Descendant
by Nichole Giles
Published May 1st, 2013
Published by Rhemalda Publishing
(now self-published)
Genres: Ya, Fantasy
Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Abigail Johnson is Gifted.
Blessed—or cursed—with Sight and Healing, Abby lives an unsettled life, moving
from place to place and staying one step ahead of the darkness that hunts her.
When she arrives in Jackson, Wyoming, she is desperate to maintain the illusion
of normalcy, but she is plagued with visions of past lives mixed with
frightening glimpses of her future. Then she meets Kye, a mysterious boy who
seems so achingly familiar that Abby is drawn to him like he’s a missing piece
of her own soul.
Before Abby can discover the reason for her feelings toward Kye, the darkness
catches up to her and she is forced to flee again. But this time she’s not just
running. She is fighting back with Kye at her side, and it’s not just Abby’s
life at stake.
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Excerpt:
In
this scene, Kye and Abby have come looking for a man who can tell them more
about the missing Arawn Keys (ancient artifacts thought to be used to seal an
entire community of demons in an underground prison) and what those Keys have
to do with them. They have already faced a number of frightening, evil
situations, and are feeling cautious about this one as well. They’re short on
time, but have just discovered that they’re in the right place.
“Let’s find this guy so we can
get out of here.” Kye pulls me up and keeps my hand in his as we head back
through the casino to the front lobby. The lady at the information desk frowns
when Kye asks for Juri but doesn’t know if it’s his first name or his last. She
picks up her phone receiver and turns her back on us, speaking in a hushed
voice. Facing us again, she gestures at a security guard. “Walt will take you
to Mr. Juri’s office.”
Walt,
a big guy in a scary-looking uniform, eyes us up and down, causing my heart to
pound in apprehension. No turning back
now. We follow him down the same hall we explored a few minutes ago, but
this time a cloud of dark energy looms, threatening to overwhelm me. The lights
flicker and dim.
I squeeze Kye’s hand until my
fingers ache, trying to tell him something’s not right. He squeezes back. He
feels it too.
Walt opens the enormous door, and
terror slams into me as I’m met with a pair of familiar cat-like yellow eyes. I
know this man. I remember seeing him the night Gram died. His eyes bore into me
and I feel an evil kind of heat in him. The blood drains from my face and the
air backs up in my lungs. Kye squeezes my hand. “Abby?”
“It’s him,” I whisper. “I know
him.”
The
man shakes his head. “Can I help you?”
Kye’s
muscles go rigid and he pulls me close with a protective arm. “Mr. Juri? Landon
Akers
sent us.”
About the Author:
Nichole Giles had
early career plans that included becoming an actress or a rockstar, but she
decided instead to have a family and then become a writer.
She was born in
Nevada, the oldest of seven—a number which increased to eleven with the
addition of four step brothers—and has lived in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and
South Texas.
Her future aspirations
include owning a home on a tropical island, even if it's just a vacation home.
For now, she plans to travel to as many tropical locations as possible,
scouting for her future paradise.
Currently, she lives
with her husband, one of her two sons (the other is in college), two daughters,
two golden retrievers, and one lucky bunny rabbit.
Writing is her passion, but
she also loves to spend time with her family, travel to exotic destinations,
drive in the rain with her convertible top down, and play music at full volume
so she can sing along
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