Book Spotlight - Releasing the Demons - LD Rose
Releasing the Demons
By L. D. Rose
BOOK BLURB:
Blaze Knight has been through hell and back, but the nightmares
aren't over yet.
Five years after Blaze was maimed by Cyrus Chimola, a powerful
vampire with a penchant for torture, he’s still trying to pick up the pieces of
his shattered life. As a genetically engineered mercenary with the ability to
bend fire to his will and to see in infrared, Blaze’s mission is to protect
what’s left of humanity. When Chimola and his crew return to the Bronx gunning
for Blaze’s blood, Blaze is forced to face the demons of his past. Hell-bent on
revenge, he seeks the help of Valerie Medeiros, an NYPD detective who manages
to steal his heart and save his life in more ways than one.
Motivated by her sister’s gruesome death, Valerie has made it
her life’s goal to bury every vampire in the ground where they belong. When she
brings in Blaze Knight for suspected murder, she discovers he’s not only
innocent, he isn't a man at all—he's a half-vampire hybrid working with a band
of brothers for the U.S. military. Valerie has a hard time trusting anything
with fangs, yet she quickly falls headlong into Blaze’s life, a life full of
darkness and horror she can’t even begin to fathom. The bodies are stacking up,
but Valerie can’t seem to let go of this hybrid, a beautiful monster filled
with pain, rage, and passion unlike anything she's ever known.
In a world where the line between good and evil is blurred,
Blaze and Valerie will find danger at every turn, risking everything they’ve
come to know and love, including one another.
EXCERPT:
Valerie kept her eyes locked on the glass
windows covered with cigarette prices and beer ads, watching Tattoos pay up at
the cash register. Once she reached the side of the building, she pressed her
back against the warm brick wall. Sweat trickled down her spine and she wiped
her clammy hands on her jeans before she drew her Beretta. She listened for the
bell hanging above the store entrance, and when it jingled, she peered past the
corner of the building.
There he is.
Holding a pack of Marlboros, he slipped it
into his back pocket along with a silver money clip. He walked back toward the
Chevelle, scanning the area one more time as he stepped off the concrete
elevation.
This is it. Do it. Now!
With her gun pointed at the ground in a
two-handed grip, Valerie pushed off the wall and turned the corner, staring
at his back. Her voice was loud and clear as she called, “Blaze.”
He stopped and pivoted around. A fleeting
expression of confusion filled his face, but it quickly turned into shock
as she lifted her gun and shouted, “Freeze, NYPD!”
Gasps and shouts resounded as everyone
turned their attention on her. Some people ducked while others gawked, and she
wished they would just climb into their cars and get the hell out of here. She
did her best to ignore them, keeping her focus solely on the man before her as
she carefully approached him. He didn’t make any sudden movements, his
brow furrowing as a muscle in his jaw ticked.
Valerie flashed her badge to prove she
wasn’t bullshitting. “Get your hands in the air where I can see them.”
He slowly lifted his arms and spread his
hands out wide. Then spoke with a voice like black gravel, matching
his appearance all too well. “What’s going on here?”
She closed in on him, his presence
becoming more and more overwhelming. Sirens resonated in the distance, sending
a trickle of relief through her. He didn’t appear armed but that didn’t
mean jack.
“Turn around and get down on the ground.
Now!”
Anger consumed the confusion on his face
but he surprisingly complied, giving her his back again before dropping to
his knees with his hands above his head.
She kept her gun aimed and her mind
submerged in the well of her calm. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d
arrested someone; she usually shot to kill. “Cross your ankles,” she ordered,
and he did so, crossing his booted ankles as if he’d done this before.
Valerie placed her foot in the space
between his legs, so if he attempted to stand he would end up flat on his face.
People finally backed away as she removed her tungsten carbide handcuffs from
her utility belt, gripping the Beretta with knuckles white as chalk. Tungsten
carbide was the only metal strong enough to hold a vampire, but she used
it on everyone, regardless of species. Two New Rochelle cruisers whipped into
the gas station, blocking off both exits before four officers leapt out of
their respective vehicles. Valerie put the gun up and cuffed Blaze’s dominant
hand, swinging his right arm around before latching onto the left.
He didn’t put up a fight. He didn’t even
flinch. But he balled his big hands into fists at his back. She read him his
Miranda rights as she cinched the cuffs around both of his thick wrists.
“You have the right to remain silent—”
“I have the right to know what’s going
on,” he growled, showing her his savage profile.
“Anything you do or say can be used
against you in a court of law.”
“What are you arresting me for?”
“You have the right to an attorney.”
“Fuck the attorney—”
She yanked the chain of his cuffs,
bringing his solid body against her as the faint scent of cologne tickled
her nose. She leaned into his ear, anger flashing through her as she thought of
bloody grass and charred flesh.
“You’re under arrest for the murder of
Elena Delgado. Now get the fuck up and move.”
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BIO:
L.D. Rose is a neurotic physician
by day, crazed writer by night, and all around wannabe superhero. She writes
paranormal romance and urban fantasy, but she’s been known to delve into
horror, sci-fi, and medical suspense on occasion. L.D. Rose is a member of the
RWA, FF&P, NEC-RWA and CoLoNY. She currently lives in Rhode
Island with her studly hubby, her hyperactive boxer, and her two devious
cats.
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