Today I have a blitz for the Spellbound Series hosted by Xpresso Book Tours! These covers are so pretty! I have the first book but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I love witches so I am looking forward to it one day. I have excerpts and two international giveaways!
Two months after dying, seventeen-year-old witch Graylee Perez wakes up in her twin sister Charlene’s body.
Until Gray finds a way back inside her own body, she’s stuck being Charlene every twenty-hour hours. Her sister has left precise instructions on how Gray should dress and behave. Looking like a prep isn’t half as bad as hanging out with Charlene’s snotty friends and gropey boyfriend.
The “normals” of McKinley High might be quick to write her behavior off as post-traumatic stress, but warlock Raj McKenna is the only person who suspects Gray has returned from the dead.
Now Gray has to solve the mystery of her death and resurrection and disentangle herself from Charlene’s body before she disappears for good.
Until Gray finds a way back inside her own body, she’s stuck being Charlene every twenty-hour hours. Her sister has left precise instructions on how Gray should dress and behave. Looking like a prep isn’t half as bad as hanging out with Charlene’s snotty friends and gropey boyfriend.
The “normals” of McKinley High might be quick to write her behavior off as post-traumatic stress, but warlock Raj McKenna is the only person who suspects Gray has returned from the dead.
Now Gray has to solve the mystery of her death and resurrection and disentangle herself from Charlene’s body before she disappears for good.
EXCERPT
IN THIS SCENE: On Friday, April 1st,
Gray goes to school unaware of the fact that she died and is now
inside her twin sister Charlene’s body.
Mr.
Burke turned to face the class with his attendance sheet. The moment
his eyes left the paper, they landed on Gray. “Miss Perez,” he
said, startled. “What are you doing in my class?”
So
even the teachers were in on it.
Gray
swallowed. Her heart hammered inside her chest. Everyone stared at
her. It was like some horrible nightmare. Maybe the coven was
punishing her for performing magic at school. Enough to manipulate
reality? She couldn’t begin to imagine the kind of power that’d
take, followed by the repairs and brain washes at the conclusion of
her day of humiliation. It didn’t make any sense.
“The
same thing I do every day, learning math under your tutelage, Mr.
Burke,” Gray answered. Maybe she could get him to crack a smile and
admit he couldn’t keep a straight face any longer.
But
Mr. Burke didn’t smile. His jaw tensed. “Is this a joke?”
She
would have liked to ask him the same question, but Mr. Burke didn’t
look like he was playing around.
Everyone
seemed to be holding their breath around her.
“I
don’t know,” Gray said slowly. “Maybe you can tell me what’s
going on.”
Mr.
Burke just stared at her.
Gray
sat up. “Did I get transferred to another geometry class and
someone forgot to mention it to me?” Or
to another school? Why was her locker cleared out?
“You’ve
never been in my geometry class, Charlene.”
Charlene!
Gray’s heart skipped. “I’m not Charlene!”
There
were gasps all around her.
“Who
are you then?” Mike Matthews asked from beside her.
“Oh,
for Pete’s sake, you know very well I’m Graylee.”
Louder
gasps, followed by a rush of whispers coming from all directions. It
was like being sucked into the eye of a hurricane with chatter hurled
and swirled all around her. Gray looked to Mr. Burke, imploring him
with her eyes to make this charade end.
“Enough!”
he shouted and the clamor stopped. Mr. Burke looked at Gray and spoke
softly. “Miss Perez, please come with me.”
Gray
stuffed her things inside her pack and vacated her desk. She was more
than ready to get out of that room.
She
joined Mr. Burke in the hallway, where he shut the classroom door
behind him. Gray could practically hear the jabber begin anew the
moment the door clicked in place. Hyenas.
She’d like to see how her classmates handled a day in the Twilight
Zone.
If Graylee Perez thought
sharing a body with her twin sister was bad, dealing with a duplicate
of herself is two times worse. Gray the second doesn’t seem to get that
Lee’s boyfriend, Raj McKenna, is off limits. Then there’s the problem of
Adrian Montez. He expects one of the Grays to be his.
Nearly a year later, the council is onto them for past misdeeds; Lee, along with the rest of the coven, has lost control of her powers; and Gray is being stalked by what looks like the Grim Reaper.
If they work together, they may stand a chance of setting things right and making it out alive.
Nearly a year later, the council is onto them for past misdeeds; Lee, along with the rest of the coven, has lost control of her powers; and Gray is being stalked by what looks like the Grim Reaper.
If they work together, they may stand a chance of setting things right and making it out alive.
EXCERPT
IN
THIS SCENE: Everything
goes topsy-turvy in Duplicity. Spells start backfiring and Gray,
“Lee”, is in for an unwelcome surprise when a duplicate of
herself shows up to compete for the attentions of Raj and their mom.
But first things first. ;)
Lee
unhooked her bra. Suddenly she was gone.
Not
gone, gone, but invisible. She re-clasped her bra, which might have
been humorous if she’d been thinking straight because it wasn’t
like anyone could see her.
Raj’s
brows rose right before he chuckled. “If you didn’t want me to
see you naked, you could have kept your clothes on.”
“Raj,
this isn’t funny. I didn’t make myself invisible.”
“It’s
okay, you’re not ready. You know I’m in no rush.”
“I’m
ready! Seriously, this has never happened to me before.”
“Okay,
so make yourself visible again.”
Lee
stomped her foot. “I’m trying!” Etch A Sketch, M.C. Escher’s
Drawing Hands—nothing was working.
Raj
chuckled again. “I thought guys were the ones with performance
anxiety.”
“Stop
making fun of me.”
“I’m
not. Need help?”
There
was a brief pause followed by a huff of frustration. “Fine. Fill me
in. Whatever.”
Raj
was still grinning until his clothes ripped off his body. They fell
in tatters to the tapestry rug at his feet.
“Someone’s
eager.” Lee was happy to be the one on the teasing end of things
this round.
Raj
instantly turned red and quickly cupped himself with his left hand in
an attempt to cover his…parts. “That wasn’t me!”
“Mmm
hmm.”
“Seriously.”
Lee
had to laugh at the way Raj’s eyes darted around the room trying to
find her.
“Are
you staring at me? Don’t look at me!”
“I
never pegged you as the shy type.”
“I’m
not. I just don’t like you staring when I can’t see you.”
“Fine,
I’m not looking at you.” But she was. She was ogling every inch
of him at the moment. Sixth hour weight training was doing wonders
for Raj’s physique. Not that she’d ever found it lacking. He was
all tight, toned muscle tinged in rich, dark Indian skin.
Lee
wet her lips. It wasn’t like he’d see the gesture.
In the third and final
installment of the Spellbound series, Graylee Perez (the duplicate),
goes to Spain for a summer of escape. There she meets new friends and
comes face to face with her old adversary, Adrian Montez.
When Gray tries to setup a spell that will banish Adrian from her life, she inadvertently falls under a love spell instead.
Charlene returns, having hijacked a new body, for one final battle between the twins.
When Gray tries to setup a spell that will banish Adrian from her life, she inadvertently falls under a love spell instead.
Charlene returns, having hijacked a new body, for one final battle between the twins.
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EXCERPT
IN
THIS SCENE: Adrian’s
grandmother returns in book three, accompanying him on his magic tour
in Europe.
“This
food no good.”
Adrian’s
Nan glared down at the plate of paella the waiter had set before her.
They
were seated at an antique marble table attached to legs made of curly
cast-iron supports. It was only noon, which made Adrian and his Nan
the first lunch customers of the day. The Spaniards wouldn’t be out
for their mid-day meal till closer to two.
Adrian
was already three bites into his dish. “There’s nothing wrong
with the food, Nan.”
“Food
better in Paris.”
“Spanish
food is fine. You just miss the pastries.”
“What
wrong with pastries?”
Adrian
grinned. “Come on, you have to admit it’s good to get out of the
apartment.”
Nan
scowled in answer.
His
Nan had barely stepped foot outside since arriving in Barcelona two
weeks prior.
“Why
we come to Spain?”
“I
told you. I had an opportunity to perform.”
“Perform!”
Nan spat on the ground then tossed up her arms. “You perform plenty
in Paris. I know why we come to Spain. The girl.”
Nan
missed the look of warning on Adrian’s face.
“You
almost kill yourself for this girl and still I no meet.”
“I
did not almost kill myself for her. It doesn’t matter, anyway. She
hates me.” She probably hated him even more after last night. It
was of little consequence. Adrian had not expected to see Graylee
Perez again, at least not this soon. Her mother had forbidden it. He
smirked at the thought. No one forbade
Adrian Montez anything.
Nan
huffed. “Love. Hate. Doesn’t matter. You powerful warlock. Make
girl love you.”
Adrian
wasn’t above manipulation or the use of magic to get what he
wanted, but in this instance the mere thought of it made him
physically recoil. “I am Adrian Hedrick Montez. I will have a
woman’s sincere love or I won’t have it at all.”
Nan
huffed again.
Adrian
smiled slowly. “Besides, I already have the love of a good woman.”
Nan
came the closest to a giggle as Adrian had ever heard. Her lips
puckered into a brief smile and she actually took a bite of her food.
But as soon as she’d swallowed, she leaned forward and asked, “When
we return to Paris?”
It
was like dealing with a four-year-old.
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Nikki Jefford is a third generation Alaskan who loves fictional bad boys and heroines who kick butt. She writes edgy teen fiction, including the Spellbound Trilogy and Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter.
Nikki married Sébastien, the love of her life, while working as a teaching assistant in France. They now reside in the not-so-tropical San Juan Islands, 70 miles northeast of Forks, Washington.
Nikki married Sébastien, the love of her life, while working as a teaching assistant in France. They now reside in the not-so-tropical San Juan Islands, 70 miles northeast of Forks, Washington.
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I have the first book in this series, I really need to pick up the second (and third).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway chance!
Yup I grabbed the first on a freebie deal and it sounds great. A freaky Friday witchy story! LOL
DeleteI feel like I am one of the only ones who hasn't read at least the first book in this series. It sounds fab, so I don't know why I haven't. I think I might actually have it lol!!
ReplyDeleteSo many books so little time. I have a million kindle books I've been meaning to get to. Next year I always say! I've wanted to read it for a long time too.
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