Tuesday, April 30, 2013

My New Release with a Mega Giveaway of an Oleg Cassini Crystal Paperweight

I'm am so excited to announce my new release and the second book in the Paradise Reclaimed trilogy: Reconnaissance. the subject matter of this book came to me from one of my critique partners suggestions to develop Andromeda's rival from the first book, Nova Williams! It turned out as I wrote Nova's storyline, I grew to love her sarcasm and snarkiness, sometimes even more so than Andromeda's innocence. In so many ways, this sequel is even better than the first. But, don't go on my word. Buy it yourself.

Nova Williams has lost her one shot at Lieutenanthood and at love. Lieutenant Crophaven has promoted her rival, Andromeda, all because her lifemate, Sirius, sacrificed their mission to win back Andromeda’s love.

While sneaking out to prove Andromeda is a fake, Nova finds an alien ship hovering over their colony. Lieutenant Crophaven assigns her to a reconnaissance mission, giving her a second chance to redeem herself. Sirius must fly her and a research team to the vessel to decide if they are a threat. Thrown together with the lifemate that betrayed her, she battles with her own jealousy while her team battles for their lives.

Can she forgive Sirius in order to save her team and warn her colony?


Excerpt:

A drone, as deep and low as the growl of a primordial beast, resonated in my gut and I yanked my hand away. My heart sped like someone had fired a starter gun to a race, and my chest tightened until I couldn’t breathe.

That blaring blasphemy wasn’t from my ship.

The sound tapered off, leaving me in silence. I stared at the bones, wondering if I’d imagined it, or if I should hide here in the ruins in case the sound came back.

What am I doing? I’m a team expedition leader, for crying out loud!

I pulled myself back together. Everyone else was attending the ceremony on the ship. The thick hull, designed to protect us from deep space, blocked all sounds from the outside world. I was the only one who would have heard it. The only one who could investigate. I thought about going back for help, but every second I delayed, the source of the sound could disappear. Besides, I didn’t want the credit taken away from me. Not this time.

I scrambled to the window and climbed over the ledge, throwing myself down so fast my ankles exploded in pain. Cursing, I hobbled up the embankment of the excavation site. The sound boomed around me, vibrating the crystals underneath my feet. I fell to my knees and covered my ears. It reminded me of warping metal, growling monsters, and screeching alarms all at the same time.

The sound came from the jungle. I pulled myself up the incline and peered over the edge. A dry, fiery breeze blew my hair back, and I looked above the rustling canopy.

My heart stammered then beat into a frenzy. A massive ring of a ship, twice as large as the New Dawn, hovered over the jungle. Spires jutted from the top and the bottom, like a two-sided pin cushion. Blinking reddish lights adorned the ends. The hull was a dull gray shield of impenetrable metal with no sight panels or markings of any kind.

The buzzing sound made my eardrums throb. I pressed my nose up against the crystal ledge and peered over as my whole body shook. The lowest spire, thick as a nuclear reactor, lengthened from the belly of the ship until the tip hovered a meter from the jungle canopy. A trap door opened, and a beam of white light seared a hole in the foliage. The smell of burnt vines choked my throat, and I cowered against the side of the ledge.

I have to warn the ship.

Pick up your copy today!
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And now for the giveaway featuring a crystal from Paradise 21. (Or an Oleg Cassini Crystal Paperweight as big as my palm (this thing is massive- believe me)

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12 comments:

Unknown said...

Red.

Cindi said...

Blue or Green. My two faves and very definitely calm colors:)

bn100 said...

purple

All the Ups and Downs said...

Pink =)

Nicole Zoltack said...

Red.

Gina said...

I would have to say my fav crystal would be my see thru pink and my see thru sea green

Debby said...

I really like one that is lavender.

Holly Letson said...

Green, Purple, and Blue are my 3 faves.

Gina Gao said...

Green all the way!

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Amanda Ray said...

purple

Cher Green said...

I love purple tones, but I also like blues.

Can't believe I almost missed out on this giveaway. Lovely crystal! Decided to drop by good-reads and saw your invite.

Congrats on the new release.