Paranormal Romance Blog Hop

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I’m all about paranormal romances. And for this hop, you’re all in for a real treat. I’m sharing an unedited, never-before-read excerpt of my WIP–the second book in the Redemption Series, Patterns in the Ivy! 

Oh, and I’m having a giveaway!

Patterns in the Ivy (The Redemption Series: Book Two) Excerpt:

Stoic and haunted French aristocrat, Lysander Douay, has been running from his past for centuries. But when a young maid, Emma, puts all of her faith in him to bring her home, he must go back to France and confront the truth that has been plaguing him for all these years. This is Lysander Douay and Mae Beckett’s story. Enjoy!

“This was my home,” Lysander whispered, his eyes fixed on the great stone building in front of them. Nothing about him moved besides his lips. “It’s been more than two hundred years.”

Mae’s horse, Juliet, stomped his foot. She looked across the way but saw only the broken windows, crumpled chimneys, and ivy covered walls of an abandoned home. Lysander, though, seemed to see much more. His entire frame shook with the power of it on the horse beside her.

“Lysander.” She reached out to him, but before her fingers could touch the fabric of his jacket, he kicked the belly of his horse. The animal whinnied in surprise and galloped away with Lysander holding firmly to the reigns.

Mae looked at Graham, who was about to get on his own horse to follow him.

“No,” she said. “I’ll get him. You stay here with Emma.”

He nodded and stepped down, inching closer to the young human maid.

Mae rode off in the direction Lysander had went. She ducked her head low, snapped the reigns, and kicked the horse’s side. Juliet picked up speed, and Mae could see Lysander not too far away. She jumped a small creek and followed him up a steep hill. He disappeared over the crest.

“Lysander!”

When she reached the top, he was stopped there, staring straight ahead again. This time there was pain etched into his fine porcelain features. Mae followed his gaze. There were more steep hills in the distance, some tall enough to touch the rising crescent moon and brilliant stars. But it wasn’t the hills that drew in his attention. It was what the massive knolls concealed. In the valley below, the ruins of stone castle stood.

Frozen in time, the walls were charred black by fire, the stain glass broken. There was a sad beauty about the scene with the snow invading the castle’s interior. It took her breath away, and she didn’t know why.

“What is this place?” she asked him, voice shaking.

Lysander’s shoulders fell. His voice barley sounded like his own. “This was my real home,” he said.

“What do you mean?”

“Les Portes.”

Mae remained silent. Even though she didn’t understand French, the words caused an icy chill to crawl up her spine.

“The Gates. It was a prison…a prison that I governed.” Lysander turned his haunting gray eyes to her, and her heart twisted in her chest.

“Are you sure you want to know the truth about me, Mae?” he whispered. “To know why I deserve every ragged marking and scar on my arm?”

Win an ebook copy of His Haven (The Redemption Series: Book One)!

His Haven (The Redemption Series: Book One)

Ignorance isn’t always bliss…

Handsome and diligent Avrum Brenin should have died in the fire with his mother and older brother. Instead, he is saved by the powerful and wealthy immortal, Lord Henri. Placed under his care, Avrum shares in his world of endless splendors. He must do one thing in return—look after Haven, a human and Lord Henri’s newest rescue.

The simple task proves to be more complicated than it seems. Haven is disobedient, ungrateful, and hostile, yet she is beautiful and mystifying at the same time. One night, when Avrum stumbles across Haven barely clothed and bound at the wrists, the world he has trusted in unravels before his eyes. He soon discovers that no one—from Lord Henri and Haven to his closest friend, Lysander—are who they seem to be.

Now faced with the truth, will Avrum choose to surrender to the man who rescued him, or will he have the courage to save the woman who captivated him?

His Haven is NOW available in ebook AND paperback!

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To know more about this book, click the “The Redemption Series” tab at the top of the blog. The series falls under both paranormal romance and historical romance genres.

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Make sure you comment on THIS blog post with your number LIKE and the answer to the question to enter! If you have already liked my page, just say so. You must do both things to be entered. Giveaway ends March 3rd.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER!

WINNER: JACCI

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED!

Thanks for stopping by! Goodluck! Don’t forget to click the image at the top of the post to visit the other authors participating in the hop. More prizes and giveaways!

~H.A.B.