Welcome to my stop on the Shudder Blog Tour! Thanks to Samantha, I have an excerpt and a giveaway for you.
Shudder is the sequel to Stitch, and if you haven't read the first book yet, make sure to check it out on Amazon (Just $0.99!) and Goodreads.
Paragon is behind her, but somehow Alessa’s life may actually have gotten worse. In a wrenching twist of fate, she traded the safety and companionship of her sister for that of her true love, losing a vital partner she’d counted on for the ordeal ahead. Her comfortable university life is but a distant memory, as she faces the prospect of surviving a bleak winter on the meager remains of a ravaged world. And if she’d thought she’d tasted fear upon seeing a ghost, she was wrong; now she’s discovering new depths of terror while being hunted by a deadly virus and a terrifying pack of superhuman creatures thirsting for blood.
And then there are the visions.
The memory-altering “stitch” unlocked something in Alessa’s mind, and now she can’t shake the constant flood of alien feelings ransacking her emotions. Haunting memories of an old flame are driving a deep and painful rift into her once-secure relationship. And a series of staggering revelations about the treacherous Engineers – and the bone-chilling deceit shrouding her world’s sorry history – will soon leave Alessa reeling…
The second installment in the electrifying Stitch Trilogy, Shudder follows Samantha Durante’s shocking and innovative debut with a heart-pounding, paranormal-dusted dystopian adventure sure to keep the pages turning.
Purchase Links
Amazon (Kindle $2.99, print $8.99)
Smashwords (multiple e-book formats $2.99)
Also available ($2.99 e-book) in the iTunes store, Kobo, and wherever e-books are sold
Samantha Durante lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband, Sudeep, and her cat, Gio. Formerly an engineer at Microsoft, Samantha left the world of software in 2010 to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams and a lifelong love of writing. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology, Samantha is currently working full time for her company Medley Media Associates as a freelance business writer and communications consultant. The Stitch Trilogy is her debut series. Learn more about Samantha at www.samanthadurante.com.
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Excerpt
But no one spoke.
In a harsh whisper, he put the final nail in her coffin, slowly and
deliberately taking pleasure as his mouth formed each solitary syllable: “Or
should she be punished?”
The crowd replied with a deafening roar of
condemnation, snarling and howling like a rabid animal just itching for
blood. As the mob whipped itself into a
frenzy, she could feel his wry smile branding itself into her back. His job was done – now all he had to do was
watch.
Finally the tears came, a single drop of heartache
snaking its way down her cheek. So that
was his plan – he would use her to draw out the allies of the resistance, and
if they didn’t save her from the wrath of the mob, so be it – one less rebel to
deal with. She was glad then that her
face was covered, that they could not see her break.
Because someone did come forth then, but not the
savior she’d been holding out for. No,
on the contrary – someone had cast the first stone.
A stinging sensation buried itself in her
shoulder. And then another, in her
gut. And another, on her thigh.
And then she was nothing but pain, every inch of
her body pounding with the impact of each jagged rock. She tried to stand tall, to fight through the
agony, but it was too much. The blows
ripped the air from her lungs and she doubled over, trying in vain to shield
herself.
Her mind shut off, all conscious thought leaving
her body as the crippling ache took over, and some distant part of her prayed
quietly for the torture to end.
And then one violent strike connected with her
temple, and she was gone.
Enter the Giveaway HERE!!!
About the first book in the series...
Her heart races, her muscles coil, and every impulse in Alessa’s body screams at her to run… but yet she’s powerless to move.
About the first book in the series...
Her heart races, her muscles coil, and every impulse in Alessa’s body screams at her to run… but yet she’s powerless to move.
Still struggling to find her footing after the sudden death of her parents, the last thing college freshman Alessa has the strength to deal with is the inexplicable visceral pull drawing her to a handsome ghostly presence. In between grappling with exams and sorority soirees – and disturbing recurring dreams of being captive in a futuristic prison hell – Alessa is determined to unravel the mystery of the apparition who leaves her breathless. But the terrifying secret she uncovers will find her groping desperately through her nightmares for answers.
Because what Alessa hasn’t figured out yet is that she’s not really a student, the object of her obsession is no ghost, and her sneaking suspicions that something sinister is lurking behind the walls of her university’s idyllic campus are only just scratching the surface…
The opening installment in a twist-laden trilogy, Stitch spans the genres of paranormal romance and dystopian sci-fi to explore the challenges of a society in transition, where morality, vision, and pragmatism collide leaving the average citizen to suffer the results.
Stitch Purchase Links
Amazon (Kindle $0.99, print $8.99)
Barnes & Noble (Nook $0.99)
Smashwords (multiple e-book formats $0.99)
Also available ($0.99 e-book) in the iTunes store, Kobo, and wherever e-books are sold!
Barnes & Noble (Nook $0.99)
Smashwords (multiple e-book formats $0.99)
Also available ($0.99 e-book) in the iTunes store, Kobo, and wherever e-books are sold!
