Hey, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host January
Bain and her new book, “Racing the Whirlwind”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
this post.
Be sure to make it to the
end of this post to enter to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with January
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Racing the Whirlwind
by January Bain
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GENRE: Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
Book three in the TETRAD Group series
Alysia
has spent the last ten years avoiding relationships, but the night her life
implodes, she meets Nick. Now all bets are off.
Haunted
by her past, Alysia’s desperate for answers. She needs Nick and the group sworn
to aid those unable to go to the law for help, because TETRAD will do what law
enforcement cannot or will not—believe her when she says she knows who’s after
her.
My
name is Nick Wheeler and I’m with TETRAD, where I use my unusual skillset to
best advantage. But what I didn’t expect is to become involved with a trauma
nurse, or for it to become so deadly, with the stakes rising hour by hour.
I’m
Alysia Rossini. One look at Nick Wheeler and I know he’s the one to help me
forget the past. But is it fair to expose him to such danger? And will I live
long enough for the chance to be with him?
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EXCERPT THREE:
Creak.
What
was that?
Alysia
stopped in mid-twist, hand poised above the toilet tank handle, ready to flush.
There. Another faint footpad. Someone was in the house, advancing down the
hallway, step by cautious step. Not a nightmare, but real this time. Her mouth
dry, her throat tightening, she tried to move. Why, oh why didn’t I kill him
when I had the chance? Why did I resume CPR and save his evil ass? Because I
swore to help others. It’s why I went into nursing in the first place. And I
didn’t want to become like him. The idealistic thought hadn’t comforted her
then and provided even less comfort now, because she had a terrible fear that
if she had to do it all again, she might not come out the same person.
She
couldn’t unfreeze her body—every cell, every muscle, every fiber of her being
was paralyzed by fear. The memory of another time slithered in between one
heartbeat and the next, squeezing the life out of her like the pythons that
she’d feared most when visiting the reptile house as a child. It pulled her
under, took over. Filled her conscious mind with excruciating torment while her
body remained frozen in place, bricked and mortared by the powerful image.
There. A closer squeak of protest from the old wooden floorboards. A whiff of
odor she couldn’t identify. Move, damn it!
She
broke free of the terror in a rush of self-preservation driven by a single
gossamer strand of willpower. She picked up her cell phone sitting on the edge
of the sink and lunged for the window, thrust up the lower pane with hands
trembling to the point of not seeming under her control, and pushed one foot
over the ledge to climb through the small space. Her heel caught on a sharp
nail head protruding through the wood frame. She swallowed the hurt. Pulling
her other foot up and over the sill, she jumped.
Dizzy
from waves of night terrors flooding in with a vengeance, she padded across the
icy asphalt shingles on bare feet. She forced herself to think, to remain in
the moment. It would be too easy to succumb to her worst fear, to allow the
past to sweep away all she had worked so hard to build. To just lie down and
die, have it over with. The pain. The guilt. The sleepless nights.
Then
the image of her father filled her brain, encouraging her to keep moving. Don’t
let evil win, sweetheart. Suddenly he was right there with her, beckoning her
forward in the night, an in corporeal image hovering between life and death.
Between this world and the next, comforting and bittersweet, because in her
heart she knew it wasn’t real. Instead he was lying in his grave by her
mother’s side hundreds of miles away.
Fortified
by the vision, she halted at the edge of the roof and looked downward. It was
at least twenty feet to the blurry ground below. Why didn’t I put on my
glasses? Or bring the Beretta from the nightstand? For the same reason she
hadn’t switched on the bathroom light—it was the middle of the night and there
was no need. And bright lights bothered her over-sensitive eyes. She’d only
brought her phone in case of an emergency at work or with Kate. No hope for it
now. She had to go over the edge. Maybe the two feet of heavy snow would break
her fall? Or not. Better a broken limb than what waited inside.
There
would be no quick end to her life—she knew that with dead certainty. The
realization made her push down the panic threatening to grab her by the throat
and paralyze her yet again. Why hadn’t she ended it all on the highway all
those months ago? She shook her head. Too late for regrets. She knew it was
him, back to finish the job. The last witness.
She
eased her body down past the eaves and dangled in mid-air, her phone held
precariously between her teeth. When her arms could no longer support her, her
muscles trembling with the strain, she let go. She plunged into a snowbank, her
skin shocked and freezing from the icy snow crystals enveloping her. So strong
was the wind that it pressed the flimsy fabric of her nightdress tight against
her bare skin and whipped long auburn strands of hair into her face.
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AUTHOR BIO:
January Bain has
wished on every falling star, every blown-out birthday candle, and every coin
thrown in a fountain to be a storyteller. To share the tales of high adventure,
mysteries, and full blown thrillers she has dreamed of all her life. The story
you now have in your hands is the compilation of a lot of things manifesting
itself for this special series. Hundreds of hours spent researching the unusual
and the mundane have come together to create books that features strong women
who live life to the fullest, wild adventures full of twists and unforeseen
turns, and hot complicated men who aren’t afraid to take risks. She can only
hope her stories will capture your imagination.
If
you are looking for January Bain, you can find her hard at work every morning
without fail in her office with her furry baby, Ling Ling. And, of course,
she’s married to the most romantic man! Who once famously remarked to her
inquiry about buying fresh flowers for their home every week, “Give me one good
reason why not?” Leaving her speechless and knocking her head against the
proverbial wall for being so darn foolish. She loves flowers.
If
you wish to connect in the virtual world she is easily found on Facebook. Oh,
and she loves to talk books…
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CONNECT WITH JANUARY:
Blog:
Email:
januarybain@xplornet.com
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Goodreads Book Page:
Amazon Author Page:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
January will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thanks so much for hosting my book tour, Ally, greatly appreciated! That's good to know, James! A love of books is such a wonderful thing, it opens your whole world up! All the best in 2020!
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January
January ~ Good morning and happy new year! Looks like you beat me here lol... It's always a pleasure having you here! Congrats on the exciting new book and good luck on the rest of the book tour :)
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ReplyDeleteAwesome excerpt, can't wait to read this one!
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