December 9, 2014

A DATE TO DIE FOR by Bonnie R. Paulson {Excerpt}

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Release Day - A Date to Die for: 5, 6, & 7: Dirty Twist, Check Mate, & Last Chance On Sale $.99!!

Clenching my jaw, I climbed from the cab of the truck and locked the door. Pocketing the keys, I glanced left and right as I crossed the street. My shoes scraped softly on the concrete sidewalk.
“Stop. Just wait.” I spoke to no one and yet to myself. So I did what I said and leaned against the side of the building next door to the bar. I didn’t know what I was doing, or getting myself into.
Neon lights screamed their agreement that I had picked the right place to start. I couldn’t go in there like the stupid women in horror flicks – unprepared and without anyone knowing what was going on.
I swiped my phone and dialed nine-one-one.
A female operator answered.
“I need help. I believe my… whatever, I think my friend is being held by a killer and I need help.” Oh, I’d bet money the operator was ready to call an ambulance for me.
“Okay, ma’am. Slow down. Can you tell me where you’re at?” She spoke calmly, which oddly enough only increased my alarm.
I moved my dry tongue against the roof of my mouth. Come on, Molly. You’re not crazy. Someone is trying to kill you. You’re not wrong or imagining things. Demand someone come. “I’m at the bar on Thirty-Second and Pine. I need help. Please.”
The dispatcher cleared her throat, enunciating each word. “Ma’am, I understand you’re scared. We already received a call from that location. We have officers on their way. Can you describe the situation? Where are the victims now?”
“Victims?” What victims? Who had called? “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

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Date to Die for: Series

#1 When dating ends in deaths and threats, Molly might be better off staying single. During one of Molly’s weekly meet-ups with her girls at their regular bar, Molly succumbs to the duress of her two best friends and begins the aggressive dating they sign her up for online where the pairings are questionable... and dangerous. They’ve entered her in an evening of speed dating. But at the end of the evening she finds an item from her past that raises questions, grief... and danger.

When the number of deaths surpass Molly’s goodnight kisses, her past pushes into the present and Molly loses much more than she gains. A stalker has focused on Molly and refuses to let anyone else date her. But she refuses to be single for the rest of her life.

Is Molly doomed to a life of singledom wrapped in fear - or will the stalker turn on her



#2, Oh No, He Didn’t!

Molly is ready to meet up with her first date – Crisco Ethan. But first she has to survive threats at work and fear at home. Will Brad-the-bartender make a move or flirt from afar? The stalker is closing in and Molly has a terrible feeling she won’t stay untouched for long. Can she lean on Brad or is her heart pushing her toward danger?



#3 Dinner for Two

Getting ready to message her next date, Molly comes across an email from the stalker that might tear her apart. The aftereffects swallow her sanity and she struggles to stay in the everyday while battling the knowledge that he can find her anywhere. Nowhere is safe.

Is Brad as involved as circumstances suggest? Or is a man out there that wants nothing more than to keep her all to himself – dead or alive?



#4 Don’t Look Back!

At work, a special delivery slams home the seriousness of the situation. How many more lives will be affected by the man’s obsession with Molly? Molly’s stalker attacks close to home.

Can she find safety? Can anyone?



#5 Dirty Twist

The stakes are high and Molly has learned how desperate her stalker has made her. Tormented with more kidnappings and deaths, Molly searches for answers in all the wrong places. Will she find what she’s looking for? Or will her fear continue to paralyze her, leaving her open for the ultimate end?

#6 Check Mate

What precautions can a single girl take to protect herself from a sociopath? Why, move in with the crush and bring his ass in to play the game, of course. Even with all the bravado, Molly still learns she has a lot more to lose. Can she come back from the turmoil? Or is she doomed to misery for the rest of her short life?

#7 Last Chance

In a desperate attempt to save someone she cares about, Molly faces her would-be killer.

But who it is devastates her. If the killer has their way, Molly will die at their side.


Can Molly escape or will she finally be on a Date to Die for?


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