Welcome to the Official Blog Tour for Kristen Proby's Shadows, the first title in the Bayou Magic series! An all-new chilling and must read paranormal romance is now live! Today, on our tour stop, we have an exclusive excerpt AND my review to share! So... Check it out and grab your copy now!
“Shadows had it all—a chilling villain, witches, spells, and a captivating romance!” - Jennifer Probst, New York Times bestselling author
Genre:
New Adult
Paranormal/Fantasy/Horror Romance
Series:
Bayou Magic, #1
Publish Date:
October 29, 2018
Publisher:
Ampersand Publishing, Inc.
Synopsis:
From New York Times Bestselling Author, Kristen Proby, comes an all new paranormal romance set in the mystical city of New Orleans…
I am never alone. Not even when I am alone.
I see the unquiet dead, the souls that wander through the French Quarter.
They can’t move on, and I can’t stop seeing them.
I wear malachite for protection, and I control what I let in. It’s the only way to stay sane. Everything changes the day Cassian Winslow joins my ghost walking tour and knocks my world off its axis with green eyes the color of the stone around my neck.
An unspeakable evil is loose in New Orleans, taking young women and leaving a bloodbath in his wake. More shadows lurking for me. More unhappy dead. There might be a way to stop it.
Open myself up to Cassian.
If I do, it could spell his death.
But if I don’t, it’s mine.
*Excerpt*
“As I was about to walk down the street, I turned, and there was a shadow on the sidewalk. Just standing there. I’ve never seen her before.”
“Her?”
“Yeah, she was about my height. Very feminine.”
“Did she say anything?”
“Not that I heard. It just threw me because you know how careful I am about my route. I don’t like surprises, especially not like this. It’s creepy as hell. And, yes, I know I should be used to it by now, but—”
“It’s creepy, like you said.” She leans on the counter and bites her lip, thinking. “It probably means that someone recently died there.”
“I know that.”
“And now it’s a new spirit on your tour. Too bad she didn’t say anything. If she did, you could add it to your show. Could be fun. ‘Lucy was killed in this building three days ago, and her spirit now wanders the sidewalk in front of her former home.’”
“Talk about creepy.”
I sigh and run my fingers through my hair. “Did you sweep this area recently?”
“Is the floor dirty?”
I look at her as if she’s being obtuse on purpose. “You know what I mean.”
“It’s been about a week.”
“You need to do it again.”
Millie frowns, looking around the space. Her shields are as strong as mine, maybe stronger because she doesn’t just see the dead, she feels them, and that’s much more dangerous.
She fiddles with the amethyst around her neck.
“What do you see?”
I narrow my eyes. “I shouldn’t tell you.”
“I don’t want to look, Bri. I dropped my guard for just a second earlier and was slammed with the pervy thoughts of a nineteen-year-old college kid who couldn’t take his eyes off my ass. So, just tell me. Is it the little girl again?”
“Yeah. And she brought a friend.” I reach over to take my sister’s hand. “Don’t drop your shields anymore, Mill. Not for a minute. Ever. I know we live and work here in the Quarter because it’s where we make our living, but it could really hurt us.”
“I know.”
“I couldn’t bear it if I lost you, too.”
~~~~~
**About the Author**
Kristen Proby was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.
During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.
Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.
Stay connected with Kristen Proby
During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.
Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.
Stay connected with Kristen Proby
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*My Thoughts*
Note: This Review contains NO spoilers
Oh, how I love a good ghost story, and with a touch of romance, too! And, that's what I got when I read Shadows! From the prologue to the epilogue, the intensity was consistently increasing with every turn of the page. Shadows gave me a Ghost Whisperer-esque feel to it. Love that TV series, by the way. Not just that, it also gave me a True Blood-ish or The Originals-ish feel, too. Well, the seasons with all those witches, but without all those other supernaturals... Ha! Anyways, Kristen Proby's descriptive world-building and well-developed characters allowed me to "picture" it in my head, almost "whisking" me away to "walk" with these characters. This is such a twisted ghost story with a touch of romance .... AND, I LOVED IT!
Shadows is definitely perfect for the Halloween season! With the elements of suspense, horror, and mystery, this story kept me at the "edge of my seat" and with bated breath that got me getting chills and goosebumps. I also liked that the quick romance was subtle, yet, very present. What a crazy and scary whirlwind love affair this was! The romance was sweet and heartwarming. There were moments that got me teary-eyed, too! Yup!
But.... That epilogue!?!? Wow! That so got me holding my breath! I think I did stop breathing when I read that last sentence... Haha! There better be another book coming... Shadows ended with "unfinished business." Now, my heart is racing with anticipation and anxiety. What could that ending mean... to these characters!?! Need the next book to find out!!!
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