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Christine Rains: Romance in 1304 The Harbnger


Christine Rains is continuing her theme of romance in the 13th Floor Series over here on my blog! Take it away, Christine!

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1304 – The Harbinger
By Christine Rains

MEIRA & SAM

Life is wonderful for modern day harpy Meira Harper. Her jobs consist of wearing designer shoes and fetching souls for Zeus. Well, it's wonderful until she gets the command to collect the soul of the man she loves. She's willing to do whatever it takes to save Sam, even if it means him rejecting her for never revealing her true self and being turned into a poodle by Hera.

Sam Wright loves the simple things in life. Family, good people, and his beautiful girlfriend. When he dies saving a woman and her daughter, his soul is claimed by Zeus. What Sam discovers when he's taken to Olympus is that Meira managed to get him a chance to live by participating in three challenges set up by the gods. He may be a hero, but the gods never play fairly.

Meira and Sam have been dating for a few months. Their chance at a life together is taken from them, and though Meira believes she'll never get him back, she's going to make sure he lives. It's bad enough that Sam sees her true form as a harpy with her ugly bird feet, but he wants a simple life. No drama or lies. It's one thing to have her heart broken when Sam states he couldn't handle her lies, but to know that they could've never had a life together even if he didn't die tears her up inside.

It was a big challenge for me to not let this story turn into a tragedy. Meira and Sam go through the wringer more so than any other couple in the 13th Floor series. The gods are merciless, but so are the actions taken by one with a good heart. Pick up The Harbinger and discover if Meira and Sam find their happily ever after, the gods get what they want as usual, or if everyone ends up as yappy little dogs. 

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Title: 1304 – The Harbinger (The 13th Floor series, #4)
Author: Christine Rains
Genre: paranormal romance
Release date: March 13th, 2013

Blurb:
Meira Harper loves both her jobs: talking about beautiful shoes and fetching souls for Zeus. But the Thunder God threatens the harpy's loyalty to her job when she receives the call to bring the soul of gorgeous Sam Wright. Meira pleads with her boss to let him live. Zeus agrees, but Sam must fight for his life. If Sam can win three challenges, he can keep his soul.

The gods never play fairly, though, so Meira needs to find ways to help Sam with the challenges. She cannot outwardly cross her master, but she refuses to let the man she loves lose his soul. They haven't even had a chance to start a life together.

Sam's soul is on the line. Meira's will be too if she's caught, but that's a risk she's willing to take.


Author Bio:
Christine Rains is a writer, blogger, and geek mom. She has four degrees which help nothing with motherhood, but make her a great Jeopardy player. When she's not writing or reading, she having adventures with her son or watching cheesy movies on Syfy Channel. She's a member of Untethered Realms and S.C.I.F.I. The 13th Floor series is her first self-published series. She has five novellas and eighteen short stories published.

Website: http://christinerains.net/
Blog: http://christinerains-writer.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorchristinerains
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@CRainsWriter
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4017568.Christine_Rains

Here are the purchase links for The Harbinger:
Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/The-Harbinger-13th-Floor-ebook/dp/B00BPE7O54
B&N - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-harbinger-christine-rains/1114768579?ean=2940016351216
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/292455
Kobo - http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Harbinger/book-nrwmA6Z_y0CZgcK6l7J0Yw/page1.html?s=SQlrLbZyHk6IBygEmPBkog&r=1
Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17381141-1304---the-harbinger 

ALSO The Marquis is now FREE. Here are the free links for it:
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/263042
Kobo - http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Marquis/book-DvgDusq6pEqXVQA4NHiYpA/page1.html

Happy Wednesday, y'all! 
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  1. Annalisa Crawford13 March 2013 at 07:57

    It sounds like another great story, well done Christine :-)

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  2. Sheena-kay Graham13 March 2013 at 09:20

    Yup the gods like Zeus are an unfair bunch. I really like the modern twist you put on this story. Sounds like an exciting read.

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    1. Christine Rains13 March 2013 at 12:09

      Thank you! Zeus and the rest of the gods are devious, but so much fun to write.

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  3. Christine Rains13 March 2013 at 12:09

    Thanks for hosting me today, Kyra! :) Four down, two more to go!

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  4. Alex J. Cavanaugh13 March 2013 at 12:40

    Ready for another great story from Christine!

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  5. jaybird13 March 2013 at 13:35

    Sounds great Christine!

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  6. Cherie Reich13 March 2013 at 14:46

    The gods never play fair, but they really don't have to. LOL! I'm so glad Meira got Sam a fighting chance to live. :)

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    1. Christine Rains13 March 2013 at 17:46

      That's so true! *LOL* Besides, it's more entertaining when they don't. Hehehe!

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  7. Sherry Ellis13 March 2013 at 17:14

    Sounds kind of like a Romeo and Juliet story!

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    1. Christine Rains13 March 2013 at 17:47

      At least Romeo and Juliet didn't have to deal with supernatural monsters! :)

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  8. Elizabeth Seckman13 March 2013 at 18:02

    Harbinger has to be one of the coolest words. It's in my top twenty. (Serendipity is #1...I knew you were curious!)

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    1. Unknown13 March 2013 at 18:07

      I know I was curious! and agreed, it's a cool word! I'm always amazed by Christene's choice of characters! Excellent!

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  9. Suzanne Furness13 March 2013 at 18:34

    Congrats to Christine :)

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  10. Jai13 March 2013 at 20:03

    Congratulations. It is a wonderful story.

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  11. M Pax13 March 2013 at 21:39

    Oh dear! A poodle? At least they still have some fashion sense. I really look forward to reading this.

    Happy Wednesday, Kyra! Congrats Christine!

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    1. Christine Rains13 March 2013 at 23:44

      Thanks, Mary! Yes, well, it is Hera turning people into dogs. And she has the finest fashion sense of all women!

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  12. Heather R. Holden14 March 2013 at 01:01

    Wow, intense! I love all the obstacles that Meira and Sam have to face. That, plus my utter fangirliness for Greek mythology, easily makes this the 13th Floor book I'm most intrigued about! :D

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  13. Tammy Theriault14 March 2013 at 01:41

    That's it! I'm renting a room on floor 13!! :D

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  14. Tammy Theriault14 March 2013 at 01:43

    That's it! I'm renting a room on floor 13!! :D

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    1. Christine Rains14 March 2013 at 23:09

      *LOL* IF the 13th Floor allows you to. hehehe!

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  15. Nick Wilford14 March 2013 at 12:12

    Congrats Christine! This sounds intense. Those Greek gods tend to be tricksy characters.

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  16. Michelle Wallace15 March 2013 at 13:17

    Congrats to Christine!
    I love words, and so I'm off to google Harbinger... not too sure about its meaning...

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    1. Christine Rains15 March 2013 at 17:36

      Thank you, Michelle! I wasn't sure of its meaning before I wrote this book either. Yet calling the story "The Harpy" didn't have as nice of a ring to it.

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  17. Mina Burrows15 March 2013 at 14:15

    Christine knows how to make it rain, baby. Congrats to her. :)

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    1. Christine Rains15 March 2013 at 17:37

      Mina, thank you! It's so much torturing characters in love. BWUHAHAHAHA!!!

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  18. Nicole15 March 2013 at 18:00

    Another good installment for the 13th Floor series!

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  19. Melissa15 March 2013 at 18:09

    Another great installment! :D

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  20. Laura17 March 2013 at 16:51

    this sounds fab - next on my TBR list me thinks!!!

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  21. Anonymous16 April 2013 at 04:43

    I know what you mean. Although I don't draw the settings (I know I should, but then I have a million other stuff I should do for my fantasy as well. Sigh.), I've researched prevalent architecture for the buildings I used and collected photos so that I know where I am and what I'm talking about.
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