New
Release!
Cheated
by
Danielle Thorne
Available at Desert Breeze
Publishing
Amazon.com
And other online bookstores.
Why Paranormals?
Many
people are curious as to why I've crossed over from sweet romances to
paranormals. It's simply because I feel a spiritual connection to those I've
lost in my life. I feel strongly that what we call paranormal is actually an
aspect of spirituality.
Whether
we call our spirits angels, ghosts, or even just souls, Christianity is based
on an understanding that our mortal bodies are merely shells. I enjoy writing
about spirits finished with this life and spirits, who I believe, have not or
will not experience ever mortality. An experience such as feeling a loved one's
presence is a paranormal event. These incidents do not have to necessarily be
negative or evil experiences. We can be inspired by those around us not
dwelling in this sphere.
My
new release, Cheated, is based on the
idea that some people are more tuned into the veil that separates heaven from
earth. My heroine, Athena Gray, can sense and sometimes see spirits. She has a
gift that enables her to talk to those who've passed over to help them feel
peace and move on. This story was inspired by a visit I made to prehistoric
Indian burial mounds in West Tennessee. It was a sacred, peaceful place that
inspired me to think about people who can see and sense things most of the
living cannot. Cheated is set in a
fictional town based on that actual location.
Here's
a taste of thrills and chills you'll find in Cheated.
When I turned around, the
surprise of seeing a small, pale girl standing at the clearing's edge almost
made me fall back onto the rock again.
"You," I said, like
we were in some kind of detective novel.
She said nothing but continued
staring with large, gray eyes. I watched the atmosphere around her blur in and
out like a wormhole and realized this was the ghost from my cell phone picture.
She was the same girl I'd noticed watching me from the woods at the season's
first ball game. Except she wasn't really a ghost. Or was she?
"Who are you?" I
asked. I really needed to know, and for the first time despite my Poppy's
former warnings to not issue invitations to supernatural visitors, I wanted to
know.
"Athena," she
answered in a quiet whisper.
I didn't know if she was
answering me or addressing me. "Who?"
Her mouth twitched slightly at
the corners of her mouth, but her eyes remained dead and cold, sparking off and
on with a flickering light.
"What do you want?"
Her expression flickered for a
quick second before she caught herself. This ghost was playing it cool.
"I don't know who you
are, and I don't care," I lied. "Go away and leave me alone."
She laughed, and it was in a
creepy, low tone. To make things feel worse, she still hadn't smiled or stopped
glaring at me with those dead eyes.
"You cheated," she
said, after I decided not to say another word.
A wary tremor ran down my
backbone. I'd heard this before. She shimmered like a desert mirage. The power
of her glittering appearance waned.
I caught myself biting my lip
again, hard. I fought to not feel afraid, fought not to speak.
"Cheated," she
repeated in an angry whisper, and her blue life light flickered once more and then
went out, like someone had blown across a candle's burning flame.
Thank
you for letting me visit, Anne. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and experiences
with the paranormal. It's an interesting conversation, and I love hearing
special stories from other people who have had touching or even spooky
experiences.
What
was the last book you read that gave you the shivers?
~Danielle Thorne
Other
Books by Danielle Thorne
The Privateer
By Heart and Compass
Josette
Turtle Soup
Southern Girl, Yankee Roots
Death Cheater
Cheated
Proper Attire
1 comments:
I usually don't read paranormal but this one grabbed my interest. Good luck with your new release.
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