Welcome Today's Featured Author
Lindsay
Marie Miller!!
About
the Author
LINDSAY
MARIE MILLER
was
born and raised in Tallahassee, FL, where she graduated from high
school as Valedictorian. Afterwards, Lindsay attended Florida State
University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with an English Literature
major, Psychology minor, and Specialized Studies in Markets and
Institutions.
Lindsay
is the author of the romance novels: Jungle
Eyes,
Me
& Mr. Jones,
and Emerald
Green.
Jungle
Eyes is
the beginning of a new romantic action/adventure trilogy.
Emerald Green
is the first installment in a four-part series of Young Adult
romantic thrillers. And the New Adult romantic thriller, Me
& Mr. Jones,
will be accompanied by a sequel.
In
her free time, Lindsay enjoys singing, playing the piano and guitar,
and writing songs. The author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee,
FL, where she is currently working on her next novel.
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Title:
Jungle Eyes
Author:
Lindsay Marie Miller
Genres:
Romance, Historical, Action/Adventure
Release
Date: November 20, 2015
Jungle
Eyes Trilogy: Book 1
Available
in Paperback & eBook
Synopsis
In
the spring of 1899, Henry Rochester boards a ship on the docks of New
York Harbor and sets sail across the Atlantic. Desperately seeking
freedom and adventure, Henry fails to anticipate the violent ocean
storm that will destroy the ship, murder his fellow comrades, and
leave him stranded on a deserted island. However, Henry is not alone
in paradise, as a beautiful young woman, named Elaine, acquaints him
with the enchanting, yet evil nature of the jungle. As the two
quarrel, reconcile, and bond, love blossoms between them like an
exotic wildflower. But when the tide turns, bringing an unescapable
wave of danger with it, Henry and Elaine must face the callous
brutality of the uninvited.
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Excerpt
One
day, when the sun was preparing to center itself in the sky, Henry
felt still, peaceful somehow, as if the water had stopped moving him.
Henry slowly opened his eyes to find himself lying on his stomach,
his hands pressed into the sandy shore beneath him. He moved his
fingers, and as they dug into the damp ground, his face lifted.
Holding that small clump of wet sand in the air caused Henry to look
forward, where he discovered a tropical island in the midst of the
sea.
In
astonishment, Henry staggered to his feet, not minding the waves that
still flowed against the back of his knees. Pushing the hair from his
face, Henry crawled towards the lush paradise, finding it hard to
move on such weak muscles. His mouth hung open, so full of hunger and
thirst that he yelped in delight once he discovered a table of food,
covered with exotic fruits, leafy vegetables, and fine grains.
There
was a small wooden shack, just bordering the area where Henry ate
like a mad man, shoving as much sustenance as he could into his mouth
at once. He closed his eyes, taking a thankful breath, as he had
never felt so grateful for food in his entire life.
Except
for the small shack and table where Henry had found the food, the
rest of the land remained a tropical beach. From what Henry had
noticed so far, a forest began where the sand ended, and if he were
to walk deeper, he might find running water.
Taking
one last piece of fruit, Henry stepped towards the shack, whose door
frame was covered only by a transparent sheet of white fabric. He
moved closer, for behind the cloth he saw a young woman sleeping, her
body outstretched on a small rectangular section of bedding against
the wall.
He
took another step, only to make out the image of her face, framed in
a glossy mane of raven black hair. However, with that step, a deep,
haunting growl sounded from the border of the jungle. Just as quickly
as Henry had shifted his eyes to observe the noise, a black panther,
long and sleek, emerged from the woods. Fearless, the creature soared
through the air and pounced on top of Henry. Before he could
understand what was happening, the snarling black cat held an
enormous paw over him, and then swiped its claws across his chest.
Henry
wailed in panic and terror, using his arms to push the cat off him,
as it pinned him to the ground by the flat of his back. The creature
clawed at Henry’s stomach in protest, while the young man did the
best he could to protect his face.
During
the struggle, Henry had never felt so near the bottom of the food
chain in all his life. He was paralyzed with fear as the great cat
hovered over his body, with such a close distance that no human ever
lived to talk about. But what terrified Henry the most, above the
shiny, slimy white fangs, were the panther’s piercing green eyes,
so alive with the greenery of the forest, that they could have been
cut from the leaves of a vine for all he knew. They were so perfectly
round and rigid, that they nearly looked like stones, though not the
exact color of emerald. And yet it was these cat’s eyes, those
jungle eyes, which made his heart stop.
“Jade,”
a soft, transcendent voice called from above. The cat retreated
immediately, slowly walking away from Henry.
Sunlight
shone on Henry’s face as he lay flat, still on the ground. He
lowered his eyes, horrified by the blood stains on his white
ocean-soaked shirt. But then, the face of a lovely woman stood before
the sun, blocking out its light. Henry looked up at her, taking in
the long, silky black hair; golden, sun-kissed skin; and green eyes –
so much like the jungle he had just discovered.
She
narrowed her eyes, looking over Henry’s body as he felt her pulling
him into a trance, mesmerizing him with her beauty. Then, for he had
not seen it coming, Henry felt a tremendous pain enter the side of
his head. All of a sudden, he noticed an object in her hand that she
had just bludgeoned him with. But before the blue sky faded to black,
the last thing Henry remembered was the natural hue of her glistening
green jungle eyes.
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