Girl
in the Water
by
Dana Marton
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GENRE:
Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
After
the tragic death of his family, Ian, fresh home from the Army, is a
shadow of his former self. Only his best friend's disappearance in
South America pulls him back from the ledge. He rushes to Brazil, but
he gets there too late. The best he can do now is find his friend's
murderers. The single lead in the case is also the single biggest
obstacle--Daniela, a mysterious beauty very much in need of
protection, with a host of secrets hidden in a dark past. As the two
of them track down clues and try to untangle an impossible case, they
draw the attention of all the wrong people, and danger follows them
back to the US.
Ian
wants the murderers. Daniela wants Ian to acknowledge the hot sparks
of passion between them. He doesn't mind breaking rules, just never
his own. Rule #1: You don't seduce the woman you protect
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EXCERPT:
A couple
of boats had been dragged up on the flat of the riverbank. Nobody
around. Ian sat in the shade of the largest boat and pretended to be
watching the barges and tugboats going past him.
He stole
a glance at the house, hoping to spot Finch. Nothing there, but
something rising out of the water maybe thirty feet from him caught
his attention.
At
first, he thought it might be a caiman—South America’s version of
an alligator. Caimans were native to the area, although, he had no
idea if they lived in this part of this particular river.
But
instead, out of the river, rose a young woman.
She
seemed to be struggling with…an anaconda?
When the
shiny black, long body wrapped around hers, Ian moved, ready to dive
into the water to help her, but she had the upper hand and dragged
the wriggling beast toward shore with a triumphant smile, and he
could see that she had a giant eel.
He
couldn’t take his eyes off the thing. The eel stretched as long as
the woman was tall, over five feet. They wrestled in the mud, the
scene stunningly primal and elemental.
She had
a piece of rag tied around her small breasts, and another around her
slim waist, covering only the private parts of her body. She was the
most stunning sight he’d ever seen, long dark hair streaming down
in wet rivulets. A goddess risen.
A
goddess in mortal struggle.
His
western sensibilities pushed him to run and help, but the woman and
the eel and their battle seemed somehow the spirit of the Amazon
itself, and he felt like an interloper. He felt that he couldn’t
take the woman’s triumph away from her.
And she
did win, dragging the eel to shore, grabbing a rock the next second
and smashing the eel’s head. The eel was still squirming when, with
the same, sharp-edged rock, she gutted the thing, dumping the insides
back into the river. She was not a peaceful goddess.
She
washed the eel efficiently, then picked up the carcass and carried
it, staggering under the weight, up the tall, steep bank, and in
through the back door of the house Ian had been watching.
Ian’s
chin might have dropped a little. Or a lot. In fact, he felt as if
his chin just hit his lap.
Who on
earth was she?
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
New York
Times and USA Today bestselling author Dana Marton has thrilled and
entertained millions of readers around the globe with her fast-paced
stories about strong women and honorable men who fight side by side
for justice and survival.
Kirkus
Reviews calls her writing "compelling and honest." RT Book
Review Magazine said, "Marton knows what makes a hero...her
characters are sure to become reader favorites." Her writing has
been acclaimed by critics, called, "gripping," "intense
and chilling," "full of action," "a thrilling
adventure," and wholeheartedly recommended to readers. Dana is
the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Readers'
Choice Award, and Best Intrigue, among other awards. Her book, TALL,
DARK, AND LETHAL was nominated for the prestigious Rita Award.
DEATHSCAPE reached the #1 spot on Amazon's Romantic Suspense
Bestseller list.
Dana has
a Master's degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and is continuously
studying the art and craft of writing, attending several workshops,
seminars and conferences each year. Her number one goal is to bring
the best books she possibly can to her readers.
Keeping
in touch with readers is Dana's favorite part of being an author.
Please connect with her via her web site (danamarton.com) or her
Facebook page (facebook.com/danamarton).
Having
lived around the world, Dana currently creates her compelling stories
in a small and lovely little town in Pennsylvania. The fictional town
of her bestselling Broslin Creek series is based on her real life
home where she fights her addictions to reading, garage sales, coffee
and chocolate. If you know a good twelve-step program to help her
with any of that, she'd be interested in hearing about it! :-)
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GIRL IN
THE WATER
https://danamarton.com/girl-in-the-water
Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Water-Dana-Marton-ebook/dp/B01LW3QXT4
Kindle
UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Water-Dana-Marton-ebook/dp/B01LW3QXT4/
Nook:
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Kobo:
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Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31948388-girl-in-the-water
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INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
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