Book Tour: The Missing by Shiloh Walker

LOVE LOST
As a teenager, Taige Branch was able to do things with her psychic gift that others couldn't understand - except for Cullen Morgan, the boy who stole her heart. He did his best to accept her abilities, until his mother was brutally murdered - and he couldn't forgive Taige for not preventing her death.

PASSION FOUND
Now a widowed father, Cullen Morgan has never forgotten Taige. but what brings her back into his life is another tragic event. His beloved little girl has been kidnapped, and Taige is his only hope of finding her.

A LOVE THAT NEVER DIED
Working together against the clock, Cullen and Taige can't help but wonder whether - if the find his daughter in time - it isn't too late for the overpowering love that still burns between them...

Title: The Missing
Author: Shiloh Walker
Format: paperback, 313 pages
Genre: paranormal, romance
Source: review copy
Published: re-released July 6, 2010
Buy the book: The Book Depository | Kindle

My Thoughts
The Missing is the second book by Shiloh Walker that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed Broken so when Ms. Walker asked if I would put together a book tour for the re-release of The Missing, I couldn’t say no.

I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive at first with the psychic element of the book but I was okay with the way things panned out. I wasn’t turned away by it; instead it drew me in.

I felt for Taige, really felt for her for all the trials and tribulations she had endured. She lost her parents at a young age thus has to live with her God-fearing uncle, who thinks she’s a demon child. She’s stuck with this so-called “gift” where she has psychic dreams and visions. Not only does a power like that make you feel obligated to do something with it, it also leaves you feeling guilty when you can’t.

Taige meets Cullen when she’s 15 years old in the summer of 1992. Cullen is on vacation with his family in Alabama where Taige lives. For him, it was instant attraction. He was determined to get to know Taige but she was a little reluctant at first, not wanting to be just a summer fling. But over the course of four years, the relationship between the two has definitely blossomed.

Then fate takes a turn for the worse when Cullen’s mother gets brutally murdered. Cullen blames Taige for not saving her in time. After a tension-filled romp, he tells Taige that he doesn’t want to see or talk to her again. Twelve years pass. Cullen has never stopped thinking about Taige. But now he needs her; his daughter has been kidnapped and he knows Taige is the only one that can help him find her.

I like the connection that is made between the characters. The storyline (and timeline) was thought out and planned very well. Without going into too much and giving anything away, there is a twist in the story that gave me chills.

The Missing took me on an emotional rollercoaster. I laughed at times, I cried at times. Then there was the time that I wanted to strangle Cullen with my bare hands. The chemistry between Taige and Cullen is undeniable, even through the rough patches. (And when I say rough, we’re talking like 40 grit sandpaper rough.) The intimate, sizzling love scenes had me salivating for more. Ms. Walker writes some good, dirty, borderline erotic love scenes (or maybe they are “erotic”…?). You, too, will be asking for more!

The Book Vixen’s Rating

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And now I will leave you with an excerpt to tickle your fancy ;)

The Missing-Excerpt One

“Try,” she said grimly. Her eyes were stark and cool, the dull, leaden gray of a winter sky. Everything about her had gone cold and distant.

Apprehension gnawed at him, but then she twined her fingers with his. “Things are moving a little too fast for me right now, Cullen,” she murmured. Her gaze lowered, and her lashes shielded her eyes from him. “I know I threw a lot at you, but none of it is easy for me to talk about. I just can’t do it right now. I don’t even know which way is up. I need some time to level out.”

A sigh escaped him. Reaching up, he cupped her chin and lifted it so he could see her eyes. “This isn’t done, Taige.” Cullen stroked her lower lip with his thumb. He bent his head and pressed a kiss to the corner of her mouth. “We got enough going on right now, that’s for certain. But this isn’t done. And while you’re leveling out, there’s some­thing you need to keep in mind. I meant every word I said before, when I told you that I still love you and that I want you back in my life.”

Cullen slanted his mouth over hers, cupping his hand over the back of her skull and holding her still. Under his mouth, she was soft and sweet. She sighed into his mouth, and when he slid a hand up her side, she arched into him with a moan.

Urging her backward, he covered her body with his. Her hands slid under his shirt, her fingers cool and agile, stroking over the sensitive skin of his lower back and then dipping under the waistband of his jeans.

“You certain you want to do this out here?” she murmured against his lips. “We’re going to get sand everywhere.”

Be sure to check out the next stop on The Missing Book Tour at The Fiction Enthusiast tomorrow! She will have her review up with another excerpt for you to enjoy.