{"id":9042,"date":"2022-01-05T01:05:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T06:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=9042"},"modified":"2022-01-04T22:05:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T03:05:09","slug":"stranger-than-that-mfrwhooks-paranormalromance-romantichorror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=9042","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Than That? #MFRWHooks #paranormalromance #romantichorror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop!<\/p>\n<p>This week I&#8217;m sharing an excerpt from my erotic paranormal anthology Demon&#8217;s Grotto.<\/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>Demon&#8217;s Grotto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Kate Hill<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo why did you want to talk to me, Ben?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee that coffee shop across the street? Can we go there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t we just go in the club?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben\u2019s dark eyes shifted toward the door. He shook his head. \u201cNo, Laura. I don\u2019t feel like I can speak freely in there. If I\u2019m going to tell you everything I know, it can\u2019t be within those walls.\u201d For the first time he truly nabbed her interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay. Sure. We can go to the coffee shop,\u201d she said, adjusting the strap of her laptop case more comfortably on her shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>He headed to the coffee shop, and Laura followed. It had started raining harder, and when they stepped inside, they were both soaked. After ordering, they took their drinks to a table near the window.<\/p>\n<p>From there, they had a clear view of Demon\u2019s Grotto. A couple of people went in, and a few others came out. It seemed like a normal club. \u201cThat place has been bad news since the time it was built,\u201d Ben said, breaking her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was built in the early 1800s by the Damp family. Frederick Damp brought his wife and four kids over from England. Within two years of moving into the house, three kids and his wife died. One son, Raymond, survived. He married and had twin girls. When they were sixteen, one twin went crazy and killed the other. She was committed to an asylum and died there a couple of years later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laura curled her lip. \u201cThat\u2019s terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t get any better. Before they were killed in a carriage accident, Raymond and his wife had another child, a son, Martin. He married, but poisoned his wife, and then he drank the same poison himself. They had one child, Cyril, and this is where the story really gets strange.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laura chuckled. \u201cStranger than that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben didn\u2019t return her smile, but stared at her with those dark, haunted eyes. \u201cMuch stranger than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben wants Laura to reconsider staying overnight at Demon\u2019s Grotto, and he has information about the club\u2019s history that should convince her. He tells her three creepy love stories, hoping she will change her mind.<\/p>\n<p>Rise of the Creature: When a mad doctor brings a dead man back to life, only his beautiful assistant can make that life worth living.<\/p>\n<p>The Demon Within: A man on the run stops to rest at a rooming house, not knowing that it\u2019s the hunting ground of a gorgeous succubus bent on devouring handsome guests.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Cry, Wolf: An ad for a maintenance man at a bed and breakfast is answered by a former soldier who\u2019s harboring a hairy secret. The business\u2019s lovely co-owner becomes involved with this sullen hunk who\u2019s more than she imagined possible.<\/p>\n<p>After hearing these stories of love and murder, will Laura decide to spend the night at Demon\u2019s Grotto?<\/p>\n<p>Purchase Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Demons-Grotto-1-ebook\/dp\/B07PCVV5R9\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Demons-Grotto-1-ebook\/dp\/B07PCVV5R9<\/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 MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop! This week I&rsquo;m sharing an excerpt from my erotic paranormal anthology Demon&rsquo;s Grotto. Don&rsquo;t forget to check out more excerpts from authors in the MFRW Book Hooks Blog Hop. Thank you for stopping by! 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