Title: The Crimson Hunt (Book One: Eldaen
Light Chronicles)
Author: Victoria H. Smith
Release date: November 7, 2012
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Book Description
College junior Ariel
Richmond is working on year three of Project Normalcy.
Her house reeks of keggers past and her bestie
is just a slight bit vulgar. But the thing is—they both aid in making life
refreshingly uneventful.
So much for hard-earned
mediocrity when Luca Grinaldi appears on the scene.
Luca’s sudden presence on campus is hard to
ignore. Those bright eyes act like a beacon to unsuspecting females, and with
features like his, he’s got to be moonlighting for GQ. Luca hopelessly
captivates Ariel with his confidence and charisma, but the mysteries
surrounding him make him nearly untouchable. And just when Ariel grows close
enough to unlock his secrets, a tragic event sends her life in a downward
spiral.
That steady life is no longer an option and
allies quickly become scarce. The mysterious Luca seems to be the only one
willing to help her—but with that trust comes the burden of his secrets. He has
a dark mission of otherworldly proportions, and is willing to sacrifice as many
lives as it takes to see it completed.
Gone are the days of simply maintaining
normalcy, and if Ariel isn’t cautious with her trust, so soon may be her
future.
The Crimson Hunt is a New Adult Science Fiction Romance.
Book Excerpt
Grabbing my cup, I forgot myself and
indulged in a sip.
Luca watched me, his gaze hard.
Note to self: brown tea + white shirt +
GQ model = bad idea. I placed my cup on the table’s surface and wiped my sweaty
palms on my jeans.
He continued to watch me. His stare was
so deep it could be mistaken for analyzing.
Gosh, he stared hard. Like his eyes
were trying to unearth some secret he wanted to know from mine. Since I wasn’t
skilled in the art of mind reading, I figured I should make an attempt at
formulating some sentences. “So, who is ‘I am Luca?’” I asked, mimicking his
original introduction to me. Nice, Ariel,
real nice. Making fun of him will definitely score you points.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, what do you do in your spare
time? Besides helping girls save cute, baby deer in the middle of vacant woods,
of course.” I laughed. It was getting easier to be more natural with him. I
liked that.
He laughed, too, breaking his analysis.
“School and work takes up the majority of my time.”
Something told me there had to be more
to him than that. No one who looked like that graced the world with their
beauty in such a mundane way.
“What about you?” he asked.
“I guess the same as you. Just work and
school.”
“So why did you find my answer odd?”
Was he skilled in the art of mind eading? “What do you mean?” I laughed in nervousness.
He smiled and rested his finger to his
delicious lips. “You looked a little underwhelmed by my answer, is all.”
By God, he got me. “I just thought that
… I guess I didn’t know what I thought.” Oy
vey.
He laughed gently.
About The Author
Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in
Political Science. She puts it to good use writing romance all day. She resides
in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her right. She
often draws inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the
twenty-something characters she writes give her an earful about it.
In her
free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a
few tweets on Twitter when she can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the
sub-genres of science fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really,
anywhere her pen takes her she goes.
Victoria's Social Media Links
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