Book Tour: Scarred by Amanda Leigh
Scarred by Amanda Leigh
Beauty of the Dark Novel, Book
One
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
A sassy witch, a vampire sworn to
protect her, and a vampire that’s falling for her...? All bets are
off.
Kiara was born with power. At eighteen,
her powers are peaked, and she's destined to destroy the demon
threatening her home town. But even with her power and the help of
Kaleib, a vampire who’s like an older brother to her, they're not
strong enough to stand against the evil. Enter Trent, a vampire with
a secret past, and the tables turn, giving them a fighting chance.
Kiara shouldn’t feel anything toward
Trent, especially since Kaleib hates him, but a strong attraction
builds between them during their mission.Trent has successfully
avoided caring about anyone for over one hundred years, and he plans
to keep it that way. When Kiara asks for help, he can’t seem to
deny her. Never would he imagine that he’d run into Kaleib, someone
from his past--a vampire who knows his secret. Trent convinces
himself he's aiding Kiara for his own selfish amusement, but the
little witch seems immune to his charms and she's chipping away at
his walls. To his dismay, he finds himself beginning to care for
Kiara.
Between the demon that wants to kill
her and two fighting vampires, how will things play out for Kiara and
Trent? Will this demon let them live to find out?
Trent
“I’ve met people more incredible,”
I smirked insinuatingly. She blinked, taking a step back, never
averting her dark blue eyes from mine. I wasn’t sure why I’d said
that, I’d only just met her. How did I know whether she was
incredible or not? But I was getting the distinct feeling that she
was.
I grinned as I tore my gaze from hers.
My eyes fell to a picture of Kiara and a young, dark skinned woman
that was sitting on her bookshelf. I picked up the frame. “Who’s
this?” I found that I just wanted to keep her talking. I liked
talking to her.
“That’s my best friend, Sarah. I’ve
known her since third grade.”
“You look close.” I envied that
friendship.
“We are. She’s one of the few
people who’s always been nice to me.”
I arched an eyebrow. “What do you
mean?”
“Ever since elementary school, people
have found me kind of…strange.” She shrugged. “Hell, most of
them thought I was a freak. Still do. Sarah isn’t one of them.”
I pursed my lips and was poised to ask
her more when there was a light rapping coming from the door. I held
her gaze for a few more seconds before she wrenched her eyes away
from me and turned towards her door.
“That’ll be Kaleib,” she said. I
watched her walk away, my eyes taking in every curve of her body.
“He knocks? How quaint,” I said.
“He has a sense of courtesy,” Kiara
called over her shoulder as she made her way down the short hallway
to the stairs.
“He has a sense of boring,” I
scoffed. She shot me a glare over her shoulder that I couldn’t help
but smile at.
I peered through Kiara’s bedroom
door, down the stairs. Kaleib stood in the doorway with his hands
stuck in the pockets of his faded jeans. His light brown hair was
brushed back and to the side. A button down shirt on. His features
were less pronounced than mine. But I suppose I could see how some
girls would think that he was handsome in his own way.
“I got your text,” he said,
stepping past Kiara, climbing up the staircase. “Did you find out
anything new?” He headed straight to her bedroom.
“Well, no. Not exactly. I…” Kiara
shuffled behind him, trying to get there before he did.
Kaleib stopped dead in her doorway,
face to face with me as he stumbled back a step. I balled my hands
into fists and clenched my jaw, my teeth grinding together. I hadn’t
seen him in so long. I thought that it would have been kept that way.
Red flashed behind my eyes. I didn’t know what I expected to feel
when I saw him but I wasn’t quite prepared. Besides the anger I
felt surging through me, I also felt crushing guilt for what I’d
done to him. I couldn’t bring her up though, I just couldn’t. I
wasn’t even sure how much Kiara knew about that. I understood
Kiara’s question about whether I’d been looking for her. Really,
what were the chances that the witch I ended up meeting had Kaleib
protecting her like an older brother most of her life?
“What is he doing here?” Kaleib
asked, his voice dripping with the cold of icicles.
“Hello Kaleib.” I held out my hand
with a cool smile, making a mental note not to break the bones in his
hand. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
Kaleib ignored the offered hand. “One
hundred thirty-five years. And I would prefer it stayed that way.”
3.5
Interesting read. Scarred is the first book in the series, Beauty of the Dark. I can say that readers who love YA will definitely like this book. It's not a 5* to me, but the story is interesting. I was intrigued on the characters and the story. Trent (one of the main characters) kind of reminds me of Damon from TVD, because of his attitude. Kiara, she's an interesting girl. She's strong and I was curious about her powers etc. Overall, the story is good. I can't wait to see what will happen next!
Amanda Leigh has had a love of words
since before she could write them herself. Once she learned to read
and write herself she just couldn’t stop. She reads any genre as
long as the book sounds interesting. Which may explain why she can’t
and never will be able to stick to one genre in her writing. From
Contemporary Romance to Women’s Fiction to Paranormal Romance to
Poetry and more to come. When she’s not writing or reading she
enjoys getting swept away in a great TV show, going to the theater,
listening to music, cooking and many different forms of art. She has
a cat she adores and also loves Psychology, tea, coffee, chocolate
and Elvis Presley. Not necessarily in that order. Feel free to get in
touch with her.
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