Title: Secrets of the Moon
Author: Kristy Centeno
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Date of Publication: July 7, 2013
Genre: young adult paranormal romance
Blurb:
Teenager Marjorie Emery eluded death. As she struggles to get her life back on track, she believes her efforts are paying off. Yet, when a black dressing, unfriendly, and incredibly handsome hottie walks into her classroom, she’s forced into a tailspin. Marjorie has no idea how much his presence is going to shatter what little tranquility she’s achieved.
Kyran Rousseau’s gloomy nature has a name, one that is potentially fatal under the right circumstances. His family harbors secrets and does everything to protect Kyran. While, he doesn’t want to ruin Marjorie’s normal life, love has a way of changing his plans.
Falling for Kyran is the least of Marjorie’s worries. With a faceless threat hunting her and a boyfriend who's as dangerous as he is good looking—how can Marjorie and Kyran keep all hell from breaking loose before it’s too late?
Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17905312-secrets-of-the-moon
About Kristy Centeno
As a child, she used to lose herself in an imaginary world by the means of a good book. Now that she’s all grown up, Kristy gets to create her own fictional realms and make them come to life in ways that most readers might not expect.
She’s always had a passion for writing but never had the opportunity do so until now. After trying out numerous options, she realized that writing was what she loved the most so when she found herself with some free time on her hands, she decided to pursue her passion. As it turned out, her very active imagination helped her achieve her goals of creating believable plots with some ordinary, and some not so ordinary characters that helped the stories move along in one way or another.
As she keeps moving along in achieving her dreams of becoming a published author, she divides her time in between her four children and her very understanding husband.
Excerpt:
Minutes later we arrived, and just in time for our
eight a.m. classes. Claire, Tracy, and I dispersed to our respective classrooms
upon entering the building, agreeing to meet later on for lunch.
Usually, I’d sit in one of the chairs at the first
row of tables, since I barely made it in time for class; but today the only
available seats were at the back—where no one likes to sit because it’s too far
away from the writing board. No one paid attention to me as I scooted by to the
back of the classroom and grabbed one of the empty seats at the last row of
tables. The seat to the left of me was empty and everyone else had chosen their
seats, so I was a little relieved that I wouldn’t be sharing the table with
anyone. I wasn’t in the mood for small talk, so sitting alone came as a bonus.
When a few moments had gone by and no one else
showed up, the teacher began his lecture for the day. With book, notebook, and
pen in hand, I began to take notes of what the teacher was either saying or
writing on the board, when the door opened and someone stepped inside. I was
too busy going over what I wrote so I didn’t bother to look up to see who’d
entered the classroom. I automatically assumed it was probably a student
running late. However, the sound of loud gasps rushing through the otherwise
silent room caused me to look up to see what the commotion was all about.
That was the first time I saw him. My gaze
automatically drifted toward the silver-colored orbs he had for eyes. Never in
my life had I seen eyes like those. It wasn’t just the color of them that was
strange and incredibly alluring but the way he looked around the room also, as
if searching for prey. Where that thought came from I had no idea, but I did agree
that the description match him to a T.
The instructor spoke softly to him, but the boy only
nodded several times, not even bothering to look at him. I thought that rude
until I noticed he was too busy looking at…me.
My cheeks started to burn as he kept staring at me
with those dangerously sensual eyes. No one had ever observed me that way
before and it made me slightly uneasy. His quiet stare made me feel hot and
uncomfortable all at once. After a silent staring contest, I turned my eyes
away from him and decided to stare at the notes in front of me instead.
His eyes were intense, too much for me to handle
without feeling as if I was going to be burned alive right on the spot. Good
grief, no one ever had this mammoth effect on me before.
He was so different from the young men from around
here. His demeanor held a hint of arrogance, boldness, and indifference unlike
anything I’d perceived. Sure, some guys tended to act that way, but he took it
up a notch. I took note of his dress code too: all-black casual wear—black
hoodie, black shirt, black pants, black boots. Even his backpack was black. I
could have easily accused him of being some kind of rock and roll groupie or
maybe even a Goth-loving fan, but he didn’t appear to fit into either category.
However, the dark clothing only made his look more
mysterious and it definitely brought out the color of his eyes even more. He
was tall, too, very tall. If I had to guess what his height was, I would say
six-foot-one or something close to that. His chestnut-colored hair was long,
down to his shoulders, and he wore it lose. Something about him clearly
screamed bad boy.
Your book sounds excellent!
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