Title: Saved
Author: Karrie Roman
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release
Date: April 10
Heat
Level: 3 - Some Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 70000
Genre: Romance, gay, kidnapping, law enforcement,
criminals, PTSD, thriller
Synopsis
Detective Jack Mitchell is not a people
person. After fourteen years dealing with the monsters of society, he has
learned to keep people at arm’s length. Failing is his biggest frustration, and
on the case of his career, he is having no luck hunting down a copycat serial
killer…or the one man who survived the original case.
Six years ago, Will Blaikie was taken by
a monster who changed his life forever. Narrowly surviving, he has become a
prisoner in his own home. Friendless and alone, he watches in horror as a new
monster emerges who only wants to copy the murderous deeds of Will’s
monster…including taking Will.
When these two men are thrown together,
and the monster comes for them both, one must learn to feel safe and protected,
and the other must learn to feel love and peace.
Excerpt
Saved
Karrie Roman © 2017
All Rights Reserved
Will Blaikie didn’t often watch the
news. It wasn’t because he preferred to bury his head in the sand about the
world. More often than not, he was just protecting himself. He knew very well
what happened out there, and he didn’t often want to be reminded of it. He had
one television in his house, a smallish thirty-four-inch flat screen that was
mounted over his fireplace. It was rarely on other than for movies or, of
course, for The Walking Dead.
Tonight Will needed the background noise
though. So he had left the TV on after watching a repeat of last season’s final
episode before the new Walking Dead season kicked off in a couple of weeks. He
would proudly admit to being a diehard fan if anyone asked. He could hear the
news broadcast begin from the kitchen where he was whipping up a quick
stir-fry. There was no point in elaborate and complicated meals if you were
only ever cooking for one. The breaking news item immediately caught his
attention and left him cold.
Hesitantly making his way to the TV, he
picked up the remote and rewound, wanting to have misheard. He hit play when
the giant red breaking news banner crossed the screen. Will stood listening as
a flawlessly presented, heavily made-up woman, who smiled entirely too much
throughout her report, confirmed his worst fears.
“Police have yet to confirm the
discovery of a second body with the all-too-familiar cross carved into the
chest. Having viewed the body found in a semirural field today, I can confirm
that a cross was indeed carved into the deceased’s chest. An unnamed police
source unofficially confirmed that this was the second body found bearing the
cross. Sydney-siders will remember the Beecroft Butcher from six years ago when
the city was paralysed with fear during the yearlong killing spree. Twelve men
were killed before the killer, Russell Coburn, was finally—”
He only just made it to the bathroom
before the entire contents of his stomach came up. Will draped himself over the
toilet seat, heaving and sweating as he vomited into the bowl until nothing but
bitter bile remained in him. He could still hear the low mumble from the
television, but thankfully, no words were clearly audible. He’d heard
enough—too much. His entire body shook, and he imagined his mind would look a
picture of complete panic and chaos if he could peer inside it right now. He
lay on the cool tiles, curling his body around the toilet bowl, unconvinced
there would be no more vomiting. He felt a wet nose snuffle against his arm and
reached back to give a reassuring pat to Henley. The furry dog took up his
position, laying himself practically on top of his master. Protecting him as
always, not just from physical harm, but from the mental hurt Will was now
threatened with.
An hour and a half later, both Will and
Henley were still curled up together on the bathroom floor. Though his body was
still wracked with tremors, they were easing as was the chaos in his head.
Could this really be happening again?
Purchase
Links
NineStar Press: https://ninestarpress.com/product/saved/
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saved-karrie-roman/1126059551
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/714326
Q: How did you come up with the plot and/or character(s) and/or
worldbuilding?
A: I am really intrigued by human behaviour, especially
criminal behaviour. The idea of hurting another person is so foreign to me that
I am strangely fascinated by it. I love shows like Criminal Minds. I think the
idea for Saved really came about because I thought, well what if somebody
survived a serial killer but then a copycat came along. Would that survivor be
in danger again? Are copycats so rigid that they'd have to take the survivor?
How would the emergence of a copycat affect the survivor? It just snowballed
from there. I love stories about people who protect other people but I thought
it would be more interesting if the person that had to be protected had already
been touched by violent crime in the past and the copycat idea allowed me to do
that.
Meet the
Author
Karrie lives in Australia’s sunshine
state with her husband and two sons, though she hates the sun with a passion.
She dreams of one day living in the wettest and coldest habitable place she can
find. She has been writing stories in her head for years but has finally
managed to pull the words out of her head and share them with others. She
spends her days trying to type her stories on the computer without disturbing
her beloved cat Lu curled up on the keyboard. She probably reads far too much.
Author
Links
Website: http://www.karrieroman.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/karrie_roman
Email: author@karrieroman.com
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Giveaway
One lucky winner will receive an ebook
of their choice from NineStar Press
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