Thursday, January 31, 2013
Lynsey Taylor
Blog Tour Stop!
Today we have an excerpt for you from the ever-fabulous Karina Halle's brand new Adult Contemporary Romantic Thriller, Sins & Needles!
By the way, don't you just love that cover? When you read the book you'll realize just how "Ellie" that cover model is, right down to the hooded eyes. Click here to see it full size
Here's a brief blurb for Sins & Needles, and you can also read our joint review here.
Synopsis: Ellie Watt is used to starting over. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents’ latest scam. Now she’s much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley, California means one more temptation than she bargained for – Camden McQueen. Once known as the high school weirdo, Camden is bigger and badder than the boy he used to be and a talented tattoo artist with his own thriving business. Ellie’s counting on Camden still being in love with her but what she’s not counting on is how easily unrequited love can turn into obsession over time. When Camden discovers Ellie’s plan to con him, he makes her a deal she doesn’t dare refuse, but her freedom comes with a price and it’s one that takes both Ellie and Camden down a dangerously erotic road.
Excerpt:
I couldn’t figure out what to say because what he was saying was the
truth. He removed his glasses and put them on the ground beside him. His eyes,
heavy lidded with drink, drifted to my mouth. I gulped nervously, not liking
the tension that was jagging between us.
“How do you think I should feel?” I asked thickly. My nerves were on
fire. Everything was on fire.
“Like this,” he said. Slowly, he leaned over and kissed me. His lips were
soft and tasted like bourbon. I couldn’t kiss him back if I wanted to; I
couldn’t do anything but freeze. He pulled back a little, his eyes inches away.
I could see my frightened reflection in the black hole of his pupil. “See?
You’re afraid.”
“You want to scare me?” I whispered.
He kept his lips an inch from mine. His fingers smoothed the hair off my
face, tucking it behind my ear.
“Yes,” he murmured. His lips brushed mine as he spoke. My breath hitched
as his other hand slid the strap of my tank top and bra off my shoulder. I
shivered from his touch, from his eyes, from whatever was buried in his heart
and eating him alive.
“Camden,” I warned, my voice shaking.
He placed his lips on my shoulder and started kissing down my arm. He was
right. I was scared. I was so, so afraid. Yet a terrible part of me wanted him
to continue. I was turned on and frightened, ready to run, ready to fight,
ready to grab him and kiss him, devour every part of him. I didn’t know what
was going on, but I was stuck in a cage with something that might or might not
harm me, that might give me everything and leave me with nothing.
I know, right? Tingles all over.
January 21st: Reading in Winter (guest post), Xpresso Reads
January 22nd: The Book Asylum (review + guest post), Reading Books Like a Boss
January 23rd: Letters Inside Out
January 24th: Alluring Reads, SupaGurl Reads (giveaway + review), Addicted to Heroines (review + excerpt)
January 25th: For the Love of Film and Novels, The Book Hookers
January 26th: The Demon Librarian, Beckoned by Books
January 27th: Your Urban Fantasy, Smardy Pants
January 28th: Reading in Winter
January 29th: Miss Vain’s Paranormal Fantasy, Reader of Fictions
January 30th: Supagurl Reads (guest post) The Demon Librarian (excerpt)
January 31st: Ashley’s Book Nook, Sam’s Awesomeness
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2 comments:
Awesome excerpt! I need to get to this book asap. Thanks for sharing. :)
Yes, get the book! It's fabulous! :)
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