Spring is in the air! Spring Fling Blog Hop

 

Spring is in the air (as modelled by the lovely Blog Pug!) And there's nothing better (for me) than a new story. Especially a paranormal one like my new release, The Reaper and the Cop.
 It has all my favourite ingredients: A hot guy, snarky girl and some vicious fight scenes that were awesome to write! Better yet, it's part of a series so I get to revisit the same world (which, as an author, is great!).

So...just in case you wanted a little taste, let me show you a snippet...

 

~Excerpt~ 
 
Death is inevitable. For most, that means worrying about the how, and more importantly, the when. It’s an obsession the marketing industry has latched onto like a leech, and from one person to the next, ranges from the absent worry about leaving loved ones behind to narcissistic panic at leaving this mortal coil.
 
 
For some of us though, death is a job. I would say it’s a nine to five, daily grind, but it’s more of a 24/7/365 deal.
 
 
Let me introduce myself.
 
 
I’m Laney Larson, and I’m a Reaper. Yeah, you heard me right. I said Reaper. As in the big, bad dude with the robes and scythe—looks like he needed a few extra squares in his life? That guy.
 
 
Kinda.
 
 
Well, not quite.
 
 
It’s more accurate to say that I’m his great—god-knows-how–many—great grand-daughter. Hard to tell since no one has seen his Grimness since the middle ages, but every single Reaper carries a piece of him, their Grimm, within. It’s what gives us our abilities and lets us see things that others can’t. Without a Grimm, a Reaper is a standard human with an interesting family tree. Nothing more, nothing less. With a Grimm? Yeah, even I don’t know everything we’re capable of. 
 
I don’t want to think about what we can do. Not with how many of us there are.
 
 
It’s a bit like the Santa deal, but instead of presents, there are lots of souls to be reaped daily all over the world. I have no clue how the big dude in red manages it—yeah, he’s real too. And the Easter Bunny? Don’t get me started on that asshole. Reapers spread the load.
 
 
It’s like a franchise. You don’t buy into it, you're born into it. There are Reaper families everywhere, but not all of us get the call and receive a Grimm. When my grandfather died, it skipped over my mom and two older brothers to pick me.
 
 
My eldest bro had been so convinced that he’d be the one, he’d gone out and bought himself a costume. Head to toe armored bike leathers in Reaper black, with a death’s head helmet. Idiot can’t even ride a bike. He thought it looked cool though, so he was well pissed when the Grimm passed him over and picked me. You can imagine how awkward Thanksgiving was in our house that year. He’s still not talking to me ten years later. Twat.
 
 
So yeah, back to the point. I got the family Grimm—which, by the way, is a cantankerous bastard at the best of times—and I’ve been reaping souls ever since. It’s an interesting job, especially since my promotion less than a week into it.
 
 
You see, there are different types of Reaper. My grand-pop dealt with the “Naturals.” Those are the nice and easy reaps, those who die all peaceful of old age in their sleep, or in their garages, or gardens while cutting the grass. The ones who are expecting a visit from the big old GR himself so they’re not surprised to find they’re dead.
 
 
In fact, I remember Pop saying that the most exciting reap most months tended to be the old boys who snuffed it while on the job. According to Pop, trying to convince a soul that it’s not still having sex can be difficult. And icky. I don’t want to see no soul’s junk. Ever. Thank God, I’ve never had to deal with one of those.
 
 
Nope, after a couple of days on naturals, there was an opening, and I moved on to violent deaths. Gunshots, car accidents, beatings. You name it, I get to wade in and take the souls out. Some fight, but I prefer those to the victims. The pain in their auras, and the relief to see me because they know that their ordeals are over, tears at my heart. Especially the kids.
 
 
I’ve put more than a few email requests into head office to be the Reaper who takes their abusers down. Reaping is painless for the reapee. Is that even a word? Huh, I made one up. Go me.
 
 
Where was I, oh yeah, we train long and hard to make sure the souls don’t suffer. But since Reapers don’t go to heaven or hell, we’re out of that loop. There’s nothing to stop me from holding up somewhere quiet and taking a couple of days to strip a soul from its body. And believe me, given the right situation, I can be real inventive.
 
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To celebrate the release and the blog hop, I'm having a giveaway for an ecopy of Dragon's Honor. Check out the link below for details on entering and the links at the bottom of the page for the other stops on the blog. Happy hopping!

 

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1.
Books To Go Now
2.
Danica Winters


3.
Sharon Kleve Romantic Ramblings
4.
Joanne Jaytanie~This is not your mother's romance


5.
Calinda B - Wickedly hot, dangerously fun
6.
Rhonda's Doings


7.
Dawn Luedecke-Always Have Passion
8.
Inside the Secret World of Allison Bruning


9.
H. A. Somerled
10.
Stories About Love


11.
Mindy Hardwick, Author
12.
Not Necessarily In That Order


13.
Iyana's Rainbow
14.
Amber Daulton


15.
Natalie-Nicole Bates
16.
Paranormal Hockey


17.
Draven St. James
18.
Knight Blindness


19.
Mina Carter
20.
Marilyn Conner Miles Author


21.
Lisa Chalmers
22.
Jean Joachim - Author


23.
Library of the Seen
24.
Romance Beckons


25.
Draven St. James
26.
Writer Wonderland


27.
LENA HART
28.
Living the Dream


29.
Jess Schira
30.
Jennifer Conner Writer


31.
Kristina Knight, Romance Author
32.
Romance and More


33.
Scandalous Stories
34.
David's Gift


35.
Sasha Hibbs-Author
36.
Cowboys and Indian Romances


37.
Jade Barnaby
38.
Rayna Noire


39.
Musings
40.
Write Stuff


41.
John Zunski
42.
The guardian an angel story


43.
Robyn Neeley
44.
Kooks Nook


45.
K C Maguire
46.
Krystal Shannan


47.
Sue Lyndon
48.
laurenmariebooks.com


49.
CJ Burright - Author
50.
More Romance Please


51.
Rhenna Morgan - Author
52.
The Official Website of Tista Ray


53.
Zoe Forward
54.
MYTHICAL BOOKS (INT)


55.
Hilda Huru
56.
Jess Buffett


57.
Willow Brooke
58.
Sinfully Sweet Romances


59.
Danielle Belwater Author
60.
Angela Ford Romantic Escapes


61.
Jackie Marilla
62.
Kelly Ann Jacobson - Author


63.
Aymaran Shadow > Behind The Scenes
64.
Donna M. Zadunajsky


65.
Donna Augustine