Whispered Thoughts: Blitz: Tattoo By: Cambria Hebert

Publication date: March 10th 2014

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

~What's It About?~

***This is a new adult contemporary novel and contains sexual content and graphic language. It is not intended for young adult readers.***

A tattoo gets them in trouble… He will get them out.

After years of cultivating an undercover identity, Brody West is finally off the case and free to live a life of his own. All that time spent in the company of criminals and killers left him a little jaded… and with an identity crisis. He isn’t sure who he is anymore, or who he wants to be.

To give him time to think, he takes a few days off to go fishing. On his way out of town, he makes a routine stop at the bank and finds himself flirting with the girl behind the counter.

But his flirtation is cut short when criminals burst into the bank and shoot her right before his eyes.

In attempt to administer first aid, Brody reveals a tattoo on his back. A mark that will drag him and the girl into the kind of situation he was trying to get away from. But he can’t walk away because he’s the only thing capable of keeping Taylor alive and bringing down the guys who shot her—guys who are seriously dangerous.

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~Excerpt~

I had to be in shock.

There was a reason I wasn’t more afraid. There was a reason I wasn’t screaming and fighting to get out of Brody’s arms and away from this god-awful dirty, abandoned, completely creepy gas station. My body wasn’t getting enough blood flow, likely because all the blood was flowing out of me instead of throughout my veins.

It was making me sluggish, slowing my response, and in defense, my body wasn’t making adrenaline. So naturally, I felt completely safe in this stranger’s arms.

Yeah. That was totally it.

It had nothing to do with the fact that he was shirtless, totally ripped, and covered in tattoos that practically screamed sex appeal. It also had nothing to do with the fact he was wearing a backward baseball cap that screamed thuggish behavior. Thuggish behavior was bad. It was very bad.

But so very good.

The thought caused me to shiver and in reaction to the small movement, Brody pulled me just a little bit closer to his chest. His heat was delicious and I felt my eyes begin to droop. Maybe all I needed was a little nap… just a few minutes to rest my eyes.

“Tay,” a nearby voice commanded. “No sleeping.”

I grunted in displeasure and forced my eyes back open, looking around the room. If I couldn’t sleep, then I would study my surroundings. The place looked the way one would expect an abandoned gas station to look. It was basically a large box with concrete walls and floors that were once covered in linoleum but now were peeling and dirty. In the center of the room were empty racks that likely used to hold merchandise. The counter at the front of the room was bare and crooked, like part of it was sinking into the floor. Behind it on the wall was a sign that read what I assumed was supposed to say QUICK MART except the Q and U were missing so it read as ICK MART.

It was actually very accurate.

The windows were all boarded up, with only slivers of sunlight filtering through, leaving ribbons of light across the dusty and trash-littered floor. Off in the corner was a pile of old brown leaves that would likely lie there until they turned to dust.

On the far end of the room were several large coolers, the kind that sat on the floor and opened from the top. They were no longer working, no longer white, and frankly I would be terrified to go and see what was inside them.

So this is where criminals hung out?

The movies made it look so much more glamorous.

“Down here,” one of the men called to Brody, and he pivoted around, following after the men who opened up a hidden door in the wall and disappeared. I could hear their boots clomping down a set of stairs and fear clawed its way up the back of my throat.

I felt my limbs go rigid. They wanted us to go into a basement?

~Meet 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.cambriahebert.com

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~Guest Post~

Are you hungry?

Well if you aren’t you might be after you read this post. Lol.

In my new book Tattoo, the main character Brody practically proposes marriage to the woman who made a Pumpkin French Toast Bake. It’s that good. And yeah, he’s just that charming. Ha ha ha.

I happen to love this tasty dish as well, I’ve made it lots of times so I knew I wanted to add it to the book when Brody needed something to fill him up.

And because it’s so good I want to share the recipe with you! You can also find this recipe in the back of Tattoo!

It’s so easy and makes the perfect weekend breakfast with a nice cup of coffee (and maybe a good book…)

So give it a try and tell me what you think!

Overnight Pumpkin French Toast Bake

INGREDIENTS

1 loaf of French bread (or any type of bread you have – I always use French bread. Its roughly 5-7 cups of bread cubed)

7 eggs

½ cup of Pumpkin puree

2 cups of milk (I use Almond milk you can use what you prefer)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1.5 tsp of ground cinnamon

Shake of ginger (I literally shake the spice canister over the bowl to add a little)

Shake of nutmeg (I literally shake the spice canister over the bowl to add a little)

Brown sugar for topping (3-4 tablespoons)

DIRECTIONS

Tear or cut the bread into chunks or bite sized pieces. Place bread cubes into a lightly greased 9 x13 baking dish and set aside. In a mixing bowl mix together the seven eggs, pumpkin, milk, vanilla and spices.

Pour the egg mixture over the bread cubes. Then using your hand press down lightly on the bread to soak the mixture through. Once the bread is moist cover the dish tightly with a lid or plastic wrap.

Refrigerate overnight.

In the morning (Good morning!) preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Sprinkle the brown sugar over top of the French toast (be as generous as you like).

Bake the French toast for 35-45 minutes.

Serve warm with syrup or honey drizzled over the top (I also put butter on mine)!
Enjoy!

Doesn’t that look sooo good? Trust me it is!

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