Into the Light
By
Aleatha Romig
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Synopsis
An investigator’s
search for a friend draws her into a world darker than she could have imagined.
Sara Adams awakes
bling, unable to remember the most basic details of her life, but her darkness
seems a blessing when she discovers the terrors of The Light.
Stella Montgomery
investigates the news on the mean streets of Detroit, where she’s noticed a
disturbing trend: young women are vanishing. When her best friend disappears,
Stella investigates—despite warnings from her police detective
boyfriend—following a twisted trail that leads her through the city’s most
dangerous and forsaken precincts. There she uncovers something more sinister
than she could have imagined: a shadowy organization known as The Light, led by
the enigmatic Father Gabriel.
As Sara struggles
to understand her place in these strange world she’s awakened to—an oppressive
cult demanding unquestioning obedience—and her feelings for Jacob, the husband
she can’t recall and whose harsh and tender attentions confuse and beguile her,
Stella risks all to discover the truth. But enlightenment always comes with a
price…
Excerpt
Sara
Though I’d hoped to
learn more about his meeting, with the events of the day and the warmth of his
silent embrace, in no time at all, I began to drift off to sleep. I was nearly
there when Jacob moved. Rolling me to my back, he hovered close and smoothed my
long hair away from my face.
“Are you still awake?”
he asked, his minty breath blowing over me.
“Yes.”
“I’m sorry . . .”
His simple apology
had my full attention. I wasn’t sure I remembered hearing those words from him.
“. . . I meant to
tell you how well you did at service.”
I smiled. “Thank
you. I was scared, but Raquel and Elizabeth were with me the entire time. And
Brother Benjamin,” I added, suddenly fearful of not acknowledging that a man
had helped.
He continued to run his fingers through my hair. “I didn’t want you to think that I’d been quiet because of anything you’d done. You were perfect.”
It was difficult
for me not to ask the questions running through my tired mind, but lying on my
back helped me remember. “Thank you, Jacob. I want you to be proud. I’m sorry
that I embarrassed you. I’m sure that’s what Father Gabriel was speaking to you
about.”
His hand and breath
stilled, as if he was considering his words carefully. “We’re leaving the
clinic tomorrow. However, instead of going to our apartment, we’ll be staying
at the pole barn for a while.”
“I don’t remember
our apartment or the pole barn, but I’ll go wherever you take me.”
His lips brushed
mine. The light touch ignited a spark that detonated flickers of yearning
throughout my body. I lifted my lips to his, wanting more than the chaste endearment.
“Sara, I . . .”
Jacob didn’t complete his sentence; instead his hand slipped behind my head,
pulling me toward him. His kiss, no longer apathetic, devoured. Zeal radiated
from his lips, and soon his breaths were labored. Like magnets we were drawn toward
one another, closer and closer. My body liquefied, becoming pliable to his
touch, while conversely, his hardened, ready to claim what was already his.
As the heat of our
passion washed over us, I forgot my punishment. My attention went elsewhere. A tug
on my hair propelled my head to tilt, while the persistence of his minty tongue
encouraged my lips to part. Whimpers and moans reverberated in my mouth and
bubbled forth. They were wordless sounds declaring my body’s approval.
The large, strong
hands that had delivered pain now brought pleasure. I reached for his broad
shoulders, opening my arms and willfully surrendering to his kisses. With a
palpable hunger, his mouth moved from my lips to my neck and down to my
collarbone. His actions sent shivers to my toes and tremors to my insides. Each
kiss moved lower until he reached the neckline of my nightgown. The bra I’d
worn to service was gone. My breaths quickened as each button came undone,
leaving me bare and exposed to his desires.
The sound of my
heart echoed in my ears as he praised my beauty and whispered admiration for
what was his. When he wasn’t speaking, his lips moved lower as his five o’clock
shadow tantalized my sensitive skin. It was as his skilled fingers joined the
assault, kneading my breasts and twisting my hardened nipples, that primal
sounds came from in my throat. It wasn’t that I feared speaking. It was that
words weren’t forming. Wanting what he could give, I reached for his head, wove
my fingers through his hair, and pulled him closer.
Suddenly he stopped
and pulled away, leaving me open to the cool air.
Dazed and chilled,
I reached for my nightgown. Embarrassed and hurt, I began to button it.
“Did I do something
wrong?”
Meet
the Author
Aleatha Romig is a
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew
up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living
south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raise three children with her high school
sweetheart and husband or nearly thirty years. Before she became a full-time
author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing.
Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend
her time with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and
creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
Aleatha released
her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a
bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011
through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has
graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her
series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. The standalone
thrillers continue Aleatha’s twisted style with an increase in heat.
In the fall of
2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romance with the release
of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series. She also began her
traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT
and AWAY FROM THE DARK will be published through this mystery/thriller
publisher in 2016.
Aleatha is a
“Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and
represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Browne & Miller Literary
Associates.
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