Freak
Leslie Georgeson
(Something Real #1)
Publication date: December 15th 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
Jealousy. Betrayal. Family secrets.
Appearances are everything in my family. We are the Strongs. Fame is our birthright. Music flows through our veins in a continuous harmony. Flaws are unacceptable.
When my parents got a good look at the freak they’d created, I was hidden away, my existence wiped out.
Until they discovered my secret.
Now I had something they wanted.
Taking it from me didn’t faze them. They believed they were entitled.
I was just a boy, unable to fight back.
So I did the only thing I could.
I vanished.
That was seven years ago.
Now they are back, and they want something from me again.
They send the sexy and oh-so-tempting Mia Bennett to persuade me, and I’m helpless to resist her.
Mia seems innocent in my family feud, but is she really?
I can’t be sure.
All I know is she makes me feel alive again. She gives me the courage to just be me. She’s the new inspiration behind my music, my heart’s own melody.
But something dark and twisted lurks close to home, and leaves me questioning who is friend and who is foe.
Now I am forced to make a decision that could well break me.
How far am I willing to go for the woman I love?
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EXCERPT:
How was I supposed to get close enough to the Reclusive Songwriter to snap his picture?
Gathering up my bag, I followed the fence line back through the trees toward the front of the property. Finding a spot that gave me a good view of the front of the house, I settled down to wait, hoping he came out the front this time.
An hour passed.
Two.
I tried to get comfortable on the hard ground, reading on my Kindle and glancing up at the house every once in a while. But the man was indeed a recluse.
I didn’t know what to do. Desperation clawed at me. Should I go back to the front gate and ring the buzzer again, and keep ringing it until the man agreed to speak to me?
Right. That was only going to get me arrested.
I eyed the nearest “no trespassing” sign mounted on the fence about ten feet away. With all the surveillance cameras, he had to know I was out here. I was probably lucky the guy hadn’t had me arrested yet.
Another hour passed.
The sun was disappearing over the horizon now, darkness settling in. It didn’t look like I was going to be successful today.
With a heavy sigh, I gathered up my bag and rose to my feet, deciding to call it a day.
My skin prickled as something moved on the other side the fence.
I spun around, my heart smacking into my ribs.
The heavily-treed yard now deep in shadows, it took a moment for my eyes to take in what had appeared before me. Even then, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was looking at in the low light. He stood as still as the tree trunks surrounding him.
My hand flew to my throat, my eyes widening.
Gasping, I stumbled back, tripping over my own feet and falling into the underbrush, my bag landing beside me.
I tilted my head back, unable to tear my gaze away.
Ohmigod. Ohmigod.
Oh. My. God.
Sasquatch was real.
And I was looking at him right now.
Author Bio:
Leslie Georgeson writes romance and suspense, sometimes with a dash of sci-fi or paranormal tossed in to make things more interesting. She is the author of the popular military romantic suspense series, THE DREGS, which was nominated for the 2018 TopShelf Indie Book Awards. Her other titles include the UNLIKELY HEROES series, the UNDERNEATH series, the standalone romantic mystery, NO SON OF MINE, and the newly released romantic suspense duet, THE PACT. Book one, The Mocking Man, is now available on Amazon.
Leslie lives with her husband and daughter on a quiet country acreage in Idaho. She is currently working on The Honest Liar, the second book in THE PACT, and anticipates an early May 2020 release.
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Sounds like a great read
I love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details.
Between the excerpt and the blurb, I’m ready to read this book! It sounds like a book about trust and love.
Sounds like a good book. Great excerpt ans cover
Great excerpt and giveaway. 🙂
The book sounds very exciting. And the cover? Very nice.
Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest.
I think that the cover of your book has an interesting design.
Sounds like a good read. I like the cover.
The blurb has me confused to no end- is the reclusive guy a shape shifter?
Thank you for sharing. Love discovering new books and authors.
Love the cover! Thank you for the giveaway too!
YES!!! I cannot wait to read this book!! I love what I have read about it!
This sounds like a great suspense read. I also love any story involving music as part of the story line
I enjoyed the description of the book. Sounds like a great book.
The book looks really interesting.
Sounds like a great read – enjoyed the excerpt
I’m intrigued. The Sasquatch bit from the excerpt combinded with the book blurb definitely don’t go along with the book cover – but I’m not complaining. 😉
Sounds like a good read.
Nice to meet you, Leslie! I enjoyed reading the excerpt and your book sounds like a great read for me! Thank s for sharing and good luck with the blitz!
What an intriguing book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.
This sounds like a great read.
The book sounds interesting. thanks.
Love the cover. The guy reminds me of Sawyer from LOST
I’m anxious to know what the secret is. i enjoyed reading the excerpt, it left me wanting to read more.
Thank you for posting this, and for all the comments everyone!
I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read.
How long was the writing process?
Deborah D – it generally takes me several months to complete a novel. Thank you for the question. 🙂
A book about a reclusive songwriter and I live in Music City. Sounds like a great story.
Suspense, thriller, paranormal, mystery, covered most of my favorite genres!! I’d love to read this book!!! 🙂
I love the cover
It looks like a good read.