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C.M. Michaels
Author of Dangerous Waters
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BLURB:
For
Emily Waters, a nature-loving, small-town girl with an overprotective father,
heading off to Boston University to study conservation biology is a dream come
true—until a chance encounter catapults her into a mythical world she’d do
anything to escape.
The
latest victim in a rash of abductions near campus, Emily is brutally attacked
before being rescued by a powerful new friend. She survives the ordeal, only to
find herself held captive and presented with an impossible choice. While
preparing for the unimaginable life she must now embrace clues soon emerge that
Emily may not be entirely human, and her physical transformation awakens
goddess-like powers that her new family cannot begin to explain. Dealing with
her human first love, the not-so-platonic relationship with her coven “sister,”
and her new vampire sort-of-boyfriend further complicates matters, not to
mention being secretly hunted by the psychopaths who attacked her. And as the
only known offspring of a once all-powerful race, the climactic battle is only
the beginning of her journey.
Excerpt
Two:
Fight or flight excerpt
“Would you stop already?” Teresa grumbled, glaring at her
ever-pacing brother. “No one’s following us. Relax.”
Travis finished scanning Beacon Street and ducked back into
the alleyway. “God damn it! Do you ever listen? I told you we had to cool it
for a while. What the hell were you thinking?”
“The bitch spilled her drink on me.”
He sighed and tiredly rubbed his eyes. Arguing with her was
like trying to reason with a bratty three-year-old grabbing candy in a grocery
checkout line. “So we’re homeless because someone accidentally got diet coke on
your shirt?”
“Quit being such a queen,” Teresa said with a huff. “You
know Stefan thinks of us as his kids, which is totally weird by the way. All
he’ll do is make us listen to his rules again. If you wouldn’t have talked me
into running, we’d probably be watching TV by now.”
“If Stefan and Alexander just wanted to talk, they would’ve
waited until we got back, not raided our feeding room like a two-man S.W.A.T. team.
This is serious, Terr. If they find us, they’re going to kill us.”
For the first time in as long as he could remember, his
snarky, narcissistic sister looked vulnerable. She crossed her arms to conceal
her jittery hands and looked into his eyes. “So what do we do? I’m not living
on the street again, or in the skuzzy-ass hotels we used to stay in.”
Travis placed a comforting hand on his baby sister’s
shoulder. “Things aren’t like they used to be, sis. Even you have to admit that
Stefan taught us a hell of a lot. Once we get out of town, we can trance a bank
manager and get all the money we need. I thought we’d head south—you always
wanted to see Orlando.”
Acting as if he hadn’t even spoken, Teresa shrugged off his
hand and headed further down the dimly lit alley, veering around overflowing
dumpsters and piles of loose garbage before slumping back against the brick
wall behind her. “And what about the skank who started all this? We just leave
her to her fairy-tale life, sipping wine in her mansion?”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
C.M Michaels
grew up in a small town in northern Michigan as the youngest child of a
close-knit family of seven. He met his wife, Teresa, while attending Saginaw
Valley State University. Together they’ve provided a loving home for several
four-legged “kids”, including Sophie, their eternally young at heart,
hopelessly spoiled Spaniel.
He has always
enjoyed writing, and still has fond memories of reading his first book, a
children’s novella, to local grade schools when he was 14. Dangerous Waters,
the first book in the Sisters in Blood series, is being published by Freya’s
Bower on September 5th, 2013. C.M. is currently working on the second book in
the Sisters in Blood series along with a Fantasy romance.
When he’s not
writing, C.M. can be found curled up with a good book, watching movies or hitting
the hiking trails with his wife. An avid reader since discovering Jim Kjelgaard
novels in early childhood, his favorite authors include Kelley Armstrong, Peter
V. Brett, Richelle Mead, Rachel Caine, Cassandra Claire, J.R. Ward, Laini
Taylor and Tessa Dawn.
C.M.
currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Social Media
links:
Facebook -
http://www.facebook.com/UFAuthorCMMichaels
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/UFAuthor
Blog -
http://cmmichaels.blogspot.com/
Website -
http://cmmichaels.com/
YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/user/authorcmmichaels
Book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Q7m0MrwlQ
Buy links:
Buy links:
Freya’s Bower
(eBook): http://www.freyasbower.com/urban-fantasy-c-46/dangerous-waters-p-289.html
Amazon
(Paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Waters-C-M-Michaels/dp/1617981044/ref=sr_1_27_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378349287&sr=1-27&keywords=dangerous+waters
Barnes &
Noble (Paperback): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-waters-c-m-michaels/1116827370?ean=9781617981043
Barnes &
Noble (Nook): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-waters-c-m-michaels/1116827370?ean=2940148669821
All Romance
eBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-dangerouswaters-1280168-349.html
Kobo:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/dangerous-waters-14
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BLURB:
For
Emily Waters, a nature-loving, small-town girl with an overprotective father,
heading off to Boston University to study conservation biology is a dream come
true—until a chance encounter catapults her into a mythical world she’d do
anything to escape.
The
latest victim in a rash of abductions near campus, Emily is brutally attacked
before being rescued by a powerful new friend. She survives the ordeal, only to
find herself held captive and presented with an impossible choice. While
preparing for the unimaginable life she must now embrace clues soon emerge that
Emily may not be entirely human, and her physical transformation awakens
goddess-like powers that her new family cannot begin to explain. Dealing with
her human first love, the not-so-platonic relationship with her coven “sister,”
and her new vampire sort-of-boyfriend further complicates matters, not to
mention being secretly hunted by the psychopaths who attacked her. And as the
only known offspring of a once all-powerful race, the climactic battle is only
the beginning of her journey.
Excerpt
Two:
Fight or flight excerpt
“Would you stop already?” Teresa grumbled, glaring at her
ever-pacing brother. “No one’s following us. Relax.”
Travis finished scanning Beacon Street and ducked back into
the alleyway. “God damn it! Do you ever listen? I told you we had to cool it
for a while. What the hell were you thinking?”
“The bitch spilled her drink on me.”
He sighed and tiredly rubbed his eyes. Arguing with her was
like trying to reason with a bratty three-year-old grabbing candy in a grocery
checkout line. “So we’re homeless because someone accidentally got diet coke on
your shirt?”
“Quit being such a queen,” Teresa said with a huff. “You
know Stefan thinks of us as his kids, which is totally weird by the way. All
he’ll do is make us listen to his rules again. If you wouldn’t have talked me
into running, we’d probably be watching TV by now.”
“If Stefan and Alexander just wanted to talk, they would’ve
waited until we got back, not raided our feeding room like a two-man S.W.A.T. team.
This is serious, Terr. If they find us, they’re going to kill us.”
For the first time in as long as he could remember, his
snarky, narcissistic sister looked vulnerable. She crossed her arms to conceal
her jittery hands and looked into his eyes. “So what do we do? I’m not living
on the street again, or in the skuzzy-ass hotels we used to stay in.”
Travis placed a comforting hand on his baby sister’s
shoulder. “Things aren’t like they used to be, sis. Even you have to admit that
Stefan taught us a hell of a lot. Once we get out of town, we can trance a bank
manager and get all the money we need. I thought we’d head south—you always
wanted to see Orlando.”
Acting as if he hadn’t even spoken, Teresa shrugged off his
hand and headed further down the dimly lit alley, veering around overflowing
dumpsters and piles of loose garbage before slumping back against the brick
wall behind her. “And what about the skank who started all this? We just leave
her to her fairy-tale life, sipping wine in her mansion?”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
C.M Michaels
grew up in a small town in northern Michigan as the youngest child of a
close-knit family of seven. He met his wife, Teresa, while attending Saginaw
Valley State University. Together they’ve provided a loving home for several
four-legged “kids”, including Sophie, their eternally young at heart,
hopelessly spoiled Spaniel.
He has always
enjoyed writing, and still has fond memories of reading his first book, a
children’s novella, to local grade schools when he was 14. Dangerous Waters,
the first book in the Sisters in Blood series, is being published by Freya’s
Bower on September 5th, 2013. C.M. is currently working on the second book in
the Sisters in Blood series along with a Fantasy romance.
When he’s not
writing, C.M. can be found curled up with a good book, watching movies or hitting
the hiking trails with his wife. An avid reader since discovering Jim Kjelgaard
novels in early childhood, his favorite authors include Kelley Armstrong, Peter
V. Brett, Richelle Mead, Rachel Caine, Cassandra Claire, J.R. Ward, Laini
Taylor and Tessa Dawn.
C.M.
currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Social Media
links:
Facebook -
http://www.facebook.com/UFAuthorCMMichaels
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/UFAuthor
Blog -
http://cmmichaels.blogspot.com/
Website -
http://cmmichaels.com/
YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/user/authorcmmichaels
Book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Q7m0MrwlQ
Buy links:
Buy links:
Freya’s Bower
(Paperback): http://www.freyasbower.com/books-c-3/dangerous-waters-p-290.html
Freya’s Bower
(eBook): http://www.freyasbower.com/urban-fantasy-c-46/dangerous-waters-p-289.html
Amazon
(Paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Waters-C-M-Michaels/dp/1617981044/ref=sr_1_27_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378349287&sr=1-27&keywords=dangerous+waters
Barnes &
Noble (Paperback): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-waters-c-m-michaels/1116827370?ean=9781617981043
Barnes &
Noble (Nook): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-waters-c-m-michaels/1116827370?ean=2940148669821
All Romance
eBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-dangerouswaters-1280168-349.html
Kobo:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/dangerous-waters-14
Thank you for hosting me today! I will reply to comments this evening.
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