Please join me for the book release tour of Pretty Dark Sacrifice by Heather Reid. There's an excerpt below and read through for the giveaway!
ABOUT
PRETTY DARK SACRIFICE:
Title:
Pretty Dark Sacrifice (Pretty Dark Nothing #2)
Publication
date: July 28, 2015
Publisher:
Month9Books, LLC.
Author:
Heather L. Reid
It’s
been five weeks, two days, and eight hours since the demons forced Quinn to
throw herself into the raging river, since Aaron sacrificed himself to save
her, since his body disappeared without a trace.
Everyone
wants Quinn to move on, but she can’t, not after a spirit appears to her at
Aaron's memorial, convincing her he’s still alive.
When
a mysterious box materializes on the very spot Aaron disappeared, Quinn finds
she’s at the center of an ancient prophesy of betrayal, revenge, and sacrifice
that takes her to the depths of the underworld to face Lilith—Adam’s first
wife.
If
Quinn can stop Lilith from unleashing the demon horde Eve, trapped inside the
box during the Battle of Eden millennia ago, she will save the human realm and
free Aaron from an eternity in torment.
All
it will cost is her blood.
EXCERPT:
EXCERPT:
The demons blinked and
spiraled around the heavy bag, leaving long trails of gray wisps behind them.
Each dodging her blows, magnifying her frustrations, and growing fat from her
pain. Hungry, so hungry. They would never get enough.
He’s dead, and you’re alive. It should have been you at the bottom of
that river. If it weren’t for you, if you hadn’t jumped, he wouldn’t have been
in the water that night. You should have died, yet you live, and he’s gone.
All three converged in the
center of her line of sight, a dark triangle of evil hanging in mid-air. Demons
like these had urged her into the water, pecked at her hands, and forced her
under the waves. They had pushed her into
Jeff’s arms, made her believe that letting Aaron go would keep him safe, that
choosing Jeff would make them go away. If she had listened to her heart instead
of their lies, if she had been stronger, maybe Aaron would still be here.
Azrael was right; they didn’t have any answers. She was guilty, but so were
they, and she would make them pay.
Quinn pulled her arm back
and slammed her fist through them. It hit the bag with a sickening crunch. Pain
flooded her hand. The demons laughed and danced while Quinn gritted her teeth
and ignored the numbness spreading down her fingers. Right cross, front kick,
side, kick, dodge left, punch left. Her breaths grew ragged, the room swam, but
she kept lashing out, pouring her whole self into more punishing blows. The
demons dodged and weaved between impacts, gorging on her frustrations. Sweat
dripped into her eyes; she wiped it away with a gloved hand.
“Hey, Blondie, I think that
bag’s had enough punishment for today.” Two strong hands attached to a Mr.
Tall, Dark, and Annoying grabbed the bag and stopped it swinging. She’d seen
him before at the reception desk, cleaning equipment, and occasionally training
a girl with short brown hair whose outfits got skimpier every workout.
“I’ll say when it’s had
enough. And don’t call me ‘Blondie.’” Quinn tried to ignore him and took
another swing, landing one just shy of one of his fingers.
“Well, you are blond,
aren’t you, Blondie? Or is that from a bottle?”
The demons laughed. If they
thought this creep was funny, she didn’t. She lashed out at a demon hovering
over the Everlast logo embossed on the red vinyl, but as always, it was too
quick. Not that her fist could do any real damage to dark spirits from the
Underworld. They weren’t even corporeal. But it felt good to try, to kick the
crap out of something.
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Heather L. Reid is both American and British and has
called six different cities in three different countries, home. Her strong
sense of wanderlust and craving for a new adventure mean you might find her
wandering the moors of her beloved Scotland, exploring haunted castles, or
hiking through a magical forest in search of fairies and sprites. When she’s
not venturing into the unknown in her real life, she loves getting lost in the
worlds of video games or curling up by the fire with good story. For now, this
native Texan is back in the Lone Star State, settling down with her Scottish
husband and writing new tales of fantasy and horror.
Giveaway
Information: Contest ends August 21, 2015
· Five (5) winners will
receive a digital copy of Pretty Dark Sacrifice (Pretty Dark Nothing #2) by
Heather L. Reid (INT)
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