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Crazy
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Genre: Vampire/Paranormal Romance
Heat Level: Very Hot (18+)
Length: 23,500 (novellette)
ISBN: 978-1-59578-779-8
MSRP: $4.50
Ella hears voices and they don’t like anyone.
Institutionalized at a young age after the breakup of her parents, Ella’s always heard voices. Even worse, the voices in her head like to act. She thinks she’s crazy and destined to be a patient for life until the night she meets a vampire and for the first time in her life, the voices shut up.
Zane just wants to enjoy his usual blood buffet, instead he runs into a wisp of a woman who makes him feel emotions he thought long dead. Rescuing her from the insane asylum, he brings her home, determined to assuage his lust; a plan that is foiled by ghostly voices more determined to keep her pure than a steel welded chastity belt.
Together they discover Ella might not be as crazy as everyone thinks, but even as they discover her innate power, someone from her past wants to hurt her. Will crazy and undead prevail against covetous evil? And most important of all, will the voices ever allow them to indulge in the desire that consumes them?
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Excerpt: (18+)
The damned voices woke her out of a sound sleep.
“Run! He’s gonna eat you.”
“Evil. Evil. Evil.”
“Stupid girl. Move before he gets you.”
A new voice also joined her regular cacophony with just one simple word it repeated over and over. “Sleep.”
Ella rolled her eyes. She had been sleeping. Stupid voices. Couldn’t they make up their minds? But now that they had her conscious, they told her to look and see what had frightened them. They drew her attention to a shadow that moved through the ward. She sighed. Great, another product of my warped mind. Treating them like the child that cried wolf, she ignored their warnings to flee, because after all, this wouldn’t be the first time her friends in the attic of her mind had made her see things and laughed when she reacted.
Slowly, the ghostly shape flowed from bed to bed, dipping down low and then rising again to move onto the next bed and its sleeping occupant. Ella found herself watching in fascination, ignoring the fevered pitch of the voices screaming at her to hide. This is the most realistic hallucination I’ve ever had. Maybe I’m still sleeping.
The shadow finally reached her bedside, and startled, Ella realized that she stared at someone quite real, although perhaps not human. For the first time in her twenty five years of life, the loud chatter in her head abruptly stopped.
“Sleep.” The command not spoken aloud, echoed in her now empty mind, but Ella had finally learned after many painful years of mistakes to ignore the commands of the voices that constantly tried to guide her.
“Who are you?” she asked instead of closing her eyes. She cocked her head to one side in curiosity. The figure, dressed, she noticed, in a dark cloak that blended with the night, drew back and did not answer.
“Are you real?” Ella reached a hand out and her fingertips briefly touched the silky edge of his cape. The darkness of the ward made his face indistinct, but she drew in a sharp breath when she saw a pair of eyes flare red for a second.
“What are you?” she breathed. A part of her knew she should be scared, the voices that had been her companions for so long sure were, yet this change in her monotonous life intrigued her. Finally something new. She found herself strangely drawn to the stranger and she wished she could see his face. Discover if he were young or old. She desperately needed to see if he was the savior she’d dreamed would one day arrive to sweep her out of a world she did not belong in. That prophecy of long ago, not yet fulfilled, was what had kept her sane for all the years of her incarceration. She’d long ago learned, she could not escape on her own.
Finally, the stranger spoke in a low disgruntled voice. “Why is it you don’t sleep?”
“Why should I?” she answered back pertly.
“I need to leave.” He swirled abruptly, and panic suffused her.
“No, please wait. Don’t go.” Ella hopped out of bed, the short white gown of the institution barely covering her knees. She almost collided with him when he turned back towards her.
“Foolish girl. Do you seek to die? Count yourself lucky I am feeling merciful this eve.”
Ella tilted her head and tried to read his expression, but the gloom in the ward only allowed for brief glimpses of hard planes. “Die? That’s a little drastic don’t you think? I don’t intend to tell anyone about your visit.”
She heard a loud sigh. “Do you really think anyone would believe you if you did?”
Ella smiled mischievously. “I guess not. After all I am nuts. For all I know you’re not really here.”
“Oh, I’m here unfortunately,” he grumbled. “Why do you not fear me like a normal human should?”
“I’m not normal,” she retorted. “Would I be here if I was?”
The chuckle took her by surprise and spread an unexpected warmth through her. “Why are you here?” he asked.
“I hear voices,” she replied honestly. “And sometimes I see things.”
“What do the voices say?”
“Actually, they shut up when you arrived. That’s never happened before, and I’ve got to say, it’s kind of nice.”
“Glad to be of service.”
The low timbre of his voice did strange things to her tummy. It made her feel hot and tingly, pleasantly so. “Who are you and why are you here?”
“It’s best you don’t know.”
The sound of a key scraping in the lock of the door for the ward made him curse. “I must leave.”
“Will you come back?” Ella heard the pleading tone in her voice and while it annoyed her, she knew she wanted to see him again.
“Probably not.” With a swirl of his cape, he melted into the shadows.
The door to the ward swung open and a bobbing flashlight shone in the room. Ella scurried back to her bed and pulled the covers over her head.
A moment later, the night nurse, who acted more like a guard, left. Ella knew the mysterious visitor had gone as well for the voices came back in a wild rush.
“He’s gone. Evil creature.”
“Oh, hush,” she told them. “I found him rather pleasant.”
“Bloodsucker. Stealer of souls.” The voices went on a rant.
Sighing, Ella settled down amidst the wails and cries in her head. Used to the noise in her mind, she fell asleep, dreaming of a tall dark stranger with an indistinct face. Dreams that left her hot and strangely aching. Dreams that saw her finally leaving the institution and living a normal life.
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Do you like a story about a vamp who just can't help himself? This erotic novella is now available at Liquid Silver Books.
ISBN: 978-1-59578-779-8
Editor: Victoria Miller - www.victoriaishstm.blogspot.com
Cover Artist: Amanda Kelsey - www.razzdazzdesign.com
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Five Cup Review for Crazy
"In a short number of pages, Eve Langlais did a great job of creating complex characters, and an unexpected story line.
This was one of those books that I was truly sad when it was over. "
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Dodie of Happily Ever After Reviews
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Four and Three Quarter Review for Crazy
"Ms. Langlais snags our attention with her unique and somewhat quirky main characters. I found myself drawn to them immediately and was especially taken with Ella...
Overall, I found Crazy to be well-written, amusing, and a very good time indeed. Its mixture of humor, sensuality, and vampire romance offered me a refreshing change of pace from more serious, emotional fare, and I would have no problem recommending it to others."
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Bobby D Whitney
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Four and a Half Lip Review for Crazy
"I absolutely loved this sexy, lighthearted little gem! Although it has a few dark moments, Crazy by Eve Langlais is a quick, engaging read ...
Although Zane isn't quite the evil bloodsucking monster they think he is, he's definitely a product of his nature as he doesn't shy away from exacting bloody retribution for wrongs done to Ella. "
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Merrylee Of Two Lips Reviews
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Four Drop Review for Crazy
"I enjoyed this novella. I thought the story was unique and fun.
I thought the whole story flowed very well. I hope that there will be more in this series..."
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Athenna of Paranormal Haven
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Five Howl Review for Crazy
"I loved Crazy. It’s a unique, sexy and fast pace vampire story...
...Warning you may find some violence when Zane goes to take Ella’s maidenhood. LOL this was such a good idea! I was laughing and intrigued the whole time on how these two were going to figure this one out."
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Laurie of Bitten By Paranormal Romance
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Five Star Review for Crazy
"Crazy” is a very unique story that grabs the reader’s attention right from the very start!
This is one book that will have you wishing you could turn the pages faster and faster as you become entranced in Zane and Ella’s story!
“Crazy” will have you on the edge of your seat and laughing out loud all at the same time!"
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Janean of Night Owl Romance
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Five Heart Review for Crazy
"I fell in love with the charaters in this book.
... The sexual tension is great. I like when a couple have a little tension and don't jump right into bed after meeting each other even though they want to. "
Danielle of Romance Book Junkies
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Four and a Half Diamond Review for Crazy
"The plot is unbelievably unique and interesting, and the characters have great personality.
...Zane and Ella are incredibly sweet together, and I especially love the way Zane does little things for Ella who has never really experienced life. "
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Cassandra Parker of Got Erotic Romance
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Awesome Review For Crazy
"Crazy is a fantastic read. While it is a novella, it is a yummy tidbit that makes me want to go back for more!
...Run out and grab this tidbit, it is a fun, quick read that I hope bridges into a series of books! "
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Jillian Schuler of Paranormal Romance
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Four Star Review For Crazy
"The story is an action packed short that made my treadmill time fly by.
...The world building was fascinating. This could be a start to a great series."
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Michelle R. of The Romance Reviews
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