FEMME FATALE – Excerpt Back to Blog
It’s just a few days until the 9/29/15 release of DARK SECRETS! My contribution to the anthology is a sexy paranormal romance, FEMME FATALE.
I wanted to share a quick excerpt of the story with you:
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“A monster is hunting here, huh? What is he? A boogeyman?” Mick asked.
She shook her head. Her lips thinned in what sure looked like annoyance.
“A werewolf?” he pressed.
Her gaze hardened. “No.”
“Ah, right—the puncture wounds and the whole no blood thing.” Mick nodded. “I get it. Vampire, right? I’ve got a vampire loose in Chicago, killing at will.” He laughed.
She didn’t laugh. “That’s exactly what you’ve got.”
Pity stirred within him. “Is there someone you want me to call for you? Someone who might be looking for you?” A nurse. A doctor. A shrink?
“The killer is looking for me, but you and I are going to find him before it’s too late.”
His hand lifted and his fingers wrapped around her wrist. “You’re confused. I can’t help you.”
“I’m not confused.” She stared up at him. “I think you are.”
His index finger was stroking along her inner wrist. A movement that he totally hadn’t meant to make. “How about I go get you a cab?”
She shook her head. “Monsters are real. I know that with utter certainty.”
“Oh, really?” He wasn’t in the mood to humor her, but he was trying, somewhat. It had been a long day and his knee was aching like a bitch. “And how do you know that?”
She smiled at him—a full smile that showed off her white teeth. Incredibly sharp teeth. Her upper canine teeth—they were long and fang-like.
Screw being fang-like…they were fangs.
“I know,” she told him quietly, “because I am a monster. A vampire, to be exact.”
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