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The old saying is "When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." This is by Alexander Graham Bell, who knew something about drive and determination. However, sometimes... when one door closes... you have to make your own opening. This is the case for Chase in Never Fear the Reaper: The Bargaining, a new release by Ashley Pagano. Chase has fallen in love with Ryder who has a weapon she made from a piece of the Grim Reapers' Scythe. They've worked together before but now there's a third wheel- a Deputy who sets out to help them... but he's got to get one thing through Ryder's head....Love is what matters! And Chase has to do that while keeping the Grim Reaper off their backs!  They say, when one door closes another one . . . lets out a whole, hell fire of demons. However this is just another day in the lives of Chase and Ryder. For Ryder, death was only the beginning. But doing it over and over again can become a little redundant. The paranormal is the only thing she’s ever known, so adding a little romance to it, completely and totally throws her off. For Chase he's focused on getting a hold of his powers while falling deeper in love with Ryder. As if finding true love isn't hard enough, hell has its way of trying to put their romance on hold. Then add in the handsome and composed, which is something that Chase is not, Deputy who joins their rag tag team. Things instantly get a little bit chaotic and heated. Excerpt: When I hear voices coming from the bathroom I quietly tip toe back, in order to efficiently eaves drop. I position myself against the wall right outside the bathroom and place my head alongside of its door jam. I enter the conversation at the perfect moment, just as Ryder is singing my praises. Not that I deserve them at the moment. "The thing I love most about Chase is that he challenges me. I don't want someone that's going to go along with everything I say and do. I don't like when it's too easy. He's just trying to make me a better person and he's always trying to help me see the positives, even in this world of darkness." She bites her lip as she nears the end of his wound. Even to her surprise, his stitches are going rather smoothly. "So you do love him?" "Yes. I thought you knew that." "I just thought someone like me, may have had a shot with someone like you." His hindered words slip out without any warning. They even catch her off guard. "I know I'm not a medium like he is or whatever you are, but I would treat you better. You are beautiful, do you know that? You deserve the best." His words come out slurred and jumbled as a result of his ballsy drunken state. "I'm flattered. I really am. But you don't see what goes on behind closed doors, when we're alone, and not in battle mode. You'd be very surprised. Plus no offense to yourself, but I don't date regular humans." She laughs and continues to tie off the fishing wire. She's putting the finishing touches on his stitches. Meanwhile, my face is boiling hot, I'm flustered and livid. I want to charge in and knock him off of the toilet, pummel him until there are new wounds to stitch up. In this moment my mind is so far away from my body, off on its own violent rampage. Now On Sale |
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