Impossible
Promise by Sybil Bartel
Serie: Impossible
Promise #1
Published by: Carina Press
(HQN)
Publication date: March 23rd
2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
Three
years ago, Layna Blair listened in horror over a telephone line as
her parents were murdered. When the killer said she was next, Layna
panicked and made a deadly deal—his secret in exchange for her
life. She’s paid the price every day since, becoming a prisoner in
plain sight.
Marine
Sergeant Blaze Johnson offers Layna a way out—her freedom, his
rules, no questions asked—and she takes it, despite knowing what
her keepers do to people who get too close. She doesn’t know Blaze
is fighting his own demons or that beneath his warrior façade is a
man on the verge of breaking.
Embarking
on a wild revenge mission with Blaze and his smooth-talking best
friend, Talon, is not what Layna signed on for. But attempting to run
when Blaze has made no secret he intends to make her his is a
reckless mistake. With the killer closing in, it’s up to Blaze to
save them all—and to Layna to realize that she’s risked the one
thing she can’t afford to lose.
Book
one of two / 93,000 words
Heat
level: Steamy; not for under 17, it has open door sex scenes.
EXCERPT:
Buck
cut the engine and turned to face me. “Talon’s flirtatious to the
point of being obnoxious but he’s a good guy. Don’t take his
inappropriate comments to heart. We’re here because I trust him and
because when I’m with my mom, he’ll keep you safe.”
He’s
leaving me here? To keep me safe? I looked down at my lap, unable to
process why I suddenly wanted to cry.
“Hey.”
Buck’s fingers gently tipped my chin. “Look at me.”
The
glow of the floodlights made his eyes look almost colorless.
“I
promise I won’t let anything happen to you.”
I
had no one. And in one single sentence, I’d become someone to
somebody. I couldn’t breathe with the emotions threatening to drown
me in hope. “Why?” I choked on the single word, tears slipping
down my cheeks.
Gentle
thumbs wiped my hot tears. “Because you’re mouthy and sexy and I
want to kiss you more than I’ve ever wanted to kiss a woman.”
His
deep voice stole my breath before his lips landed on mine and stole
my reason. I didn’t think about my arms going around his neck. I
didn’t think about him pulling me to his chest. I didn’t think
about the incredible scent of his skin or the feel of his hard
muscles and simmering body heat. I didn’t think about what I was
doing or where I was. I didn’t think at all. But when his tongue
touched mine? I thought I’d die.
A
shiver racked my body and the sound of need coming from my chest
terrified me. Gripping a handful of my hair, Buck crushed his lips
against mine as his hand splayed across my lower back, pressing me
deeper into his embrace.
This
wasn’t a kiss. I’d been kissed before and this wasn’t even
close. This was me being ruined. Touched, marked and taken, it felt
like my heart had just been branded. Buck branded. Panic seeped into
my veins and spread. But his lips moved to my neck, and desire shot
through me like freedom. Free to be me, free to be a woman, free to
touch a man. I threw my head back and moaned at the exquisite feel of
his hands and lips on me.
“Layna.”
His hoarse voice saying my name was the most beautiful sound I’d
ever heard.
My
fingers ran through his soft hair and I pulled him closer.
Buck
groaned and dragged his teeth along my ear. “We have company.”
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AUTHOR
BIO:
I
grew up in Northern California with my head in a book and my feet in
the sand. I dreamt of becoming a painter but the heady scent of
libraries with their shelves full of books drew me into the
world of storytelling. I love the New Adult genre, but any story
about a love so desperately wrong and impossibly beautiful makes
me swoon.
I now live in Southern Florida and while I don’t get to read as much as I like, I still bury my toes in the sand. If I’m not writing or fighting to contain the banana plantation in my backyard, you can find me spending time with my handsomely tattooed husband, my brilliantly practical son and a mischievous miniature boxer…
But
Seriously?
Here
are ten things you probably really want to know about me.
I
grew up a faculty brat. I can swear like a sailor. I love men in
uniform. I hate being told what to do. I can do your taxes (but don’t
ask). The Bird Market in Hong Kong freaks me out. My favorite
word is desperate…or dirty, or both—I can’t decide. I have a
thing for muscle cars. But never reply on me for driving directions,
ever. And I have a new book boyfriend every week—don’t tell
my husband.
Author
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