Back cover blurb
Three months have passed and
Melina thought she was safe. Safe from the effects of the angel powers and safe
from the Noxin demons. But she thought too soon.
Just as she’s starting to
enjoy her new powers and her new relationship with Lee, the slight pain she
still experiences after using the powers starts to grow worse. As the pain
becomes more and more unbearable, she finds herself lashing out at innocent
people with unexplained anger and hatred. Then to make matters worse, she sees
a Noxin demon again.
No one, not even the elders,
seems to know what’s happening to Melina, or how a Noxin demon found her. And
when she’s introduced to Dean, another unique human like herself, she learns
that his pain is completely gone, which only makes her situation even more
confusing.
Grasping for any type of
answer, Melina throws out one possible explanation after another. But as her
angry feelings intensify, and her angel powers grow weaker, she begins to think
there might be something malevolent inside her that’s trying to take over. It’s
not long before her internal struggle spirals out of control, and her body is
turned into a battlefield that’s torn between good and evil.
Melina fears that if no
solution is found, then she might lose all the people she loves, especially
Lee. But what scares her even more is that she might lose herself to evil.
Torn
Choosing between good and evil isn’t always that
easy.
Excerpt
Melina
released his hands and nodded again as she turned to gaze out the front
windshield. "I'll talk to him as soon as I…ʺ Her voice trailed off as she
continued to stare out the window.
"Is
it the pain again?ʺ Lee asked.
"No,"
Melina replied, her face turning paler by the second.
He
glanced out the window and then back at her, a look of concern in his eyes.
ʺWhat’s wrong then? What do you see?"
"A
demon." She continued to stare out the window, her body frozen stiff with
fear.
Lee's
brow furrowed. "Why are you so scared? I know you can see angels all the
time now, but I thought you could see all sorts of different demons now, too.
"
Melina's
eyes remained fixed out the window. The demon's black, billowy figure wasn't
exclusive to his particular group, but the fiery red eyes were unmistakable.
"This
isn't just some random demon. It's a Noxin demon."
Lee's
expression turned serious. "Those are the ones I saw on the video footage
from my apartment, right? The ones you said were really dangerous?ʺ
She
gave him a stiff nod, but kept her gaze locked on the demon. Out of the corner
of her eye she saw him looking out the window to see if he could spot the demon
himself.
"Where
is he?ʺ Lee asked.
"He’s
behind the antique store across the street, lurking back in the alley.ʺ
Lee
leaned forward in his seat and squinted his eyes as he looked in that
direction. ʺI don't see it."
Melina's
breath suddenly caught in her throat. "It's gone. It's gone!ʺ She sat up
in her seat, her eyes frantically searching the area outside. A few seconds
later she turned to look at Lee, her bright green eyes wide with fear. "This
is serious. We need to go.ʺ
About the author
Ashley Stambaugh grew up in a
small town in Illinois where she and her two siblings created some of the best
memories playing on their family’s farm. She stayed in the southern region of
the state to attend college where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and also
met her husband.
Now, she and her husband live
in central Illinois and spend their time creating new memories with their two
rambunctious boys and their comical black Pug. She also enjoys reading, taking
long walks, and finding great bargains. When her sons are a little bit older,
she has a great desire to travel with her family. Oh, and she also has a slight
obsession with chocolate.
When she’s not busy chasing
after her two young children or losing herself in a good book, you can find her
curled up on her couch with her laptop, writing.
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