Title: Phoenix Rising
Author: Elise Faber
Series: Phoenix
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing
For Daughtry a simple brush of skin is devastating, the most
innocent touch floods her mind with images of death. After months of isolating
herself from everyone and everything she’d ever known, a chance encounter with
a man from her past brings her hope for the first time since the visions began.
But that hope comes with a price: the pursuit of vicious enemies who would
force her to use her ability to manipulate death for their own gain.
In an instant her entire world changes and instead of hiding
from her life, Daughtry has to fight for the freedom to live it. But with the
fight comes the opportunity to recognize her power’s full potential and maybe,
just maybe, a chance to find her true love.
"Come on," Cody said as he opened the door to the
gardens. He slid off the trail, leading Daughtry down a small break in the
foliage.
As he held a branch aside, her eyes were drawn to the way
his muscles rippled under the thin cotton shirt he wore. He was so much
stronger than she, physically capable in ways she'd never be. That he could
take her into his arms, throw her over his shoulder with little effort — it was
intoxicating.
God. Anyone would think she was a love-struck teenager, the
way she was drooling after him.
"Maybe lust-struck," Cody thought. "I'm no
different. Christ, you're beautiful. Come here." He'd plunked himself on a
bench. "No, wait. Don't. Or we'll never get around to eating."
He opened the bag and pulled out the contents.
"Oh." She clamped a hand over her mouth. Cereal?
Really? The man was adorable.
Cody's face fell, and she hurried to reassure him. "No.
That wasn't laughter at you. It was happiness," she said. There was a
learning curve when trying to differentiate emotions across the bond,
especially when several feelings came at once. She didn't want there to be any
misunderstanding between them. "It's the sweetest thing anyone has ever
done for me."
A smirk tugged up his lips as he poured the cereal and milk
into two bowls. "That's sad," he said, setting a package into her
hands. "Happy anniversary."
"What?" Daughtry fumbled a little to keep from
dropping it.
"It's our one-week anniversary." Her brow
furrowed. They'd been together longer than that. "One week without a
fight," he added.
She laughed until her sides hurt, and when she could breathe
again, he closed his hands over hers. "Open it."
Her fingers tore off the wrapping paper to reveal a small
velvet box. She opened it and a sigh escaped her. "Oh, Cody."
"Do you like it?"
"I love it."
He pulled out the necklace and drew her close to clasp it
around her neck. Daughtry traced the charm with shaking fingers. "A
violet?"
"Like your eyes." He pressed a kiss to her
forehead. "Because this way I get to always give you flowers."
Despite moonlighting as a zookeeper and then a dog trainer,
Elise decided that the only mammals she wanted to work with were her dark and
sexy heroes and heroines. She inherited her love of reading from her mother and
grandmother who dutifully kept stacks of romances where her teenaged fingers
could easily pilfer them. She lives in Northern California with her three dogs,
two energetic (read crazy) boys, and her awesome (see prior comment) husband.
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