Barrier
by D.C.
Renfroe
GENRE: Romance
Thriller
BLURB:
When Claire Luna is
kidnapped and taken to a remote island, her predictable life is torn to shreds.
She thought she understood grief, loss and loneliness. But nothing prepared her
for the island.
Tucker Knight had his
world turned upside down when he was a young teen. He’d known love, security
and normality. But things changed, and somehow he lost his innocence along the
way.
Barrier takes you on
a compelling, thrilling and sometimes brutal journey of Claire and Tucker, who
in a bid to control their destiny, must learn about trust and submission. And
also about love.
The island is under
the control of Dr. Stephen Bell, a scientist obsessed with the secrets of humanity
through genetic engineering. Claire is part of his obsession, and quickly
comprehends Bell’s twisted intentions. She is forced to decide between
submission and life-altering consequences. In her desperate attempt to survive,
Claire surprises Bell and Tucker with her strength to fight.
But, can she trust
Tucker? Is he her enemy or her savior? Claire understands that to surrender
means to survive, but can she endure? Tucker can’t help but be enamored by the
spirited and determined Claire, but to survive, he must face and overcome his
haunting past. Up until Claire’s arrival on the island, he had never thought
himself capable, or deserving, but perhaps this was his chance to finally do
the right thing.
Excerpt:
I dug my feet into the carpet. If I
was to choose the path that surrendered me to this island, it would not be
without a fight.
Tucker saw the defiance in my face,
the change in my stance.
“Don’t do this, Claire.” He came
closer. I didn’t respond. “Please, it’s just a few tests.” He was inches away.
His voice was low. He shifted his eyes from me to the door.
I felt the betrayal I had on the
beach, when I realized he was stopping me, keeping me here, like Bell.
He must have seen my skepticism. His
expression twisted into hurt.
“I’m not your enemy, Claire.”
I braced myself for flight, poised
like a cat ready to pounce. My knees bent slightly. I rotated to the balls of
my feet for more sprint speed.
“Claire.” His voice was a warning.
I sprung. Toward the back of the
house, where there were less guards.
He bolted after me. I was a tenth of
a second faster than him. He made it to the door of the bedroom, just as I was
closing it, his hands hit the door. I locked the knob. His fists slammed into
the wood.
“Claire, don’t do this. Please, you
don’t know him like I do.” He was talking about Bell. A painful burn filled my
stomach. He was right. I didn’t know him like he did, which only reminded me he
was the adversary. He was a part of the assemblage I was fighting against. He
was who I was running from.
I pushed the window open, pushed the
screen, and climbed out. My feet landed in the soft grass. I paused, looking in
each direction.
The guards were at the front door,
expecting me to emerge from the house with Tucker. Tucker’s pounding on the
door would only give me seconds before they realized what I had done.
My knees bent and flung me forward.
I ran toward the fence. If the barbed wired didn’t slice me to pieces, the
tower guard would surely shoot me, but so be it.
I ran hard. My heart rate pounded in
my ears like music, a rhythmic, steady, swift beat.
My hands landed on the fence, it
clattered and sung from the impact. One foot lifted and fit snugly in one of
the rungs of the fencing. My other foot lifted and almost made it into its
place before strong hands flung me from my place. The hands hurled me to the
ground. I thumped against the hard ground. I felt the air leave my lungs. Each
breath was like sucking through a straw.
One of the guards was standing over
me. He put one foot on each side of me and crouched down. He wrapped his hand
around my throat. I closed my eyes. This was it, the moment I had prayed for
since I had been snatched into that van. Surely he would kill me.
AUTHOR BIO:
I began writing many years ago and put it aside to
raise a family. I put myself through college working toward a Bachelor’s Degree
in Communication, which I have almost completed. I took every writing class
that was offered and finally put pen to paper after dreaming of completing a
novel for almost twenty years. In the meantime, I worked as a freelance
journalist for a local newspaper briefly and wrote a personal blog while living
in south Florida. I currently work as an Instructional Designer based in
Austin, Texas. I am a mother of four and truly believe they are my greatest
creation! Two of my children inherited my love of writing and I encourage them
to write every chance they get!
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