An Undying Oath
By H.K. Savage
Published By- Staccato Publishing
Blurb:
Sergeant Justin Shaw returned from the war with what is left
of his unit, though instead of being hailed as heroes, they are being sought as
test subjects. Their last mission behind enemy lines to obtain a WMD ended with
them exposed and on the run. Their goal is not only to destroy the weapon, but
also the program being run by their own government. Justin and his men have
sacrificed everything for their mission. Will it be enough? Samantha James, a
girl whose father disappeared almost twenty years ago unwittingly holds the
key. When her father returns bodies start to fall. Sam doesn't know who to
trust. Both Justin and her father have their own agendas and either one of them
could end up with her dead.
Carefully, she pushed open the door and
entered her apartment. The
growling ball of fur in her grasp was
having no part of it. Clawing at
her with his sharp back claws, Bill took
a few chunks out of her
forearms as he finally leapt free of her,
racing down the hall and out
of sight. Sam didn’t give chase or even
turn her head to see where he
went. He wouldn’t go far, he never did on
the rare occasion he got
out. In a few minutes he would be beating
at the door with his soft,
declawed front paws. Her focus was on
what had incited such panic in
her even keel pet. Why was Bill so scared
to go inside? He liked Paul.
Even more unsettling was the feeling
crawling down her spine.
Something was very wrong. She could feel
it.
There was no sound or movement coming
from inside. When Paul was over
he always had the television turned on a
game whether it was football,
basketball, soccer, whatever. He always
had to have background noise.
Unlike Sam, he liked noise.
“Paul?” Sam realized she was crouching. Telling
herself she was being
ridiculous, she forced herself to stand
up, pushing the door open and
peering inside. There was no answer.
Maybe he was tired and had nodded
off she told herself. It did nothing for
the now painful gooseflesh
covering her body. “Paul?” she called his
name again, whispering it
this time. He wasn’t in the living room
or kitchen. She pushed a
cabinet door closed with the back of one
hand as she walked past. He
had to have been here, she never left
drawers or cabinets open.
Glancing around, she noticed a piece of
mail hanging over the edge of
her sorter. What had he been doing in
here, snooping? With
considerably more effort, she forced her
feet toward the bedroom,
stepping over one of Bill’s toys lying in
the middle of the floor.
“Paul?” His name died on her lips as she
walked past the open bathroom
door and froze. Without knowing what she
was doing, Sam drifted inside
and stopped just inside the doorway. Her
hand flew to her mouth too
late to stop the scream.
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About the Author-
HK lives in the frozen hinterlands of the far North. The
long, cold months provide ample opportunity to hunker down with her computer
and create adventures far more enticing than scraping ice and getting
frostbite.
Between books HK reads voraciously. Anything with a good
plot and compelling characters are her broad parameters. One is as likely to
catch her with a copy of Don Quixote as with the latest in Gail Carriger’s
steampunk series.
HK practices martial arts, rides her horse, gardens and
plays with her family every chance she gets. Next winter she intends to brush
up on her Spanish and escape the cold for somewhere more tropical.
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What is your writing
environment?
That's all changed since moving. Every book has been written
at my
kitchen table late at night after everyone goes to sleep.
Now that
I've moved I'm using this new comfy couch with my feet on my
footrest
but still has to be night time or I just stare at my screen.
Who is your perfect
hero/heroine and why?
Of my own or someone else's? My favorite to write was my
first, James
from the Empath Trilogy. But Justin is pretty amazing too.
He's got
that Southern drawl and manners (when he uses them) but he's
a
fighter. Not just a soldier, he fights for what he believes
in and
he's always got his men's backs even when they don't want
his help.
What authors have
caught your interest lately and why?
You know, I have just read two of the best reads I've had in
a while.
Tessa Bailey's Unfixable was absolutely fabulous. Her
characters were
unctuous (just keep coming back to that word even though we
usually
use it for wine and food) but there you go. And Aaron
Michael
Ritchey's Long Live the Suicide King. It's YA which I don't
really
read much anymore, but it's so real. I felt like I knew
those
characters, if not now then when I was in school.
What type of book
have you always wanted to write?
We laugh about this every year at a convention I go to. I
want to
write a slapstick, over the top erotic romance. Something a
little
gross, more real and less airbrushed while also capturing
the goofy
side of life and love.
Top 3 things on your
bucket list?
I'm actively working on my bucket list! Rode a motorcycle
for the
first time last year on my birthday. My next three would
have to
include:
a vacation to an
exotic island just to relax (I've never just relaxed
on a vacation)
have a book hit a list (NYT, USA Today, etc)
live abroad for at least a month
How did you get the
idea for this particular novel?
I follow biotech and other fields cause I'm a science nerd
or at least
I used to be. The idea of how war is advancing, specifically
on the
front lines, has me fascinated. I mean, we've fought for as
long as
we've been around but all that's changed has been the
weaponry. What
if the advances in genetics came into play and it was the
soldiers who
changed? What would the moral implications be and the human
toll?
What is your favorite
scene in your new release?
I have a few favorites for different reasons but I always
love humor
so I'd say the kiss fake out in the kitchen when he's going
for the
coffee cup is my favorite.
What are you working
on now and when can we expect it to be available?
I'm working on the follow up, Jimmy's story and I hope to
have that
available end of year or maybe spring. Then I'm also working
on the
last in my adult paranormal series, The Admiral's Elite
(Second Sight
and Into the Light) which I hope to have out by
spring/summer. We'll
see. Lots of changes this year in my life so writing's been
a struggle
but I'm working on it.
What do you like to
do when you are not writing?
Well, I have a lot of energy so in order to sit and write I
have to
burn some off. That means I have to go for a long walk with
my
playlist to get my thoughts in order and my legs to be
still. At
times, I bring my dog but not always since he usually has me
laughing
too hard to focus. He's a puggle and they are very
expressive.
Otherwise, I'm at Muay Thai kickboxing (which is where I
work out most
of my fight scenes with my awesome fellow martial artists)
or just
relaxing with my daughter.
What is one interesting
fact about you that readers don’t know?
I don't know, I answer just about any question so I'm kind
of an open
book. What they don't know? Maybe something new- I had a lot
of loss
(divorce, sale of my beloved horse and dressage partner and
a few
other this and that type things) this year but it's given me
a lot of
fodder for my characters and I plan to use it.
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Giveaway Info:
1 signed PB
of An Undying Oath
1 $5 Amazon
GC
1 Ecopy of
An Undying Oath
This sounds fantastic!!
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