Welcome to my blog today, where we explore the world of books! I have an excerpt from Deceptive by M.D. Melai & C.S. Leigh. An exciting start to the new Deceptive series.
Publisher & Release Date: Self-published,
February 4, 2015
Length:
339 pages
Book Description:
Twenty-one year old Liliana
Dapprima was living her life exactly how she planned. She had an amazing job as an interior designer and lived with her best
friend Violet in Toronto. But, everything changes when her father forces her to
move to New Jersey to re-design his businesses in New York City. Upon her
arrival in New Jersey, she finds out she must live with her old flame, Emilio
Amante, who had completely tore apart her heart.
She must learn to live alongside Emilio as she tries to
start a new relationship with the new man in her life, Lucas. And to make
matters even more complicated, Emilio is Lucas’ boss.
Dealing with a love triangle is hard enough, but then Lily
must also deal with secrets from and about her family. She is constantly lied
to and when she gets attacked multiple times by a rival family, she wants
answers and will go to any extent to get them.
Liliana has been living in a world where everyone and everything is not what it
seems.
What will happen when tragedy strikes and secrets are
revealed?
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Excerpt:
All I could
hear was the cracking of the branches and leaves under my feet. Dodging the
trees and trying not to fall, I ran as fast as I could. The quicker I ran, the
harder my heart pounded against my chest. I didn’t hear him anymore, but I knew
he was still behind me. I could feel him getting closer.
When I saw an
opening in the trees I turned and headed toward it. I felt like everything was
going to be okay. I walked out of the trees into the bright moonlight, just to
find myself teetering on a ledge.
A
cliff? Are you kidding me?
It was a good
three hundred foot drop into a canopy of trees. I wouldn’t survive the fall. I
started searching for a way out of this. I looked from side to side and saw
that the cliff extended for miles with no bridge in sight.
“Liliana,” he
yelled, drawing out my name. He was getting closer. “You can run, but you can’t
hide.”
I didn’t have
much time. I started to panic as soon as I saw his shadow in the trees, and
before I could take off he emerged from the tree line. I immediately took a
step back, almost losing my balance. I couldn’t make out his face, but somehow
I felt connected to him.
“I told you,”
he said as he caught his breath, “you can’t escape me. You are mine.”
He lunged
forward and I startled awake.
Authors
Bio:
M.D. Melai & C.S. Leigh are a cousin
writing duo that live in North Central Texas.
They are the self-published authors of
the Deceptive Series. Deceptive, the first in the series, was published in
February of this year. Fugitive, the second in the series, was published in
July. They are currently hard at work writing the third book in the series that
is slated to be released in the Winter of 2016.
C.S. Leigh has a degree in business administration. When she isn’t
writing she is working her day job, that she enjoys as well. Leigh loves being
adventurous and shopping.
M.D. Melai is a full time stay at home mom. When she isn’t writing
she is chasing around her very active five year old.
Both Melai and Leigh believe family is of the utmost importance
and enjoy spending their free time with them, as well as friends. They are both
devout readers, and read as much as time will allow them too.
Their love for books and storytelling is what inspired them to
tell the story of Liliana.
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