CHRISTMAS CRUISE
Book Four – Lana Malloy Paranormal Mystery Series
Lana Malloy and Tony Calabria are ready for a much needed vacation. The first time they met, they’d talked about taking a cruise together but have never had the chance, so they decide to take a Christmas Cruise.
As Lana boards the cruise ship, she has an eerie feeling
of death surrounding them. She ignores it at first thinking it’s her fear of
the large ship since this was her first cruise. The first night she has a
vision of one woman’s rape and murder. It’s not long before she is confronted
by the spirits of other young women who had also been raped and then murdered.
Now it’s up to her to find their murderer, someone who could be sailing with
them. Can she help these women find the justice they deserve?
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Excerpt
Chapter One
As she neared the ship, her legs became heavier, hindering
her movement. Dread filled her heart and she wondered if it was an omen that
the trip would be plagued with sickness or could it possibly be a doomed ship
that would sink into the vast ocean. “Something’s wrong,” she said, exhaling.
Tony placed a hand around her arm to lead her onto the
ship. His blue eyes pleaded with her. “Come on. There’s nothing to be afraid
of.”
He pulled harder but Lana planted her feet firmly,
refusing to move. “I’m not afraid. It’s a feeling, an omen, that something's
wrong. Definitely wrong." But as suddenly as the dark cloud had descended
upon her, it was gone—a heavy burden lifted from her shoulders. Perhaps the
foreboding was her fear of the large vessel, of being in the middle of the sea
without any land in sight. She took in a deep breath to steady her nerves,
determined she wouldn't go there.
Tony frowned with apparent concern. “You okay? Should I
cancel the trip?”
She forced a smile. “No. I’m fine now. Besides, it’s too
late to get your money back. I can do this.”
“I don’t care about the money. I just want you to feel
safe. I’ve done this many times, although, it’s been a while and I can assure
you it'll be okay.” He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her to him, and she
laid her head onto his shoulder.
She snuggled deeply into the curve of his neck and placed a light kiss on his jawbone. “I trust you. I don’t know what happened. A deep-seeded dread came over me and all of a sudden I couldn't move.”
She snuggled deeply into the curve of his neck and placed a light kiss on his jawbone. “I trust you. I don’t know what happened. A deep-seeded dread came over me and all of a sudden I couldn't move.”
“Where did it come from?” he asked, cradling her head to
his chest as she turned in his arms.
“I don’t know. But as suddenly as my imagination went
wild, it stopped. At first, I thought it was a sign that we shouldn’t go, and
now I feel an urgency to board, like something is beckoning to me, like someone
needs my help.”
“Will there ever be a trip where someone doesn’t need your
help?” he asked with irritation but continued to strum her long brown hair.
“Please, Tony, don’t be like that. We’ve been married over
a year. By now you should understand that I have no choice. It’s a calling and
if there was anyone else to do it, I would step aside and let them have at it.”
His frown turned to a smile. “I’m sorry. I know. It’s just
. . . I don’t know. I guess I’m just hardheaded sometimes. I’d hoped this would
be one trip taken without any ghost drama. I should’ve known better.”
“You’re normally so understanding about my ghost drama,”
she said, mimicking him. “What’s with you today?”
He shook his head as if trying to clear it from an
unwanted thought. “I sense something sinister myself. I’ve never felt this
before now. Could your gift be rubbing off on me?” True concern spread across
his face.
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Other Books Available in the Series
In book one, HAUNTED HEARTS, Lana sets out to solve her first case—the twenty-year old
cold-case and double murder of her great aunt and her great aunt’s fiancé. If
she succeeds, they’ll spend eternity together; if she can’t, they’ll be stuck
as Haunted Hearts. With the help of the ghosts and a new love interest, she is
able to find the murderer.
In book two, GET OUT OR DIE, the success of Lana’s first case has spread throughout the local
Charleston area and her business is booming. At one pro-bono job, Lana helps a
widow communicate with her late husband where she learns of a frightening new
ability—an ability that could give the next spirit, an angry ghost, the upper
hand if she’s not careful.
In book
three, THE WEDDING
CRASHER, Lana is on
her honeymoon in Gatlinburg, Tennessee when she learns that a reoccurring
vision about an abducted woman took place in nearby Knoxville. This case takes
her hiking up mountainsides and trekking through rough terrain to find a madman
before he can harm this young woman.
About Kim Cox
Kim Cox is an author of Paranormal,
Mystery, Suspense and Romance. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North
Carolina with her chain saw artist husband, their West Highland White
Terriers--Scooter and Harley, and a Yorkie mix, Candi. Kim is published in
novels, short stories and articles.
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3 comments:
Thank you, Chris, for having me on your blog today. :D
I'd like to add that HAUNTED HEARTS (1st book in the series) is free at Amazon and the other booksellers. Also, theirs an option in that book to get book 2 also free.
Grrr... Meant "there's" an option.
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