See Me by Natalie Nicole Bates
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BLURB:
Carly
Anders is hearing voices in her head. Another one of her kind is trying to
contact her. She knows of the malevolent freaks—others who are eternal like her
and seek out the weak to inflict pain upon. For years, Carly has held up huge
protective walls to keep herself and her secrets safe. Now, physically and
mentally exhausted, Carly needs protection and rest.
She
accepts the invitation to visit an internet friend who needs help appraising a
collection of antique photographs. The
situation is not ideal, but Carly hopes a male presence in her life will deter
the determined suitor who haunts her thoughts and dreams.
Daniel
Tremont is not what Carly is expecting.
The
former funeral director has a secret of his own. Not only is he eternal like
Carly, he is her creation from all those years before—her abomination she
thought she killed.
Daniel
has been searching for Carly for years. He knows she is the piece of his life
that he has been missing for so long. Now that he has found her, he has no
intentions of letting her go.
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EXCERPT:
A
flicker of life ignited in her eyes. Her hands came up to his face, and to
Daniel’s surprise, tears bubbled from his own eyes. He was releasing the pain
and fear he had absorbed from his beloved.
“I’m
so sorry, Daniel, so sorry,” she murmured.
“There’s
nothing to be sorry for, my love. It’s over. It’s time to move forward now.”
“You
don’t understand what I am, Daniel.”
“I
do understand, Carly. I am what you are. See me for what I am.”
In
his mind, he could see the moving clockwork gears of her thoughts once again as
she tried to process what he was telling her to be true.
“Just
accept it, and let’s move forward.”
She
drew his face to hers and her lips parted beneath his. Time blurred and he
drank in the essence of his Carly. Her soft, barely covered curves molded
themselves against his the hard planes of his body. Her hands were under his
t-shirt, her fingers stroking him.
If
he pressed on, he knew she wouldn’t refuse him. But in her vulnerable state, he
wouldn’t let anything progress further that night. Carly needed time to process
everything that happened. There was plenty of time to pursue a physical relationship.
They weren’t going any where…he hoped.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Natalie-Nicole Bates is a
book reviewer and author.
Her passions in life include
books and hockey along with Victorian and Edwardian era photography and antique
poison bottles. Natalie contributes her uncharacteristic love of hockey to
being born in Russia.
She currently resides in the
UK where she is working on her next book and adding to her collection of 19th
century post-mortem photos.
Buy link for SEE ME:
Social media links for
Natalie-Nicole Bates
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It's a really sweet scene between Daniel and Carly*sigh*
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ReplyDeleteAlisia~Thank you so much for hosting SEE ME at your amazing blog!
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ReplyDeleteIs your next book about Daniel and Carly or is it something new?
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Lena~ My new novella is a paranormal romance with horror elements called Remember The Stars. It is something new. If you get a chance, visit my blog and see the cover--it's fabulous! In the meantime, here is the blurb for Remember The Stars:
ReplyDeleteFor Leah Rhodes, life as she knows it has just changed forever.
Waking in a gutter in the dark surroundings of her distant past, a familiar man stands out in her confusion.
But Remy Moreland has been dead for years.
It soon becomes apparent to Leah that both she and Remy are trapped in a hell of their own making.
Can one night together not only lead to the way out, but to love as well?
What a great excerpt. I am going to love this story.
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Emiliana~ Remember The Stars is available now at Amazon:
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Love the excerpt, thank you.
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Remember The Stars sounds also quite good, I'll have to look it up.
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Thank you to everyone for your comments! I appreciate it and hope you'll give one of my stories a try. I also have a contemporary available called Change of Address, which was a 2012 Festival of Romance Reader's Award Finalist. Something a bit different from my paranormals.
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