Targeted (5 page)
Authors: Carolyn McCray
Brandt turned on his heel to see Rebecca disappear behind a
pile of rubble and dust.
“Rebecca!”
No matter that the building was falling down around him, he
pushed off the arch and headed to the tomb. Chunks of fiery plaster and heavy
marble fell around him, but he had eyes only for the broken doorway.
Brandt used the last of his strength to shove away a support
beam and duck under the arch. He stumbled into the crypt to find it relatively
unscathed. The inner dome had fallen onto the thick marble screens and acted as
a shelter from the destruction from above.
Rebecca rose behind the crypt, coughing, but alive.
He rushed forward, falling to one knee.
* * *
Rebecca watched Brandt go down.
No! They couldn’t have survived so much to lose him now.
“What’s wrong?” she asked almost afraid to hear the answer.
What could be worse than being shot twice?
He pulled a little red box out of his jacket. Was he mad?
But then he opened the box to reveal a bright, shining
diamond ring.
“Rebecca Sasha Monroe,” he said, his voice only hitching
with pain twice. “Will you marry me?”
Her lips trembled as tears streaked down her cheeks. This
proposal was so wrong that it made it so very right.
“Yes,” she said lowering to her knees as she cupped his
hand. “I think I will.”
Brandt slipped the ring onto her finger. The gilded band
felt so light yet carried so much weight. As sirens wailed and shouts carried
through the Taj Mahal, Brandt leaned in and kissed her.
While his lips tasted of salt from tears, iron from blood,
and even a little fishy, Rebecca knew this was a kiss to last for the ages.
Hopefully you enjoyed Brandt and Rebecca's quite
memorable engagement! Havoc, 30 Pieces of Silver's sequel, will be out this
November and is already available for pre-sale. The action takes place just
months after this short story
If you enjoyed Targeted, if we could ask a favor and have you go back to Amazon
and leave a review. Indie authors live and die by their reviews!
Can't wait until November to get your McCray thriller fix? Check out the next
section for more books by Carolyn!
Havoc
30 Pieces of Silver’s
sequel is available for
pre-order
NOW!
Havoc
’s action picks up only a few months after
Targeted. If you thought
Ambush
,
30 Pieces of Silver
, and
Targeted
were thrilling, you’d better fasten your seatbelts because
Havoc
bursts onto the scene with a fresh religious mystery and a vicious new enemy.
From an explosion in London to
an all out assault in Russia’s infamous Red Square our heroes race against time
to gather the fragments of the Ten Commandments.
Will they be able to discover
the secrets hidden within stone tablets before they are buried beneath the
sands of the Holy Land?
Haven’t read
30
Pieces of Silver
yet? No worries, just
click
here
to purchase.
Have you read
30
Pieces of Silver’s
prequel,
Ambush
?
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* * *
If you enjoyed the
adventure-filled romp of The Rush, you might also enjoy Carolyn’s action-packed
techno-thriller,
Encrypted
.
“Dan Brown blinked, and
Carolyn McCray took over.
Encrypted
is the best thing that I’ve read in the thriller genre, hands down. It’s got
history, mysticism, and shadowy organizations manipulating world events. Oh,
and did I mention the most incredible opposites-attract relationship EVER? This
novel knocked my socks off.”
ThrillersRockT
Book Reviewer
More praise for
Encrypted
…
“I found this book to be
just as the title said an action packed techno thriller. I read at least a book
a week but this was one of those impossible to put down books. It was well
worth the money and based on this book I bought her other book and will be
placing the next in her series on my wish list.”
Scott Powner
Amazon Reviewer
To purchase or read a sample
of
Encrypted
on
Amazon, just click
here
.
* * *
thriller
It's 2049 and it's not gold the
prospectors are looking for, it's “Star Diamonds.” And these precious gems
aren't in California but up on the moon!
Join Jarod and his
team of treasure hunters, Rogues Incorporated, as they dodge a nefarious
competitor, crazed moon-panning prospectors, and even their own government for
the ultimate “motherlode.”
Praise for
MoonRush
…
“Reading
this book after taking finals at school was like taking a much needed
vacation…to Outer Space! All the characters are so developed and unique and the
plot twists and turns make this book rank so high on my list that I'm writing a
review about it. Something that I don't normally do. So buy this book and get
ready for some quality entertainment from some witty innovative writers! “
Lisa
Thurman
Amazon
Reviewer
“This was a
fast-paced adventure with entertaining characters and an engrossing plot.
Reading Moonrush was like watching a great blockbuster summer movie except that
I could enjoy it while on the beach. Won't disappoint.”
BookLover1960
Amazon
Reviewer
“This book
played out like an action packed adventure movie in my head. You know, an
action packed adventure movie with a plot, and characters that you can really
relate to, and care about. It's filled with everything from science fiction to
teenage angst, and nerd humor. All of the elements of a great story are there,
and that's what makes it so much fun.”
DudeMcMan
Amazon
Reviewer
To purchase
Moonrush
on Amazon
,
click
here
.
So many people contribute to any
book that it is hard to list them all. However, I intend to try!
This book would never have come
into existence without, of course, Jim. Ever cool. Ever there.
Ben, who faithfully edited the
manuscript through its many, many, many incarnations.
Dee Dee, who has believed in me
for so long it is almost impossible to remember a time without her.
#andnothatsnotadissonyourage
Carrie, my editor, who knows of
my love for sentence fragments and run-on sentences, yet who still patiently
edits them to the point where they are readable!
Carolyn McCray can be found just about everywhere social
media exists (and some that are just in her head).
Her personal social media links:
This book is a work of nonfiction. The
people, incidents, places, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s real-life
experiences. In each case, the privacy of the individuals has been protected.
Targeted
An Off Our Meds Project/published by arrangement with
the author
FIRST EDITION
Copyright 2012 by Carolyn McCray
All rights reserved
Kindle Edition
No part of this book may be used or
reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the
case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
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Havoc
– 30 Pieces of Silver’s Sequel
Encrypted
– Carolyn’s action-packed techno-thriller
Plain Jane
– A Patterson-style thriller with a dash
of Hannibal
