Wanna win $100 in free books? Follow Shiloh Walker’s Chains through the blogosphere.
Monday, April 27, 2009Posted in: Uncategorized
Want to win $100 in free books?
To help promote her upcoming release, CHAINS, author Shiloh Walker is doing a dash through some of the blogs in romanceland, leaving behind excerpts. If you’d like to get entered to win a gift certificate for $100 (your choice from the online booksellers), all you have to do is visit the blogs, read the excerpts and leave a comment. The excerpts are in order, just go on from here to each of the successive blogs!
Chains
An all new novel of erotic suspense
They weren’t friends. They weren’t enemies. The only thing the three girls had in common was the high school they went to in Madison, Ohio-until one tragic night. Now, fifteen years later, they’re returning home where passion-and danger-await…
Renee Lincoln was the homecoming queen-with the perfect boyfriend and the perfect life. After that horrible night, she rebelled the only way she knew how: by submitting to her wildest fantasies…
Tall, blonde, and athletic, Lacey Talbot was a golden girl with a bright future. She’s found success as a photographer, but no man has ever been able to satisfy her. No man but the bad boy she left behind…
Sherra Salinger has always looked like a princess out of some fairy tale. The books she writes, though, stem from the nightmare of that one night. And she shrinks from any man’s attention-especially the one stalking her…
They’re coming back to Madison-and it won’t be happy reunion. There are three men, all dangerous in a different way. And when each of them surrender their bodies to the heat, when they succumb to desire, they’ll find the safety they desperately need…
Excerpt (part one)
“Do you…”
Renee nodded. The bruise was an ugly, dark shadow on her pretty face. Her eyes glittered with fear. Lacey knew just how she felt but she didn’t let her own fear keep her from reaching out and pushing the door open.
It took a few seconds for her brain to process what she was seeing. Her body was already acting, though-as was her mouth. “Leave her alone, JD. Now.”
He snarled at her. “Get the fuck out, bitch. Unless you wanna join the party.”
The look he gave her had Lacey’s skin crawling, but she’d be damned if she walked away. Instinct had her screaming Deacon’s name. The same instinct had her kicking JD’s unprotected side-hard. He was crouched atop Sherra’s pinned, struggling body and he swore, swung out with an arm but Lacey evaded the blow easily. Boyd was crouched on the floor, holding Sherra’s wrists so tight, his knuckles had gone white. Like the idiot he was, he stared at Lacey with dumb, uncomprehending eyes.
Something caught her eye and she turned her head just in time to get a full, unobstructed view as Renee brought a heavy lamp down on JD’s head. His body went limp, collapsing onto of Sherra’s and pinning her to the floor.
She glared at Boyd. “Get off of her.”
Boyd just sat there, staring at her while he held Sherra’s wrists pinned to the floor-staring at Lacey like he couldn’t figure out what the problem was.
The sound of Deacon’s voice was a welcome relief.
“Move. Now.”
As Boyd went to do just that, Deacon glanced at her. “Call the cops.”
Digging out her phone, she said, “I’d love to.”
“What the hell for?” Boyd asked. His forehead was wrinkled and the guy looked utterly confused. “The little slut was looking to party.”
Deacon moved, striking with a speed that left Lacey’s head spinning as he lashed out and caught Boyd in the jaw.
Lacey flinched instinctively as she punched in 9-1-1. Dispatch came on the line but Lacey didn’t have a chance to say anything more than “We-” Before she could manage even more than one word, too many things happened. JD surged to his feet, rushing her. He tore the phone away and tried to backhand her. Instinct kicked in and Lacey threw up her forearm, blocking the blow. It was a hell of a lot harder than the practices punches she blocked in her taekwondo classes at the Y. Pain flared but she gritted her teeth, ignored it and struck, pulling fingers back so that when she hit JD in the nose, it was with the palm of her hand. The palm-heel strike hit him hard and she heard bone crunch, saw the blood spray, splattering on her shirt.
“Stupid bitch,” JD howled, stumbling away.
Lacey knelt to grab her phone from the floor. Boyd moved towards her. She dodged away, saw Deacon moving towards them. Heard Renee’s voice, panicked and harsh.
She heard the word, Gun and her mind went blank. Gun?
Dumb, dazed, she turned her head and watched as Boyd knelt down to pick a gun up from the floor. Where had that come from? She didn’t remember seeing it…Deacon had JD on the floor, pinned down.
Off to her left, she saw somebody moving. Sherra. She held something-
Then there was blood.
A lot of it.
Hot and metallic, the scent of it flooded the air. It was quiet in the library now, saves for the harsh sounds of breathing.
Nobody said a word.
Nobody made a sound.
They just stood there, staring at the jagged piece of the broken lamp Sherra had grabbed from the ground. Blood dripped from the tip to the floor and as Lacey stared at it, the puddle of blood grew larger and larger.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Visit The Good, The Bad and The Unread for the next excerpt. You can also visit Shiloh’s blog for details-the blog will be updated to include the live links for each of the participating blogs.
Lauren
April 28
9:23 pm
OMG that sounds wicked awsome, I’m leery of erotica but this sounds so good.
Booklover1335
April 28
9:37 pm
OK, can’t wait to read the next excerpt. At least you were nice enough to give us several sneek peaks 🙂
Lorraine
April 29
1:51 am
Great excerpts, and a fun way to read it by blog hopping!
Earlene
April 29
4:15 pm
WOW is all I can say, the blurbs just get better and better. Off to find some more Shi.
Pamk
April 29
6:59 pm
okay that excerpt hooked me. I can’t wait for this book.
Stephenie
April 29
7:15 pm
Can’t wait to read it all!
Ashley V
April 29
9:21 pm
I can’t wait for this book, it sounds so good.
Debby Creager
April 30
12:54 am
Awesome book and awesome contest.
Debby
cleo@hbeark.com
Roberta Harwell
April 30
2:13 am
Love the idea for this contest. Have a great day.
Chris W
April 30
3:21 pm
Can’t wait!!!!
berryblu
May 2
5:38 pm
That looks wonderful! I’ll definitely be looking for Chains. 😀
Amy T
May 3
12:44 am
Dangerous, thrilling. Off to read the next excerpt.
Rio
May 3
1:19 am
I’m already a fan, so I would have read it anyway. Now I can’t wait!
tennismon mary g
May 3
1:31 am
Just finished Chains in one day – it’s SO GOOD!!!
Hot with a plot – the best kind of book.
Can’t wait to read Beautiful Girl arriving in 2 days.
Kimberly C.
May 4
3:36 am
I’m totally hooked now! Love the idea of blog hopping! Thanks for the contest.
Maragaret Noble
May 4
2:12 pm
Hmmm …. sounds intriguing. Can’t wait to follow the trail to the next Excerpt. Love the idea of following the trail.
Nicola O.
May 5
7:07 am
Eek, I almost forgot to leave a comment. have to find out what comes next….
Yiya Lo
May 5
11:40 am
Sounds different but interesting. can’t wait to get the book.
DeSeRt RoSe
May 5
12:46 pm
WOW .. what a beginning.. this has totally caught me in.. got to read the next part.. I’m off to do that right now!
dirover
May 5
1:55 pm
OK, now we need more…
Judith Hulley
May 6
2:08 pm
You have me hooked! LOL
Next please…
Karen Hart
May 7
4:38 pm
Can’t wait to read the book. Just discovered you a couple of months ago from a NextReads suggestion at the library where I work.
Elaine R
May 7
5:23 pm
Good gawd! This sounds tragically awesome.
Jeanette Juan
May 7
11:26 pm
I am definitely putting this book on my to be read list!
Alix
May 8
9:41 pm
I read Chains yesterday, Oh My GOD it is amazing. Your stories are fantastic, and I love how its 3 mini stories in one larger story, kept my interest the whole way.
Val Pearson
May 9
12:42 am
OMG, talk about your amazing excerpt, I really really want this book!
Chris Roberts
May 10
4:56 pm
Oh, WOW!
Marcy Arbitman
May 10
5:04 pm
I just ordered “Chains” and I can’t wait for it to come. Shi is one of my favorite authors!
Eva S
May 10
5:06 pm
Great excerpt, I’m off to read the next one!
Vicki H
May 10
5:33 pm
I HAVE to have this book now!!! Great job!!
Erin Nickas
May 10
6:04 pm
I loved it! Now I’ll be itching to pick up a copy. As I’ve said before, Shi is an expensive habit that I can always find good reason for indulging. Can’t wait to read the full book.
carolyn o
May 10
7:36 pm
now this comes up after I’ve read all the others. I’d love to get my hands on this book. the previews are driving me nuts
Robin in NC
May 10
8:15 pm
OMG!!! What an excerpt! I can’t wait to read the whole book!
Diane Sadler
May 10
11:04 pm
interesting contest and you get to read a lot of new authors and book blogs
CK
May 11
12:22 am
I hate excerpts. I want to know NOW what will happen next!!! Especially on this one. Talk about hooking me fast.
Ashley A
May 11
6:58 am
Oh wow! I cant wait to read this!! I have to know what happens to these women!!
Ashley A
ash_app@hotmail.com
Carol Thompson
May 11
7:08 am
Just starting following the chain now and it looks good so far.
Carol
Audra Holtwick
May 11
1:32 pm
Great excerpt, can’t wait to buy “CHAINS”
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Michelle B
May 25
12:52 am
Great excerpt! Thanks for doing the contest.
Leah T.
May 25
6:31 pm
Ugh…the suspense is killing me…I seriously need to go read the whole book.
kristin
May 25
8:48 pm
This sounds excellent! I cannot wait to read the book!
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