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Chasing the Sun
An Earth Relic Novel
Book 1
Sasha Abernathy
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Crimson Frost Books
Date of Publication: October 21, 2014
ISBN: TBD
ASIN: TBD
Cover Artist: Suzannah Safi
Book Description:
Hunted by Chaos. Protected by Death. Guided by Fire.
Terran is now the key to a world she never knew existed.
Normal was what Terran did best – house, job, dog, friends – rinse and repeat. She never knew demigods existed, or that you could journey to other realms, manipulate nature with your mind, or that the dead weren’t really gone at all, but instead existed in the Underworld. No, she lived the mundane life of any twenty-seven-year-old Alaskan girl…until she met Aiden, the complicated and gorgeous new local art gallery owner.
As their fiery relationship evolves into something more, Terran finds herself surrounded by a world of nightmares and gods, when the mysterious Aiden proves to be more than a simple man. Soon, Terran finds that she is not so simple herself. As an ancient evil threatens to escape and unleash all Hell, Terran must dive into a magical world she never knew existed to save them all…even if that means giving up her life to do it.
Excerpt 3
When I walked
in, I could feel an energy in the air. Its warm and soft pulse had a slight
humming sensation that tickled my skin. Wisps of heat surrounded my necklace as
it pulsed ever so slightly. Amazing. I had taken care of these plants their
whole lives, from seedlings to sale. They truly felt like a piece of me now. As
I tended to the flowers in the back of the shop, blue, purple, white, and
yellow petals swayed to a gentle rhythm as I moved to the music playing in my
earbuds. Was this the gift Marc had given me?
If it was, it had gotten stronger. No way, this could be real. It was so
bizarre. I had to know if anyone else saw this. I needed to find someone I
could trust. I decided I would call Jon.
I ran to the
ladies’ room and whipped out my phone. Please pick up, please pick up. After
five rings, he finally answered.
"Terran?
Sorry, I was in a meeting. What's up?"
"Are you
super busy? I need a favor, a kind of crazy favor."
"Okay.
Anything, but first are you okay?" It wasn’t like me to call Jon while he
was at the office, so his concern was definitely warranted.
"I'm not
hurt, but I might be crazy." I laughed, my tone laced with an anxiety that
couldn’t be contained. "Can you meet me at the nursery? I could use your
eyes for something."
"Sure. I'll
be there in about twenty. Do you need anything while I'm on my way?"
"Just you,
please. I'm in the back where we keep the marigolds."
It only took Jon
about fifteen minutes to get here. He must have been worried and speeding. I
was back with the marigolds when I heard him enter the room. I turned to see
him in his dark charcoal suit with a light blue dress shirt. He looked handsome
as usual.
"Are you
okay?" he asked as he came in to hug me. We embraced and I instantly felt
better. Jon always made me feel safe.
"I think
so, I just think I'm going crazy." Tears pooled in my eyes as I had
finally admitted out loud the one thing that I feared most.
"Oh,
sweetheart. I'm sure that's not true. What's going on?"
I told him about
the plants moving for me. I didn't want to repeat myself and I knew Micah would
want to know about Seth. I wasn't sure I wanted to share the dancing plants bit
with her.
"Watch…
"
I leaned over
the marigold and brushed the tips of my fingers across the petals, moving my
hand in a quick swipe over all the ones I could reach. Each little red, yellow,
and gold petal shivered and shook, wiggling like you would when you get a
chill, an involuntary movement. And like a newborn, they began searching for
their mother, swaying and leaning towards me. My pulse sped up, the heat from
my necklace warmed me to my core. It was a perfect heat, a warmth that
exhilarated my soul. I turned back to Jon, who watched with intensity. And when
I looked into his eyes, I could tell he had seen nothing. His eyes saddened as
he realized I knew.
About the Author:
Born in Germany to a Puerto Rican mother and All-American Military father, who saw fit to give her a Russian name, Sasha Abernathy has always loved storytelling, traveling, and doing all things silly. Raised in Oklahoma, but eventually moving everywhere from Alaska to Spain, Sasha has finally settled in the beautiful state of Colorado. With her loving husband, two wild sons, and neurotic labradoodle, Sasha is surrounded by way too much testosterone and escapes through her mysteriously whimsical and romantic novels.
Twitter: @EarthRelic
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Nice excerpt
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