SPECIAL OFFERS and SPECIAL REWARDS
by M.L. Ryan
Meet
Hailey - possessed by an otherworldly being who was trapped in her Kindle.
Hailey Parrish was quick-witted, irreverent, and hadn’t had a date in three years. She only wanted an eBook reader because her collection of paperbacks threatened to take over her small living space. Little did she know that the "special offers" that prompted the purchase included much more than a reduced price in exchange for a few ads. The device came pre-loaded with the essence of Sebastian Kess, an erudite womanizer with magical abilities from a parallel dimension. When she inadvertently releases him and he inhabits her body, she finally has a man inside her, just not in the way she imagined. And soon her predicament introduces her to yet another supernatural, the handsome could-be-the-man-of-her-dreams Alex Sunderland. Can Alex and Hailey find a way to return Sebastian to his own body, stay one step ahead of the criminals who want to keep him where he is, and not lose their sense of humor?
Hailey Parrish was quick-witted, irreverent, and hadn’t had a date in three years. She only wanted an eBook reader because her collection of paperbacks threatened to take over her small living space. Little did she know that the "special offers" that prompted the purchase included much more than a reduced price in exchange for a few ads. The device came pre-loaded with the essence of Sebastian Kess, an erudite womanizer with magical abilities from a parallel dimension. When she inadvertently releases him and he inhabits her body, she finally has a man inside her, just not in the way she imagined. And soon her predicament introduces her to yet another supernatural, the handsome could-be-the-man-of-her-dreams Alex Sunderland. Can Alex and Hailey find a way to return Sebastian to his own body, stay one step ahead of the criminals who want to keep him where he is, and not lose their sense of humor?
Special
Offers, the first book of the Coursodon Dimension Series, combines paranormal
romance, urban fantasy, a bit of science fiction and a healthy dose of quirky
humor.
EXCERPT:
The harsh voice taunted me from above. I lay flat on my back on the desert floor, rocks digging into my flesh, and forced myself to look up into the cold, grey eyes of my tormenter. There was nothing there, no normal human feelings, only indifference. My legs, one of which had twisted awkwardly underneath me when I collapsed, seemed oddly disconnected as if no longer a part of my body. The pain that pulsed through the rest of me was agonizing; so much so, I wasn't certain what little I had eaten would remain in my stomach. Serve the bastard right if I puked all over his fancy, Italian leather shoes. Sweat poured down my face, forming wet rivulets through the salty, crusted residue that dried from the many hours of agony already endured. I tried to lick my lips, but my tongue was like sandpaper across my parched mouth. I needed water badly. I was sure I wouldn’t be getting any.
Having long since shifted from wondering if death
was near, to hoping it was, I used my last bit of energy to sputter, “Just kill
me now and get it over with, you son of a bitch.” I was so tired, so utterly defeated. I just
wanted the torture to end.
He grinned.
It was pure evil. He must have enjoyed my anguish, because for the first
time today his smile engaged his entire face and not just his lips. The bastard
poked me with his foot and repeated his earlier command.
“Again. You
have to learn to control your magic even when you are exhausted,” he
barked. “And stop your histrionics.”
I had just finished my second five-mile run of the
afternoon on three hours of sleep in the past two days. And now Sebastian wanted me to do five
more. “I can’t do it again,” I moaned
pitifully. Lifting myself so I was
sitting, I hoped this new position would make my lungs burn less and the
dizziness go away. Unfortunately, it
didn’t relieve my discomfort.
“Get up.
Now.” I couldn’t see his face because my head was now buried between my knees, but I knew from the tone in his voice that he meant business.
“This is beyond cruel and inhumane. Don’t you extra-dimensionals have some form
of the Geneva Convention? Can’t you just
water-board me instead?”
M.L. Ryan is a professional woman
– not that she gave up her amateur status, but rather that she is over-educated
with a job in which she spends a lot of time writing dry, science non-Fiction.
In an effort to strengthen the less logical side of her brain, she decided to
write some of the many stories rolling around in her head. She lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband,
son, four cats, two dogs and an adopted Desert
Tortoise.
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Website:
http://www.CoursodonDimension.com
Blog:
http://CoursodonDimension.blogspot.com
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Twitter: @MLRyan1
It just makes me think I need to be careful using my Kindle. Very clever idea.
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If Sebastian was lurking in there, you'd be happy about it I think!
DeleteThis looks like fun. I will be reading it. My kindle didn't come with extras like that. Just a doorway to other worlds.
ReplyDeleteWell put, Petula!
DeleteThanks, Sue for hosting this stop!
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome, good luck on the blog tour!
DeleteI know this was a serious excerpt, but I did smile while reading it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt and the chance to win!
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