Title: Wicked Luck
Series: Wicked Luck Trilogy #1
Author: Shannon L. Maynard
Published: June 23rd, 2015
Publisher: Crimson Tree Publishing
Genre: NA Romance
Content Warning: Violence, Adult Themes
Recommended Age: 14+
Synopsis:
How can Ava Starr's worst nightmare be Dax Miller's dream come true?
How can Ava Starr's worst nightmare be Dax Miller's dream come true?
For the past three years, Dax has been stranded on Lamarai Island with his stepsister and two tribes of cannibals. But now a beautiful girl named Ava has washed up on shore. After secretly reading her journal, he believes she is a perfect match to the girl of his dreams. He's determined not only to keep her alive, but also to win over her heart by convincing her to forget about her past and the secrets that continue to haunt her.
Ava Starr has always been the epitome of bad luck, but she never imagined she would wake up and find herself on a cannibal-infested island with no memory of how she got there. The last thing she remembers is boarding a plane with her pilot boyfriend, Preston. But now he and his crew are missing, and she must find him before a tribe of hungry cannibals finds him first. But Ava's troubles have followed her to Lamarai, where once again she's surrounded by danger and people who want her dead. She finds herself caught in a web of deceit and soon discovers the answers to her mysterious past can be found in the most unlikely of places, and that no one is actually who they seem to be.
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Excerpt:
Excerpt:
With a satisfied grin, I drop the book in
my pocket and step out from behind the tree.
“Well, well, well. What a predicament.
Gives new meaning to the phrase ‘sticky situation’ doesn’t it?” My voice
startles her and causes a sharp intake of breath as she opens her eyes.
“Dax,” she says with a relieved exhale.
“Hey princess.” I give her my best
Cheshire smile. “Looks like your little escape plan didn’t work out so well,
huh? Well, I hope you have better luck escaping from that pit of quicksand.”
I turn to walk away.
“Wait! Where are you going?” she asks, and
desperation oozes from her voice.
I pause to get control of the amusement
cracking away at my serious expression before turning around. “I don’t know. I
think I’ll head back to the beach and wait for a hot blonde to wash up on
shore.” Her mouth falls open right on cue. “Oh, and sorry to break it to ya’,
but you didn’t get the part. Since it’s my fantasy, I was looking for someone
friendlier, a little more trusting, a little less sassy, and what was the last
thing? Oh, yeah. Someone who actually likes me. But don’t feel bad—you nailed
the physical profile,” I say with a wink.
“Stop being a jerk and help me,” she says,
and then softens her
tone. “Please?”
I uncross my arms and rest my hands on my
hips. I’m pretty sure she already regrets that last comment, but I can’t stop
now. “Look, princess. I’m a lot of things, but a jerk isn’t one of them. And
don’t worry; I’m sure someone else will find you soon. A hungry cannibal—or
Roxy. And I’m starting to think you and her might make a good team. The
pity-party duo. She’s hateful, complains constantly, and she’s also a member of
the ‘I hate Dax club’, just like you.”
I turn my back on her again and take a
step.
“Wait! I don’t hate you. Please
don’t leave me. I’m sorry.”
I’m a sucker for apologies but when I turn
to face her, I can’t resist putting one hand behind my ear and tilting my head.
“I’m really sorry,” she says again. “For
running away and being so grumpy.” I wait for more, and she grits her teeth.
“And for not listening to you.”
This is the part where I know she expects
me to jump to her rescue, but I lean against a tree with a cocky grin and pull
a banana from my pocket. She stares while I peel it, take a bite, and chew
slowly. I’m savoring the fruit but also my triumph in having the upper hand.
“Aren’t you going to help me?” she finally
asks with a hint of worry.
“I’m still debating. If I leave you here,
at least I’ll know where you are and won’t have to worry about you running off.
I could even build a little hut around you and toss you food and water now and
then. You’d be a lot less trouble that way.”
“Very funny,” she says, but I think it is and I can’t keep from
laughing.
About the Author:
Shannon L. Maynard lives in Colorado with her five girls where she is a legal assistant by day and an author by night. In between working and writing she can be found driving kids to soccer, folding mountains of pink laundry, or eating her weight in chocolate. Other addictions include shoe shopping, reading YA, and Australian and British accents (which may be partly to blame for her massive crush on Thor). If she had one wish it would be for more hours in the day to spend enjoying all of the above. Okay, everything except the laundry.
Shannon studied art and criminology before getting a license in cosmetology, but eventually wound up an expert daydreamer; a skill that occasionally leads to getting lost while driving, but has been a huge asset to her love for writing. Her debut novel WICKED LUCK is set to release June 2015 and is the first book in the Wicked Luck Trilogy.
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