Stolen Time
by Angela Rae Harris
New Adult Paranormal
Published by Tri Destiny Publishing
Blurb:
Tragedy
has made Keaira wise beyond her twenty years. Forced to work for the General, a
commanding man who blackmailed his way into her life, she was ordered to study
self-defense and master knife throwing. In the hidden community of Shifters,
falcons are considered weak, a fact which may ultimately save her life. To
escape his cruelty, she will need to call upon her quick-witted falcon side,
but the General has other plans – ones which involve his only son, Carson.
When
unexpected feelings form between Keaira and Carson, the General quickly moves
his pieces into place, launching his quest to take over the world. If she wants
to survive, Keaira must stay one step ahead in the General’s deadly game and
discover his weaknesses. Even if it means risking her life and the lives of those
she cares about most.
With war
on the horizon, sides are being drawn.
Deadly secrets must be exposed. Time is running out for Keaira and all
of mankind.
Angela
Rae Harris: Stories of Hope ~ Creating Dreams
Angela is an author, a wife, mother of two, and a part-time assistant office
manager. She loves nights when her husband cooks. Her two kids keep her hopping
and help her tap into her well of creativity and imagination.
At
thirteen, Angela read Harry Potter and was reacquainted with books. She reads
everything from Steven King to Will Hobbs. She started writing after her
youngest was born. The characters started to visit and wouldn’t let her sleep
until she wrote down their stories.
She'd
love for people to get lost in her books.
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Character Guest Post! :)
My name is Keaira. Angela has
stepped back and told me I could talk about any topic on this post! Now, normally
I would take this opportunity to talk about cars, but instead I thought I would
share my bath muscle soak with you. I travel a lot and nothing gives you sore
muscles like sitting on a plane for hours. I also have the ability to shift
into a peregrine falcon and nothing is as hard on the human body as turning
into an animal. My favorite thing is to come home to a hot bath and this muscle
soak.
What you’ll need:
2 cups of Epsom Salts
1 cup of Sea Salt
½ cup of Baking Soda
15 to 20 drops of essential oil.
There are several oils to pick from and you can use whatever scent you
want. Here is a tip: Relaxing scents –
lavender, chamomile. Invigorating scents – peppermint, rosemary, lemon, coconut
Optional: dried flower pedals
All you have to do is mix all
this ingredients together well and store them in a closed container in a cool
dark place. Remember that the scent of the oils will start to diminish the
longer you keep the soak. Add about ½ cup to 1 full cup for each bath and soak
for at least 15-20 minutes.
My personal favorite oil to use
is coconut. I love the way it smells but it is also really good for your skin
and your hair. And I never forget the flower pedals.
Don’t forget to pick up your copy
of Stolen Time. I need all the friends I can get. When you go around the county
blackmailing shifters into jointing the General’s cause (that’s my boss) you
don’t make many friends. Thank you for inviting me to drop in and I’d love to
hear if you enjoyed your muscle soak bath!
Keaira
jumped when her desk phone rang. Cursing, she picked up the phone.
“Mr. Scott’s
office.”
“Hey,
it’s Carson.”
Keaira
felt her face light up.
“Oh. Hi.
How did you get my work number?” Keaira shook her head at her own stupid
question. “Ugh, I think I already knew the answer to that.”
“Sorry.
I talked to my dad this morning. Just thought I’d warn you that he was asking
questions about us.” He sounded a little unsure of himself.
“It’s
not a big deal. So, what’s up?”
Keaira
twirled her chair around to stare at the boring white wall behind her.
“I was
just going to tell you I’d really like to see you again. How does tomorrow
night sound?”
Keaira
pushed her foot lightly against the floor to turn the chair the way around and
rested her elbows on her desk. The deep sound of his voice made her feel a
little light headed.
“I’m
free.” Keaira caught herself before she giggled. I will not act like a giddy
little school-girl over a guy, even Carson.
“Dinner
and bowling with my friends all right with you?” He sounded nervous, not at all
like the confident, easy-going Carson of the night before.
“Sounds
like fun.”
“Last
time you shot down my idea, so I just wanted to make sure. I’ll pick you up
after work.” Now he was back to the cocky Carson she had been with last night.
“See ya
then. Bye.”
Keaira
turned back around to hang up, but the cord wouldn’t reach the cradle. She
untangled it from around the chair and freed the finger that was all wrapped up
in the cord from twisting it while she was talking to Carson. Gah, I am acting
like a school-girl. Who doesn’t use cordless phones these days anyways.
Keaira
was so distracted she didn’t see Mr. Scott come into her office. She nearly
fell out of her chair when she looked up. She could understand not hearing or
seeing him enter, but surely she should have smelled his cologne when he came
into the room. I hate that cologne.
He tried
to smile. To Keaira it just looked like a sneer. She’d love to be the one who
wiped it from his face one day.
He said,
“Sorry, did I interrupt something?”
She
narrowed her eyes at him. He knew damn well she had just been on the phone with
Carson.
“Not
interrupting, no.”
He set a
handful of papers on her desk. “New membership information.”
Keaira
took the papers and started looking through them. Despite her obvious attempt
to ignore him, the General didn’t leave. She avoided his gaze as she started
transferring bank accounts and phone numbers to the computer. He pulled up a
chair to the front of the desk.
“So how
are things going with Carson?”
He
unbuttoned his navy-blue suit jacket as he sat down, exposing the crisp white
dress shirt underneath.
Keaira
didn’t look at him.
“Considering
you are my boss and he is your son, there are two strikes against you. I guess
the fact that you hold my life in your hands is the third reason why I will not
talk to you about anything having to do with me and Carson.”
The
General chuckled. “I knew I could trust you to keep secrets.”
Keaira
tried not to let him affect her, but the tremor, which ran up her spine,
couldn’t be stopped. Her fingers clenched into fists, and she figured that
while he was in a good mood she would broach the subject that had been nagging
at her all day.
“Speaking
of secrets, why are you keeping your, um, plans from your family?”
She held
her breath, hoping she would not regret acting on her curiosity. She peered at
him out of the corner of her eye.
The
General sighed and looked at her oddly. Funny, he thinks he can trust me.
Keaira inwardly laughed. She met his brown eyes as he stared at her. A minute
passed with neither of them moving. He finally leaned back in his chair and
closed the door. Keaira relaxed a bit, allowing herself to breathe.
“I don’t
want to put them in harm’s way any more than I already have. Those who deny the
rise of the higher class may try to get information out of them.”
He spoke
quickly. Keaira had the feeling he wasn’t telling her the whole reason.
Not
being the best at holding her tongue, Keaira whispered, “You don’t want them to
try to stop you.”
The
General suddenly stood and then returned the chair to its place in the corner.
He turned back toward Keaira, and she slumped into her chair as his brown eyes
bore into hers.
“I love
my family. I will not let anything hurt them.” He gave her one last hard glance
as he opened the office door and left.
Keaira
sat there, mouth wide open and watched him leave.
She
believed the General loved his family but on selfish terms. This man was
insane, and he held her life and the lives of many others in his hands. If it
were not for the collateral the General had over Keaira, she would want nothing
to do with his scheme to rule over the humans. She swallowed the lump in her
throat as she reminded herself he had the ability to take any life he wanted.
She wasn’t the only one in danger. Right now she was just thankful her big
mouth didn’t get her into even bigger trouble.
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