Danita Minnis

Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Inc.

Book Length: Novel

Genre: Futuristic Erotic Romance

Release Date: January 18, 2013

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Thanks for having me on your
blog today, Danita.

When I was writing Battling
Rapture, I wanted to open right in the middle of my heroine’s world. Her
surroundings and her reaction to them say a great deal about Niki. She is a
survivor dealing with a world destroyed by an alien attack. I thought of scenery
in terms of damage from fire power. I imagined the accelerated wear and tear on
buildings long neglected. I wondered what had happened to all of the animals in
the area. The excerpt below is just a snippet of Niki’s life before she meets
our hero. I hope you enjoy it.

 

BLURB

Niki is captured by hostile
aliens after Earth is invaded. Once a soldier, she is now a slave. She is sold
to the highest bidder, and then lost in a game of cards to a tall Ordanian
spaceship captain, who claims to have been sent to rescue her. They work
together to survive the dangers of the United Universe, while Niki battles her
desire for the only man to ever enflame her mind, body and soul.

Captain Rhine’s mission is to
reunite the Earth woman with her family. Outmaneuvering beast shifters and a
crazed stalker are the very least he is willing to do to keep her by his side.
Her touch ignites his passion. Her scent drives his lust. Her strength eases
his soul even as she challenges him every step of the way. In the end, Rhine
understands, the biggest battle is for her heart.

 

EXCERPT

The following excerpt is for
those readers who are 18 and over only.

Copyright © Stormie Kent,
2013

All Rights Reserved, Ellora’s
Cave Publishing, Inc.

 

She filled bags with
medicines, needles and bandages. She saw a pile of hospital gowns and shoved
those in too. She had a little of everything loaded into the packs, including
soap, hospital toothbrushes and sheets.

Their third salvage mission
might be their last. The next time they came, the entire place could be
vaporized. This was the only city for miles which still contained the original
architecture and infrastructure—even if it was in ruins.

She walked to the gaping hole
in the wall. Craters dotted the landscape. Some were filled with buildings,
others with vehicles. The building across from her had the top two floors
collapsed in. All the windows were blown out. She looked down. Movement caught
her eye, and she quickly hid behind what was left of a pillar. She carefully
peered down again and relaxed when she noticed it was only a pack of stray
dogs.

At least it isn’t a lion or
tiger from the zoo.

She heard a whistle, and then
a man stepped into the doorway.

“You ready, Niki?” Antoine
said.

“Yes, let’s get these down to
the wagons and go get the others. I hope they found baby formula and
ammunition.”

Dragging the heavy packs down
the emergency exit stairwell was slow work. When they reached the ER entrance,
they began loading the bags in the carts.

“I wish I knew how the aliens
track us when we use cars and trucks. This would be so much easier without the
horse and cart,” Antoine said.

“Just be happy we don’t have
to hike back up the mountain with this stuff on our backs or pulling it behind
us on a makeshift gurney.” She was slightly out of breath. Some of the bags
she’d packed weighed more than she did. She pulled her gun from her hip. “You
steer the cart. I’ll be lookout.”

There were four teams spread
out all over the city. They needed to pick them up and make it back to the
mountain by late afternoon without stumbling onto an alien hunting party.

She scanned the rubble for
dead bodies. They tried to burn them when they could. If not, the animals—well,
it was better if they burned the bodies. She refocused. She had a job to do. To
make it back to camp safely, they all needed to use their heads, stay sharp and
work as a team.

Their survival depended on
it.

 

Want more?
Click the link for another excerpt.

 

Now for my blog tour contest.
Every eligible comment along my blog tour will be entered to win. All those who
enter a positive comment here between now and 11:59 p.m. Eastern (USA) on
February 1, 2013 will be entered in a drawing for a $20 Amazon eGiftcard. You
must leave a valid email address in the comments to be entered. The winner will
be announced the night of February 2, 2013 on my blog, http://stormiekent.wordpress.com.

 

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