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Book Blast: Drowning by Rachel Firasek (spotlight, excerpt, giveaway)
Drowning (Tears of Sin #1)
written by Rachel Firasek
published by Naedge Publishing
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About the book: “I dare you.”
Those words would change adrenaline junkie, Alice Harrison’s life forever. She’s a party girl that doesn’t believe in love until she meets a man that only writes about it.
Seth James escaped his overbearing father and moved into one of the James family’s vacant condos, hoping to create the music he loves in peace. But the fragile calm he’s envisioned shatters when a tiny woman with a world full of energy bounces out of the elevator and nearly takes him out.
With the patience of a saint, Seth seeks the dark that keeps Alice from enjoying life. He challenges her to exorcise the demons in her past in order to discover the true meaning of love. But when the walls fall down, the hidden deceptions will bare the ugly truth about a woman drowning in sorrow and a man who may not know how to be her hero.
He tucks a hand into the waistband of my shorts and drags me into the hall, pulling my door shut behind me. “Where did you get that?” His gaze lingers on the small bump decorating my forehead.
I reach up and touch the sore knot. “Oh, I fell.”
“How?” He raises his free hand and traces the swelling.
I don’t even feel the careful prodding. No, my concentration is solely focused on the fingers tucked inside my shorts and only inches away from becoming way too familiar with me. “Um…I was doing yoga when you guys came down the hall.”
“And?” He tugs me closer. His thumb rakes a small path below my belly button.
Oh my. “Uh…I fell out of…of…my pose and banged my head on the floor.”
His eyes darken and those beautiful lips part. I want to snake my tongue across the bottom one to find out if it is as soft as it looks.
He winces and lowers his eyes to mine. “So this is my fault?”
I grab onto his wondering hand and pull it free of my shorts. If I didn’t, I’d be asking him for a wallgasm in less than two minutes. Random teasing and fleeing was a no go for me now. “No. It was an accident. Lighten up, G.”
“I don’t want to cause you pain.”
Wow, that feels like a loaded proclamation. “Okay. Well, keep the noise down and we should be good.”
He drops the hand that had been rubbing away my bruise. Funny, I’d totally forgotten it. “I don’t want to cause you pain. It’s a personal thing.” A deep shudder races over him, and for some reason, I don’t think he is with me anymore.
“You didn’t. I’m fine.” I lift a hand and cup the side of his face, bringing his gaze to mine. It is the gentlest moment I’ve ever had with a man, and we’ve just met. “I’m not sure what this is, G., but I think I should go inside.”
He glances down the corridor, takes a deep breath, and nods. “Yes, you should.”
About the author: Rachel Firasek spends her days daydreaming of stories and her nights putting the ideas to ink. She has spent a dull life following the rules, meeting deadlines, and toeing the line, but in her made up worlds, she can let the wild side loose. Her wonderful husband and three children support her love of the written word and only ask for the occasional American Idol or Swamp People quality hour.
She has a philosophy about love. It must devastate or it isn’t truly worth loving. She hopes that you all find your devastating love and cling to it with all your heart!
Her latest book is the new adult contemporary romance, Drowning.
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- Two winners will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $25 Amazon Gift Certificate or Paypal Cash.
- This giveaway begins November 5 and ends November 29.
- Winners will be contacted via email on Monday, December 2, 2013.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Good luck everyone!
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13 Comments
by Maari
What is your biggest inspiration?
by Rachel Firasek
Hmmm…Hope. I believe in never giving up. Hope is the only thing that keeps us going. And my hubby! There’s a part of him in every hero I create. It’s fun to watch him figure that out.
by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
That’s awesome that you use your husband as inspiration for your characters. =)
by Nurmawati Djuhawan
hi rachel…
i’m looking forward to read drowning..OMG..the cover is really beautiful..love it !!
thx u for hosting this giveaway and congratulation for the new release of drowning 🙂
by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
Thanks for stopping by! Good luck in the giveaway! ~ Chrissy
by Rachel Firasek
Nurmawati, thank you! 🙂 I love my pretty little cover. 🙂 I have the cover artist working on book 2 right now.
by Donna Reynolds
Sounds good Love the cover Thank you for the great chance to win.
by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
Good luck, Donna!
by Rachel Firasek
You are most welcome! 🙂
by hotcha1
HI RACHAEL! I REALLY REALLY LOVED DROWNING!!
by Rachel Firasek
🙂 !!! Thank you so much!
by Sarah Miles
Hopefully this actually posts this time! 😛 “I dare you” is a great phrase to lead to a relationship. In high school, “Be Nice” was mine. I got suckered into dating someone because of everyone telling me to be nice to him. I think I like this story more 😛
by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
I hope it wasn’t a bad dating experience for you!