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In March of 1990, Tom Cruise was in Florence, South Carolina
filming a little racing movie called Days of Thunder. He had also just
received his first Oscar nomination for playing the starring role of Ron Kovic
in Born on the 4th of July.
NBC’s Today Show contacted a local news station in
Columbia, South Carolina and rented its satellite truck to conduct an interview
with Tom Cruise about the nomination and his reaction to it at a hotel in
Florence.
Little did Tom know that innocuous action triggered an
underhanded plot directed at the movie icon. But I was there, on that crew. What
happened next, after decades of secrecy, is detailed in this novel, Delayed Confession, and it’s all true. Only the names have been changed to protect the
innocent and the truly stupid.
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Now on Audible, Bellocaro transports fans of romance stories like
'Twilight' or 'A Shade of Vampire' to a mysterious new world.
Fleeing the school jock who thinks she should be his, Skye Moon
encounters a strange boy in the woods. After meeting the captivating Thatcher
Blue, she is dragged into a nightmare, targeted by a vampire who wants to kill
her.
Will Thatcher save her?
Or like his visions have predicted- kill her?
Fangenstein
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Thatcher was meeting with Eleanor, Blair was mediating their chat. Alton,
Wes and Chase Blue were hunting for Brighton. And me? I was stuck at home,
wondering how this all was going to work itself out and where would my place be
once the dust had settled.
“Man, I hate waiting, especially when the stakes were so high,” I mumbled
to myself lifting the lid to the trashcan in the backyard. Releasing the
knotted drawstring, I dropped the full plastic bag inside. After cleaning up
the house, I’d turned my attention to removing the old food from the
refrigerator. It made sense to throw out the food that Mom liked, especially if
I didn’t. It wasn’t like she’d want it when she returned home.
I sucked in a breath, appreciating the fresh scent of the warm afternoon,
and exhaled. Now, I had nothing left to do with my day. Bummer.
Why did Mom have to be so pigheaded about Thatcher? Why couldn’t she just
forgive me and get over it? It occurred to me at that moment that I wasn’t a
very high-minded sort of girl that perhaps I’d thought myself to be. There were
times, like right now, when I could be quite mean-spirited and selfish.
My bout of self-reflection was interrupted by the sound of movement in
the trees at the edge of the yard. I
turned to study them. The branches didn’t seem to be moving. Had Alton
returned? Had he found Brighton? It didn’t make sense that he would
hesitate to enter the yard.
I moved forward toward the line of trees. “Alton? You there?” I called.
There was no response.
Was it Thatcher? I thought with a tentative burst of joy that
ricocheted inside me. Had he slipped away to see me despite Mom’s demand that
he not? My footsteps quickened.
Suddenly I was aware of a presence behind me. Someone had stepped out
from the trees to my left and gotten between me and the house. I whirled around
expecting to see the beautiful face of the vampire that I loved. But the
afternoon sun was sinking low in the sky, and I couldn’t see the face of the
man who stood there but I knew it wasn’t Thatcher.
The black silhouette of a man wasn’t as tall or thin as my vampire
boyfriend. I caught movement at the corner of my eye, the branches of an
arborvitae tree swayed back into place, revealing the exact spot where the man
must have been hiding.
“Who are you?” I demanded. “What are you doing in my yard?” The fine
hairs on the back of my neck were standing on end, and that burst of inner joy
was replaced with a rapidly accelerating heartbeat. I tried not to show my
fear.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle ya Miss,” the man drawled in a
southern accent, glancing around the yard. “I’m looking for my son’s dog. He’s
actually just a puppy really.” The faceless man shook his head in dismay,
taking a step toward the deck at the back of the house. “The boy left the back gate
open, and the dog got out. My son’s beside himself.”
I inhaled through my nose again and exhaled, urging my fluctuating pulse
to settle down. My heartbeat was loud enough that I could hear it in my ears.
The man seemed harmless enough. He turned his back on me, clearly looking
around the house as if the missing puppy might be holed up under the deck.
I rather doubted that. I certainly would have heard a dog scratching
around under there and said so. “I haven’t seen him.”
The black form swung his head back in my direction. “Didn’t mean to
intrude… perhaps somebody else in the house might have spotted him?” he asked
with a hopeful note in his voice.
“No, it’s just me,” I explained. “And I’ve been here all day. He’s not
here.” I realized my mistake as soon as I’d spoken, I shouldn’t have confirmed
that I was alone. Alarm bells were ringing loudly in my head. I looked around
for an escape. Behind the trees was a tall fence, which I doubted I could climb
over before the stranger caught up to me, even if I managed to get to it.
The stranger began moving toward me, I blinked, trying to get a better
look at him. My eyes were watering against the brightness of the sun.
He drew closer and I could make out details about his appearance. He was
taller than me but definitely not that tall, maybe 5-foot-10, if I had to guess
and chunky around the middle. Dark hair fell across his narrow forehead,
reaching down to hazel eyes which peered out over a broad nose. And there was a
pungent aroma about him; dried sweat mingled with something else that I
couldn’t quite place.
I tried not to wrinkle my nose.
His full lips pulled in momentarily and then relaxed.
He was close enough now that I noticed the tell-tell bite mark on the
side of his neck where a pair of fangs had pierced the skin. But the bead of
sweat trailing down the side of his face suggested that he was still human. A
vampire had fed on the man, not enough to kill or turn him. I found that fact
slightly reassuring. The odds against me successfully evading a vampire alone
were slim, but a human man, even one who had me cornered in the backyard,
seemed considerably higher.
“Stop right there!” I commanded, putting on a bold expression. “You
better not come any closer.”
It worked, he stopped moving. His mouth opened briefly in uncertainty, as
the hazel eyes glanced around the immediate area, confirming that we were
indeed alone. Did he expect someone to suddenly materialize in the yard? I pondered in irritation.
The man was so close, he could have reached out one of his long arms and
grabbed mine. One side of his mouth twisted down, seeing no rescuers imminent,
his attention returned to me.
“Don’t think you can order me around,” he drawled with more swagger. Gone
was any trace of his earlier attempt to appear courteous. “You’ll be coming
with me and make no fuss about it.”
Skye Moon has been trapped on a magical island in the Atlantic ocean called Sceadu. She was transported to the island one day against her will with no clue why or how to leave. Those that arrive on the island like this are called spellbound. They are trapped in this magical paranormal academy till the island decides they can leave.
When Skye does not return the popular boy Chad’s affections, she is shunned by most of the academy. This common scenario plays out all the time in schools with teenagers. The popular kid gets all their friends to ignore someone to get what they want. Teens will relate to many of the characters in this imaginative story.
Skye finds solace in her dreams of her dark-eyed boy, the one she calls Bellocaro. But in one such dream, Bellocaro says that he has put her in danger, and the vampire Nymir will track her down and kill her. To add to her precarious situation, the school’s headmistress has asked her to show around the new students, a family known as the Blues. Thatcher, Rane, Wes, and Alton have taken on the role of personal bodyguards to Skye whether she wants them to or not.
Author P.S. Meraux has written a new young adult vampire and werewolf story. This is not a retelling of other vampire stories, rather a fresh new take to draw in the next generation of paranormal readers. Bellocaro is an enchanting blend of a love story, action, and drama. The mystery of learning who the Blues are keeps Skye on her toes; while everyone else is mesmerized by their beauty, Skye picks up on the details that reveal their true paranormal identities.
The author has done a fantastic job building out the world of Sceadu and capturing the teenagers’ personalities that reside there. I could envision the groups all hanging out, and the characters, even non-human, teenagers are the same in this world, with their quirks and attitudes. The mystery of the brown-eyed boy with a mark on his hand will keep coming back to readers. Also, the drama of if the Blues family will capture Nymir -- will keep readers on edge.
Bellocaro is the first novel in the series and a fantastic start to this unpredictable storyline. With each mystery uncovered, new questions arise. Readers will be drawn into the fantasy world that seems too real at times and stay for the unforgettable paranormal characters whose personalities will keep them turning the pages to see what happens.
Pages: 467 | ASIN : B08L2M3QD2
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