Today my guest is Diana L Rubino with her book A Bloody Good Cruise.
A BLOODY GOOD CRUISE is a fun-filled blend of the vampire
world and luxury cruises.
Romance author Mona is human. Ship’s doctor Fausto is a
vampire. He can never be one of her kind, and she’s afraid to become one of
his. As they sail the Mediterranean on a writers’ cruise, the couple is stalked
by vampire hunters, and by Fausto’s notorious ex-wife, Lucrezia Borgia. Events
force Mona and Fausto to team up with the hunters to capture Lucrezia, but
where can they go from there? With Fausto’s friend and Mona’s editor vamping it
up and hunters on the loose, can this bloody good cruise have a happy ending?
Excerpt:
Mona forced a dose of cheer through her jangly nerves.
Vampire hunters wouldn’t have the balls to attack Fausto and his friends on
this ship. Security was tight. “Well, you’re here, so does that mean you’ve
been going out, and aren’t confined to your house any more?”
Fausto shrugged. “Almost. I couldn’t wallow in self-pity
forever. And I knew seeing you would make it worthwhile.”
She smiled and gave him a genuine Italian cheek pinch. “I’ll
cheer you up, faccia bella, you can count on that. You must feel
safe.” She gestured at the tacky duds. “I mean, relatively
speaking.”
“Don’t let this scare you, but –” He glanced around over the
rims of his shades. Uh-oh. Whenever he said “don’t let this
scare you,” it scared her. “I got an ominous message at the doctor's office
earlier.”
“What B” She swallowed a lump. “What kind of ominous
message?”
He looked away, shaking his head. “Nothing to get alarmed
about. The hunters just want me to know they’re here. After the initial jolt
wore off, I said, ‘okay, I’m being stalked again.’ But I’m used to it. It
doesn’t make me constantly look over my shoulder like in the old days. My
family’s murder gave me a reality check. If they want me, they’ll get me. I
can’t let it interfere with my work, or what little leisure time I have here.
And you shouldn’t either.” He gazed at her adoringly and cupped her cheek. His
hand was surprisingly warm. “But you’re still scared. All the blood’s drained
out of your face, and not in a good way.”
Stay tuned for more Rocking Summer Romance reads!
PamT
1 comment:
Thanks for hosting me, Pam! I'll blast about it to my Twitterverse & FB friends!Diana
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