Book Title: Eighth Note
Author: Kimberly Stedronsky
Genre: Paranormal Horror Romance
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Synopsis:
Eighth
Note (Fire Ballad One)
Kimberly
Stedronsky
Eva
Reed saved the world.
Actually,
she saved two worlds, but who’s
counting?
Finding
herself in the middle of present day suburbia, married and a mom at only twenty
years old, she’s beyond bored. Even
with her popular music blog and her handsome husband Will catering to her every
impulse, she longs to use the incredible powers that she possesses.
But
Earth is no place for magic.
When
Cole Mathison arrives, asking for Eva’s help in solving the death of a famous
pop star, she cannot resist the overwhelming pull to use her abilities again.
Eva
finds that there is more to the sinister murder than what the evidence shows.
People
who listen continue to die, and she must rely on her immortality to protect her
from a frequency that is shattering minds and stopping hearts.
There
are forces at work that she could never have imagined...
And evil will be
heard.
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Author Bio:
Kimberly
Stedronsky is an Ohio author who prefers an epic love story. She has a degree
in Early Childhood Education, which she uses as an excuse to be as immature as
possible on a daily basis.
She is married to a stand-up comedian Marine veteran, and their three children are appropriately sarcastic.
She is married to a stand-up comedian Marine veteran, and their three children are appropriately sarcastic.
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Excerpt
“I’ve
spent the last thirty years proving to myself that I wasn’t crazy. I’ve…
helped… people with paranormal activity.”
“You’re
a ghost hunter?” I snorted, listening to the monitor crackle and Perry cry out
softly. Will gave a deep, amused sigh, gesturing to the house.
“I
am going to bed. Ten minutes, Eva.”
I
automatically scowled at his order. “I’ll be up in a little while,” I
countered, using all of my self control not to tell him off for treating me
like a kid.
“Yes,
love.” He bent to me, practically lifting me off the ground to catch me off
guard with a possessive kiss. I could only hold on to his shoulders as his
mouth moved over mine, and it took me five witless seconds to realize that the
display was completely for Cole.
Men,
marking their territory. Please.
“I
won’t keep her long,” Cole promised, and Will responded with a quick nod before
heading for the house. “All happily ever after here, I take it?”
I
turned to him, tucking my hands under the sleeves of my hoodie. “Obviously. Now
tell me what’s going on.”
He
scratched his chin. “No, I’m not a ghost hunter. I just… lend a hand. When
crazy, unexplainable shit happens.”
“I
hate to tell you this, but people die. Every day. I’m sure the toxicology
reports will come back with some fun party results.”
He
stared at me, contemplating. I returned his look, waiting impatiently. Finally,
he pulled his phone out of his pocket, handing it over to me.
“The
security cameras caught her death. There’s no sound. Eva honey, are you sure
you can handle this?”
I
accepted his iPhone, shrugging. “Um, I set my father-in-law on fire from the
inside out. I think I can handle watching someone die.”
His
palm covered my hand, and his fingertip swept the screen open. His nails
weren’t nearly as manicured as Will’s, and his calloused skin felt rough on
mine. “No sound,” he repeated, and I nodded, trying not to appear as confused
as I felt.
The
street lamp flickered over our heads, and I waved my hand to turn the bulb
completely off, leaving us in darkness.
The
video began with an aerial view of Nina, black and white, in the studio. I
could hear that the sound had been wiped from the video, and the continuous,
looping whisper kept time with my heartbeat as my pulse began to pound in my
ears.
Nina
was tall and blonde, with adorable dimples that kept her looking years younger
than her actual age. She had two fingers over her earpiece as she sang, and I
watched her drag the back of her other hand over her brow in mid-verse.
She
stopped singing, and the rushing sound intensified.
She
was coughing; I watched her reach for something, and then tip her head back and
take a long drink from a bottle of water.
Cole’s
hand slid around my waist, and I almost screamed. I’d been so involved in the
video, waiting, holding my breath, I’d almost forgotten he was next to me.
“Eva.”
He warned. I ignored him, narrowing my eyes and focusing on the iPhone screen.
Nina
stilled suddenly, and the water bottle slipped from her hand.
Long
seconds passed as she stood there, frozen, still, and I started to lift my
finger to touch the screen, checking to see if the video paused.
Her
head jerked down violently, chin to chest. All of her hair surrounded her face.
When
her head snapped upward to meet the camera face-on, my hand clamped over Cole’s
arm.
Her
mouth was a wide, dark O, no teeth, no sound… no pupils. Blackness seeped from
the corners of her eyes, and she began to bend backward, further, further
still, until her entire body was folded- backwards- at the waist.
Text copyright © 2013
Kimberly Stedro
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