Featured Title of the Day: Shattered Tomorrows by C.L. Kraemer

Please welcome C.L. Kraemer mystery/suspense writer of Shattered Tomorrows.

Excerpt

Eight

The door slammed, the sound echoing against the bare walls. A slumped figure shuffled in the room and plunked down a green garbage bag, aluminum cans clinking noisily. Each lock slid satisfactorily into the matching bolt receptacle. He trundled to the kitchen area and threw the bag in a corner populated by similar green holders.

Leaning over the sink taking great care not to touch the counter, he used his index fingertip and thumb to turn on the hot water faucet. He proceeded to stick his hands under the scalding liquid holding them in position until he saw the dark spots before his eyes that usually signaled he was about to pass out. With a forefinger, he stopped the flow of the steaming liquid and stood letting the liquid drip off his hands into the sink.

“Must be more careful next time. Can’t… touch… anything. Flower…”

He shuddered.

“…DDT. Door has millions of germs.”

His eyes darted wildly about the room as his feet began moving.

The extensions at the end of his arms were swollen an angry red. Skin had begun to blister and peel, and he knew if he bumped them they would bleed. But he needed to go—really bad.

Bleeding was acceptable. It would flush away the poison. Wetting himself was not. It would result in punishment. He flinched at the memories of childhood so vivid he could feel the sting of the belt leather and unconsciously gritted his teeth against the sharp pain of the buckle hitting his raw, wet skin.

He walked stiff legged to the small bathroom. After relieving himself, he examined his throbbing hands. They hadn’t bled. He must be toughening up.

Richard would have to be tough if he was to protect Lucy from the danger.

He growled through a grimace.

“Why don’t they learn? If she surrounds herself with evil, I’ll be forced to protect her from those forces.

“They only seek the pure ones.”

He gingerly pulled the shirt over his head tossing it in the trashcan when he’d freed himself from the material. His jeans followed.

“Poisoned, deadly, bad.”

Turning every light in the small studio apartment on, he curled up on his plastic wrap covered couch. He drew his knees to his chest shivering in the cold room.

“Need to turn on the heat.”

“NO! Germs, poison.”

He lay shivering until his eyes closed and he floated to the land free of worry.

A new face invaded his sleep time. That bartender from Lucky’s, Gregg. This was one he needed to keep an eye on.

Richard could sense the danger. In his dream world, he warned the Lady Lucy and she came to his side after he ran his blade through the evil Gregg. 

He needed to be cautious and watch the man. His Lady Love was in danger.

Review

SHATTERED TOMORROWS
C.L. KRAEMER
ISBN- 978-1-936403-34-9
August 2011
Rogue Phoenix Press
http://www.roguephoenixpress.com/
E-book/ Paperback
$ 3.99/$17.95
105/144 Pages
Mystery/Crime
Rating: 4 Cups

A huge secret is something Lucy Daniels has kept for the past thirty years. But a trip to a lawyer’s office with her best friend has triggered two demons she faced in her past.

Her friend corners Lucy and insists on her spilling the beans on what happened all those years ago, and why she is so affected by it now. She is in for one wild story.

Her story about a man she fell in love with, and the face of pure evil she encountered years ago, is hard to tell, but Lucy needs to finally face her demons in order to move on.

Shattered Tomorrows is a great story of love, loss, fear and horror. The story Lucy conveys is nothing you would expect, and it makes for a very entertaining read. It is even a bit shocking at times, which adds to the book’s appeal. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

Matilda
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More