{"id":8874,"date":"2021-10-31T11:58:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2021-10-31T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T16:05:18","slug":"a-terrible-swimmer-paranormalromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8874","title":{"rendered":"A Terrible Swimmer &#8211; #weekendwritingwarriors #paranormalromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/wewriwa.blogspot.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cWrW5h1cKkY\/UQaGUcSiNeI\/AAAAAAAABAA\/UxDMpIoXpJk\/s1600\/wewriwa_button.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center>Happy Halloween! I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s here already.<\/p>\n<p>Things have been a little crazy for me lately. A lot of family health issues going on, which is why I haven&#8217;t been posting much.<\/p>\n<p>Today is the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog Hop. In it, writers share 8-10 sentences from their work.<\/p>\n<p>This snippet is from The Lighthouse, a story included in All Their Midnights, my newly released collection of vampire short stories with a romantic flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhere\u2019s Collin?\u201d She glanced around in a panic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>They searched the water. Collin surfaced momentarily, his limbs flailing in desperation before he disappeared beneath the violent waves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u201cNo!\u201d\u00a0 Kenna tore off her cloak.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s always been a terrible swimmer.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo are you!\u201d\u00a0 Drew grasped her arms hard before she could dive in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s my 9 sentences, but here&#8217;s a bit more, if you like:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe\u2019ll die!\u201d\u00a0 She snarled, sinking her claws into Drew\u2019s hands. \u201cLet me go!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNo!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf he dies, Drew, I\u2019ll never forgive you!\u00a0 Never!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew clenched his teeth. \u201cIf you feel that way, I\u2019ll get him!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThen do it!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew dived back into the sea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>All Their Midnights<\/strong><br \/>\nby Kate Hill<\/p>\n<p>Format(s): Ebook<br \/>\nHeat Level: Some Spicy, Some Mild<br \/>\nPairing(s): M\/F<br \/>\nGenre\/Themes: Vampires, Romance, Short Fiction and Poetry Collection<br \/>\nLength: Novel<br \/>\nPublisher: Indie Published<br \/>\nCover art: http:\/\/winterheart.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Purchase Links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09F5W2NQX\">Amazon<\/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\/us\/en\/ebook\/all-their-midnights\">kobo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1100646\">Smashwords<\/a><\/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><strong>Read snippets from other authors in the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog hop <a href=\"http:\/\/wewriwa.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Halloween! I can&rsquo;t believe it&rsquo;s here already. Things have been a little crazy for me lately. A lot of family health issues going on, which is why I haven&rsquo;t been posting much. Today is the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog Hop. In it, writers share 8-10 sentences from their work. 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