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Girl in the Water
by Dana Marton
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GENRE: Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
After
the tragic death of his family, Ian, fresh home from the Army, is a shadow of
his former self. Only his best friend's disappearance in South America pulls
him back from the ledge. He rushes to Brazil, but he gets there too late. The
best he can do now is find his friend's murderers. The single lead in the case
is also the single biggest obstacle--Daniela, a mysterious beauty very much in
need of protection, with a host of secrets hidden in a dark past. As the two of
them track down clues and try to untangle an impossible case, they draw the
attention of all the wrong people, and danger follows them back to the US.
Ian
wants the murderers. Daniela wants Ian to acknowledge the hot sparks of passion
between them. He doesn't mind breaking rules, just never his own. Rule #1: You
don't seduce the woman you protect.
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EXCERPT ONE:
A
couple of boats had been dragged up on the flat of the riverbank. Nobody
around. Ian sat in the shade of the largest boat and pretended to be watching
the barges and tugboats going past him.
He
stole a glance at the house, hoping to spot Finch. Nothing there, but something
rising out of the water maybe thirty feet from him caught his attention.
At
first, he thought it might be a caiman—South America’s version of an alligator.
Caimans were native to the area, although, he had no idea if they lived in this
part of this particular river.
But
instead, out of the river, rose a young woman.
She
seemed to be struggling with…an anaconda?
When
the shiny black, long body wrapped around hers, Ian moved, ready to dive into
the water to help her, but she had the upper hand and dragged the wriggling
beast toward shore with a triumphant smile, and he could see that she had a
giant eel.
He
couldn’t take his eyes off the thing. The eel stretched as long as the woman
was tall, over five feet. They wrestled in the mud, the scene stunningly primal
and elemental.
She
had a piece of rag tied around her small breasts, and another around her slim
waist, covering only the private parts of her body. She was the most stunning
sight he’d ever seen, long dark hair streaming down in wet rivulets. A goddess
risen.
A
goddess in mortal struggle.
His
western sensibilities pushed him to run and help, but the woman and the eel and
their battle seemed somehow the spirit of the Amazon itself, and he felt like
an interloper. He felt that he couldn’t take the woman’s triumph away from her.
And
she did win, dragging the eel to shore, grabbing a rock the next second and
smashing the eel’s head. The eel was still squirming when, with the same,
sharp-edged rock, she gutted the thing, dumping the insides back into the
river. She was not a peaceful goddess.
She
washed the eel efficiently, then picked up the carcass and carried it,
staggering under the weight, up the tall, steep bank, and in through the back
door of the house Ian had been watching.
Ian’s
chin might have dropped a little. Or a lot. In fact, he felt as if his chin
just hit his lap.
Who
on earth was she?
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AUTHOR BIO:
New
York Times and USA Today bestselling author Dana Marton has thrilled and
entertained millions of readers around the globe with her fast-paced stories
about strong women and honorable men who fight side by side for justice and
survival.
Kirkus
Reviews calls her writing "compelling and honest." RT Book Review
Magazine said, "Marton knows what makes a hero...her characters are sure
to become reader favorites." Her writing has been acclaimed by critics,
called, "gripping," "intense and chilling," "full of
action," "a thrilling adventure," and wholeheartedly recommended
to readers. Dana is the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence,
the Readers' Choice Award, and Best Intrigue, among other awards. Her book,
TALL, DARK, AND LETHAL was nominated for the prestigious Rita Award. DEATHSCAPE
reached the #1 spot on Amazon's Romantic Suspense Bestseller list.
Dana
has a Master's degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and is continuously studying
the art and craft of writing, attending several workshops, seminars and
conferences each year. Her number one goal is to bring the best books she
possibly can to her readers.
Keeping
in touch with readers is Dana's favorite part of being an author. Please
connect with her via her web site (danamarton.com) or her Facebook page
(facebook.com/danamarton).
Having
lived around the world, Dana currently creates her compelling stories in a
small and lovely little town in Pennsylvania. The fictional town of her
bestselling Broslin Creek series is based on her real life home where she
fights her addictions to reading, garage sales, coffee and chocolate. If you
know a good twelve-step program to help her with any of that, she'd be
interested in hearing about it! :-)
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Thanks so much for the excerpt and terrific giveaway.
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