Virtue
Amy
Jarecki
Genre:
Romantic Suspense
Publisher:
Turquoise Morning Press
Date
of Publication: 12/3/13
ISBN:
978-1-62237-234-8
ASIN:
B00H343Y1S
Number
of pages: 338
Word
Count: 88,640
Cover
Artist: Kim Jacobs
Book
Description:
Sheltered,
raised in rural Utah, Zoe Marshall has never heard of the Mayan
Prophecy of the Golden Goddess—but she’s about to.
At
the moment she’s thrilled to have landed her dream job dancing on a
cruise ship where she meets Belizean Gabriel AhKin. The sizzling
bartender stirs her passion.
When
the ship docks in Belize, Zoe disappears—spirited into the bowels
of a Mayan cult led by a reclusive fanatic. When the madman sees her,
he divines Zoe is the Golden Goddess. She is “the one” to fulfill
the prophecy. Now Gabriel’s driving obsession is to save the woman
who’s captured his heart.
Book
Trailer: http://youtu.be/kDtR0q3JPRY
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Excerpt:
The
first time the hero sees the heroine:
Long
blond hair fluttered with the breeze, legs that wouldn’t stop, and
a body so well proportioned, he’d only seen the likes in swimsuit
editions of Sports Illustrated.
She
looked his way and his breath caught. He quickly glanced down,
busying himself with the glasses. Gabriel’s heart thundered in his
ears as she approached.
“Hi,”
she said, her American accent friendly, not bitchy like other
incredibly beautiful tourists he’d encountered. “You think I
could get a Diet Coke?”
Gabriel
looked up. She smiled, white teeth, eyes that reflected the sea,
flawless skin. “Ah. Sure.” He reached for a glass, one of the
fancy plastic tumblers. He scooped in some ice and grabbed a
toothpick umbrella, garnishing it with a lime and a red maraschino
cherry. Holding up her special drink, he grinned. “Why diet?”
She
lowered her extraordinarily long lashes. “I’m a dancer—always
watching my figure, you know.”
“You’re
a dancer on the ship?”
She
took a sip. “Uh huh. Arrived last night.” When she leaned in, he
caught a delicious fragrance like rain falling on orange blossoms.
“I’m pretending I’m lost and taking a little self-guided tour
on my way to the theater. I thought I’d have a look around before
spending who knows how many hours tied to the stage.”
“Off
to rehearse, huh?”
“Yep.
Had to learn two shows in a week.” She pointed to her white
flip-flops. “I’m wearing these to air out the blisters on my
toes.”
He
glanced down, but only made it as far as her well-muscled, slender
thighs. Perfection. “Sounds painful.”
“It’ll
be all right.” She leaned closer with the most adorable smile he’d
ever seen in his life. “Know what?”
Gabriel
hoped drool wasn’t draining out the corner of his mouth. “What?”
“The
lead dancer is leaving the show after this tour, and I’ve been
picked for the fan dance.”
God
in heaven, why did that not surprise him? He’d choose her for any
spotlight dance. He’d pick her just to stand center stage for hours
on end. You want to drape those pegs across my bar so I can stare at
them all day? Holy mother, she could do anything she wanted.
About
the Author:
Before
college, I was a showgirl. I toured—singing and dancing my way
around the world in a review called Follies on Broadway. Several
years later, I dreamed up the plot for VIRTUE after I took a cruise
to Belize...
How
cool would it be to write a romantic suspense about a dancer who
falls in love with a hot Belizean man and ends up in more trouble
than Indiana Jones?
Web
site: http://www.amyjarecki.com/
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