Burning Sage
Deena Remiel
Releasing on May 22nd
Sage Wilcot, an accomplished
scientist, has set her sights on her lifelong obsession, studying the volcanoes
of the island of Santorini. Once there, though, she gets more than she bargained
for. The dormant volcano is waking and shaking things up in the
process.
An enigmatic stranger—from a
mythical ancient city—comes to her rescue and challenges her to believe in the
unbelievable. Will she take the huge leap of faith for love’s sake or stay
cloistered in her fortress of certainty and solitude?
********* EXCERPT *********
“Well, now
what?” She brushed the sandy grit off her hands and sloshed her way to drier
land. “I’m here. On a grumbling volcano. Alone. What the hell was I thinking?”
She shook her head at her own audacity and stupidity.
“You were
thinking of me, perhaps? I can only hope.”
Sage spun around
at the sound of the low-timbred voice. “Emmanouel?”
He stepped out
of the shadowy darkness and outstretched his arms in a welcoming gesture. “In
the flesh. And you, Sage, are too, I see. Looking
splendid.”
“Yes, much less
dusty and grimy. It’s amazing what a shower and some clean clothes can do.”
Really, Sage? That’s your big comeback?
He laughed
lightly and sauntered closer to her. “So were you?”
“Was I
what?”
“Thinking of
me.”
“In a
way.”
“In what
way?”
“Annoyance,
actually.”
“Why is
that?”
“You disappeared
on me earlier. You were following me out of the hole we were in, and then when I
went to introduce you to a colleague, you were gone. I could have used some
backup on my story about my face being injured and how you fixed it with that
watery stuff of yours. See? It’s all gone. No cut, no
bruise….”
“Just beautiful,
soft skin that I long to touch.” His husky voice sent thrilling pulses through
her body and a tingly sensation across her skin. He reached out, and with the
back of his hand, tried to caress her cheek. Barely controlling her burgeoning
lust, she stepped back.
“Now cut that
out. I’m trying to be angry with you.”
“I’m sorry. Go
ahead.”
“Well, I can’t
now. You kinda fizzled it out of me.”
“Oh, good. So
now I can touch you, yes?”
“No!” she
huffed, and stepped farther out of his reach. “You can tell me where you went
and why you’re here now. How did you know I’d be
here?”
“I never left. I can
never leave.”
********* GIVEAWAY *********
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6 comments:
OMG!!! I really need to read this book.
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This looks good, thank you for the giveaway.
What a gorgeous cover! Congrats, Deena :D
Oo, your heroine's a scientist too! Love it! :)
Love that cover - gorgeous colors. Congrats!
The story sounds so wonderful. It is like finding the lost city of Atlantis.
Thanks for the information on the book.
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