Soul Sucker
by Kate
Pearce
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BLURB:
Supernatural Branch of Law Enforcement empath
Ella Walsh sucks memories from people's heads. The job fills her mind with
others' nightmares and leaves her with little time for love, but if she doesn't
pair off with a mate of the government's choosing soon, the psychic blowback
will destroy her powers and her sanity.
The last time shapeshifting SBLE superstar Vadim Morosov worked with
an empath, he got her killed and himself assigned to a desk. He worries about
taking on another partner, but helping Ella track down an empath killer might
be his only chance to save his career.
Naturally, the government decides to throw them together.
They resist at first, but they can't deny the simmering heat between
them. As the killer's strikes grow closer to home, their bond gets tighter. And
when the murderer finally traps Ella, her developing link with Vadim might be
the only thing that can save her.
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EXCERPT:
Feehan
bumped into her and Ella jumped. “You okay?”
“I’m
good,” she managed. “Are we going up?”
“Yes,
I’ve already cleared it with the necessary authorities.”
She
rode the elevator up to the eleventh floor in silence while Feehan yakked into his
cell phone. She didn’t like elevators and she didn’t like the vibe she was
getting at all. There was a sense of immense psychic power laced with a
triumphant glee that made her want to puke. Whatever had murdered the woman
wasn’t quite human. She wasn’t surprised that someone had picked up on it and
called for help. Despite the government officially failing to recognize the
SBLE, most first responders were more than willing to pass the difficult cases
over to them.
As
usual, the crime scene was busy. Ella stood back and viewed the setting as
objectively as she could. The victim was sprawled naked on the couch, arms
thrown out, her expression fixed in a grimace that could have been either
horror or extreme pleasure. Or both.
One
of the cops started talking to Feehan. Apparently, there were no obvious wounds
on the body apart from a little blood coming from the woman’s ears, nose and
mouth. She’d been drinking, and there were no signs of an intruder.
The
older female cop lowered her voice. “I’m the one who called you guys.” She
shivered. “I just got a real bad feeling about this. I’ve learned to listen to
my gut.”
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Copyright © 2012 by Kate Pearce
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Award winning
author, Kate Pearce was born into a large family of girls in England, and spent
much of her childhood living very happily in a dream world. Despite being told
that she really needed to 'get with the program', she graduated from the
University College of Wales with an honors degree in history.
A move to the
USA finally allowed her to fulfill her dreams and sit down and write her first
romance novel. Kate is published by Signet Eclipse, Kensington Aphrodisia,
Ellora's Cave, Carina Press, Cleis Press and Virgin Black Lace/Cheek.
you can find
her at:
Twitter as
Kate4queen
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How much does your upbringing in England find its way into your books (if any)?
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