{"id":21122,"date":"2017-04-23T08:28:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T12:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=21122"},"modified":"2017-04-23T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T19:23:27","slug":"release-blitz-excerpt-i-do-babe-hades-hangmen-5-5-by-tillie-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=21122","title":{"rendered":"Release Blitz &#038; Excerpt:  I Do, Babe: A Novella (Hades Hangmen, #5.5) by Tillie Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=21123\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"I Do Banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?fit=150%2C79&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21123 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?resize=640%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?resize=100%2C52&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?resize=150%2C79&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?resize=600%2C314&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/I-Do-Banner.jpg?resize=650%2C340&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oW9Si5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2pnXpol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nook\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/m0k7hd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iBooks\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2q1wvzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobo<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHEN DARKNESS AND LIGHT COMBINE, DESTINED SOULS WILL IGNITE . . .<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connected since childhood.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two souls: one dark and one pure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bracing to take the greatest step of all.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River \u2018Styx\u2019 Nash loves his woman. Ever since he met Mae at the fence of the cult that had kept her captive as a child, he has never loved anyone else. He loves her black hair, her pale skin and of course, her ice-blue \u2018wolf eyes\u2019.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Mae came crashing back into his life, his only wish has been to marry her; finally to make her his wife. But now the wedding is booked, and only weeks from forever having Mae by his side, a lifelong problem is plaguing him.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He wants to marry her; he has never wanted anything more . . .<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . . if only he could speak the words and declare it to the world.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salome \u2018Mae\u2019 Nash\u2019s life had been filled with heartache and pain . . . until, at age eight, she met a strange dark-haired boy from the outside world. Years later, and reunited with her great love, Mae is ready to solder her heart to his. Finally, Mae is getting ready to marry her man. But her fianc\u00e9 has become withdrawn. Something is deeply troubling him.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Mae has no idea what.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or what to do to help.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can Styx open up and conquer his deepest pain? Or will the infamous Hangmen Mute allow his fears to overcome his love for Mae and watch their much-anticipated wedding crumble to dust?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Dark Contemporary Romance. Contains explicit sexual situations, offensive language and mature topics. Recommended for age 18 and over.*<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***I Do, Babe: A Novella (Hades Hangmen #5.5) is to be read AFTER Damnable Grace (Hades Hangmen #5)***<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cMae,\u201d Bella whispered as I walked from the changing room and stood on the elevated plinth opposite my friends and sisters. The mirror was behind me, but I did not yet dare look at my reflection. I glanced at Bella sat beside Ruth, her mother-in-law and Rider\u2019s mama. Her eyes were filling with tears as she stared at me. Her hands were in front of her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you like it?\u201d I ran my hand over my pronounced stomach.<\/p>\n<p>Bella nodded. \u201cYou are perfect,\u201d she whispered. Ruth nodded in agreement.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at Maddie. \u201cMadds?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She smiled warmly. \u201cYou are beautiful, Mae, this dress only enhances that. But this gown could not suit you more if you tried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStyx will love it,\u201d Lilah said and held Grace tighter on her lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look like a Disney princess,\u201d Grace said.<\/p>\n<p>A hand came down on my arm. I turned to see Beauty behind me. \u201cYou ever gonna look in the mirror, darlin\u2019?\u201d She smiled. This boutique belonged to a friend of Beauty\u2019s, and Beauty had practically organized my wedding for me. I was clueless where to even begin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look good, Mae.\u201d I smiled at Letti as she sat uncomfortably on the couch. She had told me she was here to support me, but she had no opinion in such matters as wedding dress shopping. Or anything girly, she\u2019d said affectionately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn, honey,\u201d Lilah said and I nodded my head. I had no idea why I was so nervous. I knew that Styx loved me and I loved him. I felt as though I had been waiting for this day my whole life. That I had been waiting for the day I finally cemented him as mine.<\/p>\n<p>Forever mine, and me forever his.<\/p>\n<p>Closing my eyes, I turned, allowing Beauty to guide me. \u201cYou ready?\u201d she whispered. I pulled up the image of Styx in my mind. Me in his arms as we lay in bed. His large tattooed arms holding me close as we spoke. His voice gruff and deep. Then I pictured us laughing. The infamous Hangmen Mute of the Hades Hangmen, so different with me than with anybody else. To others he was aloof, silent, and menacing. But to me, he was loving, caring, and the most beautiful soul in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The other half of my heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Hades Hangmen series<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div data-post-id=\"15431\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-15431 \"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=1077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=2132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/It-Aint-Me-Babe-80.jpg?fit=80%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"80,122\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/398cvkW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1136317716?ean=2940163089048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/my-maddie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/MyMaddieiBooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iBooks\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Untitled (#9) <\/strong>(Viking)<br \/>\nTo be released<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=8010\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tillie-Cole.jpg?resize=200%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tillie-Cole.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tillie-Cole.jpg?resize=100%2C126&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Tillie-Cole.jpg?resize=150%2C189&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Tillie Cole hails from a small town in the North-East of England. She grew up on a farm with her English mother, Scottish father and older sister and a multitude of rescue animals. As soon as she could, Tillie left her rural roots for the bright lights of the big city.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After graduating from Newcastle University with a BA Hons in Religious Studies, Tillie followed her Professional Rugby player husband around the world for a decade, becoming a teacher in between and thoroughly enjoyed teaching High School students Social Studies before putting pen to paper, and finishing her first novel.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tillie has now settled in Austin, Texas, where she is finally able to sit down and write, throwing herself into fantasy worlds and the fabulous minds of her characters.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tillie is both an independent and traditionally published author, and writes many genres including: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance, Young Adult and New Adult novels.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When she is not writing, Tillie enjoys nothing more than curling up on her couch watching movies, drinking far too much coffee, while convincing herself that she really doesn\u2019t need that extra square of chocolate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/tilliecole.com\">WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0|<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tilliecoleauthor\"><b>FACEBOOK<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tillie_cole\"><b>TWITTER<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/authortilliecole\">INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0|<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tillie-Cole\/e\/B00COA8WSQ\/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1485686474&amp;sr=8-2-ent\"><b>AMAZON<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/7074846.Tillie_Cole\"><b>GOODREADS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?attachment_id=12671\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0828-e1490882371842.jpg?fit=350%2C66&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,66\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1459259983&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ardent Prose Button\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0828-e1490882371842.jpg?fit=150%2C28&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0828-e1490882371842.jpg?resize=350%2C66&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"66\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Amazon |\u00a0Nook\u00a0 |\u00a0 iBooks\u00a0 |\u00a0 Kobo &nbsp; Blurb WHEN DARKNESS AND LIGHT COMBINE, DESTINED SOULS WILL IGNITE . . . 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