Author
Bio..
My name is Katrina Hart but I was always called Katie. I live
in the East of England with my family and Holly, Smokey my two cats as well as
Jessie our dog, they are a nutty bunch but I love them all the same. I have
always had a passion for reading. I could easily spend a whole lifetime
engrossed in a good book. In my twenties I joined an online writing class,
where I fell in love with writing my own stories. Since I started writing I
have discovered a new love for quotes, a quote that really inspired was from
Toni Morrison. Toni said “If there’s a book you really want to read but
it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” I came across this quote
whilst I was studying, this is one of the many things that inspired me to begin
my first novel. I always welcome anyone to visit my blog at http://katrinamarie25.wordpress.com.
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Book only out in EBook..
Blurb
When eighteen year old Alex’s little sister’s pony goes missing,
he sets out to look for her and finds himself in a strange gypsy camp
in the middle of a forest. The pony is being cared for by a young girl
called Faith. When Alex accepts a drink from Faith’s grandmother, he wakes
up later to find himself transported into 2038 to a technologically-advanced,
very colourful world inhabited by humans and robots. Alex soon
discovers that he is now twenty, married and has a magical little baby girl. A
magic he only seems to notice. He soon finds out that he will have to defend
his little girl from the half-breeds with everything he has. He travels back
through the magic pages of books to try and save her before it is too late and
she is lost from him forever.
Sales links...
Publisher
site... http://www.pilrigpress.co.uk/books.html
Amazon... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Finding-Destiny-Katrina-Hart-ebook/dp/B00U1WUFSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435744291&sr=8-1&keywords=finding+destiny
Finding Destiny is now available on ITunes Ibook https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/finding-destiny/id975158084?mt=11
Blogs and Social
media links.
Blog; https://katrinamarie25.wordpress.com/
Twitter; @KatrinaHart2015
Facebook.; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katrina-Hart/1785712648319624?ref=hl
Goodreads.; https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13566519.Katrina_Hart
Book Excerpts.. Chapter one..
1
Finding Destiny
"Destiny!
Destiny!" I yelled, walking the dark forest alone.
Broken branches crunched beneath
my feet. Black, shadowing trees loomed over me, following my every move. Owls
hooted and flapped in every direction. I proceeded, calling the girlie-named
pony.
I walked till my feet burned. It
had been hours with no sign of Destiny, when the forest seemed to come alive
before my eyes! Classical music hummed around a circle of purple gypsy tents,
which surrounded a huge pink camp fire. I rubbed my tired eyes in disbelief. I
opened them again and saw Destiny being cuddled lovingly by a pale girl with
black hair flowing like a never-ending river. I walked over to the girl and
Destiny.
"Hey miss, you found my
sister’s pony." I looked down at them both.
"Mister, she is my
pony!" She held Destiny closer in a protective grip.
I was about to argue my point,
but a cold hand pushed on my shoulder, stopping me.
"Grandma! He wants my
pony." The girl pointed in my direction.
"Faith, don’t point it’s
rude!" The old woman scolded her like she was a child.
"Where the hell did you
come from!" I shouted and jumped to look her in the face.
"My tent, just this
way," the grandma said as she walked inside her purple tent.
I followed, outraged. I just
wanted my sister’s pony back.
"Enter," the old woman
croaked, coughing.
"Are you okay!" I
whispered.
"Yes! Yes! Don’t worry
yourself, now what can I do for you, sir?" She coughed again.
"I need my sister’s pony
back. It’s her everything," I pleaded.
"My Faith loves her
too," the old lady coughed again.
"I will do anything, I need
that pony!" I tried again, staring into the old lady’s purple eyes.
Her wrinkled, transparent face
and white long hair, tied in a bun tight above her head, made her look frail.
She sat down behind a crystal ball. "Anything?"
I nodded.
"Let me see your
future," she coughed, rubbing her crystal ball and looking inside its
clear dome.
The silence dragged on like an
unspoken question in a crowded room. Sadness crossed her face.
"It’s done!" she
shouted; her eyes seemed to turn black.
"Thank you." I smiled,
a little confused.
"My pleasure." She
coughed, handing me a blue drink in a clear glass. "Please drink, it will
bring you good luck on your way home. It’s a tradition, you know," she
said.
I didn’t want to seem rude, so I
drained the glass. My head spun and everything became unfocused.
I fought to
see through the darkness. Crying, and the smell of hay surrounded me.
"Hello! Who’s there? Where
am I?" I whispered, following the cries of what sounded like a girl being murdered.
"Hello!" I yelled over
her cries. I feared for us both. A light danced on of its own accord. Straw was
everywhere. Pink, blue and red horses wandered about, leaving their stalls
empty. The barn looked steel, unlike anything I had seen before. A computer was
flat-attached to the wall, but there was no keyboard to type on. Had I been
drinking? Or dreaming? I wasn’t sure, but this barn looked far too advanced for
my time.
The girl’s cries turned to
screams. The sound was deafening; my heart thumped. I stood beside the
screaming stable door, sliding it open with a loud squeak. Peering inside, her
gaze met mine; her black flowing hair lay upon the straw, sticking to her
sweat-covered forehead.
"Faith? Is that you? What
are we doing here?" I rushed to her side.
"I’m screaming and you are
late!" she said blowing out a breath.
"I don’t even know where we
are, do you?" I retorted.
Faith screamed, grabbing my hand
like a vice then relaxing once more. She placed an old folded piece of paper
into my hand.
"Read it!" Her breath
came out raggedly.
The note read …
Dear Alex,
and Faith.
Destiny had
many lovely years with your little sister, as promised Alex.
I saved your
lives. You are in 2038 on the morning that bound your futures together. I saw
it!
Don’t hate an
old Gypsy for sending you on your way.
Good luck
both of you!
The note fell
from my hands, "We are in 2038, hell!"
"Isn’t it?" Faith
screamed.
I tried to get Faith to let go
of my hand. Then her body went stiff and I began to panic; she needed a doctor
or midwife right now. But a cry split the air and a robot computer handed her a
screaming baby.
On the computer screen,
fireworks announced Faith had a baby girl
"We," she whispered,
as the robot computer walked away. I kissed Faith softly on the lips, and a
weird deja vu came over me. Love flooded my heart, sending warm shivers
coursing through my body.
"Shall we call her
Destiny?" Faith asked, gazing into my eyes.
"That’s perfect," I
smiled.
This was the first moment of my
new life.
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