5.22.2011 | Sunday

44 Blog Tour, Excerpt, & Giveaway

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Welcome to my stop along the 44 blog tour!  I absolutely love this book so I am very happy to be able to share an excerpt from the book as well as a giveaway of this great story.  When I initially read this book, it was one of those books that I couldn’t put it down.  I was completely engrossed in the story from the moment I began to read and I am sure you will be, too!  Details for my giveaway, as well as a big giveaway at the end of the tour are at the end of this post.  And now for the excerpt,…


44
By Jools Sinclair

PROLOGUE

I know I’m lucky.

Lucky to be alive, lucky to be able to walk again, to inhale the juniper-laced air and watch the soft leaves change into crispy ones scattering in the wind. I can spend afternoons with Jesse as he plummets down the steep hills around town on his skateboard. I can watch Barcelona soccer games on satellite, eat pizza, and even see those dumb reality TV shows late at night.

I’ve been on the other side and I’m grateful that I’m here. My life is good, most days.

But this morning wasn’t like most days.

The wind had a bite and as I stood at the edge of the river, ice pellets drilled into my face. The sky was slab gray, with low clouds pushing down around me.

She was there. Floating under the footbridge, snagged and hidden in bony branches and moving in a subtle, unnatural rhythm that the dead dance to when submerged in water. The river rushed around her, forming small riffles at her feet, as if she had always been there, belonging like a large boulder or a rooted tree.

In my vision the night before, I watched her die. It started soon after I drifted off to sleep. The night was pitchfork-sharp and her fear radiated in waves through me as she ran, trying to get away from him. She slipped, falling hard onto the icy pavement, her screams lost in the hollow, empty night as he wrapped his arm around her neck until she fell quiet into his arms.

These visions that started months ago have me following in the footsteps of a serial killer I’ve yet to see, as he roams the city looking for his next victim, never satisfied and always needing.

I stood in the shadows and watched like it was a scene from a movie. I knew I could do nothing. He picked her up and brought her to the water, held her head down. Then he sat next to her, stroking her hair.

But this time, I was ready. I only needed a glimpse. If I could see his face in my vision, I could find him in reality. I summoned my courage, forced myself to swallow the bile that shot up in the back of my throat and followed him as he strolled arrogantly away.

The moon was bright, beams threading through the trees, leaving thick shadows. Instinctually, I backed into the darkness as he suddenly stopped, even though I knew he wouldn’t be able to see me. His breath leaked out in ghostly wisps as he stood silent.

Finally, he turned around, his eyes hooking into mine. He saw me. Somehow he cut through my murky vision and saw me.

But I saw him too. And now I knew who he was.

He stared a while, still and contemplative, as I fought my urge to run. But he didn’t come after me. The bastard just stood there, and then smiled, before stepping away and disappearing into the lonely night.


And a bit about Jools Sinclair…

Jools Sinclair lives in Bend, Oregon. She is an avid reader, movie watcher, orange cat lover, Frye boot wearer and Komodo Dragon coffee drinker. She admits to having an intense passion for opera and loves faraway lands where espresso bars and pastry shops line the streets. Finally, she is absolutely crazy about her family, who in turn thinks she is absolutely crazy.

For more of Jools Sinclair, visit her website HERE.  You can buy this terrific book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Read my review of the book HERE.


The Giveaway

To win a copy of this great book, a random commenter will be chosen by me.  Please be sure to leave an email so that you may be contacted.  The giveaway will be open until Monday, May 23rd, at MIDNIGHT EST.

The author is also hosting a giveaway on her site on June 1st, the final day and stop of the tour, so be sure to enter that as well!

The next stop on the tour is at P.S., I Love Books!

For the full schedule, see The Bookish Snob Promotions HERE.

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