Tethered by Leigh Hall
(BirthRight #1)
Publication date: October 29th 2013
Genres: New Adult, Urban Fantasy
(BirthRight #1)
Publication date: October 29th 2013
Genres: New Adult, Urban Fantasy
Synopsis:
No matter how hard you fight it—destiny has a mind of its own!
Since foreseeing the imminent death of her parents six years earlier, Chloe has lived a simple, not-so-charmed-life away from her remaining Wiccan family.
Zero magic.
No close friendships.
While struggling to bench-press more guilt than any nineteen-year-old ever should.
But fate intervenes and forces Chloe to return home. As if being an in-the-closet-Seer wasn’t bad enough, now she has to spend summer break with the snarky sister who hates her—and the magical birthright she was hell-bent on denying for all eternity.
Luckily, meeting Mr. Perfect takes the edge off her endless family drama. Hunter’s twenty-five, sometimes old-fashioned in a Jane Austen hero sort of way, and more delicious than molten-lava cake. But the more she tries to hide her family’s magical secrets from this ever-present stranger, the more quickly she realizes he’s hiding a few doozies of his own.
Will the lies and betrayal destroy their relationship before it really begins? Or will learning of their tethered future create an unbreakable bond neither can deny? Either way, their hearts will be forever entwined by destiny.
Since foreseeing the imminent death of her parents six years earlier, Chloe has lived a simple, not-so-charmed-life away from her remaining Wiccan family.
Zero magic.
No close friendships.
While struggling to bench-press more guilt than any nineteen-year-old ever should.
But fate intervenes and forces Chloe to return home. As if being an in-the-closet-Seer wasn’t bad enough, now she has to spend summer break with the snarky sister who hates her—and the magical birthright she was hell-bent on denying for all eternity.
Luckily, meeting Mr. Perfect takes the edge off her endless family drama. Hunter’s twenty-five, sometimes old-fashioned in a Jane Austen hero sort of way, and more delicious than molten-lava cake. But the more she tries to hide her family’s magical secrets from this ever-present stranger, the more quickly she realizes he’s hiding a few doozies of his own.
Will the lies and betrayal destroy their relationship before it really begins? Or will learning of their tethered future create an unbreakable bond neither can deny? Either way, their hearts will be forever entwined by destiny.
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His kiss becomes more demanding. Hunter’s
mouth opens wider, allowing his tongue to explore in search of mine. His right
hand caresses my cheek, while his left tangles in a handful of hair at the back
of my neck.
Holding me in this passionate moment, his
heart pounds even harder than my own. We’re both lost in this all-consuming
kiss—neither one of us able to come up for air.
I can’t breathe.
I need to stop for a second, but I don’t
want him to move away. I never want this to end.
I savor the last few seconds before
hesitation compels me to pull away. My lungs burn, forcing me to catch my
breath. Even though I move my head away, Hunter doesn’t release his hold on
me—as if I’m a bird about to take flight.
My lungs fight to replenish the air
that’s been lost as I become aware of the danger Hunter represents. Yes,
horrifying danger. The kind that could so easily destroy me.
Without warning, he’s able to make me
forget my own name.
Without warning, he manages to make me
lose sight of the life I thought I had laid out for myself.
Without warning, he opens the locked door
to my heart and throws away the key.
As thoughts spin through my mind,
something my mother said comes back to me. “…the incurable emptiness your other
half left behind. It’s why you’ve always felt so alone…why you’ve been so
desperate to feel complete.”
Wait a minute. Could that be why I’ve
dated guys I never really cared about?
I knew I’d never get close enough for
them to hurt me—but I also didn’t have to be alone. They filled the void in my
heart left by my mother and the twin sister I never knew.
Is that
what she meant?
Oh my god!
But it’s not like that with Hunter. Deep
down, I knew it the first second we met. What am I doing?
I have no clue how to make room for him
in my life, but I also don’t know how to live another day without the addictive
euphoria of Hunter Payne.
Unable to tread this mind-crushing-current,
I begin drowning in the sea of my own doubt. The deeper it becomes, the more
uncertain I am I’ll survive the emotional waves crashing down upon me.
The strong, sheltering arms holding me,
now feel like a steel cage—trapping me in like a helpless animal. I need to get
away. I need to think without his seductive influence incapacitating my
subconscious.
I squirm, pulling away from his embrace.
His eyes scrunch. The confusion on his
face makes it’s clear he has no idea what’s brought on this sudden change in
temperature—but I can’t stand here to explain it. I can’t. I have to get away
from him.
I look up into his lost eyes. “I’m so
sorry, Hunter.” Then I turn, fleeing towards the water as fast as my bare feet
can take me.
AUTHOR BIO
Brandi
lives in central Pennsylvania with her fur-ball cats (Onyx and Klepto),
where she spends most of her time attached to her laptops,
reading books, appeasing her sweet tooth, and watching TV for
motivation.
Growing up in a haunted house inspired Brandi’s fascination with the paranormal, so it only made sense that she’d write Urban Fantasy books for both teens and adults.
Brandi hasn’t been lucky enough to meet her soul mate (yet), so she writes paranormal tales of those who have. Her stories combine magical elements with real-life issues, strong female characters, semi-old fashioned men and family values, woven together and told from an emotional, first-person perspective. She enjoys writing sweet stories that teach girls it’s okay to speak your mind and be independent, career-driven, and not worry about fitting in to society’s mold.
In addition to the BirthRight Novels, she also has four additional adventures she’ll be writing over the next few years, so stay-tuned.
You can follow Brandi at:
Growing up in a haunted house inspired Brandi’s fascination with the paranormal, so it only made sense that she’d write Urban Fantasy books for both teens and adults.
Brandi hasn’t been lucky enough to meet her soul mate (yet), so she writes paranormal tales of those who have. Her stories combine magical elements with real-life issues, strong female characters, semi-old fashioned men and family values, woven together and told from an emotional, first-person perspective. She enjoys writing sweet stories that teach girls it’s okay to speak your mind and be independent, career-driven, and not worry about fitting in to society’s mold.
In addition to the BirthRight Novels, she also has four additional adventures she’ll be writing over the next few years, so stay-tuned.
You can follow Brandi at:
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