IT’S HERE! (well, almost)
RELEASING THE DEMONS is now available for preorder! \o/ YAY!
I’ll also be doing a blog tour over the next few months along with a Facebook party towards the end of September so stay tuned for the madness!
Check out the teaser below, since I love to tease. šĀ Hope you all enjoy reading this book as much as I loved writing it. ā¤
RELEASING THE DEMONS
BLURB:
Blaze Knight has been through hell and back, but the nightmares aren’t over yet.
Five years after Blaze was maimed by Cyrus Chimola, a powerful vampire with a penchant for torture, heās still trying to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. As a genetically engineered mercenary with the ability to bend fire to his will and to see in infrared, Blazeās mission is to protect whatās left of humanity. When Chimola and his crew return to the Bronx gunning for Blazeās blood, Blaze is forced to face the demons of his past. Hell-bent on revenge, he seeks the help of Valerie Medeiros, an NYPD detective who manages to steal his heart and save his life in more ways than one.
Motivated by her sisterās gruesome death, Valerie has made it her lifeās goal to bury every vampire in the ground where they belong. When she brings in Blaze Knight for suspected murder, she discovers heās not only innocent, he isn’t a man at allāhe’s a half-vampire hybrid working with a band of brothers for the U.S. military. Valerie has a hard time trusting anything with fangs, yet she quickly falls headlong into Blazeās life, a life full of darkness and horror she canāt even begin to fathom. The bodies are stacking up, but Valerie canāt seem to let go of this hybrid, a beautiful monster filled with pain, rage, and passion unlike anything she’s ever known.
In a world where the line between good and evil is blurred, Blaze and Valerie will find danger at every turn, risking everything theyāve come to know and love, including one another.
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SNIPPET:
Valerie kept her eyes locked on the glass windows covered with cigarette prices and beer ads, watching Tattoos pay up at the cash register. Once she reached the side of the building, she pressed her back against the warm brick wall. Sweat trickled down her spine and she wiped her clammy hands on her jeans before she drew her Beretta. She listened for the bell hanging above the store entrance, and when it jingled, she peered past the corner of the building.
There he is.
Holding a pack of Marlboros, he slipped it into his back pocket along with a silver money clip. He walked back toward the Chevelle, scanning the area one more time as he stepped off the concrete elevation.
This is it. Do it. Now!
With her gun pointed at the ground in a two-handed grip,Ā Valerie pushed off the wall and turned the corner, staring at his back. Her voice was loud and clear as she called, āBlaze.ā
He stopped and pivoted around. A fleeting expression of confusion filled his face, but it quickly turned into shock asĀ she lifted her gun and shouted, āFreeze, NYPD!ā
Gasps and shouts resounded as everyone turned their attention on her. Some people ducked while others gawked, and she wished they would just climb into their cars and get the hell out of here. She did her best to ignore them, keeping her focus solely on the man before her as she carefully approached him. He didnāt make any sudden movements,Ā his brow furrowing as a muscle in his jaw ticked.
Valerie flashed her badge to prove she wasnāt bullshitting.Ā āGet your hands in the air where I can see them.ā
He slowly lifted his arms and spread his hands out wide. Then spoke with a voice like black gravel, matching hisĀ appearance all too well. āWhatās going on here?ā
She closed in on him, his presence becoming more and more overwhelming. Sirens resonated in the distance, sending a trickle of relief through her. He didnāt appearĀ armed but that didnāt mean jack.
āTurn around and get down on the ground. Now!ā
Anger consumed the confusion on his face but heĀ surprisingly complied, giving her his back again before dropping to his knees with his hands above his head.
She kept her gun aimed and her mind submerged in the well of her calm. She couldnāt remember the last time sheād arrested someone; she usually shot to kill. āCross your ankles,ā she ordered, and he did so, crossing his booted ankles as if heād done this before.
Valerie placed her foot in the space between his legs, so if he attempted to stand he would end up flat on his face. People finally backed away as she removed her tungsten carbide handcuffs from her utility belt, gripping the Beretta with knuckles white as chalk. Tungsten carbide was the onlyĀ metal strong enough to hold a vampire, but she used it on everyone, regardless of species. Two New Rochelle cruisers whipped into the gas station, blocking off both exits before four officers leapt out of their respective vehicles. Valerie put the gun up and cuffed Blazeās dominant hand, swinging his right arm around before latching onto the left.
He didnāt put up a fight. He didnāt even flinch. But he balled his big hands into fists at his back. She read him his Miranda rights as she cinched the cuffs around both of his thick wrists.
āYou have the right to remain silentāā
āI have the right to know whatās going on,ā he growled, showing her his savage profile.
āAnything you do or say can be used against you in a court of law.ā
āWhat are you arresting me for?ā
āYou have the right to an attorney.ā
āFuck the attorneyāā
She yanked the chain of his cuffs, bringing his solidĀ body against her as the faint scent of cologne tickled her nose. She leaned into his ear, anger flashing through her as she thought of bloody grass and charred flesh.
āYouāre under arrest for the murder of Elena Delgado. Now get the fuck up and move.ā
L.D. Rose 