V.E.
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BLURB:
Leanna
Dixon has had enough. She no longer wants to be a punching bag for her husband,
Mark. Without a word, she packs her bag and flees from her hell.
Arriving in her new
home, things begin to go wrong from the start. Through all the bad she meets
James, an Austin Police Officer, who helps her pick up the pieces of her
shattered life.
***
Mark Dixon rules his
women with an iron fist. When he arrives home and finds his wife has left him,
his anger begins to build to dangerous levels. He knows he needs to find her
and teach her a lesson, just as his father had done to his mother.
Will Leanna survive
or will she become another statistic?
Excerpt
Leanna looks up at James as one last tear escapes from the
corner of her eye. He brings his hand to
her face and thumbs the tear away before bringing his lips down to hers. His lips kiss hers gently before his tongue
seeks entrance. Her lips part and a
gentle moan escapes her throat. His kiss
is tender and intoxicating. Through the
simple act alone, she feels safe and secure—wanted.
His hands travel up the side of her face. His fingers entwine into her long, brown
hair. He gently pulls her hair, tilting
her head back. He breaks the kiss and
gazes into her eyes. His eyes burn with
passion, passion he hasn’t felt in his entire life. Leanna’s stomach clinches with excitement. Without a word, he begins to trail kisses
from her ear to her neck. Leanna,
uncontrollably, arches her back as James makes his way to her collar bone.
Without warning, he lifts her into his arms, her legs
wrapping around his waist as he begins to ascend the staircase toward his
bedroom. With one, swift kick, the
bedroom door squeaks on its hinges before clicking shut. The floorboards creak and crack as he makes
his way to the bed where he gently lays Leanna down.
Without warning, he lifts her into his arms, her legs
wrapping around his waist as he begins to ascend the staircase toward his
bedroom. With one, swift kick, the
bedroom door squeaks on its hinges before clicking shut.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
V.E. Avance
lives in California with her husband, 2 kids and 2 fur babies. She graduated
from Brandman University with a degree in Psychology. In her free time, she
loves to write and read books.
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ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the tour. The book sounds great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed following the tour for Code 3: Finding Safety - all the excerpts and interviews were lots of fun to read. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the excerpt thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteWow. Simply... wow.
ReplyDeleteThis book-- the author, really-- tackles a pretty heavy subject, and appears to do so rather gracefully. I read Ms. Avance's bio on Goodreads a few days ago, and again just now, and so I'm familiar with the bit of her personal story that she has shared. Having read this bio, I'm somehow much more comfortable with this book-- more at peace, really. Reading the Blurb, I was immediately worried that the story might veer into a "hero/rescuer"-type scenario, with not the slightest trace of female empowerment. (Disclosure: I finally got out of my Clinical Psych training/education/etc. just a couple of years ago.) But somehow... Somehow, I trust the author. I'd like to check out this book, and see how those dynamics play out.
Thank you for the blurb and excerpt, and for introducing me to this author as well as her work!