Presented by:
Title: The Chosen Author: Kristin Clark
Genre: Fantasy / Urban Paranormal
Audience: Young Adult
Formats: E-book, Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Group
Cover By: Katie Cowen
Editor: Melissa Ringsted and Christine Lairson
Pages: 248
ISBN-10: 0615957870
ISBN-13: 978-0615957876
ASIN: B00HZTSW8Q
Date Published: January 21, 2014
“Chloe, I love you more than life itself. I will do everything in my power to get your life back to normal, but you have to trust me. I can’t tell you just yet. It is better this way, I promise. I will leave you alone so you can try to gather back some of your normal life again. There is no place for me in your world. I want you to be happy and safe. I promise I will make it better for you from a distance. This will all be over soon, and then you can get on with your normal, teenage life.” He was adamant; I could see that. I didn’t want to let him go, but I couldn’t handle anymore than I already had.
“Why can’t you just tell me what you know? How can you say you love me but want to leave? I want you – all of you. Please don’t do this. We belong together. I know it, and you know it.” I was crying on the outside and screaming on the inside. Why wouldn’t he fight for me?
“You deserve so much more than I can give you right now. Please don’t make this any harder than it already is.” Drake wouldn’t look at me in the eyes anymore.
I knew him well enough to know that meant he didn’t want this. It was hurting him and killing me. I did have feelings for Ethan, but they didn’t compare to the burning flame that was inside of me for Drake.
“Look at me, please. We can make this work; I know we can. When this is all over, we can be together and be a normal couple.” I grabbed his face and pulled it toward me. “Promise me you’ll come back for me. I don’t care what it is you have to go and do, just promise me, Drake. Say you’ll come back.” I couldn’t talk behind the tears anymore. I closed my eyes and prayed through all the tears. He kissed me on my forehead and lifted me up to face him.
“Chloe, if it is at all possible, I will come back for you. You know that. If I don’t, it is because I am not able to.” The look in his eyes when he said that sent chills through me and turned my stomach upside down. I knew what he meant now. He had been trying to tell me all along. If he couldn’t, it’d be because he was not able to. If he was not able to, that means he was not alive. I burst into tears in his arms. “I want you to live a long and happy life without me. I would prefer it to be with me, but you can go on without me. I always told you I would never let you get hurt. I will die for you, if there is no other way. If it means you are safe and protected, than that is what I will do.” His bravery was unbelievable. “Chloe I will destroy Aden. I won’t stop till it is finished.”
“I won’t let you die for me.” I watched his expression change from pure menace to upset and slowly back to the kind, caring Drake I had known.
“It has to be this way. Please just stay here where you are safe. Don’t go out there and do anything that could get you killed. I promise it will be over soon.” He kissed me.
“I love you,” I whispered.
“I love you more than you could ever know.”
With that kiss, we said good-bye. I memorized his face and burned it into my memory. I felt that would be the last I saw of him. The feeling in my heart told me so, but it wasn’t him that wasn’t coming back; it was I.
1x $10 Amazon Gift Card
5 x E-books of The Chosen by Kristin Clark
5 x E-books of The Chosen by Kristin Clark
Kristin is a country girl from Texas currently residing in Smithsburg, Maryland with her three beautiful daughters and a spoiled rotten dog. She holds a degree in Paralegal Studies and has been a Paralegal for seven years. She is currently pursuing her degree in Nursing and Healthcare Management at University of Maryland. She sticks by her favorite teams in her favorite three sports, Orioles, Redskins, and the Caps. She is an avid reader who considers herself old school, preferring a paperback over e-book version. As a Pices with a passion for writing, she loves to escape reality and dive into her characters world. The Chosen is her first novel in The Chosen Trilogy published by Anchor Group and she has several other novels in progress. 
Tour Schedule - One Week Blog Tour for The Chosen by Kristin Clark from March 31 to April 6
March 31
That Bites-Book Talk Reviews - Spotlight with Excerpt and Character Bio's
Sweets Books - Spotlight with Excerpt
Bookworm for Kids - Review
April 1
Bajgajka Loves Books And Giveaways - Book Soundtrack
Love N. Books - Review, Dream Cast
April 2
Once Upon a YA Book - Character Bio's
2 Girls & A Book - Spotlight with Excerpt, Review and Author Interview
Karen Swart - Spotlight with Excerpt, Dream Cast, and Author Interview
MHZ Book Reviews and Giveaways - Spotlight with Excerpt, Review
April 3
Pretty Little Pages - Spotlight with Excerpt, Dream Cast
Eclipse Reviews - Spotlight with Excerpt, Character Interview and Book Soundtrack
April 4
Platypire Reviews - Spotlight with Excerpt
Our New Generation for Reading - Spotlight with Excerpt
April 5
Bibliophile Mystery - Spotlight with Excerpt
Kim's Book Blog - Spotlight with Excerpt
Eye Candy Bookstore - Spotlight with Excerpt
April 6
Becca Anne's Book Reviews - Review and Character Bio's
Vampy and Racey - Spotlight with Excerpt
Bound 2 Escape - Spotlight with Excerpt
Making your book sparkle.
Sounds like an interesting book :D and the love triangle from the excerpt sounds exciting.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I nominated you for the Liebster Award :)
Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting Kristen @Pretty Little Pages! Great name by the way :) I will check the Liebster Awards nominations and give you my vote! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Giveaway.:)
ReplyDeleteI nominated you for a Liebster Award..
http://gatewaytodifferentworld.blogspot.in/