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FREE ~ The Wind Weeps

August 2, 2015 by Patricia Sands 5 Comments

Anneli Purchase has a special promotion at the moment.eBOOK [1]

A FREE NOVEL !

If you haven’t read The Wind Weeps, here’s an offer you can’t refuse!

Now you can download your free digital copy on amazon or on smash words.

Click on one of those links and you can get started reading this suspenseful story!

If you’ve read the book, send this post to a friend or two or three! They’ll be thrilled you sent them a free book!

eBOOK_RECKONING_TIDE

Then, follow it up with the conclusion to Andrea’s story in Reckoning Tide.

The links to order your copy are at the bottom of this post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an excerpt from Chapter One.

You’re mine!

To have,

To hold,

No matter how hard.

 

You’re mine!

Give me honour,

Obey,

And do as you’re told.

 

You’re mine!

In sickness,

My sickness,

Comes hell.

 

You’re mine!

This day forward,

’Til death,

Do us part.

 

Chapter 1

“Nurse!” I screamed. “Nurse, come back!” Robert’s smile vanished. He advanced and tossed the three orchids onto the foot of my bed.

I twisted around grasping for the cord with the call button. “Get away from me!” I hit the button frantically.

Robert lunged at me. “No, Andrea. Don’t!” He ripped the cord away from me. I pulled my fist back to punch him, but he was quick and caught my wrist in an iron grip. His eyes narrowed into slits.

“Nurse!” I yelled again. He clamped a hand over my mouth. Flashbacks of what that hard hand had done to me went through my mind. I bit down on his fingers, my terror lending me extra strength.

“Arrrgh! You bitch!” Robert’s eyes grew wide. He stared at me with a glassy look that I remembered too well. He drew his arm across his chest to backhand me, but dropped it when the nurse appeared.

“What’s going on here?” the nurse demanded. Margaret was a hefty woman. She filled most of the doorway as she stood with her hands on her hips. “Sir! Come away from the bed.”

“She bit me!” he said, unable to keep the whine out of his voice. “I brought her flowers—orchids, her favourite kind—and she bit me!”

I gasped at his outrageous boldfaced ploy, twisting the truth. “He tried to kill me. Don’t let him near me. He’s the one I told you about.”

“Now, Andrea.” Robert’s voice, silky smooth, sent ripples of terror up my spine. “You know that’s not true.” He turned to the nurse and slowly shook his head. “I’m her husband. You see, she’s had quite a shock. We had an argument and she set fire to our cabin and ran away when she thought I had died in the fire. I guess she’s surprised to see that I’m still alive.”

The nerve of him! I tried to get out of bed. “No! No-no-no!” I had to get the nurse to believe me. “He’s twisting it all around. He tried to kill me.”

The nurse was quick to put her hand out. “Stay in bed, Andrea.” She looked flustered and tried to calm us both. But no wonder she was confused. The whole situation was so bizarre. She looked from Robert to me and back to Robert again.

Would she side with Robert?

“Sir,” she said, “would you mind going to the waiting room down the hall? I’m sure the RCMP would like to speak with you, too. They’ll be here soon to interview Andrea.”

Robert raised his chin and gave me a smirk. “That was fast,” he said. “We’ll soon get to the bottom of the situation then.”

The nurse escorted him out the door. “We called them this morning when she woke up,” I heard her say as they walked down the hall.

The nurse had explained to me earlier that the police have to make a report in cases where there has been violence, especially since a gun was found in my fanny pack. The gun I pointed at him last week. Should have pulled the damn trigger.

 *****

You will find paperback and digital versions of Reckoning Tide on amazon outlets and on smashwords.com (for e-readers other than Kindle). Just click on the links:

Anneli PurchaseAmazon.com

Smashwords.com

 

For more about Anneli Purchase and her books, visit her at http://anneli-purchase.com/

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About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. Phil says

    August 2, 2015 at 9:44 am

    Very nice of you to offer this freebie on your blog.

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      August 2, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      I love sharing a friend’s good news. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Anneli says

    August 2, 2015 at 10:41 am

    I agree. It’s very nice of you, Patricia! Thanks for hosting me on your blog. I hope people will take advantage of the free e-book The Wind Weeps. I guarantee they’ll be entertained.

    Reply
    • Patricia Sands says

      August 2, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      It’s a gripping story, Anneli! And who doesn’t love the gift of a book?

      Reply
  3. Martha says

    August 8, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    Thanks for the tip. I have already got The Wind Weeps and Reckoning Tide. Now, to find the time and energy to read them!

    Reply

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