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Enshrine
by
Chelle Bliss

Release Date: January 2016
Cover Photo: Eric Battershell Photography

Cover Models: Ani Saliasi & Anna Medvedeva

~ Synopsis ~

EVERYTHING CHANGED IN AN INSTANT.

I thought I knew what was important, but one phone call sent my life into a tailspin. Alone and afraid, I clung to the one man I shouldn’t. I was warned about him and told to stay away. “He’s dangerous,” they said. But the man who could hurt me the most, gave me the greatest comfort. "He's not who they think," I told myself. But just like an illusion, things are never what they seem.

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~ Excerpt ~

Becca, my best friend, snaps her fingers in my face. “Cal, are you listening to me?”

I smile and nod, but her words are distant. I’ve looked at my phone at least fifty times today. I’m on pins and needles waiting for an important phone call. One that could change my life, and I haven’t told a soul about it—not even Becca. Telling people makes it real, and I’m not ready to face the possibility I could have more important things to deal with than which pair of shoes to wear with my favorite Donna Karan dress.

“So what do you think?” Becca asks.

I blink a few times and pretend I heard her question. “You should do it.”

“Okay,” she says and hops off the stool.

I grab her hand, holding her next to me so I can find out exactly what I told her to do. “Where are you going?”

“I asked if I should try to fuck ‘The Butcher.’”

My mouth drops open and my eyes grow as wide as saucers. “Becca!” I yell and wrap my fingers around her hand. “Sit your ass down.” I glance over my shoulder, following her eyes to where he sits.

“He’s always looking over here, ogling you. I thought maybe he’d take the next best thing.”

I gawk at her, completely in shock. “You can’t be fucking serious.”

Slowly, she walks backward toward her seat. “I’m just kidding, asshole. You acted like you were listening, but you didn’t hear a damn thing. I just thought I’d fuck with you.”

“I’m sorry.” The guilt of ignoring her eats at me, and even though I want to tell her what’s going on, I don’t dare. “And for your information, Bruno isn’t ogling me.”

She fiddles with her cosmopolitan. “I think you should get your eyes checked next time you’re at the doctor, Cal. He’s always watching you. It’s sexy, but it also creeps me the fuck out. He’s so dangerous.”

I laugh, playing it off, but I’ve noticed it too. “Is he looking over here now?” I ask, refusing to turn around to look for myself.

She leans forward, her eyes peering behind me. “He is. He’s not taking his eyes off us either.”

“He probably thinks we’re trouble or something,” I say and hope she drops the topic because I’d rather find out what she was going on about before.

“You can pretend like you don’t think he’s hot, Cal, but I’ve seen you flirt with him more than once.”

I shake my head and chuckle softly. “Smiling and saying hello isn’t necessarily flirting.”

“He has a thing for you.”

“He probably has a thing for every girl in this place.”

“Nope.” She shakes her head vigorously and puckers her lips. “He wants you.”

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~ Review ~

Chelle Bliss has become one of the authors that I will read without even looking at the blurb. This book in itself was a pleasant surprise that was both different from Chelle's other books yet intriguing and inspiring.

One phone call can change everything and in an instant it did for Callie. The choice was her's to fight or succumb to her situation.

Appearances can be deceiving and they most definitely were in this case. I totally fell for both Callie and Bruno. The adoration from a far was kept low key until the moment that Callie was in need.

What appeared to make them an unlikely match made them that more compatible. I loved Callie's stubborn streak but I also loved that she finally let Bruno in. She seemed to be more at ease when they were together.

Bruno was most definitely more of a big teddy bear although that is only one side of him. Having dealt with a similar situation he was more than ready to jump in to help Callie. His behavior at times was a bit overbearing but it was all done out of affection. The way he was dismissive of any and all things but Callie was heart warming.

This book is a bit more of an emotional read from Chelle's other works and I loved it. This book made me laugh, smile and cry with the characters. This book is a standalone so if you are new to her work this would be a great place to start. I will be looking forward to what's next.

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~ About the Author ~

Chelle Bliss, USA Today Bestselling author, currently lives in a small town near the Gulf of Mexico. She's a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, and coffee fiend. Currently she's written a dozen books in three different series. She loves spending her free time with her boyfriend, 2 cats, and hamster.

Before becoming a writer, Chelle taught high school history for over ten years. She holds a master's degree in Instructional Technology and a bachelor's in history. Although history is her first love, writing has become her dream job and she can't imagine doing anything else.