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This week I’m continuing from where I left off the last week with my upcoming release, Outcast, Supernaturals Book 2, a paranormal romance.

This excerpt comes chapter 4 and picks up where last week’s post ended. In this part of the scene, we get an example of how the people of Pine Hollow treat Leigh.

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As if to reaffirm just how loud and obnoxious people from Pine Hollow could be, the hotel doors behind me opened and one of Dave’s aunts walked in, complaining in the loudest voice she could muster.

“I thought Danielle was supposed to have picked a nicer hotel than this,” his aunt said. “They don’t even have enough luggage carts to take care of all of their guests. This won’t do.” I’d never bothered to learn the woman’s name, but she knew me, and I made sure not to turn to look her way. She continued, but I tuned her out.

“See what I mean,” I whispered.

The clerk, smiled, but didn’t laugh.

“See right there,” the woman all but yelled, “that one is empty. Why am I trying to force all of my luggage on one rack when he is standing around with an empty one?”

Stunned, the man beside me turned to see that the woman was pointing at him. The cart he had wasn’t empty, far from it. I had two large suitcases, a small one for my toiletries, two dress bags, and one bag full of gifts for my sister on it. I had had the gifts shipped to a friend of mine’s house one town over. She had met me at the airport with them, where we had had lunch. She had offered to drive me to the hotel, but I knew if I had allowed that and someone even looked at me cross, she would have caused a scene.

Margi and I have been friends since junior high. Even back then, she tried to stick up for me with my family and the mean kids at school. I love her dearly, but I couldn’t let anything ruin this for my sister, so I had declined, telling her I had to do this for myself. At that moment, I wished she were with me. She would know how to handle the situation I saw coming.

“Ma’am,” the usher said, watching with fear as the woman stomped toward him. “This rack isn’t empty. It’s nearly full. If you will give me a second, I’ll help this woman to her room and come right back down to help you.”

Knowing that wouldn’t go over well, I said, “No, that’s okay. I can carry my stuff. Here, I’ll empty it real quick, and you can have it for other customers.”

“But Ms…” the man started to say. I shook my head violently at him. He shut his mouth quickly and started to help me unload the rack.

I had draped one of the dress bags across the counter top and was reaching for the second one when the woman got to us. She reached out, grabbed a hold of the rack, and started to pull it away.

“Ma’am, this one isn’t empty,” the usher said and pulled back hard on the rack, stopping her from pulling it out of my reach. “Now, this nice lady is offering to let you have hers, so if you will be kind enough to wait one minute, we will empty it, and you can have it.”

The woman looked around to see that most people in the lobby, the ones not here for the wedding, were looking at her with disdain, her expression changed, and she nodded, but she didn’t say a word.

“Here, you can share mine,” a deep, male voice behind me said. I had leaned over to grab the handle of one of my suitcases when he spoke. A metal rack came into view on my left when I turned to see who had approached.

Ryan stood beside me with a rack that was also only half-full. He had one dress bag and two suitcases on his. If he hadn’t had the dress bag, which obviously held his tuxedo, he wouldn’t have needed the rack.

“Thank you,” I said, unable to take my eyes from him. He smiled at me, then picked up the bag I had laid across the counter and hung it up next to his. He was reaching across me for the second bag when I snapped out of my daze. “Thank you,” I said again.

Dave’s aunt made a rude noise, and I gave her a smug look before helping Ryan load the rack.

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That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed it.

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Outcast, Supernaturals Book 2, a paranormal romance.

Leigh Alexander has lived every day of her life feeling like an outcast amongst her family and the small-minded people of Pine Hollow, a secretive community to which her parents belong. When Danielle, Leigh’s younger sister, asks Leigh to come home for her wedding, Leigh’s torn between wanting to be there for her sister and saving herself from people who’ve despised her all of her life.

Knowing she’ll regret her decision, Leigh gives into her sister and goes home for what she hopes is the last time. Leigh was prepared for people to ignore her, for them to shun her, for them to point out all the ways she didn’t belong all because she wasn’t a size perfect, but what she hadn’t been prepared for was falling for Ryan Hart, a man who she will soon learn knows all of the secrets her family and the town of Pine Hollow refuse to tell her.

Revealing the truth about Pine Hollow and the rest of the supernatural world might be forbidden, but to save Leigh’s life, Ryan will tell her everything about who she is, or more importantly who she isn’t, even if it will forever change her life and the lives of every person in Pine Hollow.

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Shifter, Supernaturals Book 1, is a paranormal romance available for $2.99. Shifter is also available on Audio @ Audible.com Read by Margi Stephens

Abby is a plus size woman struggling to learn to love herself despite the damage her ex did to her mentally and psychically. For reasons unknown to her, she wakes one morning with an urge to adopt another cat. What she doesn’t know is that the cat she picks is actually Dimitri Sullivan, the son of a local shapeshifter pack’s alpha who was cursed by a powerful witch into the form of a common house cat after he had a one-nightstand with her. As the months pass, Dimitri finds himself falling in love with his new owner, but there is just one problem, she doesn’t know that he is her cat and she is currently dating his brother. When the witch that cursed him discovers that by falling for Abby, he is weakening her curse, she sets out to stop this from happening by any means necessary.

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This week I’m continuing from where I left off the last week with my upcoming release, Outcast, Supernaturals Book 2, a paranormal romance.

This excerpt comes chapter 4 and picks up where last week’s post ended. In this part of the scene, we get an example of how the people of Pine Hollow treat Leigh.

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As if to reaffirm just how loud and obnoxious people from Pine Hollow could be, the hotel doors behind me opened and one of Dave’s aunts walked in, complaining in the loudest voice she could muster.

“See what I mean,” I whispered.

The clerk, smiled, but didn’t laugh.

“See right there,” the woman all but yelled, “that one is empty. Why am I trying to force all of my luggage on one rack when he is standing around with an empty one?”

“Ma’am,” the usher said, watching with fear as the woman stomped toward him. “This rack isn’t empty. It’s nearly full. If you will give me a second, I’ll help this woman to her room and come right back down to help you.”

Knowing that wouldn’t go over well, I said, “No, that’s okay. I can carry my stuff. Here, I’ll empty it real quick, and you can have it for other customers.”

“But Ms…” the man started to say. I shook my head violently at him. He shut his mouth quickly and started to help me unload the rack.

I had draped one of the dress bags across the counter top and was reaching for the second one when the woman got to us. She reached out, grabbed a hold of the rack, and started to pull it away.

“Ma’am, this one isn’t empty,” the usher said and pulled back hard on the rack, stopping her from pulling it out of my reach. “Now, this nice lady is offering to let you have hers, so if you will be kind enough to wait one minute, we will empty it, and you can have it.”

The woman looked around to see that most people in the lobby, the ones not here for the wedding, were looking at her with disdain, her expression changed, and she nodded, but she didn’t say a word.

“Here, you can share mine,” a deep, male voice behind me said. I had leaned over to grab the handle of one of my suitcases when he spoke. A metal rack came into view on my left when I turned to see who had approached.

Ryan stood beside me with a rack that was also only half-full. He had one dress bag and two suitcases on his. If he hadn’t had the dress bag, which obviously held his tuxedo, he wouldn’t have needed the rack.

“Thank you,” I said, unable to take my eyes from him. He smiled at me, then picked up the bag I had laid across the counter and hung it up next to his. He was reaching across me for the second bag when I snapped out of my daze. “Thank you,” I said again.

Dave’s aunt made a rude noise, and I gave her a smug look before helping Ryan load the rack.

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That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed it.

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Outcast, Supernaturals Book 2, a paranormal romance.

Revealing the truth about Pine Hollow and the rest of the supernatural world might be forbidden, but to save Leigh’s life, Ryan will tell her everything about who she is, or more importantly who she isn’t, even if it will forever change her life and the lives of every person in Pine Hollow.

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***Shifter, Supernaturals Book 1, is a paranormal romance available for $2.99. Shifter is also available on Audio @ Audible.com*** Read by Margi Stephens

SHIFTER is a 374-page, stand-alone eBook.

Smashwords Nook ARe iTunes Kobo

2016 Spring into Reading Giveaway

Featuring 50+Authors, 100+Prizes and a chance to win the $180.00 in Paypal Cash Grand Prize.

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2703c98f31/

Shifter, Supernaturals Book 1, is a paranormal romance available for $2.99. Shifter is also available on Audio @ Audible.com Read by Margi Stephens