Jillian Chantal

Jillian: Lavada is one of my favorite people. She’s always supportive and is a true friend. She and I are on a group blog together and have a lot of fun over there exchanging tales and recipes over the backyard fence. She has a new release out with Siren Book Strand and I asked her over to share a bit about it with you all.

NOTHING TO LOSE:

Lavada:
Jillian, thank you for having me here today to talk about my new book, Nothing To Lose. I’m excited about this story and that it’s the first in a series. Pre-release sales put it on BookStrands bestseller list, a rewarding experience for me.

Blurb
When Galynn Taylor left the violent domestic relationship she was in with Mick, she knew she had nothing to lose. If she stayed, Mick would kill her, if she ran and he found her, he would kill her. And, now she finds herself on a lonely country road in the middle of an ice storm. Injured, she collapses on the side of the road and is ready to give up.
Cooper Blackhawk is coming home when he see’s a lump of clothes on the road and stops. Expecting maybe dumped garbage he is surprised when a very frightened woman tries to escape into the surrounding forest. At first he is in protective mode, but when he takes her home to help her recover it quickly escalates into more. The attraction is mutual and he wants more, but Galynn is terrified that Mick will find her and hurt, even kill Cooper or his family in trying to get to her. She can’t risk that and runs again. This time she leaves her heart, but unknowingly keeps a part of Cooper.
Excerpt
It took a few minutes to convince the woman to get in the truck, but finally they were on their way. Cooper cranked the heat to high, but she still shivered. He would bet she had a high fever, and to make matters worse, she was soaking wet. She had on a hooded sweatshirt, and it looked like he could wring water from it. Her tennis shoes and the legs of her pants were in the same condition. He hoped her backpack was waterproof and there were dry clothes inside. She would need them.
“Are you taking me to a motel?” She wasn’t slurring her words, but she shook so hard they were more of a stutter.
“No, I’m taking you to a doctor.”
Turning, the woman grabbed the door handle, forcing the door open. Cooper made a grab for her and barely kept her in the truck. “What the hell do you think you’re doing? Is this how you got hurt? Did you jump out of some guy’s truck when he tried to help you?” The door flapped open as he pulled over to the shoulder of the road. Stopping, he turned toward her. “Okay, go ahead. Get out! You’re about two hundred yards closer to town, but don’t kid yourself. You’re not going to make it.”
Cooper gripped the steering wheel as he struggled to get his breathing under control. She had scared him more than he wanted to admit. A second of hesitation on his part and she would have been lying on the road again. By the looks of her, she wasn’t going to be able to sustain many more injuries. When she didn’t get out of the truck or make any attempt to close the door, he looked over at her. She was tiny. He’d guess maybe five feet five and way too thin. If she weighed more than a hundred and ten, he’d be surprised. But even in the condition she was in, and dripping wet, she looked beautiful, with long-lashed brown eyes and dark hair. Her head was bent, and she made no move to get out of the open door. It looked like she had run out of fuel. His voice sounded husky to his ears, and he resisted the overpowering urge to pull her into his arms to comfort her. “It’s going to be okay. My brother is a doctor, and he’ll take care of you at the clinic. You might have caught a break because the clinic is closed.”
She nodded and swallowed with what looked like difficulty. Cautiously, Cooper reached across her and pulled the door shut. Pulling back on the road, he hoped she wasn’t hurt as bad as it appeared.

Nothing To Lose is available at BookStrand at http://www.bookstrand.com/lavada-dee
Jillian, Thanks again for having me here. I always love visiting on your blog.