Love in Suspense exclusive: Trailer reveal for 'Nocte' by Courtney Cole

From USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author Courtney Cole comes a spellbinding dark thriller rife with secrets, emotion and romance. Nocte is the kind of novel that flares goose bumps to life on your skin, the kind that gets your heart pounding as you devour every page trying to unravel the twisted layers of the story.

I'm thrilled to exclusively share with you an excerpt and the never-before-seen book trailer for Nocte, out Nov. 3.

SYNOPSIS (courtesy of Lakehouse Press)

My name is Calla Price. I'm eighteen years old, and I'm one half of a whole.

My other half — my twin brother, my Finn — is crazy.

I love him. More than life, more than anything. And even though I'm terrified he'll suck me down with him, no one can save him but me.

I'm doing all I can to stay afloat in a sea of insanity, but I'm drowning more and more each day.

So I reach out for a lifeline.

Dare DuBray.

He's my savior and my anti-Christ. His arms are where I feel safe, where I'm afraid, where I belong, where I'm lost. He will heal me, break me, love me and hate me.

He has the power to destroy me.

Maybe that's OK. Because I can't seem to save Finn and love Dare without everyone getting hurt.

Why? Because of a secret.

A secret I'm so busy trying to figure out, that I never see it coming.

You won't either.

LETTER FROM COURTNEY COLE

Dear Reader,

I once considered not writing this story. It was too dark, too twisted, too much, too, too, too.

Obviously, I changed my mind. But I re-wrote it in four different ways first, trying to make it different, more easily palatable, softer.

It didn't work.

So I went back to my original idea, the idea that I loved. The idea that I dreamed about and lived and breathed until it was done the way I wanted it, the way it has to be.

I know you're capable of reading it. I know you're capable of putting yourselves back together again when it's all over. I have faith in you.

Is this story dark?

Yes.

It is twisted?

At times.

Will it slap you in the face?

Absolutely.

Will it have you flipping the pages, trying to figure it out, trying to get to the climax, trying to breathe?

God, I hope so.

I wrote this story the way it needed to be written. I couldn't sugarcoat it. I couldn't water it down. It is this way because the story demands it.

I'm not sorry.

BOOK TRAILER

(If you can't see the video here, you can watch it on YouTube.)

EXCERPT

Glancing up, I suck my breath in when I find dark eyes connected to mine, eyes so dark they're almost black, and the energy in them is enough to freeze me in place.

A boy is attached to the dark gaze.

A man.

He's probably no more than twenty or twenty-one, but everything about him screams man. There's no boy in him. That part of him is very clearly gone. I see it in his eyes, in the way he holds himself, in the perceptive way he takes in his surroundings, then stares at me with singular focus, like we're somehow connected by a tether. He's got a million contradictions in his eyes…aloofness, warmth, mystery, charm, and something else I can't define.

He's muscular, tall, and wearing a tattered black sweatshirt that says "Irony is lost on you" in orange letters. His dark jeans are belted with black leather, and a silver band encircles his middle finger.

Dark hair tumbles into his face and a hand with long fingers impatiently brushes it back, all the while his eyes are still connected with mine. His jaw is strong and masculine, with the barest hint of stubble.

His gaze is still connected to mine, like a livewire, or a lightning bolt. I can feel the charge of it racing along my skin, like a million tiny fingers, flushing my cheeks. My lungs flutter and I swallow hard.

And then, he smiles at me.

At me.

Because I don't know him and he doesn't know better.

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For more information about Courtney and her books, visit courtneycolewrites.com. Nocte is now available for pre-order on Amazon, iTunes and Kobo.

Vilma Gonzalez is a blogger, reader, marketer, wife and mom. She has an insatiable appetite for happily ever afters and a deep love of the written word. You can find more about her and read full book reviews at Vilma's Book Blog. Please e-mail Vilma at loveinsuspense@gmail.com about content related to this column. Due to the volume of mail, e-mails may not be answered personally, but all will be read.