Within the Walls by Dre Keeton Book Tour and Giveaway :)
Within
the Walls
by
Dre Keeton
Genre:
Paranormal Romance, Dystopian
Perfect
opposites in a far from perfect world.
Jackson
and Lenah are from two different worlds. Lenah is among the elite in
Sundale City. Jackson, on the other hand, is broke, Psycho Infected
and has a criminal record growing by the minute. It’s safe to say,
in another life, the two would never have crossed paths.
But
when Jackson is assigned to work for Lenah in an effort to use his PI
abilities for something productive, things get complicated.
As
their worlds collide, they realize how much they’ve both suffered
and struggled with the darkness the infection brought the world.
But
the closer they become, the more dangerous things get. It isn’t
just that PI and human relationships are forbidden, but Lenah's
powerful fiancé has no intention of letting her go. And as people in
the American Walled Cities start disappearing, Jackson and Lenah
discover there's something even more sinister at play than her
pending nuptials.
Lenah
Noseki strolled from the parking lot, bravely moving toward the
cluster of protestors outside. They were a not-so-quiet ambush
waiting for her as she made her way toward the hospital.
“Back
off!” she yelled at a horde of men and women who pushed into her,
trying to block her way to the front doors of the building. It
wasn’t as if she wanted to be there. It wasn’t like she was
thrilled to be signing away her brother’s life. Just like them, she
longed for the days before the infection. But this was life now. “I
said, ‘Back off!’” Lenah shouted again as a group of women
linked arms in front of her. It
had only taken her seven years to get the hang of it, but she’d
finally grown accustomed to the pushy nature of selfrighteous
protesters. She’d learned the hard way that niceties like “excuse
me” didn’t work for these people. They were too blinded by their
cause to extend common courtesy.
No,
Lenah knew she had to wear her game face with this crowd. The irony
was that she agreed with them, for the most part. She wasn’t a
fanatic, but the infection sucked. Particularly on a day like today.
But that didn’t mean she was going to stand in the street holding
up traffic like a raving lunatic. Honestly, who had the time? Lenah
wiped her hands down the sides of her pants, her palms sweating with
anticipation as she moved further into the crowd, bursting through
human fences and stepping over sitting protesters. The
chaos was starting to get to her. She’d been a seesaw all
morning—up and down on how confident she was with her choice. “Do
you not believe in the sanctity of life, young lady?” A graying old
man stepped into Lenah’s path. “Every life has the potential to
bloom. Don’t give in to the will of the abominations. Protect your
loved ones, and don’t offer them up on a silver platter!” he
yelled at her as she tried to push past him. His wrinkled
hands held on firmly to a sign that read “Don’t let our lives go
over Psycho!” Lenah
rolled her eyes and made an attempt to go around him, but he shifted,
determined to complicate her morning. “Move it, old man, or the
bloom of your life will end right here and now. No Psycho necessary.”
Planting her feet, she narrowed her eyes at him, watching as surprise
flickered across his features. He obviously hadn’t been expecting
resistance. He
stepped away, drifting back into the crowd, and she smiled after him,
feeling like an accomplished badass. They didn’t usually run
scared. Things typically turned into a screaming match, but she must
have looked extra fierce that morning. Her high-puff ponytail and
fitted overalls must have given all of the “don’t fuck with me”
vibes she needed.
She
wiped at beads of sweat forming on her forehead, and the corners of
her smile inched downward. There was a reason she was extra fierce
today. She had to be. Butterflies
fluttered in her stomach as she approached the skyscraping hospital.
It was the only one in Sundale, big enough to take up a city block,
and it triple-functioned as hospital, feeding center, and mental
institution.
She
was already exhausted, and the hardest part of her visit hadn’t
even started. She stopped in front of the large, PI-proof double
doors and sucked in a deep breath. She shivered as she pulled them
open and stepped inside.
Dre
Keeton is the oldest of three children, a tequila enthusiast, and
fueled by plants. One of her favorite things, aside from chatting
with her dog, is creating fictional worlds that seem likely. Dre is
an avid promoter of diversity in literature and seeks to mirror that
in her own work.
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I really enjoy these tours and all the terrific books I have been able to pick up along with my kids and sisters who love to read. Thanks for sharing with us, always great to find books my family enjoy reading. And thank you for the giveaway as well.
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