Out of the Frying Pan
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Dan works his magic with food as a new up and coming chef, what he does not need is his restaurant being destroyed by an explosion and ending up trapped with the UK's hottest food critic in what's left of his kitchen. When vampirism enters the equation it makes things a whole lot worse.
This book was a commission which has now reached the end of its exclusivity period. It is a short, exciting story with a male/male entanglement for all those who enjoy the paranormal romance genre.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
Natasha is a British author living in the southeast of England with her husband and two cats. She has been publishing genre fiction with Wittegen Press since 2011. Her work includes everything from horror to young adult fantasy and she has never met a genre she didn't like. A prolific producer of short stories and novels alike, Natasha currently has a plethora of titles in her back catalogue, with further releases always imminent. Natasha was inspired to start writing way back as a pre-teen after she read The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. She is a huge fan of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in all their media forms, and is a big advocate of fanfiction as a great tool for writers to polish their skills in a welcoming and supportive community. For free fiction, jokes, fandom reviews and more, check Natasha out at Tales With Tasha on YouTube. And if you enjoy your fiction on the naughtier side, have a look at Natasha's alter ego, Virginia Waytes her Sexy Stories Podcast and the eBooks that go with it. The Manor is an exclusive adult only club in the heart of the English countryside where supernatural beings live, work and play.
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Out of the Frying Pan - Natasha Duncan-Drake
Out of the Frying Pan
Magic, Vampires and Betrayal
Natasha Duncan-Drake
Out of the Frying Pan Copyright © 2012 by Natasha Duncan-Drake. All Rights Reserved.
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.
Cover designed by Natasha Duncan-Drake
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Natasha Duncan-Drake
Visit my website at www.WittegenPress.com
First Edition: Jan 2013
This Edition: Sep 2019
Wittegen Eros – Imprint of Wittegen Press
ISBN-13 978-1-908333-38-4
Thank you to Soph and Rob for their help with this title and thanks to the commissioner. I had a lot of fun playing with a vampire and a chef, I hope you enjoyed reading it as well.
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Out of the Frying Pan
Magic, Vampires and Betrayal
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
WAKING UP WAS, in Dan's opinion, thoroughly unpleasant. His head hurt, he ached, he was cold and when he tried to open his eyes it was as if a solar flare went off in his brain. When he finally did manage to blink back his eyelids and see something other than a bright blob, he realised he was looking at the battery powered emergency lighting in the cold store in the kitchen. That was even worse.
Memory began trickling back. He groaned.
Daniel,
said a voice with a melodic Scottish accent, how are you feeling?
He groaned again; some deity or other had to really hate him. He had had Mr Peter Cathal, or rather 'call me Cathal, everyone does', in his restaurant eating his food—possibly the most famous food critic in the country, known for his fairness rather than being a high-handed jerk. It had been his dream come true, but nothing in his life was ever that simple.
Daniel?
The man in question appeared in his line of vision. He blinked at the handsome face looking down at him and tried to use the details to focus his reeling mind.
Cathal was blond