Bloody…broken…barely surviving…
Danae “Dani” Espinoza is on the run and desperate to escape
the demons of her past. Plans to hide out in a sleepy Los Angeles suburb turn
into a pipe dream as she is drawn into the secret filled world of the local
motorcycle club. Dani soon learns that her secrets and lies are nothing
compared to those kept behind the clubhouse doors. Trying to avoid the
suspicious Vice President, she must keep a low profile in order to survive. The
trouble is he has other ideas.
Bike…babes…and booze…
Tyler "Hero" Tobias has simple needs. Being the
Heaven's Rejects MC Vice President, he has all three at his disposal. But he
has his own ghosts that keep him awake at night. When Dani arrives at the
clubhouse, he knows he should stay away but there is something about her dark
beauty and the mystery that surrounds her that makes him burn. There are
secrets in her eyes and lies in her smile and he knows he should put his club
first, but Hero’s heart and loyalty are about to be tested.
Can an angel with blood-covered wings and the devil himself
resist temptation or will they risk bringing hellfire down on everything that
they love?
Cold. All I can feel is a deep chill blanketing my body. My
eyes open to complete darkness as a voice calls to me. Its muffled tones send
shivers down my spine with every garbled word. A sense of familiarity floats
around me as its words become clearer.
“Run, Dani,” it pleas from beyond the black veil shrouding
the room. “Escape while you can,” it continues. Panic courses through my veins.
Where in the hell am I? Why can’t I see anything? The pleas go unanswered as my
voice fails to render sound.
“Help!” I scream internally, “Please, fucking help me!”
The voice’s call fades with each word. “You need to get the
hell out of here, Dani. You need to move. Find a wall and escape,” I coach to
myself. A cold chill of air sweeps into the darkness encompassing me as I try
to feel the place around me. My fingers plunge into a dense, sticky liquid as I
crawl forward causing my body to slide with each movement. A hard surface is
finally inching its way under my fingers.
Crawling upwards, I splay my hands against the cool wall.
“You’re on your feet, Dani. The hardest part is over now. Time to find a door
or a light switch, something to get us out of here,” my internal coach
continues.
Keeping close to the wall, I finally find a switch. Flicking
it upwards, the light shines brilliantly. As my eyes adjust to the light, my
hands come into my vision. A scream barrels out of my throat when I see the
sticky, red blood covering my hands and clothes. My heart races as I
frantically wipe the blood away. Blood begins to pool at my feet, inching
toward me. Rushing away from the blood, I fall backward into a solid, but warm
obstacle. Before I can turn around, hands grasp my arms as a person’s hot
breath trails down my neck.
“Hello, Dani,” a different voice whispers in my ear. “Welcome
to Hell. You’re mine now,” the voice crackles as my body is pulled into black
oblivion.
Avelyn Paige is a born and raised Indiana girl. She may be a
Hoosier by birth, but she’s a Boilermaker by choice! Avelyn lives in rural
Indiana with her pastor husband, 2 spoiled cats, and one very odd looking dog.
She’s an oncology research scientist by day and a writer and book review
blogger by night. She enjoys reading anything she can get her hands on, baking,
and spending time with her friends and family.
Never intending to ever write her own book, the idea behind
the Damaged series came to her on a drive to work early one morning thinking
about her father who’d recently passed away. His strength during his cancer and
rare blood disease battle inspired Avelyn to do something she’s never thought
about before. She’s excited to see where this wild ride takes her.
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