Risen by Christine James
RISEN BLURB:
Witness the Beginning...
A fun night in a small town carnival will change Erin’s
life forever with a simple visit to a bizarre and mysterious fortune teller.
Scared to death by what the haggard woman reveals, Erin quickly
flees and quite literally collides with Angelo, a mysterious and captivating
carnival worker. Later
that night, he appears in her dreams but he’s not the only one visiting her
slumber. Evil is
lurking on the edge of the shadows and it's coming for her. Angelo is not what
he
seems, but then again no one ever is. Not even Erin.
Loyalties are tested and the
lines of friendship begin to blur as long hidden truths
come to light and fate bears down upon them all. Everyone has secrets but when
some turn out to be more than heart wrenching, Erin has to decide who she can
trust.
Can Erin deal with the
harsh past that Angelo has been harboring or will it prevent her from doing
what she's been chosen to do?
EXCERPT:
Erin could see him standing across the street,
looking dashing in a tuxedo and a broad smile. He held out his hand, beckoning
her. She stepped down off the curb but something caught her eye. Looking down,
she saw she was wearing a beautiful red satin gown that shimmered beautifully
in the pale street light. The strapless bodice fit snugly, pushing up her ample
chest, while the bottom fanned out gracefully in waves. On her feet was a pair
of matching red heels with thin straps and sparkling rhinestones. Never before
had she felt so beautiful.
She went into his arms with ease and he swept her along the
street, dancing and twirling around to softly lilting music. He held her close,
her body fitting to his easily. She could feel his heart beating steadily
against hers. The same smell from earlier seemed so much stronger than before.
His eyes were such a light shade of gray, they were almost transparent. Dense
fog swirled around their legs as they twirled and moved as one.
Then something changed and they were no longer dancing. She was
standing in the middle of the street alone, wearing her pajamas. Somewhere a
streetlight began to flicker eerily. The light made the fog appear bluish white
and very sinister. Erin looked around, frantically searching for Angelo. She
found him standing at the entrance of the fairgrounds. He no longer wore the
tux. Even in the darkness she could see his eyes were no longer shimmering
silver but dark gray bordering on black. His hair was pulled back tightly and
his once beautiful face had turned stone cold and dangerous. He wore a black
t-shirt tucked neatly into a pair of black cargo pants. The pants resembled the
style that she’d seen paramedics wearing. The bottoms of the pants were tucked
tightly into a pair of snugly laced, slightly worn, combat boots. Something
glistened in his hand. It appeared to be a long blade that glistened in the dim
light. Erin began to slowly back away but he moved toward her. She could see he
was saying something but couldn’t make out the words.
When she blinked they were no longer standing in the middle of the
street but in the center of a meadow surrounded by trees. The loud sound of
beating wings came from somewhere behind her.
Briefly she thought of a horror movie where everything was in slow
motion. She tried to run but her feet felt as if they were encased in concrete.
Slowly she turned. The sound of beating wings stirred the cold night air around
her. When she looked up, huge black wings angled toward her. She tried to
scream but the smell of sulfur was suffocating. Angry red eyes glared down at
her and pain suddenly sliced through her body.
She tried frantically to get away, silently willing her feet to
move. She had to get away from the wings and the blinding pain but the pain
only intensified with each movement. Erin could smell something foul over the
stinging scent of sulfur and she realized it was the unmistakable smell of
burning flesh. She looked down and realized it was her flesh that was burning. She screamed as her sweats began to
melt to her legs.
“Someone, help me!”
she screeched and the answer she received was an angry hiss.
Erin sagged to the ground in pain as the flames
raged over her lower body; she could hear the harsh sound of metal clanging
against metal. Another shrill hiss and screech sliced through the night and
soon the flapping noise was gone. Everything was cast into silence.
Review quotes:
The premise of this story captures the reader's attention
from the get-go. I've read quite a good many stories about angels/fallen
angels, but nothing like what Christine has put together for us.
~~~~~ Lissette
from www.simplistik.org
Wow, what can I say, I loved this book, has a great
story, about fallen angels, and a chosen one. It’s quite different than any
other fallen angel books I had read. Its fast paced and easy to read. There is
a great story here, so it’s got the romance too, but it’s not just about the
romance, which I found refreshing.
~~~ Michelle from http://concisebookreviewsbymichelle.blogspot.com/
This story is told in just the right way, with just the right
amount of clues being given out so the story can build slowly. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. ~~~~ Celeste from The Book Hookup
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About the Author
Christine and her husband coach a little league baseball team. Loves all things baseball and enjoys the out doors; camping, swimming, fishing, the whole nine yards. While she writes a lot of romance in her books, romance movies aren't really her thing. She likes to watch the action thrillers, scary movies, and anything suspense. She loves to read a good historical romance! Also, she is completely fascinated by all things pirate.
Her husband has been her cheerleader as she strives to achieve her writing goals; he's helped pick her up and dusted her off when she went through rejections; he laughs with her, and more times than not he laughs AT her. But more importantly he's there to lend her a shoulder for her to cry on. He's her rock but more importantly she considers him her best friend. Together they have two beautiful son's ages 8 and 2. She considers them her angels and by becoming an author she wants to show them that their dreams can come true.
The thing Christine loves the most, outside of writing and her family, is making people laugh. People come and go from our lives, influencing and changing us in all kinds of ways. Sometimes the influences are positive, but then again, some are negative. If we use the negative as a tool for learning, we could very well change or even save someone's life down the road. She strives to be the type of person that touches someone’s life in a positive way, even if it is by writing a book. She believes that if only a quarter of the people in the world would loosen up and smile, it would be a better place.
If she could share one message with the world, it would be that nothing is impossible and you should never stop following your dreams.
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