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Monday, July 30, 2012
COVER REVEAL AND GIVEAWAY! PARADISE 21: COLONIZATION
Hi! I'm so excited today, thanks to Inkspell Publishing, I have the pleasure of revealing Author Aubrie Dionne's book cover for Paradise 21:Colonization. This YA series release date is November 7, 2012. Isn't the cover pretty? The story sounds good too!
?About the Author
Aubrie Dionne writes science fiction fantasy with romantic elements. Her writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books are published by Inkspell Publishing, Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She’s also a professional flutist in New England.
Synopsis:
Finding a new home has never been so dangerous.
Andromeda has spent all seventeen years of her life aboard a deep space transport vessel destined for a paradise planet. Her safe cocoon is about to break open as Paradise 21 looms only one month away, and she must take the aptitude tests to determine her role on the new world and her computer assigned lifemate. As a great-granddaughter of the Commander of the ship, she wants to live up to her family name. But, her forbidden love for her childhood friend, Sirius, distracts her and she fails the tests. The results place her in a menial role in the new colony and pair her with Corvus, “the oaf”.
But when Andromeda steps foot on Paradise 21, her predestined future is the least of her worries. Alien ghosts from a failed colonization warn her of a deadly threat to her colony. And when Sirius's ship crashes on the far ridge in an attempt to investigate, she journeys to rescue him with Corvus.
Andromeda now must convince the authorities of the imminent danger to protect her new home. What she didn't expect was a battle of her own feelings for Sirius and Corvus.
Can she save the colony and discover her true love?
GIVEAWAY:
We have a very cool keyring as a giveaway.
I hope you enjoyed the cover reveal and book excerpt. You can follow Author Aubrie Dionne by using the links below:
Saturday, July 28, 2012
STACKING THE SHELVES
This is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I think this is so much fun! Join in and meet other bloggers too.
What is Stacking The Shelves all about?
We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!
This is what I've stacked on my shelves this week:From Net Galley:
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1)by Jamie McGuire
Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
I bought:
Crave (The Clann #1)by Melissa Darnell Paperback
416 pages
Published: October 25th 2011
Publication: Harlequin Teen
Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts, even her dreams. Her family has warned her to have nothing to do with him, or any members of the Clann. But when Tristan is suddenly everywhere she goes, Savannah fears she's destined to fail.
For years, Tristan has been forbidden to even speak to Savannah Colbert. Then Savannah disappears from school for a week and comes back…different, and suddenly he can't stay away. Boys seem intoxicated just from looking at her. His own family becomes stricter than ever. And Tristan has to fight his own urge to protect her, to be near her no matter the consequences….
And I also bought:
Love is Darkness (Valerie Dearborn #1)
by Caroline Hanson
Kindle Edition, 1st Edition, 323 pages
Published: August 27th 2011
Publisher: Host of the Hills
Valerie Dearborn wants a cotton candy life, but it’s more like a puffer fish: pointy, unusual, and—if not prepared exactly right—deadly.
In London for graduate school, Val knows she's finally free. Her father and ex-almost-boyfriend are back in California and she's out of the Vampire hunting biz for good. Or is she?
She draws the attention of Lucas, a 1600 year old Vampire, and King to his kind. He’s also wicked hot. As golden as Lucifer, and just as tempting, he makes Valerie an offer she can't refuse— help him find out if the Others (Empaths, Fey and Werewolves) still exist or he'll stop protecting those she loves.
Lucas tells her that Empaths were a Vampire’s biggest weakness before going extinct hundreds of years ago. While the Fey or a Werewolf might kill a Vampire, an Empath could enslave them, seducing or harming with emotions at will. The one detail he leaves out? Valerie is an Empath.
And after 1600 years of an emotionless existence, Lucas wants Valerie like a recovering alcoholic wants a wine cooler.
Can she keep those she loves alive, stop Lucas from munching on her, survive a fanged revolution and still find a way to have that boring, normal life she’s always wanted? Probably not, but boy is she gonna try!
Crave (The Clann #1)by Melissa Darnell Paperback416 pages
Published: October 25th 2011
Publication: Harlequin Teen
Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts, even her dreams. Her family has warned her to have nothing to do with him, or any members of the Clann. But when Tristan is suddenly everywhere she goes, Savannah fears she's destined to fail.
For years, Tristan has been forbidden to even speak to Savannah Colbert. Then Savannah disappears from school for a week and comes back…different, and suddenly he can't stay away. Boys seem intoxicated just from looking at her. His own family becomes stricter than ever. And Tristan has to fight his own urge to protect her, to be near her no matter the consequences….
And I also bought:
Love is Darkness (Valerie Dearborn #1)
by Caroline Hanson
Kindle Edition, 1st Edition, 323 pages
Published: August 27th 2011
Publisher: Host of the Hills
Valerie Dearborn wants a cotton candy life, but it’s more like a puffer fish: pointy, unusual, and—if not prepared exactly right—deadly.
In London for graduate school, Val knows she's finally free. Her father and ex-almost-boyfriend are back in California and she's out of the Vampire hunting biz for good. Or is she?
She draws the attention of Lucas, a 1600 year old Vampire, and King to his kind. He’s also wicked hot. As golden as Lucifer, and just as tempting, he makes Valerie an offer she can't refuse— help him find out if the Others (Empaths, Fey and Werewolves) still exist or he'll stop protecting those she loves.
Lucas tells her that Empaths were a Vampire’s biggest weakness before going extinct hundreds of years ago. While the Fey or a Werewolf might kill a Vampire, an Empath could enslave them, seducing or harming with emotions at will. The one detail he leaves out? Valerie is an Empath.
And after 1600 years of an emotionless existence, Lucas wants Valerie like a recovering alcoholic wants a wine cooler.
Can she keep those she loves alive, stop Lucas from munching on her, survive a fanged revolution and still find a way to have that boring, normal life she’s always wanted? Probably not, but boy is she gonna try!
*Image and Synopsis via Goodreads*
Friday, July 27, 2012
BOOK BLOGGER HOP
This is a meme on Friday's hosted by Crazy for Books! Book Blogger Hop - July 27 - August 2, place to connect book bloggers and readers every week!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
What is one thing that your blog readers probably do not know about you?
MY ANSWER:
I wear many hats: I work from home transcribing various audio. I work part-time as a teacher in a preschool/daycare, and finally I'm working on my first novel. Oh, did I mention that I'm married with five children?! Yep, that's what you probably didn't know :)
MY ANSWER:I wear many hats: I work from home transcribing various audio. I work part-time as a teacher in a preschool/daycare, and finally I'm working on my first novel. Oh, did I mention that I'm married with five children?! Yep, that's what you probably didn't know :)
Come on, tell me something I don't know about you ... I love comments!
TGIF
TGIF is a fun meme hosted by Ginger of GReads! Every week is an awesome new question, here's this weeks:This Friday's Question:
Christmas in July: If Santa were to come down your chimney in the middle of summer, which books would you want him to leave for you under the tree?
So what's your answer? I love reading comments!
MY ANSWER:
My first thought was, I wouldn't want books. I would prefer Giftcards from places I can buy books. Only because I have a problem with buying lots of books and my mood picks what book I'm going to read next.
Otherwise, I would want Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Inescapable by Amy A. Bartol.
My first thought was, I wouldn't want books. I would prefer Giftcards from places I can buy books. Only because I have a problem with buying lots of books and my mood picks what book I'm going to read next.
Otherwise, I would want Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Inescapable by Amy A. Bartol.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
STILL ON MY MIND: A DEEP DARK SECRET
'Still on my Mind' is a meme inspired by Haley at YA-Aholic
Every Thursday you will feature a book that you read months or even YEARS ago that was so good (or so scary/unique/funny..etc) that it is 'Still on my (your) Mind!'Please include in your post:
1. The summary of the book (off of goodreads or amazon or whatever!)
2. Make sure you tell us why it is still on your mind, was it super amazing? Super Unique? Super Scary?
A Deep Dark Secret
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published: September 29, 2009
A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published: September 29, 2009
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
*image and Synopsis via Goodreads*
*image and Synopsis via Goodreads*
But inside, Jillian harbors a terrible secret.
Too frightened to tell, convinced that her friends and loved ones, especially her mother, won't understand—and worse, will blame her—Jillian endures her pain in silence, believing that things will get better. However, as time passes and her dilemma intensifies, the bright, hardworking girl becomes sullen and disinterested in her studies. Then, just when it seems she's on the verge of losing everything, Jillian discovers she has more strength than she ever imagined…and the power to change her fate.
With sensitivity and grace, Kimberla Lawson Roby addresses a very real and serious issue, while delivering the inspiring tale of one family's mission to shed light into the darkest corner of their lives.
This story will always be on my mind. Even though this is a work of fiction, I'm sure that this is something that happens everyday in the lives of some children everywhere in the world. Kimberla Lawson Roby did a very good job of writing this sensitive topic.
GET ME OFF THE SHELF!
Get Me Off The Shelf! is inspired by *From the Review Pile from*Stepping Out of the Page*hosted by Stephanie. This will be a weekly meme on Thursdays.
1. Give a synopsis of the book with image.
2. Tell us why you haven't read the book yet, including when you got the book (if you remember).
3. Link the post in the linky below.
4. Visit other blogs and post!
This week's 'Get Me Off the Shelf' book is on my Kindle:A Stolen Life
a memoir
By Jaycee Dugard
Hardcover
Pages: 273
Published: July 12, 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Synopsis via Goodreads:
In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen.
For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse.
For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation.
On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I don’t think of myself as a victim. I survived.
A Stolen Life is my story—in my own words, in my own way, exactly as I remember it.
MY THOUGHTS:
This is not one of the genres that I usually buy or read. I remembered all the news that the media was giving about her and I really felt so bad for her parent's loss (I was about 20 years old at that time). And then when I heard she was found(18 years later) and the story behind it interest me.
So a year ago when this memoir came out I thought, yes I'm going to buy and read this miraculous story of this one girl's kidnapping, what she went through with her kidnappers, and her rescue.
Well a year later it is still on my bookshelf. I just can't seem to open this memoir and read it. I'm not sure if it's because I know this will be an emotional read for me. Maybe one day I'll get up the courage to.
Like I always say ... I'll get to it one day ... maybe.
So share what's you need to 'Get off your shelf', or floor, or box . . . I love comments! And if you don't, I'll stalk you :)
This is not one of the genres that I usually buy or read. I remembered all the news that the media was giving about her and I really felt so bad for her parent's loss (I was about 20 years old at that time). And then when I heard she was found(18 years later) and the story behind it interest me.
So a year ago when this memoir came out I thought, yes I'm going to buy and read this miraculous story of this one girl's kidnapping, what she went through with her kidnappers, and her rescue.
Well a year later it is still on my bookshelf. I just can't seem to open this memoir and read it. I'm not sure if it's because I know this will be an emotional read for me. Maybe one day I'll get up the courage to.
Like I always say ... I'll get to it one day ... maybe.
So share what's you need to 'Get off your shelf', or floor, or box . . . I love comments! And if you don't, I'll stalk you :)
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
WAITING ON WEDNESDAY
This meme Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by *Breaking the Spine* "Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
I'm anticipating the following upcoming books!!!
Touching Smoke(Touch Series #1)
by Airicka Phoenix
by Airicka Phoenix
Paperback, 320 pages
Expected Publication: July 31, 2012
Publisher: ?
“What am I?”
“Mine… always!”
This summer… their love will annihilate the world!
For sixteen-year-old FALLON BRAEDEN, being haunted was just another day in the life of a gypsy, like being on the run had always been a closely guarded secret her mother would have happily taken to the grave… if her past hadn’t caught with them.
But when Fallon is stalked by fire-throwing demons, nearly killed by rebel mutants and finds a soul mate she can never have, even her normally unusual life is thrown into a tangled web of love, lies and betrayal.
As worlds collide, secrets unfold and blood is spilt, Fallon comes to several unsettling revelations: she’s not entirely human, her creator has a bounty on her head and the only one who can save her is the one person she has to keep at arm’s length or risk destroying the world for.
“Mine… always!”
This summer… their love will annihilate the world!
For sixteen-year-old FALLON BRAEDEN, being haunted was just another day in the life of a gypsy, like being on the run had always been a closely guarded secret her mother would have happily taken to the grave… if her past hadn’t caught with them.
But when Fallon is stalked by fire-throwing demons, nearly killed by rebel mutants and finds a soul mate she can never have, even her normally unusual life is thrown into a tangled web of love, lies and betrayal.
As worlds collide, secrets unfold and blood is spilt, Fallon comes to several unsettling revelations: she’s not entirely human, her creator has a bounty on her head and the only one who can save her is the one person she has to keep at arm’s length or risk destroying the world for.
MY THOUGHTS:
Lots of conflict with twists and turns, seems like this book has it all. I love it!!! And always those forbidden love interests get me every time.
Lots of conflict with twists and turns, seems like this book has it all. I love it!!! And always those forbidden love interests get me every time.
Pushing the Limits
by Katie McGarry
Hardcover, 384 pages
Expected publication: July 31st 2012
Hardcover, 384 pages
Expected publication: July 31st 2012
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
"I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?" No one ever asked that question. They stared. They whispered. They laughed. But they never asked.
So wrong for each other...and yet so right.
No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal. But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.
"An edgy romance that pulls you in and never lets go. I was hooked!"-Gena Showalter, New York Times bestselling author of the Intertwined series.
MY THOUGHTS:
I'm already liking Noah just from the synopsis. Loving myself some bad boy, who you can't help but fall for. Six more days ... six more days...
Share your WoW! I love comments and if you don't, I'll stalk you :P
Thanks for reading <3
*Images and Synopsis via Goodreads*
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
TUESDAY TEASERS
of *Should Be Reading*
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a random page
3. Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away. You don't want to ruin the book for others)
4. Share the title & amp, author too, so that other Tuesday Teaser participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teaser.
I know, I know, I know, I still haven't finished Predestined. I swear this book is good. No lie. I've had other obligations (I can't believe I'm saying this) the past couple of days that is more important than my reading. I only have a little more ways to go, and then I'm finished. So without further ado, here's the book from last week, but with a different teaser.Predestined by Abbi Glines
Kindle Edition
Published March 29th 2012
You would think after helping save her boyfriend from an eternity in Hell that things would go back to normal. Well, as normal as life can be when you can see souls and your boyfriend is Death. But for Pagan Moore, things are just getting weirder.
The high school quarterback and reigning heartthrob, Leif Montgomery, is missing. While the town is in a frenzy of worry, Pagan is a nervous wreck for other reasons. Apparently good ‘ol Leif isn’t your average teenage boy. He isn’t even human. According to Death, Leif doesn’t have a soul. The quarterback may have skipped town but he’s still showing up in Pagan’s dreams... uninvited.
Dank has known from the beginning Leif wasn’t human. But he hadn’t worried about a simple soulless creature. Now, he realizes he made a grave mistake. Pagan’s soul has been marked since birth as a restitution, to a spirit so dark not even Death walks near it. Dank knows saving Pagan’s soul won’t be easy but Pagan is his. And he’s already proven he’ll defy Heaven to keep her. If Hell wants a piece of him too, then bring it on.
Here's my teasers! :
"I didn't take his soul Pagan, my father did."
"He makes decisions that please him and he overindulges in anyting pleausrable and corrupts enjoyable pursuits, making things that should be good and satisfying into depraved behaviors."
Kindle Edition, Location 3472, 75%
I love comments! Please share your teasers . . .
I love comments! Please share your teasers . . .
*image and synopsis via Goodreads*
Monday, July 23, 2012
MUSING MONDAY
This week’s musing asks…
MUSING MONDAYS… is a weekly meme hosted by MizB from I Should Be Reading, she will ask a book/reading-related question, and you answer with your own thoughts on the topic.
Do you read magazines? If so, which ones? If not, why not?
MY ANSWER:
I read from time to time, Better Homes and Gardens which I got a 1 year subscription from my mother-in-law. I also read the Family Circle, and Parent Magazine.
Thanks for visiting! I just love comments :)
CRAZY ABOUT COVERS!
Each week I will reveal a book(s) that I put on my TBR List just because I was Craazzy about the Cover or Title! It can be creepy, beautiful, or a title that was odd or funny . I know that a lot of book lovers may have already seen or heard about some of these books. But I'm just giving my opinions on books that I have come across. Hope you join in!!!My cover pick(s) this week is:
Exiled (The Never Chronicles #1)
by J.R. Wagner Paperback, 288 pages
Published: June 5, 2012
Published: June 5, 2012
Publisher: Live Oak Book Group
*Synopsis via Goodreads*
Bent on finding a way back, James must brave a place reserved for the worst of his kind. He quickly learns that the land itself poses a greater threat than its inhabitants and if he is to have any chance of returning, he must work with the very people he’s been raised to fear.
James has known magic since just after he was born. As a sorcerer, his skills are exceptional yet when he wakes in The Never, his abilities are gone. Armed with nothing but determination and the will to survive, he braves a land wrought with dangers, mysteries and temptations meant to ensnare both body and mind and prevent escape forever.
I never read this book,but when I came across it on Goodreads, the first thing I thought was: this cover is creepy! The dark cover can only mean something deadly or evil lurks.
So tell me, did you pick some books this week that was solely based on it's cover or title,whether pretty or scary?
Please share, I love comments!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
STACKING THE SHELVES
This is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. I think this is so much fun! Join in and meet other bloggers too.
What is Stacking The Shelves all about?
We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!
This is what I've stacked on my shelves this week:
I recieved a book from SupaGurl Tours for review; For Ever by C.J. Valles for the upcoming tour starting on August 1-August 31. *images via C.J. Valles & SupaGurl Tours*
Kindle Edition
Published: March 3rd 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
I bought, Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne, on my Kindle Fire.
I see him and I know what this turmoil inside of me means: He's the one. My forever.
KAYLA is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying-and thrilling-gene that will change her life forever.
LUCAS is dangerous, gorgeous ... and a werewolf. As leader of the Dark Guardians, shape-shifters who gather deep within the state park, he has sworn to protect his pack. But when Lucas finds his true soul mate, his love could put them all in harm's way.
As Lucas and Kayla struggle with their feelings for each other, a greater danger lurks: Humans have discovered the Dark Guardians and are planning their destruction. Kayla must choose between the life she knows and the love she feels certain is her destiny.
*images and synopsis via Goodreads*
What's new on your shelf? Please share, I love to read! And of course, if you don't I'll stalk you everyday :)
What's new on your shelf? Please share, I love to read! And of course, if you don't I'll stalk you everyday :)
Friday, July 20, 2012
BOOK BLOGGER HOP!
This is a meme on Friday's hosted by Crazy for Books! Book Blogger Hop - July 20 - 26. A place to connect book bloggers and readers every week!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
What’s the ONE super-hyped book you’ll NEVER read?
MY ANSWER:I sure hope that I don't offend anyone, but Hunger Games series. Ugh!
I truly do not want to read kids killing kids. And the sad part about my answer is that I bought the dag book a few months ago. Ugh!
Share your thoughts, I love comments!
Share your thoughts, I love comments!
Also click on the Book Blogger Hop button at the top to join in at Crazy for Books.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
FOREVER MAN TOUR STOP: Book Excerpt
Hi! I'm so excited today that I have the pleasure of promoting Author January Bain's, Forever Man. A paranormal romance, published by Champagne Books. This tour runs from July 14th to August 14th.
About the Author
January Bain hails from Ashern, Manitoba, Canada. Married to the love of her life, her husband Don, she has combined her love of romance with her interest in the paranormal and vampires to produce the FOREVER SERIES of books. She teaches English and Computer courses during the day, and writes at night and in very spare moment she has. She hopes to touch your heart with this first book in the series, Forever Man and would very much enjoy hearing from her readers. www.januarybain.caSynopsis
What if you had been given the gift of healing and could save those
you loved? And furthermore, discovered you could save the one you love from a
vampire’s kiss. There is a catch; of course, the cost of such a healing could
mean your own death…
Ellie Hightower is discovering such gifts in the novel, Forever Man by January Bain. She is
telepathic, young and bright and has been running from these new found gifts
all the way to Nome, Alaska where she encounters the man of her dreams, Mike
Stone and an ancient evil force out to take him away from her. Will having
goodness and light on her side be enough to save them from Katrianna, a newly
resurrected vampire that looks to enslave Mike in her nefarious web?
To find out the truth you will need to read, Forever Man, the first in the FOREVER SERIES by January Bain.
While I waited for her to return I looked out the window, admiring
the view of snow-peaked mountains when I heard the screeching of brakes and a
thud, then realized someone had hit a dog with a half ton truck right in front
of the restaurant. The driver, a young woman in obvious distress, jumped out
and cradled the animal’s head in her lap. In an instant I turned and rushed for
the stairs, taking them two at a time.
As I reached the woman she looked up at me with stark pleading in
her eyes. “I didn’t see him! Please, I need help!”
Crouching down beside them, I carefully laid my hands on the
whimpering dog. It looked like a husky, probably a sled dog. He or she was
still breathing, but it was labored and loud. I could also see blood on its
soft white fur. My heart instantly melted and reached out to the poor creature
with its pain-filled, whiskey-brown eyes that seemed to beg me to do something.
Despite the gut-wrenching plea, I felt helpless, sheer happenstance had brought
this poor animal to this end and I had no power to save it from its fate.
Hesitantly, I reached my hands out and laid them on the poor dog’s
head and its eyes seemed to tell me that it knew its fate. Tears flowed and the
image of the dog blurred. I felt its pain as my own as I closed my eyes in
sheer anguish.
Please God, let this beautiful creature be okay.
Suddenly, something came alive inside me like a dam bursting its banks, and a
great tidal wave of energy flowed through me from my very core. It was so
strong it made me shake and my legs, cramping in the crouch, almost gave way.
A surge of pure power seemed to drive through my hands into the
dog as I concentrated my thoughts on it and then all I could see and feel was
hot, white light surrounding me for a few brief incredibly thrilling seconds.
The light blinded me, its power as strong as the noonday sun. A sense of pure
aliveness electrified me, as if I was at the pinnacle of my strength and could
rise up and fill the world with goodness and healing. Then, just as suddenly,
the floodgates in my mind closed and the white hot energy retreated back into
my hands that began to shake violently with the excess energy.
The sensation left as abruptly as it had come and I fell back
exhausted from the effort. The dog whimpered, shook itself and sat up. It
looked at the two of us as if nothing had happened, its brown eyes shining and
its tail wagging as if it didn’t even remember the last few minutes of its
life.
The woman, her eyes huge in her round face, looked at me with
complete wonder. “How could this be? One minute I thought it was dying, then
you came along and now it’s up and fine? It doesn’t make any sense.” The woman
shook her head, unwilling to believe her own eyes.
I knew exactly what she meant. Under the sense of complete
exhaustion I was now aware of lurked the feeling that the world had slid
sideways and then realigned itself in a new configuration.
Standing up, I felt immediately light-headed and woozy and
stumbled forward from severe vertigo, catching myself from falling just in
time.
“I don’t know—I guess it wasn’t—as hurt as you thought—it must
have just been stunned.” I tried to put a sensible spin on recent events, my
tongue feeling wooden and clumsy in my mouth. My slurred words made me sound
drunk or slow I realized from a muddled distance, my voice echoing in my head.
“But didn’t you see the bright light just before the dog got up?”
The woman was not to be deterred from her new sense of wonder.
I knew I had to get away, but an overwhelming sense of fatigue was
slowing down my reaction time and was it was like being forced to move in deep,
heavy water.
“Who are you?” The woman
asked, her tone blunted by suspicion now.
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