Aloha to Fleet Week with CL Parker and NEXUS

We continue our Fleet Week celebrations with Navy Veteran turned paranormal author CL Parker!   From her blog (at this link),

C.L. Parker is a paranormal romance author who writes smut and knows how to use it. She smokes like a cowboy, drinks Patron Silver like a fish, and cusses like a sailor. In her world, everything truly does happen for a reason. 

CL is celebrating the release of her third book, NEXUS, in her SUPERNOVA SAGA:

Kerrigan Cruz and Dominic Grayson have fulfilled their destiny, clearing the way for a new Guardian of the Light to emerge. The product of her parents’ mixed bloodlines, Victoria Milena Cruz-Grayson must defend the world as the only Guardian of Mankind in existence.

With the weight of the world on her shoulders, Tori must find a way to keep it from falling before the gravity of her existence sends her crashing to her knees and mankind along with her. The real war is inside her psyche; good versus evil in a battle between Light and Dark. But she is not alone in her quest.

The Guardian of the Guardian, Dante is destined to fight by her side. With an arsenal of wicked charm, seduction, and the ability to ignite a raging inferno, his allure is powerful. Will it be enough to convince Tori to choose him?

Coming between them is a man whose existence is confined to her dreams. The only friend Tori has ever known, a man she has grown to love over her short eighteen years. She doesn’t know his name, or why he’s there, but she can’t deny the feelings she has for him. There’s only one problem; when he leaves, her dreams become nightmares plagued by demonic beings hellbent on viciously murdering her loved ones. Over and over again.

Two men, both pledging their undying love and unyielding loyalty, but one is not at all what he seems.

Torn between her lifelong friend and the man destined to stand by her side, the Guardian of Mankind must choose her path. The fate of the world depends on her getting it right. But how can she choose when she doesn’t really know who she is to begin with?

Nexus: There is one truth . . . Everything happens for a reason.

I previously interviewed CL at this link.  To celebrate Fleet Week with CL, I am giving away a "A Guardian of the Guardian" souvenir - a USS Missouri souvenir.   The USS Missouri, nicknamed The Mighty Mo, stands guard over the USS Arizona Memorial.  To enter the giveaway,

1.  Leave a comment about your favorite story of "good versus evil in a battle between Light and Dark".   It can be real or fictional.    For me, Pearl Harbor is that story.   Despite the surprise attack, the US military forces valiantly counter attacked, regrouped, and engaged the Japanese military throughout the Pacific.

2.  This giveaway is open to all readers.

3.  Comments are open through Saturday, October 13, 10 pm in Hawaii.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, October 14.

Mahalo,

Kim in Hawaii

From the Medal of Honor Book of Quotes, I offer the last entry from World War II veterans, Richard M. McCool, Jr., United States Navy,

My Medal of Honor should be shared with my shipmates - when trouble strikes, one's first impulse must always be to take care of one's shipmates.  We all tried to do that.

Lt McCool received the Medal of Honor from President Truman.
McCool also served in Korea and Vietnam, retiring as a Captain.