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Touch of Lightning (Lightning Touch Book 1) - Excerpt: First 4 Chapters

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*** This is the first 4 chapters as a sample to see if you like the story and my writing style before committing to paying for it. *** 
 
A dangerous job. A mining disaster. A declaration of love that may have come too late. 

Her job in a space station requires nerves of steel and a cold heart, but Lennina is paralyzed with fear for the life of her work partner each time there's an earthquake on the planet's surface. Her jealous boyfriend accuses her of having an affair with him and turns to violence when she denies it. 

Bruised and broken, she ends the relationship. Then when a quake traps miners underground, she discovers her work partner means more to her than life itself. 

As a new telepathic ability manifests itself, can Lennina use it to save the man she loves? 

TOUCH OF LIGHTNING is an exciting first book in the Lightning Touch Series that will transport sci-fi and paranormal fans to a distant space station, filled with suspense, danger, and romance. If you like reading stories about low-spice relationships with a slow-burn forbidden love and sassy, witty banter, you'll love this friends-to-lovers sci-fi adventure with a HEA.

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