Tragic Love - Release Week Blitz
By M.S. Brannon
New Adult Romance
Date Published: 11/6/2013
“From the moment I locked eyes with hers, we've had this
undeniable connection that was and will always be wicked. A love that
would literally kill me if it didn't survive, but lately, could kill me if it did.”
~Drake Evans.
For Drake and Presley, life has handed them more
challenges than any one person should ever face in a lifetime.
Together, they've survived Presley’s captivity from her deranged
uncle, but now they must learn how to live with the events that
surrounded her time spent with him, while keeping the details of her
rescue a secret.
For Presley Quinn, living the last two years has been
practically unbearable, constantly drowning in nightmares put there
by a man responsible for the violent imagines continually playing in
her mind. She keeps moving forward, but is barely clinging onto the
edge when she’s faced with another obstacle from her past that is
so unavoidable, so tragic, it threatens to break her apart—herself.
Drake will do anything to protect Presley from ever feeling
pain again. His love is irrefutable. He walks side by side with her,
vowing he will never let anyone harm her again. However, when an
unexpected event turns Presley against everyone she’s ever loved,
Drake is faced with trying to save the only woman he’s ever loved or
severing the only lifeline she’s ever had—himself.
**Mature Content Warning** 17 years and older for language
and sexual content.**
EXCERPT
My feet start to move quickly as I travel down through old
buildings toward the bar. In a few short minutes, I make my way to
the parking lot where I need to stop to catch my breath. The heat
is sucking all the air from my lungs along with my guilt for what I’ve
done. When I pull open the door I can hear Darcie screaming at Drake
at the same time that Reggie is restraining his arms, pinning them
behind his back. His eyes meet mine and they break all over again. I
have to save him. I can’t bring him down with all the ugliness growing
inside of me.
I slowly walk through the bar and keep my eyes solely on
his. Darcie is turning her anger to me, but I shut it down because only
Drake matters in this moment. No one else. I reach into my pocket
and pull the small white pill from its depths. Placing it in the palm of
my hand, I show him exactly what it is and his bloodshot, drunken
eyes meet mine, slowly. Reggie releases his hold on Drake, allowing
him to lower his arms to his sides.
“What’s that?”he asks with a slurred tongue as he shrugs
his shoulders, loosening them from the tension inflicted by Reggie.
“I didn’t do it. I was waiting for something good to stop me,
and then…there you were. You are more important to me than my
own life and I can’t hurt you by doing this,” I whisper as I pick up the
pill and place it in his sweaty hand.
His eyes focus slowly on the pill. He turns it over with his
fingers in his hand, the confusion apparent as he studies the small
white tablet. He can’t even look at me and I don’t blame him. I’ve
ruined any trust he’s had in me and I deserve it. I’ve only been hiding
from reality for a long time. Drake tips his hand to the side, allowing
the pill to drop to the floor. As it hits the ground, Drake lifts his booted
foot then slams it onto the tile. He twists his heel, grinding the pill into
a fine white powder.
He slowly lifts his head and looks over to Reggie. “So now
you know,” he says then he pushes past me, brushing his arm against
mine as he walks out on all of us. ~Presley Quinn, Tragic Love
About the Author
M.S. Brannon was born and raised in the Midwest. She still
resides there today with her wonderful husband and son. When she
is not writing or reading, M.S. Brannon spends time with her family,
watching movies, and discovering new music. She writes romance
because she believes love and heartache is the rawest emotion one
can experience.
Author Links
Email: MBrannon16@gmail.com
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