Moondance
by Linda
K. Hopkins
GENRE: Paranormal
Romance
BLURB:
Are some obstacles
too difficult for love to overcome?
For years, Melissa
Hewitt has dreamed of being hunted by a panther, a huge, black creature that
pursues her relentlessly. But panthers do not exist in real life – not in
Canada, anyway. And it is in the Canadian Rockies that Melissa escapes the
stresses of her work – a job that come with a handsome but unfriendly boss who
exudes both danger and allure. There is something about Leander Garrett,
however, that draws Melissa, making him almost impossible to ignore; that, and
the fact that once they had been friends.
As winter turns into
spring, Leander’s chilly demeanor begins to thaw, but danger prowls through the
mountains, and Lee has a secret that lurks beneath his elegant clothes and
rippling physique. Something that compels him to reject what he desires the
most.
Can he learn to see
the good in himself and finally allow his heart to love, and be loved in
return?
A captivating
paranormal romance, Moondance will keep you enthralled to the very last page.
Excerpt:
Melissa’s eyes were on the view
ahead instead of the trail and she missed seeing the animal standing in her
path. A sudden blur was her only warning before she fell into the dirt, her arm
securely gripped in the mouth of a large, tan cougar. She screamed, and for the
briefest moment, its grip slackened before it dug it’s teeth even deeper into
her flesh. With her free hand she hit the creature in the ribs, and it snarled
and shook her arm, ripping it even more. She scrabbled her hand over the dusty
ground and her fingers curled around the smooth bark of a stick. Heaving it
into the air, she swung at the creature, catching it on the ribs. The cat
loosened its grip, and she pulled her arm away and scrambled backward before
pushing herself hurriedly to her feet. Her skin was ripped and bloody, but she
barely noticed as she grabbed the branch again and swung it through the air in
the direction of the cougar. It snarled and darted away from the crude weapon,
its olive-green eyes watching her intently, and Melissa gripped the branch more
tightly.
A crashing sound came from the
trees, and then, suddenly, a flash of black rushed through the air, slamming
into the cougar and sending it flying. She stumbled back as a huge black cat,
bigger by far than the cougar, fought her attacker. Her mouth went dry as she
realized it was a panther – just like the one from her dreams. Tan and black
blurred together as snarls and growls ripped through the air. Blood spurted
over the dirt; the cougar yelped but met the panther with bared teeth. The
black cat didn’t even pause as it lunged for the cougar’s throat, ripping open
the side of its neck. The cougar stumbled to the ground, then rose and fled.
The panther watched as the cougar
disappeared between the trees, then slowly turned its bright green gaze on
Melissa. She stared back, frozen with fear, as the creature looked at her. It
glanced at her arm, bloody and dirty, and she stepped backward, holding the
injured limb to her chest as she gripped the stick. The cat followed her
movement, then with a flick of its tail turned and vanished through the trees.
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
Linda
K. Hopkins lives in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Canada, with
her husband, two kids and one dog, but originally hails from South Africa. When
she's not dreaming about fantastical creatures, you will find her with her nose
buried in a book. Linda also loves to travel - through both physical and
imaginary time and space. And if she has a slab of dark chocolate and cup of
hot coffee while travelling, so much the better!
Linda
holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of South Africa.
She is also the author of The Dragon Archive series.
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