Egg-cerpt Exchange with Zrinka Jelic

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AUTHOR'S BIO - ZrinkaJelic lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and two children. A member ofthe Romance Writers of America and its chapter Fantasy Futuristic&Paranormal, as well as Savvy Authors, she writes contemporaryfiction—which leans toward the paranormal—and adds a pinch of history. Hercharacters come from all walks of life, and although she prefers red, romancecomes in many colors. Given Jelic's love for her native Croatia and theAdriatic Sea, her characters usually find themselves dealing with a fair amountof sunshine, but that's about the only break they get. "Alas," Jelic says, witha grin. "Some rain must fall in everyone's life."

BLURB
Love isn't in the cards for her…
Afterher short failed marriage, Kate tries to rebuild her life and takes a positionas a nanny to three small boys. She quickly grows to love them, but theirfather, terrifies her, while igniting a passion she didn't know she possessed.Disturbed by his distant manner with his sons, Kate struggles to make him moreinvolved in the boys' daily lives. Her efforts are mysteriously supported by anentity that cannot really exist. Or can she? And if she does exist, is shereally trying to help Kate, or just take over her body?
But when he deals the hand, all betsare off…
Sixyears after his beloved wife passed away, Matthias is still trying to becomethe father she wanted him to be. Not an easy task for a three-centuries-oldimmortal. His search for the ultimate nanny ends when Kate Rokov stumbles tohis home and into his arms. The immediate attraction he feels for her seemslike a betrayal of his dead wife, a love he's harboured for over three hundredyears. But when Kate is stalked by a deadly stranger, life he clung to in thepast begins to crumble and break down. Can Matthias learn to trust and to loveagain in time to save his family from disaster, or will his stubborn pridedestroy everything worth living for?
EXCERPT
Heclaimed to be immortal, but that was ridiculous...wasn't it?
Kate's heart hammered. Theexperience seemed so real. A low moan escaped her and she bit her lip. Soonwarmth surged through her, causing her body to go limp. Her legs gave wayunderneath her, but Matthias—or whoever this man claimed to be now—wrapped hisarm around her waist. His sweet, musky scent clung to her. Ecstasy filled herand she felt as if she hovered in the air. If he intended to kill her likethis, she could imagine no better way to die. A voice echoed through her mind,speaking of undying love in centuries old Croatian.
"Wake up," he whispered closeto her ear, his strong arms still locked around her.
"I don't want to." Her headwobbled, exuberant with sheer happiness, a kind she had never experiencedbefore.
"You must." He stroked herhair with tender fingers. "Wake up now."
"No. I want to stay like this.Forever." She focused on his handsome face staring at her through her haze.
His smooth cheek brushedagainst hers. "Me too, but you must wake."
The fog lifted and his image appeared,clearly now. She blinked once. Twice. What had happened? She pushed away fromhim and flattened her back against the wall.
"You, you—"
"You," he said, pointing ather, "asked for proof."
Places to find Zrinka
Contact me @: www.bondedbycrimson.blogspot.comhttp://zrinkajelicromanceauthor.wordpress.com/