Author: Sunniva Dee
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc;
Publication: February 22, 2014
Pages: 364
Genre: New Adult/Paranormal Romance
- it is "Beautiful Disaster" meets the TV series "Supernatural"...if the brothers were angels and love made them lose their heads.
BLURB
He traded my death for love. I wasn’t given a choice. His decision has caught up with us, so now I am a living, breathing catalyst to war between Heaven and Hell.
The violations he committed saved my life. Since the collision, he’s appeared everywhere. In my hospital room, my school, even my house. He shows up in my paintings, my drawings, in all of my art projects. I can’t stop thinking about him.
He says his name is Gabriel, and he doesn’t understand what’s happening to him. He doesn’t know how I can see him or why he loves me in ways that should be impossible for a Celestial.
My obsession grows. I want him to hold me, kiss me—give all of himself. For every day he protects me, the consequences loom darker and taller. Soon, they’ll crash down on us. Yes, the war is about to begin.
Guest Post;
The Jungle of Awesome
Books
When I began writing Shattering Halos, I knew nothing about
the market. I’m a big reader, and like most finicky, picky readers, my deal was
to search for exactly what I wanted before I caved in. I was aware of the
myriad of talented authors out there, but not until I published did I realize
how flooded the market was with great stuff.
I’ve always loved to write. I played my way through my teenage
diaries, fun little essays, and novels I never did anything with, but for me
the time has to be right to get serious with just about anything.
The stars lined up when I read Twilight five years after the
craze. Stephenie Meyer had created a full-on category killer with this
addictive beast, and in my case, she inspired me to go all the way with my
little hobby. I craved a read that treated angels the way Vampire Diaries or
True Blood did vampires, one that boasted brothers as hot and as present in a
human world as the Winchester brothers in the TV series Supernatural.
Now, one thing is to write and get recognition for your
talent by being taken on by a publishing house in this saturated market. A
whole ‘nother is to have the right readers find you without having your pockets
full of marketing moneys. With eight million books on amazon.com, the biggest
“bookstore” in America, to stand out is really freaking hard, especially with a
hybrid genre like my New Adult Paranormal Shattering Halos.
So here I am, an unknown, brand new published author… with a
small publisher and no means to support a marketing campaign. Even so, after my
February release, beautiful messages began to trickle in Facebook, Twitter, and
Goodreads from readers who wanted to share their enthusiasm for my firstborn
with me.
For every single message I receive, I swear that my heart skips
with the bliss of having reached a reader—the right reader for my book. It’s what
makes everything worth it: Shattering Halos is out there, a small book the
readers somehow find in the jungle.
This little guest post made me want to say “thank you”
again. Hey, and why the hell not? You can never show too much gratitude, right?
EXCERPT
"Why
was she so upset with you, Gabriel?” I asked.
“I can’t read
her mind.”
“Oh right, how
silly of me.” I rolled my eyes. His thoughts were somewhere else,
so my sarcasm didn’t register with him.
“I’ve never had
to cloak myself before.”
“Oh, with your
other humans, you mean?” My voice came out strange.
Gabriel turned fully
and looked at me. His eyebrows lifted. “Right…”
“How many others
have you had?”
“I don’t know,
thousands.”
Holy. Crap.
I leaned my forehead
against the window, trying to hide the flare of jealousy.
“Gaia.” A gentle
hand reached around and pulled me back toward him. I couldn’t meet
his stare.
“They were humans
that lived before you.”
“Girls?” Why did
I sound sulky? Oh, right, because I was a terrible actress. Gabriel’s
quiet laughter drizzled over me. “Babies. Some growing into women
and others into men. Many never grew up.”
“Did they see
you?” Did you kiss them?
Gabriel didn’t
reply at first. Then the back of his hand traced my cheekbone down to
my mouth.
“No, I didn’t.”
My breath hitched. I
must have heard wrong. His eyes focused on my lips, and my gut
clenched.
He let go of me too
fast. An arm hid his expression as he fell back into his seat. I
leaned over, my palm molding to his face. I needed him close.
When it slid down
his neck, a muffled groan slipped from him. “Please don’t touch
me, Gaia.”
“You started it.”
“I know—I won’t.
We have to stop this.”
“Crap! You’re
not making any sense—you know that? This is bullshit!”
Gabriel pushed his
seat up and faced me, his irises shimmering like water. “Gaia. I
don’t know why the archangels haven’t come for me, but humans and
angels—” He cut himself off, then continued. “I screwed up.
Since I’m still with you, they must have given me another chance.”
And just like that,
I transformed into pure instinct all over again and jumped into his
lap. Clearly I could not be trusted near this—this…angel.
The steering wheel
jabbed into my back, but I barely noticed. The pain was just another
reason to get closer, much closer to him. My fingers slid into his
hair, tangling with it. I tugged him to me and pressed my mouth
against his.
Gabriel reacted
immediately. He crushed me so tight that my breath wheezed out. The
seat lowered underneath him, and he pulled me with him, devouring my
mouth.
“We can’t be
together?” I panted.
“No, we can’t.”
“Never?”
Desperate, my tongue found his. He shook his head against my mouth.
My stomach burned with need.
One at a time, I
forced the words out in clipped gasps. “I can’t ever touch you
again?” Gabriel groaned. I could feel him under me. So male, so
alive.
“No.”
I want him so
much it hurts!
Gabriel’s eyes
opened beneath me. He rocked me closer, and I moaned.
“Will you be
visible to me?”
“Sometimes.” The
tiny suckling noises as he feasted on my lips sent fire straight to
my womb.
“Please, promise
me you’ll be visible always.”
His hands moved up
to my face and held me out from him. The kiss he gave me was too
light on my lips, and I shuddered.
“No, not always.
But I promise that you will see me every day.”
I absorbed the
kisses, lucid enough to know they were the last ones I would ever
receive from Gabriel.
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Originally from Norway, I moved to the United States twelve years ago.
The first awesome five years I spent in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, before moving to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia.
I'm currently on my seventh year in the South, where my husband, son, and I are enjoying the heat, the humidity, as well as our crazy menagerie of animals better known as the petting zoo. The only one not here is my daughter, who returned to Norway for college.
I hold a Master's degree in languages, and for ten years, I taught at university level, before settling in as graduate adviser at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Writing is my passion, my joy, and my addiction. Shattering Halos is my debut novel. When I'm not writing, I read. A lot. :)
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I love that shade of blue used on the cover. Very lovely with the white.
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Sounds like a great read!
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