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Book One
AM Hudson
Publisher: AM Hudson
Date of Publication: April 20th 2015
ASIN: B00U1UCN9U
Word Count: 112, 000
Cover Artist: AM Hudson
Book Description:
Elora can speak to the dead, but she has
an affinity with the undead.
Born of immortal blood, her curse not set
to trigger until around her twenty-fifth year, she was sent away to remain
unaware of and hidden from the world of magic. And from vampires. But after
Elora befriends the cocky, self-loving Ric Mason, she discovers secrets about
him and his distant link to her family that reshape her entire world.
A dark, sexy three-book series that will
have you screaming for more...
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Excerpt:
In my state of
distraction, I hadn’t noticed how far into the prison we’d walked. I passed the
other tour group on my way out, trying really hard not to advise a few people
to check over their shoulders, and when I reached the yard, I stopped dead. A
wide space of black grass, darkened by the absence of the orange lights and by
the high cream wall, stared back at me, empty and oddly quiet. Usually, there
were other groups lingering after their tours, but tonight … no one. Nothing.
Not even flashes of torchlight showing the whereabouts of the rent-a-cops.
A cold shiver passed
over me, pushing the summer heat away from the thick walls behind me.
I put my head down and
brought my shoulders up, making myself as small as possible, casting my eyes to
the glowing streetlight outside the prison gates. A hundred paces across the
yard, that’s all that stood between me and freedom. A hundred paces through
almost pitch darkness. A hundred paces past four ghosts that just made
themselves visible to me, knowing I could see them.
They all looked up as I
stepped out onto the grass, their eyes falling on the tight fist of fear in my
chest. My heart raced as each step drew me closer, and I tried to remind myself
that they had no physical power. They couldn't actually hurt me. I hoped.
Tales of horror, of the
tortures and other atrocities that led these murderers to prison, filled my
head as I walked between them. I could feel the hairs stick up on the back of
my neck as another one came up behind me. I wasn’t sure who it was, but his
energy felt dark and menacing. Every cell in my body screamed at me to turn
around and just take one look. But if I did, or if I ran, they’d know I was
afraid and they’d feed on that—they’d follow me, most likely outside the prison
walls and to my car. If I let them think they had no power over me, they might
let me be once I reached the gates.
My breath hitched and my
stride shortened as I quickened my pace. I hugged my chest, holding tight to
the keys, but as I my heart leaped forward, just six steps away from the gates,
my hand went loose for no reason and the keys dropped to the ground. The clunk
didn't register until I stepped outside the prison walls and as I spun around
to look back at the shiny metal cluster—a few steps away into the pitch
blackness I’d just walked through—the spirits closed in, standing shoulder to
shoulder. No faces now. No form. Just wavering pulses of light. They hovered
there just in front of the keys as if challenging me to cross the threshold
back into the prison.
*I was provided a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
AM Husdon continues with one of her characters from her Dark Secrets Series, Elora.
Elora is a strong character and she does find some help from new additions to the Dark Secrets world.
Dealing with secrets that are kept from you, that make up part of who and what you are can't be any easy thing, but instead of Elora being melancholy or angst driven, we find a character that rises above. Elora is the calm before the storm that hits you.
I really haven't read the all of the Dark Secrets books yet, but this one, ensures that I just one clicked them! You will not find yourself lost, but you would have a better understanding of most of the characters if you've read them before.
Trust me, you want to! Highly recommended author!
About the
Author:
AM Hudson lives and works in Australia.
She has four sons, a husband that plays in a band, and writing is her full-time
job. In her spare time she reads books and spends too much time on Facebook.
Some of her works include: The Dark
Secrets Series (complete), and Willa Wicked.
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