Title: Grave Bound (Secrets, #1)
Author:
T. R. Graves
Release
date: March
1, 2013
Genre:
Adult Contemporary
Age
Group:
Adult (17+ - profanity and sexual situations)
Event
organized by: AToMR Tours
Some
secrets follow you to the grave. Others send you there.
Emily
Riddle has lived her entire life inside a patriarchal commune led by
her father. There are many rules, but the most important one, 'keep
it in the commune', is the most difficult for her to follow...
especially since the only people willing to champion her cause live
on the outside.
When Emily learns her father has promised her to Lorenzo, a perverted man who has plans for her that extend well beyond marriage and kids, she rebels. Regardless of the consequences, she refuses to marry someone who'd rather beat her than caress her.
A day of hooky that starts out as a tiny act of defiance - sneaking out of the commune for a swim - turns into a day filled with hope. After spending time with Levi, a man camping near the lake, she finds what true romance looks like and catches a glimpse into a future that's filled with love and admiration rather than hate and submission.
That tiny peek is enough to change the course of Emily's existence and makes it nearly impossible for her to go back to the commune and pretend she'll ever be able to tolerate the life chosen for her instead of the life she longs for. One that includes Levi.
Fighting to escape the commune, its leaders, and her fiancé proves to be more dangerous than Emily expected. The secrets she knows, as the leader's daughter, will either follow her to the grave or send her - and Levi - there.
When Emily learns her father has promised her to Lorenzo, a perverted man who has plans for her that extend well beyond marriage and kids, she rebels. Regardless of the consequences, she refuses to marry someone who'd rather beat her than caress her.
A day of hooky that starts out as a tiny act of defiance - sneaking out of the commune for a swim - turns into a day filled with hope. After spending time with Levi, a man camping near the lake, she finds what true romance looks like and catches a glimpse into a future that's filled with love and admiration rather than hate and submission.
That tiny peek is enough to change the course of Emily's existence and makes it nearly impossible for her to go back to the commune and pretend she'll ever be able to tolerate the life chosen for her instead of the life she longs for. One that includes Levi.
Fighting to escape the commune, its leaders, and her fiancé proves to be more dangerous than Emily expected. The secrets she knows, as the leader's daughter, will either follow her to the grave or send her - and Levi - there.
Excerpt
#4:
Levi
God
dammit!
I
fling the sleeping bag off. Then, I snatch the tent's zipper open and
run as fast as I can toward the forest in the same direction Emily
went earlier. I have no idea where the fence's hole is or the exact
location of her house, but I'm determined to find it and her.
Emily
I
hear Levi as he jerks the tent flap open, the twigs breaking under
the weight of his all-out run, and his breath as it comes faster and
faster. He meant what he said earlier, and he's running to save me.
"Em…
there's no way for me to get there quick enough… I want you to tuck
my cellphone… somewhere no one will know about it… I want to hear
what's going on… Do you understand me?" he says between
breaths. The desperation in his voice frightens me more than I am
already.
BANG!
BANG! BANG!
The
newest round of beating on the front door causes my hands to shake,
but I'm determined not to let that or my racing heart prevent me from
doing what I need to do.
"Listen,
Levi. You stay put. The last thing I need is for you to make your way
into the fence and for Alex or Bobbi to catch you."
"I'm
coming, Emily. I don't give a shit what they do to me."
It's
my job to make him see reason. It's my job to protect him. From
himself.
"Just
wait. I'll have the phone with me. You'll know if I need anything. If
I do, you can call whoever you want. Okay?"
I
can almost hear him as he slows. "All right, Em. I want you to
talk loud enough for me to know what's going on… Please."
"I
will. I promise."
BANG!
BANG! BANG!
This
round of knocks is so powerful I think the door's hinges might
actually break.
About
the Author
The
author of The
Warrior and
the
Secret series—currently
available—and the
Moral Dilemma and
the
Underwater series—to
be released in 2013/2014.
She
lives in Texas with her husband, their nineteen-year-old daughter,
and nine-year-old son. Besides being blessed with a supportive
family, she counts her career as an administrator and registered
nurse in not-for-profit hospitals among her most fulfilling
accomplishments.
T.R. Graves's Books:
Warriors of the Cross (Warrior, #1)
Guardians of the Cross (Warrior, #2)
Enemies of the Cross (Warrior, #3)
Worth
Dying For (Underwater, #1) -
2013/2014
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Sounds like a great read!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
Mobi format would be great.
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
Thanks for commenting Natasha.>:D
DeleteIT's my pleasure Ms. T.R. :D
ReplyDeleteSorry, I can't answer your question since I have not read the book, but I would like to. The workings of a commune, although not always good, make interesting reading. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBonnie Hilligoss/bonhill@speakeasy.net