Denial (Goblin's Kiss Series Book One)

DENIAL

Book One

Goblin’s Kiss Series

Cyndi Goodgame

Also by Cyndi Goodgame

(Fey Court Trilogy)

Deception

Tainted

Betrayal

Guardian
(Companion Novel to Deception)

(Marked Like Me Series)

Orion

Son of Ra

Scorpion

Daughter of
Anat

The Shadow
Queen

Protector
(Companion Novella to
Marked Like Me)

Mary Never Had a Lamb, She Was the
Lamb

(Twisted Nursery
Rhymes
for the
Paranormal)

Gargoyle (Hyde
Chronicles)

(Under Cover
Chronicles)

Under Cover

Over Darkness

(Siphon Chronicles)

Reviews of Cyndi Goodgame’s first
paranormal YA series released in June of 2012.

Reviews
of
Deception
:

“
Eeny, Meeny,
Miny, Moe! I choose this one. What
’
s not to love about a girl with
three guys who aren
’
t hard to look at? Who will it
be?” -Reading Junky

“
...I love the blend of romance
and paranormal in the story. The book starts out very normal and
then gets stranger and stranger until the real story begins.”
–Andrea H.

Reviews
of
Tainted
:

“
Gah!
I
’
m
in love with this series. :) The guys are yummy and the storyline
is complex. The book is intense and full of plot twists. I hope she
writes fast, because I am dying to get my hands on book three.” –
Andrea H.

“
...really good book. I only wish
they would release the third book!” – Hilary S.

“
As far as Fey books go, these are
near the top of my list.” – Scarlett J.

”
I loved this book. A great ending
to the series. I liked how the book ended although I could have
seen this go another way as well. I was so excited to see if Pike,
Ian, or Kin win the girl in the end. I was rooting for Pike
although I knew that was not a likely. This is a great series that
I will re-read many times to come! Love it!” - Amy

© June 2013 Cyndi Goodgame

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Acknowledgements go to the various authors of classic fiction who
wrote so eloquently that their words have become easy to quote in
today’s written word.

ISBN:
9781311137012

[1. Supernatural-Fiction. 2.
Goblins-Fiction. 3. Wilderness, Mountains. 4. Royalty-Fiction 5.
Tennessee- Fiction 6. Witches-Fiction 7. Magic-Fiction]

Cover Model: Jessica
Cain

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Whitney. Ellen. Jessica.

Summary:

Where there is
a
will
, there is
a
way
.

Emma has a secret. A power she
cannot control.

Emma started her first day of
senior year. The only new guy in school catches the eye of all,
including hers. He has a single target though. Emma.

She stopped
frozen in her step the moment she saw him walking with the gaggle
of cheer girls behind him. A staring contest and feelings she
cannot explain twist into something
unnatural
. Emma breaks the
semi-standoff with this stranger, but something happened in that
moment. Something dangerously close to magical like the strange
powers hidden inside her meant only to be seen in fairy
tales.

Ames Cahn is not
good. He has a past.

A dark past that
is not
natural
.
But is it darker than Emma can handle? On one hand he does not
care, he has to have her. On the other, can he taint something so
pure and good even if she could not help her heritage? But the king
wants her which makes her untouchable and not to be tampered
with.

Essentially alone in this world,
Emma does not know her real parents. Her birth is a mystery and
this guy says he knows the answers to all her questions. Will she
turn away from destiny?

Caught between two very different
worlds, Emma must make a choice that is not easy. When she faces
finality of the truth, she is confronted with the fear that even
Ames cannot save her from a fate worse than death.

I felt the energy spike before she
started in with her nagging. Lately, everything made me frustrated
and upset. I wouldn’t be able to hide my abilities
forever.

“You
so
cannot do this to me,
Emma,” Tonya crooned into my ear holding the red chiffon scarf that
was my favorite. We were late for school

I mocked her words but gained not
one response except her usual doe-eyed begging.

“Please. You
haven
’
t let me borrow any of
your
scarves, belts, or any other accessories since
sophomore year. Don
’
t pretend with me. Whining gets
you moldy cheese and sour grapes.”

“You are such a
downer,” Tonya paused and put on the charm flashing me a reminder
of my stupid “talents” that marked her skin in some funky way. Her
palm always held a glow after I let her sneak a peek at the box of
gold coins in my father
’s
desk. I’
ve regretted that and the others
I
’
ve
tested it out on ever since. She had no idea they were there, but I
did. “I promise I won
’
t ask for anything else. And it
looks better on me anyway. I
’
m the one with red.” Tonya
swiveled her hip and pointed up to the auburn highlights in her
hair. “And it would never match those freaky eyes of
yours.”

I detected the
heat of the heat rise through my body and hold friction in my
hands. I didn
’
t like comments on my eyes. The
rumors were I
’
d always worn contacts to make
them this blue. They really were the color of a sapphire. When I
was little, I wore a sapphire pendant my stepmother bought me for
my birthday for a few weeks thinking it was amazing they matched so
closely. That was when the harmless teasing began which eventually
turned into name-calling. “She
’
s evil. She
’
s a witch.
She
’
s the devil.”

Tonya got that familiar look of
fear she held when she knew it was taken too far. She took two
steps backward and that was all I needed to know I looked freakier
than ever.

Pulling in the
control, I opened my eyes with the hope that they were normal
again. I’d heard all that before and it was easier to give in than
to argue with Tonya. It wasn
’
t worth the
fight.