{"id":4056,"date":"2014-12-01T07:13:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T13:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2014-12-01T07:13:20","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T13:13:20","slug":"black-hole-bounty-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/?p=4056","title":{"rendered":"Black Hole Bounty Excerpt + Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NBTMR_BlackHoleBounty_Banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4057 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NBTMR_BlackHoleBounty_Banner.jpg\" alt=\"NBTMR_BlackHoleBounty_Banner\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NBTMR_BlackHoleBounty_Banner.jpg 500w, https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NBTMR_BlackHoleBounty_Banner-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>BLURB:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Destiny is written in the stars? Maybe, but when you\u2019re in a black hole you make your own damn destiny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">It\u2019s not every day you get abducted by an alien general, but then, Jerusa Whichab isn\u2019t having an average day. Earth is fading from view and she\u2019s got a decision to make \u2013 cooperate with her despotic, yet unnervingly attractive captor or receive an injection of goo. General Toyeb can\u2019t be trusted, and his body-healing, mind-blowing Theta waves leave her panting for more. But what choice does she have if she\u2019s to stay alive?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">None, if enemy bounty hunter Berwyck dal Korth has his way. Intent on capturing Jerusa, he performs a binding ritual to ensure she cannot escape him \u2013 a ritual with unforeseen side effects for both of them. Forced into hostile proximity, Berwyck and Jerusa battle to subdue their rising attraction, but will they conquer their desire \u2013 or succumb?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><b>Excerp:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Escaping me isn\u2019t in your best interests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Something in Berwyck\u2019s tone made me wary, but for once I had the upper hand and I was going to slap him with it. \u201cHere\u2019s the deal\u2014you keep your blood bank safe until we get to the compound and I\u2019ll help you beam out the Uneg you need. Comprende?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">It\u2019s you who doesn\u2019t understand.\u201d He expelled a long breath. \u201cAs part of the healing ritual I performed I fed you my varr.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Varr\u2026Now, where had I heard that word before? I rubbed at the scar on my neck and recoiled. \u201cThe liquid you poured down my throat was your venom? The same stuff you injected under my skin so you could track me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">This varr is different,\u201d he said stiffly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">But just as gross.\u201d My stomach roiled. How much had I swallowed in the past five days? Inside my body I had Berwyck\u2019s vile, disgusting venom mixing with vile, disgusting meat. Did he collect it from a gland in his mouth similar to the rhendar\u2019s before he gave it to me, or\u2014oh, God, did he squeeze it out of his veins? Whatever the case, it was rising to the back of my throat. \u201cI\u2019m going to be sick.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Your body won\u2019t expel my varr,\u201d Berwyck said, through my dry-heaves. \u201cThe ritual I performed forces you to accept it as nourishment, not venom. It won\u2019t make you sick, but\u2014\u201d He waited until he had my full attention. \u201cIt exacts a price.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Huh? \u201cI don\u2019t have money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Not money.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>AUTHOR Bio and Links:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Sienna spent her adolescence staring at the dark skies over the Caribbean coast of Panama, dreaming up romantic adventures she now delights in writing down. She reads, writes and revels in romance, and she\u2019s attracted to off-beat, sexy characters\u2014in fiction and in real life! These days she lives a long way from the Caribbean, but when she drags her husband and children to Hermitage Castle to gaze at the stars, the vast beauty of space makes her feel at home. Who knows, maybe an alien will pop down and invite them on a ride?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">You can find out more about Sienna and her books on her website: www.siennabronwyn.com. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Zoom down with a message on FB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sienna.bronwyn or<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Tweet to her @Sienna_Bronwyn<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Buy links:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Hole-Bounty-Sienna-Bronwyn-ebook\/dp\/B00MU46IM8\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1408465287&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=black+hole+bounty<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/black-hole-bounty-sienna-bronwyn\/1120161444?ean=2940150734760<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">http:\/\/store.secretcravingspublishing.com\/index.php?main_page=book_info&amp;cPath=30&amp;products_id=933&amp;zenid=885456d5a9caf51600fa6e792b90cac9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<p><a id=\"rc-28e4345f384\" class=\"rafl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/28e4345f384\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/widget.rafflecopter.com\/load.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLURB: Destiny is written in the stars? Maybe, but when you\u2019re in a black hole you make your own damn destiny. It\u2019s not every day you get abducted by an alien general, but then, Jerusa Whichab isn\u2019t having an average day. Earth is fading from view and she\u2019s got a decision to make \u2013 cooperate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4058,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4056\/revisions\/4058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christineamsden.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}