Sidney Rinn Series by Charlie Daye - Book Tour + Giveaway
The Seer
Sidney Rinn Series Book 1
by Charlie Daye
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Paranormal Romance
My name is Sidney Rinn. Growing up in an orphanage without parents and
not knowing where you come from is hard, especially when you have a
gift like mine. I’m a seer. I can see the past in any location I
enter. Sometimes I see ghosts but mostly what I see is an instant
replay of whatever event played out there. If it was important or
traumatic to the person at the time then it’s important to me,
otherwise I wouldn’t see it.
not knowing where you come from is hard, especially when you have a
gift like mine. I’m a seer. I can see the past in any location I
enter. Sometimes I see ghosts but mostly what I see is an instant
replay of whatever event played out there. If it was important or
traumatic to the person at the time then it’s important to me,
otherwise I wouldn’t see it.
No, I’m not psychic nor do I claim to be. I’m just your average girl
with an above average talent. Unfortunately, that talent had me
seeing a murder I was never meant to see, which in turn, led me two
of the sexiest men on the planet – Det. Denton Archer and PI
Mitchell Caldwell. When Denton asked for my help on the case, I
jumped in with both feet not realizing that that decision would
change everything.
with an above average talent. Unfortunately, that talent had me
seeing a murder I was never meant to see, which in turn, led me two
of the sexiest men on the planet – Det. Denton Archer and PI
Mitchell Caldwell. When Denton asked for my help on the case, I
jumped in with both feet not realizing that that decision would
change everything.
Now, I’m in love with both men and the killer is after me. Can my life
get anymore complicated?
get anymore complicated?
Stripped
Sidney Rinn Series Book 2
The case of a lifetime has landed on Mitch's desk and yours truly is the
only woman in the world that can solve it!
only woman in the world that can solve it!
One of the girls from Para University has gone missing. Her last known
whereabouts is a strip club called Tailpipes, owned by the notorious
Hellhounds motorcycle gang. My mission... infiltrate the club, become
an insider and find out what happened to her.
whereabouts is a strip club called Tailpipes, owned by the notorious
Hellhounds motorcycle gang. My mission... infiltrate the club, become
an insider and find out what happened to her.
Easy peasy! Or so I thought. Getting into the club was easy. Getting out
alive is the hard part.
alive is the hard part.
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I woke just as the sun was beginning to lighten
the morning sky. I knew that if I didn’t get up and do this now that I wouldn’t
get the chance to do it later especially since Lily had planned to take me out
for a birthday breakfast before beginning preparations for my birthday bash.
Slipping out of my bed, I threw on a pair of
jeans, a sweater, and my tennis shoes and grabbed my jacket before swiftly
making my way down the hallway and out of the dorm to my car. There was a fresh
layer of snow on the ground and I almost felt guilty marring its perfection
with my foot prints.
I opened my car door and climbed into a car that
felt like an ice box. I turned on the engine and cranked the heater up to high.
A few minutes waiting for it to heat up wouldn’t kill me. Once the heater was
blowing hot and I had stopped shivering, I pulled out of the parking lot and
headed to Philadelphia.
It took me about an hour to get to my
destination. It might have been a little more but honestly I didn’t care. The
only thing on my mind was my end destination.
I pulled into the cemetery, maneuvering my car
to where I knew Denton’s grave would be. It had been exactly a year since he
died in my arms and yet the pain was still so raw in my heart, you’d think it
just happened yesterday.
I put the car in park and turned off the engine.
Taking a deep breath for courage, I stepped out into the cold Philly morning
and made my way to his graveside. His headstone was big, black and beautiful.
His family spared no expense on it and I was glad for it.
Dropping to my knees I hugged the headstone. I
know it made no sense but does anything really make sense when you’re grieving
the loss of the man you loved? My heart ached for him. I missed everything
about him from his sarcastic sense of humor down to his dominating presence. My
body shuddered as a sob escaped my lips.
“The stone can’t hug you back Sid.”
I spun on a gasp and almost cried out joyously
until I remembered I couldn’t actually touch him. “Denton!”
He kneeled down in front of me and ran a ghostly
finger along my cheek as if he was trying to capture the tear that fell. “Why
are you here Sid, crying over my grave?”
“I miss you,” I admitted. “I miss you so bad it
hurts.”
He smiled sadly at me, “I miss you too baby but
you can’t spend the rest of your life crying over my grave. You have a life you
need to get back to, a life you need to start living.”I just shook my head. I
didn’t even know how to begin to explain that the me he used to know died the
day he did.
“Sid…” he whispered softly.
I looked up into those gorgeous dark eyes of
his, the ones that used to suck me into their depths with a simple look,
wishing I could throw myself into his arms again. “I know what you’re thinking
Sid and you can’t live your life in the past. It’s not healthy and it’s not
right. Not only that, you made me a promise. Do you remember?”
I nodded, mumbling, “Yeah, I remember.”
“And what have you done about it?” he asked,
eyeing me the way he would eye a suspect he was interrogating.
I looked away from him embarrassed because I
hadn’t done anything. I hadn’t kept my promise but instead spent my days
walking around like a zombie from some apocalyptic movie. “I’ve been busy with
school,” I lied.
He laughed, “I hope you don’t expect me to
believe that.”
I smirked, “You can’t blame a girl for trying.”
He sat down on the snow, resting his elbows on
his knees, “And how’s Mitch?”
I cringed. Why did he have to bring that up?
Better yet, why the hell did he wanna know? “Why? You hated the guy.”“I didn’t
hate the guy but I will admit to being jealous of him since he got to spend
more time with you than I did. Besides, how could I hate the man who helped me
save your life?” He asked. “If it wasn’t for Mitch, we never would have found
you in time.”
“What do you mean?” I
asked, surprised.
He shook his head, “Don’t
change the subject. How are you and Mitch doing?”
I sighed, “There is no me
and Mitch. I broke up with him a couple weeks ago.”
“Why?” he asked. Now it was
his turn to look surprised.
“I didn’t know how to
separate the two of you. You guys were linked in my world and if I couldn’t
have both it seemed wrong to keep just one.”
He cupped my face the best
a ghost could, trying to guide my face up. I just went with it since it was the
best I was going to get from him anymore. “Sidney, I understand your pain, I
really do, but to break things off with Mitch because of me is just cruel. He
loves you Sid. Not only that but he’s a living, breathing man who can give you
the life that I wanted to but won’t be able to now. Don’t shut out the world
because of your pain but rather embrace it because of it.”
I smiled, “So what, you die
and start writing encouraging words of wisdom for Hallmark?”He laughed, “Let’s
just say there’s a world of knowledge on this side that you don’t have when
you’re alive. It makes you see the world in a whole different light.”
“Care to give this girl some of your insight?”
He shook his head, “Sorry Sid, there are rules
on this side of the veil that even I can’t break.”
“Well, that sucks.”
“What I can tell you, is that if you pick
yourself up off this ground, dust off the snow and start living your life the
way you were meant to not only will you be so much happier, you’ll find that
there is a plethora of people out there who really need your help and one very
special man who’s heart breaks a little more everyday because you left him.”
“So, let me get this straight,” I said to
clarify. “You want me to get up, go back to school, use my super powers for
good and return to the arms of the man you shared me with?”
“Yes, yes, yes and sadly yes. Part of that
knowledge I have over here is of future events…”
“What do you see for me?” I asked excitedly.
He shook his head, “I can only tell you this… if
you listen to me, which I know is extremely hard for you to do at times, you
will have the greatest chance for the brightest
future
I’ve seen for you. But there are no guarantees unless you work for it. Nothing
worth having is ever given freely.”
“You know you’re killing me
with this Hallmark crap, right?”
He laughed, “If my
‘Hallmark’ crap will bring a smile to your gorgeous face then it was worth it.”
I stood and he rose with
me, “So what happens now? With you, I mean?”
“I’ll continue to stand
watch over you as I’ve been doing for the last year,” he replied.
I arched my brow at him,
“Have you been spying on me in the shower? Because I’m pretty sure I’ve felt
prying eyes on my naked body a few times.”
He crossed his heart, his
eyes twinkling mischievously, “It wasn’t me, I swear it!”
“Right,” I snorted. “Wait a
second, if you’ve been watching over me for the last year, why did you seem so
surprised when I told you that I’d broken up with Mitch?”
He sighed, “I’m not God Sidney.
I can’t be everywhere at once and I do go visit my other family members. As a
matter of fact, my grandmother and I had a very pleasant conversation the last
time I went to see her. Did you know that she’s been talking to my grandfather
for years? No wonder she was never really depressed about his death.” He shook
his head, chuckling.I shoved my hands in the pockets of my jacket, “Will you
come see me again?”
His eyes softened, “I don’t want to prevent you
from moving on and having the life you should have but…” he held up his hand
when he saw me open my mouth to protest. “I will spend every morning of your
birthday with you as long as we don’t spend it here at my grave. Your destiny’s
in the future Sid, not the past.”
“Fine,” I sighed. “Oh hey, thanks for the file
on my parents. I mean, I haven’t really looked at it yet but I wanted to at
least thank you for the work you did.”
He shrugged, “It wasn’t much but it’s a start. I
know you’re not interested in finding out about them right now but that may
change in another year or two.”
I narrowed my eyes at him, “Do you know who they
are?”
“Yes.”
“Are you going to tell me?”
“No.”
“Seriously?”
“Yep.”
“Can you at least answer a question for me?”
“Maybe.”
“Are they dead or alive?”
He
scratched his jaw and stared at me for several seconds before answering,
“Alive.”
I gasped. I had always
assumed my parents were dead and despite my over the top crazy stories, I would
never had guessed in a thousand years that they’d still be alive or that they’d
willingly give me away unless of course one of my crazy stories was actually
true. But at the moment, it was too much for my brain to comprehend. “Alive?”
He nodded.
I shook my head, “That’s
too much for my brain right now. I’m storing that away for future use.”
“Good idea. So, are you
ready to head back?” he asked.
“You trying to get rid of
me already?” I asked.
“Nope, was just gonna jump
in the car and keep you company for the ride back.”
I grinned, “That would be
awesome!”
We got in the car and I
turned the heater back on to full blast. “So, you spending the day with me?” I
asked, as we pulled out of the cemetery and back on to the main road.
“Nope.”
“What?” I asked, my head
snapping to the right to look at him.“I’m just taking you back to where you need
to be Sid.”
“Well that sucks.”
“Hey! Our agreement was for morning
visitations,” he reminded me.
“Yes,” I agreed. “But the morning isn’t over
until 11:59.”
He shook his head, “The morning ends at 10:59.”
“How do you figure?”
“Because lunch begins at eleven,” he grinned.
I wanted to be angry but I couldn’t. Instead I
laughed, “Did you just pull a Sidney on me?”
Denton leaned back in the chair and crossed him
arms, “I did learn from the best.”
“That is so true!” I teased.
“Not very modest are we?” he grinned.
I swept my hand down the front my body, “When
you’re the complete package, why would I need to be.”
He laughed, “And there’s the vibrant girl I used
to know. I thought I’d lost you there for a while.”
I smiled, “You kind of did.”
“Are you ok now?” he asked.
“I think
I will be.”
We finished our drive back to the school talking
about everything and nothing. None of it really mattered anyway. I was just
glad to have Denton back, even if it was for a short period of time.
I pulled into the school parking lot and parked
the car. I turned in my seat to face Denton, “I really miss you.”
He stroked my cheek making me shiver, “I miss
you too.”
I looked at the clock. It was a little before
nine, “You coming up with me?”
He shook his head, “Not this time. Lily’s
waiting upstairs for you and I’m pretty sure she wants to throttle you for
leaving.”
I snickered, “Yeah, she does have a temper
especially when people mess up her plans.”
I tried to reach for his hand but my fingers
went right through his, “I love you Denton.”
“I love you too Sidney Rinn.” He leaned in
towards me and my belly fluttered with anticipation. There was no actual
contact when he kissed me but I felt a tingling sensation across my lips that
managed to work its way all the way down to my toes. I sighed happily when he
pulled away, “Happy Birthday Sid.”
“I think that was the best birthday gift
ever.”He grinned, “I’ll see you next year.”
I watched as he faded away. I was still sad
knowing he was really gone but knowing that I’d at least get to see him on my
birthday every year, even if it was only for a few hours, was enough to mend
some of my broken heart.
Turning off the car, I stepped out into the cold
and sighed. It was now time to face firing squad, also known as Lily. Man was
she gonna be pissed that I messed up her plans for my birthday breakfast. Oh
well, at least I had really good excuse.
Charlie Daye began writing at the tender age of thirteen. With an obsession
for romance, happy endings and the supernatural she delves into your
greatest fantasies and worst nightmares. She will have you laughing,
crying, falling in love and getting angry. She will always give you a
HEA but getting there is the journey worth taking.
for romance, happy endings and the supernatural she delves into your
greatest fantasies and worst nightmares. She will have you laughing,
crying, falling in love and getting angry. She will always give you a
HEA but getting there is the journey worth taking.
Charlie Daye was born in Lynwood, California. Her greatest passions are music
and writing. Her first short story was written at the age of
thirteen. At the time her entire class was asked to write a short
story for Halloween as part of a homework assignment. Most of the
kids in the class wrote one to two page stories... Charlie wrote
eight. The short story titled The Haunted House went on to win her
district wide awards and was published locally. From their she began
writing poetry as means of expression.
and writing. Her first short story was written at the age of
thirteen. At the time her entire class was asked to write a short
story for Halloween as part of a homework assignment. Most of the
kids in the class wrote one to two page stories... Charlie wrote
eight. The short story titled The Haunted House went on to win her
district wide awards and was published locally. From their she began
writing poetry as means of expression.
Since her writing career began she's has published several titles... The
House, The Colonial, The Reservation, The Portrait, The Gypsy's
Dance, Mistaken for a Call Girl, Her Last Request and Breeders. Four
of which have been nominated for the 2012 RONE Award.
House, The Colonial, The Reservation, The Portrait, The Gypsy's
Dance, Mistaken for a Call Girl, Her Last Request and Breeders. Four
of which have been nominated for the 2012 RONE Award.
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I like the cover
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