Lily Malloy’s
life changes forever the night a dark stranger shows up at her door. She soon
finds herself growing increasingly attracted to this mysterious man. When Lily
is forced to rely on him to find her sister after she goes missing, Lily
discovers a secret that could mean life or death.
When Dex’s
planet, Jheta, is destroyed, he and his people travel to Earth for a new home.
By chance, he stumbles upon fascinating, beautiful Lily. Haunted by the truth
of his identity, Dex knows he can never have her. Yet that doesn’t stop his
attraction to her. When a threat jeopardizes the lives of Lily and the Jhetans,
Dex must fight to protect them, even if it means his own life.
EXCERPT:
When
Lily finally managed to get her moment of privacy, she found herself staring at
a photo of Dex. She didn’t know when Shay had taken it, whether it was posed or
simply a random moment captured on film. What she did know was that it was
magnificent. The entire night she found herself glancing at the picture from
wherever she was in the gallery.
It
was a rare black and white shot since Shay loved color photos—a weird thing for
a past Goth who used to adore black and white. In the shot, Dex was lying on
the ground with his eyes closed, leaves and grass surrounding him and dirt
smudged on his cheek. Despite the grayness of the photo, Lily loved how the
sunlight hit the hard planes of his face, giving allure to a raw, animalistic
masterpiece.
She
nearly reached out her hand to touch it before she thought of how silly she
would look stroking a work of art. Instead, she took another sip of champagne.
“I
don’t understand the appeal of this photo,” someone stated from behind her.
“Oh?”
“It’s
too weak, too inadequate. This photographer has many stronger pieces. You
should gaze at some of those.”
Lily
smiled to herself. “I disagree. This is one of her strongest. This photo
displays strength and vulnerability simultaneously. A rare feat for a
photographer to capture them both.”
“I
suppose the next thing you’ll say is you like it.”
“How
could I not? It’s incredible.”
“There
is only one thing I like about it.”
“What’s
that?” Lily wondered.
“The
color.”
“It’s
black and white.”
“Gray.
Like your eyes.”
Lily
turned around and sucked in a hard breath. A man dressed in Armani like
couldn’t hold a candle to how Dex looked in a pair of dark jeans and collared
black shirt.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Elaina John is an author
from Chicago. She began writing after graduating college and discovering she’d
rather write books than work in the corporate world.
Along with Rising Flame, the
first book of the Jhetan Chronicles, she is also the author of the States
Trilogy and a couple short stories.
Purchase links:
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rising-flame-elaina-john/1117014277?ean=2940148475590
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