Welcome to Beyond the Book. Before I share an excerpt from Flood I'd like to tell you about my RomCon review. They gave me 5 stars and said in part,
This story was fantastic, with plenty of plot surprises that I didn't expect! A It's the kind of story that stays with you because of the intensity of the circumstances and you remember the characters.
I really enjoyed reading this story and hope to read more from this author.
“Want me to wait?” Roach asked as he stopped in front of the animal hospital.
“No, thanks.” He had seen a motel not a mile from St. Francis. He’d stay there for the night.
He paused for a moment to look the place over. The hospital was set in a grove of oak trees that would provide shade in the summertime and let the sun in during the winter months. The building was made of concrete blocks that had been painted dark green. It had white shutters and a white door. Someone had added window boxes and filled them with spring flowers in shades of pink, red, and yellow. A curvy walkway made of small gravel led from the parking lot to the front door. All in all it looked like a nice place, a place where the doctor and her staff cared about the animals entrusted to them.
This story was fantastic, with plenty of plot surprises that I didn't expect! A It's the kind of story that stays with you because of the intensity of the circumstances and you remember the characters.
I really enjoyed reading this story and hope to read more from this author.
You can read the entire review at
http://www.romcon.com/reviews/flood-by-elaine-cantrell
If you're enjoying these excerpts, please tell a friend about Flood. If you read the book, please be sure to review it on Amazon and Goodreads.
If you're enjoying these excerpts, please tell a friend about Flood. If you read the book, please be sure to review it on Amazon and Goodreads.
Now for a blurb and excerpt:
Blurb:
Drawn together by their love of animals, Aria De Luca and Caleb Hawkins burn for each other. They never suspected that malignant forces around them were successfully plotting Caleb’s ruin from the moment he entered her life. When the flood of a century strikes Aria’s hometown, an alienated Caleb is all that stands between her and catastrophic loss.
Last Week:
Blurb:
Drawn together by their love of animals, Aria De Luca and Caleb Hawkins burn for each other. They never suspected that malignant forces around them were successfully plotting Caleb’s ruin from the moment he entered her life. When the flood of a century strikes Aria’s hometown, an alienated Caleb is all that stands between her and catastrophic loss.
Last Week:
The old man blinked and wiped his face. “Yeah, give me a minute.”
Actually, Mr. Roach took ten minutes to wake up, but he took Caleb right to the animal hospital. It was a pretty drive. The hospital was located in a relatively rural area with freshly plowed fields just waiting for the weather to warm up enough to plant. Pale green fuzz decorated most of the trees and gave the promise of shade once the leaves grew a little more.
Actually, Mr. Roach took ten minutes to wake up, but he took Caleb right to the animal hospital. It was a pretty drive. The hospital was located in a relatively rural area with freshly plowed fields just waiting for the weather to warm up enough to plant. Pale green fuzz decorated most of the trees and gave the promise of shade once the leaves grew a little more.
“Want me to wait?” Roach asked as he stopped in front of the animal hospital.
“No, thanks.” He had seen a motel not a mile from St. Francis. He’d stay there for the night.
He paused for a moment to look the place over. The hospital was set in a grove of oak trees that would provide shade in the summertime and let the sun in during the winter months. The building was made of concrete blocks that had been painted dark green. It had white shutters and a white door. Someone had added window boxes and filled them with spring flowers in shades of pink, red, and yellow. A curvy walkway made of small gravel led from the parking lot to the front door. All in all it looked like a nice place, a place where the doctor and her staff cared about the animals entrusted to them.
This week:
He drew a deep breath of the fresh air and noted that
for the past three years he’d mostly missed out on the
beauty of the springtime. From his cell he hadn’t been
able to see even a sliver of the sky. The Department of
Corrections initiative that had let him work at the animal
clinic had been a lifesaver for him. If not for that escape
from his cell, he had no idea what would have become of
him, but he suspected it wouldn’t have been anything
good. He loathed being cooped up and always had.
He saw movement out of the corner of his eye. A big,
yellow dog with floppy ears was following a slender,
dark-haired woman from behind the building. Eagerness
filled him. Peaches. The dog was Peaches.
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