Title: A Perfect Secret
Author: Donna Hatch
Release date: November, 2013
Genre: Historical Romance
Tour: Irresistible Reads Book Tours
Book Description:
Desperate to protect her father from trial and death, Genevieve breaks
off her engagement with Christian Amesbury and marries a blackmailer. After a
year of marriage, she flees her husband's violent domination only to have fate
bring her back to Christian. Just when she thinks she's started a new life of
safety and solitude, her husband tracks her down, stalks her, and threatens
everyone she loves.
Still brokenhearted over Genevieve's betrayal a year ago, Christian can't believe she's come back into his life--and worse, that she's done it on the anniversary of his brother's death, a death that haunts him. Though tempted to throw her back into the river where he found her, he can't leave her at the mercy of the terrifying man she married.
When her husband torments Genevieve and puts his family in danger, Christian will do anything to protect those he loves...anything except give Genevieve another chance to break his heart.
Still brokenhearted over Genevieve's betrayal a year ago, Christian can't believe she's come back into his life--and worse, that she's done it on the anniversary of his brother's death, a death that haunts him. Though tempted to throw her back into the river where he found her, he can't leave her at the mercy of the terrifying man she married.
When her husband torments Genevieve and puts his family in danger, Christian will do anything to protect those he loves...anything except give Genevieve another chance to break his heart.
Book Excerpt
Excerpt
from A Perfect Secret by Donna Hatch ©Donna Hatch
Christian
floundered in the numbing cold as rapids overcame him, pulling him down into a
world of brown-green water. Shafts of light glimmered over his head. He battled
toward the surface, only to be dragged under again before he got a breath. His
lungs screamed for air as mortal terror threatened to swallow him. He could
die. Here. Now. He would never atone for his transgressions.
No. He
would not die. Not today. Not for a long, long time.
With
renewed determination, Christian forced stiffened muscles into smooth strokes
and shot upward. As his head broke through, he drew air into starved lungs.
With the roar of the river deafening him, he looked wildly around for the
woman. Nothing. He refused to give up. He had to save her. The river widened
and slowed, no longer lethal in its current. Still treading water, he continued
searching the surface.
There. A
bit of cloth. He launched himself toward it and reached out. His fingers closed
over something, but they were too numb to identify what, exactly, he’d caught.
As he made a fist and pulled, a solid form sailed toward him. Towing the mass
behind him, he ordered his numbed limbs to move him toward the riverbank. The
moment his feet gained purchase on firm ground, he pulled harder, hauling the
shapeless object toward him. His feet slipped and he fell to his knees. He
glanced back. A feminine shape floated facedown and unmoving, her hair spread
out around her like a dark halo.
Christian
wrapped his arms around the woman’s torso and scrabbled up the slippery
riverbank, hauling her limp body with him. He slipped in the mud and fell
heavily, dropping the woman. Unwilling to yield, he put one arm around her
waist and pulled her with him as he struggled upward, then collapsed on the
muddy grass. The woman lay motionless beside him. He pushed on her back, hoping
to force out the water in her lungs. No response. He’d heard of sailors
reviving drowning victims by rolling them over a barrel. He looked around for a
fallen log to serve as a substitute but found none. Again, he pushed on her
back, harder. Nothing. He pulled her across his knees and pounded on her back
between her shoulder blades.
“Breathe!”
Nothing.
He pounded again. Dismay curled in his stomach. He’d failed to save her.
Finally,
she retched, coughed, and drew in a ragged breath. Very carefully, he turned
her over. His heart, that long-frozen organ, gave a painful lurch that hit him
like a fist to his gut. His breath rushed out of him.
“Genevieve?”
he gasped.
She’d
dramatically changed. Still, he’d know her anywhere. No one forgot the girl who
broke his heart and ran off with another man.
About the Author:
I've had a
passion for writing since the age of 8 when I wrote her first short story.
During my sophomore year in high school, I wrote her first full-length novel, a
science fiction romance. I wrote my second novel during my senior year, a
fantasy romance. Needless to say, English and Creative Writing were always my
favorite subjects. Yes, I'm a total grammar geek! In between caring for six
children, (7 counting my husband) I manage to carve out time to indulge in my
writing obsession, with varying degrees of success, although I write most often
late at night instead of sleeping. And yes, all of my heroes are patterned
after my husband of 21 years, who continues to prove that there really is a
happily ever after.
Official
Website: http://donnahatch.com/
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ReplyDeleteLove this book. Christian always interested me in the other two books so great to see his story . Any rough idea when Grant will get his story told ?
ReplyDeleteLove the plot. I hope Christian and Genevieve get a happy ending :)
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