Breakout
Trish Arcangelo
Genre: Romance,
Post-Apocalyptic
Publisher: The Wild
Rose Press
Date of Publication:
11/18/15
ISBN: 9781509204441
Number of pages: 140
Word Count: 34,775
Cover Artist: Kim
Mendoza
Book Description:
A global pandemic has
killed most of the world’s population. Alone, Monarch Winslow
struggles to survive. An empty house, gas station food and the hope
of reaching a refugee camp in Austin, Texas keep her alive. Then one
night an injured man breaks into her house. A dangerously sexy man.
Monarch is wary but
intrigued. Corbin claims he’s a mechanic and she can’t reach the
camp without a working car. She needs his help. But he needs hers,
too. As the days pass, they work together and a tenuous relationship
turns to turbulent desire. But Corbin refuses to discuss his past and
his secrets lie between them. Falling for a man she knows nothing
about could endanger her life, as well as her heart.
Meantime, a hundred miles
away, is safety, perhaps even surviving family. She hopes. But
Monarch is no more sure of that than she is of Corbin...?
Excerpt:
“What the hell do you
think? You can’t treat the wound through my jeans.”
Feeling like a complete
idiot, Monarch just stood there. He was right of course, it just
hadn’t occurred to her. Last night she accessed the wound easily
through the rip in his jumpsuit. Tonight he was wearing clothes and
would have to strip down in order for her to see it. Her mouth went
dry as she watched him pull his jeans down over his hips. “Well…of-of
course I knew that. I just thought you might be a bit more modest
about it. I mean you could lay down under a blanket and just stick
your leg out or something. I don’t want to see—”
His jeans fell to his
ankles. “I’m wearing boxer shorts for Christ’s sake. What are
you, a nun?”
Monarch stared at his bare
legs. They were thick and muscular and covered with crisp light hair.
His boxers covered everything important. But it was just…it was
just so intimate. Personal. They were alone, a man and a woman, and
he was in his underwear.
He lay down on the couch
and lifted the leg of the boxers so that the entire wound was
accessible. Monarch knelt in front of him, seeing that the bandages
were lightly stained with blood. She undid the bandages as delicately
as possible, trying not to pull hair or skin. Her fingers shook badly
and she cursed herself.
Corbin reached over and
gripped one of her hands with his own, startling her. “You don’t
need to be nervous. If I was gonna attack you don’t you think I
would have by now?”
Monarch blanched. Of
course he would bring up the elephant in the room, mannerless oaf
that he was. “Why would I know that? I know absolutely nothing
about you or what you are capable of. I know I don’t trust
strangers.”
“Especially strangers
who are convicts, huh?” Corbin said softly, and for a moment
Monarch thought she detected hurt in his voice. But then his tone
shifted, becoming aggressive, raspy. “I might as well be a caveman
or an ape, is that it? A male with no scruples or impulse control.
One who acts on his basest sexual urges whenever he feels like it,
right?”
About the Author:
Trish read her first
romance novel as a teenager and was immediately hooked (it was Hearts
Aflame by Johanna Lindsey). An avid reader of romance fiction ever
since, she nursed a long-time dream to write it as well. One day she
realized there was only one thing stopping her from making that dream
a reality: HERSELF. She sat down and vowed to actually finish a
manuscript. After finishing her first book, Darkness Embraced, she
has never looked back. She completed her second book, Breakout, and
is currently working on a third.
A native Texan, Trish
lives just outside Austin with her incredibly supportive husband and
their two incredibly spoiled dogs. Aside from romance fiction, her
other loves include wine, warm weather, playing trivia, social media,
and supporting dog rescue.
Tour giveaway
1 prize pack - Bag of
goodies including an autographed copy of Breakout and my first book
Darkness Embraced as well as bookmarks, a wild rose press pen,
chapstick, notepad, and screen cleaner.
Thank you for hosting!
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