tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78971343967550782242024-02-21T00:02:32.933-08:00Make Old Bones, by Leslie TalleyMake Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-72821150908684845542016-10-24T06:31:00.000-07:002016-10-24T06:31:01.807-07:00Guest Blogger-Author, Jenn Nixon<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Fan
Favorite, Baldwin Bates, finally gets his own story and HEA in book three MIND:
The Reckoning. To celebrate the new
release, books 1 & 2 are both on sale for the rest of the week! You can
find all three books here: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Nixon/e/B002BLNBBQ"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">www.amazon.com/Jenn-Nixon/e/B002BLNBBQ</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> MIND: The Beginning .99c, MIND: The
Emergence $1.99 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Baldwin
Bates has only wanted one thing since joining MIND, to take care of his friends
and keep them all safe. While the Meta-Alien Investigation and Neutralization
Department is busy monitoring an emergence of human psychic and alien activity,
Bates takes his first solo assignment searching for a woman who claims to see
the future, only to botch it up and let her get away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After
helping to destroy an alien device called the Transcender, Lexa Quinn wakes
from a two-week coma a very different person than she was before. While her
abilities grow stronger, her feelings for Bates begin to interfere with the MIND
team's mission, putting everyone at risk. Secrets from her past threaten the
present and future, forcing Lexa to decide who she is and where she belongs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When a
powerful, ancient enemy lays claim to the Earth and brings his judgment upon
the population, Bates, Lexa, and the entire MIND team must do whatever it takes
to save the human race before the reckoning is complete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As Bates
bypassed the crafters and artists, the scent of Asian BBQ wafted through the
air. He grumbled along with his stomach and hoped a few of them stuck around so
he could pick something up on his way out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"How’s
it going?" Dina Ranger asked via his earcomm,
jolting him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Shit!
Forgot I had this bloody thing in," he replied, taking a breath and
shutting his eyes for a second. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Have
to get used to it if you want to be in the field...<i>alone</i>."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Unlike
your brother, I need some <i>me time</i>, Sherlock." This time, he chuckled when he felt her brush
his mind with calming thoughts. "How’s Lexa? Any change?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"No,
nothing. Never changes. I...just don’t get it."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Me
either," he said with a sigh, quickly putting it out of his mind to
maintain his focus. "I just got to the park. I’ll check in before I
leave."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Okay.
And whatever has you so hungry bring some back. Talk to ya."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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head, Bates waited for the static of the comm to fade before pushing farther
into the park, eyeing the tables and tents, but mostly their occupants,
searching for a face. Miss Takashi had a pretty face, although older now, since the photo from the collective Meta-alien
Investigation and Neutralization Department database was almost one hundred
years old. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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neared the end of the first row of vendor tents, he took in the sight of the
city across the river, and then found the second and final row of vendors left
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He politely
declined several offers to purchase various items like candles and potholders,
wondering why his ‘blah face’—a term his new friend Kim called his usual stern
façade—wasn’t working.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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middle of the second row, Bates slowed, eyeing a colorful booth, shrouded in
light purple curtains, and a sign that screamed for attention. When a
face-painted toddler, followed by a frantic parent, came running out of the
booth, he barely sidestepped out of the way. The parent offered Bates a weary
shrug. He nodded politely and carried onward, finally seeing a sign for
"Madam Takashi" two booths down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author Bio:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
Jenn Nixon’s love of writing started the year she received her first diary and
Nancy Drew novel. Throughout her teenage years, she kept a diary of her
personal thoughts and feelings but graduated from Nancy Drew to other mystery
suspense novels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Jenn often adds a thriller and
suspense element to anything she writes be it Romance, Science Fiction, or
Fantasy. When not writing, she spends her time reading, observing pop culture,
playing with her two dogs, and working on various charitable projects in her
home state of New Jersey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.jennnixon.com/"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.jennnixon.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JennNixonAuthor"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">facebook.com/JennNixonAuthor</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Blog: </span><a href="http://www.jennafern.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">www.jennafern.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Amazon: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Nixon/e/B002BLNBBQ/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">http://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Nixon/e/B002BLNBBQ/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-53921337621183464732016-08-01T13:10:00.002-07:002016-08-01T13:34:19.932-07:00Guest Blogger—Author Terri Talley Venters “Queen of the Elements”<div align="center" class="Publishwithline" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">The much
anticipated, companion/spin-off book to the <i>Carbon
Copy</i> Trilogy from Luke’s point of view<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">Luke’s Lithium</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">What
if someone cloned you? And then abducted you twenty-five years later?<i> </i>In <i>Luke’s
Lithium</i>, handsome Luke Allen, a witty, yet shy trust brat, volunteers at
the FDNY with his firefighting comrades. Luke has it all, except for love.
Abducted by Create Life Technologies, along with 5000 others, Luke learns the
shocking truth behind their cloning research and their evil intentions. But the
loss of his freedom comes with a silver lining, he falls for beautiful
Gretchen, another abducted Create Life Clone. <i>Luke’s Lithium</i> is full of surprises, new romances, rescues and a
switcheroo. But will Luke and Gretchen ever be free of Create Life?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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book/spin off of my <i>Carbon Copy Trilogy, </i>written from Luke Allen’s point
of view. Luke is the twin brother of Lilly Allen, the heroine in the <i>Carbon
Copy Trilogy</i>. Luke’s story covers the time frame of all three books in the
trilogy, <i>Carbon Copy, Tin Roof, </i>and<i> Silver Lining. </i></span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 24.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Lilly Allen has brains, beauty, and
a trust fund. She's living in New York City and her career as a reporter is
taking off. She's hoping the love of her life, Grier, will propose soon. She
has it all, or so she thinks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Grier Garrison, Create Life
executive, is running the company while his father, Dr. Michael Garrison, is in
the ICU awaiting a heart transplant. Grier knows the truth about Create Life
and its shady side business. He fears Lilly and her twin brother, Luke, are in
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stories, stolen newborns and cloning, Lilly discovers a shocking connection.
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode";">In the sequel to Carbon Copy, Lilly Allen returns to her
hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, to be closer to her mother, help with
her injured brother, and heal from the disappearance of her fiancé Grier
Garrison. While she awaits Grier's return, she busies herself with her mansion
renovations, her best friend's wedding, and her job as a news reporter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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without a word from Grier begin to take their toll. She finds herself growing
closer to her favorite cameraman, Joe. His confession of undying love, followed
by a passionate kiss, has her questioning how much longer she can wait, and
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unrelated news stories drag her into the seamy underbelly of the Charleston
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the <i>Carbon Copy </i>trilogy.
<i>Silver Lining</i> picks up where <i>Tin Roof</i>, the sequel to <i>Carbon Copy</i>, leaves off. Lilly Allen and
Grier Garrison are bound for Scotland and their new lives at Castle Garrison on
the Isle of Skye. Lilly and Grier, now the new Marquess of Garrison, plan their
lavish wedding which will make Lilly a marchioness! But first, Grier wants to
rescue all the clones and bring them to the safety and freedom of his castle
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and new discoveries. Before they can even leave for Scotland, Grier’s father,
Dr. Michael Garrison, drops a bomb which could keep Grier and Lilly apart.
Before this is resolved, Lilly sneaks in a few passionate kisses with her beloved
cameraman, Joe. Lilly is tormented with indecision between the two loves of her
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investors unknowingly hand over their money to con artists, also known as money
managers. Chelsea Lynn Cobb earned the title of the youngest hedge-fund manager
at Trans World Investments in Chicago. This charming southern beauty proved a
financial genius, but her workaholic tendencies hinder her free time to meet
men who match her impossibly high standards. When she’s not kicking ass at the
office, she’s kicking ass at her Taekwondo class where she falls for her new
instructor, Troy Camden. With the exciting distraction of a new and passionate
relationship, she spends less time at the office until she discovers financial
scams operating at Trans World. Someone is stealing millions from investors,
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and one blue eye, awaits her destiny: a warrior of God with the face of an
angel, the heart of a saint, and eyes which match her own. St. Michael the
Archangel flies into her life and sweeps her off her feet. Meanwhile, an evil
sorcerer captures witches, steals their powers and most of their nine lives,
and shrinks them to the size of a doll--a Nuremberg doll. But when he turns two
of the Manchester witches into dolls, the Manchester clan fights back with St.
Michael and divine intervention. Armed with the legendary copper cauldron, a
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In 1894, Six-year-old, Violet Manchester, travels to Egypt with her
parents. A vision, one of her many
powers, leads them to discover the tomb of Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Ancient
Egypt. Violet steals a Cobalt Cauldron she finds in the burial chamber. Consulting
the Book of Spells, she uses the Cobalt Cauldron to summon the spirit of King
Tut. When her parents discover she’s practiced magic alone, they confiscate her
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soul mate can contact the spirit with whom the cauldron was buried with. She
summons the spirit of her destiny, King Tut, who is now reincarnated as Toliver
Waynesfield, son of wealthy Chicago banker. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this life, Violet is devastated to discover that Tut’s spirit is cursed to die
young. To break this curse and save her true love, she must battle the evil,
coveting demon, Argos. Will destiny repeat itself? Or will Violet and Toliver’s
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ventures into the enchanted forest near her ancestral home in the Isle of Skye.
The forest is full of magical creatures including fairies, unicorns, and
angels. She meets her soulmate, Michael the Archangel. But before they can
fulfill their destiny and be together, they must find and defeat the evil sorcerer
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Ventures, a beautiful, young, archeologist, travels too much to find time for
love. But at her best friend’s wedding in Scotland, she meets Tommy Garrison, a
handsome archeologist. Falling for each other instantly, he asks her on a first
date. Selecting Disney World, they meet at the most magical place on earth.
Enjoying the theme parks, scrumptious meals, and each other, they spend one
afternoon playing golf. After slicing a ball into the woods, they discover a
sinkhole. Their archaeological curiosity takes them into the hole where they
discover an underground cave system.
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Victoria Ventures and Tommy Garrison head to Paris. After a fabulous New Year’s
vacation in Paris, they go to Disneyland Paris with high hopes of repeating
their great archaeological find from Walt Disney World in Florida. <br />
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characters Pocahontas and John Smith. After being whisked away to wardrobe and
make up, they discover the dwarfs and what their real job is. <br />
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town is deserted. They find an abandoned apartment building sunken twenty feet
below the ground. After exploring the cause, they discover a catacomb system
which collapsed under the weight of the building. The cave system leads underneath
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Copy, Tin Roof, Silver Lining, Body Of Gold, Copper Cauldron, Cobalt Cauldron,
Calcium Cauldron, Luke’s Lithium, Sulfur Springs—The Fountain of Youth,
Europium Gem Mine and Iron Curtains <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Terri received her
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Master’s degree in Taxation from the
University of Florida. She is a licensed CPA and a Second Degree Black Belt in
Taekwondo. She lives on the water in Florida, with her husband, Garrison, and
their two sons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Carbon Copy</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> is the 1st thrilling novel in the <i>Elements
of Mystery </i>Series. The title of each novel will contain an element from the
Periodic Table of Elements. <i>Carbon Copy,</i> <i>Tin Roof</i>, <i>Silver Lining, </i>and<i> Copper Cauldron</i> are available from Wild
Child Publishing<i>. </i>And Terri’s
romantic/suspense novel, <i>Body of Gold</i>, is available from Freya’s Bower. <i> Sulfur Springs—The Fountain of Youth, Europium
Gem Mine, Cobalt Cauldron & Calcium Cauldron </i>are coming soon from Wild
Child Publishing. Terri recently finished writing <i>Iron Curtains</i> and is currently writing <i>Elements Of Mystery</i>, a collection of 118 Short Stories each titled
after an element in the Periodic Table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Terri’s upcoming releases, including purchase links and social media links,
please visit her website </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.elementsofmystery.com/">http://www.elementsofmystery.com/</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Terri is the
daughter of Leslie S. Talley, author of <i>Make
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available from Wild Child Publishing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Terri also posts
free short stories on her blog website and blog. Follow her at </span><a href="http://www.territalleyventers.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://www.territalleyventers.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">as she weaves
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attack inside the Natick Mall, Brooke dreads the thought of spending decades in
exile while she waits for the media firestorm from the superhuman brawl to run
its course. But soon after fleeing Boston, she discovers the battle caught the
eye of forces far more lethal than humans. Captured by the dark Goddess Lilith,
Brooke is transformed into her greater demon General, and finds herself tasked
with converting the rest of her family to form the advisory council she’ll need
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have anticipated the powerful bond Brooke has formed with her family. Seeing
her resist even after losing her soul, Angels soon take interest, as Brooke’s
unfettered access to Hell and greater demon abilities could shift the tide in
the age old war if she were to fight against her dark queen. Her love for
Sienna, her sisters and her now girlfriend, Sandy, is all that prevents her
from fully embracing the darkness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Algerian;"><span style="font-size: large;">But with the demon spirit
inside her claiming more control of her mind with each passing day, will the
power of love be able to save her?</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Freya’s Bower
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Am I supposed to believe
you just happened to show up here? A hundred and fifty miles from the hotel
where you work?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">She grinned, securing her
thick, wavy hair in a ponytail. “Of course not—although I don’t actually work
at the hotel.” She made a wide, sweeping gesture with her arm toward the
wreckage. “Who do you think caused the accident?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">This whole encounter was
freaking me out. Fuck being discrete. I visualized her flying backward into the
snow bank. In an instant the strange connections formed in my mind, physically
linking me to all of the cars, people and debris that surrounded me. I didn’t
want to hurt her—not yet, anyway—so I only pushed hard enough to send her
sailing about fifteen yards into the ditch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">She laughed as she climbed
to her feet, shaking the snow off her designer outfit. “It’s been a while since
I’ve been knocked on my ass. Impressive.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I’d never felt so
dumbfounded in my life. Even if this psycho bitch was used to fighting my kind,
it was unlikely she’d ever crossed paths with another telekinetic. She was
acting like I’d crafted a wiener dog out of a balloon at the fair. “What the
hell are you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“I need you to come with
me,” she said, making no effort to respond to my question. “And since you seem
to be immune to being bound—I’ve been trying ever since you got out of the
car—you’re going to have to consume my blood first.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“I’m not going anywhere
with you!” Where the hell were Sienna, Raven and Sandy? Ruby’s escalade might
be shielding them from seeing the encounter, but even if it did, I wasn’t
exactly being quiet. And Ruby was staring right at us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Your coven sisters can’t
see or hear you.” She’d apparently guessed my thoughts by the direction I was
looking. “A simple illusion. To them you appear as if you’re still sitting in
the passenger seat like you were told.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Enough!” Her voice boomed
with unnatural power, causing me to take an involuntary step backward. “I have
no desire to harm you, child, but you are coming with me. Now.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">With all of the abilities I’d been given,
I never thought I’d have cause to feel afraid again, but watching her approach
me like I was nothing but a petulant child made me shiver. There was no way to
fake that type of unwavering and absolute confidence.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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C.M Michaels grew up in a small town in northern Michigan as the youngest
child of a close-knit family of seven. He met his wife, Teresa, while attending
Saginaw Valley State University. Together they’ve provided a loving home for
several four-legged “kids”, including Sophie, their eternally young at heart,
hopelessly spoiled Spaniel. <o:p></o:p><br />
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He has always enjoyed writing, and still has fond memories of reading his
first book, a children’s novella, to local grade schools when he was 14. C.M.
is currently working on the third book in the Sisters in Blood series along
with a Fantasy romance called Kerrigan’s Race. <o:p></o:p><br />
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An avid reader since discovering Jim Kjelgaard novels in early childhood,
his favorite authors include Kelley Armstrong, Peter V. Brett, Richelle Mead,
Rachel Caine and Laini Taylor. When he’s not writing, C.M. can be found curled
up with a good book, watching movies or hitting the hiking trails with his
wife.<o:p></o:p><br />
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C.M. currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-77520269351655072702015-08-26T05:07:00.001-07:002015-08-26T05:07:08.412-07:00Guest Blogger: ML Rosado, Author of Operation Italy<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Still
heady with their overwhelming desire for one another, Tatiana and Donato take
their fairytale romance to Italy. Both of them are swept away by the enchanting
scenery, hot sex, and scrumptious food, but little do they know that a whole
new set of challenges await them there. With an ex-girlfriend, an Italian
mafia gang, and revelations that threaten to tear their relationship apart,
these two must defend their love against all obstacles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Giovanni
Gesatti is an eligible bachelor, living the single life in Miami. During an
unexpected trip to Italy, he meets Luisa Alesi, a woman who completely rocks
his world. His resolve to live an uncomplicated life full of one-night stands
and casual encounters slowly erodes as he falls for her. Luisa is like nobody
he has ever met, and he finds himself wanting to explore her world, not knowing
about the terrible drama that could derail their romance before it even begins.
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all the challenges they face, the Gesatti brothers fight for what they believe
in and the women that rule their hearts. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Operation
Italy</i> takes you through a journey full of passion and invites you into a
family that protects each other no matter what. Will they all be able to get
what they want? Will being in love be enough? Find out while reading Book 2 of
the Operation Series by ML Rosado. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Operation
Italy</i> will take your breath away and keep you warm at night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Mr.
Gesatti, are you okay?” I asked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Maura…”
he whispered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At the
sound of her name, all the brothers froze and looked at their father. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Che
cosa, papa?” said Donato. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When they
turned around, on the other side of the glass door of the restaurant was a
woman in a sleeveless black dress. She was in her sixties, and despite her age,
I could tell that she had been beautiful when she was young—she still was. I
remembered the photo of her that I found in Donato’s nightstand. The years had
passed, but still her eyes were lost, empty. Her hair was still black and long
but with dashes of gray. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She just
stood there, and Lorenzo was frozen in place. I could hear his heartbeat
quicken when he let out a simple sigh… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Donato
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“What the
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Let me
in,” she responded, completely ignoring Donato’s attitude. She stepped
gracefully around him and walked toward us, studying our faces calmly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Lorenzo,”
she said, and nodded her head slightly. Don Lorenzo stood there like a lifeless
statue. “Giovanni, Vincenzio, and you,” she said turning toward me, “you must
be Tatiana.” The silence was deafening. Gio and Vin’s eyes were full of
questions while they stared at her in shock. An unknown ghost has just walked
in the restaurant and they looked like they wanted to say so much but simply
couldn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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just worried about how D was going to handle all of this. His blue eyes were
full of defiance instead of despair. I could hardly recognize my sweet Donato.
He stood there, protecting his brothers once again, as he has all his life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Vinny managed to say. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, living in Miami, Florida. She is a
mother of two wonderful boys and is devoted to her husband of twenty years. She
loves books, food, chocolate, raspberries and wine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Author: ML Rosado<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Freya’s Bower <br />
ISBN: </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">978-1-61798-162-3</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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Heat Rating: Tangy<br />
Length: </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">59,564</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Author website: </span><a href="http://www.mlrosado.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: blue;">www.mlrosado.com</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /><u><span style="color: blue;">
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Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-60786723305483489822015-07-22T03:00:00.000-07:002015-07-22T03:00:04.107-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Where
did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On my 13<sup>th</sup> birthday a family member gave
me a few Nancy Drew books and a Diary. The combination of the two, at the same
time, definitely got me interesting in reading and writing. I never looked at
the diary writing as real writing for a while, but it was one of those things I
did all the time and eventually it became a habit. The reading took a little
longer but I read a lot when I got to High School and found subjects I liked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not counting the diary writing, I’ve been writing on
and off since High School. I started out writing poetry for the most part,
eventually “graduated” to fan fiction before it was even a thing on the
internet, and finished my first original piece in the late 1990s. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I like to write what interests me at the moment.
This can be a problem because many people want authors who write the same genre
book most of the time. I tend to bounce back and forth between genres depending
on the story stuck in my head. I’ve written Kids SciFi, YA SciFi-Fantasy,
Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Romantic SciFi, Erotic SciFi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have an idea floating around my head right now for
a Paranormal Urban Fantasy series, but it may end up being fused with my
current Romantic SciFi series, not sure yet, we’ll see. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Getting to the end. I’m what the writing world likes
to call a pantser. We write “by the seat of our pants” meaning we don’t
generally have a full plot idea planned or outlined, we create the characters,
setting, general motion of the story and let the characters take over. For me,
this is great for my creativity, not so great for finishing a novel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While I always have an idea where the book will go
and how it will end, when you allow your character to dictate which way they
go, it tends to change what you have in mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It just happened to me last week. I even wrote it
down. Characters A & B would go one place and Characters C & D would go
somewhere else. I had it WRITTEN DOWN! I even had an idea what would happen
when each group got to their location. When I started writing, Character B said
she’d go with D and I was like, WHAT? NO! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sometimes they win, sometimes they don’t. Not sure
how the above scenario will play out but for now, the character won this
battle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cracking Lucky open emotionally and getting her to
finally, FINALLY, admit how she really felt about Kenji. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">That and everything in Kenji’s POV. He easily became
one of my favorite characters. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m a big Jack Reacher fan, I read all those books
as soon as they come out. Lately, I’ve been reading more indie and small press
authors. I tend to lean toward Suspense and Thrillers, though I have been
reading a bit more Fantasy and Paranormal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Right now I’m working on book two in a Romantic
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“Lucky” Fascino is finally on the right track. With the help of her family, and
on-again off-again boyfriend, Kenji Zinn, Lucky is getting closer to fulfilling
the unspoken promise she made to her adoptive father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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network, and search for the elusive Quimby, ties to the past come back full
circle, endangering everyone Lucky loves and cares for. It’s only a matter of
time before their secret is uncovered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Felicia
swung her chair in his direction and said: “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why
not?” she said, bordering on a screech.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“It is
the same conversation. ‘You can trust me, Felicia.’ ‘You can talk to me,
Felicia.’ ‘I’m here for you, Felicia.’”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’re
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">still</i> mad because I didn’t want to
talk about my crappy ass life while we were on vacation?” He lifted an eyebrow
to make a statement, and her whole face flushed. “We were on vacation!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“With
no distractions. With no interference. Just you and I…and still you refused me
every time I tried.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Fine.
What do you want to know?” Kenji stared at her as she rose from the chair and
hitched her fists on her hips. Her head jerked to the right, both eyebrows
lifted on her forehead. “Well?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Humph,”
he said, tossing the remote onto the bed and stalking into the living room
across the hall. She wouldn’t answer his question, so he didn’t even bother
asking. He went to the wet bar in the far corner. Searching through the
miniature refrigerator, Kenji grumbled, finding nothing but wine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Phen
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He
glanced back. Felicia stood in the doorway, her hands in front of her body,
fingers twisted together like a frightened child. A complete turnaround, again.
It wasn’t an act; everything about her said she was scared. Why? Couldn’t she
confide in him by now? His frustration threatened to swell again, and he was
backing her into a corner. If he pushed, they would fight, and he didn’t want
that. Not right now. Kenji sat down in the leather love seat and rubbed his
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didn’t move from her position, but her heavy sigh filled the room. “It’s my
last one before he puts me up as the new safety. I’m going to need some
pointers….”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bobbed his head but didn’t look up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Is it more
than…me not talking?” she squeaked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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came close to spilling everything. Forcing her to face the feeling he had for
her was unfair. Making her talk when she wasn’t ready seemed cruel. Confessing
his fear for her safety would make him appear overprotective and controlling.
The fury he felt, he didn’t completely comprehend himself. Discussing the
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I told
you outside the restaurant it didn’t matter anymore. It’s over and done. I
trust you, and if you trust your brother…it’s cool, babe.” Her disposition
continued to change, now that he no longer pressed her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“It
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
know.” She moved into the living room and sat down on the coffee table between
the two sofas. Felicia reached out, took his hand. He held back the rest of the
clutter racing through his head. She bent her head down to look him in the
eyes. “We okay?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Genre(s): Romance/Suspense/Thriller/Romantic Suspense<br />
Heat Rating: sweet<br />
Length: 99,178<br />
Price: $4.99<br />
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<span style="color: #515151; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In the sequel to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Carbon Copy</i>, Lilly Allen returns to her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, to be closer to her mother, help with her injured brother, and heal from the disappearance of her fiancé Grier Garrison. While she awaits Grier's return, she busies herself with her mansion renovations, her best friend's wedding, and her job as a news reporter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For more about Terri’s upcoming releases, including purchase links and social media links, please visit her website </span><a href="http://www.elementsofmystery.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #993300;">http://www.elementsofmystery.com/</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Terri is the daughter of Leslie S. Talley, author of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Make Old Bones</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bred In The Bone</i> which are also available from Wild Child Publishing.</span></div>
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Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-59511444999948609152014-05-14T03:00:00.000-07:002014-05-14T03:00:04.770-07:00Guest Blogger--Jenn Nixon, Author of Lucky's Break<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Guest Blogger--Jenn Nixon, Author of <em>Lucky's Break</em></span></div>
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the investigation of her mother’s murder, Felicia “Lucky” Fascino cut all ties
and ran away, hoping her family would move on and forget the promises they
made. Putting the past behind her has never been easy, but Lucky knows the job is
slowly destroying her already fractured psyche. Staying away, especially now
that her family is in danger, is the only way to keep everyone safe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kenji Zinn, determined to locate his
ex-lover, tracks Lucky to a small island with her family’s help, and finds her
in a miserable and self-destructive condition. His connection to her is
strained after months apart but his feelings haven’t change, and he attempts to
persuade her to come home, to protect her family and keep her promise. Despite
her obvious mental fatigue, only Phen is able to convince her that the way to
get closure is finding an elusive man named Quimby and take him out
permanently. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kenji, and agrees to go back to work if Phen promises to let her go when it’s
done. While her family continues to track their target, Lucky returns to work
for the network—struggling through each job, aware that pushing her family away
won’t bring anyone the peace they deserve. As she begins to repair her
shattered relationships, her true feelings for Kenji are tested when she almost
loses him completely. Before it’s too late, Lucky realizes he’s her best ally
to help her finish what she started and find Quimby before he strikes again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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recovering…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kenji jerked up, waking the instant the doors shut. Looking over, he
saw her walk in. His heart thumped. His stomach churned, causing the wound to
throb. It felt like he was dying a slow, poisonous death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and stretched. The thick, curly locks pulled back to reveal her stunning face
and bright golden, catlike eyes. She appeared healthier, vibrant again. Filled
out, with the curves he loved to trace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kenji shuddered, attempting to ignore his natural
response to her as he stood up. Noticing immediately, she spun around and
gawked at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Didn’t know anyone was here.” She turned, picked up her
towel, and went for the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Felicia,” he said and crossed the room, forcing his body
to move faster than it liked. He winced near the treadmill, paused, and grabbed
the rail. She lurched forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Easy,” she chided and bit her lip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I am fine,” he said. “I will be leaving shortly.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you’re well enough.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Irrelevant. I have stayed too long.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Don’t let me being here stop you from getting better.
You won’t see me again.” Her tone turned tight, sharp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Until you sneak into my room again.” Felicia whipped around, storming toward
the exit. “How long will you ignore what you feel for me?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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didn’t miss a beat with her retort: “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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leave anymore than I want to go.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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him, emotionless. “No, you are too stubborn. You </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">will</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> realize you want me, and it will be too late. I hope you are willing
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and shook his head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Fuck you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Do you fear what I make you feel that much?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Listen, I just wanted to tell you my side, okay? That’s all. I know
what I did was wrong. I tried to make that perfectly clear. It was despicable
and hurtful. The drinking wasn’t an excuse; it’s just an explanation. I wasn’t
myself. I don’t expect you to accept my apology. I just wanted you to have it
because it’s the right thing to do. Gives us both a clean break.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kenji wasn’t getting through; Felicia ignored everything
he said. He didn’t care about that anymore. He wanted her to admit the truth.
Confess what he saw in her eyes. Want him to stay. “You think a few words
etched on a sheet of paper are a proper apology? Why not tell me to my face?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Her pitch rose. “You didn’t want me to know you were
here. Why would I think you’d want to see me?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You were on assignment. I know you did not need </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">another </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">disruption.” He looked knowingly into her
eyes; she glanced away. “I said I would never trouble you again, and I have
stayed true to my word. You approached me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You barged in on <i>my</i> family!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“They offered help if I ever needed it. I left you
alone,” he said, the anger seething like an overcooked broth, rising to the
rim. “If not for you, this injury would not be here!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Oh, so it’s my fault you did a shitty job?” She placed
both hands on her hips in defiance. His blood boiled, but he didn’t dare move
closer. Then she laughed. Kenji almost snapped. “It’s all over your face; you
fucked up all on your own, fella.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You know that is a lie. Have you been flawless these
last few months?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You have wanted to tell me how <i>sorry</i> you are, for
this long, and I am supposed to believe you are fine? The shame must have been
torture for you; a confession only helps so much.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“It was an <i>explanation.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“How long have you wallowed in your suffering?” When she glared at him,
he smirked. He had ammunition to use as well. “I know you, Felicia.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You used to.” She crossed her arms over her chest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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slight trembles in her body told him the truth. Yet she stood there, resistant
as ever. He looked down at her before passing. “</span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sayōnara</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, Felicia.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“That’s about as bad
as it gets. Most of my marks are from a distance,” Lucky said with a shrug of
her shoulders. “Up close and I tend to get….”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Brutal,
Kenji. I wanted him to hurt. I had to walk away, afraid I was going to pummel
him just for the hell of it.” Her body shuddered under his hands.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You
were not brutal. You did what you needed to do.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I
didn’t need to kill him. I wanted to.” She stepped back out of his grasp and
walked to the bed. “I’m not some sadistic fuck who gets off on hurting people,
but sometimes…and with you there this time….” When she sat down, she pulled her
legs to her chest. “Everything that happened yesterday, being with you in the field
and letting you see me that way….”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“The
last few days have been taxing,” he said, sitting beside her. She reached the
edge of every thought but held back, afraid to speak her mind. He kept his
distance despite the desire to hold her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m
still trying to wade through it all.” She put her head on her knees. “What were
you thinking, after I killed him?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I
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turned her head to face him, seemingly agitated. “Then what were you feeling?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Satisfied
it was over and impressed with your methods.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Felicia
huffed, got up from the bed, and started to walk away. He grabbed her wrist.
“Let go.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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held tighter and stood. “What do you want to know, Felicia? Stop being vague.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“How
did you feel toward <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i>?” Her voice
was heated, sharp. “You were watching me like a hawk.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Mostly,
I admired your abilities and thought of little else. There were moments I felt
intimidated, other times aroused. Watching you overpower and manipulate that
man was invigorating.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Why
were you intimidated?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“The
way you handled the situation astounds me. I was not needed, yet you allowed me
to help.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She
broke from his grip and walked to the opposite side of the room. He stood,
silently waiting to see what she’d do. Rubbing the back of her neck, she turned
around with wide eyes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“After all that, you
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I
have never wanted you more.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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two dogs, and working on various charitable projects in her home state of New
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hi, everybody, Dorothy A. Bell here.
Thank you, Terri Talley Venters for hosting me on your beautiful blog. As an
introduction, I thought I would give visitors a glimpse into my life so far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I grew up in southern Iowa, moved to
Oregon’s Willamette Valley at the age of eleven. I was in the sixth grade when
I started school in Oregon. On my first day of school, I encountered the boy I
would eventually marry. He kept pestering me, trying to kiss me. I held out until
I turned sixteen, then I kind’a got the hang of the kissing thing. We’ve been
married for forty-eight years, he’s still a pest, bless him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I started out writing Regency
Romances to entertain myself. I took writing courses, but I think I learned the
most by submitting my work to publishers, editors and agents, and getting
feedback. Laid low for nearly twenty-five years with arthritis, forced to use a
battery-powered cart, I took up aquatic exercise and became an instructor.
After two surgeries to replace my knees, I went to work on myself and lost
eighty-five pounds, which I have kept off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Oregon with two West Highland White terriers, an energetic, longhaired
Dachshund and one big, angora tuxedo cat. When I need a break from writing
Oregon historical western romances, I work in the yard or my garden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This year I am proud to announce the
release of two Laura Creek romances “The Reprobate” and “The Cost of Revenge”,
available on Amazon,</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=154606011</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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playing, hard drinking Royce O’Bannon believes he’s worthless like his old man,
no woman should have anything to do with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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teacher Cleantha Arnaud, her virtue long spent, believes her life is over;
crippled and barren, no man would want her. When these two outcasts become
lovers, hopes and dreams blossom within their parched souls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by a fledgling sense of responsibility, Royce follows his daddy into the dark
tunnels beneath Pendleton’s streets intent on putting a stop to the old man’s
vengeful crusade. With a swift crack on the head, all of Royce’s newly found
hopes and dreams could be shattered like candied glass. Who would miss a
reprobate, a worthless man?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Romance</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Quinn
O’Bannon knows it’s time he settled down. He has two likely candidates, both
sensible, attractive, young women. However, his fantasies keep straying to Tru
McAdam, that thieving, sloe-eyed vixen with the grudge against the whole darn
O’Bannon family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Tru McAdam
wants to believe the O’Bannons, all of them are rotten, heartless cheats. God help
her, most of all she wants to believe the handsome, arrogant flirt Quinn
O’Bannon is the worst of the lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">When
destiny shuffles the cards, strange pairs show up in the hand. Who can fight
destiny, not the handsome, flirtatious Quinn O’Bannon, not the thieving,
sloe-eyed vixen, Tru McAdam.</span><span style="font-family: BernhardModern; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">There’s a little kid inside of me that cannot resist donning
a disguise of some sort when Halloween comes around. When my children were
small, I dressed up with them and went door to door. Then I had grandchildren,
and I dressed up and went door to door. Then the grandkids grew up and no longer
wanted to go out with grandma. But I found a way to dress up—celebrate. Not
only get in disguise, I inspired others to follow suit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny glanced up as he heard the
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“This is sheer hell! What a
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head. He smoothed the thinning hair over his bald spot before he sat down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A voice at Danny’s elbow said, “If
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny turned to survey his seatmate,
a man with a long mournful face. Or perhaps the cap he wore with the ear flaps
pulled down gave him the appearance of a basset hound: the large brown eyes
could and did twinkle. Danny gave a slight smile, then pretended to be
fascinated with the luggage being loaded onto the train from the platform. When
the train began moving he could legitimately feign sleep; after all, it was
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“This is an ungodly hour of the
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny resigned himself to
conversation. “Eventually Kansas City. I’m meeting my wife and son in St.
Louis, and we’re going on together from there.” Danny forced himself to ask the
obligatory question in return: “Where are you going?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“To the end of the line.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Just then the train lurched several
times in its fashion preliminary to actual departure. Escaping steam hissed
outside. Danny heard the muted, “’Board!” from the conductor on the steps. The
train began to glide now, slowly gathering momentum until it settled into its
steady, rhythmic, almost hypnotic speed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny leaned his head back against
the headrest and closed his eyes until the conductor came along punching
tickets. Danny handed his ticket over and asked, without much hope, “Any chance
of making that morning B&O from Cincinnati to St. Louis?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“ ’Fraid not,” said the conductor,
shaking his head. “Your best bet is to change your ticket to the New York
Central and go to St. Louis by way of Indianapolis. Otherwise, you have to wait
for the midnight B&O.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny watched as his seatmate handed
his ticket over, a bulging packet with numerous transfers stapled to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“You must ride the trains a lot.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Oh, all the time.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Tell me. Is it always this bad? I
mean the crowds and running behind and all.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Oh, no. Most of the time I have a
seat to myself. It’s only a combination of the Christmas season and this storm
over the Midwest that’s grounded all the planes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>They were interrupted by a loud
voice ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Where else do you know where you
have to ride backwards? Do airplanes have their seats turned around? Or
Greyhound?” The middle-aged man who objected to rail travel impeded the
conductor’s progress down the aisle with an impassioned diatribe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Some of these cars haven’t seen
service since World War II. You can’t even get a pillow, for God’s sake. The
cars are overheated. The water pipes are frozen….”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny’s seatmate said to him, “I
think we could help our friend turn his seat around, don’t you?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny rose slowly to join his
seatmate in the aisle. With the help of the conductor, they turned his double
seat so The Complainer, as Danny dubbed him, could ride facing forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a grudging, “Thanks,” the man sat down
and disappeared into his paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I hate to tell him, but the C&O
is state of the art. Wait until he rides on a real cowcatcher.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny resettled himself in his seat
next to the window. He had no exact idea of where he was. Somewhere in
southeastern Kentucky. The train supposedly followed the course of the Big
Sandy River until it merged with the Ohio, but it was so pitch black out there
owing to the time of year and hour of the morning, nothing was visible.
Occasionally they passed through a small town vaguely discernible from the glow
of streetlights. Danny must have dozed awhile for the next thing he knew the
overhead lights came on: the C&O arbitrarily decided what time everyone
should awaken. Danny abandoned hope of sleep forever. It wouldn’t have mattered
what time the lights came on anyway; the commuters had boarded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Where are we?” Danny asked his
seatmate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Some town in northern Kentucky.
Catlettsburg. We should follow the Ohio River the rest of the way now.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny looked out the window. It was
beginning to be lighter. Danny could discern no difference between this town
and some of the other coal towns he had passed through yesterday. They all
looked alike: the same lay-out, the same strands of Christmas lights draped
across the streets. The greenery festooning the light poles had faded to brown,
and the town took on an eerie quality viewed through the opaqueness of frost on
the glass. All of these little towns seemed to be overlaid with a thin layer of
coal dust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny turned to watch the garrulous
group of commuters as they exchanged comments across the aisle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“They’ve each had their shave and
cup of coffee,” said Danny’s seatmate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Coffee sounds good to me,” said
Danny. He stepped around his seatmate and started back to the dining car. He
hesitated. “You coming?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>His seatmate stretched out his legs
in front of him. “No, I don’t think you’re going to have much luck.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny found this to be true. Sixteen
cars later, after being blasted by cold air between cars, overwhelmed with
cloying heat in each succeeding car, jostled by passengers in the aisles, and
jolted by the lurching train, Danny arrived at the dining car only to find a long
line awaiting seats. Discouraged, he made the long trek back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The train finally arrived in
Cincinnati only two hours late. Danny struggled into his overcoat and hat,
grabbed his suitcase and briefcase, and hurried through the swirling snowflakes
to the terminal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Good-bye!” shouted his seatmate
from the steps of the train.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny turned around. “Oh. Yes.
Good-bye,” he said vaguely. He proceeded on his way again. He decided to check
his suitcase, which was a mistake; by the time he reached the coffee shop,
every stool was occupied. He had to pick someone to stand behind and wait until
he was through. Just his luck the guy he picked had ordered steak and eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Hope you’re lined with asbestos,”
the man said as he left. “The coffee’s hot as hell.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>His listless waitress had either
just come on duty or was coming off a twelve hour shift. The eggs were greasy
and overcooked, the bacon was underdone, and the coffee was more than hot: it
was scorched. Danny choked it down, wondering if perhaps it would have been
better not to eat at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After he finished, he wished he had
lingered longer. He now had six hours to kill before the NYC left for
Indianapolis, assuming it left on time. The six hours seemed like an eternity
to Danny. There were only so many ways to pass the time in a train station, and
Danny did them all. He tried washing up in the men’s room, which was none to
clean by his standards. The water came out in a trickle. Danny held the faucet
on with one hand while he splashed water on himself with the other. When he
discovered the restrooms had pay toilets, he hiked the length of the station to
change a five. He visited the barber shop in the station and felt better for a
shave. He had a shoeshine he didn’t need and then felt grumpy because he was a
captive audience for the shoeshine man’s life story. He tried to take a nap on
one of the wooden benches. The droning station master’s voice announcing train
arrivals and departures prohibited sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny refused to resort to pacing up
and down and counting the tiles in the floor. He sat unobtrusively on a bench
watching people as they passed back and forth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Well, well. Look who’s here,” said
a familiar voice. Danny looked up to see his seatmate from the C&O.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny roused himself. “Have you been
here all day? I haven’t seen you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m an old hand, remember? I got a
room in the Terminal Hotel and slept all day.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A thud on Danny’s other side
announced the arrival of another traveler. The Complainer deposited two
suitcases and dropped onto the bench with a sigh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Why don’t you check them through?”
Danny asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Are you kidding? And let the
railroad send them to Kalamazoo?” He fished in his pocket, took out a cigar,
peeled off the cellophane, and lit it with a furious puffing of smoke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Look at that poor G.I. over there,”
said his seatmate. “Bet he spends most of his leave trying to get home.” He
turned as a tired-looking young woman sat on the opposite bench. She seated a
child of perhaps three next to her and clasped a baby in one arm and a bulging
diaper bag in the other. Danny’s seatmate arose and helped her situate herself.
She glanced gratefully at him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Thank you. It’s been such a
nightmarish trip.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I can’t think of anything worse
than travelling in this weather with two little ones,” said the man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I have to. My mother’s…very ill.
I’ve already missed two connections. Susan’s caught a cold, and I’m out of
diapers for the baby.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The man gently took the baby from
her. “I’ll hold him for awhile. You stretch out on the bench and try to rest.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The young woman offered token
resistance, then obeyed. The baby fretted a bit. The three-year-old whined that
she was cold. The man deftly fished in the side pocket of the diaper bag and
lifted out a sweater which he draped around the little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Complainer chomped on his cigar,
picked up his suitcases, muttered, “Squawling brats!” and departed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The man hoisted the baby to his
shoulder and patted him, gazing steadily at Danny while he did so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny’s eyes faltered. He stood up
slowly, mumbled, “Excuse me,” and left. He walked to the main entrance of the
terminal. Danny turned up his coat collar against the icy blast that almost
sent him flying against the door. Flakes of snow stung his eyelids and nose.
The slush in the streets had already blackened from traffic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny stepped to the curb. “Taxi!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Once in the cab, Danny huddled in
the corner, his hands pressed between his knees for warmth. When they came to a
business district, Danny said to the driver, “Stop here and wait.” He wasn’t
gone long. When he re-entered the cab, he said, “Back to the station.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When he returned to the station, wet
snow dripped from the brim of his hat. He made his way to the bench he had
vacated a half hour earlier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The man still held the baby. He held
his finger to his lips and said, “Shhh,” as Danny approached. The young woman
lay curled on the bench sound asleep. The three-year-old sat next to the man
and rested her head against his sleeve, her thumb in her mouth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny deposited a package.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Diapers,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A smile started at the corners of
the man’s mouth and gradually spread until it suffused his face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Good for you!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At last Danny found himself standing
in line at the gate to the NYC. An invisible signal had gone through the crowd
seated on the benches flanking the gate that told them boarding was imminent.
Danny looked intently at the faces of weary, resigned passengers. So might the
faces of Auschwitz have looked, he thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny’s turn came. The conductor
took his ticket, glanced at it, peered at Danny over the top of his glasses,
and stamped it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Danny took his ticket and re-hoisted
his bags. He stopped midway through the tunnel leading down to the tracks to
adjust the strap on his suitcase. His glance fell on the red stamp on his
ticket under destination: Nowhere. Danny raised a shaking hand to his brow and
dashed away the beads of sweat forming there in spite of the bitter cold. He
looked up blankly to see the man standing beside him, looking at him intently,
a little quizzically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I see,” said Danny. “We’re dead,
aren’t we?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The man nodded his head slowly and
then gripped Danny by the elbow. “It’s all right, Danny. You’re going to be all
right…eventually.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Someone brushed past them in the
tunnel. The Complainer, heedless of his swinging suitcases hitting others,
still chomping on his cigar, hurried on looking straight ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Do you think we ought to tell him?”
Danny asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“No. He’ll find out for himself soon
enough. Poor devil.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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C.M Michaels grew up in a small town in northern Michigan as the youngest
child of a close-knit family of seven. He met his wife, Teresa, while attending
Saginaw Valley State University. Together they’ve provided a loving home for
several four-legged “kids”, including Sophie, their eternally young at heart,
hopelessly spoiled Spaniel. <o:p></o:p><br />
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He has always enjoyed writing, and still has fond memories of reading his
first book, a children’s novella, to local grade schools when he was 14.
Dangerous Waters, the first book in the Sisters in Blood series, is being
published by Freya’s Bower on September 5<sup>th</sup>, 2013. C.M. is currently
working on the second book in the Sisters in Blood series along with a Fantasy
romance. <o:p></o:p><br />
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When he’s not writing, C.M. can be found curled up with a good book,
watching movies or hitting the hiking trails with his wife. An avid reader
since discovering Jim Kjelgaard novels in early childhood, his favorite authors
include Kelley Armstrong, Peter V. Brett, Richelle Mead, Rachel Caine,
Cassandra Claire, J.R. Ward, Laini Taylor and Tessa Dawn. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prologue</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The ornately carved golden doors of the
global court swung open, and the raucous crowd settled into their seats.
Soldiers outfitted in full battle gear streamed in, marching down the long
marble aisle to the raised gallery that formed a half circle behind the five
vampire containment chairs. They each carried a debilitating knockout stick and
a shoulder-fired laser rifle. The electromagnetic waves generated by the RF
frequency systems in their helmets shielded their thoughts and ensured that not
even the strongest of their enemy could hijack their minds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Once they were positioned, the bailiff
typed a code into the touch pad on the wall, and a steel panel slid open. Four
hooded figures emerged, surrounded by several more guards who forcefully
escorted them to their chairs. Their shackled ankles and wrists were smeared
with conductive jelly and attached to electrical leads. As soon as they were
seated, thick metal bands extended around their shins, thighs, chests, biceps
and forearms, firmly securing them in place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">None of the prisoners made a sound,
knowing that even a whimper would be met with another punishing jolt of current
from the collars fastened around their necks, but that did little to lessen the
deafening noise in the room. Every seat of the three-story grand hall was
occupied for this momentous event, with another 750,000 people crammed into
Central Park outside. Reporters from around the globe scrambled to get their
last pretrial clips recorded before the court was called to order. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Some are questioning the tactics of the
global court this morning,” an Austrian reporter stated in her native German,
“using vampires and humans as bait in an effort to lure what most people
consider to be the Vampire Queen out of hiding. So far their plan doesn’t seem
to have worked, as there have been no sensor reports of vampire activity in or
around New York, but with the executions moving forward today, things are
expected to intensify.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“All rise!” the bailiff bellowed out
through the hall. “This court is now in session. The honorable global court
inquisitor O’Callaghan presiding.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">An imposing figure with short, golden
locks entered from behind the bailiff, motioning for people to take their
seats. He gathered his floor-length white and purple robes in his left hand,
made his way over to the furthest prisoner and yanked the hood from her head. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“So this is the all-powerful Sienna,” the
inquisitor mocked, squeezing the bound woman’s cheeks with his hand. “How
disappointing.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Her once beautiful face was disfigured by
several charred-black electrical burns. Blood and pus oozed out of the open
wounds. The pungent salve packed into her broken nose made her eyes tear up and
prevented her from smelling anything. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Do you have anything you wish to say in
your defense before I render my verdict?” the inquisitor asked, deactivating
the device around her throat so she could speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“This will never work—she knows her life
is far more important than mine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“It’s possible she’d let you die,” he
acknowledged. “But both of her parents, her mate and her best friend? No, I
think that’s far too much to expect her to endure. Sooner or later she’ll come,
and the world will celebrate her execution.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sienna snapped to attention, her green
eyes widening in horror at the news of who else had been captured. “You have no
idea what you’ve done—everyone in this building’s going to die.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The crowd erupted at her outburst, and
the inquisitor held up his hand to silence them. “And how exactly is your
precious queen going to manage that? She’ll be welcomed to our fair city by
twenty thousand volts from the first alarm she trips. Not enough to kill your
kind, but plenty to leave her unconscious until—”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Sir, a perimeter alarm’s been triggered
just outside the north gate,” a soldier interrupted from the gallery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He wheeled on the man in a fit of anger.
“Interrupt me again, and I’ll disembowel you! People have been jumping the
fence all day—contact the guards at the gate and have them check it out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“We tried sir. Calls have been placed to
the guard desk, the three closest perimeter sweep teams and the north tactical
unit—they’re not responding.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Who’s not responding, you imbecile!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Any of them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“It’s too late,” Sienna said, gazing at
his panic-stricken face. “She’s here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Clear the courtroom and take the
prisoners back into custody!” he commanded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Before anyone could move, a massive
explosion rocked the third-floor balcony, raining debris and body parts down on
the crowd below. The auditorium filled with a choking white smoke. The crowd
flooded for the exits, which were soon hopelessly jammed. They started to push
and trample each other in a desperate attempt to escape.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The lone set of stairs to the balcony was
located outside the courtroom, so the soldiers had no choice but to yield the
high ground to their unseen enemy. Several of them panicked and fired blindly
into the smoke, only adding to the chaos. The commanding officer who’d been
talking with the inquisitor raised his rifle—his body no longer under his
control—and sent a chest high laser beam though the entire gallery, cutting
several of his fellow soldiers in half. The ones who survived were turned to
dust by an energy burst that blew out the entire back of the building.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Moments later, a woman dressed in
skin-tight black leather swooped down onto the marble floor, drawing two
broadswords from the sheaths on her back. Her vengeful glare bore into the
inquisitor, who took three running steps and dove for a knockout stick that had
come to rest a few feet in front of him. His body was suspended mid leap. The
inquisitor glanced down in total disbelief at the marble tile he was now
hovering over before being catapulted sideways into the solid steel outer wall
of the holding cells. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The vampire advanced but had to break off
her attack when a laser tore through the floor inches in front of her black
leather boots. In a move too fast to be seen, she coiled and launched herself
across the courtroom, landing amongst the small group of soldiers who had
fought their way through the crowd. A bright red mist filled the air as she
executed her elegant dance of death, moving with the grace and agility of a
jungle cat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">By the time she returned to the
inquisitor, he’d managed to pull his body up into a sitting position and was
taking short, labored breaths. She raised his chin with the tip of her
blood-covered blade, wanting him to see who was delivering him to hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He let out something between a choking
sound and a chuckle, spitting blood from his mouth. “Releasing the locks
requires an order from me, and the code can only be entered remotely by central
command. They’re all going to burn.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Don’t flatter yourself—there’s nothing I
need from you.” She fixed her gaze on the restraints binding Sienna to the
chair. Within seconds they started to rattle, shaking more and more violently
until they broke free and dropped to the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">His lower lip trembled in fear. “Wh—what
are you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“The last thing your wife and three kids
are ever going to see.” She flicked her wrist, and his severed head fell into
his lap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Fire was rapidly engulfing the courtroom,
and waves of torrid heat washed over her face. She scanned the hall in search
of any additional threats. Most of the remaining people had succumbed to the
noxious gas that was making her gag. Those who were left were sprawled out on
the floor, clinging to the last threads of life. Assured that they weren’t in
any imminent danger, she sheathed her weapons and turned toward Sienna. “Hi
Mom.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“I told you not to come.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">She laughed, wiping some of the blood
from her face. “You can ground me when we get home. Can you walk?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sienna took a tentative step forward
before gripping her side and doubling over in pain. “Not far. Your father’s in
worse shape, though. Brooke, his heart—”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“I know—I can hear it.” Brooke reached
behind her back, pulled a sports bottle out of the top of her pants and tossed
it to Sienna. “You’ll need your strength.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Thanks.” Using both hands, she reset the
bones in her nose, and then popped the top, poured about a quarter of the
bottle over her face and chugged down the rest. Within a few seconds the wounds
healed over. They both jumped when one of the rafters crashed to the floor
behind them. “I think that’s our cue. Let’s get out of here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Brooke concentrated on her father’s
restraints. As soon as they broke free, his hunched-over body pitched forward
into Sienna’s waiting arms, and she eased him onto his back. “Hang in there,
David,” she whispered, removing his hood. “We’ll get you to a hospital soon.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The whirling noise from dozens of
approaching helicopters sent them scrambling to free the others. Countless
soldiers—an entire brigade at least—charged into the mouth of the blown-out
opening just as the last of the restraints fell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“My God,” Sienna gasped. “There’s too
many, sweetheart, even for you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“I’m what they want,” Brooke said with a
resigned nod. “Take my father and head north. Stick to the rooftops until you
get outside the city so you don’t trip any alarms.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sienna was appalled. “We’re not leaving
you here to die.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“No fucking way!” Her quirky, endlessly
compassionate soul mate grabbed her by the shoulders, glaring at her. “You’re
my wife—I’m not going anywhere without you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Stepping forward to flank her mate, her
goddess of a best friend—still looking runway ready in spite of her
ordeal—flashed a warm but determined smile. “Neither am I. Like it or not,
we’re in this together.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Tears pricked the corners of her eyes.
Part of her wanted to say yes, to have them all fight together to the end, but
she knew how selfish that was. Three vampires with too weak of a trance ability
to penetrate the RF jamming would be all but useless against an army this size,
and if she fled with them, any chance they had of escaping vanished. She’d
resisted the stupid “Queen” title from the moment it’d been forced upon her—the
first and only order she’d ever given her family was that they never bow to
her—but invoking that authority was the only way she’d get them to leave. Using
her telekinetic ability, Brooke pushed them away, knocking her mate to the
floor. “As your queen I command it! Move!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">They all shot her stunned looks laced
with an edge of betrayal. Without another word, Sienna hoisted David into her
arms and disappeared into what remained of the third floor balcony, the other
two vampires close behind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The exchange had cost her precious
seconds she could have used to move to a far more defensible position. As it
was, she was now surrounded, with the only gap coming from the roaring wall of
flames at her back. All of the soldiers had their knockout sticks in hand.
Apparently they were intent on taking her alive. Brooke arched her hands out in
front of her, and a glimmering light began to radiate between them. Once it had
fully materialized, she thrust her arms forward, hurling a ball of plasma into
the advancing troops that obliterated the entire first wave. The hundreds
behind them closed in, driving her back toward the flames. There was no escape.
She defiantly drew her swords before the first blow from a knockout stick sent
her tumbling to her knees. The second incapacitated her completely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">When she came to, she was in the cargo
hold of a Blackhawk helicopter, and a soldier was fitting a voice restraint
collar around her neck. Her boots had been removed, and her wrists and ankles
were bound together with the latest alloy composite, stronger than even she
could break with sheer force alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Sir? We’ve got her,” the commanding
officer called over his satellite phone. He listened for a few moments, and
then handed the phone back to his first lieutenant. “Bring me the laser shears.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Yes, Colonel.” The first lieutenant
relayed the order and soon had them in his hand. “Here you go, sir.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Prop her up.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Two soldiers stepped forward and raised
Brooke into a sitting position. The Colonel flipped on the shears, took hold of
her chin and shaved off all of her milk-chocolate colored hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“This cap is packed with lorazepam,” he
said, sliding a black swim cap onto her now bald head. “It’s a potent
tranquilizer that’s absorbed through your skin. In a couple minutes you won’t
be able to remember your name, let alone trance anyone.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He started to walk away, and then stopped
and turned back toward her. “And this is a gift from me, for killing over three
hundred of my men.” The Colonel removed the guard from the shears and stuck the
tip of his combat knife into the beam, heating it to a molten red. The other
soldiers moved aside as he bent down over her and burned a large V deep into
her forehead. Brooke screamed in agony, and five thousand volts fired into her
throat. Her eyes rolled back in her head, and her jaw fell slack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b>Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-59623834939504748652013-09-03T02:00:00.000-07:002013-09-03T02:00:08.693-07:00Guest blogger-Author Jenn Nixon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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brother, she breaks into his apartment and stumbles onto a special government
unit responsible for monitoring the psychic population. She’s offered a job
where she can use her psionic gifts to help people.</span></div>
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Shria is searching for a metal needed to repair his ship when he finds Dina, a
telepathic investigator, and narrowly saves her from an exploding alien pod.
Together, they uncover a plot to rebuild an ancient weapon and discover the
truth behind Dina’s abilities while unlocking dangerous secrets about the alien
presence on earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Can they stop a powerful weapon meant to enslave the
human race? Can their relationship survive the secrets of the past or will it
tear them apart?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Author Bio: Jenn’s love of writing started the year
she received her first diary and Nancy Drew novel. Throughout her teenage
years, she kept a diary of her personal thoughts and feelings but graduated
from Nancy Drew to other mystery suspense novels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Jenn often adds a thriller and suspense element to
anything she writes be it Romance, Science Fiction, or Fantasy. When not
writing, she spends her time reading, observing pop culture, playing with her
two dogs, and working on various charitable projects in her home state of New
Jersey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Beginning Purchase Link: </span></b><a href="http://crescentmoonpress.com/books/Mind.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">http://crescentmoonpress.com/books/Mind.html</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Past Release: Romantic Suspense, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Luckys-Charm-ebook/dp/B008RG8V4Q"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">Lucky’s
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Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-75953592917825093502013-08-20T06:30:00.004-07:002013-08-20T06:30:58.046-07:00Guest Blogger Terri Talley Venters. Author of Copper Cauldron and Carbon Copy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Copper Cauldron <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Penelope Manchester, a good witch with one green
and one blue eye, awaits her destiny: a warrior of God with the face of an
angel, the heart of a saint, and eyes which match her own. St. Michael the
Archangel flies into her life and sweeps her off her feet. Meanwhile, an evil
sorcerer captures witches, steals their powers and most of their nine lives,
and shrinks them to the size of a doll--a </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia-Italic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Nürnberg,</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> doll. But when he turns two of the Manchester witches into dolls, the
Manchester clan fights back with St. Michael and divine intervention. Armed
with the legendary copper cauldron, a fire breathing dragon, and an arsenal of
spells, good battles evil. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Excerpt from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Copper Cauldron</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">By: Terri Talley Venters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">“Ah, here it is.” Violet’s frail fingers touched the ancient book in
the Manchester library. She tried to retrieve it from the bottom of the
twelve-foot book shelf, but the weight stopped her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">“Here, let me help you.” Penelope pulled the enormous text out with
ease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Violet sat in one of the two wing-backed chairs in front of the
fireplace, looking exhausted by her efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Penelope carried the book to her great-grandmother. The scene reminded
her of her childhood. She recalled hearing tales of her ancestors in front of
the fireplace under the portrait of St. Michael the Archangel. She gazed up at
the portrait of her family’s patron saint and smiled. He looked like the man
she saw at St. Michael’s in Munich.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Violet opened the ancient book as the other four witches perched
around the chair looking on. Dust flew as she delicately turned the thick
parchment paper. The vibrant colors of the drawings leapt from the pages.
Meticulous, handwritten words filled the pages opposite the pictures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">“How old is this book, Violet?” Cat asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">“It’s over one thousand years old. But many of the legends were added
as the centuries passed.” Violet still turned the pages towards the back of the
book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">“Ah, here it is, the legend of the Nürnberg Dolls,” Violet read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Penelope stared at the pictures in the book. It showed the dolls of
shrunken, comatose witches whose powers and lives were stolen. She recognized
the drawing of Nürnberg Castle, the Hexenhäusle, and the interior of Marcus’s
coven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Violet read the meticulously scribed text from the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Once upon a time, an evil sorcerer lived in Nürnberg. Marcus wanted to
be the most powerful sorcerer in the world and live forever. He lured
unsuspecting witches and wizards into his lair beneath Nürnberg Castle and then
charmed them with his eyes and promised them rare potion ingredients for the
price of a mere kiss. After he seduced them, he cast a spell to steal their
powers. Once the witches lost their powers, he used the gilded-silver double
cups to cast the antispell of the Copper Cauldron’s life-saving one. Instead of
saving a witch’s life, the antispell transferred the witch’s remaining lives to
the invoker of the spell. But just before the last life left the witch’s body,
the evil sorcerer stopped the spell, leaving the witch with only a fraction of
one life. With only a fraction of life remaining, the witch shrank to a
fraction of her size--the size of a doll. The evil sorcerer, Marcus, collected
the dolls as the centuries passed. His most prized dolls carried the one blue,
one green eye trait. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><b>Bio:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Carol lives on a
small property in Queensland, Australia. She works in a local primary school as
a School Officer / Librarian / Community Development Officer. Married with three
children, she has travelled extensively throughout the world, visiting the US,
UK, Europe, China, Japan, New Zealand and of course, Australia. Her other
passion is music. She plays bass guitar in a country rock band with her husband
and two other guys. She is also a member of a symphony orchestra. With over
fifty members, the orchestra is voluntary and visits retirement villages and
small towns.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Slave Trader –
In the Name of Freedom is Carol’s first novel. The action/adventure story
follows Detective Billie McCoy in her fight for freedom after she is caught up
in a modern day slavery trade run by a corrupt cop. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blurb for Slave Trader – In the Name of
Freedom:</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">For the past three years, young prostitutes and destitute
women have been vanishing without trace. Their fates unknown, the only common
links to their disappearances are their good looks and prison records.
</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Never
before has a cop been taken.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Detective Billie McCoy, a member of an elite undercover
squad, is on assignment when she stumbles onto a slavery racket that goes deeper
than she could ever have imagined. Plunged into a web of corruption and evil,
not only does she have to contend with the slave traders, but her fellow
prisoners – all who hate cops. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Stretching from the streets of Sydney to the rainforests
in far north Queensland, it’s a race against time. Filled with determination,
disappointment and twists, the story follows Billie’s fight for freedom and her
greatest ever challenge. She will need all her cunning and skill to get out
alive and see justice done.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Blood will be spilt, hopes will be destroyed – all to
uncover a plot so unpredictable that only fate can decide . . .
.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Facts on slavery
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Today, modern
slavery is as real and brutal as any history book. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There
are more people in slavery now than at any other time</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It's estimated
twenty-seven million people across the world could be considered slaves, and the
industry of slavery and people trafficking makes $32 billion a
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">During the 1800’s, slaves were bought and sold at a high
price. Modern day slaves are worth far less than their weight in gold. At such
cheap prices, slaves are disposable and can easily be replaced. And while the
price of slaves has dropped dramatically, the return on the slaveholder's
investment has skyrocketed to hundreds of percent. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Billie turned away. She leaned on the wall and stared up
at the ceiling, torn apart. She was here undercover about to set up a big gun
dealer and bring him to justice. If she helped this girl, it could blow
everything. All the work she'd put into getting this close to the gunrunners
could be in jeopardy. Her nature compelled her to aid someone in trouble.
</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><i>Damn
it! Why did this have to happen now?</i></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> She should just walk away and pretend she'd never
seen it. After all, it had nothing to do with her. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><i>Yeah
right.</i></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> No
way could she turn a blind eye to this. Turning back, she peered through the
crack again.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The redhead in the suit coat had pulled a small syringe
from his pocket. The sight of it upset the distressed girl even more. She stared
at it over the big hand clamped across her mouth, her eyes widened in horror. In
a desperate bid to deter his intentions, she kicked out. Only by chance her knee
knocked the redhead's hand. The needle rolled across the floor. He
cursed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The ponytail man snarled. His large, gangly hand dropped
from the girl's mouth, and he slugged her hard. The trapped girl grunted and
sank in his grasp.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The blow sent Billie into action. She couldn't leave the
girl to these thugs. With a little luck, she could pull off both operations.
</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Sneaking
in, the detective picked up an old, wooden chair just inside the room. Although
tempted to use her gun, silence was of the utmost importance. She couldn't
afford to alert the men upstairs. They would be edgy enough, and the sound of a
gunshot would certainly send them on a runner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Both thugs had their backs
to Billie, their attention on their captive. Mumbling curses, the redhead's
rising temper dampened his cautiousness. The chase brought him into the closest
position to her. With the chair gripped in her hands, Billie jumped at the punk
and cracked it over his head. The chair shattered into pieces. He moaned and
collapsed to the floor with a heavy thud.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">His partner spun at the
noise. He stared at her with a startled expression before turning a stunned look
at his downed partner. Overcoming his surprise, he looked back up at her. The
thug's lips twisted in a snarl. He dumped the girl to the floor. She fell in a
heap. He lunged forward. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Billie turned and faced him full on. She kicked up. Her
heel smashed into his nose well before he could touch her.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The guy's head rocked
backwards. He recoiled with a couple of staggered steps. Billie followed, giving
him no time to recover. Using the same foot, she buried it into his stomach. The
impact doubled him over, driving the breath from his burning lungs. She stepped
forward and brought up her knee, slamming it into the side of his jaw. He reeled
sideways with a groan and collapsed, motionless. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Billie looked at him, and
then glanced at the other guy. Neither looked like they'd be moving for a while.
She blew out a sigh and tossed the busted chair to the side. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The detective crossed to
the dazed girl and knelt beside her. She studied her face. A bruise already
showed through on her cheek, marring her good looks. She lay relaxed in her
enforced sleep, her features free from the strain they'd carried only a few
moments before. Brown, shoulder-length hair bordered the girl's dainty face. A
clean, fresh complexion enhanced her attractiveness. Long eyelashes guarded her
closed eyes. She carried a 'girl next door' image, a guileless look that bathed
her in a simplistic innocence yet held a disguised beauty to catch any man's
eye. Her slender figure did her proud. Billie couldn't help wonder why she would
be in a dive like this, or why these men were after her. She was a pretty girl
and had a lot going for her, but something had definitely gone wrong for her to
end up here and in this kind of trouble.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The girl stirred, bringing the detective out of
her thoughts. Her head rolled towards Billie. Her eyes flickered open. They
looked glazed and confused.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"Take it easy. You're safe now," Billie said, brushing a
strand of the long, brown hair back off her face.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The girl's confused gaze
focused on her rescuer, and she tensed. She sat upright. Her gaze darted around
the room in search of her would-be attackers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">'Hey, it's okay!" Billie
took hold of her by the shoulders in a comforting gesture. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Shooting her no more than
a brief glance, the frightened girl stared at the unconscious men. They were no
longer a threat. She turned back to the blonde kneeling beside her and relaxed
in Billie's grip.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"Are you okay?" Billie dropped her hands from her
shoulders yet maintained a wary eye on her. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The dishevelled girl
nodded. "Yeah, I think so." She turned away from her and studied the men. After
a lingering moment, she looked back at Billie. "Thank you very much," she said
in a whisper. "Who-who are you?"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Before the detective could answer, a voice from the
doorway interrupted them.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"So this is why they're taking so long."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Billie's head snapped
around in surprise. Three men stood in the doorway. Billie gave them a quick,
assessing look. The guy in the middle, a short, plump, half-bald man in his late
fifties stood with a thin smile on his lips. His gaze was fixed on her. His
bright Hawaiian shirt boldly expressed his personality, loud and dominant. Short
tufts of curly grey hair overflowed from the vee of the collared shirt. His
round, beach-ball face was clean-shaven, like the top of his head. Only a strip
of grey-flecked hair ran from one ear around the back of his head to the
other.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The
other two flanked him, their bulky frames towering above him. Dressed like the
two on the floor, they fell comfortably into their category: hired 'heavies'.
These paid henchmen eyed her with guarded looks.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The guy on the left of the
fat man carried a scar down his right cheek. His hair was slicked back out of
his face, leaving the dark, distrusting eyes in clear view. The third guy, a
curly-haired blond, was shorter yet bulkier than his comrade. He stared with a
blank expression set on his bristled face, clearly expressing his dislike. They
stood protectively by their boss's side, like dogs on a leash waiting for a
command to please their master.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The little, fat man's gaze remained locked on the blonde
girl in front of him. "My God." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">His astonished tone snapped Billie's attention back to
him. She looked more closely, sensing something familiar about him. Her nerves
stiffened. Suddenly, she knew. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"Bates?" The name slipped through her lips before she
could stop it. She'd failed to identify him in that first brief glimpse. The
bright clothes and menacing conditions engulfing the tense situation had thrown
her. He looked so different, and so out of place. She'd met this guy a couple of
times, and both times he'd been dressed in a full suit, tie and all-back in
police headquarters. So why would Captain Bates, head of Missing Persons, be
here? Why would he be interested in this girl, especially in a place like this?
And what was this well-respected police officer doing with these henchmen?
Slowly, she stood, not taking her eyes off him.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"What's going on here?"
The young cop took a step towards him. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">"Ahh, what a pity, a sure pity." He sighed. His
hand reached in through the open neck of his shirt and pulled a pistol out from
under it. He dropped it to waist level, aiming at her chest. His tone may have
held some remorse, but his actions didn't. </span><br />
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<br /><br />Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-32513123500401957052012-08-10T07:00:00.000-07:002012-08-10T07:00:25.184-07:00Guest Blogger Jenn NixonPlease welcome today's guest blogger, Jenn Nixon. Her novel, Lucky's Charm released 7/31 from Wild Child Publishing. Here's a peek at her new release!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">To protect her family and find a killer, Felicia “Lucky” Fascino assumed her adoptive father’s identity and joined the network, an organization of moral assassins to finish the job he began. Eliminating the man responsible for murdering her mother has consumed her for the last five years. While keeping her Uncle Stephen and cousin Elizabeth at arm’s length, Lucky begins to feel the weight of her career choice and reclusive lifestyle. Then a chance encounter with an enigmatic hit man, during one of her jobs, turns into a provocative and dangerous affair. Distracted by the secret trysts with Kenji Zinn and mounting tension within her family, Lucky makes reckless mistakes that threaten her livelihood and almost claim her life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Lucky Fascino sat at the back of the plane, flipping through the complimentary magazine. She smiled up at the male flight attendant when he stopped the beverage cart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Her row mate, a pink-skinned, gray-haired man, had curiosity etched on his face. Next to Lucky, any Caucasian looked pale so she understood their interest. Being naturally bronzed, due in part to an unknown, mixed heredity, gave her an all-year color most women would kill to have. As part of her normally disguised travels, she hid her curly, honey-brown hair and slight almond-shaped, amber eyes—now considered exotic instead of strange—behind a jet-black wig and brown contacts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Afterward, she had worked off the adrenaline high from the job in the hotel gym, while waiting for news of the target’s death. It came in the form of a small article in the local newspaper. The city had well over a hundred murders so far this year. One more, under seedy circumstances, didn’t get much attention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The man beside her tried to make conversation while she nursed her drink. Mundane chitchat mostly. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I really don’t care where you live. </i>It was natural for normal people to want some type of contact to ease the boring flight. Thanks to her second cocktail, she felt more social. Besides, she didn’t have a choice. He wouldn’t shut up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Kill people like you. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Well, she didn’t really kill people like him, unless he had some sordid history of crime. Unlike Andersen, who used his corporate success to embezzle, commit fraud, and murder, Frank seemed like a regular guy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“I’m the Comptroller for an international furniture company.” Lucky watched the man’s eyes glaze over when she described what she did for “work.” Accountant types never impressed anyone. During long jobs, she made up a personal history and itinerary to go along with whichever fake ID she used for cases like this. Today she played Lucille Summers from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Maryland</st1:state></st1:place>. It was one part of the job she still enjoyed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Sounds lucrative.” He rubbed the side of his gin-reddened face and covertly tried to ogle her legs. “In Vegas for business or pleasure?” The way he enunciated the latter made her skin crawl. She wouldn’t give him the time of day if he were the last man on the planet able to donate sperm to keep the species alive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Business meetings, you know how it goes, have to get those fiscal reports in order for the CFO,” she said, smiling, mostly to suppress the gag reflex.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bio: Jenn’s love of writing started the year she received her first diary and Nancy Drew novel. Throughout her teenage years, she kept a diary of her personal thoughts and feelings but graduated from Nancy Drew to other mystery suspense novels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Jenn often adds a thriller and suspense element to anything she writes be it Romance, Science Fiction, or Fantasy. When not writing, she spends her time reading, observing pop culture, playing with her two dogs, and working on various charitable projects in her home state of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:place></st1:state>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the <i>Elements of Mystery </i>Series. The title of each novel will contain an
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</div>Make Old Bones, by Leslie Talleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03609663398039639520noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897134396755078224.post-87926269715222427012011-06-08T15:23:00.000-07:002011-06-19T16:53:48.636-07:00Make Old Bones<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Make Old Bones</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">By: Leslie S. Talley</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fifteen-year-old Connie Kittredge, a sneaky child who collects secrets, disappears in 1953, presumed drowned. Almost forty years later her </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">skeleton is unearthed in the disused dumbwaiter of Belgrath House, recently restored and opened as a Bed & Breakfast. The discovery coincides with the 35th reunion of her Class of '57.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The murderer could be one of Connie's school friends, now respectable leaders of the community. Or perhaps the father of Connie's unborn child, cradled within her skeleton, took action. Connie's mother, proper Southern lady Abigail Kittredge, might have discovered her daughter's pregnancy and feared disgrace.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Middle-aged innkeeper, Clarice Campion, and her permanent guest, Miss Letitia Lorraine, fabled star of the Silent Screen, join forces to help the sheriff solve the old murder.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">At the wake held for Connie at Belgrath House, Miss Adler, teacher of the Class of '57, keels over from cyanide administered by cherry laurel in her </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">iced tea. This second murder makes the sleuths redouble their efforts, thereby exposing Clarice to a desperate killer not afraid to strike again.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Inadvertently left behind during a forced evacuation of Belgratth due to Hurricane Aphrodite, Clarice faces an even deadlier enemy and finds herself </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">locked in a basement with a rapidly rising riverand imminent tidal surge.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Other characters include Pell Mell, a disabled pelican; assorted University of Florida freshmen; restoration committee members; suspicious bed and breakfasters; and Otis Campion, laconic, retired engineer, husband of Clarice, innkeeper, and handyman.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The book is spiced with recipes, antiques, Daytona Beach and Florida history, Florida plants and critters, and parental perplexities.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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