Today, we're doing something a little different. I wanted to bring a new release to your attention. Sarah J. Pepper, an author I met on my journey, has an awesome new book that came out just today. Let's check out the cool details, shall we?
Book Blurb
Our love is imperfect in the most perfect way. It is love done our way.
Raw. Unconventional. Sexy as hell. More importantly, it is honest to the
core…Or so I think.
One little white lie shouldn't do so much damage. Yet, it changes me forever.
The worst part is that Declan whispers that sweet nothing out of
protection. My safety is in the forefront of his mind, especially since
there are others who’d hurt me simply to get to him. I never consider
that he will be the one to cut me so deeply. But it all starts with that
first prick—the night he saves my life.
***
His perilous stare deepened as his grip fastened around my waist. As
maniacal thoughts passed over his eyes, his grasp tightened. That look
confirmed that I wasn’t the only one who wanted all the space between us
eliminated.
I
could hardly breathe when his gaze fell to my lips. It left me
without words. It was the very way a passing glance could leave you
speechless. But Declan didn’t just take a glimpse. No, he
unapologetically looked me over.
He loved me in not so many words, but I heard them all the same. I heard them with each moan that echoed in the air. I felt them as he held me gently in his arms. Even if I didn’t feel the desire radiating off of him in a fury of passion, he bore that intensity in his gaze. The world around us melted away until there was only me and him.
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About the series:
@unconventionaldamsels who rock
piercings, refuse to conform to society’s rules, and aren’t obsessed with
labels, check out the “Once Wicked” series. Happily Ever After doesn't
define the misunderstood evil villains we love to hate. Their story is so much
deeper than their fairy princess counterparts, yet were never told. That's a
damn shame. They aren't always as wicked as they are made out to be. Well, not
all of them. So until the clock strikes midnight and the (other) glass shoe
drops, enjoy these not-so-Prince-Charming book boyfriends in this modern
series, #OnceWicked.
And Sarah is giving us an exclusive excerpt of her book!
He was so close to losing me…The torment residing
within his eyes was paramount. His devotion to me was no secret. I already knew
that he would hide many things from me, but he would never withhold his
feelings for me. My death would have been his undoing. It would have ruined
him. Yet, I knew without a shred of doubt he would have given me up if it was
what I wanted.
“I couldn’t give you up,” I whispered.
“A better man would have still let you go.”
“My life has been one hard decision after another. I had no illusions that
death would be any different,” I said, raising my chin in confidence. “All I
ever wanted was to be free of the past that has defined me, and when
you walked into my life, you redefined everything.”
“You redefined everything,” he confessed, tucking a rogue hair behind
my ear. “That wasn’t my doing. It wasn’t a part of my plan. Everything I had
orchestrated crumbled the moment you…”
“The moment I what?”
I held my breath, waiting for him to reply. I swear that time slowed as he
considered his response.
“Enslaved me.”
The deepness of his voice sent shivers throughout my body. The way he could
light my body ablaze with a single, dark confession was ethereal.
My life was never destined to be a “vanilla love story.” That any romance had
been written into my life was a twist I hadn’t expected. I used to think that love
at first sight was an urban legend. I wouldn’t demean my first encounter
with Declan as an insta-love. What we shared didn’t fit in the conventional box
society labeled as a fairy tale kind of love.
To be fair, I wasn’t a goodie-two-shoes princess. I actually smirked at the
idea of me being a prim and proper girl, instead of one who was a repeat
offender of pickpocketing and wasn’t above blackmail. So the idea of Prince
Charming rescuing me from my jacked-up life was hysterical. But that was
exactly what had happened; except my Prince Charming was a bad boy
with a demon complex.
Declan Stilts—alias Declan Rumpelstiltskin—was the kind of guy prissy girls had
nightmares about. However, I had developed an unhealthy habit of fantasizing
about him. I spent many nights wishing he was tangled up in my bed sheets
instead of us being apart. I hated how much his absence left a void in my life.
Not that I would ever admit to him how often I thought about him; but the
simple truth was that he was constantly on my mind.
Without a whisper of doubt, I knew I could never escape him…Not that I wanted
to. That scared me and excited me all the same. He was always going to be
there. Moreover, I never thought I was the type who was in need of rescuing or
protecting. But I was oh-so-very-wrong. Declan seemed to know exactly what was in
store for me. He knew me better than I knew myself.
Was that goddamn scary to anyone else? Was I just a chicken shit when it came
to commitment? My pulse sped as I realized how predictable I had become while
he remained a mystery.
As if sensing my uncertainty, Declan took my face in his hands and stole
another kiss. He kissed me like he was drowning. It was in that moment I
realized how deep I was in as well.
“I couldn’t give you up,” I whispered.
“A better man would have still let you go.”
“My life has been one hard decision after another. I had no illusions that death would be any different,” I said, raising my chin in confidence. “All I ever wanted was to be free of the past that has defined me, and when you walked into my life, you redefined everything.”
“You redefined everything,” he confessed, tucking a rogue hair behind my ear. “That wasn’t my doing. It wasn’t a part of my plan. Everything I had orchestrated crumbled the moment you…”
“The moment I what?”
I held my breath, waiting for him to reply. I swear that time slowed as he considered his response.
“Enslaved me.”
The deepness of his voice sent shivers throughout my body. The way he could light my body ablaze with a single, dark confession was ethereal.
My life was never destined to be a “vanilla love story.” That any romance had been written into my life was a twist I hadn’t expected. I used to think that love at first sight was an urban legend. I wouldn’t demean my first encounter with Declan as an insta-love. What we shared didn’t fit in the conventional box society labeled as a fairy tale kind of love.
To be fair, I wasn’t a goodie-two-shoes princess. I actually smirked at the idea of me being a prim and proper girl, instead of one who was a repeat offender of pickpocketing and wasn’t above blackmail. So the idea of Prince Charming rescuing me from my jacked-up life was hysterical. But that was exactly what had happened; except my Prince Charming was a bad boy with a demon complex.
Declan Stilts—alias Declan Rumpelstiltskin—was the kind of guy prissy girls had nightmares about. However, I had developed an unhealthy habit of fantasizing about him. I spent many nights wishing he was tangled up in my bed sheets instead of us being apart. I hated how much his absence left a void in my life. Not that I would ever admit to him how often I thought about him; but the simple truth was that he was constantly on my mind.
Without a whisper of doubt, I knew I could never escape him…Not that I wanted to. That scared me and excited me all the same. He was always going to be there. Moreover, I never thought I was the type who was in need of rescuing or protecting. But I was oh-so-very-wrong. Declan seemed to know exactly what was in store for me. He knew me better than I knew myself.
Was that goddamn scary to anyone else? Was I just a chicken shit when it came to commitment? My pulse sped as I realized how predictable I had become while he remained a mystery.
As if sensing my uncertainty, Declan took my face in his hands and stole another kiss. He kissed me like he was drowning. It was in that moment I realized how deep I was in as well.
Fascinating!
We'll be sure to check out this interesting, dark paranormal romance! Congrats on the new book, Sarah!
Readers, you can grab it now! :)
About the Author:
Sarah J. Pepper specializes in dark, paranormal
romance - think "happy ever after" but with a twisted, dark chocolate
center. Real-life romance isn't only filled with hugs, kisses, bunnies, and
rainbows. True love can be more thoroughly described in times of darkness and
tribulation. It's in those harsh moments where you see what a person is truly
capable of - both the good and bad. Sometimes prince-charming isn't always on
time, and the glass slipper is a little snug. However, it doesn't mean Charming
is not Mr. Right, and who says every shoe is the perfect fit?
Author Links:
Website: www.sarahjpepper.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sarahjpepper.author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahjpepper
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-J.-Pepper/e/B007YHT7XS/
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