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$20 #Giveaway Forget Me Not by Lawna Mackie @Lawnamackie @XPressoTours Ends 6.25

June 18, 2020 By Mary



Forget Me Not
Lawna Mackie
Publication date: June 19th 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

At the age of twelve, Pippin Bartlett, is abducted by her mentally ill father who goes on a killing rampage. Fortunately she is rescued outside the small town of Snow Lake, Manitoba by ex-sniper and CSIS Agent Matt Lalor, who shoots and reportedly kills the man although the body is never recovered.

Fast-forward ten years and we find Pippin writing successful novels in New York under the alias of Avery Woods. Her words help lessen the impact of the terror she lived through. That is until a series of fan letters arrive. And not just from any fan, but one who sounds a lot like her father and is determined to finish the failed job from ten years ago.

Matt Lalor has secrets of his own. A career that ended badly and one he wishes to forget. He lives his life in a remote cabin in Snow Lake where, whenever possible, he avoids people. With two notable exceptions he mostly succeeds. The first is the day he is required to rescue a twelve-year old girl. Never missing a shot he believes whole-heartedly the man is dead. The second is the day twenty-two year old Pippin drives into a snowbank on his property to turn his world upside down. She’s being hunted by a killer for a second time, and Matt refuses to let harm come to her. What he doesn’t expect is for the fearless and sassy beautiful young woman to capture his heart in the process.

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EXCERPT:

The scope allowed him to see perfectly through the dark night sky. His target held a knife in his outstretched hand. He had a perfect shot.

“Shit!” He and Monty inched forward.

“Stay away from me!” the girl screamed. “I swear I’ll jump.”

The hideous laugh made his blood curdle and the hairs stand on the back of his neck.

“You’re too scared to jump. You won’t do it,” Baxter jeered.

It was now or never.

“She might not jump, but I have no problem pulling my trigger,” Matt yelled, never taking him out of his sights.

Startled, James Baxter turned in the direction of his voice, then let out a string of vulgar words.”

“Fuck! It doesn’t matter. She’ll be dead anyway. I told that stupid bitch Clarice. If I can’t have her nobody will. Shut the hell up James! I can’t think!” Still holding the knife, he clutched his head.

“Back up slowly Baxter. It doesn’t need to end this way.”

“Fuck you!”

Pippin continued to sob.

“Pippin, my name is Matt. Are you hurt?” he shouted out to her.

She lifted her head towards the direction of his voice. “No. Well, yes, a little.”

“Shut up Pippin,” Chance shouted at her. “Don’t you fucking talk to him.” He moved up the log again and Pippin screamed, clinging to the top of the tree.

Matt heard the crack and groan from the taxed wood. It was never simple.

“Baxter, you’ve got one last chance. Back up now!”

Slowly and quietly he calmed himself and took a few deep breaths. He closed his eyes and visualized his target. Opening his eyes he stared into the scope and the cross hairs aligned to the man’s head. Normally he’d shoot for the chest, but he was lying on his stomach.

“Pippin, close your eyes,” Matt shouted.

Baxter jumped and Matt pulled the trigger. The bullet found its mark.

The tree cracked again because Baxter’s body rolled off the side and hung swinging in the air caught up in a large limb.

“Dammit! Pippin, don’t move. Stay absolutely still.”

He swung the gun over his shoulder and ran for the base of the tree, but it was too late. The large root was unable to take the weight of Baxter’s body swinging in the air. He heard the cracks as it lost its hold to the earth.

Pippin screamed wildly. Monty barked.

Before he could reach the tree it tore from the ground and fell through the air along with Pippin’s scream.

“Fuck!” Matt screamed, watching everything cascade downward and plunge into the water.

If she managed to survive the fall she’d drown for sure.

Monty whined and barked as he stared over the edge. Matt knew Monty was the best chance the girl had. The dog would make it faster down the hill than he could.

“Monty. Find. Retrieve.”

What he hadn’t expected was what the crazy dog did next. Instead of tearing off down the hill, he took off at a run and leapt off the cliff.

“No!” Matt yelled.

Author Bio:

I’m a small town girl with big world dreams. I was born in Jasper, Alberta, and my parents were outdoor enthusiasts. My dad was an avid fisherman and I’m certain my mother was Mother Nature.

The love of my life is my husband. He, along with my animals are my inspiration for everything I write.

I live for romance, and truly believe true love conquers all. From an early age you could always find me with my nose buried in a romance novel–that hasn’t changed. I write various forms of romance from contemporary, paranormal and fantasy to erotica.

Happy reading everyone, I sure would love to hear from you.

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Comments

  1. Debbie P says

    June 18, 2020 at 11:07 pm

    This book sounds like an incredible read. Great cover!

  2. Nancy says

    June 19, 2020 at 12:42 am

    The cover of your new book is colorful and has lots of interesting details.

  3. Margaret Smith says

    June 19, 2020 at 5:55 am

    The excerpt sounds exciting.

  4. Carol Knudtson says

    June 19, 2020 at 5:55 am

    Sounds scary.

  5. beth shepherd says

    June 19, 2020 at 6:57 am

    I like the blurb and the cover!

  6. Alex says

    June 19, 2020 at 7:43 am

    Looks exciting and interesting!

  7. DeeAnn says

    June 19, 2020 at 7:47 am

    This book is one I definitely want to read. The excerpt is a real cliff hanger! 😉 Thanks for the chance.

  8. Cathy French says

    June 19, 2020 at 8:42 am

    Nice cover. I love suspense stories and this sounds like a good read

  9. Mya Murphy says

    June 19, 2020 at 9:35 am

    Suspenseful stories like this gets the heart pumping!! Sounds really good!!

  10. Ellen Stafford says

    June 19, 2020 at 10:18 am

    Sounds great. Thanks for sharing.

  11. Victoria Scott says

    June 19, 2020 at 11:31 am

    I love the cover!! Thanks for sharing!

  12. Dianne Casey says

    June 19, 2020 at 2:08 pm

    Sounds like a book I would like to read.

  13. MARCY MEYER says

    June 19, 2020 at 2:23 pm

    Sounds really good. Thanks for sharing.

  14. Thomas Gibson says

    June 19, 2020 at 2:39 pm

    The cover for Forget Me Not is really nice.

  15. Jon Heil says

    June 19, 2020 at 3:25 pm

    Wonder if they will find the dead bodies in the snow

  16. Ann Fantom says

    June 19, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    I like the cover. It has great artwork

  17. David Hollingsworth says

    June 19, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    The cover is pretty and ethereal.

  18. BookLady says

    June 19, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    What an intriguing book! Great excerpt and cover.

  19. deb pelletier says

    June 19, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    nice book cover and the book sounds interesting. 🙂

  20. bn100 says

    June 19, 2020 at 8:55 pm

    interesting

  21. Danielle McDonald says

    June 20, 2020 at 12:14 am

    Sounds like a great read

  22. Stephanie Jones says

    June 20, 2020 at 2:35 am

    sounds like a good read!!

  23. Karen H says

    June 20, 2020 at 5:56 am

    Another new-to-me author. Books sounds like a really good story.

  24. Amber says

    June 20, 2020 at 6:48 am

    This sounds like a great book! I love that you’re from Alberta. I was supposed to go there this summer but the border is still closed for us 🙁

  25. Elaine says

    June 20, 2020 at 8:53 am

    Enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds like a good book.

  26. wendy hutton says

    June 20, 2020 at 9:54 am

    thanks the excerpt sounds interesting

  27. Debbi Wellenstein says

    June 20, 2020 at 10:04 am

    I like the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

  28. clynsg says

    June 20, 2020 at 10:04 am

    I am always interested in learning about new books to read.

  29. andie says

    June 20, 2020 at 10:46 am

    Beautiful yet mysterious cover – thanks for this one.

  30. Susan Smith says

    June 20, 2020 at 11:49 am

    Sounds great, I like the cover!

  31. Cynthia C says

    June 20, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    Thank you for sharing the excerpts. It sounds interesting.

  32. Angela Smith says

    June 20, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    book sounds really good..enjoyed the excerpt

  33. Anna Bergman says

    June 23, 2020 at 7:21 am

    Looks good.

  34. sin says

    June 23, 2020 at 10:15 am

    cover looks so good!

  35. Antoinette M says

    June 24, 2020 at 7:04 am

    Sounds like a great suspense!

  36. Terri Shaw says

    June 24, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    This sounds like a great read.

  37. BILL HOFF says

    June 24, 2020 at 4:37 pm

    My daughter would enjoy this book

  38. Buddy Garrett says

    June 24, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    It sounds very interesting.

  39. Lily Kwan says

    June 24, 2020 at 10:57 pm

    This book looks very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

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