A Human Element
by Donna Galanti
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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 One:
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.
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
www.elementtrilogy.com and www.donnagalanti.com.
Connect with Donna:
Website:
http://www.elementtrilogy.com/
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Purchase books 1 and 2 in
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randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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