Okay we are going to start this off on the Shamrock side of the hop here and I can not wait to share this excerpt with you all.
The excerpt I am about to share is from a WIP by an aspiring new author Patricia Boarman .
The title of the book is
The Sleeper
“M'éinín, what are you doing awake?” Riona’s grandmother’s voice floated softly through the darkness.
Riona’s heart dropped just a little. It was not the woman from her dreams. She really had left. Her disappointment only lasted a moment though. Her grandmother was there. She would make everything alright. She was the only one who had ever believed in Riona’s dreams. She didn't think Riona was a freak. Now that she was here, it would be okay without the woman. Grandmother would understand.
“Oh, Grandma, I am so glad you’re here,” Riona cried as she jumped out of bed and threw herself at the shadow. “I tried to save him, Grandma, really I did, but he wouldn't listen to me. They never listen to me.”
“It’s alright, M'éinín,” her grandmother crooned as she picked the little girl up. “You tell Maimeó all about it. Tell me what has you so upset.”
Grandmother and Riona sat on her bed and Riona told her the whole story. She told her about the dream she had the night before and how she tried to stop her father from going to work. She also told her grandmother what the woman in her dreams had told her. Her grandmother sat quietly and listened to everything Riona told her. When she was done, her grandmother held Riona close and comforted the little girl.
“The woman was right, M'éinín, grown-ups will not understand your gift. Your mother does not hate you, but she is afraid of what she doesn't understand and she is afraid for you. You must never tell anyone about your dreams except me. I understand and I will help you as much as I can.”
“Why aren't you afraid, Grandma?”
“I come from the Old Country, dear heart; I was raised with the old customs. You know the story of how our family came from the Emerald Isle where the magic still lived. My parents moved to this country but never gave up the customs of Ireland. I was raised believing in the banshees, the wee people and all manner of magical beings. I never closed my mind to the magic and I hope you never do either. There are things in this world that most people never know exist, but you have a gift and must never forget that.”
Riona and her grandmother talked until the dim light of the morning gave way to the bright light of the day. Her grandmother told her stories of the Old Country as told to her by her mother. Riona settled into the crook of her arm and listened raptly. She asked about Grandmother’s nickname for her, even though she already knew the answer; she just liked hearing the story. Grandmother once again told Riona that the name, M'éinín, was Gaelic for “my little bird”. When Grandmother had first laid eyes on Riona, she thought she looked like a baby raven with her black hair and her little mouth open wide for food. That story always made Riona giggle. She loved listening to her grandmother’s stories.
“Look how bright it is getting. We must get you dressed and ready for the day,” her Grandmother said. “We have much to do today and I need you to help me with your mother. She needs us to be strong for her until she can be strong for herself.”
Riona listened to her grandmother and did as she was told. She tried her best to be strong for her mother and grandmother told her she did a good job.
Riona’s mother went back to school after a while and she got her nursing degree. Riona was not happy about her mother going to work, but Grandmother told her it was necessary because there were bills to pay. She accepted that and soon settled in to the routine of seeing her mother in the morning before school and spending her evenings with her grandmother.
Riona did not have any more dreams that came true and soon she stopped talking to her grandmother about them. Soon after that she forgot all about them. She also forgot all about the woman in her dreams as if she never existed. It made her grandmother sad to watch as her granddaughter closed her mind to the magic in the world, but then again, maybe it was better that way. The old woman knew that she was part of a dying breed that still held strong in the old beliefs. What place would Riona have in a world so closed to magic if she continued to believe?
Now ladies it is time for the Big Cocks side of this rocking St Paddy's Day Hop and up for grabs is the following ebooks. That I will be giving away but there are two separate Rafflecopters so make sure to enter both.
Katie Salidas
Submission Therapy
3 Lucky Winners Book of Yout Choice From The Following List
Guilty Pleasures
Submissive Fairy Tales
Tender Mercies
The Last Girl
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2 Lucky Winners
One Bite Passion
T.C. Lee AKA Tina Carreiro
Assume The Position
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The items:
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48 comments:
Excellent Excerpt. I cannot wait to read more of this story!!!!
When will it be available in ebook???
I am currently reading Safeword: Quinacridone and loving it!
I have never read any erotic books :(
I am currently reading Safeword: Quinacridone and loving it!
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Bared to you by Sylvia Day has been one of my favorites along with Kallypso Masters and Lexi Blake
I LOVE Kele Moon!!!! She is one of my favs for sure!! Thanks for the giveaway
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Dana Marie Bell always has very interesting characters!
Kassandra
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I really love Kit Rocha and her Beyond series. It is so good!
I have been reading books by Bec Botefuhr. She can write an erotic scene!
i have been enjoying works by remittance girl lately. And I love Jacqueline Carey, Although I guess she is technically a fantasy writer.
I love several different authors, but Tymber Dalton's The Reluctant Dom and The Denim Dom are the most current books of her series I have read; they all are wonderful, excellent books! She has a inspiring grasp on the BDSM lifestyle and brings it to her characters to the extent that they are so real-to-life; she also, has a sense of humor that comes through in her books; she is a master story teller, drawing you into the story so much so that you laugh, cry, sometimes, boxes of tissues are needed; and the erotic scenes; well I could go on and on; she is one of very best authors of our time!
Thank you for this wonderful chance at these great gifts!
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I have so many favorites but my top one at the moment, is Laurann Dohner. I adore her books, there there really hot! lol Thanks for sharing and for the awesome hop! Hope your having a fun time! :D
I love Amy Lane, not sure if she meets the requirements! Thank you!
Urb
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Maya Banks! <3 her!!! And I'll have to check Patricia and The Sleeper out! :)
Blackmailed by Annemarie McKenna, the “Leashed”
and “Dark Elves” series by Jet Mykles, the “Pack/Pride” series by Shelly
Laurenston, the “Dragon Kin” series by G. A. Aiken, the “Freakn”, and “Alien Abduction” series by Eve Langlais, the
“Anita Blake” and "Meredith Gentry" series by Laurel K. Hamilton, the
“Breeds” series by Lora Leigh, the “Granite Lake Wolves” series by Vivian
Arend, the “Tales of the Were” and the “Dragon Knights” series by Bianca D’Arc
and the “New Species, “Cyborg Seduction”, “Zorn Warriors”, and “Mating Heat” series by Laurann Dohner. If you haven’t
tried any of these you’re missing out on some great books.
Good luck to you on your soon to be released book Patricia Boarman. I enjoyed the excerpt.
Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to
win. <^_^>
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I liked the Denim Dom
I love Cherise Sinclair and Maya Banks. Thanks for the hop.
Great intro to Patricia Boarman's The Sleeper!
My favorite erotic author is Tiffany Reisz, Tori St. Claire, and Sylvia Day.
~barrie
I love "Beautiful Bastard" by Christian Lauren. So good.
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I have so many favorites and can't seem to make a decision :)
these sound fantastic! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I loved Heat Rises by Alice Gaines ;)
I really like Shayla Black...Wicked series
Completely in love with Tiffany Reisz at the moment. I finished The Angel last week and have been unable to even think about reading anything else because it was so good!
Kitty Thomas and Annabel Joseph are two of my favorites.
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Loving Sylvia Day and her Crossfire series
I LOVED Tart by Lauren Dane
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the Power Tools series by Jayne Rylon. I enjoyed the excerpt from The Sleeper. It sounds like an interesting story. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I like Olivia Cunning and Sylvia Day. Those two are some of my faves!
That book sounds FANTASTIC!! I can't wait to read more!!! One of my favorite erotica authors is Shayla Black! I love her Wicked Lovers series!
Thanks so much for the great giveaway and joining in on the hop!!!
Ashley A
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I love Candace Blevins Safeword series.
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Sounds like a good start to a story... I have a lot of erotic authors that i love... But I have to say that Kallypso Masters is one of my current favorites nothing hotter than a Marine Dom.
I think the WIP that you posted has great potential. As far as my favorite erotic author, I think that would be the combination of Katie Salidas and Willsin Rowe. The Therapy series is a very hot read.
Lia Renee Jones
I have just started getting into erotica so I don't really have a fave yet. I loved reading this excerpt! Thanks for your giveaway!
Maya Banks would be one of my favs, thx for the great giveaway.
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Sylvia Day is a favorite!
Patricia Boarman - so far so good on the WIP - can't wait to read the final.
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Love Cassandra Carr, Kallypso Masters and Tara Lain just to name a few.
I have a few favorites but my absolute fav is Overheated by Shoshanna Evers.
One I'm reading at the moment is Lora Leigh's Breeds series. It can get pretty hot :)
Love the excerpt!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I want to thank everyone for the comments on this excerpt. I will be honest, giving this to Anna to post was one of the scariest things I have ever done. I am my own worst critic. I'm glad I did it, as your comments have inspired me to keep at it and get this story finished.
I have lots of favs. Maya Banks is one of the recent ones I got into though.
Two of my favorite, auto-buy erotic authors are Kallypso Masters and Cherise Sinclair. Both write terrific BDSM stories :)
Loved the excerpt.
My fav erotic writer has to be Skhye Moncrief.
I love all of Jaid Black and Lora Leighs books.
I like Maya Banks and Marie Astor.
Sylvia Day and Lisa Renee Jones
I love anything by Natasha Blackthorne or Juniper Bell!
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
She doesn't call herself an erotic author, but Liz Crowe writes smoking hot "Romance for Real Life" books (check out the Stewart Realty series)! Thank you so much for particpating in this giveaway hop, and for introducing me to Patricia's work
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