Legacy Reborn by Genie Gabriel
Genie will be awarding nine $9 Amazon GCs -- eight will be awarded to randomly drawn commenters during the tour, and one will be awarded to a randomly drawn host.
Excerpt:
Once more dressed in jeans and her well-worn cowboy boots, with a jacket thrown on to ward off the chill evening air, Phoenix walked. Against a backdrop of blue-green mountain peaks and the lightly wooded hillsides closer to the farm, the hens were settling in their coop, with only an occasional soft clucking.
Inside the boldly painted red barn, horses whickered in their stalls. She breathed deeply of the scents of horse and hay as she ambled through the dusty structure, then opened the side door and walked into the llama's pasture. The male immediately approached her and nuzzled her cheek as she slung her arm around him.
"I love you too, Romeo." She closed her eyes and relaxed against the animal's woolly neck.
However, her relaxation ended abruptly when the animal stiffened and emitted a shrill cry. Following the animal's gaze, Phoenix saw CJ standing on the other side of the corral with his arms folded on the top board.
"Will your llama spit in my face?"
"It's alright, Romeo." Phoenix patted the llama, then walked slowly toward the man who had occupied too much of her thoughts lately. "What brings you out this way?"
"You left the Governor's presentation right after you talked to Mitch. I wanted to be sure you were okay."
All the memories she had been trying to walk off slammed into Phoenix once more. "What is okay? I'm not sure I've ever been okay or ever will be. How can I find normal or happy when I don't think I've experienced those things?"
"You come up your own version of what makes you happy." "A woman is dead because of me. How can I ever be happy knowing that?"
"Mitch said Swaggerty was waiting for Charlene. If it hadn't been that night, he would have killed her another way. Phoenix let that statement sink in. One part of her brain knew that was true. So why did she cling to the blame for Charlene's death? Maybe she was afraid to move forward.
About Genie:
I'm an optimist
whose rose-colored glasses have bent frames and cracked lenses. When life kicks
me in the teeth, I find miracles and lessons I refused to learn an easier way.
In fact, I live with a small herd of miracles in the furry forms of dogs, who
are constantly trying to teach me to forgive, to play more, and to love without
limits. I write about people who find courage and integrity in the darkest
times of their lives, who rescue stray dogs and kittens, who find a person they
would willingly give their lives for, and who make their little corners of the
world a better place. People have remarked my stories "aren't what they
expected." With rose-colored glasses firmly in place, I take that as a
compliment. I invite you to share a piece of my world in the pages of a book,
and hope you find some surprises, some tears, some laughter, and always a happy
ending.
My Web site:
http://www.GenieGabriel.com
NOTE: All nine
books in the Halo Legacy Series will be $0.99 the day of the tour!
Thank you for visiting!
Linda Mercury
My page at Amazon:
Dracula's SecretDracula's Desires
Dracula Unleashed
Predator and Prey
