Burdened (Book 1)
by Peiri Ann
Release Date: April 2014
Summary from Goodreads:
Eighteen-year-old Tracey Warren
is a ‘run-of-the-mill’ high school student on the verge of graduation. She has
her friends and her fun; she has life all figured out. Or she thought she did.
Her pedestrian reality crashes
around her after an innocuous touch from a diabolically handsome stranger. Just
one touch from Nathan Newcomb and her head and her world spins out of control.
Soon she discovers that the only cure for the uneasy feelings and pain is
Nathan himself. A man whose very existence balances between violent chaos and
rigidly controlled dangers.
Nathan knows that the life of a
woman mated to a burdened Sephlem is destined for peril beyond a human’s
reckoning. But Tracey calls to his desire to experience love in spite of the
hazards. And Nathan’s impossibly potent magnetism draws Tracey into a bonding
that will put her in mortal danger again and again.
Once the pair becomes one, the
threat escalates and nowhere is safe. There are enemies that lurk behind every
corner. But the greatest danger may be in the bloodlines that course through
Nathan’s veins.
Can a love for all time survive or will their burdened souls surrender and fade away?
Can a love for all time survive or will their burdened souls surrender and fade away?
(Warning: Burdened contains mature contact and
strong language some may not find appropriate for readers under the age of 18.)
Excerpt
Scott stays at
least ten blocks away from us. This is going to be a long walk.
“So, I’m the first
guy you’ve ever introduced to your mom as your boyfriend?”
I feel my cheeks
warm. “Yeah, I don’t introduce my mom to guys. I haven’t cared much about her
meeting them, especially if I wasn’t sure they would stick around.”
“So you met my
family; I met your mom. I think we can make this official, so the next time you’re
introducing me and what I am to you, you won’t have to think about it.”
“So us meeting each
other’s family is what makes us official? What about the whole having sex
part?”
“Hey!” He throws up
his hands. “You’re the one who’s uncertain. I know what you are to me.”
“And what is that?”
He throws his arm around me. “You’re my mate,
my girl, my love, my heart—and my future wife and mother of my children, when
we are both ready.” He double steps. “No confusion here.” This is
free-and-relaxed Nathan—light voice and not intense. This ‘him,’ makes me
incredibly comfortable, like he’s normal.
“Clearly,” I say.
“But I wasn’t confused. I just didn’t know how to introduce you to her. Like I
said, I’ve never done it before, and I didn’t know how she was going to react.”
“She was cool about
it. Not a hair out of place. I think she likes me.”
“She might. I think
she just thinks you’re cute.”
“Do you think I’m
cute?”
“I think ‘cute’ is
an understatement. When God made you, he was breaking all the limitation
rules.”
“You think God made
me?” he asks, more serious.
“Of course. Who
else?”
“Well, considering
I’m half demon and all.”
“It’s not what
you’re made of, it’s what you make of yourself. You make who you are—no one
else. We are not who we are because of where we come from or what people make
us out to be, but because of what we want to be.
“You’re not a
demon,” I continue. “You just possess demon behaviors, but you know that, you
don’t let it consume you, and you’ve bettered yourself—which means you were
made by God and not by a demon.”
He doesn’t respond.
I stay quiet too, holding onto his hand that hangs over my shoulder.
My mom’s words
start playing back in my head. I can’t imagine what it is that they want to
talk about. And keeping a clear schedule for two days? When my dad comes back,
we usually do things as a family, staying out all day or going away for a few
days.
To be without
Nathan for a full day makes me remember that ache in my chest.
“What are you
thinking about, babe?”
“Keeping a clear
schedule.”
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About the Author
I fell in love with the short story writing after I
started reading a lot of fiction fantasy. I loved the idea of creating new
worlds and placing people to live within them. Then came the love. Awe...love.
Specifically I love to write paranormal romance, adding a twist to everyday
life. I'm a lover of YA and NA, but I've written some middle grade fantasy
fiction that is soon to be released.
You can never write 'too much,' you can never read
'too much,' you never learn 'too much,' and there is never 'too much'
imagination and creation. Everyday is a new day to dream, to create,
to love, to try again and again, to live, and to explore. Time may be
short but we have to take as much of it as we can, to make sure it doesn't
slip away.
My moto, "Love Life's Loves because Life Loves
You"
If you love something, do what you need to do to
have it, the only person holding you back is you.
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