After
the Silence – Bree
Part
1
by Jacqueline
Paige
Genre: Paranormal Urban Fantasy /
Survivalist
One
woman’s journey through the chaotic new world.
Those
left standing make the paths for the future generations.
Book
Description:
When the Mother Nature decides
she’s had enough and begins to fight back, survival takes on a whole new
meaning. If the earth is the enemy –
there are no rules and all you can do is try to survive the odds.
Those the planet allowed to live
still have to survive the trials of the virus. If you manage to come out of it
alive you are left with some form of mutation that could give you an ability
that could be harmless or lethal.
Bree Taylor is the last survivor
of her family. With no other choice she
sets off on her own to escape the clutches of the new government’s army—that
does not place safety and security in their code of behavior only the highest
bidder get their protection and loyalty.
Living in a world of unstable
climate changes becomes a journey she won’t soon forget. She has to be prepared for anything at all
times out in the new country and has to be wary of every person she meets. All
while staying out of the path of the new army.
This is a 4 part serial story releasing
from June - September.
Release Date for part 1 is June 18, part
2 releases July 18th
The entire volume will be released in
January 2015 as one book.
Excerpt:
The snapping and
crunching of branches told me something was moving through the trees. Turning
the flash light off, I hunched down to be as small and invisible as
possible. I listened in the darkness for
anything that would let me know where the noise had come from and what had made
it. Voices were carried to me in the
dark, a man and a woman. I moved slowly
back towards my things and sat with my back against the tree straining to see
in the dark.
Time stopped as
I waited to see if the voices kept moving or came closer. I wasn’t sure what I’d do if they did come
closer. I touched the handle of the
knife inside my coat, hoping this wasn’t when I find out if I could use
it. Leaves rustled from behind me. I held my breath and pushed back against the
tree, waiting. When I heard a low growl
coming from around the tree I think even my heart even paused.
I had strangers
coming closer on one side of me and an animal voicing a warning behind me. Tremor shook his head and pranced a few times
and the growling got louder. I sat there
trying to gauge what was the most important and decided there was no way I was
going to let something happen to my horse.
Sliding up the tree as quietly as I could, while focusing on the voices,
I tried to recall every skill instilled in me, drawing more blanks than
anything useful.
Pulling the
knife from the pocket, I prayed it was sharp enough to cut the rope I’d tied
Tremor to. I guessed I had about fifteen
seconds to cut it and get to the horse before whatever was growling took a bite
off one of my legs or other body parts.
Chewing my lip, I hoped I could still get on his back without the
saddle. The plan was to ride like hell
and come back later for my stuff—if we could find it again.
My Review:
This was a fantastic book that had me on the edge of my seat, totally absorbed in the tale of Bree and her fight for survival. The world has been mostly destroyed by Mother Nature and some of the survivors have mutated. Bree is the only survivor in her family and she decides she must find a safer place to live as she is one of the mutated, though she has no idea what she can now do. Her journey is so interesting, I found myself unwilling to put this book down. Jacqueline Paige has produced a well written story which has a beautiful blend of adventure and paranormal fantasy that readers will find themselves drawn into the pages. I highly recommend this book to lovers of post apocalyptic/survivalist stories and I am anxiously awaiting the next book in this series!
About
the Author:
Jacqueline Paige lives in Ontario
in a small town that’s part of the popular Georgian Triangle area. No one has ever heard of Stayner, so she
usually tells people she lives “near Collingwood” and no, she doesn’t ski at
Blue Mountain or at all, in fact she’s not even fond of snow.
She began her writing career in
2006 and since her first published works in 2009 she hasn’t stopped. Jacqueline describes her writing as “all
things paranormal”, which she has proven is her niche with stories of witches,
ghosts, physics and shifters now on the shelves.
When Jacqueline isn’t working at
her ‘reality job’ or lost in her writing she spends time with her five
children, most of whom are finally able to look after her instead of the other
way around. Together they do random road
trips, that usually end up with them lost,
shopping trips where they push every button in the toy aisle, hiking
when there’s enough time to escape and bizarre things like creating new daring
recipes in the kitchen. She’s a grandmother to four (so far) and looks forward
to corrupting many more in the years to come.
Jacqueline loves to hear from her
readers, you can find her at: www.jacqpaige.webs.com
Thanks for having ATS here today. I'm so happy you enjoyed it.
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