Overview

DECLAN
Look, I didn't roll into Eastbend just to cause problems and play the bad guy - but I do it so well, why stop now? See, I crashed this town's little friendship circle for one selfish reason. Problem is, the payout isn't quite what I expected. How was I supposed to know my escape plan would get me sucked into the town's troubles and roped into a mission that would bring me right back within reach of my dear old dad?

Eastbend's woes aren't my problem and I'm not some sentimental do-gooder who has the capacity to help other people. Save that crap for Alwin, the proper elf and upstanding citizen, always stepping in to help save the day. Stoic and unyielding, noble and strong, not to mention transcendently beautiful. If the man knew how to smile, he'd bring the world to its knees. It's not that I'm unaffected by the piercing looks in those crystal blue eyes, but alas, the man is immune to my charms - rudely going right for the truth behind my distractions instead of just taking the bait. Such a shame.

The clock is ticking and my time in Eastbend is quickly coming to an end. No matter how much the beautiful elf tries to butt in, some things are just too big, even for him. I'm already cornered and it's too late to change the decisions I made that led me to this point. But, like a knight in a fairytale, that's Alwin's cue to come to my rescue.

It can't last. It'll never be over. So why do I keep taking his hand and letting him pull me out of the dark just for a glimpse of his light, especially when I know it'll only make everything harder in the end?

It's more than obvious Eastbend only wants to use me, but I can't bring myself to let Alwin face my family alone. My fate is already sealed, but people like him are meant for great things and I can't let him throw it all away. Might as well go out with a bang, right? Or maybe I'll just make things worse for all of us. Apparently that's a little more my style.

ALWIN
My first two centuries in Faerie forged me into an exemplary elf. An upright soldier with a noble bearing, earning much respect among my people. Then my brother came into my life. A half-human baby my mother commanded me to get rid of, and in defying her, everything changed.

More than fifty years later, Aiden has found his own way and will soon have a child of his own. My brother pulled me into his life in the human world and influenced my life in Faerie in ways I would never have considered if not for him. I would do anything to protect the life he's built in Eastbend. So when a Prescott sorcerer arrived in town with a lot of excuses that didn't add up, I considered it my duty to ensure he wasn't a threat.

Declan isn't the first Prescott I've met and they certainly left an impression. Yet this strange man who's rejected both his magic and his powerful family has grabbed my attention in ways I never expected.

Elves are not an expressive people by nature. We are not easily moved by the whims of others, but the closer I get to Declan, the more I find myself on uneven footing. Never have I been so frustrated and unnerved by another. And yet, despite the way he makes me feel, I find myself drawn to him again and again. He tests my control at every opportunity, and I can't help but want more.

One by one, I've unraveled all of this man's secrets. So why does it feel like I don't understand anything at all?

Buzz Kill is an opposites attract MM paranormal romance around 100k words about a slacker screw-up of a sorcerer and a noble, uptight elf. It is recommended that this book be read after books 1-6 in the Smoke & Mirrors Tavern series.