Contest: Shiloh Walker ‘n Chains
Monday, April 27, 2009 4:00Want to win $100 in free books?
To help promote her upcoming release, Chains, author Shiloh Walker is doing a dash through some of the blogs in romanceland, leaving behind excerpts. If you’d like to get entered to win a gift certificate for $100 (your choice from the online booksellers), all you have to do is visit the blogs, read the excerpts and leave a comment. The excerpts are in order, just visit the first blog, Karen Knows Best and go on from there!
Chains
An all new novel of erotic suspense
They weren’t friends. They weren’t enemies. The only thing the three girls had in common was the high school they went to in Madison, Ohio—until one tragic night. Now, fifteen years later, they’re returning home where passion—and danger—await…
Renee Lincoln was the homecoming queen—with the perfect boyfriend and the perfect life. After that horrible night, she rebelled the only way she knew how: by submitting to her wildest fantasies…
Tall, blonde, and athletic, Lacey Talbot was a golden girl with a bright future. She’s found success as a photographer, but no man has ever been able to satisfy her. No man but the bad boy she left behind…
Sherra Salinger has always looked like a princess out of some fairy tale. The books she writes, though, stem from the nightmare of that one night. And she shrinks from any man’s attention—especially the one stalking her…
They’re coming back to Madison—and it won’t be happy reunion. There are three men, all dangerous in a different way. And when each of them surrender their bodies to the heat, when they succumb to desire, they’ll find the safety they desperately need…
Excerpt (part two)
Fifteen Years Later
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Lacey tried to block out the sound of the leaky water faucet, closing her eyes and resting her back against the wall.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Muttering under her breath, she surged out of the hard, ladder-backed chair and stomped across the waiting room, into the bathroom. It was small, with nothing more than a toilet, a mirror and a sink. A sink with a faucet that kept going…drip. Drip. Drip.
Clenching her jaw, she turned the knobs until that infernal dripping stopped. “There.” Spinning around, she headed out of the bathroom—and crashed straight into Seth Salinger’s chest.
Seth—shit.
One of the main reasons she rarely came back home for more than a day or two. Enough time had passed. Lacey would have thought that maybe she could handle seeing him.
Obviously not.
Get over it. It was one fucking night. Five years ago!
One long, blissful night…one night…and the last damn time a guy touched me and made me feel much of anything—
A night where her brain had actually shut down on her. A night that haunted her dreams. A night that still had the power to make her belly get all hot and shaky. There you go, making things seem bigger than they really are. It was one night—the earth didn’t move, you didn’t fall head over heels in love, and there’s no reason you can’t act like an adult here.
No reason. Adult. Got it. She forced herself to look in his eyes and reminded herself, It’s been five years since that night, kid. It was a fluke—
She might have even succeeded if he hadn’t touched her. His hands came up, cupped over her upper arms and steadied her and heat flared along her skin. Her heart skipped a few beats and started to slam in a sexy little rumba against her breastbone while she tried to get her breathing to level.
“Hey. You okay?”
Easing back, she forced herself to smile at him. “Just peachy, Sheriff.”
A smile tugged at his mouth. His very nice mouth…
“You look exhausted.”
But Lacey barely heard the words at first—she was too busy focusing on that mouth and remembering. Lacey groaned inwardly and gave herself a mental kick in the ass. This was why she hadn’t come back home much since then. At Christmastime, always in and out, a few quick weekends where she stayed with her parents and didn’t leave the house.
Because of him.
What had he been saying…
Oh. Yeah.
Exhausted…smothering a laugh, she edged around him and said, “I am exhausted.” Just barely, she managed to keep enough distance between them so that her arm didn’t brush up against his. She felt his heat though, caught a trace of his scent and wanted to press her face against his neck and just breathe him in.
Visit Book Binge for the next excerpt. You can also visit Shiloh’s blog for details. The blog will be updated to include the live links for each of the participating blogs.
Disclaimer: Only one entry per household. Open to everybody, as long as the author is able to purchase/email you a gift certificate for one of the major online booksellers-Amazon, BN.com, Borders, Powell’s, etc. Winner’s name to be posted on Shiloh’s blog-author will ATTEMPT to notify the winner via email, but cannot be held accountable if her email bounces back- please make sure you enter the correct email and that you add Shiloh to your addy book to prevent problems. Void where prohibited. Please do not post to sweepstakes sites-the author reserves the right to end the contest at anytime, and likely will end it early if the contest ends up posted to sweepstakes sites.
Greta says:
April 27th, 2009 at 5:49 am
OMG – Sounding better and better. Love a man named Seth
Ericka says:
April 27th, 2009 at 5:55 am
I love the tie in to the first excerpt and how that one sound is dragging her mind back.
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April 27th, 2009 at 6:44 am
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L says:
April 27th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Oh yes – a yummy smelling sheriff! What will be next? Off to find out!!!
Heather Hann says:
April 27th, 2009 at 9:09 am
AHHHHHAHHHHH I so want this book every excerpt gets better and better making me want this book more and more
Lea says:
April 27th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Another great excerpt from “Chains”! Can I say “Seth”, sounds just like his name – yummy?
Thank you for the contest!
Lisa F. says:
April 27th, 2009 at 9:36 am
The more excerpts, the better. Loving it!!! Off to follow the chain to the next blog…..
Tammy says:
April 27th, 2009 at 9:46 am
WOW! This just keeps getting better & better!
Randi says:
April 27th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Stoopid addictive authors…*sigh* On to the next one!!!
CrystalGB says:
April 27th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Another great excerpt. Looking forward to the next.
Jessie says:
April 27th, 2009 at 10:35 am
awesome excerpt can’t wait to read the next
Roshelle says:
April 27th, 2009 at 10:43 am
I think Shiloh is doing an amazing job.This one is gonna be great!
Keira says:
April 27th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Ooo a Sheriff! Imagine the hot role playing with that one and the handcuffs.
Lori T says:
April 27th, 2009 at 11:34 am
This sounds wonderful and I need to pick this up. I LOVE Shiloh’s work!
Natascha says:
April 27th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Big Shiloh fan. Yeah, that’s me. Big fan.
Kara says:
April 27th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
A yummy sheriff – can’t get any better – unless he pulls out the handcuffs – LOL.
Fedora says:
April 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Oh my. This is definitely going to be another good one!
Cathy M says:
April 27th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I can’t wait to read more about these two.
DeeCee says:
April 27th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I’m going to have to whip out the credit card for this one….sob.
Mari says:
April 27th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
This sounds like a good one. Uggh, if my bank account could speak, it would be swearing at me….
K. Z. Snow says:
April 27th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Ooo, I’m really liking this so far. Intriguing premise, snappy dialogue, and a pleasing lack of silliness.
maered says:
April 27th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
This looks really good. It’s getting addicting!
Tasha W. says:
April 27th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Another great excerpt…I love the way Lacey’s mind works.
Amy S. says:
April 27th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Enjoying the excerpts! Sounds so good!
Sheila says:
April 27th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
You know how to tease people.:) Love the excerpts I’ve been reading.
Tabitha says:
April 27th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Another nice excerpt…I just checked Amazon and it lists this book as 368 pages. Whoo hoo! But then again there are three different couples stories so that means less pages per couple.
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Halona Skaggs says:
April 27th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Can’t wait for the next excerpt!
Donna S says:
April 27th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Great excerpt. I only wish they were longer, I didnt want to stop reading.
Caffey says:
April 27th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I got goosebumps with that drip!!! Loving this!
Shell B says:
April 27th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
This scavenger hunt is kinda fun but I wanna dive into this book NOW!!
Cindy says:
April 27th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Me too. Oh my gosh I’m going to have to order this at work.
Jenn says:
April 28th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Oh my. Can’t chat too long – gotta get to the next excerpt!
kh says:
April 28th, 2009 at 1:13 am
oh very nice shi
congrats
Katy says:
April 28th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Aack! I want more! NOW! When does this come out?
Margay says:
April 28th, 2009 at 6:04 am
This excerpt was way too short – what a tease! On to the next…
Margay
Dawn says:
April 28th, 2009 at 6:22 am
I agree that the excerpt was way too short, but great though.
Diane V says:
April 28th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Want the book NOW!!
Shawna says:
April 28th, 2009 at 10:18 am
This is so going in my quick getaway to Miami pile!!!
Marie says:
April 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Another great excerpt!
Claudia says:
April 28th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
You do know how to hook the reader!
Judy Cox says:
April 28th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Great!! Getting better, excerpt by excerpt
Can’t wait to continue.
Larena Wirum says:
April 28th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
looking forward to this one and the rest of the excerpts.
lauren says:
April 28th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Wow, maybe we’ll get the whole book here? When does it get released anyway.
Booklover1335 says:
April 28th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Who’s next Sherra or Renee…only one way to find out.
Earlene says:
April 29th, 2009 at 11:19 am
this blog hoping is cool. to bad we only have a couple more blurbs to read
Pamk says:
April 29th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
kay this just keeps getting better and better
Stephenie says:
April 29th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
What’s next? I’m hooked!
Ashley V says:
April 29th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
these excerpts are such teases lol
Debby Creager says:
April 29th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
This is getting better and better.LOL
Debby
cleo@hbeark.com
Roberta Harwell says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I’m wondering what is next. Have a great day.
Tamara Shurling says:
April 29th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Loving it…
berryblu says:
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
This is getting better and better!
Amy T says:
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Nice transition from the first excerpt!
Rio says:
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Can’t wait to read the next excerpt.
Kimberly C. says:
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
wonderful excerpt, can’t wait to read more!
Maragaret Noble says:
May 4th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Hmmm… love the description of the one night. I am afraid I may be hooked….. of to the next bit.
Nicola O. says:
May 5th, 2009 at 2:08 am
I do believe I’m hooked…
DeSeRt RoSe says:
May 5th, 2009 at 7:51 am
I need to get MY breathing leveled right now.. WOW.. off to the nexy part.. I can’t wait!
Judith Hulley says:
May 6th, 2009 at 9:10 am
This is soooo good,
Gotta go !
I will pop back later though
SofyaDeb says:
May 7th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Love how she can capture your imagination and flesh out characters in just a few paragraphs. You already feel like you know these people, and want to know more about them and the back story that has brought them here….
Karen Hart says:
May 7th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Keep em coming!!!!
Elaine R says:
May 7th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Seth Salinger? Sherra’s husband or brother? Uh oh.
Jeanette Juan says:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Oooh I love this excerpt I want more!!
Alix says:
May 8th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
This is one of the great scenes from the book, I almost wish I hadn’t read it all ready so that I would appreciate the excerpts more. Dang.
Val Pearson says:
May 8th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I have to see how this story goes. I am off to the next site. Love this so far.
Chris Roberts says:
May 10th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Got to have more!
Marcy Arbitman says:
May 10th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
VERY EXCITING!
Eva S says:
May 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
This book sounds so great, I need to read more….
Vicki H says:
May 10th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
On to the next. I am hooked!!! GREAT BOOK!!!
Erin Nickas says:
May 10th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Ok…..now I have to pick up the book. It was going on my let’s-see-how-to-swing-it list and now’s it’s bumped to I-must-have. Gotta hand it to her, the lady has skills. Glad she shares them.
carolyn o says:
May 10th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I couldn’t find the first except anywhere on that page of Karen’s. This one looks hot
Robin in NC says:
May 10th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Seth the sexy sheriff…oh yeah!
Caroline K says:
May 10th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I think I am going to hear drip drip drip all night.
Ashley A says:
May 11th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Great way to tie the excerpts together! The poor woman, I’m sure that noise drives her crazy…
I can’t wait to read more!
Ashley A
ash_app@hotmail.com
Carol Thompson says:
May 11th, 2009 at 2:11 am
Drip
Drip
Drip
Drip
Now I am going to have this echoing in my brain all day !
oN TO THE NEXT BLOG !
Audra Holtwick says:
May 11th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Shiloh is a great author -luv her stories!!!! Keep em coming.
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Michelle B says:
May 24th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
It’s addicting. On to the next blog
Leah T. says:
May 25th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I am starting to think I might want a piece of Seth. This book just gets better and better as I run through the excerpts.
kristin says:
May 25th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Wow! It does definatly get better as it goes!
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