Hello, everyone. I hope you had a great week. I’m sorry I didn’t get to everyone’s posts. We didn’t have an easy week. MIL is having kidney problems. Both in-laws feet have been hurting, we’ve had multiple doctor’s appointments, and my husband and I have ear infections. Sigh. I hope this next week is better.
Today, I’m sharing from Marked, book one of my Valeterra series. This novella is a paranormal romance set in a parallel universe.
I’m picking up from where I left off a few weeks ago. We’ve skipped to the next chapter, but we’re still in Valerie’s point of view.
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“What can I do for you, Ms. Weems?” I asked, taking my seat.
“I’ve come to discuss a very sensitive matter with you today. As I’ve said, my name is Stephanie Weems, and I’m with the NSA,” she said, handing me her badge. Putting up her hand to stop me from asking questions, she continued. “Before I say more, I want to know if you would be willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement that states that you will not discuss with anyone what I reveal to you today. Keep in mind, if you sign and do tell anyone about our conversation, you’ll face criminal punishment.”
She sat her briefcase on her lap, reached in, and pulled out a sheet of paper that she in turn handed to me.
I took the form without taking my eyes from her. Her expression stayed serious and on me despite my skeptical look, which made me nervous.
“I…um…” was all I could say.
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That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for stopping by. If you want to read more excerpts from other authors or if you want to join in the fun, stop by the Snippet Sunday FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SnippetSunday/
***Side Note**** I’ll do my best each week to read all the post, but I take care of two older adults, one with dementia and one showing early signs of it, pretty much twenty-four hours a day, so some weeks, depending on health issues and doctors’ appointments, I might not get to everyone. I apologize if I don’t get to you.
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Marked, Valeterra Series Book 1 – A BBW Paranormal Romance
For ten years, the people of Valeterra have watched a plague sweep across their world, killing nearly every supernatural creature in its path. As scientists from both the human world and Valeterra work on the way to stop the plague, the Valeterrian government is working on the way to repopulate their world with babies born immune to the disease.
In her thirties, single, and a bit of a bigger woman, Valerie has given up on ever finding love. She’s resigned herself to running her bookstore and growing old with only her baby sister. When a strange woman comes to her store with a story full of parallel universes, supernatural creatures, and plagues, and a proposal for how Valerie can help save Valeterra from extinction, Valerie is sure the woman is insane. Valerie’s opinion changes, though, when she loses her livelihood. Sad and angry, she throws caution to the wind and embarks on a journey that she fears will either kill her or break her heart.
Jackson lost his first mate over fifty years ago. He knows his world is in peril. He knows his pack is on shaky ground, but all the alpha wants to do is wallow in his grief. When he discovers that his second mate is a human woman who is also immune to the virus sweeping Valeterra, he has some hard decisions to make. He doesn’t want a new mate. He also knows that he can’t deny his second chance at love and the first real chance his world might have at eventually recovering from so much death.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JVKDJ1
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34802780-marked-valeterra-series-book-1
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