{"id":8863,"date":"2021-09-22T01:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T05:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8863"},"modified":"2021-09-21T21:56:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T01:56:45","slug":"scars-all-their-midnights-mfrwhooks-vampireromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8863","title":{"rendered":"Scars &#8211; All Their Midnights &#8211; #MFRWHooks #vampireromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Book Hooks Blog Hop in which authors share excerpts from their books.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s excerpt is from The Lighthouse, a story in my upcoming collection of short vampire stories, All Their Midnights.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out more excerpts from authors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mfrwbookhooks.blogspot.com\/\">MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8783 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AllTheirMidnightsmed-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AllTheirMidnightsmed-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AllTheirMidnightsmed.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>All Their Midnights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Kate Hill<\/p>\n<p>Short Story Collection, Vampire Romance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snow fell heavily. By morning their cottage would be nearly buried. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They left the lighthouse, and Kenna glanced toward the distant field. She paused, squinting against the swirling squalls. A figure trudged through the storm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDrew \u2014\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI see him. Go back to the house.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m going with you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Together they approached the cloaked traveler. The man looked up, and Kenna momentarily forgot to breathe at the sight of that beloved face.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCollin!\u201d she cried, reaching for him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>His arms tightened around her. She wasn\u2019t sure how long they stood in the winter night, locked in a powerful embrace. When they parted, she looked for Drew, but he was already halfway to the house, his back rigid. Even from a distance, he emanated fury.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d Kenna asked her brother.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI know I shouldn\u2019t have come, but I\u2019d hoped after so many years he might have forgiven me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenna shook her head, anger at past hurts warring with the happiness of seeing her twin again. \u201cHis rage fades as easily as the scars left by the torture chamber.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBut those scars won\u2019t ever fade.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenna nodded. \u201cCome to the house and wait out the storm.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She wondered if Collin and Drew could exist under the same roof, even for a short time, or would one of them \u2014 most likely Collin \u2013 meet his death? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All Their Midnights is a collection of vampire poetry and short stories with a romantic twist.<\/p>\n<p>The Lighthouse \u2013 Imprisoned in a dungeon and forced to do battle for a cruel lord, Drew lost his sanity long ago. Kenna\u2019s passion for Drew never faltered, even when it drove her from the only other person she\u2019d ever loved, her twin brother, Collin. Kenna and Drew escaped the horror of their past to live a quiet life as lighthouse keepers. Their hard-won happiness is threatened when Collin arrives, stirring past memories that hurl him and Drew toward possible destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Blood and Whiskey \u2013 Despite his thirst for blood, Danel has never wanted to cause permanent harm to his prey. He\u2019s spent his life learning to control his violent nature. Then he meets Yori. She rouses his bloodlust, but will he curb her wild ways, or will she lure him into a life of savagery?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Drink the Blood \u2013 Rene is a young vampire scraping by while fighting for her life in a world that has shown her little mercy. While on the hunt, she\u2019s attacked, but a strange, beautiful man rescues her. Oliver suffers from a disease that affects vampires. Only Rene\u2019s blood can save him from a slow, painful death. They make a deal\u2014her blood in exchange for his tutoring. Can he transform an uneducated, struggling cynic into a sophisticated vampire warrior? Even more, can he win her hardened heart?<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Order Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09F5W2NQX\">Amazon<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/all-their-midnights\/id1582523220\">\u00a0Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/all-their-midnights-kate-hill\/1140046042\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/gr\/en\/ebook\/all-their-midnights\">kobo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1100646\">Smashwords<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><\/p>\n<p><b>Powered by Linky Tools<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/wordpress_list.aspx?id=302141&amp;type=basic\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to enter your link and view this Linky Tools list&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Book Hooks Blog Hop in which authors share excerpts from their books. This week&rsquo;s excerpt is from The Lighthouse, a story in my upcoming collection of short vampire stories, All Their Midnights. Don&rsquo;t forget to check out more excerpts from authors in the MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop. 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