Fans of the paranormal need to give a big Welcome to Stacy Gail who's here today with her latest release, Wounded Angel. Keep reading to get a glimpse into this book and make sure to comment for your chance to win a GC.......
A descendant of the Angel of Vengeance, Nate da Luca was gifted with an uncanny ability to find things. It made his job as a detective a breeze—until he learned the hard way that some things should remain hidden. After that, his powers vanished, along with his belief in himself. Which is going to make tracking down Gabriella Littlefield for his latest client a challenge.
Personal trainer Ella Little paid a hefty price for her life—now all she wants is to live it in peace. Then a sexy hulk of a man turns up in her gym, reigniting desires she thought she'd left behind along with her real name and hair color.
Desires she can't deny even after she discovers Nate's no stranger to her dark past.
Before he can convince her the attraction is mutual, Nate's going to have to earn Ella's trust. But a demon is playing for keeps in the world of humans, using Ella as bait, and the last thing they have is time…
EXCERPT:
With one move off the exam table, he could easily slide his leg between hers. He’d do it slowly, not to scare her but to entice her, and he’d enjoy the friction of it as his thigh parted hers, the slender columns of her legs sandwiching his in a warm embrace of need and hunger. He’d run his hands down her back to cup her lean little ass to encourage her to ride along the length of his leg. He wouldn’t stop as the warmth of the friction-created heat bloomed at the juncture of her thighs, and she would rock against him until that heat became an all-out blaze and she was moaning for more…
“…hurt you, I’m truly sorry for that.”
His skin flushed and tightened until he was the one who wanted to moan with the sweet pain of it. “You think I’ve got a hard body?”
She lifted dark brown eyes to him, and for a second he forgot how to breathe. “Are you listening, or is this another shining example of you not hanging on my every word?”
“Look, I’m sorry I didn’t follow the script. But in case you didn’t know, it’s a pretty decent bet that if you’re attacked from behind by some freak, he’s not doing it because he’s a compulsive bear-hugger.”
For a moment she looked like she wanted to wrap the bandage around his mouth. “Trust me, I grasp that fact in every possible way you can imagine. But for teaching purposes, I had a vague hope that I could walk the class through a few basic moves before addressing the much more advanced techniques needed to escape the clutches of, say, Sasquatch.”
Ouch. “Are you saying I have big feet?”
She rolled her eyes and began wrapping his knee in deft motions that were so fast and uniform it almost seemed unreal. “Newsflash, Nate. You’re not dainty.”
A slow smile curled a corner of his mouth before he gave himself a mental shake. “Damn it. I am not going to say it.”
“Say what?”
“Nope. You can’t make me say it.”
“Say what?”
Ah, hell. She asked for it. “You know what they say about men with big feet, right?”
The look she gave him probably should have peeled the skin off his bones. “Yeah. They have big shoes.”
“…hurt you, I’m truly sorry for that.”
His skin flushed and tightened until he was the one who wanted to moan with the sweet pain of it. “You think I’ve got a hard body?”
She lifted dark brown eyes to him, and for a second he forgot how to breathe. “Are you listening, or is this another shining example of you not hanging on my every word?”
“Look, I’m sorry I didn’t follow the script. But in case you didn’t know, it’s a pretty decent bet that if you’re attacked from behind by some freak, he’s not doing it because he’s a compulsive bear-hugger.”
For a moment she looked like she wanted to wrap the bandage around his mouth. “Trust me, I grasp that fact in every possible way you can imagine. But for teaching purposes, I had a vague hope that I could walk the class through a few basic moves before addressing the much more advanced techniques needed to escape the clutches of, say, Sasquatch.”
Ouch. “Are you saying I have big feet?”
She rolled her eyes and began wrapping his knee in deft motions that were so fast and uniform it almost seemed unreal. “Newsflash, Nate. You’re not dainty.”
A slow smile curled a corner of his mouth before he gave himself a mental shake. “Damn it. I am not going to say it.”
“Say what?”
“Nope. You can’t make me say it.”
“Say what?”
Ah, hell. She asked for it. “You know what they say about men with big feet, right?”
The look she gave him probably should have peeled the skin off his bones. “Yeah. They have big shoes.”
AUTHOR INFO:
A competitive figure skater from the age of eight, Stacy Gail began writing stories in between events to pass the time. By the age of fourteen, she told her parents she was either going to be a figure skating coach who was also a published romance writer, or a romance writer who was also a skating pro. Now with a day job of playing on the ice with her students, and writing everything from steampunk to cyberpunk, contemporary to paranormal at night, both dreams have come true.
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Pinterest
**********GIVEAWAY**********
Stacy will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.
-To be entered, leave a comment, along with your email addy.
-Winners will be chosen randomly from all comments made throughout the tour, so the more you comment the greater your chances of winning. A list of all participating blogs can be found here.
-Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM CST on 6/14.
I am totally loving the touches of humor in all the excerpts.
ReplyDeletemarypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Thanks, Mary! :)
DeleteThank you for hosting today
ReplyDeleteThe cover is beautiful. He's a hottie. Did you have much input into the cover?
ReplyDeletecatherinelee100 at gmail dot com
I've been so lucky with these covers! Carina Press Lined up cover artist Angela Waters for this series (check her out -- she does AMAZING work for several publishing houses.)
DeleteFun excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteKit3247(at)aol(dot)com
Thanks for stopping by :)
DeleteAre the books in your trilogy closely entwined or can they be read as stand-alone stories?
ReplyDeletekareninnc at gmail dot com
Nice cover
ReplyDeletebn100candg at hotmail dot com
Thanks! :)
DeleteGood funny banter between the two characters.
ReplyDeletestrive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com
Congrats on the release. Wounded Angel sounds fantastic, as does the rest of the series. Can't wait to read it. Thanks for the great excerpt.
ReplyDeletee.balinski(at)att(dot)net