OUT OF CHARACTER
by Diana Miller
BLURB:
Denver, Colorado, ER
doctor Jillian Rodgers has never done an impulsive thing in her life. But all
that changes when she meets the man of her dreams on a ski vacation. Within
twenty-four hours, they’ve spent a passionate night together and Jillian is
convinced she’s halfway in love. After all, she figures the worst that can
happen is she’ll go home with a broken heart…
But the man
pretending to be an ordinary guy is far from it. In fact, he shouldn’t get
anywhere near Jillian. Yet there’s something about her he can’t resist—and
she’s perfect for his cover. Besides, he’s sure he isn’t endangering her.
Unfortunately,
they’re both wrong.
When someone uses
their chairlift for target practice, Jillian ends up wounded—and her dream man
promptly disappears. Within days, her car explodes. Just when things can’t get
any worse, she’s kidnapped at gunpoint. Soon Jillian’s running for her life and
forced to depend on the man who deserted her, a man who claims he’s trying to
protect her but whose story has more holes than a gauze bandage. A man Jillian
once thought she loved, but now isn’t sure she should even trust.
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EXCERPT:
The night was frigid and dark, the moon and stars obscured
by clouds. Snow-caked pine needles scraped Jillian’s cheeks as Paul guided her
through the trees. She wasn’t sure why he’d roused her in the middle of the
night and led her out a basement window and into the woods, but she’d bet it
wasn’t for a midnight hike.
“This way. Hurry.” He released her hand and pressed his palm
against her back. Within seconds they were jogging, crunching over icy snow
that seeped into Jillian’s running shoes and under her jeans, scratching and
biting her bare legs above her socks.
Then she heard it. An explosion behind them. Followed by the
odor of burning gasoline.
She froze as a wave of nausea engulfed her. “No.” She looked
over her shoulder toward the sound and smell. Through the trees, she saw
flickers of red, yellow, and orange.
“Come on.” Paul wrapped his arm around her shoulders and
urged her forward.
Her legs wouldn’t move. “The smell. It’s the same smell.”
Fire mixed with gasoline, consuming her car. Consuming--
Paul’s arm tightened around her, and his lips brushed her
ear. “No one’s inside this time.” He gently turned her head away from the fire.
“Don’t look at it. Don’t think about it. Think about moving your legs, about
running. Just think about running.”
Paul’s words and pressing arm got her legs moving again.
“Where are we going?” Jillian puffed out after a couple
minutes of jogging through snow.
“Away.” Paul didn’t sound the least bit winded.
“Unfortunately, our car was disabled, so it’s on to Plan B.”
“Do you have a Plan B?”
“I always have a Plan B. And Plans C and D. Follow me.”
AUTHOR BIO:
When she was
eight, Diana decided she wanted to be Nancy Drew. But no matter how many
garbage cans she dug through, conversations she “accidentally” overheard, and
attics she searched, she never found a single mysterious letter, hidden
staircase, or anything else even remotely mysterious or suspenseful. She worked
as a lawyer, a soda jerk, a stay-at-home mom, a hospital admitting clerk, and a
conference host for events ranging from Lutheran music to the International BB
Gun competition. She spent long hours volunteering in a nineteenth century
mansion allegedly full of secrets and a few ghosts. Still no luck.
Diana
ultimately decided the only way she was going to inject any mystery or suspense
into her otherwise satisfying life was by writing about it. Her debut novel,
Dangerous Affairs, won a Golden Heart Award from the Romance Writer of America,
and she’s received five Golden Heart nominations, including one for Out of
Character.
Diana lives
in the Twin Cities with her family and an energetic Wheaten terrier.
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3 comments:
Sounds like a great book! Thank you for the great post and contest!
I really enjoyed this excerpt. Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
Sounds like a great book and the excerpt is fantastic
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