Title: Between
Author: Lisa Swallow
Genre: Paranormal
Romance
Cover Design: Najla
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SYNOPSIS
What do you do when two very different men enter your world and both have
the power to kill you with a touch or a kiss? Can Rose trust either of
them - or anyone in her new life after the accident which almost killed her?
Ghosts? Demons? Angels? Or something more? The supernatural you find
living and working in this English city are a little different to those you
usually find in the genre...
Rose survived the accident which killed her friend. The problem is the
life she returns to scares her more than the night she almost died.
When Alek and Finn enter her world, Rose discovers the after-effects
of the accident are worse than she thought. The slow recovery and fogged
nightmares aren't the only changes she needs to cope with.
Rose has an immediate and intense attraction to arrogant housemate
Alek. This confuses her as much as the chilling effect of her mysterious work
colleague Finn. As Rose struggles to cope with her new life, she learns that
her connection to the two men threatens all their futures
Alek has lived years closed off from people. He didn't expect someone like
Rose to come into his life and challenge the reality he grips onto.
If Finn doesn't fix the mistake he made, his life is in danger.
His desire to help and protect Rose makes his task difficult, especially when
she's the mistake he needs to fix.
When Alek's past catches up, Rose disappears. Trapped between the
living and the dead, on the edge of Hell, Rose is unable to find her way back.
Alek and Finn could help her - but are they prepared to risk the consequences?
This book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone.
TEASERS
EXTRACT
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The music upstairs stops and
the familiar sound of Alek’s boots stomp downstairs.
“Hey, Casper…” The grin I
heard behind his voice disappears as he walks into the kitchen and sees us. His
brown eyes narrow beneath the dark hair falling
across his face. “Who’s this?”
“I’m Finn.” He holds out a
hand to shake, a formal gesture I find very strange and one Alek doesn’t
accept.
Alek looks at Finn as if
he’s something I brought in on the bottom of my shoe. “How did you get in?”
“He’s my guest, Alek.”
“I don’t like your guest.”
Something strange is in the
room with us, a tension thickening the air as the two guys regard each other. I
gulp down my glass of wine and sigh at the testosterone. Finn and Alek are on
the edge of each other’s personal space and stare at
each other. Finn’s stance is less aggressive; hopefully one of them is mature
enough to back down. Behind Finn, the wok sizzles and spits so I get up to stir
the meal. Finn steps to one side, breaking his standoff
with Alek.
“I’d better go,” Finn says
to me.
“Yeah, good idea.” Alek’s
voice is as low as Finn’s, and his features are arranged into an expression
threatening enough to make me run. I almost do.
“Finn’s my friend,” I snap,
“and you don’t get to tell me who I can bring home.”
“See you tomorrow, maybe?”
Finn grabs his jacket and bag, then edges around Alek. They’re almost the same
height, although Finn is stockier and for a horrible moment, I think one of
them is going to punch the other. Finn lingers for a
moment, with an impassive look at Alek, before disappearing down the hallway.
The front door shuts.
The front door shuts.
After a few moments of
catching up with the situation, I move to the kitchen counter and pour another
glass of wine, then slam the bottle on the table. “What
the fuck Alek?”
“I don’t like him.”
Alek is still in the
doorway; he hasn’t moved since he saw me and Finn, but at least the dangerous
look on his face left with Finn. He’s staring toward the window, barely
registering me. Who does he think he is?
“How dare you, you asshole!
He’s my friend.”
“I said, I don’t like him,”
he says through gritted teeth.
“Why? Do you know him?
“No.”
“This is my home, too. I
invite who I like! Do you have to like everyone who comes into this house? You
don’t own it!”
“I got a bad…vibe from him; I don’t want him here.” Alek’s tone is low and
imploring.
“Well, I get a bad vibe from
you!”
Alek remains in the doorway,
and as I attempt to get past him, he stretches an arm across. “Stay away from
him.”
My fingers itch to push him away, but I don’t want to touch him. “He’s a friend
from work who I’m sharing a meal with! So you don’t like him. Tough.”
“Is he the only friend you
have at work?”
“No.”
“Who else do you know
there?”
I have no answer, because
over the last few weeks Finn is the only person I’ve
spoken to any longer than polite small talk to work colleagues. “People.”
“He’s the only person who
shows any interest in you. Don’t you think that’s strange?” My neck prickles
with annoyance. “Think about it, Rose.”
I don’t want to and I’m struck by the realisation he’s never called me
by my name before. “No, you’re what’s strange. Excuse me.”
“Your meal…” He gestures
toward the stove.
“Move.”
“Don’t go after him.”
“For fuck’s sake…” I mutter
and duck under his arm.
Alek steps in my way and I back toward the wall. Out of the two of them,
Alek unnerves me the most. He places a hand on the wall, trapping me and anger
seethes in my stomach.
“Move!” I growl.
Alek’s scent engulfs me,
pushing out my need to follow Finn. No, it’s not his
scent, something different. His eyes are fixed on my mouth and although we’re
not touching, the physical pull to him is unlike anything I’ve experienced
before. Strangely, his face registers the same. I close my eyes; sure, he’s
doing this deliberately.
“Move,”
I repeat.
Alek’s hair touches my face
as he leans toward my ear. “Don’t trust him.”
I pull my head back, so I’m
looking at his face, ignoring the same intense energy between us as last time.
“And trust who? You? At least he’s nice to me!”
Dropping his hand, Alek
steps back. “Oh, I am being nice to you. You have no idea.”
Lisa is an author of new adult romance and writes both paranormal and contemporary. In between running a business, looking after her family and writing, Lisa sometimes finds spare time to do other things. This often involves swapping her book worlds for gaming worlds. Lisa is originally from the UK but moved to Australia in 2001 and now lives in Perth in Western Australia with her husband, three children and dog.
Amazon page: amazon.com/author/lisaswallow
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