Midnight Surrender (Touched by Midnight - Book 3)
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Books | iBooksPublished: October 1, 2015Length: 236 Pages
Hunt or be hunted . . . A centuries old obsession stalks a noble family fighting to hide their dark secret from an ever-changing world. Sink your teeth into Nancy Gideon's Touched by Midnight series.
A Reckless Quest . . .A savage killer stalks the dark streets of turn-of-the-century New York. To keep her father’s newspaper afloat, publisher Cassie Alexander chases the story. But what she catches is a madman’s attention.
A Dark Deception . . .When her reclusive neighbor Louis Radcliffe rescues her from an attack, Cassie finds her vow of independence shaken by the strong attraction between them. It’s an attraction Louis denies, even as the invalid grandmother he cares for pushes to bring them together—for reasons that will break both their hearts.
An Inevitable Sacrifice . . . .Determined to hide his secrets from her, Louis soon becomes the cornerstone of Cassie’s investigation. He can’t allow her stubbornness to place her life—and his immortal soul—in danger. But as much as he tries to keep her safe in his arms, it soon becomes evident that Cassie’s become a target. And Louis has no choice but to find out if their love is strong enough to withstand the truth . . . .
“Gripping! Readers are pulled into a whirlwind while surrendering their souls!”— Gothic Journal
“Darkly sensual and suspenseful Midnight Surrender is nothing short of special! Lovers of vampire romances take notice!”—The Literary Times
“Gideon mesmerizes with this chilling tale. You’ll read it and read it again. Superb!”— Rendezvous
The Excerpt
“Buena sera, cara mia.”
With that familiar croon, he advanced into the room, graceful, sleek and deadly. Blackness surrendered him into the light by slow, almost reluctant degrees: A portion of one smooth, white cheek, the momentary dazzle of pale eyes, a twist of his bland smile, and then he was standing like a dark angel at the foot of her bed, Gerardo Pasquale, her husband’s once dear and unquestionably oldest friend . . . and without a doubt, one of the most unpredictably dangerous beings she’d ever encountered. One didn’t summon him without the feeling of having conjured a demon.
Louis had killed him in the early fifteen hundreds in a sword duel over a treacherous woman . . . only Gerardo hadn’t stayed buried. He hunted the world of the living, feeding off it with an amoral abandon at the side of the beautiful ghoul who had stolen both his and his young friend, Luigino Rodmini’s souls. He had no care for humankind and treated them with the indifferent contempt of one far superior, suffering from none of the guilt that tortured Louis. He killed with a careless pleasure, toying with his victims with the ruthlessness of a cat without a tug of remorse or a moment of regret. Nor did he harbor a sense of affinity for any other creature . . . with the exception of her, Louis, and their daughter, Nicole. Toward them, his heart could never completely harden, and though Arabella was rightly cautious, she had no real fear of her visitor.
After all, a demon was exactly what she needed.
Wow - what a description of him, intense, sexy and intriguing
ReplyDeleteSigh . . . yes, indeed he is. Gerardo, sigh . . . A delightful villain who has his own comeuppance in MIDNIGHT ENCHANTMENT, one of my favorites from the series.
DeleteIntriguing and chilling indeed. Great snippet.
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