Lost
Reaper
Reaper
Series
Book
One
Shelley
Russell Nolan
Genre:
Urban Fantasy Romance
Publisher:
Ormiston Press
Date
of Publication: 23rd October 2015
ISBN:
9781311053688
ASIN:
B0169KUNCO
Number
of pages: 240 Kindle
Word
Count: 83,000 words
Cover
Artist: Two Decade Designs
Book
Description:
The
first dead body I ever saw was my own
For
twenty-five year old Tyler Morgan, being murdered was easy. Easy in
comparison with working for the Grim Reaper. Jonathon Grimm may have
brought her back from the dead in exchange for working as a reaper
for her home town, Easton, but she has to find his lost reaper before
she can enjoy her second chance at life.
Only
… the lost reaper isn’t actually lost. He has a new body, a new
life, and no intention of turning himself in.
Tyler
begins the grisly task of reaping the souls of Easton’s dead while
searching for the reaper. He could be anyone – the intriguing
detective, Sam Lockwood: the handsome, wealthy Chris Bradbury; or the
serial killer stalking the women of Easton. Women who bear an uncanny
resemblance to Tyler.
As
the killer closes in and Grimm’s deadline draws closer, Tyler
discovers she is fighting a much bigger threat than
the Grim Reaper and time is running out for everyone.
Excerpt:
I
opened my eyes and found myself somewhere else, looking through a
window at my body on the service station floor. Blood coated the
front of my t-shirt, darkening the cloth. My caramel-coloured skin
was pale, heart-shaped face slack, long black hair matted with blood.
I
put a hand on my chest. My heart beat faster and faster. It should
have reassured me, but I couldn’t ignore the evidence of my own
eyes. I was dead.
I
clutched my stomach and found my ruined clothes had been replaced by
a long white gown, the silken fabric soft and cool against my body.
My feet were bare but I could feel nothing beneath my toes. Around me
was a dark void, the only light coming from the room where a horrible
scene was playing out.
Behind
the counter, the owner had pulled himself to his feet and was
frantically pushing buttons on an ancient telephone, gnarled hands
shaking, horror etched on his face when his call wouldn’t connect.
To
the left of my body, the man who’d tried to give me a chance to
escape slumped at the end of the aisle closest to the counter. He
struggled to his knees, oblivious of the monster standing over him.
I
heard the knife thud home and wanted to turn away but my body seized
up. Helpless, I watched the owner scramble out from behind the
counter, making for a door marked ‘Staff Only’. The monster got
to his feet and stalked after him, whistling as he prepared to kill
again.
I
sobbed, hands covering my mouth, tears streaming down my face.
‘It
doesn’t have to end this way, Tyler.’
I
dropped my hands and spun around.
A
man shrouded in mist appeared out of the darkness, the light from the
service station creating shadows that cloaked his features as he
glided towards me.
The
mist flowed around him like a living thing, keeping his shape
indistinct until he stood in front of me. Then it parted.
About
the Author:
Shelley
Russell Nolan is an avid reader who began writing her own stories at
sixteen. Her first completed manuscript featured brain eating aliens
and a butt kicking teenage heroine. Since then she has spent her time
creating fantasy worlds where death is only the beginning and even
freaks can fall in love. With books for both young adults and adults
in the works, Shelley plans on writing for as longs as she has the
power to type and looks forward to the day when her stories will be
published.
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