Girl in the Water
by Dana Marton
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GENRE: Romantic
Suspense
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BLURB:
After the
tragic death of his family, Ian, fresh home from the Army, is a shadow of his
former self. Only his best friend's disappearance in South America pulls him
back from the ledge. He rushes to Brazil, but he gets there too late. The best
he can do now is find his friend's murderers. The single lead in the case is
also the single biggest obstacle--Daniela, a mysterious beauty very much in
need of protection, with a host of secrets hidden in a dark past. As the two of
them track down clues and try to untangle an impossible case, they draw the
attention of all the wrong people, and danger follows them back to the US.
Ian wants
the murderers. Daniela wants Ian to acknowledge the hot sparks of passion
between them. He doesn't mind breaking rules, just never his own. Rule #1: You
don't seduce the woman you protect
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Excerpt:
A couple of boats had been dragged up on the flat
of the riverbank. Nobody around. Ian sat in the shade of the largest boat and
pretended to be watching the barges and tugboats going past him.
He stole a glance at the house, hoping to spot
Finch. Nothing there, but something rising out of the water maybe thirty feet
from him caught his attention.
At first, he thought it might be a caiman—South
America’s version of an alligator. Caimans were native to the area, although,
he had no idea if they lived in this part of this particular river.
But instead, out of the river, rose a young woman.
She seemed to be struggling with…an anaconda?
When the shiny black, long body wrapped around
hers, Ian moved, ready to dive into the water to help her, but she had the upper
hand and dragged the wriggling beast toward shore with a triumphant smile, and
he could see that she had a giant eel.
He couldn’t take his eyes off the thing. The eel
stretched as long as the woman was tall, over five feet. They wrestled in the
mud, the scene stunningly primal and elemental.
She had a piece of rag tied around her small
breasts, and another around her slim waist, covering only the private parts of
her body. She was the most stunning sight he’d ever seen, long dark hair
streaming down in wet rivulets. A goddess risen.
A goddess in mortal struggle.
His western sensibilities pushed him to run and
help, but the woman and the eel and their battle seemed somehow the spirit of
the Amazon itself, and he felt like an interloper. He felt that he couldn’t
take the woman’s triumph away from her.
And she did win, dragging the eel to shore,
grabbing a rock the next second and smashing the eel’s head. The eel was still
squirming when, with the same, sharp-edged rock, she gutted the thing, dumping
the insides back into the river. She was not a peaceful goddess.
She washed the eel efficiently, then picked up the
carcass and carried it, staggering under the weight, up the tall, steep bank,
and in through the back door of the house Ian had been watching.
Ian’s chin might have dropped a little. Or a lot.
In fact, he felt as if his chin just hit his lap.
Who on earth was she?
REVIEW:
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REVIEW:
Girl in the Water deals with some really dark issues and is
sometimes difficult to read. It is also a romance that is not the
standard in most books. I had heard a lot about the book and was
not disappointed once I received the ARC to review.
There is a strong female character, Daniela, and a wounded
male character, Ian ,who carry the
story. There is danger, tension,
and as the book starts an unusual setting. All is rolled together into a very vibrant and interesting
story. This is a book that is both
hard to read and hard to put down.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
New
York Times and USA Today bestselling author Dana Marton has thrilled and
entertained millions of readers around the globe with her fast-paced stories
about strong women and honorable men who fight side by side for justice and
survival.
Kirkus
Reviews calls her writing "compelling and honest." RT Book Review
Magazine said, "Marton knows what makes a hero...her characters are sure
to become reader favorites." Her writing has been acclaimed by critics,
called, "gripping," "intense and chilling," "full of
action," "a thrilling adventure," and wholeheartedly recommended
to readers. Dana is the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence,
the Readers' Choice Award, and Best Intrigue, among other awards. Her book,
TALL, DARK, AND LETHAL was nominated for the prestigious Rita Award. DEATHSCAPE
reached the #1 spot on Amazon's Romantic Suspense Bestseller list.
Dana
has a Master's degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and is continuously studying
the art and craft of writing, attending several workshops, seminars and
conferences each year. Her number one goal is to bring the best books she
possibly can to her readers.
Keeping
in touch with readers is Dana's favorite part of being an author. Please
connect with her via her web site (danamarton.com) or her Facebook page
(facebook.com/danamarton).
Having
lived around the world, Dana currently creates her compelling stories in a
small and lovely little town in Pennsylvania. The fictional town of her
bestselling Broslin Creek series is based on her real life home where she
fights her addictions to reading, garage sales, coffee and chocolate. If you
know a good twelve-step program to help her with any of that, she'd be
interested in hearing about it! :-)
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GIRL
IN THE WATER
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Dana will be awarding a
$100 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the
tour.
Interesting Book. Thanks for the review copy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your honest review. Sounds like an intense read!
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