SPOTLIGHT ON... The Story of Us Trilogy by Sydney Jamesson

'TouchStone for giving' will be out on 4th November!!

At this point I must tell you my inner Di is squealing and jumping with excitment!  In the run up to the release date I will be posting teasers, the blurb AND the cover reveal.

So stay tuned...

We have had the cover reveal, excerpts, teasers and the blurb.  If you haven't seen them all yet, scroll down, but before you do, sit back and enjoy one last post before the release!

This is my last post before the release of TouchStone for giving on 4th November.  I am so excited to get my hands on this book.  I don't get this excited for a release very often, but I have to say this series has made me break my number one rule of not reading a series until all the books are out.  I don't care if there are cliffhangers.  I just need to read the next part in this trilogy, it is that good!

PROLOGUE

My name is Elizabeth Parker, I am 28 years old but, in truth, my life began a month ago when I met my dream lover.  That's not quite right.  I say lover but his is so much more than that to me.

There was a time when I was content to live life idling in the slow lane, never reaching for the accelerator, happy to cruise.  But now ...

I have been awoken from a great sleep.  All it took was a single kiss to raise me from the dead and to open my eyes to a whole new world.  I have learned what it is to love and be loved in every sense.  Out of the depths of loneliness I have emerged like a phoenix from the scattered ashes of a sad existence, escaping a past marred by a singled encounter, but elevated to great heights by another.

I am reborn.

Intuitively, a great man once said, "The course of true love never did run smooth," and how right was he.  As with every new beginning, there are mistakes to be made and lessons learned; hidden secrets to be forgiven but never forgotten; hurdles to be scaled and demons to be wrestled but, in the end, every battle must be fought and won is life and love are to survive.

Because, when nothing else matters ... you have to do or die.

So look and listen, and let me tell you the story of us ...

H.O.T!!!!!

Part Two of CHAPTER 1 (Part One is below this post)

  He snatched out the key and takes a step back, preparing to shoulder the door.  The music will conceal the sound of splintering wood and a shattering bolt.
  "You've locked the door princess but you can't keep me out.  Not this time."  Those words drip from his mouth like saliva, so rousing is his aching need for her.  His rucksack falls to the floor.  He takes a deep breath but, out of the corner of his eye, he sees something.  Maybe it's a trick of the light, the sun reflecting on the glass of the security door or ... maybe it's a silver Rolls Royce pulling up outside the apartment?
  Instantly, he picks up the rucksack and walks backwards up the stairs, holding onto the handrail.  The glove of his right hand snags on the metal joints that tear away at the material but he keeps moving, skulking, backing away to the safety of the second flight of stairs, out of sight.  He waits.
  The external, security door opens.  Someone enters.

  I've walked away from my destiny, all because of a stupid, stupid lie.
  There we were Ayden and Beth; two celestial bodies who collided, fused and became one.  Gravity brought us together and human nature has pulled us apart.
  I should have known better.  Like falling stars we've come crashing down to earth.  It's a painful landing; no bones broken, only hearts.  My head aches and my chest hurts but that hardly compares to the emotional torment I have undergone.  How could someone who claims to love me subject me to ... what was it?  Sexual torture?  I don't know.
  I remember being scared, petrified, yet I also remember feeling incredibly aroused.  Tangled up inside the fear was a deep craving for it to continue.  Secretly, I knew Ayden would not hurt me and being taken by him so forcefully was so fucking erotic.
  What am I saying?
  Why is my heart beating through my clothes?
  In moments like this, not that there have ever been moments like this, I do what I always do.  Turn to my only companion for comfort: my music.  Rihanna sings What Now?
  I ask myself the same question.
What a forlorn figure I am, strewn out across a double bed in crumpled clothes, my face covered in tramlines of dried tears going nowhere.  How did something so heavenly turn into this black abyss; nothing in this world can fill the void left by his absence.
  The song comes to a dramatic climax and I feel myself falling, crumbling under the weight of a broken dream.
  What's that ...?

Part One of CHAPTER 1

  It was a cold November night when Dan Rizler touched her for the first and only time.  He felt her steaming breath on his face and saw that look in her eyes.  Some may have called it fear, but it looked more like arousal to him.  Francis was her name then, Elizabeth now and Beth to her friends but, he is more than a friend and, to him, she will be forever Francis.
  Seven anniversaries have come and gone.  Not this one.  This one they would be celebrating together.
  The blood of a man who had spent too many nights alone searching and scheming courses through his body; a thumping heart forces it through the smallest of veins and capillaries, energising every muscle and cell contained within his six foot, four inch frame.  Even through the synthetic gloves he feels a charge of electric; a tingling sensation that reminds him that he is powerful and alive.
  Operation Snatch Back is a go.
  He moves from freeze frame to slow motion and back again, descending the stairs from 53c, past 53b, quietly.
  This is a covert operation: no noise, no witnesses, no fuck ups.  Not this time.  With each step, music reverberates in the closing space, increasing in volume; a piano plays, a pounding beat drives the song forward and a disembodied voice asks What now?  It's coming from 53a.
  Dan Rizler is standing outside the front door, allowing his forefinger to stroke the 5 and 3, then the neat little 'a' that is now within his reach.  His new set of keys rattle around in his hand, sharp around the edges, recently cut.  Using the music as cover he slots in the golden key, preparing to enter a world of carnal pleasure.  He licks his lips and the salty taste of perspiration fizzes on his tongue.
  The key turns ...
  There is resistance.  It will not move.  With a look of sheer bewilderment, he pulls it out and looks at it, flips it over, traces the curves with his thumb and tries again.  The music is ringing in his ears.  The chorus is building into a crescendo ...
  "What the fuck!"

COVER REVEAL AND BLURB

Okay, so we all know how I feel about the release of this book, but WOW I am loving the cover!  It has made me even more excited about it's release, and I would never have thought that possible!!  I am like a kid waiting for Christmas!!

Blurb from the back cover

Elizabeth Parker has been found...

Like a falling star she has come down to earth, landing painfully on the debris of a broken dream.  What she thought of as love now seems no more than a wish left unfulfilled.  Her future lies in the hands of two powerfully possessive men; each desiring her to the point of insanity.

Flawless media mogul Ayden Stone oversees her voyage of sexual awakening, introducing her to new experiences and a secret world behind locked doors, away from prying eyes.  But... is he Prince Charming or merely the great pretender?

With a fighter's instinct, Dan Rizler continues to box clever; taking his time, waiting for the right moment to strike.  He will have his Princess one way or another.  

Into this twisted triangle enters Elise Richards; a woman with a past and a passion for revenge: hell hath no fury like Miss Richards.

This is a modern fairy tale, full of romance, secrets and suspense.  Elizabeth Parker is about to be caught, held fast by the hand of Fate; but will she be caught out, or caught up in an affair of the heart, body and soul?

When nothing else matters... you have to do or die!

The Story of Us Trilogy is a modern day fairytale, spanning 18 months.  There is the delicious Prince Charming - Ayden Stone, the Princess - Elizabeth Dove, and the creepy bad guy - Dan Rizler.  When I say he is creepy, I mean CREEPY, send shivers down your spine C.R.E.E.P.Y!

Anyway after the first book TouchStone for Play was released, I held off for ages before I succumbed to reading it.  You see I hate (like really HATE) cliffhangers, so if a book is part of a series, I tend to wait to read it once all books are released.  No patience that's me!  So you will have no doubt realised by now that I have indeed relented and read the first part in the trilogy, and boy-o-boy does this book have a cliffhanger.  So much so, I have been harassing poor Sydney Jamesson for the next book and I am thrilled now that the release date is fast approaching!!