A Human
Element
by Donna Galanti
GENRE: Paranormal
Suspense
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BLURB:
Evil
comes in many forms…
One
by one, Laura Armstrong’s friends and adoptive family members are being
murdered, and despite her unique healing powers, she can do nothing to stop it.
The savage killer haunts her dreams, tormenting her with the promise that she
is next. Determined to find the killer, she follows her visions to the site of
a crashed meteorite in her hometown. There, she meets Ben Fieldstone, who seeks
answers about his parents’ death the night the meteorite struck. In a race to
stop a madman, they unravel a frightening secret that binds them together. But
the killer’s desire to destroy Laura face-to-face leads to a showdown that puts
Laura and Ben’s emotional relationship and Laura’s pure spirit to the test.
With the killer closing in, Laura discovers her destiny is linked to his, and
she has two choices—redeem him or kill him.
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EXCERPT:
The
man could hear the child's bellowing cries coming from underneath the blanket
covering it. She pushed the child into his arms as if eager to be rid of it. He
took the bundle and handed the nurse his packages. The nurse began to close the
door when he heard another far away cry.
The
man wedged his foot in the door. "What was that?"
"N-Nothing."
The nurse looked up.
The
man risked looking her in the eye.
"The
girl is in pain and won't keep quiet." She clutched the envelope and
folded her arms across her sagging bosom.
"It
sounded like another baby," he said.
"It's
just the whimpering slut. Now she's paid double for what she's done." The
nurse took a step back as if aware she had said too much already. She glared at
him. "Now go on. You have what you wanted. And so do I." She shut the
door in his face.
The
man in black stood there for a long moment, considering the woman's choice of
words. What if another child had been delivered and the frigid woman and
country doctor kept it secret?
Fascinating.
He
decided to keep this information to himself. He would find the opportune time
to use it. He was a patient man. But first, he had to see for himself. He
peeled back the child's bunting and looked for the first time into its yellow
eyes. For that moment, the baby fell silent.
"Welcome
to Earth X-10."
The
baby resumed its wailing.
The
man turned with his noisy package and melted into the darkness satisfied, as
the doctor had been, that the night's events had provided him with more than he
had asked for.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Donna Galanti is the author of the paranormal
suspense Element Trilogy (Imajin Books -http://www.imajinbooks.com/ ) and the children’s fantasy adventure Joshua
and The Lightning Road series (Month9Books -http://www.month9books.com/ ).
Donna is a contributing editor for International Thriller Writers the Big
Thrill (http://www.thebigthrill.org/) - magazine and blogs with other middle
grade authors at Project Middle Grade Mayhem
(http://project-middle-grade-mayhem.blogspot.com/search/label/Donna Galanti) .
She’s lived from England as a child, to Hawaii as a U.S. Navy photographer.
Donna enjoys teaching at conferences on the writing craft and marketing and
also presenting as a guest author at elementary and middle schools.
Visit her at http://www.elementtrilogy.com and
http://www.donnagalanti.com.
Connect with Donna:
Website: http://www.elementtrilogy.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonnaGalanti
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/donnagalanti/
Purchase books 1 and 2 in the Element Trilogy:
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GIVEAWAY:
Donna
will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me on with A Human Element! I really appreciate it. PLUS it's on sale all on Kindle this week for just $0.99cents. Happy reading all!
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