Here's a little about SHADOWS OF THE PAST
Anne's relationship with her boyfriend Neil has disintegrated. After a two-year separation, they pack for a week vacation in hopes of reconciling. But fate has other plans for them.
The discovery of a bejeweled cross and ancient human bones opens a door to a new and frightening world--one where the ghost of a medieval nun named Genevieve will not let Anne rest. This new world threatens not only to ruin Anne and Neil's vacation but to end all hopes of reconciliation as Anne feels compelled to help free Genevieve's soul from its torment.
Can Anne save her relationship and help Genevieve find her eternal rest?
A touching, compelling story of tragedy, loss and the power of endless love and good magic.
The twists and turns in this paranormal tale keep the reader guessing up to the end and weave themselves together into a quest to rekindle love.
Excerpt:
"Come, we should
leave at once," she said and glanced nervously over her shoulder.
"Something terrible happened after you left for town. I think the Abbess
found out about us. Our meeting in Uncle Ryan's cabin is no longer a secret. We
have been overheard. For all I know someone spies on us even as we speak. I
think the Abbess, or one of her 'friends,' is hovering somewhere nearby and
listening to every word."
Andrew pulled Genevieve
to his chest. "Do you regret you've come with me?"
Passion smothered
Genevieve's doubt and guilt. "Never," she answered, aware of her
body's response to his touch, and she succumbed to his embrace.
Calming
the gnawing unease in her mind and the thought of Sister Dominica guessing she
was the dough of a sinner, Genevieve repeated, "Never."
With her eyes closed and their bodies touching she became,
for the very first time, simply a woman. She melted in his embrace in spite of
the invisible vicious threat breathing around them. Aware they might never be
alone again, she fought hard to silence the voice of conscience berating her.
"Oh, God. Please forgive me," Andrew muttered under
his breath when he bowed his head to kiss her. Their lips met in a passionate
first kiss.
Genevieve's spirits fell and her heart skipped a beat when, a
couple of seconds later, she opened her eyes and her gaze fell on a knot
strangers.
… . . .
Tears welled in Anne's eyes, blurring her vision. She
couldn’t explain them, or the sudden sadness seeping into her heart. This
should’ve been a moment of happiness or, at least, contentment. She was with
Neil again, and the outcome of their trip together should, very likely, bring
their reconciliation. Why then did she seem detached from where she stood?
Anne shivered. Why the
deep feeling of having seen this place, this forest before? And why the eerie
sensation of being present here only in the body, while her mind was far away?
Away from the forest.
Away from Neil, the man
who'd betrayed her trust and her love.
An
onrush of sensations unfamiliar to her followed. Dizziness and a malevolent
feeling of unreality suffocated her.
Anne edged cautiously
closer to the rim of the bare cliff. Her foot tapped the edge. It seemed solid.
She stared into the darkness of the abyss at her feet. It echoed the shadows in
her heart. An unusual curiosity took
hold of her. Should she step ahead? What was down there? Other human bones?
Another mystery? The presence of evil, creeping up and enveloping her, became
almost palpable. The vines of fog folded around her, dragging her to the depth.
Her throat turned dry, and she gasped for air.
Megan's face contorted, the voice no longer pleasant. A hoarse gurgle,
spluttering distorted words, "Yes, come... I'm waiting... I've been
waiting for you for such a long time..."
Author bio:
Carmen
Stefanescu was born in Romania, the native country of the infamous vampire
Count Dracula, but where, for about 50 years of communist dictatorship, just
speaking about God, faith, reincarnation or paranormal phenomena could have led
someone to great trouble - the psychiatric hospital if not to prison.
Teacher of English and German in her native country and mother of two daughters, Carmen Stefanescu survived the grim years of oppression, by escaping in a parallel world, that of the books.
Teacher of English and German in her native country and mother of two daughters, Carmen Stefanescu survived the grim years of oppression, by escaping in a parallel world, that of the books.
She
has dreamed all her life to become a writer, but many of the things she wrote
during those years remained just drawer projects. The fall of the Ceausescu’s
regime in 1989 and the opening of the country to the world meant a new
beginning for her. She started publishing. Poems first, and then prose. Both in
English.
Carmen Stefanescu's Site:
http://shadowspastmystery.blogspot.ro/
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