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Pages: 82,000 words, approx. 330 pages
Ebook
ISBN: 978-0989733601
Print ISBN: 978-0615852195
Blurb
:
To avoid persecution, the Feiru will do anything to
keep their elemental magic a secret from humans—even lock away their children
for life. Few know what goes on inside the prison system for magic users, but
that is about to change…
Kiarra
Melini overhears the dangerous secrets of her blood and decides that if Feiru
elemental magic is to survive, she needs to die. But before she can finish the
deed, a handsome black-clad man kidnaps her from prison and introduces her to
an anti-prison activist group. As the prison retrieval squad hunts for her,
Kiarra must overcome the demons of her past or risk losing not only her
newfound freedom, but also the man who reawakens her desires and captures her
heart.
Jaxton
Ward finally rescues his older brother from prison, but instead of helping with
his brother’s recovery, he’s ordered to train Kiarra—a stubborn elemental fire
user who claims her magic is gone. But just as Kiarra starts trusting him with
her secrets, the prison enforcers catch up with them. Now Jaxton must find a
way to keep his family safe while also protecting the only woman able to ignite
both his temper and his passion.
About the
Author:
Jessie Donovan wrote her
first story at age five, and after discovering the Dragonriders of Pern series
by Anne McCaffrey in junior high, realized that people actually wanted to read
stories like those floating around inside her head. From there on out, she was
determined to tap into her over-active imagination and write a book someday.
After living abroad for
five years and earning degrees in Japanese, Anthropology, and Secondary
Education, she buckled down and finally wrote her first full-length book. While
that story will never see the light of day, it laid the world-building
groundwork of what would become her debut paranormal romance, Blaze of
Secrets.
Jessie loves to interact
with readers, and when not traipsing around some foreign country on a
shoestring, can often be found on Facebook and Twitter.
Contacts:
Amazon: unavailable until September
B&N:
Unavailable until September
Other: Will also be sold
on Kobo, iTunes Bookstore, All Romance Ebooks, and Smashwords. Only Smashwords allows indie pre-orders, and
I will have that link shortly.
Website: http://www.jessiedonovan.com
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/JessieDonovanAuthor
Twitter: @JessieDauthor
Giveaway:
Two $10 gift cards to either Amazon or Barnes
& Noble.
Excerpt:
Each stroke
of Jaxton’s thumb left a trail of heat on her skin. She’d dismissed the same
feeling during training, blaming her imagination and her yearnings for
elemental fire. But the feeling had returned, and she wasn’t sure what to make
of it.
When
she’d had her abilities, her fire had always radiated outward. She’d never
heard of heat flaring at another person’s touch.
Even
now, she moved her hand a fraction to the south, hoping to feel the tingle of
elemental fire particles. But nothing happened.
Jaxton’s
thumb stilled and she looked into his eyes. He continued to cup her cheek as he
said, “Reaching to the south didn’t work, did it?”
“How
did you—“
The
corner of his mouth rose in a half-smile. “I’m your shadow, remember? It’s my
job.”
It’s my job. Ty had said the same words to her after her flogging, when she’d asked
why he hadn’t done anything to stop it.
The
past was a cold slap in the face. She became acutely aware of Jaxton’s touch
and the scant inches separating their bodies. She’d walked this road before, allowing
someone to get close to her before she really knew much about them. After Ty,
she’d vowed never again.
Kiarra
shook her head and tugged her hand. “Let me go.”
“What’s
wrong, Kiarra?”
She
avoided Jaxton’s gaze and focused on tamping down the painful memories. After
all these years, she’d thought herself past caring. Apparently she was wrong.
She
closed her eyes and breathed in and out, using the same trick that had helped
keep her sanity over the years: visualizing her future. She pictured the
freedom to travel, read, and interact with others who didn’t see her as a freak
or a burden. Her heart still racing, she took another inhalation and thought of
returning to Mt. Rainier National Park, the possibility of friends, the ability
to make her own decisions.
The
hurt and panic started to fade, her good thoughts overcoming the bad. After a
little more concentration, she finally contained the memories and locked them
inside the far corners of her mind. She wouldn’t let Ty’s actions take away her
new start; the man wasn’t worth it.
Kiarra
opened her eyes. Jaxton stood on the far side of the room, his arms crossed
over his chest. He said nothing, his expression unreadable.
The
silence was too much for her. “I’m fine.” He raised an eyebrow and she
continued, “At least I will be, if you leave me alone for the rest of the
evening.”
He
uncrossed his arms, the hardness of his face softening. “Are you sure you want
to be alone right now?”
No. “Yes.” She didn’t trust herself around Jaxton right now.
He put
his hands up in defeat. “I’ll send a tray up and expect you to eat all of it.
I’m also going to have someone periodically knock on your door, just to check
on you. And,” he motioned toward the alarm clock on the table next to the bed,
“set your alarm. Meet me in the front room at 8am tomorrow morning.”
She
nodded, hoping Jaxton would leave before she lost her resolve. Earlier she’d
taken comfort from his touch, and oddly she yearned to feel it again. “You can
go now.”
He gave
her one last long look before leaving her room.
Without
his presence, the room felt empty and cold. But it was better this way. If she
spent too much more time with Jaxton, her resolve would weaken, and she might
do something foolish. One man had already betrayed her in the past.
Kiarra
wasn’t about to let it happen again.
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