Spotlight Tour & Giveaway: Entranced by Maddie James
Entranced
by
Maddie James
The
Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice, Book
One
Time Travel | Paranormal | Romance |
Suspense
Can souls touch
through time and hold on when all odds are against them?
Claire Winslow
vacations on an East Coast barrier island, content with her life and
her potential future—until the illusion of a man walking the misty
shore haunts her. Then one kiss—a beautiful, soulful, stolen kiss
in the night—and her life changes forever.
Nearly 300 years
past, Jack Porter is in hot pursuit of his kidnapped wife. Not an
easy feat considering the year is 1718 and the kidnapper is the
notorious pirate Blackbeard aka Edward Teach. Determined to rescue
his wife and take the pirate’s head in the process, Jack steals
aboard the pirate’s ship to save her.
Entranced sends
Jack and Claire on a wild search through time, not only for the
resolution to a powerful attraction between them, but also for a
historical artifact that holds the key to their future happiness—the
coveted silver-plated chalice made from Blackbeard’s skull.
Release
Date: March 20, 2014
Category:
Fiction > Romance > Paranormal > Time Travel
Heat
Level: Sizzle
Length:
Novel, @88,800 words
Series:
The Legend of Blackbeard’s
Chalice, Book One
Publisher:
Turquoise Morning Press
ISBN:
978-1-62237-283-6
Ebook Price:
$2.99 (Special Series “First
Book”
Pricing)
An
Excerpt…
Claire stared at the man staring back
at her through the night mist. She blinked and then focused her gaze
once more.
He was still there.
Her pulse quickened. Her heart hammered
in her chest. Slowly, she stepped around the wooden rocker and
silently crossed the porch to the entrance. Just to the right of the
steps she stopped, placed her hand around the carved porch post and
leaned into it, her cheek resting against its smooth and cool painted
exterior. Her gaze never left his, and his followed hers as she
moved. Inhaling deeply, the misty air hung heavy in her throat.
Claire held her breath for a moment and then slowly and silently let
it out, trying to clear her mind of the haze.
The nearly full moon provided a shaft
of light, perfectly illuminating the man. Waves beat steadily against
the shore behind him, an ever-present drone in her ears.
Funny, she thought. The sound used to
drive her crazy, now it was barely noticeable. The wind pushed cloud
cover in front of the moon’s beam and again she searched the night
for a glimpse of him.
There! He’s closer. Definitely
closer.
She jumped and fought panic. Her heart
skipped a beat. The first night he had stood at the foot of the
lighthouse, barely a specter against the illuminated white. The next
night he’d ventured nearer, away from the lighthouse.
Now he stood barely twenty yards away,
slowly walking toward her on the boarded walkway leading to the steps
of her porch. An image of a man. A hologram of sorts.
A ghost? Her imagination run amok?
He fascinated her. Too far away—always
too far away to see his eyes—but she knew they were black as pitch,
rimmed with clear bright whites.
He stood tall, with his fists placed on
either hip. His broad stance was solid, roped with muscle. His hair
was long, silky, and as black as his eyes.
Soft.
She could feel the texture on her
fingertips.
How? She didn’t even know what, or
who, this man was. But she knew these things about him. Somehow.
He stepped forward. The night breeze
ruffled his loose, white shirt, opened halfway down his chest. The
wind lifted and swirled her silk nightgown around her legs, and she
wondered if the sight of it aroused him, as the glimpse of his bare
chest aroused her. She hugged the porch post as he took a step
closer.
And then another.
Her spine prickled with fear as well as
curiosity and anticipation.
Oh, God. He’s coming closer.
Claire locked her gaze with his,
stepping away from the post and backing across the porch until her
rear bumped into the screen door. He stopped and stared. Mesmerized
by his gaze, she felt a mystical pull, some sort of power emanating
from him, propelling her closer. That push-pull rivaled the fear she
felt in her heart.
He took another step forward. With each
step his body became more solid. More real.
Claire shifted sideways and grasped the
cold doorknob behind her.
Too close.
A soft ocean breeze blew a dark strand
of hair across the man’s face, and suddenly she felt compelled to
stroke it from his eyes. She wanted to reach forward, caress his
temple, peer into those dark eyes…. She released the doorknob and
took a half step forward.
He stood still.
She stepped forward once more— But
before she could continue, clouds passed in front of the moon,
leaving her in total darkness.
She stood, waiting, the connection
broken. Her chest heaved in anticipation. Her pulse raced. Her
breathing came in short, shallow gulps. She waited, but when the
wind-whipped clouds passed out of the moon-glow’s path, she saw
that he had vanished. Nothing but empty black night filled the open
space between her cottage and the lighthouse.
Nothing.
Had he ever really been there?
Claire shook her head and blinked.
Without fear, and with her heart beating a rapid tattoo, she rushed
off the porch steps, turning in circles, her eyes straining through
the night, searching.
“Come back here!” she yelled. “Who
are you?”
But the night swallowed her plea. Only
the ocean winds heard her call.
Whether
writing traditional contemporary romance or building paranormal
worlds, bestselling romance author, Maddie James, pens stories that
frequently cross a variety of romantic sub-genres. Sweet or spicy,
suspense or comedy, western or time-travel, her heroes and heroines
always chase one thing—the happily-ever-after—whether
they realize it or not!
A
Food Network junkie who plots the way she cooks—by the seat of her
pants—Maddie always has a delicious end product in mind (and she
always follows a secret recipe!).
Her
first book, THE WILD WEST,
a Kensington Precious Gems romance, received a Calico Trails Cameo
Award. RED: A SEDUCTION TALE,
claimed first place as the Romance Book Scene's favorite novella of
the year. A four time nominee for a CAPA/Psyche Award from The
Romance Studio, Maddie’s books have received numerous 5 Star and
Top Pick reviews. Her books have landed on Amazon, Barnes &
Noble, and Kobo top-selling lists, and she is frequently listed as a
Top 100 Most Popular Contemporary Romance Author at Amazon.
Maddie
is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and its Published
Author Network (PAN), Louisville Romance Writers (LRWA), Novelists
Inc. (NINC), Kentuckiana Authors, and the Independent Book Publishers
Association (IBPA).
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That looks pretty good! I'd not heard of her before. On my tbr list it goes :)
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I haven't read Time Travel in years. Sounds good!
ReplyDeleteTotally new author to me. The excerpt was pretty intense. Thanks!!
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