Series: A Runes Novel #2.5
Author: Ednah Walters
Release Date: December 2nd 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Firetrail Publishing
Presented by: As You Wish Tours
Banner Made by: Jamie Turner-Norton
DINNER WITH THE PARENTS
He chuckled. The sound had the ability to tease my senses and make my stomach lurch. “Finally. I want to erase memories of every guy you've ever snuck in there with.”
I giggled. Not because it wasn’t true. I had made out with guys in that closet. The thought that I still had memories of the guys was comical. The kisses before Echo’s were child’s play. Insignificant. Not worth mentioning or remembering.
I pulled open the door and startled a couple making out. They sprang apart, the girl growing red-faced while the guy looked pissed. He shot us a get-lost look.
“Do you mind?” I said, when they didn’t move.
“We were here first,” the guy snapped.
“Watch it with that tone, dimwit,” Echo warned. Not that they heard him.
“You had your turn,” I said. “I want to use it now.”
The guy gave me a once over and smirked. “Flying solo, Jemison. I have a buddy who wouldn’t mind a quickie in here with—”
The next second, Echo grabbed his shirt, lifted him off the ground, and sent him sailing across the hallway. He hit the opposite wall with a thud.
His girlfriend’s jaw dropped.
“You bitch!” She, of course, assumed I’d done this to her man. She reached forward to push me out of the way, but her hand never touched me. Echo nudged her in the direction of the boyfriend. Maybe he forgot his strength because a nudge from him was like a push. The girl staggered forward, almost tripping over her boyfriend, who was peeling himself from the floor.
Shifting to hyper speed, Echo pulled out a runic blade, rushed to their side and etched forgetful runes on their arms. The next second, we were inside the closet, the door closed. “At last.”
I sighed. “You really should stop being rough with people who are mean to me.”
He gave me a lost puppy look. “Sorry. I’ll try.”
“Liar.”
“You know the rules. No one hurts you without dealing with me. Besides, I always make them forget,” he whispered in a voice gone smoky, his fingers sliding through my hair. He angled his head. “You insisted and I always do as you wish.”
“Hey.” I tried to evade his lips even though I wanted to kiss him so badly. “I didn’t bring you in here to make out.”
“Too bad.” His lips closed around mine and time stood still. Feelings took over. Thoughts of school disappeared. He became the focus of all my senses. My existence. Breathing was impossible, but who needed air at a time like this. I wrapped my arms around his neck and enjoyed the ride, my ears ringing, chest hurting from lack of air and my body on fire.
He eased off the kiss and ran his lips along my jaw to my ear. “Good morning, Cora-mio.”
Too disoriented to respond, I let my head rest on his shoulder and sighed.
“You have thirty seconds before the second bell,” he warned. “But the entire class will know you’ve been thoroughly kissed.”
Class? Second bell? What was he talking about? I opened my eyes and looked around. Then I realized where we were and remembered why I’d dragged him in here in the first place.
I leaned back and studied his beautiful face. Reaching up, I stroked his cheek. “Are you okay?”
He chuckled. “I am now. That kiss will keep me going until tonight.” A naughty gleam entered his eyes. “Or, if you don’t mind missing the class, we can finish this at my place.”
To be continued...Ednah Walters...Jan 30th
BLURB
One lost love.
One lost best friend.
One hot soul reaper.
Straight out of the psyche ward, Cora just wants her life to be normal. She doesn’t want to see souls or the reapers collecting them. The love of her life, the guy she’s loved from a distance for years, has moved away without saying goodbye. So yes, she’s nursing a serious heartbreak. It’s no wonder love is the last thing on her mind when Echo storms into her life.
The chemistry between them is mind-blowing. The connection defies logic. It doesn’t help that Echo is the poster boy for everything she hates in a guy—hot, beautiful, and cocky. A general pain-in-the-butt. Being around him makes her feel more alive than she’s ever felt before. But more important, the souls leave her alone when he is around.
Echo is perfect for her. Echo might even be her soul-mate. There is only one problem. Echo is a freaking soul reaper. A Grimnir. The very beings she wants out of her life. Maybe normal is overrated because Cora wants it all. Answers. Love. A life. You see, once you fall for a Grimnir, your life will never be the same again.
AUTHOR BIO EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.
Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com
Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. IMMORTALS is book 2. She is presently working on book 3, GRIMNIRS (Release date TBA). Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com
Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.
