BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE: Stages & Thieves
SERIES: Semya Slotin Mystery – Book five
RELEASE DATE: February 17th, 2015
GENRE: Thriller/ romantic suspense
BOOK SYNOPSIS
One fateful July morning forever changed the lives of Sémya Slotin and her best friend Polliannah Guryev.
Vincent Edgerton, the only man Sémya has ever loved, was taken from her by an explosion and a fire that she couldn’t understand, trust, nor explain. It left her alone, hurt, angry and desperately seeking answers. On top of everything, she is also incredibly hormonal; Sémya Slotin is going to be a mother.
Polliannah just healed from losing her husband but seeing her best friend grieving is not only breaking her heart, it has been a strain on their once close-knit relationship. She is afraid that Sémya will completely disappear into her grief. Thankfully, Polliannah can always seek refuge with the handsome Chief Superintendent James Connelly. In the past three months, he has become her safe haven. But when they finally give in to each other and Jim reveals his true feeling for her, Polliannah pulls away. Is she ready to put herself out there again?
Then all of the sudden, Sémya, the pregnant Detective Extraordinaire is chasing art thieves across the globe, making dangerous deals and finally meeting her father… It’s all about ex-lovers and new ones, a priceless painting, con artists, baby bumps, an impromptu trip to Moscow, designer dresses, teacakes, a birthday ball and reconnecting with your roots.
With everything that has happened this year, Sémya and Polliannah are more vulnerable and exposed than they have ever been. Will Jim’s love and trust be enough to ease Polliannah’s doubts? Will Sémya find out what happened to Vincent?
EXCERPT
Sémya stared at today’s date on her laptop and felt the blood drain from her face. At the same moment, she felt a sharp pain in her low abdomen, not the usual kicks Poopie had been blessing her with. “Oh God!” she cried in pain and held her belly. This is hell! She got dizzy and managed to get to the bathroom before she made a mess. She kept throwing up for a good ten minutes before she felt another sharp pain or contraction maybe. When the worst passed, she slowly got back up and brushed her teeth, put on one of Vincent’s large shirts and walked back to her bedroom.
The excitement and joys of the day were gone. All that was left was pain, longing and grief. Sémya rubbed her belly as to soothe it but she felt another small contraction creeping in. “Poopie, I promise to be strong if you will,” she mumbled and went straight to bed. She put her special pregnancy pillow between her legs and hugged it tightly as the pain moved to her back. She bit into it and breathed. It’s not early labor, Sémya, not early labor… She was too tired to address the tears that were falling down her cheeks. If Vincent were here, he would have rubbed her back gently and murmured nice loving words in her ears. He would tell her what she already knew, that it was just Braxton Hicks contractions. He would tell her that Poopie was a show hugger for doing this on his thirty-fifth birthday. Sémya quietly kept crying and braved the pain until she fell asleep.
EXCERPT ONE
“Isn’t your father named Ulrich? I’m not giving birth to an
Ulrich. It sounds like the name of a war criminal,” she told him. Vincent
released her and frowned. Me and my big,
insensitive mouth… “But I’m sure your father wears it with my pride,” she
said rapidly. I’m not pregnant anyway. “I love you,” she said sheepishly when he
unwound her from his body and sat upright on the bed. What, no more sexy time?
“You are so frustrating sometimes Babe,” he told her and
helped her up to sit next to him. “You’re lucky I love you too.” He kissed her
tenderly and caressed her hair. “My mother had the exact same reaction,” he
said with a cheeky grin. “Why do you want a name starting with an S?” he asked
more seriously.
Sémya simply shrugged back. On her father’s side, everyone’s
name started with an S, including hers. She didn’t know her paternal family,
only that the Dovos were powerful, rich and dangerous. But her mother named her
Sémya for a reason and she would really like to know why. She put her arms around
his neck. “Don’t be daft Heinz. Sasha
is a name I’ve always liked. Sasha Slotin… it has a nice ring to it, don’t you
think?” she asked, calling him by his alias Josh Heinz.
Vincent laughed and pulled her onto his lap. “Edgerton… my
child, my name,” he told her. Sémya blushed back. She might break that curse
the women in her family seemed to be under. My
possible baby will have a father! “But not Sasha,” he added.
Sémya pouted back but involuntary purred when Vincent ran
his hand over her back. Vincent kissed her, slowly at first but then he
deepened the kiss, pressing her against him. His hard-defined body was fitting
perfectly against her new lush curves. “What names do you have in mind then?”
she moaned.
“We’re going to miss our flight,” he whispered in her ear
instead and licked it. She shuddered in his arms. That was an understatement.
Polliannah wasn’t going to like that. “A special name to the both of us, one
that means something and symbolizes us, our love, our unique situation… how
beautiful, smart, funny, stubborn, and sexy his or her mother is and how nuts
about her I am,” he told her.
Sémya felt a tear on her cheek. Silly hormones! “This isn’t going to be easy or even possible. Who
could have such a name?”
“I cannot wait to find out… if only–” Vincent said while he
was lying back on their bed.
“– I’m not taking that damn pregnancy test!” she giggled.
“First thing in London?” he asked her and kissed her nose.
“First thing in London,” Sémya agreed and raised her hips to
meet his. “I love you, Vincent. You’re mine and I yours…” Silly hormones!
Vincent groaned back and plunged into her. Finally… “Until my last breath Sémya
Louise Slotin and maybe a little after, I love you.”
Sémya urgently kissed him and arched her back. Heaven,
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