by
Donna Galanti
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GENRE:
Paranormal Suspense
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evil
comes in many forms…
One
by one, Laura Armstrong’s friends and adoptive family members are
being murdered, and despite her unique healing powers, she can do
nothing to stop it. The savage killer haunts her dreams, tormenting
her with the promise that she is next. Determined to find the killer,
she follows her visions to the site of a crashed meteorite in her
hometown. There, she meets Ben Fieldstone, who seeks answers about
his parents’ death the night the meteorite struck. In a race to
stop a madman, they unravel a frightening secret that binds them
together. But the killer’s desire to destroy Laura face-to-face
leads to a showdown that puts Laura and Ben’s emotional
relationship and Laura’s pure spirit to the test. With the killer
closing in, Laura discovers her destiny is linked to his, and she has
two choices—redeem him or kill him.
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Excerpt:
The man
could hear the child's bellowing cries coming from underneath the
blanket covering it. She pushed the child into his arms as if eager
to be rid of it. He took the bundle and handed the nurse his
packages. The nurse began to close the door when he heard another far
away cry.
The man
wedged his foot in the door. "What was that?"
"N-Nothing."
The nurse looked up.
The man
risked looking her in the eye.
"The
girl is in pain and won't keep quiet." She clutched the envelope
and folded her arms across her sagging bosom.
"It
sounded like another baby," he said.
"It's
just the whimpering slut. Now she's paid double for what she's done."
The nurse took a step back as if aware she had said too much already.
She glared at him. "Now go on. You have what you wanted. And so
do I." She shut the door in his face.
The man
in black stood there for a long moment, considering the woman's
choice of words. What if another child had been delivered and the
frigid woman and country doctor kept it secret?
Fascinating.
He
decided to keep this information to himself. He would find the
opportune time to use it. He was a patient man. But first, he had to
see for himself. He peeled back the child's bunting and looked for
the first time into its yellow eyes. For that moment, the baby fell
silent.
"Welcome
to Earth X-10."
The baby
resumed its wailing.
The man
turned with his noisy package and melted into the darkness satisfied,
as the doctor had been, that the night's events had provided him with
more than he had asked for.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Donna
Galanti is the author of the paranormal suspense Element Trilogy
(Imajin Books -http://www.imajinbooks.com/ ) and the children’s
fantasy adventure Joshua and The Lightning Road series (Month9Books
-http://www.month9books.com/ ). Donna is a contributing editor for
International Thriller Writers the Big Thrill
(http://www.thebigthrill.org/) - magazine and blogs with other middle
grade authors at Project Middle Grade Mayhem
(http://project-middle-grade-mayhem.blogspot.com/search/label/Donna
Galanti) . She’s lived from England as a child, to Hawaii as a U.S.
Navy photographer. Donna enjoys teaching at conferences on the
writing craft and marketing and also presenting as a guest author at
elementary and middle schools.
Visit
her at www.elementtrilogy.com and www.donnagalanti.com.
Connect
with Donna:
Website:
http://www.elementtrilogy.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheElementTrilogy/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/DonnaGalanti
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/donnagalanti/
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5767306.Donna_Galanti
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/donnagalanti/
Purchase
books 1 and 2 in the Element Trilogy:
http://mybook.to/AHumanElement
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