Soul Sucker
by Kate
Pearce
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BLURB:
Supernatural Branch of Law Enforcement empath
Ella Walsh sucks memories from people's heads. The job fills her mind with
others' nightmares and leaves her with little time for love, but if she doesn't
pair off with a mate of the government's choosing soon, the psychic blowback
will destroy her powers and her sanity.
The last time shapeshifting SBLE superstar Vadim Morosov worked with
an empath, he got her killed and himself assigned to a desk. He worries about
taking on another partner, but helping Ella track down an empath killer might
be his only chance to save his career.
Naturally, the government decides to throw them together.
They resist at first, but they can't deny the simmering heat between
them. As the killer's strikes grow closer to home, their bond gets tighter. And
when the murderer finally traps Ella, her developing link with Vadim might be
the only thing that can save her.
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EXCERPT:
“I
think the question you should be asking yourself, Ms. Walsh, is why you feel so
threatened by me.”
She
screeched to a halt again. “Threatened, by you?”
“Yes.
I think you’ve got used to getting your own way in that office, and you don’t
like anyone else coming in and questioning anything you say.”
“And
I think you’re talking out of your ass.”
“I
don’t like incompetence, Ms. Walsh, and I don’t like working with empaths on
the brink of a break- down. I’ll work with you because I have no choice, but
I’ll be questioning everything that comes out of your mouth, double and triple
checking it and, if necessary, taking my concerns to the very top to make sure
I’m heard so I don’t get left holding the can when everything blows up.”
She
stared into his eyes and for the first time in her life seriously contemplated
drawing her weapon and shooting a fellow professional. But he’d probably like
it if she did that, and she still had no way of knowing if he could actually be
killed.
Instead,
she gave him her best professional smile. “I’m glad you shared your concerns
with me, Morosov. I appreciate your input and will consider each and every one
of your points very carefully.”
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Copyright © 2012 by Kate Pearce
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Award winning
author, Kate Pearce was born into a large family of girls in England, and spent
much of her childhood living very happily in a dream world. Despite being told
that she really needed to 'get with the program', she graduated from the
University College of Wales with an honors degree in history.
A move to the
USA finally allowed her to fulfill her dreams and sit down and write her first
romance novel. Kate is published by Signet Eclipse, Kensington Aphrodisia,
Ellora's Cave, Carina Press, Cleis Press and Virgin Black Lace/Cheek.
you can find
her at:
http://www.katepearce.com
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Kate4queen
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Nice excerpt, though a bit of a teaser.
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