Series: Angel Fire #3
Publication date: April 12th, 2021
Synopsis:
She betrayed her kind and was exiled from her realm. When Sierra is dumped in a snowy forest before an impending blizzard, that should be the end of the newly fallen angel.
Boone wanted isolation. He wanted peace. He wanted to be left the hell alone. But a last-minute trip before he's stormed in for days turns up more than spare wood and a rabbit in his snares. He finds an unconscious and bloody human.
Sierra's realm might have erased her existence, but that doesn't mean she's been forgotten by those who want to use her for their own means. Demons have found her, and sticking around puts Boone at risk, the one man who makes her think she might deserve more than shame.
Boone's not going to let his fallen angel go. But going on the run with Sierra means discovering a terrifying new world, one with monsters that aren't much different than the ones that killed his family. He'd barely survived then. Would this time end up killing them both?
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Excerpt
"Sierra. My name is Sierra." Would he want her last name? He wouldn't find any information on her if he searched.
But all he said was "Your memory's intact then. How'd you get out here?"
"Where is here?"
He swore softly.
"I didn't lose my memory," she clarified, her voice getting stronger. The part of her that enjoyed some conversation, no matter the subject, was embarrassing. This was her punishment. She wasn't on Earth to make friends. "I just don't know where I am."
"How could you not know?" His tone remained even. They could be talking about how the sun rose and set every day.
Chewing over what she was going to say, she squeezed her eyes shut. She didn't sense malice. If he'd rescued her, he should get some answers. Starting her new life on a pile of lies wasn't ideal, but it wasn't like she'd thought about what was going to happen once she was dumped on Earth. She'd done everything not to think about it. It'd been her problem.
It wasn't just her right now. It was Boone. "I don't recall the attack or how I got here, wherever here is."
Guilt churned in her stomach until nausea threatened to make her gag. When was the last time she'd eaten? She'd been fed regularly in her cell, awaiting her punishment, but the stress had made it hard to eat.
"That attack," he murmured as if testing her lie for himself. Perhaps he wasn't human if he doubted her story when she was in a mutilated heap. "But you know you were attacked."
"Wasn't I?" She wanted to tell him she'd been punished and he could take her back to wherever he'd found her. I betrayed my realm, got angels hurt, and got kicked out. Leave me alone. Please. But the words stuck in her throat.
"Who are you and where are you from?"
Why did lying feel like a long, treacherous trip down a road that had no turnoffs?
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About the Author:
Marie Johnston writes paranormal and contemporary romance. She also works as a medical laboratory scientist and has worked as a public health microbiologist. Depending on the situation, she can be oddly unconcerned about germs or weirdly phobic. Marie's been a volunteer EMT, a college instructor, a security guard, a phlebotomist, a hotel clerk, and a coffee pourer in a bingo hall. All fodder for a writer!! She has a husband, four kids, and even more cats.
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