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$25 #Giveaway Absolution by Marla Holt @XpressoTours Ends 4.29

April 20, 2021 By Mary



Absolution
Marla Holt
(Lightning Crashes #2)
Publication date: April 20th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Lightning crashes.

The tower falls.

Rachel Ferrer thinks she’s already hit rock bottom, but then the ground crumbles beneath her feet. Alone, she is finally forced to face the darkness she’s been avoiding. Rachel doesn’t dare hope the spark of light in the distance might include Nicolas, even when she can’t forget the feel of his lips on hers.

Nicolas Rivera has always been the stable one. He is who others come to when their worlds shatter, but suddenly his life is the one in ruins. He doesn’t hope to connect with Rachel in the aftermath, but he discovers her in the last place he expected to. Uninhibited at last, the electricity between them finally ignites.

Is their flame enough for Rachel and Nicolas sift through the rubble, rebuild, and finally emerge, together, into the light?

Absolution is Volume 2 of the Lightning Crashes Duet and should be read after Temptation. Melt into this forbidden, slow-burn duet with a guaranteed happily ever after today.

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EXCERPT:

Rachel lifted the quilt covering Nicolas and slipped beneath it. He made as much room for her as he could, but his legs were already hanging over the far arm, his back pressed against the cushions.

Rachel didn’t need much room as she snuggled into his side, tucking the quilt back around them. “It’s freezing in here,” she said, her voice husky and low, her breath feathering against his neck.

“You need to check your insulation,” he said. “And probably get new windows.”

“I’ll get right on that,” she said in a voice that implied the opposite.

She shivered, and Nicolas allowed himself the indulgence of pulling her closer against him. In the name of keeping her warm. “What are you doing up?”

Rachel’s hand found his waist under the blanket, her fingers icy against his bare skin, but he didn’t dare flinch, lest he scared her off. “I wanted to see if you showed up. I didn’t mean to fall asleep.”

“It’s good you got some rest.”

“More like I sobbed myself to sleep in Naomi’s bed, but yeah, sleep was good. How are you?”

He sighed, at a loss for words to describe how he was feeling. His face ached, his body felt drawn, like he’d worked out too hard without enough food afterward. Nicolas couldn’t remember the last time he’d eaten. He wasn’t even sure he had a digestive tract anymore. Who had room for food when they were filled with heartbreak and betrayal? Was it possible to be yawning open with emptiness and full of dread and darkness all at the same time? It felt like the same thing, and yet entirely different.

Rachel’s hand was playing over his torso in a way that she probably didn’t even realize she was doing, but in a way that was distracting, allowing temptation to edge in on the periphery.

Author Bio:

Marla Holt believes in second chances, romance, and the radical notion that everyone deserves a happily every after. She’s living her own fairy tale, writing contemporary romance novels in her Kansas farmhouse with her husband, three boys, three cats, and flock of imaginary sheep. Follow her at marlaholt.com or on Instagram as @marlaholtauthor

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Comments

  1. Barbara Montag says

    April 20, 2021 at 6:36 pm

    I love the hunky cover & that is is a romance!
    Thank you for sharing the review.

  2. Angelica Dimeo says

    April 20, 2021 at 6:44 pm

    what a great cover.

  3. Bonnie says

    April 20, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    Great cover and excerpt! I’d love to read more.

  4. Leela says

    April 20, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    It looks like a good read.

  5. Barrie says

    April 20, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    What a cover! The excerpt was great…sounds like a good read.

  6. Marcy Meyer says

    April 21, 2021 at 4:56 am

    The cover looks good.

  7. shelly peterson says

    April 21, 2021 at 8:17 am

    I love the cover

  8. Joy Avery says

    April 21, 2021 at 10:52 am

    This sounds really good!

  9. Nancy says

    April 21, 2021 at 11:37 am

    This sounds like a book that many people would enjoy reading.

  10. paige chandler says

    April 21, 2021 at 12:53 pm

    Wow that cover guy, Six pack for days, Must read,

  11. Julie Waldron says

    April 21, 2021 at 1:01 pm

    Beautiful cover, sounds like a good read.

  12. Ann Fantom says

    April 21, 2021 at 1:52 pm

    This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

  13. David Hollingsworth says

    April 21, 2021 at 2:12 pm

    The cover is pretty sexy.

  14. Cindy Merrill says

    April 21, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    Two broken souls trying to comfort one another- I like this theme a lot

  15. DANIELLE M MCDONALD says

    April 21, 2021 at 3:04 pm

    I love the cover

  16. Glenda M says

    April 21, 2021 at 4:03 pm

    Love this excerpt!

  17. Latifa Morrisette says

    April 21, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    Love the excerpt and cover.

  18. Deb Pelletier says

    April 21, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

  19. Thomas Gibson says

    April 21, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    Nice cover and excerpt!

  20. Bea LaRocca says

    April 22, 2021 at 12:05 am

    A gorgeous cover and I loved the synopsis and excerpt, this is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

  21. Cynthia C says

    April 22, 2021 at 8:28 am

    The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

  22. Ellen Stafford says

    April 26, 2021 at 12:53 pm

    Love the excerpt!

  23. Antoinette M says

    April 27, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks for the excerpt. Sounds good!

  24. Daniel M says

    April 27, 2021 at 5:16 pm

    sounds like a fun one

  25. Karen H says

    April 28, 2021 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for the giveaway

  26. Amy Green says

    April 28, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    Rachel and Rivera make for a sizzling romantic duo! You’ll root for them to overcome amazing obstacles and find true romance!

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