One moment I am sitting down to a cup of tea; the next, I'm on a dark street with a set of headlights coming right at me. Not only am I not where I'm supposed to be, but I have three months of missing time. In that period, I ruined my best friend's wedding, blackmailed my boss, turned my back on my family and heritage, and worse.
I'm sure I've lost my mind until I meet Jensen White, an ex-priest who proves to me I am not insane. He shows me I was possessed by a demon--one who used and discarded me like so much garbage.
Plus, it appears it did so with a purpose. So I'm tracking the thing to find out how and why it did this to me. Then I'll make the ones responsible pay!
2nd edition
Excerpt
“Now, I’m going to show you something.” He reached inside one of the many pockets of his vest.
I felt a drop of sweat roll down the back of my neck.
A moment later, he brought out a thin vial filled with what looked like green-yellow mucus. “What is…” I bit my tongue to stop
the question, not sure I truly wanted to know just yet.
White took the stopper from the end of the vial and held it out toward me.
The longer I stared at it, the wider my eyes got. There was something queerly familiar about the off greenish-yellow color. I
quivered inside though I had no idea why. My fingers dug into the fabric of my jeans.
Jensen held the vial directly between us, a neutral look on his face. “Take it. Smell what’s inside. Then we’ll see what we shall see.”
The muscles in my right arm jerked from tension as I tried to make it move and it resisted. A shrill scream inside my head insisted I didn’t want to do this. That if I did, there’d be no way to take it
back. “I…I’m afraid.”
That I would admit such a thing to total stranger shocked me, but made it no less true.
“Unfortunately, you should be.” He jerked forward, putting the vial directly beneath my nose.
Professional Reviews
Wild Leap!
★★★★★ out of 5
Just 12 paragraphs in, this novel takes the first wild leap into a mystery that sweeps a young black Houston accountant into an alien nightmare that leaves her life devastated when she wakes up. Maybe her three-month blackout is the result of split-personality disorder, a physical illness, or something far more serious. It’s the terror of losing control of your life. Can’t a girl just be cozy? The cosmic battle for revenge gets riveting.
(reviewed 20 days after purchase)
Supernatural splash!
★★★★ out of 5
I won this book through Goodreads First Reads program.
I typically don’t read a whole lot of scifi/paranormal fiction. It’s not that I dislike it, I mean, I did watch Buffy back in the day, but I find it to be a bit too much sometimes. However, this book was good. We are introduced to Tamara, a nice fairly simple girl. She’s getting ready to settle in for the night and then next thing we know she’s woken up in the middle of some street. Tamara comes back home to find next to nothing is the same, and she’s been up to some shady business while she’s been “out”. While searching for answers to what happened to her, she run’s into Jensen White, who’s just the man to provide them. We learn that she’s been possessed and it goes on from there.
I found this to be an easy, fun read. Tamara is a little annoying at times, as she can’t always keep her emotions in check but that’s what makes her so real. It takes a while to figure out everything and the real action doesn’t start until the last fourth of the book, but there is enough there in the interim to keep you interested.
This was an enjoyable read and the way it leaves off it could definitely develop into a series….one that I would continue to read!
Really fast paced action!
★★★★★ out of 5
What would you do? One minute you are doing good in life and really making progress. The next moment you are walking down a street dazed and confused. Time is missing from your life and you are alienated from your family and friends because of your actions. How was she possessed and was there something she did to become possessed ? How does she find out and what can she do to protect herself? This is a really fast paced action packed read. Phenomenal book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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