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Pub Date Oct 30 2011 | Archive Date Oct 28 2012

Description

What price would you pay to survive?
In the darkness of a WWI battlefield, young Legionnaire Edouard Montreuil lies dying. As teeth nibble his flesh, a voice whispers, Do you want to live? Frightened and desperate, Edouard bargains his freedom for a second chance.
Aboard the Flèche, a grim submarine captained by the nightmare who granted Edouard new life, Edouard pays the price for his survival. Each night, he gives his body to his captain as the bells sound first watch. But surviving is not living, and as the days stretch into months beneath the waves, Edouard grows desperate for escape.
Can Edouard’s old comrade Farid Ruiz help him break this devil's bargain, or will Ruiz fall to the same fate, trapped beneath the waves at the mercy of a monster whose hunger knows no bounds? Edouard and Ruiz served together once before, and slept together too, but courage and passion failed to save them from the eldritch beasts who roamed the night. This time, the cost of failure is nothing so clean or simple as death, and the spoils of victory are not just life, but love. (Publisher's note: This title contains mildly explicit sexual content.)

What price would you pay to survive?
In the darkness of a WWI battlefield, young Legionnaire Edouard Montreuil lies dying. As teeth nibble his flesh, a voice whispers, Do you want to live?...


Advance Praise

4 Stars: [A] very interesting and well-written horror story that kept me on the edge of my seat . . . I’m glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and read it. --Romance Around the Corner
4.5 Stars: [A] romantic tale with tinges of Lovecraftian poetry. --Mrs. Giggles
4 Stars: [D]ynamic, inventive, plays quite a bit with tone and mood, and really makes you work for the story. --Brief Encounters
5 Stars: [S]uspenseful and full of intrigue. [T]his story was wonderful. --Top2Bottom Reviews
5 Stars: I’m so glad I didn’t let the tentacles scare me off; I’d have missed out on a fabulous book by an amazing writer. Vivid descriptions painted a world I could see, strong, deep characters I could feel, and fabulous worldbuilding. Bottom line: I cannot recommend this one highly enough. I need a higher rating system, 5 stars is not enough. --Amara's Place

4 Stars: [A] very interesting and well-written horror story that kept me on the edge of my seat . . . I’m glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and read it. --Romance Around the Corner
4.5 Stars:...


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