Barrier
by D.C.
Renfroe
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GENRE: Romance
Thriller
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BLURB:
When
Claire Luna is kidnapped and taken to a remote island, her predictable life is
torn to shreds. She thought she understood grief, loss and loneliness. But
nothing prepared her for the island.
Tucker
Knight had his world turned upside down when he was a young teen. He’d known
love, security and normality. But things changed, and somehow he lost his
innocence along the way.
Barrier
takes you on a compelling, thrilling and sometimes brutal journey of Claire and
Tucker, who in a bid to control their destiny, must learn about trust and
submission. And also about love.
The
island is under the control of Dr. Stephen Bell, a scientist obsessed with the
secrets of humanity through genetic engineering. Claire is part of his
obsession, and quickly comprehends Bell’s twisted intentions. She is forced to
decide between submission and life-altering consequences. In her desperate
attempt to survive, Claire surprises Bell and Tucker with her strength to
fight.
But, can
she trust Tucker? Is he her enemy or her savior? Claire understands that to
surrender means to survive, but can she endure? Tucker can’t help but be
enamored by the spirited and determined Claire, but to survive, he must face
and overcome his haunting past. Up until Claire’s arrival on the island, he had
never thought himself capable, or deserving, but perhaps this was his chance to
finally do the right thing.
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EXCERPT:
I’m stubborn, strong to a fault, and fiercely
independent, especially when I shouldn’t be. I’ve had to learn my way around
this world sooner than most. Circumstance made sure of that. It’s true my life
has been burdened with difficulty. I’m not complaining, though. It has made me
the person I am. It made me courageous in ways superman wouldn’t understand.
Mostly, it has taught me to never give up. Even when the water was rising and
it seemed I would drown, I fought, and survived.
My eyes eased open. The yellow light flooded my
pupils and made them tiny, needle-sized, black dots. The ground shifted under
me like the waves of the ocean. Gently, my body waved back and forth. Was I
drugged?
Since my eyes were useless, I tried to use my other
senses to assess my surroundings.
A ticking clock, somewhere on a wall, clicked the
seconds away. Over me, I could hear a distant hum from the lights. I had a
latent awareness of danger. My nerves danced and twitched. I struggled to discern
the reason from my muddled brain.
The sound of fabric rubbing against something hard
triggered my head to whip around, which also made the swaying worse. My eyes
struggled to focus through the blinding light.
Someone else was in the room, draped across an
uncomfortable-looking, gray chair. Blonde hair, almost white, fell across the
girl’s face. Her head hung off the arm of the chair in an uncomfortable way.
One of her arms hung lifelessly off the edge and jerked slightly.
This was not my small apartment. It was unfamiliar,
definitely not a room I had ever been in before.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
I began writing many years ago and put it aside
to raise a family. I put myself through college working toward a Bachelor’s
Degree in Communication, which I have almost completed. I took every writing
class that was offered and finally put pen to paper after dreaming of
completing a novel for almost twenty years. In the meantime, I worked as a
freelance journalist for a local newspaper briefly and wrote a personal blog
while living in south Florida. I currently work as an Instructional Designer
based in Austin, Texas. I am a mother of four and truly believe they are my
greatest creation! Two of my children inherited my love of writing and I
encourage them to write every chance they get!
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