I am delighted to welcome Ellie Gray and ger romantic novel BEAUTY AND THE RECLUSE, which was recently released by Tirgearr Publishing. Don't miss the giveaway at the end of the post!
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: 12th February 2016
Publisher:
Tirgearr Publishing
Following
the recent death of her father, and in need of both a job and somewhere to
live, Kiya takes a housekeeping job on the spur of the moment. She soon finds
herself living in a beautiful but neglected mansion, working for a strange and
reclusive man.
EXCERPT
Singing softly to
herself, Kiya was halfway into the room before she realised that she was not
alone. From the corner of her eye, she saw St. John O’Neill spin around in
surprise and she gave a startled cry, the vase slipping through her fingers to
smash on the floor by her feet. He was a very tall man, easily 6ft. 5ins,
broad-shouldered and muscular. His thick black hair, although clean, was long
and unkempt, and his beard did not quite hide the vivid scar that ran from high
on his right cheek down to his mouth. Incredibly bright blue eyes bore into her
and, despite the scar and his rough, dishevelled appearance, Kiya was
breathlessly aware that he was an incredibly attractive man. He continued to
stare at her, radiating an aura of menace, and Kiya gave an unconscious shiver.
‘Seen enough?’ he asked
coldly.
Blushing furiously,
aware that she had been staring, Kiya quickly bent to pick up the pieces of
shattered vase.
‘Leave it.’ His words
were clipped.
‘I’m sorry, I didn’t
realise what time it was. I’ll just clear…’ she babbled, nervously.
‘Dammit, I said leave
it.’
Her hand jerked at his
unexpected ferocity and she gave a yelp of pain as the sharp edge of the broken
vase sliced her palm. She stood quickly, lifting her hand to check the severity
of the cut, and felt a wave of nausea wash over her at the surprisingly profuse
amount of blood pouring from the wound. She heard St. John
ABOUT
ELLIE GRAY
Ellie is a contemporary romance author, published with the lovely Tirgearr Publishing, and is a proud member of the Romantic Novelist Association.
Her debut novel, Beauty and the Recluse, was published in February 2016 and her second novel, Love on the
A few random pieces of
information about Ellie:
- Favourite TV
shows – The Walking Dead, The X-Files,
- Favourite Music – I’m an 80’s girl!, country, sixties, Elvis, classical (when I’m writing)
- Favourite Food – Indian, tapas, crisps, cheese
- Favourite Drink – black coffee – copious amounts when I’m writing, Sauvignon blanc when I’m not.
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Hi Marie
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for hosting Beauty and the Recluse on your lovely blog. Ellie x