Welcome to the Release Day Event for the YA paranormal romance Haven by Laury Falter. This is not like any other paranormal romance because this one has Zombies! I am dying to get my hands on a copy. If you think you are interested, check out the excerpt below then enter the giveaway to win a free ebook of Haven.
Title: Haven, Part I of the Apocalypse Chronicles
Author: Laury Falter
Release date: June 22, 2013
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Group: Young Adult
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Summary
Haven, the first book in the Apocalypse Chronicles…
On an ordinary day in early September, Kennedy Shaw leaves for school unaware that within a few minutes the world she knows will be gone – succumbed to an outbreak of epidemic proportions. After finding a safe haven inside the security of her enclosed high school, she learns that four others have survived, one being a bold, mysterious transfer student from Texas whose unruffled demeanor harbors more than a cool interest in her. As they struggle to survive the dead fighting their way inside, will Kennedy discover there is more to life than survival? And will she and the others find a way to live in this terrifying new world?
The first Infected who came into view was balding. The half moon of white hair around the back of his head was severed in half by a gash that left his neck and the collar of his light blue business suit a crusty red. His hand on the railing was the same ruby color. The one coming up behind him was a girl in her twenties with bleached blonde hair and a tattoo that curled up the side of her neck. The Infected trailing her was a woman with an afro and oversized gold hoop earrings. There were more – I could hear their feet on the stairs – but they hadn’t located me yet. Once they did, I knew nothing could tear them away. This was why I had the rifle pointed at Mr. Suit. If I hit him just right there was a possibility he would collapse against the wall and topple backwards, into the crowd, momentarily blocking the rest from advancing. That might buy me enough time to run for the next set of stairs and, possibly, to safety.
My heart was pounding so hard that I was afraid it would interfere with my aim, even at this short distance. The muzzle was bobbing so rapidly it reminded me of peaks on a hospital pulse monitor. As I’d been trained, I stopped, took a deep breath, and attempted to steady my heart rate. One of my dad’s favorite sayings coursed through my mind, reminding me how to take an accurate shot and calming me instantly. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, Kennedy. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
As I contemplated my plan, biding my time to get the right shot off, something happened on the floor below. It started with a roar, which was odd because I’d never heard a single Infected roar. Then a commotion followed that caused Mr. Suit and the others to seek the source of the interruption behind them. Apparently, their judgment hadn’t been so dramatically impaired that they knew enough to turn around. This took their focus away from me and I immediately stepped toward the stairs I’d been eyeing. But then I froze…because Ms. Afro had suddenly been yanked out of sight. I watched as Ms. Biker Girl prepared to lunge but also quickly disappeared down the stairs. Mr. Suit was then yanked away, his head snapping back as he vanished in the same direction as the others. Whatever was making its way up the stairs was cutting through the Infected like they were paper dolls. Then the turmoil came to a sudden end and the warehouse settled back into silence, with only the wind whistling through the openings in the building to fill the void. Beneath that hushed sound came another one. A footstep. It was sturdy, landing solidly and with intent. The sound came again. And again. And then there before me stood Harrison, chest heaving, eyes bulging, lips drawn back in a snarl.
My heart leapt at the sight of him, both because I didn’t expect him to appear and because I didn’t expect him to appear like this. What I saw in him was the same behavior so visibly obvious in the Infected. Only one word could describe them both: enraged.
“Harrison?” I whispered, which seemed to bring him back to me.
He had been inspecting the upper floor before his eyes stopped on me. He blinked and straightened out of his crouch, relaxing his face until it returned to the same gorgeous Harrison so familiar to me. He came forward, up the remaining step, but no farther, as hesitancy spread across his face. I was vaguely aware of it wavering as I found myself running for him.
Before I knew it, I was in his arms and my face was pressed against his firm chest and his warm, secure arms were encircling me.
“Kennedy,” he whispered back, hoarsely, full of the emotion he held for me and vowed he would never show.
Author Bio
Laury Falter is the author of the bestselling Guardian Trilogy. She writes young adult paranormal romances and urban fantasy when she’s not taking her stray dogs for a walk or enjoying a date night with her husband.
Laury has released two series, the Guardian Trilogy and the Residue Series (a spinoff of the Guardian Trilogy books), and is currently releasing her third series, the Apocalypse Chronicles.
Enter for a chance to win the ebook Haven by Laury Falter. Your ebook will be gifted through Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Open Internationally. Details on the rafflecopter.
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Book Excerpt, Giveaway
Apocalypse Chronicles, Haven, Laury Falter, paranormal romance, YA, Young Adult, zombies
Title: Haven, Part I of the Apocalypse Chronicles
Author Bio
Anonymous
I look forward to reading Haven and thank you for the opportunity to win a copy. Dianne Burch, stubbymom1@hotmail.com
Jennifer Bielman
Happy to hear it. Good luck.
Mary Preston
Zombies are super creepy, so is that seemingly innocuous cover I must say. Goodness only knows what’s lurking!!!
Jennifer Bielman
I love the cover. So Creepy
lindalou
Oh! I’d love to read this! My son and I just saw World War Z last night and we’re huge fans of The Walking Dead. My son owns all of the Living Dead movies… LOL! They’re almost too much for me. The excerpt you provided really wets the reader’s appetite! Are you also a fan of zombie shows? Thanks for the contest!
Jennifer Bielman
I love zombies. I am planning on seeing WWZ soon. I LOVE The Walking Dead.
karin
I love zombies! this book looks amazing
Jennifer Bielman
Good luck
Barbara E.
Haven sounds like a really interesting story, I like zombies but not all the time. In this case, it sounds like something I’m going to enjoy. 😀
Jennifer Bielman
I agree, even zombie haters could love this one.
Jaclyn Canada
I just read my first zombie book – hope the review will be up tomorrow for World War Z and I must say I like them much more than I ever thought I would. I plan on reading Warm Bodies this week too thanks to your review. This one looks really good! I’m adding it to my to-read list. Thank you so much for sharing 😀 Jaclyn @ JC’s Book Haven.
Jennifer Bielman
I still need to read WWZ. So happy you liked it. I really hope you love Warm Bodies like I did.
Jovon Tucker
HAVEN sounds like a great book! I hope I win!
Isn’t it weird how everyone (me included) is obsessed with the apocalypse and the end of the world? I mean if you think about it…it’s like we are obsessed with out own possible demise, LOL.
My husband and i were just talking last night about how we would handle it if zombies came to be real…I told him I would be the chick that died in the beginning credits or first chapter, LOL.
Jennifer Bielman
LMAO I agree, I would so die so fast. I don’t know why we love reading about our own doom. Maybe we think it will help us prepare a little?
Melinda Pryor
sounds good so far, looking forward to my winning copy 🙂
Jennifer Bielman
Good luck.
Shane Morgan
This sounds good. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Jennifer Bielman
Good luck.
Meghan
Wow… Totally can’t wait to read this! Adding it to my TBR list… Beautiful cover, too! ; ) I love this genre and I always wonder what made the author choose to write in this kind of genre? Thanks for sharing with us and Thanks for the giveaway!
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Jennifer Bielman
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you get to read it.
Bobbi Kinion
Would love to read this book. It sounds very interesting. Thank you for sharing and the giveaway.
Jennifer Bielman
Thanks for stopping by.
kimbacaffeinate
Gotta love a zombie book. This sounds interesting
Jennifer Bielman
I know, I so do love my zombie books.
Alina
O this sounds good, looking forward to reading this one! Thanks for the awesome chance!
Jennifer Bielman
thanks for stopping by.
Valerie R
Such a nice giveaway.. ;))