Text (Take It Off #4) by Cambria Hebert
Publication Date: November 8, 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary
~Summary~
One text can change everything.Honor Calhoun never thought her life would ever be like the books she writes for a living. One morning while out for a run, she learns not all bad things are plots in novels. Some horrors can actually come true.
She faces off with a persistent attacker, holds her own, but in the end is taken hostage and thrown into a hole. In the middle of the woods.
But Honor didn’t go down there alone.
She took her kidnapper’s phone with her. With a spotty signal and a dying battery, her hope is slim.
Nathan Reed is an active duty Marine stationed at a small reserve base in Pennsylvania. All he wants is a calm and uneventful duty station where he can forget the memories of his time in a war-torn country.
But a single text changes everything.
Nathan becomes Honor’s only hope for survival, and he has to go against the clock, push aside his past, and take on a mission for a girl he’s never met.
Both of them want freedom… but they have to survive long enough to obtain it.
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~Excerpt~
Both of us pulled out a pistol at the
same time. I trained mine on his chest. He trained his on Honor.
“Drop the gun,” I demanded.
“I’ll shoot her before you even pull the
trigger,” he said around a sick smile.
“Run,” I told Honor.
When I didn’t hear the scuffle of
rushing feet, I yelled, “Run!”
I heard her then, retreating away from
us.
Lex pulled the trigger. The sound of a
bullet discharging from his weapon filled the air around us. Then he swung the
gun at me and squeezed off a shot. I dove to the side and shot off a bullet of
my own.
He went down at the same time I did. His
bullet missed me, but I prayed to God mine hit him. He didn’t move, and I hoped
that meant he was injured.
I heard Honor yell my name, and I pushed
off the ground and ran toward her yell. The chances of her being shot were
high. If she was injured, I would need to get her out of here stat.
I saw the flash of her white shirt just
ahead, and I dropped to my knees beside her.
“Are you hit?”
“Shot?” she asked, her breath coming in
short spurts.
“Yes. Are you shot?”
“No.”
“Good. Let’s go.”
I pulled her up and wrapped an arm
around her waist. I started leading her away from Lex. We would have to take
the long way around.
We made it about three steps.
Then she shocked the shit out of me by
yanking the gun out of my hand and rushing away—back toward Lex.
“Honor!” I yelled, thinking this chick
must be out of her mind.
I ran behind her and she tore through
the woods, skidding to a stop beside the manmade hole that was dug into the
ground.
“Where is he!” she demanded, holding the
gun out in front of her like she meant business.
My eyes went to the spot where he fell.
It was empty.
“Come on you sick bastard!” she
challenged. “Not so tough when the playing field is even!”
She stole my gun and ran back to where
she was being held captive with the intention of shooting her captor?
She was one crazy bitch.
It was awesome.
Nothing around us moved and as awesome
as her kickass attitude was, it was also kind of stupid. He had a gun. He could
be lining up a shot right that minute.
My gut told me he ran off, but I wasn’t
going to take any chances.
I approached Honor like a cowboy
approaching a nervous filly. “Hey,” I said gently. “It’s okay now. He ran off.”
She still stood rigidly, holding the gun
out in front of her like she would shoot anything that freaking dared to
breathe.
“Honor,” I said, stopping at her side.
“You’re safe now.” Slowly, I reached out and wrapped my hand over the gun,
pulling her arm down and gently taking the pistol from her grasp.
I wrapped my hand around the back of her
neck. Her skin was ice cold to the touch. The warmth of my palm seemed to break
through whatever mental state she was in and she turned her head, her eyes
searching for mine in the dark.
“You came,” she whispered like she never
really thought I would.
Something inside me cracked at her tiny,
whispered words. “Of course I came.”
She folded herself against my chest,
pressing her face into my jacket and letting out a deep exhale. My arm left her
neck and wound around her, clutching her against me, supporting her weight, and
noting how small she felt in my arms.
She might be tiny, but she was a
survivor.
“You did good, sweetheart,” I murmured.
“You did real good.”
I felt a shudder move through her and I
wanted to gather her even closer. I was tempted to sit down right there on the
ground and pull her into my lap and hunch myself around her, to shelter her with
my body.
But I couldn’t.
We had to get out of here.
~About The Author~
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series, the new adult Death Escorts series, and the new adult Take it Off series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and children (both human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.
~Guest Post~
Apple Pie Recipe
Hey everyone!
As part of
Text’s release day I thought I would share with you a little something
about the main character, Nathan.
A
few fun facts about Nathan:
Nathan
is a United States Marine.
Nathan
works out a lot. He’s hot.
Guns
are his hobby and his job.
He
loves apple pie.
Like the man is serious about his pie. He loves it.
In fact, when I was writing Text I baked pies a lot. Ha ha ha. My family really
enjoyed it.
So today I brought along my recipe for Apple Pie.
I’m calling it Nathan’s apple pie in honor of my main man in Text.
It’s the perfect time of year to bake, eat and
enjoy!!
Nathan’s
Apple Pie
Ingredients
You
can use store-bought crust or you can make your own.
To
make a double pie crust:
2 2/3 cups all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
6 tablespoons ice-cold
water
Apple
Pie Filling:
4-8 Granny Smith apples
(depends on size)
4 tablespoons cut-up
butter
½ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons ground
cinnamon (Nathan likes lots of cinnamon. This can easily be cut down to taste.)
1 tablespoon
all-purpose flour (This helps the sauce in the pie thicken.)
Directions
To
make crust:
Cut together the flour,
salt, butter, and shortening with a pastry fork until blended. Add water one
Tbsp at a time and mix with fork until it firms into a ball. Separate the ball
into two smaller balls. Roll each out onto a heavily floured surface, flipping
over frequently. Place one crust in the bottom of a pie pan and reserve the
other crust for topping the pie once it is full.
To
make filling:
Peel and slice all the
apples. Add all slices into a bowl. Mix the apples with the sugar, cinnamon,
and flour until well coated. Dump apples into pie crust. Place the 4
tablespoons of cut-up butter around on top of the apples.
Cover the pie with the
remaining crust. Crimp the edges together. With a sharp knife, cut a few slits
in the top crust (to allow steam to escape while baking), and then you can
brush the top of the pie with an egg wash (egg wash = a beaten raw egg). This
will give the crust its golden-brown appearance. Also, sprinkle granulated
sugar over the top of the crust—which will give the pie a nice flavor and
sweetness.
Bake the pie in an oven
preheated to 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes, depending on oven.
Let cool and enjoy!
Note:
Nathan suggests serving your warm apple pie with a generous helping of French
vanilla ice cream.
Cambria recommends
enjoying with ice cream AND coffee.
Thanks for celebrating the release of TEXT with me!
~Giveaway~
I'm so excited for this book! Hello, it's got an awesome concept that deals with a Marine! We all know I love a Marine, so of course I find this storyline hot! ;)
It's on my Birthday and Christmas wish list, so crosses fingers that I get it! :D
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