Memories of Fall Colors, Pt. 2 #MFRWhooks #MFRWauthor

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For last Wednesday’s MFRW Book Hooks, I shared some memories of autumn in Western Pennsylvania, the setting for my Historical Romance, Rogue’s Hostage. When I was a child, I loved to watch the leaves on the trees change color and drop off. We had maple trees on our street and the colors were spectacular. Today’s snippet continues that scene.

red fall leaves

Lord, but she was morbid today. Her mood was due to a combination of weather and circumstance and surely would be temporary. She glanced at the view again, wishing Emile were here to see it. He would have been enchanted by the vista.

The fragrance of autumn, clear, crisp, and tangy, wafted on the air. Soon, very soon, winter’s frost would snuff out autumn’s fire, leaving the landscape bleak and brown until the first snowfall came to shield it with a pristine layer of white.

A flock of birds flew overhead, heading south for the winter. Mara watched them with envy, wishing she, too, could soar over the treetops.

Rogue's Hostage

Sensual Historical Romance

Blurb:

His hostage…

In 1758 the Pennsylvania frontier is wild, primitive and dangerous, where safety often lies at the end of a gun. Mara Dupré’s life crumbles when a French and Indian war party attacks her cabin, kills her husband, and takes her captive. Marching through the wilderness strengthens her resolve to flee, but she doesn’t count on her captor teaching her the meaning of courage and the tempting call of desire.

Her destiny…

French lieutenant Jacques Corbeau’s desire for his captive threatens what little honor he has left. But when Mara desperately offers herself to him in exchange for her freedom, he finds the strength to refuse and reclaims his lost self-respect. As the shadows of his past catch up to him, Jacques realizes that Mara, despite the odds, is the one true key to reclaiming his soul and banishing his past misdeeds forever.

Nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance, 2003

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#fallingintolove with The Bulletproof Ghost: Prototypes by Jake dh

falling into love buttonToday’s spotlight is on Jack dh, author of The Bulletproof Ghost: Prototypes, a Falling Into Love read.

The Bulletproof GhostBlurb:

Kyle Richard is constantly picked on by a group of bullies. One day, they took it too far and killed the young boy. Kyle awakens as a cybernetic killing machine created by a mysterious man only known as William. Kyle makes new alliances and reforges connections with old friends as the action packed climax comes to a fever pitch. Will Kyle obey his creator’s will or forge his own destiny?

In this Excerpt, Kyle is referred to as Five:

Both warriors landed on the ground. Five had fought in two trials before this one. His damage and energy expended was starting to catch up with him. He needed to end this. For all he knew, there was yet another trial after this. He intended to survive this. He wasn’t going to die again.

His kick has knocked one of the plates off the side of the Synth’s head. The bare side had conduits and circuits exposed to the air. Its singular red eye in the middle of its head was still intact.

The Synth flew at Five and swiped with its elbow blades. It missed once as Five dodged. The second swipe hit Five’s organic arm. The third was blocked by his extended wrist blade, keeping him from being decapitated. Five grabbed the other arm to keep it from cutting him from the opposite side. His right arm, the organic one, was weak from the cut, but he held strong.

The two were in a stalemate, neither able to break the others defense. The Synth head butted Five. The attack shattered his right eye lens. Blood was running into Five’s white pupil-less eye. A red laser shot out of the Synth’s one eye. Five turned his head, expecting this and the beam only grazed his helmet, causing minor searing. The Synth knew that if it landed the shot in Five’s ocular implant, the beam would penetrate his brain.

Five saw the beam charging up again. He quickly angled their blades as the beam shot out at its eye. The beam impacted the blades, splitting it into dozens of streams. One went directly back into the eye it came out of. The Synth backed up, confused by the lack of visual data. Five used the opportunity to deliver the final blow, slicing through the Synth’s neck. He impaled the head on his depowered blade before it hit the ground.

Five looked over at the black eyed man in the room, “So, Creator William, how did I do?” Five flicked the severed head with his hand, making it spin around on his blade.

William smirked, “Better than the others, Prototype Five,” he stopped smirking, “The others failed.”

Author Bio:

Jake dh has written for Examiner for years, but now he delves into the world of fiction. He just released his first book, The BulletProof Ghost: Prototypes. This is the first book of many in this riveting new scifi series. Jake lives with his wife Sarah and baby son, Xander in Evansville, IN. He enjoys gaming, genre movies, anime and comics. He also roller blades when he gets the chance.

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Author Links – www.thebulletproofghost.com
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Author Author Page – http://www.amazon.com/Jake-d-h/e/B00N8LTYNM/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Blog – http://thebproofblog.blogspot.com/

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