Seraphina:
The Awakening
The
Seraphina Series
Book
One
Sheena
Hutchinson
Genre:
Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publisher:
SL Hutchinson Publishing
Date
of Publication: 1/5/14
ASIN:
B00HL5PQYM
Number
of pages: 224
Word
Count: apx 60k
Cover
Artist: Andrea
Garcia
Book
Description:
For
as long as she can remember, Seraphina Cross has experienced these
visions that made her feel like there was more to life. It wasn’t
until one moment, one accident that her life changed forever. She
awakens the next day a new person in more ways than one. With no
recollection of past night’s events, she’s forced to adapt to
certain sensations she is experiencing all while trying to piece
together what exactly happened to her that fateful night.
Her
strange, hectic life doesn’t seem to make sense until she meets a
handsome stranger. Only then does the puzzle finally piece itself
together. What she doesn’t expect is the new powers she has
developed attracting all kinds of unwanted attention.
Thrown
into a world she never truly believed existed she is forced to come
to grips with who she is becoming while staying out of trouble long
enough to figure out what needs to be done to fulfill her destiny.
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Excerpt
Book One:
I
was 18 the first time it happened. I wake up the next day and
remember everything about the dream I had just experienced. It’s as
if I live one life during the day and once I close my eyes on this
world, I wake up in another. I’ve gotten used to it over the years;
my dreams have actually become something of an escape from my mundane
life. During the day I’m a normal, everyday receptionist, but at
night I become something else, something important. It’s not always
images, either. Sometimes my dreams are blank and I’m just
experiencing emotions or sensations. Don’t get me wrong -- it can
be scary sometimes. I never know if it will be a good dream or a bad
one. The good ones tend to make me feel empowered and strong, while
the bad ones will have me waking up in a pool of my own sweat
screaming or even shaking in fear.
It’s
very odd, but lately I seem to be having the same dream. For the past
couple months it is as if it’s on a never-ending loop. I’m
walking down the busy streets of New York City. I don’t recall how
I get there or what it is I’m doing, except for the fact that I’m
apparently looking for something. I’m glancing up at the numbers of
the stores on Madison Ave as I’m walking along. People are pushing
past me because I’m interrupting their hurried pace. I’m trying
to get people to help me, but no one has time to stop and answer my
question. So I trudge on, alone and lost in a city that I don’t
belong in. I’m so frustrated that I’m on the verge of tears when
a heavy set man knocks into me on his way past. I trip and fall to
the floor. Kneeling on all fours as people continue to push past me
like I’m not even there, I eventually climb to my feet as I begin
to feel the tears build up behind my eyes. Wiping the filth of the
New York City street off my hands and knees, I look up in awe.
Standing further down the street with his back to me is a man that
sends a shock through me to my very core. I’m staring at his
strong, broad back as the sunset on the horizon behind him lights up
all his profile features in such a romantic way.
Seraphina:
Initiation
The
Seraphina Series
Book
Two
Sheena
Hutchinson
Genre:
Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publisher:
SL Hutchinson Publishing
Date
of Publication: 10/20/14
ASIN:
B00NE4Q7J2
Number
of pages: 203
Word
Count: 60k
Book
Description:
Seraphina
Cross is unexpectedly thrown into this crazy, spiritual world of
Angels versus Demons.
Never
did she expect to meet Nate who was just a figment of her imagination
until last week. Now she finds herself moving in with him because of
her innate responsibility to protect her loved ones from harm.
Finally
beginning to feel at home in her new house and with her new
relationship. Nate begins training Sera in all that she can do,
surprising even himself at times.
Just
when she is starting to feel safe and powerful, the Devil finds a new
way to
Just
when she is starting to feel safe and powerful, the Devil finds a new
way to attack her at her most vulnerable.
When
her dreams are no longer a gift, can Sera control the powers needed
to defeat what's coming before Lucifer fulfills his promise to her?
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Excerpt
Book Two:
Something
happened. I can feel it, the evil. My senses are overwhelming right
now as I dash out of the shop. I don’t care what Sera said; I can’t
just let her blow me off like that. I love her. I wish I didn’t, I
wish it was someone else. But unfortunately, Sera is all my mind can
think about day and night. I’m running down the street in the
pouring rain, but I’m determined to figure out what is going on
around here. She must care about me! She came to me! I know on some
level she has feelings for me, too. Maybe if she can see how much I
will go through to protect her, if she can only see what I would do
for her, then she will realize she made the wrong choice. I’m
getting closer. I can feel it; the evil is all over this place. Well,
that’s different – it’s Mr. Green’s Supermarket. I pause
before rounding the corner to the entrance, hoping that whatever was
here is gone. If having the sight has taught me anything, it is not
to be afraid of the unknown. I just hope whatever it is will see me
as one of them and cause me no harm. It’s my one hope as I turn
around the corner. Correction, it was my one hope. Looking at the
sight in front of me, all my hopes and endless dreams have just been
washed down the sewer with the rain.
She’s
standing there, her arms wrapped around him with her hands on his
face kissing him like I’ve always dreamed about. I think I’m in
shock because I can’t move. I think maybe I’m a masochist because
I continue to stare at them flat out making out like a corny movie
right here in the supermarket parking lot. How could she do this to
me? Right here? Flaunt her choice right here out in the open for all
to see? I feel the anger grow inside of me. This ignites something in
me and I feel it spreading its way through my veins and enveloping my
entire body. My heart turns cold as stone before I finally turn away
and walk back towards my store. She will regret this—she will see
she made the wrong choice. I want her to feel like I do right now in
this very moment. Yet, there is something inside me that doesn’t
want to give up on her. I will still do anything to have her.
Anything. I think it’s time to place a call I’ve been avoiding. I
think it’s time I have her.
Sheena
is a born and raised New Yorker, even her writing can’t hide her
hard sarcasm. She claims destiny lead her to writing again. She
constantly strives to be a positive role model and write stories that
empower and inspire. Sheena always roots for the underdog, believes
in love at first sight, and that everyone should have their happily
ever after. While God is currently writing her love story she
continues to put all her time into her writing as she is constantly
getting new inspiration.
Thank you for sharing <3
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