I am super excited to have my friend, Allyson Carter on my blog today. Her new romantic suspense, Buried Secrets releases TODAY! It sounds absolutely delightful! I've already went on over and bought my copy. You can buy your copy: Sweet Cravings Publishing & Kindle,
Here is the blurb and an excerpt.
Oh and hop on over to Allyson's website as she is giving away a free copy of Buried Secrets.
Blurb
A message from her
dead husband turns Mary Cox’s life upside down. Someone wants to kill her and
her daughter, Faith. They’ll stop at nothing to track her down. The only man
she trusts is her best friend’s brother Jace, except, he lied to her before.
Will secrets from her past destroy the life she’s made for herself or bring
them closer together?
Just as Jace Smith
begins to adjust to civilian life, a cry of help from the only woman he’s ever
cared for sends him back into the heat of battle. The type where someone—may
not come out alive in the end. Secrets are revealed and nothing will ever be
the same again. He’d do anything to keep Mary and her daughter safe from the
danger after them. But a secret from his past threatens everything. Can they
ever get back what they once had or die trying?
Excerpt of Buried Secrets
“Jace,” she
whispered.
“Yes Kitten. I’m right here.”
She shot up and looked at him with shock in her gaze. Confusion
was written all over her face as her eyes darted around the room, landing on
the clock and then back on him. He could almost see the wheels turning in her
head on what he’d been doing in her room at this hour. She crossed her arms
over her chest and it did nothing but draw more attention to her breast. He
averted his attention and smiled at her to try and reassure her all was fine
and nothing happened.
“What are you doing here?”
Silver streaks ran down her cheeks from where her tear had dried.
He reached out to brush them away with his thumb, knowing they wouldn’t go
anywhere. Her satin skin under his fingers called to him in a way no one else
would. She took a ragged breath in and bit down on her lower lip. Sexy.
“I heard someone crying and went to check on Faith. She was
sleeping and then I heard it again.”
“Me?” She blushed a bright red that traveled to her hairline and
down her neck. He loved the way she did this so easily.
“Yes,” he answered and took a step back. Heat coursed through him
and he didn’t trust himself not to grab and kiss her senseless in the moment.
The innocent way she asked the question and reacted always got to him. She
didn’t have a clue how she affected him or how pretty she was.
“I’m so sorry I woke you.”
“Don’t worry about it. What were you dreaming about?”
Her curls bounced from side to side as she shook her head. Panic
filled her eyes before she looked down and he knew he’d not like the answer to
this. Did she have a nightmare about earlier today or something else? He needed
to know the answer so he could make her feel safe again. She looked down and
mumbled an answer he didn’t hear and then crawled across the bed and stood up.
She turned her back to him, shoulders bunched up with her hands shaking. She
wouldn’t realize he saw this, but he had and even more than before had to get
an answer from her.
Jace placed his hands on her shoulders. She pulled away from his
touch. Burn. Talk about a way to wound a man. The best way to do that was to
turn away from him when you need a shoulder to cry on. “Tell me.”
“No. I can’t.” She got off the bed and moved across the room.
“What could be so bad that you can’t tell me?” He asked and
regretted it almost as soon as the words left his mouth. Closing his eyes he
prayed silently for her to confide in him. She needed someone else in her
corner besides her best friend. Who better than the man who loved her and
wanted to keep her safe?
“Because,” she sighed and turned around. Unshed tears glistened
her eyes. This tough woman had been tough and all together for too long and
didn’t want to let go. Afraid. She was afraid to admit she needed help and to
lean on someone again. He longed to have her fall in his arms and rely on him
for a change. The urge chewed its way through his body until he didn’t think he
could take it anymore.
“Because what?” he prompted gently as he he went to her.
“This man or group or whatever they are has the power to take
everything I love away. They already killed Bruce and now seem hell bent on
killing me and Faith.”
“I won’t let them get to you two.”
Mary snorted and raised a skeptical brow at him. He saw denial
written all over her face. She didn’t think he could keep her safe. After she
said she trusted him, those were apparently only words. “You can’t stop them
all by yourself.”
He stepped closer.
“For crying out loud! You don’t trust me to do as I say I will.”
She huffed out a breath and met his gaze with a hard one of her
own. Her chin inched up a little more to try and not to show any sign of
backing down from her position. He took another step and watched surprise come
into her eyes. That’s right.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you. I–just…
Allyson writes in the sweet, suspense, and Christian romance genres. In her books, you’ll find emotionally stirring story lines, along with suspense with faith mixed in. She resides in the beautiful mountains of southern West Virginia with her loving husband and four wonderful children, who put up with her love for writing. When not spending time with her family you can find her knitting, and watching way too many suspense shows and reality TV.
