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$25 #Giveaway Lightning Crashes by Marla Holt Ends 1.27

January 17, 2022 By Mary 30 Comments

 

Lightning Crashes
Marla Holt
Publication date: January 18th 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

The Tower Card: Upheaval, Crumbling Foundations, Chaos, Awakening
The Sun Card: Enlightenment, Joy, Success, Vitality

Rachel Ferrer fled the church when she was eighteen, burying her trauma to chase her dreams, only to have them thwarted when her husband died shortly after their son was born. Now she and her tarot-reading roommate do their best to get by.

Nicolas Rivera should be happy. He answered his call to the ministry and has held a position in the church he grew up in for more than a decade. He’s married and he loves his kids, but something in him has shifted and the life he thought he wanted doesn’t feel like it fits anymore. When his childhood best friend’s widow reappears in his life, Nicolas tells himself that his desire to be near Rachel is altruistic.

Until it isn’t.

Rachel and Nicolas have been on the periphery of each other’s lives for years, but when their worlds collide, attraction sparks, lightning crashes and the walls they have been hiding behind begin to crumble.

Lightning Crashes is an exvangelical romance that examines what happens when we build our lives on faulty foundations and what can happen when we leave that behind and step into the sun. Follow Rachel and Nicolas down the path of temptation, through their yearning slow-burn, and into their happily ever after.

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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. Bea LaRocca says

    January 17, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    I like the cover and synopsis, this sounds like a good read. Thank you for posting about this book

    Reply
  2. Marcy Meyer says

    January 18, 2022 at 4:57 am

    The cover looks great. Sounds like a good story. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Rita Wray says

    January 18, 2022 at 5:32 am

    Sounds like a good book.

    Reply
  4. Cathy French says

    January 18, 2022 at 7:31 am

    cute cover. Sounds like a great rom com read.

    Reply
  5. Audrey Stewart says

    January 18, 2022 at 8:10 am

    Marla Holt is a favorite author of mine. I own most all of her books.

    Reply
  6. wendy hutton says

    January 18, 2022 at 9:51 am

    author is new to me but this does sounds really interesting

    Reply
  7. Marisela Zuniga says

    January 18, 2022 at 10:35 am

    Great excerpt, thanks for sharing

    Reply
  8. Julie Bickham says

    January 18, 2022 at 10:43 am

    I look forward to reading this.

    Reply
  9. Susan Smith says

    January 18, 2022 at 1:10 pm

    I like the cover and excerpt. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  10. heather says

    January 18, 2022 at 4:11 pm

    I so loved reading about this book and the cover is so great I gotta read it.

    Reply
  11. Terri Shaw says

    January 18, 2022 at 11:26 pm

    This sounds like a great read. I love the cover.

    Reply
  12. Debbie P says

    January 18, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    This sounds like a really great read.

    Reply
  13. Laurie Nykaza says

    January 19, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    What is your all time favorite book that you have read?

    Reply
  14. Eva Millien says

    January 20, 2022 at 7:19 am

    Congratulations on your release of Lightning Crashes, Marla , I enjoyed the excerpt and your book sounds like a great read for me to enjoy! Good luck with your book and the blitz! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a fantastic day!

    Reply
  15. Deb Pelletier says

    January 20, 2022 at 2:52 pm

    The book sounds interesting.

    Reply
  16. Ann Fantom says

    January 20, 2022 at 6:12 pm

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

    Reply
  17. David Hollingsworth says

    January 20, 2022 at 6:34 pm

    This sounds like a really romantic read.

    Reply
  18. Margaret Smith says

    January 21, 2022 at 10:19 am

    Sounds like a great book. Congratulations on it’s release.

    Reply
  19. paige chandler says

    January 21, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Looks like a very fun and quirky romance

    Reply
  20. Debbi Wellenstein says

    January 21, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    Love the excerpt! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  21. Piroska says

    January 21, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    This book sounds very intriguing. Love the cover art.

    Reply
  22. Sarah L says

    January 22, 2022 at 12:16 am

    Looks like an interesting book.
    Thanks for the contest. 

    Reply
  23. Cynthia C says

    January 22, 2022 at 7:51 am

    I enjoyed the excerpt. Thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  24. sherry fundin says

    January 22, 2022 at 6:34 pm

    thanks for sharing
    sherry @ fundinmental

    Reply
  25. Ellen Stafford says

    January 23, 2022 at 11:51 am

    The cover is awesome! Sounds great!

    Reply
  26. Antoinette M says

    January 23, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    Thanks for the excerpt. Sounds like a good book!

    Reply
  27. clynsg says

    January 24, 2022 at 7:25 am

    The concept of the book sounds interesting.

    Reply
  28. Amber Terry says

    January 26, 2022 at 5:43 am

    This one sounds really intriguing; I’ve never read an exvangelical romance before 🙂

    Reply
  29. Kristin says

    January 26, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    As an exvangelical and tarot enthusiast myself, I’m excited to read this!

    Reply
  30. Amy Green says

    January 26, 2022 at 7:57 pm

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