Fighting Destiny by Amelia Huthins (Promo, Excerpt & Playlist)

I loved this book and am anxiously waiting for it's sequel! You can read my 4 wine glass toast review HERE! - Crystal L.

Fighting Destiny
by Amelia Hutchins
The Fae Chronicles
Kindle Edition, 437 pages
Published June 2nd 2013 by Amelia Hutchins
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Have you ever heard of the old Celtic legends of the Fae - beautiful, magical, and deadly creatures that have a love of messing with humans just for kicks and giggles?
Welcome to my world.
What started out as a strange assignment, lead to one of the most gruesome murder mysteries of our times. My friends and I are set and determined to find out who is killing off Fae and Witches alike.
Couple of problems in the way – I hate the Fae and the Prince of the Dark Fae is bound and determined that I work for him. He’s a rude, overbearing egotistical ass with a compulsive need to possess, dominate and control me. Oh – did I mention that he is absolutely sex-on-a-stick gorgeous and he makes me feel things that I never ever wanted to feel for a Fae...every time he touches me or looks at me with those dangerous golden eyes he seems to pull me further in under his spell, despite my better judgment.
My friends and I can’t trust anyone and nothing is as it seems on the surface – not even me.

Excerpt:

He bowed his head giving me a dark, dangerous smile.  "Keep telling yourself that Syn, and you might eventually believe it."

"I don’t need you to believe it, or myself for that matter.  I have to protect, endure and live for my coven.  In that order.  I'll be ready to leave in five minutes.  Let me just go grab my big girl panties," I said, leaving him at the door.  

"I'll be strong for you Syn, if you need it.  You don’t always have to be the strong one, I'll be your glue if you want to crumble, I'll hold you together," he said lifting his eyes and meeting mine.  

"And what if you're what's making me crumble Ryder, what then?"

His lips lifted into his sexy smirk.  "Then I'll put you back together.  I will never tear you down, Syn.  I will always protect you from anything and everything that would.  I've yet to find anything in this world or any other who can take me on—keep that in mind," he said lifting his eyes to meet mine before he started to turn away.  

I was startled by his words and what he had said earlier when we were dancing. He didn’t like me, did he? "That's what I'm afraid of." 

Fighting Destiny Playlist

Scenes from Fighting Destiny©2013 Amelia Hutchins 

Limp Bizkit, Behind Blue Eyes

"I'll be strong for you Syn, if you need it.  You don’t always have to be the strong one, I'll be your glue if you want to crumble, I'll hold you together,"

“It just is, simple as that.  That kind of love doesn't die.  It withers the soul without the other to keep it alive. Eventually, it turns you bitter and cynical."

Sex on Fire, Kings of Leon

"Not until I tell you to come Syn, in this place, I am your master, and you come when I fucking allow it. Your pussy gets rewarded when you please me, do you understand, or do I need to teach you how to serve me?"

Closer, Nine Inch Nails

"Ryder," I sighed without meaning to.

"Stop thinking, Syn.  You keep over-thinking everything."

My lip trembled with the need to either kiss him, or run.  I settled on biting it softly while his hands held me in place.  The one on the small of my back came around softly pressing against the silk of the skirt as he rubbed his hand across my ass through the wispy material.  He lifted my leg and placed it on the bed carefully.

I watched his nostrils flare as the glow became more apparent, and he allowed me to see the full fire that I’d created in him.  "No panties?" He questioned through a guttural tone.

Broken, Seether

"You keep saying you can't, and it's a lie. You won't. You hide in the fucking past. You're not living Syn, you're just going through the motions of it. You want me, I can smell it—you need it as much as I do right now. The difference is, I can admit to what I want—you can't."

Godsmack, I Stand Alone

"I.  Am.  Not.  You’re.  Any-Fucking-Thing!"

"You will be," he said, with an air of confidence that only pissed me off more.

Puddle Of Mudd, Control

"I'm not sleeping with you.  I don’t care if you're starving and writhing on the fucking floor.  I'll walk over you and out that damn the door.  I'll drag someone else back to you—but it won't be me you feed off of, ever."

His lips twitched, but his eyes stayed emotionless.  "Writhing on the floor?"

"Writhing," I confirmed.

"I do not writhe on the floor, ever."

"Good, then we are on the same page." I said smoothly.

Carly Simon, You’re So Vain 

Great, that’s all I needed right now.  Smell the Dark Prince who is carrying you up the damn stairs like Cinder-freaking-rella!

Stained, Believe

"No surprises in there, if you get in trouble this ends.  Do you understand me?"

"Yes master," I grumbled, and then winced at the heat that flashed to life in his eyes.

"Mmm I like that word on your lips."

Nine Inch Nails, Head Like Hole

Ryder turned around and looked down at me sharply in warning.  "Showtime Synthia, kiss me."

My mouth went dry.  All the fluid inside my body went shooting straight to my vagina.  I licked my lips nervously.  "Seriously? That is like the opposite of what I just said outside."

"Prove you can do this, now." His eyes searched my face, and with the single look I melted for him. I was pathetic, a pile of fucking mush from once single look!

Stone Sour, Through the Glass

"How old are you?" He continued.

"Twenty one years old.  Going on one hundred."

He smiled, but it was all teeth, "Funny girl."

Snow Patrol, Chasing Cars

"I didn’t forget who I was, Syn.  I knew exactly who I was and who I was with when I lost control."

Three Days Grace, I hate Everything About You

His eyes lit up, and he shook his head as more Fae magic pushed into my mind.  It was painful at first, but gone instantly when his lips caressed mine.  I moaned and pushed against his mouth with need for him that was so hot and fierce, that I was afraid I'd be left in a pile of ash if he didn’t continue and give me more of his mouth.  When he pulled away, I cried from the loss. "Ryder."

"What's your name?" He demanded in a husky voice, filled with hunger.

"Syn. Now shut up and kiss me Ryder."

Sublime, Bad Fish 

I tore my eyes away from him with a nervous laugh bubbling inside of me.  He stepped in and slid his magnificent body in slowly into the water.  "Relax Syn, I promise to be gentle—the first time."

"The first time?" I asked meeting his hard penetrating stare.

Trapt, Headstrong 

His eyes challenged me, but he remained silent as he pulled one of my legs out from where I had been holding them up against my body.  His eyes stayed locked with mine as his fingers rubbed the pads of my foot.  "This isn't going to be over fast Syn, it's going to take more than once to get you out of my system."

AC/DC, You Shook me all Night Long 

I wasn’t sure I wanted to be out of his system. I should have been happy to hear it, but it sat like a rock on my chest.  "You really think you can fuck me out of your system?"

Disturbed, Down With the Sickness 

"No Syn, nothing with you could be that easy," he said showing his teeth as he pulled my leg and made me lose my balance in the water.

Kings of Leon, Use Somebody

"Not used to getting compliments, are you?" He said moving us closer together until my body was completely flushed with his.

"No," I replied honestly.

"I scare you Syn, make you feel things you are afraid of admitting."

Seether, FMLYHM

"I don’t make excuses for what I am, or what I do. I play hard. I love hard, and I fuck even harder Syn, I am what I am. So if you play games with me, keep in mind I will be more than happy to play them with you and...I always win."

About the Author

Amelia lives in the great Pacific Northeast with her family. When not writing she can be found on her page Erotica Book Club. She's an avid reader of everything paranormal romance.