The Shed
by Dianne
Hartsock
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BLURB:
As
a Certified Mental Health Therapist, Scott Reid has his share of interesting
experiences, though nothing compares with the time he spends with the psychic,
Alex Elson. Plagued by terrifying images and dreams, Alex turns to Doctor Reid
in the hopes of learning to control his visions. Instead, Scott is pulled into
Alex’s world, where dreams and reality mix and nightmares are real.
Two
young men, brothers, have been abducted from the lake outside of Oakton without
a trace of who took them. That is, until Alex receives a silver pocket watch in
the mail belonging to the elder brother, a taunt from the kidnapper for Alex to
come find them. Alex’s visions turn at once into nightmares. Images flash in
his mind of an abandoned well and a terrified, lonely boy slowly dying at the
bottom. The shed looms close by, holding a horrifying secret, a dark place
Alex’s frightened mind refuses to go.
With
the help of Scott Reid, Alex endeavors to control his visions and find the
brutalized victims before death claims them. But the watch is ticking away and
time’s running out.
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CHILLER!!! Get ready for a thrill of a journey! Very impressed with the way this author took an idea and made it suspenseful and seat gripping! Look forward to ready many more from Dianne Hartsock!
CHILLER!!! Get ready for a thrill of a journey! Very impressed with the way this author took an idea and made it suspenseful and seat gripping! Look forward to ready many more from Dianne Hartsock!
Excerpt One:
“Hey Alex…” Justin’s voice trailed off, and he put the coffee
pot on the warmer and went over to him when the man didn’t respond. Scott
joined them, leaving his computer on the table as he passed. Alex’s eyes were
wide, unfocused as he stared out the window. His breath came quickly and sweat
beaded his forehead.
“What do you see?” Scott asked, voice mild, placid.
“It’s hot here. Grass is dry.” Alex’s whispered words sent a
shiver through Scott. He sounded…detached. “The forest is dark across the way.
Crows circle above the trees.”
“Alex, where are you right now?” Scott made the question a
demand.
A shudder ran Alex’s lean frame. “I’m in your office, Dr.
Reid. I see the garden through the window. But I’m also here, in this empty
field. Talk to me! I want to come away from here.”
Scott touched his hand. “Come home, Alex.”
“It’s hard. Something’s drawing me to the forest. God! I
don’t want to go in there.”
“Jane would want you to come home,” Scott said firmly, using
the ace up his sleeve. For a second he didn’t think even the deep love Alex had
for his wife could draw
him back, but then he blinked his eyes into focus, and gave
Scott a slight smile.
“Thank you. That’s a terrible place.”
“Is it a real place, do you think?”
Alex’s expression turned bleak. “Yes,” he whispered.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Dianne grew
up in one of the older houses in the middle of Los Angeles, a place of hardwood
floors and secret closets and back staircases. It’s where her love of the
mysterious and wonderful came from. Dianne now lives in the beautiful
Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly patient husband, who puts up with
the endless hours she spends hunched over the keyboard letting her characters
play.
She says
Oregon’s raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write. There’s something
about being cooped up in the house while it pours rain outside, a fire crackles
on the hearth inside, and a cup of hot coffee warms her hands which kindles her
imagination.
Currently,
Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the
perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich
colors and textures of flowers and foliage.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/diannehartsock
Amazon Author
Page: http://www.amazon.com/Dianne-Hartsock/e/B005106SYQ/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1361897239&sr=8-1
THE SHED
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