Sunday, December 5, 2010

White Rose Author Clare Revell

Season For Miracles by Clare Revell

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A Killer lurks in Headley Cross...

...And Holly Carmichael is the only woman to survive his attack. Now she lives in fear, searching for normalcy and trying to put her life back together. When she meets Kyle Stevens, he turns her world upside-down. He's as exasperating as he is appealing. How can Holly make sense of her awakening feelings when she's so unsure of Kyle? His voice is familiar, he's left-handed, and he wears the serial killer's cologne. Who is he...really? As Holly struggles to restore her damaged faith, she must find the strength to trust once again--in Kyle and in God.

Kyle Stevens isn't ready to live again. Racked by guilt, he's afraid to feel. His sole focus is finding the Headley Cross serial killer-his girlfriend's murderer. That is, until he meets Holly Carmichael. He's drawn to Holly, vows to protect her where he failed to protect his former love. But Holly makes him feel again, emotions quickly morphing into something much more dangerous to his hardened heart.

When the serial killer returns to finish what he started, only a miracle can save them...but then, it's the Season for Miracles.

Excerpt


Kyle’s voice came from a long way off, and Holly had to concentrate to hear it. “I’m sorry, Holly. He’s normally pretty well behaved, but he’s never seen snow before and is a little over-excited. Plus he was on his own all day yesterday. Are you all right?”

Holly nodded. The headache upped a notch. That was a stupid thing to do.

“Can you stand?”

She moved her head a little as Kyle helped her to her feet. She brushed the snow from her coat and tried to focus on the man. His hat, pulled down over his ears, hid his hair. Her head pounded, stars danced in front of her eyes, and it was all she could do to stand upright.

I want to sit down. Please, let me sit down. The words echoed in her mind, but she wasn’t sure she’d said them aloud. He didn’t respond.

His deep voice reverberated as he pulled off his glove. “Are you sure you’re all right?”

Holly nodded for a third time. She had a huge lump in her throat and she struggled to breathe. Her legs didn’t want to hold up, but she didn’t want a fuss. Fingers tingled inside her glove where he held her hand. His grip kept her upright.

Kyle’s other hand cradled the back of her head. Holly winced as he found and examined the lump. His touch increased the pain by a magnitude of five. Kyle checked his fingers and relief crossed his face at the lack of blood. “Holly? Please, say something. Otherwise I’ll have to assume Orion ate your tongue.”

11 comments:

  1. Hi Clare,

    This story sounds great. How did you come up with the idea for this one?

    Wendy
    www.wendydavy.com

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  2. I thoroughly njoyed this debut by Clare. In fact, I just posted my review at amazon.com! Check it out at:

    http://www.amazon.com/Season-for-Miracles-ebook/dp/B004C0549Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1291565703&sr=8-2

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  3. Your story reminded me that the original Christmas was not all sweetness and light, shepherds adoring the baby boy, but also armed men sent by a ruthless king to kill Him.

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  4. Thanks for the comments :) And thank you for the review Marianne :)

    The story started life as a prompt on LJ - why do they call it falling in love. The first scene I actually wrote was Holly sat in church during the wedding wishing she could scratch her head. When Kyle insisted on being a hairdresser, it seemed only fair to give Holly an occupation in a similar vein and she chose mechanic. The rest flowed from there.

    And yes, they wrote the story themselves. Any plan I may have get thrown out by the hero and heroine quite frequently. Resulting in much amusemetn in my house as I complain "That's another fine mess you've gotten us into," at the comp.

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  5. Clare this is wonderful and what fun to have your first story out there for the world to see!
    What are you working on now?

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  6. Hi Clare. It sounds like a great story. Can't wait to read it!

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  7. Right now I'm working on a royal wedding story - can't think why - which I'm having great fun with. I'm also working on a series of seven, which I'm yet to pitch anywhere

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  8. Clare! Congrats on your first release! And I am dying to read your royal wedding story!

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  9. Sorry I missed the discussion...or at least I'm late. Hard to comment from 32,000 feet in the air... lol This story does sound wonderful, Clare! I loved Saving Christmas, and I can't wait to read this one!

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  10. LOL-- I'm the opposite of Delia. I'm looking forward to SAVING CHRISTMAS. :)

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