It's Friday! We're one of today's stops on the Strength blog tour hosted by Xpresso Book Tours . We have an excerpt and there's a tourwide giveaway to enter. Strength ( Mark of Nexus #1 ) by Carrie Butler New Adult Paranormal Romance Paperback/eBook, 389 pages Publication: March 7th 2013 by Sapphire Star Publishing PURCHASE: Amazon | Barnes & Noble When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, her rumor-laced notions are shattered. Handsome, considerate, and seemingly sane, Wallace Blake doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, screaming and banging on the walls of his dorm room. Hell, he doesn’t look like he spends his nights alone, period. Too curious for her own good, Rena vows to uncover the truth behind Wallace’s madman reputation--and how two seconds of contact had left her with bruises. Of course, there are a few setbacks along the way: guilt, admiration, fe...