 4-star Review
Laila
All of my life, I dreamt of my own fairy tale romance.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that my soul mate was a lifelong friend.
Ean is everything I want and everything I need.
But, my romance has become a fractured fairy tale.
Ean has pulled away and let his pain engulf him, leaving no room for me.
I want to heal him and bring him back to me.
But, if he won’t let me, I will move on.
I will find another destiny.Ean
Laila is the best part of me, the light in my soul.
She is my destiny.
I want to give her all that I am, all that I have.
But, the guilt and pain from my mistake has ruined me.
I am not worthy of her and I will not drag her down into my Hell.
My love for her is forever.
But, she deserves some one who isn’t broken
So, I’ll watch her walk away, into the arms of another.*Recommended for ages 18+ due to language and sexual content
Coming Soon
Chasing Hayleigh (Book 3)
Hayleigh
I know nothing of love.
Then again, I don’t know much about people
I’ve been burned enough to have lost my faith in them
Brannon seems to be an exception
For years, he has proved that I could trust him
But my past would surely drive him away
The question is, can he trust me?Brannon
Hayleigh is not my fate
But, she is my destiny
I need to convince her to trust me, to believe in us
For years I’ve stood back, and given her time
Now I need her to light the dark that is slowly consuming me
I want to tell her all of my secrets
The question is, will she survive them?*Part of a series, while it can be read as a standalone, the story continues to build through the following books are are best read in order.
**Recommended for 18+ due to sexual content and language
Excerpts:
Protecting Shaylee
Aden leans his back against the wall and grasps my waist, bringing me close until I’m standing within the V of his legs, cradled to his chest. I give in for the moment and snuggle into his heat. He kisses the top of my head, then my forehead, each of my eyes, my nose, and finally, brushes a sweet kiss across my lips. Tucking me back into his chest, he sets his chin on my head and exhales a sigh. “I’ll try to rein it in.” My eyes fly up to his and although I know the words coming from his mouth are sincere, I see it blatantly in his eyes and all my irritation recedes.
His eyes probe mine, and I see the desire lurking in their depths as well. “Despite your stubborn resistance to admitting it out loud, we both know you’re mine. Body, heart, and soul, we belong together. You’re also mine to protect, Shaylee, and I can’t do that if I’m not there. I need you with me like I need air to breathe, baby.”
My lungs are choked with emotion at his words. I want to let go and fall into him completely, but my wounds are still a little raw and I need time for them to heal. I lift my eyes and contemplate what I see in the green jade staring down at me.
“I’m not ready, Aden. I’ll stay close and let you protect me. But, I’m not ready to open up my heart and soul to you. I don’t think I can survive having it broken again.” I place my finger on his lips to keep him from protesting. “Give me time.”
He studies me, searching my face for something, and I know he wants to continue the discussion. My insides uncoil with relief when he brushes his nose against mine and releases me. “Go, baby. Get inside before I throw you over my shoulder and spend the night convincing you. I’ll meet you in the training room around ten in the morning.” He nods toward the door. I back away slowly, open my door, and duck inside. As I close it, I look out again and see Aden watching me longingly. “I’m serious, baby, shut that door right now or you’ll be spending the night without any sleep.” I shake my head in mock exasperation, but grin at him as I shut the door. I lean heavily back on it and my body slides languidly down to the floor. I hear a thump and the sound of fabric rustling. My lips curl up when I realize that Aden is sitting as I am, on the other side of my door.
Aden’s voice is muffled when he groans, “You’d better lock the fucking door, Shaylee.” A giggle escapes my mouth as I stand and flip the lock before I walk away.
Loving Ean
“Ean!”
My eyes fly open and I jackknife up in bed, pain searing on my chest. Laila has got ahold of my nipples and she is twisting them tight, shooting pain straight to my belly. What the hell?
“What the fuck, Ean?” She’s screeches. I’m desperately trying to get her to relieve the pressure from her evil little fingers, so I don’t answer right away. This seems to piss her off even more, but to my relief, she releases my abused nubs. I rub my chest gingerly, trying to alleviate some of the pain. She’s once again straddling me, her hands tugging at her hair, clearly freaking out about something. Laila angry is hot as hell. Laila angry while she sits naked, astride my morning hard on? Said hard on has turned into a steel baseball bat.
“Baby, calm down. What’s the matter?” I soothe. I move slightly to try and find a more comfortable spot, but my cock is so hard, it doesn’t matter.
Laila freezes and glares down at the offending appendage. “Seriously?” Her fiery green eyes meet mine, and it does absolutely nothing to help the situation. I do, however, get a little concerned for the future state of my cock when she glances down menacingly. Lucky for us both, she rolls her eyes and climbs off of me, and then the bed.
“It’s morning, baby. You were sitting on me naked. Did you really expect no reaction to that?” Her expression darkens a little but then lets up, because she knows I’m right. “Now, what’s got you so worked up?”
Most likely trying to avoid yelling again, Laila’s mouth clamps shut, her face turning red, and points to a spot on the bed next to me. I look to where she is referring to and see a spot of dried moisture on the sheets. I return my gaze to her, confused, “What? That spot?”
Laila growls in frustration and tugs at her hair once again. “You didn’t use a fucking condom, Ean!”
The realization stuns me. I have never forgotten a condom, not even with Laila. Particularly with Laila, actually. There was no way I was going to get her pregnant and leave, so I’d been extra vigilant. I guess now that I’d decided to be with her, it wasn’t so prevalent on my mind. But, I’m not Aden, (don’t give me that look. I’m not insulting the guy. That he was a total dumbass is fact) I don’t want to get Laila pregnant so she’ll be tied to me just because we are having a kid. I almost shudder at the thought of kids anyway. I want them, don’t get me wrong. Right now, though? The idea scares the shit out of me.
I scrub my hands over my face tiredly; it’s too early in the morning for this shit. “I’m sorry, Laila. I’ve never forgotten before. It had been so long, and you were just so fucking beautiful, I guess I just got carried away. I’m sorry, truly.”
A little of the fire backs away and she looks somewhat mollified. “Well, it’s really a moot point anyway, right? I’m on the pill and it’s not like this will happen again.” Pain knifes through me at her words, but I know I deserve it. I’ll change her mind.
Spoiler-free Review: Protecting Shaylee
[book rating=4.5/5.0]And in that moment, the wall I erected around my heart is obliterated
and my love for him comes rushing in, surrounding me, filling my soul with light.
When I first started reading Protecting Shaylee, my initial thoughts were that I wasn’t expecting it to be as dirty and as sassy as it was! I almost snorted out loud so many times while reading this book! It is so much fun and there is so much hotness packed into these pages, I was in shock there was any room for the distinguishing plot. So if you are looking for a fun, unique, action-packed, scorching hot, paranormal romance then look no farther–this is the book (& series) for you!
Protecting Shaylee is the first book of the Fae Guard series; Shaylee is raised in the human world and is then thrown into the world of the Fae, and the characters we are following all guard and protect the half-fae. The guards help the newly transitioned fae to embrace their new life as they turn 21 and the fae magic turns on inside of them. I felt immersed in the world; it was fleshed out and very cool!
Can I just say that I felt like I knew Shaylee. It was like she was my best friend, except for that whole Fae thing, instead we are just a boring humans, who also quote lots of movies for silly life situations. Shaylee is also strong and really tough, but nothing is better than her sense of humor and fabulous tshirts! I literally looked some up on the internet because they were too funny not to be real.
Aden is an intense, typical alpha-male and quite egotistical. He hurt Shaylee, but he can’t resist her; they are meant for each other, now he just has to convince Shaylee to trust him again. There is some serious sexual tension between these two, while Shaylee puts down Aden’s advances because she is trying to figure out her new life’s role as well as trying to protect her heart. These two characters really feed off one another and they are inseparable–and as a reader– I in no way want them apart. They are so fierce together; oh, and did I mention, scorching?!
The other highlight besides the unique plot, and the sexy, it was the side characters. They took a very prominent role in the book and plot that it is clear they will be the subjects of the next books in this series and I say “bring it!” because I absolutely loved them and their clear chemistry and powerful friendships with one another. The only problem I had with this book is the fact that my face kept turning bright red in public. Searing! Be prepared, unlike myself, for the hotness that is contained between Shaylee & Aden.
Check out my 4-star review for Loving Ean (The Fae Guard Series #2). This series is very unique and I devoured it and I really think you will too!
Author Bio: Elle Christensen
I’m a lover of all things books, a hopeless romantic, and have always had a passion for writing. Between being a sappy romantic, my love of an HEA, my crazy imagination, and ok, let’s be real, my dirty mind, I fell easily into writing romance.
I’m a huge baseball fan and yet, a complete girly, girl. I’m an obsessive reader and have a slight (hahaha! Slight? Yeah, right) addiction to signed books.
I’m married to my very own book boyfriend, an alpha male with a sexy, sweet side. He is the best inspiration, my biggest supporter and the love of my life. He is also incredibly patient and understanding about the fact that he has to fight the voices in my head for my attention.
I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I enjoyed writing them!
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