A Road More Traveled
-- EXCERPT: Diana woke screaming, covered in blood, and found him laying dead by her side. Her pink nightie was soaked through, sticky, and the room reeked of rust. Frozen in terror she stared at two wounds in the back of his head, each pouring blood. Her head pounded, and her vision was blurry. Was this even real? The warm, sap-substance all over her told her it was. The night before was a giant blank zone in her head, except for the gun. Had she fired it? She vaguely remembered the boom, how it shook in her hand, and acrid smell of gunpowder. A hangover from hell gripped her like a wicked vice, pressing the back of her neck and squeezing painfully. She tried to get up, tried to run, but her legs dumped her by the side of the bed instead. The blood curdling scream she expelled scared even her. Did that come from her? Scrambling in the dark for her cell phone on the nightstand, she finally grasped it and pulled it to the floor with her. Dialing 911, she barely waited for an answer before she screamed into the phone, “I’ve killed him! I’ve killed him!” “Wake up, Diana!” “No, no, no,” Diana murmured to the phantom telling her wake up, as she thrashed to and fro in the bed. He grasped her waist, pulling her toward him, and hissed in her ear again. “Wake up, please, baby, wake up!” Diana’s eyes flew open and she lay stiff in his arms. “George!” She screamed. Her hands were curled by her sides and her legs straight out, and she couldn’t move. Her chest heaved, and she felt strangled all over again, just like every time he’d wrapped his hands right around her neck. As The remnants of that night slowly subsided, she sunk back into the mattress, this soft, deep one, and realized she wasn’t home. Nor was it George beside her. “Diana,” Justin’s voice pled with her again, “Di, please talk to me. You had a nightmare.” Squeezing her eyes shut, she liked her lips and tried to control her breathing, counting to eight, holding for four, then exhaling for eight more, just like her therapist had taught her. Justin ran his hands down her arms, her waist, her thighs, and it calmed her. For the first time, her breathing slowed, and she came back to reality much faster. She finally turned on her side and looked at him, searching his face. “Justin,” she whispered.
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GIVEAWAY! About the Author: Karina Espinosa is the Urban Fantasy author of the Sins of the Fallen series and the Mackenzie Grey novels. Infatuated with travel, pop culture, and the need to write everything down, she spends much of her days in front of a computer working on her next book, shopping online, and listening to music. With nomadic tendencies, she is currently resting her head in South Florida until the itch to move strikes again. You can usually catch her on Facebook, Instagram, and live-tweeting during episodes of Game of Thrones and Orphan Black.
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-- EXCERPT: Exploring her mouth lazily, he used ample time to sweep his tongue over her inner cheeks, tasting her. His faint peppermint flavor mingled with an essence belonging to him alone, fresh and inviting. Musk enhanced his subtly spicy fragrance, each scent potently masculine. She slumped against him even though she shouldn’t cave this soon or ever. This fantasy was on her terms, not his. She was no man’s plaything or afterthought and had better remember as much. With as much will as she could muster, she pushed his tongue from her mouth and turned her face away. His rough breaths skimmed her temple. He cupped her breast. Her blood thickened. Rarely had anything thrilled her as much as his confident and assured caress…perfected during his countless other conquests. That brought her back to reality fast. She twisted to break his hold on her. “Hmm.” The sound vibrated in his chest. “Still being defiant, are we?” She gave him a look. “What do you think?” He stroked her chin. Even her teeth tingled. Lightly, he brushed his lips over hers. “Not enjoying yourself?” For too long, she’d wished for this moment. GIVEAWAY!
Title: Hulk
Author: MLJ Quigg
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Editor: Kaylene Osborn (Swish editing and design)
Publication Date: August 16th, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amberâs PR
Blurb:
âAs soon as I saw you, it was like a light shining down from the heavens. As I got to know you, I realized that light went soul deep, and I fell for you so hard.â
Hulk
After an accident and my girlfriend leaving, I didnât think Iâd find anyone to share my life with. Sure, I had my brother and the club, and I never thought I wanted anything more. That was until Claire walked into my life. She had a harrowing story behind her, and it forced my protective instincts forward, and they raged at full force. I simply had to get past the walls sheâd built so tightly around her.
Claire
Some say amnesia is a new start, which is true. But what happens when you wake up one day and everythingâs a blank. Let me tell you, itâs not fun but more like downright scary.
That was my life now. Sure, Iâd made a family and new memories with Monique and the triplets, but when Monique reunited with Derrick, he came with a whole new family. Hulk was the Sergeant at Arms for the club and the man who would steal my heart. Unbeknownst to me, the man who had hurt me previously was closing in, and he wanted to finish what heâd started.
Will Hulk be able to save Claire from a madman, or will he be too late to have his angel with him forever?â
Australian author MLJ Quigg â lives in NSW, Australia, with her husband, three adult children, and six catsâyes, you heard that right, six.
Growing up in a huge family of eight kids was always noisy and didnât give her enough alone time to unwind.
Books have always given her an outlet from the craziness that is her life. Nothing is better than curling up with a good story to take her mind off her surroundings.
As a new author, she hopes you enjoy her stories and helps you get out of your world and into hers for a few hours.
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Title: The Elite Series
Author: Jonathan Yanez
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb: When life knocks you down you get back up and when it bites, you bite back.
For Connor Moore, life has been a beast and it's not about to get any easier.
You see Connor's not your everyday average run of the mill young adult character stuck in a story we've all heard before. He's an elite human carrying an extra DNA strand that you and I don't have and it's just begging to be activated.
I could tell you more but this is a spoiler free zone. All I can say is that we covered our bases on this one including; adventure, action, romance, suspense, comedy and characters.
Don't take my word for it I'm pretty biased. Grab your copy now and get ready for an all nighter, lost in the pages of what could be.
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More animal than man, he bleeds caffeine and... Ah, I'm just kidding. It sounded cool though right?
I'm Jonathan, a former personal trainer turned full-time author and part-time model.
I could go on and on about how many books I've written and awards I've won and blah, blah, blah but I'd rather use this time for you to get to know the real me.
I write because that's what I was born to do and I freaking love doing it. Because of awesome people like you, I get to do it full time.
Connecting with fellow lovers of the written word is important to me so please join the Pack via my website at www.jonathan-yanez.com where you can grab an exclusive story or hang out with us at www.facebook.com/groups/1944447962437071/
Hope you decide to stay in touch,
Jonathan
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonathanAYanez
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