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Category:
Mystery/Suspense
Publisher: Create Space
ISBN-10: 1516962990
Type: Fiction
Pages: 188
Copyright: September, 2012
ISBN-13: 9781516962990
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
Sara Kramer, who doubts everything, is pursued by two men of opposite but equally strong faiths: Garth Drummund,a New Age psychic healer and Junior Lawson, a fundamentalist preacher. When Sara refuses the preacher's proposal, he blames the psychic healer, believing the man has put a curse on Sara and she is now possessed by demons.
At thirteen, Sara (Serenity) Kramer is abandoned by her father, a carnival roustabout, after her mother commits suicide. She is raised by grandparents who belong to a fundamentalist Christian faith. Seeing that the preacher's son is interested in her, the grandparents promise she will marry him even though Sara objects. Once Sara is grown and the grandparents die, she breaks her "engagement," but the preacher's son is obsessed with her and will not take "no" for an answer.
Excerpt
The rapid thuds sounded again. "Sara, open the door. Uncle Oren told me someone followed you last night and that your house was vandalized. I want to help you, Sara. Please open the door."
He didn't sound crazy. Maybe she should talk to him. She crossed to the door and put her hand on the knob.
Then she heard her neighbor's voice.
"Junior Lawson, what is all this commotion about? I heard banging all the way from my place," Ida Mae scolded.
Sara pressed against the wooden barrier that protected her from the outside world and listened for Junior's reply.
"I need to talk to Sara. She's in danger," Junior said, his voice edged with irritation.
"I'd say Sara doesn't want to talk to you," Ida Mae shot back. "If she did, she'd let you in."
Deciding she couldn't let her elderly friend face Junior alone, Sara opened the door. "What's going on out here?"
At the sound of her voice, both Ida Mae and Junior turned, their battle faces fading to shock and concern.
Sara stepped outside, squinting against the light reflecting off Junior's car window.
Ida Mae gasped. "My goodness, girl, those dark circles around your eyes make you look like death warmed over."
"It's the demons," Junior declared. "She's possessed." He rushed forward and grabbed her shoulders. "You've got to let me help you. The demons must be exorcised." His fingers dug into her flesh.
She brought both hands up and pushed on his chest. "Let go of me," she screamed. "Get out of here and stay away from me."
Still, with all her struggling and threats, she was unable to break his hold.
Ida Mae grabbed his arm and tugged. "Let go of her, Junior. Let go, or I'm calling the police."
But Junior's grip only tightened. "I'm trying to save you from the demons, Sara. Let me save you."
She looked into his wild eyes. If anyone here was possessed, it was Junior. Remembering moves from her self-defense course, she tightened her fist and jabbed him in the stomach. He moved back slightly, eyes wide.
Taking advantage of the distance, she opened her hand and smashed her palm against his nose. Blood spurted from his nostrils and he staggered back, cupping one hand under his nose and reaching for a handkerchief with the other.
Through the blood and tears, shock, dismay, and determination all registered on his face. "I'll be back, Sara. I won't let the demons win. I swear I'll save you," he vowed before turning and stumbling down the steps.
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