Excerpt of Obsession by Lisa Beth Darling
BLURB: In a Small Town Secrets Are Kept and Then They Kill.
After the death of her husband, Helen Makris never expected to fall in love again until she met retired Colonel Kevin Smith. Both widowed for years the two unexpectedly meet in Helen's new home, the quaint New England Village, Tarrytown, Maine. All would be well if it weren't for the watchful eye of the Shaw Street Strangler who has his sights set on Helen.
In a grand homage to The Master, Stephen King, Lisa Beth Darling and Moon Publishing proudly invite you to take a rocketing no-holds-barred journey into the diseased mind of a madman with this ADULT Chiller/Thriller Horror Story with heavy Romantic Tendencies.
EXCERPT FROM "OBSESSION"—Excerpt rated PG novel is ADULTS ONLY.As she opens the bedroom door to exit, the heady aroma of the beef bourguignon she started early in the day greets her making her empty stomach growl. The dish is Kevin's favorite and she learned how to make it just for him after he sat through Julie & Julia with her one night. Nearly floating on air, she wanders over to the oven humming a happy little tune; "I love you baby," the newspaper on the kitchen table blaring the headline: SHAW STREET STRANGLER TAKES ANOTHER VICTIM, hardly catches her eye, "and if it's quite alright, I need you baby….""It's fine by me, sweetheart."The unexpected voice behind her makes Helen jump causing her nearly to spill the hot dish of the fancy French dinner on the kitchen floor. Barely making it to the countertop, she settles the dish down, but before she can turn around hands drop into her line of vision and they are holding something. Her heart and mind race as she gropes for the carving knife on the counter only to have her hand slammed down the second she picks it up. The other arm wraps around her, pinning both arms at her sides and yanks her back. It holds her firmly against a brawny body so tightly she can't move. "Let go…""Whoa, Ellie, it's me. Shhh, sweetheart, it's just me."No one in the world calls her Ellie except, "Oh, it's you." She sighs letting the exotic accent sweep over her.Not exactly the welcome home he was expecting, "You expecting someone else?" Even though she was trembling in his arms, Kevin tried to make light of the situation to ease her mind, "Should I be worried?"The heart thundering in her chest with fear slows a moment so it can change gears and leave the fear behind to now race with excitement and desire. "No, of course not," She rests her head against Kevin's chest and let's go of the knife handle before turning around in his arms to take his ruggedly handsome face. "You're a sight for sore eyes," she sighs and throws her arms around his waist to hug him tightly. "Phew," he mocks relief with a grin, "you had me worried for a minute, maybe I'd been gone so long my best girl found another man."Helen would like nothing more than to say 'never' but Kevin's absences are growing longer and longer, the time without him is excruciating as she hides in her cabin with her cat sucking down glasses of Moscato like water and waiting for an email or the all-too-infrequent phone call. "Not yet," she teases. While it is true that Colonel Kevin Smith is retired from the New Zealand Air Force with full honors and pension, it is also true that he's been working for the United States Government as a private security contractor the last decade. She doesn't know just what he does for the government or what he keeps secure. Kevin has a strict policy about not discussing his work…ever. Kevin says that it will just be better if they don't talk about because it will only upset her. Although she understands his point of view, Helen wishes she knew more about the man who occasionally shares her bed and her home in between his long absences. Not knowing where he is or what he is doing for so long is getting unsettling."Good, 'cuz I got this for you," he holds up a stunning onyx and emerald necklace, the same necklace he'd been trying to place around her neck when he ended up scaring her half to death. He loops it around her throat and locks the clasp."Oh, my god, it's gorgeous." Helen picks it up and looks down at it, even in the dimly lit kitchen it shines like the sun. It has seven strands; three stands of rough-cut onyx on the top and four strands of glittering rough-cut emeralds on the bottom. "This is exquisite, you shouldn't have done this," the glittering necklace must have cost him a small fortune, "but I'm so glad you did." Her voice and face lights up. Not since Craig has someone given her such a lavish gift and it warms her heart and eases a few of the lingering doubts in her mind.Kevin's arms tighten around her small waist, "I saw it in a shop window and thought it would be perfect on you so I had to get it." It does look perfect and so does she. She's not the only one who's been waiting months for this moment he can't wait any longer. As their quivering lips meet, he swears he hears the ocean crashing with fireworks exploding above it igniting a lonely night sky with brilliant color. His closed eyes roll back in his head with desire and delight when she melts into him."God, I've missed you," Helen moans as she reaches up to grab handfuls of soft midnight hair and pull him closer letting her tongue explore the back of his throat as her breasts with their hardening nipples press against his chest and the thundering heart below.End Excerpt
Author Links:
Web: http://www.moonsmusings.com/lbdarling
Blog: http://lbdarling.wordpress.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lbdarling
Twitter: lb_darling
OBSESSION Buy Links:
From the publisher in a variety of e-book formats: http://www.moonsmusings.com
Also available on Kindle and Nook
After the death of her husband, Helen Makris never expected to fall in love again until she met retired Colonel Kevin Smith. Both widowed for years the two unexpectedly meet in Helen's new home, the quaint New England Village, Tarrytown, Maine. All would be well if it weren't for the watchful eye of the Shaw Street Strangler who has his sights set on Helen.
In a grand homage to The Master, Stephen King, Lisa Beth Darling and Moon Publishing proudly invite you to take a rocketing no-holds-barred journey into the diseased mind of a madman with this ADULT Chiller/Thriller Horror Story with heavy Romantic Tendencies.
EXCERPT FROM "OBSESSION"—Excerpt rated PG novel is ADULTS ONLY.As she opens the bedroom door to exit, the heady aroma of the beef bourguignon she started early in the day greets her making her empty stomach growl. The dish is Kevin's favorite and she learned how to make it just for him after he sat through Julie & Julia with her one night. Nearly floating on air, she wanders over to the oven humming a happy little tune; "I love you baby," the newspaper on the kitchen table blaring the headline: SHAW STREET STRANGLER TAKES ANOTHER VICTIM, hardly catches her eye, "and if it's quite alright, I need you baby….""It's fine by me, sweetheart."The unexpected voice behind her makes Helen jump causing her nearly to spill the hot dish of the fancy French dinner on the kitchen floor. Barely making it to the countertop, she settles the dish down, but before she can turn around hands drop into her line of vision and they are holding something. Her heart and mind race as she gropes for the carving knife on the counter only to have her hand slammed down the second she picks it up. The other arm wraps around her, pinning both arms at her sides and yanks her back. It holds her firmly against a brawny body so tightly she can't move. "Let go…""Whoa, Ellie, it's me. Shhh, sweetheart, it's just me."No one in the world calls her Ellie except, "Oh, it's you." She sighs letting the exotic accent sweep over her.Not exactly the welcome home he was expecting, "You expecting someone else?" Even though she was trembling in his arms, Kevin tried to make light of the situation to ease her mind, "Should I be worried?"The heart thundering in her chest with fear slows a moment so it can change gears and leave the fear behind to now race with excitement and desire. "No, of course not," She rests her head against Kevin's chest and let's go of the knife handle before turning around in his arms to take his ruggedly handsome face. "You're a sight for sore eyes," she sighs and throws her arms around his waist to hug him tightly. "Phew," he mocks relief with a grin, "you had me worried for a minute, maybe I'd been gone so long my best girl found another man."Helen would like nothing more than to say 'never' but Kevin's absences are growing longer and longer, the time without him is excruciating as she hides in her cabin with her cat sucking down glasses of Moscato like water and waiting for an email or the all-too-infrequent phone call. "Not yet," she teases. While it is true that Colonel Kevin Smith is retired from the New Zealand Air Force with full honors and pension, it is also true that he's been working for the United States Government as a private security contractor the last decade. She doesn't know just what he does for the government or what he keeps secure. Kevin has a strict policy about not discussing his work…ever. Kevin says that it will just be better if they don't talk about because it will only upset her. Although she understands his point of view, Helen wishes she knew more about the man who occasionally shares her bed and her home in between his long absences. Not knowing where he is or what he is doing for so long is getting unsettling."Good, 'cuz I got this for you," he holds up a stunning onyx and emerald necklace, the same necklace he'd been trying to place around her neck when he ended up scaring her half to death. He loops it around her throat and locks the clasp."Oh, my god, it's gorgeous." Helen picks it up and looks down at it, even in the dimly lit kitchen it shines like the sun. It has seven strands; three stands of rough-cut onyx on the top and four strands of glittering rough-cut emeralds on the bottom. "This is exquisite, you shouldn't have done this," the glittering necklace must have cost him a small fortune, "but I'm so glad you did." Her voice and face lights up. Not since Craig has someone given her such a lavish gift and it warms her heart and eases a few of the lingering doubts in her mind.Kevin's arms tighten around her small waist, "I saw it in a shop window and thought it would be perfect on you so I had to get it." It does look perfect and so does she. She's not the only one who's been waiting months for this moment he can't wait any longer. As their quivering lips meet, he swears he hears the ocean crashing with fireworks exploding above it igniting a lonely night sky with brilliant color. His closed eyes roll back in his head with desire and delight when she melts into him."God, I've missed you," Helen moans as she reaches up to grab handfuls of soft midnight hair and pull him closer letting her tongue explore the back of his throat as her breasts with their hardening nipples press against his chest and the thundering heart below.End Excerpt
Author Links:
Web: http://www.moonsmusings.com/lbdarling
Blog: http://lbdarling.wordpress.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lbdarling
Twitter: lb_darling
OBSESSION Buy Links:
From the publisher in a variety of e-book formats: http://www.moonsmusings.com
Also available on Kindle and Nook
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