Book & Author Details:
Stay by Emily Goodwin
Publication date: May 19th 2014
Genres: Adult, Romance,
“I felt like I was walking to the end of a plank precariously hanging over shark-infested water. When I jumped, sharp teeth would rip into me and the cold water would steal my breath away. The monsters would take everything from me, leaving me shivering and naked in the water. The only difference was that tonight I would be pulled from the icy darkness and forced to do it again. There would be no release from death, only pain.”
Home after her first year of college, Adeline Miller is looking forward to a stress free summer filled with reading, working on her blog, and spending time with friends. But all that changes in an instant when she is witness to something terrible, something she wasn’t supposed to see.
Beaten, drugged, kidnapped.
Adeline Miller is ripped from her innocent and carefree life and thrust into darkness, into a world full of pain and horror. As a sex slave, she is forced to do horrible things, and have horrible things done to her. One of her captors has a past as dark as the world she is now living in. Will getting close to him mean freedom? Or will he pull her deeper into the shadows?
Home after her first year of college, Adeline Miller is looking forward to a stress free summer filled with reading, working on her blog, and spending time with friends. But all that changes in an instant when she is witness to something terrible, something she wasn’t supposed to see.
Beaten, drugged, kidnapped.
Adeline Miller is ripped from her innocent and carefree life and thrust into darkness, into a world full of pain and horror. As a sex slave, she is forced to do horrible things, and have horrible things done to her. One of her captors has a past as dark as the world she is now living in. Will getting close to him mean freedom? Or will he pull her deeper into the shadows?
Excerpt
Jackson
rolled over, pulling me on top of him. He kissed the top of my head and held me
against him for a minute before we got dressed. After using the bathroom, I
cuddled back into Jackson’s arms.
“Why did you say ‘one more day?'” I asked,
tracing my fingers over the contours of his bare shoulders.
“I was hoping you’d forget.”
“Not a chance.”
Jackson took a breath. “Nate and Zane are
gone. This is as good a time as any for you to escape.”
I pushed myself up so I could look him in the
eyes. “And you too, right?”
Jackson frowned. “I don’t know the codes
right now. You’ll have to go through a window.”
“So?” I asked, feeling panic rising. “You can
come with me.” I shook my head. “Windows are quiet anyway. By the time I get
out and the alarm goes off, we can be long gone.”
“As soon as I unlock a window on the first
floor, the alarm will go off. The only windows I have access to up here are
straight drops. You could fall and hurt yourself, and then you wouldn't be able
to run. And you’re forgetting that the ankle bracelet has a GPS tracker. Lou
can go after you and find you. I have to distract him.”
“Jackson, no. Please!” My eyes filled with
tears, and my palms began to sweat. I desperately shook my head. “No. I can’t
leave you. I won’t leave you.”
“You can send help.”
“We both know that’s a load of shit,” I said.
I blinked back tears. “You’ll be dead by then.”
“Adeline,” he whispered and reached up to
caress my face. “That’s why I brought you up here. I wanted one more time with
you. You’ve given me so much, more than I deserve. Now it’s my turn to give you
a chance. You can have your life back, start over. You don’t need me.”
“I don’t
want to start over without you.” My voice quivered as tears slid down my face.
“I need you. I need your arms around me, holding me, keeping me together. I
need your lips to press against mine, to hear your heart beating, to feel the
heat of your skin. I need you.”
“You’ll
find somebody else, someone who can give you a better life than I could.”
“Stop it!”
I cried. “I don’t want anyone else. I want you! I love you, Jackson. No one else.”
“And I
love you, Adeline. Enough to sacrifice myself for you. Please, Addie. Let me do
this for you. Take this chance. My death will set you free.”
I pushed his hand away. “No. Do not tell me
goodbye. It didn’t work last time, and it won’t work now. There has to be
another way. There has to be. I won’t
let you leave me.”
Addie’s Top Five Favorite Books
In STAY, the main character Adeline Miller
is a bookaholic. She runs the book blog Contagious Reads, which I of course had
to name after my real-life favorite book blog. Books offered an escape from
reality to Adeline even before she was kidnapped and held captive. They mean
even more to her now.
In the book, Adeline mentions she has a
hard time picking her top favorite books. Who could blame her when so many good
books are out there? It took her some time, but she finally came up with a list
of ten of her all time favs.
“What’s
your favorite book?” Jackson asked when he saw me looking.
“Oh
gosh,” I started. “I have like fifty books in my ‘Top Ten Favorites’ list.” I
shook my head. “That’s a really hard question. I love so many. I will admit I’m
biased toward paranormal or fantasy. There’s just something about the worlds
those books take place in. I used to say I’d give anything to live in a magical
land but now …” I sighed. “People usually thought I was weird when I said
that.”
“I don’t
think it’s weird,” Jackson quickly agreed. “I’d give anything to be anywhere
else.”
6/29/14
This post is supposed to be easy. Pick your
top ten favorite books, they say. It’s easy, they say. Yeah right. Tell a
mother to pick her favorite child and you’ll know how I feel. I’ve thought
about this post for days now, and feel guilty for leaving so many amazing books
off this list. But…without further ado (and before I change my mind. Again.)
here is my current Top Ten Favorite Books, in no particular order.
11)
Harry Potter, JK Rowling (the
whole series…more than my ten, I know)
22)
Watership Down (because,
bunnies!)
33)
Ever Shade, Alexia Purdy
(what’s better than sexy faeries?)
44)
Dead Witch Walking, Kim
Harrison (badass witches, need I say more?)
55)
City of Bones, Cassandra Clare
(love me some secret destiny and Shadowhunters)
66)
Dead Until Dark, Charlaine
Harris (telepaths and vampires…yes!)
77)
A Song of Ice and Fire Series,
GRR Martin (I can’t just pick ONE…)
88)
Death is but a Dream, Erin
Hayes (love Greek mythology!)
99)
Club Dead, Charlaine Harris
(Sookie just keeps getting better and better!)
110.) Fallen,
Lauren Kate (Yes…the pretty covers pulled me in at first)
AUTHOR BIO
Emily Goodwin is the author of the award winning Contagium Series published by Permuted Press as well as many independently published novels, including the internationally bestselling novel, STAY. Emily writes in a wide variety of genres, from horror to romance. She holds multiple degrees in psychology and nursing and has worked in mental health and general healthcare. Emily resides in Indiana with her husband, daughter, and German Shepherd named Vader. Along with writing, Emily enjoys riding her horse, designing and making costumes, and Cosplay.Author links:
www.emilygoodwinbooks.com
facebook.com/emilygoodwinbooks
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