UPDATE! Her Soul to Keep is available now on both
Smashwords and All Romance Ebooks!
I’m extending the Mermaid Journal contest through Thursday, because 1) I want to finish packaging previous winners’ gifts for mailing, and 2) I want to begin a contest to help get the word out regarding Her Soul to Keep. I’ll be uploading the story to Kindle, Smashwords, Nook and All Romance today. Hopefully by Thursday, I’ll be able to point you to the book.
In the meantime, here’s an excerpt. Enjoy!
Minutes later, they arrived hand-in-hand and winded at her front door.
Viper cut a quick glance around them, straining for the crunch of footsteps and the beat of a telltale heart. No one lingered in the shadows around them.
Specters from his other life hadn’t followed him here.
Earlier, before he’d stalked her, he’d been careful not to lead anyone else to her door. He’d scrubbed the scent of blood, booze, and cigarettes from his skin and hair, and dressed in freshly laundered clothing. He’d laid down a trail in the opposite direction from her house and backtracked.
No one would ever connect her to him. No one could ever know how precious she was. The seamy underbelly of the dark world he moved inside would never touch her.
He’d sacrificed everything to make sure of that.
Her keys jangled as she clumsily fit one into the lock. “Don’t be expecting too much. I didn’t know I’d bring company back with me tonight.”
The door swung open, and she stepped inside.
Viper followed on her heels, not letting her put space between them. His hands gripped the sides of her hips, and he pushed her deeper inside before kicking the door closed behind them.
Then he pulled her backward, wrapping both arms around her waist and gliding his lips along the top of her shoulder and up her neck, finding the pulse thrumming just beneath the skin.
Her head fell against his shoulder, and his teeth began the slow slide downward. He jerked back his head, trying to get control of himself.
She drew deep, rasping breaths into her lungs. “What’s wrong? Why did you stop?”
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