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The Sacrifice

Kitty Thomas

Publication date: May 23rd, 2022

Genres: Adult, Dark Romance, Romance

I caught the bouquet at my best friend’s wedding. I wasn’t even dating anyone, so I was sure I wouldn’t be next.

Until someone from the past came back. We’d promised if neither of us were married by the time we were thirty we’d marry each other.

But then I’m taken captive by someone else and told I am the sacrifice, that I’m now property. A payment for a debt that has nothing to do with me.

Now I wish I could go back to that boring, safe life. Because this can’t possibly be my fairy tale.

NOTE: This is a dark contemporary standalone in the Dark Wedding world.

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EXCERPT:

Soren crosses the room to me and sits in a chair near the bed. “I’m afraid we’re in a bit of a situation, and you’ve become the sacrifice.”

“Are you going to throw me into a volcano?” It’s meant to sound sarcastic and angry, but it comes out small and weak as though I think that might be what’s really about to happen here. And honestly I’m not sure because who talks like this? You’ve become the sacrifice? What sacrifice? And suddenly I’m back inside my fantasy again, except this time it’s a nightmare.

This feels like some kind of punishment for fantasizing about my best friend’s husband.

He chuckles. “No, Macy. Though you’d be an appropriate candidate for a volcano god.”

My eyes widen at this remark. Does he know I’m a virgin? How could he possibly know that? That’s private. Would Livia have told him? She wouldn’t. Or is it just that obvious how innocent I am? He’s so perceptive he can probably smell the purity on me. I wonder what purity smells like. Gardenias? Crisp fresh sheets? A mountain spring?

Soren must read the betrayal on my face because he says, “Don’t worry, Livia didn’t tell me, but I know everything that happens in my home.”

I wonder briefly if he’s got the place wired up so he can spy on her, and once again I’m worried about my best friend’s safety and once again wanting to disconnect this guy’s balls from his body. Not only am I a sex fiend in my imaginary world, but quite violent as well.

I’m grateful the room is so dark because I don’t want him to see me blushing again. I wish I had the kind of skin that could conceal embarrassment instead of blooming out in bright pink for all the world to see.

“Why am I here?” I rattle the handcuff impatiently. I want to add and why am I naked? But I don’t want to draw attention to this vulnerability even though I know he knows about it because he’s probably the one who took my clothes off.

I want to beg him to let me go, but I’m not quite there yet. I don’t want to be so pathetic so quickly—especially since it’s still hard for me to believe this has happened. And there’s a part of me still convinced he wouldn’t hurt me because of Livia even though I’m now not sure if he’d hurt Livia.

But wouldn’t he? Maybe he’s a secret serial killer. I saw a six-part series on TV about killers who lived normal lives and nobody suspected until they had a big body count and were in handcuffs in a courtroom with cold dead-eyed stares which nobody seemed to notice before that exact moment. Their wives all thought they were wonderful.

After that I went down an internet rabbit trail about it and couldn’t sleep properly for a month. It also didn’t do my dating life any favors. On the one hand I was afraid I might date a serial killer, and on the other I was afraid I might be the girl who gets serial-killed while the clueless wife sits at home thinking he’s amazing. So maybe Soren is that kind of crazy.

He sighs. “As I said, you’re unfortunately the sacrifice. You see, I have a… what do you girls call it? A frenemy? Apparently some things I said caused some problems for him, and he believes I owe him. He’s threatened to tell the world the truth about my unconventional marriage. This would also spill out onto Dayne and Griffin. And of course it would affect Livia. So you are the sacrifice that stops all that unpleasantness and keeps all our stock prices up.”

He keeps saying that word: sacrifice. And I don’t quite know what it means, but I know it can’t be good.

Author Bio:

KITTY THOMAS writes dark stories that play with power and have unconventional HEAs. She began publishing in early 2010 with her bestselling COMFORT FOOD and is considered one of the original authors of the dark romance subgenre.

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The Sacrifice by Britt DeLaney Reveal

The Sacrifice

Britt DeLaney

Publication date: April 2021

Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

A malevolent God demands regular sacrifices from many realms, but Shysera is unlike any offering he’s seen before. Her gifts will earn her great favor, but her strength and cunning may be enough to end his reign of terror if she can convince the people of the other realms – and one stubborn Prince – to fight with her.

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Britt DeLaney lives and writes in Philadelphia. In addition to her romance novels, she also writes YA fantasy as L.E. DeLano. In her spare time, she watches too much Netflix and eats too many Pop-Tarts. She is currently writing her ass off.

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PreOrder/Release for The Sacrifice by Jessica Gadziala

Title: The Sacrifice

Series: Seven Sins MC

Author: Jessica Gadziala

Genre: Paranormal MC Romance

Release Date: November 9, 2020

There was one in each generation.

Destined to leave their home, their coven, their way of life.

To fulfill the age-old treaty with the demons.

A Sacrifice.

We spoke of their fates in hushed whispers around open fires like ghost stories, conjuring tales, each more horrifying than the last.

I never thought I would become her.

The Sacrifice.

Ripped from everything I had known, thrown into a dark and uncertain world, my life in the hands of its purest evil.

Nothing could have prepared me for the truth.

Or the growing warmth I felt toward one of my captors.

But the questions remained:

What did they want from me?

What would happen to me once they took it?

What price was I willing to pay?

And what would I be willing to sacrifice to hold onto a love I never saw coming?

This was a first-time author for us, and we really enjoyed our first read by them.

I really thought this story was very intriguing, and we absolutely loved it with the mystery that surrounded the who and why the witches were being sacrificed right down to the brute and rough around the edge characters it had. The story was constantly shrouded in mystery from being to end. Talk about a story keeping you on the edge this story did just that.

This story had an awesome cast of characters we loved them all but, our favorite was Lenore we fell in love with her quick wit, kindness, braveness from the moment we met her.

Lycus was one of those characters that drew you right to him. What a complicated character but, what we loved most about him was under all that rudeness and gruffness he actually cared about Lenore even if he had a weird way of showing it right from the moment they met.

Overall just loved all the witchy magic and the demon riding motorcycle-riding men and woman who hid behind an MC club to disguise themselves as well as their true natures. We were left with questions, and we want answers, so we are really looking forward to the next book in this series.

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The Sacrifice was something spoken of in whispers, lips quivering behind closed doors.

It was the phrase thrown at children to secure good behavior.

Do your studies; You don’t want to become The Sacrifice, do you?

Watch your tongue; I don’t want you to be the next Sacrifice.

Unfortunately for my mother—and, as it turned out, myself—I had always been a headstrong child. I was a girl with far too many opinions, and far too few inhibitions. I was always running when told to walk, singing when I was told to be silent, proud when I was told to be humble. 

See, The Sacrifice was both a verb and a noun.

An action.

And a person.

In this generation, that person was me.

Jessica Gadziala is a full-time writer, parrot enthusiast, and coffee drinker who has an unhealthy obsession with acquiring houseplants. She enjoys short rides to the book store, sad songs, and cold weather. She lives in New Jersey with her parrots, dogs, and a whole flock of chickens. 

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PreOrder/Release : The Sacrifice by Jessica Gadziala

Title: The Sacrifice

Series: Seven Sins MC

Author: Jessica Gadziala

Genre: Paranormal MC Romance

Release Date: November 9, 2020

There was one in each generation.

Destined to leave their home, their coven, their way of life.

To fulfill the age-old treaty with the demons.

A Sacrifice.

We spoke of their fates in hushed whispers around open fires like ghost stories, conjuring tales, each more horrifying than the last.

I never thought I would become her.

The Sacrifice.

Ripped from everything I had known, thrown into a dark and uncertain world, my life in the hands of its purest evil.

Nothing could have prepared me for the truth.

Or the growing warmth I felt toward one of my captors.

But the questions remained:

What did they want from me?

What would happen to me once they took it?

What price was I willing to pay?

And what would I be willing to sacrifice to hold onto a love I never saw coming?

The Sacrifice was something spoken of in whispers, lips quivering behind closed doors.

It was the phrase thrown at children to secure good behavior.

Do your studies; You don’t want to become The Sacrifice, do you?

Watch your tongue; I don’t want you to be the next Sacrifice.

Unfortunately for my mother—and, as it turned out, myself—I had always been a headstrong child. I was a girl with far too many opinions, and far too few inhibitions. I was always running when told to walk, singing when I was told to be silent, proud when I was told to be humble. 

See, The Sacrifice was both a verb and a noun.

An action.

And a person.

In this generation, that person was me.

Jessica Gadziala is a full-time writer, parrot enthusiast, and coffee drinker who has an unhealthy obsession with acquiring houseplants. She enjoys short rides to the book store, sad songs, and cold weather. She lives in New Jersey with her parrots, dogs, and a whole flock of chickens. 

#PreOrder #Release #TheSacrifice #JessicaGadziala #AngelsWithAttitudeBookReviews #ParanormalMCRomance

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