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Today on my blog I have the Secrets Blog Tour. On my stop there is a spotlight, excerpt, review, and giveaway.
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Leah has locked away secrets her entire life; secrets from
her friends, secrets from her mother. To Leah they were simply quirks. Little
things she couldn't explain...phenomenal senses, light sensitivity, the ability
to read people using their unique scents.
The darkest secret of all was hidden inside Leah. A secret
her mother, Mia was determined to keep silent. Trusting an old friend with her
daughter's safety, Mia kept Leah's secret well-guarded. A vow made long ago
never to let the monster that took Leah's father step foot in their daughter's
life again.
In a fit of revenge fueled by years of jealousy, Mia's
secret is revealed, throwing Leah's life into a free fall. A trail of blood and
bodies soon follow Leah wherever she goes.
Leah is suddenly thrust into a world she never knew existed;
A world as fascinating as it is deadly. Beings foreign to her step in to
protect her. As Raine takes his place beside her, he is forced to face a few
secrets of his own.
Will they uncover the secrets that bind them? Will they
succumb to the devil himself?
Excerpt:
“No, it’s not,” I said pushing her hand away. She smiled and
went to sit back down at her desk. “I’m twenty-two years old. I hate seeing you
alone all the time. Mom, you deserve to have a life away from the store and me.
I promise I won’t fall apart if you find somebody.”
“It
doesn’t matter how old you are, baby. I know you would love for me to find a
man who could love me, but my heart belongs to your dad. No other man will ever
be able to change that.”
“You can’t
even try? I’m sure he never expected you to be alone forever.” I may not have
known him, but if he had loved her the way she does him, it’s a safe bet I was
right. “What would he say if he knew you’ve been hiding behind him all these
years?”
Silence
prevailed for a minute. I even thought I might have finally made my point. Then
she looked back up at me. I knew then I’d gone too far. Upsetting her was the
last thing I wanted to do. Tears flooded her deep blue eyes even as a soft,
patient smile formed over her perfect porcelain face.
“I don’t
know what he’d say,” she said quietly. “But, baby, I think he’d understand. The
last night I saw him I found out how cruel and unpredictable this world can be.
There are things, people in this world that can change your life in an instant,
Leah. Most times you don’t even know who or what to look for until it’s too
late. I lived through the pain once; I refuse to go through it again.”
“You think
he’s dead don’t you?” Finally, the one question I’d never had the nerve to ask
was out there.
“I know he
is, honey,” she answered, turning in her chair to face me. “Death is the only
thing that would keep him away,” she said, sitting down at her desk. “If only I
had listened.”
“What do
you mean by that?”
“Nothing,
sweetie. I just wish he could have been here for you,” she said quietly. She
turned back to her mirror, tears rolling down her cheeks. “He would have been
such a good father.”
“You know
one of these days you’re gonna have to tell me about him,” I said softly. For
years I’ve wondered about him. What did he look like? Did he have bright green
eyes and dark brown hair like me? Did he have the same rich olive skin tone I
do? Was he strong? Kind? What did his laugh sound like? Did he even have a
sense of humor? Would he be proud of me now?
“I know it hurts, but
I don’t even know what my own father looks like.”
“And one
day I will,” she said, wiping away the tears. “But right now it’s still too
hard.”
“Maybe if
you actually talked about him it wouldn’t be so hard.”
“With talk
comes questions, Leah,” she said looking up at me through the reflection in
mirror. “With those questions come answers I can’t give. Not on my own.”
“I’m
willing to listen if you’re willing to try.”
“I know
you are,” she said softly. “But I can’t.”
“Then
who?” I asked desperately. “It’s not like we have family I can go to.” An only
child, my mom’s parents had been killed in a horrible automobile accident weeks
before she found out she was pregnant. Then my dad disappeared. Shortly after I
was born, his parents passed away as they slept when their house caught fire.
He’d had a sister, but nobody had heard from her after she’d run away from home.
“Like it or not, you’re it.”
“Leah, not
now. Not tonight.”
Review:
I loved everything about this book. Which is no surprise as
I love my vampire and werewolf books but sometimes the stories can be a little
boring but not with Secrets and there is quite a few of secrets in this book
that will leave you guessing and trying to figure them out for yourself.
Leah is a recent college graduate who can feel and taste
things your average person can’t which she knows makes her different but she
has the love of her mom who she is c lose with but there is always one thing
she has wanted to know and that is who her father is. It’s a secret her mom Mia
keeps guarded. But as with all secrets they find a way out and soon Leah is in
danger and needs to go into hiding. While on the run Leah meets Raine who is
instantly enthralled with her and they build a friendship that turns into a
romance. Raine will do anything to keep Leah safe from the beings that are
hunting her. But Raine has secrets of his own that he doesn’t want to get out.
Raine really helps Leah with her powers. She learns to
accept them for what they are and helps her accepts herself. He is just swoon
worthy with his love for Leah. He is my new book crush and I desperately want
the next book so I can see what will happen next. 5/5 Bloody Fangs
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Dawn Kirby lives in
Odessa, Texas, with her husband, and three children. When she is not busy being
a mom, Dawn draws her inspiration from the night to create memorable characters
in wonderful worlds. Secrets is her first novel in the Serenity Series. Her
short stories have been published in several 7DS Anthologies and 13 Tales of
the Paranormal. For more information on Dawn Kirby, please visit her website http://www.dawnmkirby.com/
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I would also like to say Thank You to Dawn for letting me review your book and say Thank You to RBTL for letting me participate in this blog tour. Don't forget to enter the giveaway below.
~Sabrina
Thank you so much for being a part of the tour, Sabrina! I can't tell you how much appreciate you taking the time to read and review Secrets. I hope to see you on the Deceit tour!
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Dawn
This sounds like an great book. Some authors of books I enjoy are Darynda Jones, Faith Hunter, Kim Harrison, Laurell K Hamilton, Cecy Robson or Karen Chance.
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