Title:
The
Crimson Hunt (Book One: Eldaen Light Chronicles)
Author:
Victoria
H. Smith
Release
date: November 7, 2012
Genre:
Science Fiction Romance
Age
Group: New Adult
Book
Description:
College
junior Ariel Richmond is working on year three of Project Normalcy.
Her
house reeks of keggers past and her bestie is just a slight bit vulgar. But the
thing is—they both aid in making life refreshingly uneventful.
So
much for hard-earned mediocrity when Luca Grinaldi appears on the scene.
Luca’s
sudden presence on campus is hard to ignore. Those bright eyes act like a
beacon to unsuspecting females, and with features like his, he’s got to be
moonlighting for GQ. Luca hopelessly captivates Ariel with his confidence and
charisma, but the mysteries surrounding him make him nearly untouchable. And
just when Ariel grows close enough to unlock his secrets, a tragic event sends
her life in a downward spiral.
That
steady life is no longer an option and allies quickly become scarce. The
mysterious Luca seems to be the only one willing to help her—but with that
trust comes the burden of his secrets. He has a dark mission of otherworldly
proportions, and is willing to sacrifice as many lives as it takes to see it
completed.
Gone
are the days of simply maintaining normalcy, and if Ariel isn’t cautious with
her trust, so soon may be her future.
The Crimson Hunt is a New Adult
Science Fiction Romance.
About the Author
Victoria
H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She puts it to good use
writing romance all day. She resides in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap
and a cornfield to her right. She often draws inspiration for her stories from
her own life experiences, and the twenty-something characters she writes give
her an earful about it.
In her free time, she enjoys extreme
couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a few tweets on Twitter when she
can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the sub-genres of science fiction,
urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really, anywhere her pen takes her she
goes.
Grabbing
my cup, I forgot myself and indulged in a sip.
Luca
watched me, his gaze hard.
Note
to self: brown tea + white shirt + GQ model = bad idea. I placed my cup on the
table’s surface and wiped my sweaty palms on my jeans.
He
continued to watch me. His stare was so deep it could be mistaken for
analyzing.
Gosh,
he stared hard. Like his eyes were trying to unearth some secret he wanted to
know from mine. Since I wasn’t skilled in the art of mind reading, I figured I
should make an attempt at formulating some sentences. “So, who is ‘I am Luca?’”
I asked, mimicking his original introduction to me. Nice, Ariel, real nice. Making fun of him will definitely score you
points.
“What
do you mean?”
“I
mean, what do you do in your spare time? Besides helping girls save cute, baby
deer in the middle of vacant woods, of course.” I laughed. It was getting
easier to be more natural with him. I liked that.
He
laughed, too, breaking his analysis. “School and work takes up the majority of
my time.”
Something
told me there had to be more to him than that. No one who looked like that
graced the world with their beauty in such a mundane way.
“What
about you?” he asked.
“I
guess the same as you. Just work and school.”
“So
why did you find my answer odd?”
Was
he skilled in the art of mind reading? “What do you mean?” I laughed in
nervousness.
He
smiled and rested his finger to his delicious lips. “You looked a little
underwhelmed by my answer, is all.”
By
God, he got me. “I just thought that … I guess I didn’t know what I thought.” Oy vey.
He
laughed gently.
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1 comment:
I love the excerpt. Thanks for sharing it.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever
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