Promo Post: Madeleine, Abducted by M.S. Willis
Book Description:
She was meant to be his destruction…
A pawn played in a perilous game between
father and son…
Yet, her strength was more than either
man could imagine.
As Maddy learns to save herself…
She becomes the one thing that could
set the son free.
Madeleine Clark was raised to become a concert cellist. Sheltered and naïve, she remains hidden behind her music, a protection from the world around her. On the night of her first solo performance, Maddy accepts the admiration of a stranger and finds herself captive in a cruel and twisted power struggle between a sadistic father and his son, Aaron.
Seemingly, dangerous and uncaring, Aaron manages the business operations of his father’s estate. Wanting nothing to do with the slaves kept at the Estate, Aaron refuses to take part in the deeper depravities of his father. Despite his resistance, Aaron’s father ‘gifts’ him with a petite, brunette woman he can’t refuse.
A bond forged in conspiracy and deceit, Aaron struggles to save Maddy by teaching her to survive in the world in which he’d been raised. An unlikely union, Aaron soon learns that great strengths can exist within small packages, while Madeleine learns that love and light can exist in the darkest of places.
A pawn played in a perilous game between
father and son…
Yet, her strength was more than either
man could imagine.
As Maddy learns to save herself…
She becomes the one thing that could
set the son free.
Madeleine Clark was raised to become a concert cellist. Sheltered and naïve, she remains hidden behind her music, a protection from the world around her. On the night of her first solo performance, Maddy accepts the admiration of a stranger and finds herself captive in a cruel and twisted power struggle between a sadistic father and his son, Aaron.
Seemingly, dangerous and uncaring, Aaron manages the business operations of his father’s estate. Wanting nothing to do with the slaves kept at the Estate, Aaron refuses to take part in the deeper depravities of his father. Despite his resistance, Aaron’s father ‘gifts’ him with a petite, brunette woman he can’t refuse.
A bond forged in conspiracy and deceit, Aaron struggles to save Maddy by teaching her to survive in the world in which he’d been raised. An unlikely union, Aaron soon learns that great strengths can exist within small packages, while Madeleine learns that love and light can exist in the darkest of places.
Excerpt:
Finding
her voice, Maddy spoke out of turn, not thinking about the
repercussions her words could elicit. “I would prefer you call me
by my name.” She peaked up at him through her lashes. “Maddy, I
would prefer that you call me Maddy.”
Aaron
stopped with his bare back turned to her, taking several minutes to
finally respond, he asked, “What makes you think you are allowed to
ask that? If I wanted, I could call you slave…” He turned to
face her, the contours of chest perfectly shadowed, his strength
unquestionable. “…or whore.” His swagger was slow as he
approached her, a hunter skilled in pursuit. “Would you prefer
those names to ‘Mouse’?”
Sucking
her bottom lip between her teeth, Maddy fidgeted with her hands,
refusing to look Aaron in the eyes. She could feel his gaze touching
her skin, his perusal of the woman barely half his size. The heat of
his body rolled off of him as he circled her. It was the feeling of
a soft blanket and lustful threat wrapped around her at the same
time. When the deep resonation of his voice occurred again, she
cringed, fearing he would strike out at her for the incorrect answer.
“Why do you dislike the name I have given you?”
Continuing
to fidget, Maddy trained her eyes on her feet, not daring to look up
into the endless green she knew stared down at her. Gripping her
under her chin, Aaron pulled her face up to look at him, his eyes
searching hers for the answer to his question. “You will speak
when I tell you.” Dropping his hand from her face, he took a step
back placing distance between them. “Now answer me.”
Her
heart pounded against the walls of her chest, her throat constricted,
making it difficult for her to breath. Fear consumed her as she
stood in the shadow of the man who’d taken at least two lives that
day. Barely a whisper, her voice squeaked out the answer to his
question. “Because a mouse is a furry little rodent, something
detested.”
Aaron
stood thoughtful and silent above her. When he didn’t respond,
Maddy quietly added, “I guess it’s better than Xander’s name
for me.”
Laughter
bellowed out, causing the toned muscles of Aaron’s broad chest to
flex and relax before her eyes. The sound of his amusement so real,
it caused her to want to smile in response to seeing a piece of his
mask falling away, revealing parts of him not witnessed by many
people. Containing himself, Aaron’s eyes sparkled as he asked,
“And what, exactly, is Xander’s name for you?”
A
scowl creased the fine skin between her eyes, her mouth pulled into
the pout of a sulking child. “He calls me ‘cricket’…an
insect. It’s odd that you both refer to me as nothing more than a
common household pest.”
Aaron’s
smile faltered as he looked down upon the beautiful girl who didn’t
fully understand her role. “No, Madeleine, you are not a common
household pest…”
Maddy
looked up at him, anticipating what he would say next.
For
a fleeting second, he looked genuinely amused, but his expression was
quickly replaced with indifference and contempt as he stated, “you
are lower than even a pest in your role as a slave.”
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Author Bio:
M.S.
Willis is a romance novelist whose debut novel, Control, was released
in 2013. Although currently writing in the romance genre,
Willis has plans to expand her literary pursuits into multiple genres
and has no fear conquering difficult subject matters in her writing.
Willis is a native Floridian who is also a photographer and
musician. When not absorbing herself in written, visual or
musical expression, Willis is an adrenaline junkie, a ‘closet’
video game enthusiast, and an avid outdoors person and nature lover.
Visit
M.S. Willis on her author page: www.facebook.com/mswillisbooks
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