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Book:
Title:
LINKED
Author: Judy Serrano
Publisher: 6K Publishing
Pages: 273
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Author: Judy Serrano
Publisher: 6K Publishing
Pages: 273
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Daphne
Foster is a substitute teacher stuck in an English class, waiting for
that dreaded parent-teacher conference. With much preparation and
anxiety, she encounters the unforgettable Charlie Cross. His charm
and good looks, win her over but rumors of his involvement with
organized crime make his continued disappearances disturbing.
In
walks Heathcliff Vanderpool, creating a love triangle of unusual
sorts. Unknown to Daphne, Heathcliff and Charlie are old friends:
Older than she could have imagined. With Charlie away on business,
Daphne and Heathcliff discover a passion between them lying beneath
the surface. As their souls link, pulling away from Charlie becomes
next to impossible. Will his involvement in organized crime consume
them both before she’s able to get free? When you become “linked,”
the choice may not be your own.
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Book Excerpt:
The blood was
pulsating through my veins and when I looked down, my hands were
shaking. All that schooling and relentless training still did not
prepare me for what was coming next. What would I say, and how would
they react? All the uncertainty was driving me mad. Sometimes I
doubted my very own motives. I took this job out of necessity, not
out of a passion for my craft, and with every passing day, I grew
just a little more disheartened.
I am a substitute
teacher and this is my very first parent-teacher conference.
Sometimes the meager pay that I bring home for this incredulous
journey hardly seems worth it. I earned my degree, got my
certification, and couldn’t find a job as a teacher. So, the
principal promised me a teaching position if I would just do this one
last thing… be a long-term sub for a high school English class.
This has not been my finest hour. The teacher I replaced had already
made a mess of things and the students were failing left and right.
One of the moms called and demanded to know why her little Michael
was failing. Maybe if he did his homework… is of course what
I wanted to say, but now I have to face her and tell her why little
Michael is my least favorite student in the class.
I got all my papers
together and sat back down at my desk when Michael walked through my
door. “Michael,” I started. “What are you doing here?”
Just then a very
handsome man walked in behind him. He was about 5ft. 10, blond and
blue-eyed, wearing faded jeans and a button-down, powder blue sports
shirt. When he smiled, my knees went weak and I’m sure my face
flushed. “I’m Charles Cross,” he said, putting out his hand to
shake mine. “My friends call me Charlie.” He smiled. “You look
surprised. We do have an appointment today, don’t we? I hope I
didn’t get the date wrong.”
“I’m sorry, I
was expecting Michael’s mother,” I told him. “And yes, we have
an appointment. I’m Daphne Foster.”
“She was
unavailable,” he continued. “So now I guess you’re stuck with
me.” He pushed Michael ahead of him so that he would move farther
into the room. I’m sure my face was still red.
“I don’t mind,”
I told him. Little did he know that my insides were doing
somersaults. “Please, sit down.” I motioned to the two chairs
that I had strategically positioned in front of my desk.
“I understand
that you’re not even really a teacher,” was his icebreaker.
“I’m
certified,” I replied, trying not to sound too defensive. “I have
just been unable to find a full-time position. But I assure you, Mr.
Cross, I am more than qualified to teach your son’s class.”
“Good to know,”
he answered, sitting back and starting to relax. “Michael is
generally a good student,” he continued. “But he appears to be
carrying a 60 in your class. Tell me what you think the problem is so
that I can help him fix it.”
Michael was staring
down at the floor with his baseball cap on backwards. I’m sure if
he was standing up, we’d both be able to see his boxer shorts,
peeking out beneath his sagging pants. “For starters,” I bravely
began, “he can lose the baseball cap.” Michael sneered at me.
“He’s not allowed to have it on during school hours, yet he
always walks through the door with it on his head. This is a
continuous waste of my valuable time, since we seem to need to argue
about its importance, daily.” Charlie laughed, which frustrated me
a bit. “He hasn’t turned in one homework assignment since I’ve
been here, and he is very disruptive during class.”
“Well, Miss
Foster,” he responded in a condescending tone, “sounds to me like
you have a problem with my son.”
“Mr. Cross,” I
replied, trying to conceal the agitation in my voice, “you are the
one with the problem.” He sat up, giving me his full attention. I
must admit that I began to feel my blood pressure rise. “I suggest
that you get a handle on this boy before I fail him and do not
underestimate me, because I will do it.”
“Miss Foster, do
you know who I am?” he asked. Michael smiled at this point and
looked me square in the eyes.
“I don’t care
if you’re Obama’s long lost son. He doesn’t do his work, he
fails… pretty simple, really.”
He stood up and
motioned for his son to stand. “I suspect that you will change your
mind.”
I stood up at that
point and put out my hand. “Thank you for coming in to see me, Mr.
Cross… Michael.”
“Daphne.” My
name glided off his tongue like music. “Such a beautiful name.”
He shook my hand. “The pleasure was all mine.”
About the
Author
Judy Serrano holds a Master of Arts in English from Texas A&M
University, Commerce. She is the
owner of Make
Cents Editing Service, and was an adjunct
professor at a local college. Currently she teaches high school
English and is a freelance writer for certain on-line publications.
Judy also writes romantic suspense and paranormal romance novels. She
is the author of The
Easter’s Lilly Series,
The
Linked Series, and Ivy
Vines, Visions.
Although originally form New York, Judy resides in Texas with her husband, four boys, four dogs and now two cats. She sings and plays guitar when she has time and enjoys singing with her very musical family in church when she is able.
Although originally form New York, Judy resides in Texas with her husband, four boys, four dogs and now two cats. She sings and plays guitar when she has time and enjoys singing with her very musical family in church when she is able.
Her latest book is the paranormal romance, LINKED.
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