Barrier
by D.C. Renfroe
GENRE: Romance Thriller
BLURB:
When Claire Luna is kidnapped and
taken to a remote island, her predictable life is torn to shreds. She thought
she understood grief, loss and loneliness. But nothing prepared her for the
island.
Tucker Knight had his world turned
upside down when he was a young teen. He’d known love, security and normality.
But things changed, and somehow he lost his innocence along the way.
Barrier takes you on a compelling,
thrilling and sometimes brutal journey of Claire and Tucker, who in a bid to
control their destiny, must learn about trust and submission. And also about
love.
The island is under the control of
Dr. Stephen Bell, a scientist obsessed with the secrets of humanity through
genetic engineering. Claire is part of his obsession, and quickly comprehends
Bell’s twisted intentions. She is forced to decide between submission and
life-altering consequences. In her desperate attempt to survive, Claire
surprises Bell and Tucker with her strength to fight.
But, can she trust Tucker? Is he her
enemy or her savior? Claire understands that to surrender means to survive, but
can she endure? Tucker can’t help but be enamored by the spirited and
determined Claire, but to survive, he must face and overcome his haunting past.
Up until Claire’s arrival on the island, he had never thought himself capable,
or deserving, but perhaps this was his chance to finally do the right thing.
EXCERPT:
I’m
stubborn, strong to a fault, and fiercely independent, especially when I
shouldn’t be. I’ve had to learn my way around this world sooner than most.
Circumstance made sure of that. It’s true my life has been burdened with
difficulty. I’m not complaining, though. It has made me the person I am. It
made me courageous in ways superman wouldn’t understand. Mostly, it has taught
me to never give up. Even when the water was rising and it seemed I would
drown, I fought, and survived.
My
eyes eased open. The yellow light flooded my pupils and made them tiny,
needle-sized, black dots. The ground shifted under me like the waves of the
ocean. Gently, my body waved back and forth. Was I drugged?
Since
my eyes were useless, I tried to use my other senses to assess my surroundings.
A
ticking clock, somewhere on a wall, clicked the seconds away. Over me, I could
hear a distant hum from the lights. I had a latent awareness of danger. My
nerves danced and twitched. I struggled to discern the reason from my muddled
brain.
The
sound of fabric rubbing against something hard triggered my head to whip
around, which also made the swaying worse. My eyes struggled to focus through
the blinding light.
Someone
else was in the room, draped across an uncomfortable-looking, gray chair.
Blonde hair, almost white, fell across the girl’s face. Her head hung off the
arm of the chair in an uncomfortable way. One of her arms hung lifelessly off
the edge and jerked slightly.
This
was not my small apartment. It was unfamiliar, definitely not a room I had ever
been in before.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I began writing many years ago and put it aside to raise a family. I put
myself through college working toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication,
which I have almost completed. I took every writing class that was offered and
finally put pen to paper after dreaming of completing a novel for almost twenty
years. In the meantime, I worked as a freelance journalist for a local
newspaper briefly and wrote a personal blog while living in south Florida. I
currently work as an Instructional Designer based in Austin, Texas. I am a
mother of four and truly believe they are my greatest creation! Two of my
children inherited my love of writing and I encourage them to write every
chance they get!
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