I am pleased to be able to host Spectre of Intention by Tonya Macalino on my blog today through Bewitching Book Tours.
The next stop on this tour is Bibrary Book Lust
Spectre of Intention
By Tonya Macalino
“Secrets, Kaitlin. Secrets.”
Kaitlin Osgood has a stowaway.
Underneath the glossy shell of the Senior VP for Countermeasures International lurks the tattered remains of the girl she once was: street rat and thief, Ashley Porter. Every day, every decision is brittle with the fear of discovery.
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the cruise ship acting as the platform for the latest space elevator, she should finally be safe…
…safe from the sexy, enigmatic eyes of Director of Port Security Camden Glaswell who seems to see through Kaitlin’s ruse.
…safe from the relentless, burning pursuit of master thief, Stephan Chen, the chief architect of Kaitlin’s former life of crime—the onetime lover who haunts her still.
But Kaitlin has another secret: her talent for security comes not from the latest technology, but from her ability to sense people’s emotions, to see the ghosts of their intentions.
It’s a talent she must learn to wield as a weapon before the mistakes of her past cost Kaitlin her life…
TEASER EXCERPT:
If I could just try a door, get into a cabin. Were they all locked?
If I stopped long enough to try one, they’d be on me. Ahead I heard a bright, feminine laugh. I looked, a crack of light. Apologize later. I shoved my way into the room. I reached back to slam the door.
My head shattered.
Shards of pain exploded like so much glass, leaving behind a tender, exposed emptiness. My shrill gasp echoed through it.
Silence.
The footsteps from the hall followed me in. Someone grabbed my arm from behind as I stumbled forward into the over-bright room. A voice in front of me raised in disgust.
“Mak, what the f*ck?! Who the hell is this chick? Are you trying to blow everything?”
I raised my head. The man perched on the arm of the sitting room couch continued to rage at the man gripping me, not giving me a second look. But I saw him, saw the changes wrought both by time and man. Hair once a tousled fuchsia, now hung straight, black to his jaw. A once slender frame filled in with muscle under that crisp white shirt. The face fuller, more sensual; the eyes still cocky as hell.
Then I felt it, the warmth of his mind touching mine. Him, sliding in, taking over my very being without meeting defense, without facing a moment’s resistance.
And he must have felt it, too, because at that instant, Stephan Chen turned to look at me for the first time in five long, terrifying years. A smile of triumph spread across his face.
“Hello, Ashley.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tonya Macalino lives in Hillsboro, Oregon with her husband and two children. She is an avid collector of folklore and folk history, far too many to fit comfortably within the pages of any given book. When not working on her latest novel, she runs a handcrafted lotion, cosmetics, and bath company. To read more of the little gems she unearthed during her research, please visit her blog at www.tonyamacalino.com.
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GUEST POST:
In a Moment of
Stillness
It is in the space between heartbeats that life enacts its
greatest changes. SPECTRE OF INTENTION began in my mind as the endless moment
when Kaitlin Osgood realizes she has been found. She stands for the eternal
second just staring as Stephan Chen turns toward her, just staring as the
flicker of confusion in his eyes locks, becomes the bright beam of recognition.
The game, she knows, is over.
The silence of the abyss closes up and the chaos crashes
over her.
The story tried many paths from there before it became what
it is in its published form: a tale of a woman with a terrible past who finally
finds the strength to face down the power it continues to have over her…for
better, or for worse.
The moment outside of time quickly became a theme for my
character and her paranormal abilities—the ability to see the intentions of
others acted out by their ghostly forms, along with the violent visions of the
future that seize her in moments of extreme stress—both take her outside the
timeline shared by the rest of the world for brief, unsettling seconds. Each
time she returns life as she knew it is changed.
And so it is in the end of the book, that she must make her
greatest step out of the chaos and into the stillness to heal, to come together
as one complete person.
But this time, the right man is there at her side to help
guide her back home.
GIVEAWAY:
Author Tonya Macalino has kindly offered 2 prize packs to 2 lucky winners Open to US and Canada Shipping.
- Please complete the attached form
- 2 winners will be selected using Random.org and will be announced by the tour host
- US and Canada shipping only.
- Giveaway will end at the conclusion of the tour.
- Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond before an alternate winner is chosen.
- Good luck!!
Thanks so much for having me over, Sharon! Pictures of the prize paks can be found on my facebook page at www.facebook.com/TonyaMacalino. Take care and happy reading!
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