BOOK PROMOTION
Title: Darkness Watching
Author: Emma L Adams
Series: Darkworld
Publisher: Curiosity
Quills
Release Date: 10th
October 2013
ISBN-13: 9781620073629
ASIN: B00FQXND14
Genre: Urban
fantasy/paranormal
Target Audience: Upper YA/New Adult
Distributor: Ingram
Target Audience: Upper YA/New Adult
Distributor: Ingram
BLURB supplied by Emma L Adams
Eighteen-year-old
Ashlyn is one interview away from her future when she first sees the demons.
She thinks she's losing her mind, but the truth is far
more frightening: she can see into the Darkworld, the home of spirits– and the
darkness is staring back.
Desperate to escape the demons, Ash accepts a place at a university in the small town of Blackstone, in the middle of nowhere - little knowing that it isn't coincidence that led her there but the pull of the Venantium, the sorcerers who maintain the barrier keeping demons from crossing from the Darkworld into our own world.
All-night parties, new friendships and a life without rules or limits are all part of the package of student life - but demons never give up, and their focus on Ash has attracted the attention of every sorcerer in the area. Ash is soon caught between her new life and a group of other students with a connection to the Darkworld, who could offer the answers she's looking for. The demons want something from her, and someone is determined to kill her before she can find out what it is.
In a world where darkness lurks beneath the surface, not everyone is what they appear to be...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emma spent her childhood creating imaginary worlds to compensate for a
disappointingly average reality, so it was probably inevitable that she ended
up writing fantasy and paranormal for young adults. She was born in Birmingham,
UK, which she fled at the first opportunity to study English Literature at
Lancaster University. In her three years at Lancaster, she hiked up mountains,
skydived in Australia, and endured a traumatic episode involving a swarm of
bees in the Costa Rican jungle. She also wrote various novels and short
stories. These included her first publication, a rather bleak dystopian piece,
and a disturbing story about a homicidal duck (which she hopes will never see
the light of day).
Now a reluctant graduate, she can usually be found in front of her
writing desk, creating weird and wonderful alternative worlds. Her debut novel The
Puppet Spell, published in January 2013 by Rowanvale Books, is a fantasy
tale for young adults and the young at heart, inspired by her lifelong love of
the fantastical, mythology, and video games. Emma also writes supernatural
fantasy novels for older teens and adults. Her next
book, Darkness Watching, is the first
in the upper-YA/New Adult Darkworld
series, and was published in October 2013 by Curiosity Quills Press.
AUTHOR LINKS
EXCERPT
It started out as yet another exam dream. I sat in
the school hall, looking at an unfamiliar paper, as all the other students
began to write with frantic enthusiasm, pens racing down the page.
I didn't revise this at all.
Panic rose within me. I looked around desperately. Everyone else scribbled
away. The clock ticked, seconds passing. Minutes. Shit.
I felt a familiar surge of dizziness; my breath stuck in my throat, my
heart pounded. I stared at the back of the seat in front of me, which seemed to
waver and shimmer before my eyes, turning to blackness―
And a face grinned at me. Sharp teeth formed a
malevolent smile. Violet eyes stared at me, unblinking. I could see nothing
else for the smoke, which completely obscured everything before my eyes.
Then my chair tipped backward of its own accord. In
slow motion, it leaned back, teetered for a moment. The demon grinned as I sat
there, powerless to move.
The panic inside my chest spilled over and I tried
to cry out. But I couldn't move my jaw, couldn't open my mouth. I was frozen to
the seat as it hit the floor with a soundless thud.
I couldn't move.
I couldn't feel anything.
And I couldn't speak, couldn't scream.
I lay on my back, and around me, people continued
to write, like robots programmed to scribble endless pages. No one spared a
glance for me. I was trapped there on the floor, and no one even knew I was
trapped.
The eyes blinked, then vanished.
My heart restarted with a jolt, hammering in my
ears. I fought to escape the trap. My eyes felt as though something heavy
weighed them shut, but I managed to force my eyelids apart. The sight of my
digital alarm clock greeted me, sideways; I'd fallen asleep at my desk, my head
resting on my laptop, the cold edge digging into my face.
I tried to lift my head, but I couldn't. I tried to
open my mouth, but my jaw remained locked.
Impossible.
I'm awake. Trapped again, this time for real. Not a muscle in
my body responded to my pleas. I couldn't feel my hands, but I knew my right
hand rested under my chin where I'd used it as a pillow. I couldn't feel my
face, either.
I'd lost all feeling in my entire body, as if
something invisible laid on top of me, pinning me down.
I tried to cry out, but not a sound escaped.
Move! I
thought, trying to lift my head. The weight continued to press on me. I
recalled one of those websites I'd browsed had mentioned poltergeists that sat
on people in the middle of the night, leaving them unable to move. This felt
just like it. Terror washed over me, cold and merciless.
Every short breath hurt my chest. Let me go. Please. Please―I'll do anything,
just let me move.
"Anything,
Ashlyn?"
That voice.
What do you
want from me?
Somehow, not being able to see the speaker made it
a thousand times worse. It felt like a thousand invisible hands gripped me all
over, numbing all sensation. At the edges of my vision, I thought I saw dark
shapes, but no eyes, no mouth for the voice.
Demons.
Finally, the messages between my brain and nerves
seemed to hit home, and I managed to raise my head, to lift my arm an inch.
Slowly I regained feeling in my limbs. I shifted, twitched my hands, my feet.
Even then, I knew they watched me.
That day, the fear began.
(I love the excerpt and the blurb of this book, it's definitely going on my wishlist to read, I just wish I had more hours in the day to read even more!)
SOME PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
I admit I don't usually add "Praise For The Book" Quotes but as I didn't have the time to read this one myself and review it due to my prior reading commitments I felt I'd like to share some of the books appraisals with you. There were many to choose from, I chose just five.
"Demons, Sorcerers, evil, and secrets.
Could you ask for a better supernatural suspense set-up? I couldn't, and
picking this book to read for Halloween was perfect. It's full of suspense,
danger, evil and dark humor. The plot is original, and completely gripping.
From the first page, this book had me hooked, almost too afraid to finish, but
knowing I'd regret it if I didn't keep reading." - Rose at Desert Rose Reviews
"…the twists and turns just kept coming and
I wasn't sure how the book was going to end. Definitely recommend for all
paranormal and fantasy fans" - Samantha at Cold Tea and Crumbs
“The
story is extremely well-written with effortless, flowing prose, and the
original magic-user mythology and Darkworld creatures are very entertaining.
The author took what might have been an over-done premise and twisted it into
something very fresh and exciting.” – Lexa Cain, author of Soul Cutter
"This is a wildly different story than any
I have read about demons...I loved it!" - Kathy at Bookmarks, Spoilers,
and Happily-Ever-Afters
"WOW! From the moment I started reading I
was hooked. No turning back for me now. I'm a newbie to paranormal. I must say,
I'm now a LOVER of this genre...I LOVED this book and the characters. It's so
well written I got lost in it. I wanted to know more, I couldn't turn the page
fast enough. I NEED more! Emma you have got me addicted." - Nicole
at Busy Mom of 3
Thank you for sharing! :)
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