Courage by Carrie
Butler
Blog Tour • October 14th–16th
Welcome to my stop for the Courage blog tour, organized by Grapevine Book Tours
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Making a deal with the bad guys wasn’t the highlight of Rena Collins’ semester, but hey, it saved her boyfriend. Now, in order to appease the human-altering organization known as ERA, she’ll crawl under their microscope while they study the Mark of Nexus and plot their eye-glazed version of the future--until she realizes that’s not all they’re plotting.
Wallace Blake has always known his girlfriend is unlike most girls. But now that information has surfaced regarding the two bloodlines that balance his supernatural race, he finally understands why. Rena belongs to one of them. She’s been augmenting his power, all along...
Enter: Corynn Catley. Brought into the country under the guise of an internship, she’s intended to become ERA’s secret weapon. Kind of. Her abilities cancel out Wallace’s, rendering him powerless, but that’s exactly what he’s always wanted. Too bad it only works when his girlfriend’s not around.
All the while, Rena fails to notice the crush her geeky best friend, Aiden Ross, is nursing. He’d give anything for her to see him in a new light--even reinvent himself through questionable means--but there’s a reason people are told to be careful what they wish for. Finding the courage to tell her could put everyone’s lives in danger.
“Took a little
field trip,” Cole whispered, choosing that moment to emerge from the shadows.
“Interested in some light reading?”
I matched his
tone with gritted teeth. “Define light.”
He smirked like
he’d just gotten away with something. “Oh, you know. Faxes, blueprints,
confidential records…”
“How did you…?”
I shook my head. “Never mind. You don’t have this stuff on you, do you?”
“Are you
kidding? I made a few copies, kiped the rest, and threw everything in the
Jeep.” He shot me an impatient look. “I’ve been doin’ it for weeks.”
“Okay?” My pulse
quickened in anticipation. “So, what’d you find out?”
“What? No thank you?”
I drew in a deep
breath and let it out slowly. My patience had already worn thin. “Just tell
me.”
Cole crossed his
arms. “No, I risked my ass for this.”
I reached for
his collar and met nothing but air.
“I can’t believe
you were gonna grab me,” he huffed over my shoulder, jabbing me in the kidney.
"My own brother."
I grunted and
shifted the door to my other hand before turning around. "Cole…"
“Self-defense,”
he insisted, palms up. “Now say thank you.”
My nostrils
flared. “Thank. You.”
“There! Was that
so hard?” He leaned back against the wall, exasperated. “First off, I know they
hacked into Rena’s medical records for comparison.”
The door groaned
as my grip tightened, and cracks branched out from my hand. Calm…
“And they paid
for Uncle Henry’s moving expenses,” he continued.
"What?"
Up until a week ago, Grandma Clara’s brother had lived in Virginia. He had a
successful neurology practice down there—one that helped him afford a live-in
healthcare worker for our great-grandpa Edwin—but last week he’d just packed up
and moved back to Ohio. No explanation given. “You think he’s caught up in
this?”
Cole shrugged.
“Haven’t gone through everything yet. Doubt it, though.”
"Me
too." I let out a breath. “Anything else I should know?”
“Yeah.” He
lowered his voice and took a step closer. “ERA is making a virus.”
Author bio:
Her passion for New Adult
fiction led her to co-found NA Alley—a widely recognized informational hub for the
category. She is the author of STRENGTH
(Mark of Nexus #1) and COURAGE (Mark
of Nexus #2).
The motel room scene near the end of book one killed me! I have to read more :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh, that was a good one! :)
DeleteThanks for participating in the tour and sharing a piece of Courage, Meradeth!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure!!
DeleteThanks for participating in the tour, Meradeth! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy to do so!
DeleteI thought I saw this in the last day or two!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carrie.
It's been all over the place it seems! :)
DeleteOooh you have Courage as well!!:) This sequel was fantastic. Look ing forward to book three. :)
ReplyDeleteI need to grab a copy of book 2!
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