EXCERPT: BLOOD-STAINED KISSES by L. Renee Richard!

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✨EXCERPT: BLOOD-STAINED KISSES by L. Renee Richard releasing January 29th! 

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 “I love you,” I say as I close the space between us. My words reach for him, drawing him back from some desolate place within himself. I try to coax the half of him that still remembers how to feel. He stirs from the sound, yet what returns is the other half of him that was lost when his mother died. That was the night he was remade into a boy stripped of innocence and consumed by the grief of seeing her die in such a way, and being forced to carry a burden too heavy for his years. And now, standing before me, I see both men I love—the scarred man, and the boy who will never fully escape the memory of that moment.

Yet, despite that, he moves, meeting me the rest of the way. His lips touch mine in a frenzied kiss. It conveys all the emotions I have for this strong, resilient man, whom I will love, regardless of the atrocities he may commit. We pull away, our blood-stained kisses lingering, splashed on like battle paint.

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I love books! I have been reading for as long as I can remember. I was the kid with the flashlight under the covers reading until the wee hours. Books were my refuge. I was delighted to discover tree climbing. I would take a book and climb to the top of a Mimosa tree and read for hours...and of course ignore my mother calling for me to do chores. I was committed to reading all of the Nancy Drew stories. Ned was my first book boyfriend. When I was in my early teens I discovered Harlequin romances. I feel in love and it changed my life. I was in love with Love 💕 That’s something for a girl who hadn’t been kissed yet. When I read “he thrust his throbbing member into her womanhood” I was lost to discovering more about this particular brand of romance. But I don’t just enjoy romance reads. My father-in-law introduced me to the high fantasy genre and I loved it. When I bought my first Nook the world of books really took me by surprise. I was enthralled with all the available genres and to my delight I discovered erotica. In most cases, I was with family on visits to bookstores and you don’t peruse those even if they carried them. Oh the shame of it! ;) Thanks to Nancy Drew I still enjoy mysteries along with romance, fantasy, erotica, paranormal, steampunk, thrillers, and well, most anything except a horror of a horror. My favorite might be romance suspense but it’s hard for me to pick just one. I had a serious health issue a few years ago and was forced to quite working after building a career I could be proud of. It was devastating and depressing. I lost myself in books and now spend my days (and nights) reading. I am so appreciative of authors and the wonderful storytelling I’ve found in books. It takes me away from my troubles and introduces me into a world like no other. I love books!