The
Dark Awakening
The
Chosen Coven
Book
One
D.L.
Blade
Genre: YA Paranormal
Publisher: Fifth Element
Publishing
Date of Publication: October 2nd,
2018
ISBN: 9780578416458
ASIN: B07G22WH8H
Number of pages: 252
Word Count: 69,000
Cover Artist: Redbird Designs
Tagline: Darkness is coming, and
she’s their last hope
Book Description:
She's stalked, hunted, and a
villainous vampire desires her blood.
Mercy’s life is anything but
ordinary. A stalker lurks in the shadows, and a man rescues her from a
life-threatening car accident, but vanishes right before her eyes.
But this man who she thought was
a hallucination, tracks her down at a nearby cove, and claims they were once in
love from another time. Another century.
Mercy has no memory of this world
he shares, and instinctively doesn’t trust him.
He also reveals to her a
life-changing secret—she’s a powerful witch, vampires are real, and she's
destined to destroy them.
Mercy finds herself dragged into
a centuries-old battle against the undead, and a sadistic vampire leader has
set his sights on her. And he will stop at nothing until he claims Mercy as his
own.
She and her coven won’t go down
without a fight. She needs to discover the truth about her past, and the power
she holds, before it’s too late.
Book
Trailer: https://youtu.be/HUu1b1M-oK4
Excerpt:
“You’re
shaking,” he said with a sideways grin on his face. He finally let go of my
hand.
“I need to go.
Thanks for finding my phone.” I stepped quickly to the side to walk by him, but
he moved into my path, blocking me from going any further.
“Mercy, relax.
I’m not going to hurt you.”
Everything
around me froze in place and my heart stopped in its tracks.
He knows me. How
did he know my real name?
I found myself
hyperventilating as I took a step back.
“Did you … did
you go … go to my school?”
Act like you’re
not scared out of your freaking mind, Mercy.
“I don’t understand. How do you know my name?”
“We met a long
time ago, but your memory of me no longer exists. I tracked you down tonight
and was waiting for you to be alone after that boy left.”
“Did you mess
with my car?” I asked. Tears welled up in my eyes and I couldn’t stop the
uncontrollable shaking.
He didn’t
answer. His intense gaze was fixated on me, as if he had been analyzing every
detail of my face.
This time I
stepped back, thinking if I ran fast enough, I could run from behind the bench
and get to my car before he could stop me. It was as if he could read my
thoughts; he moved forward, grabbed my arm in a tight grip and pulled me toward
his chest. He looked down at me, brushing the hair away from my eyes and
tucking it behind my ears.
“I’ve missed
you,” he said softly as he slowly lowered me down to the bench again next to
us.
Oh my God, he’s
crazy.
The look he gave
me—as if I meant something to him—shook me to the core.
“Please don’t
hurt me.” I closed my eyes as if I were anticipating a blow. Tears stung my
eyes.
“I already told
you, I’m not going to hurt you.” I heard a frustrated grunt and sigh come from
him. “Open your eyes, Mercy, and look at me.”
My eyes shot
open.
“You’re in
danger and it’s not from me. Someone has been following you. I’m here to
protect you.” He slowly released his grip and gave us some space.
“I don’t want
your help. I don’t know you.” My voice cracked.
Oh God, Riley.
Please come back.
He let out
another frustrated grunt. “Mercy, you really need to relax and trust me. I know
it’s hard, but I am the only one you can trust right now.” I couldn’t believe
what he was saying. He was a stalker and I had to get away from him. He must
have seen me eyeing my car, because he gripped my wrist again, keeping me from
moving.
“Now, we can
chat out here, or we can drive over to the other side of the cove and talk over
coffee. I say coffee.”
“I … I …”
“Look, I knew if
I approached you with Lily or your friends around, there’d be more questions
than answers I’m willing to give them. This is the first time I’ve been able to
get you alone. Now, let’s get in my car and drive to the other side where the
bar is. You can come willingly, or I can make you.”
Screw this guy.
I bent down
quickly, grabbed a long, thick branch, and brought it hard against his head. He
fell to the ground, so I bolted toward the forest.
I didn’t get far
before I felt my body lunge forward and my legs kick back. His grip on my ankle
caused me to wince.
“Mercy, stop
running, dammit. I can explain everything if you just stop freaking the hell
out.”
I kicked him in
the face with my other leg until he let go and I got back to my feet, now
sprinting deeper into the forest.
Where am I going
to go?
All I knew was
this guy was not someone I wanted to be alone with. I may not have seen anyone
else out there, but I hoped someone would hear me and help me.
“Help!” I
screamed as loud as I could. I just needed to lock myself in the truck and call
the police.
When I turned
around, he was nowhere to be seen. A heavy sigh escaped as I eyed Lily’s truck
about a hundred feet ahead. I looked around one more time and then sprinted to
the truck. Once inside, I locked it and pulled my phone out of my pocket. My
phone had been turned off.
This is going to
take too long.
He would reach
me before my phone powered on. I powered it on anyway and put my hands back on
the keys which were still in the ignition. I tried again. The car didn’t make a
sound.
Please turn on,
please turn on.
I gripped the
keys so tightly that the house key was digging into my palm. “Turn on!” The
feeling of electricity sparked in my hand, followed by a green light from my
fingertips. I quickly removed my hand and the car started up.
What the hell?
The shock of what
had just happened stunned me. I couldn’t move or think straight.
I sensed
movement ahead coming out of the forest and I looked up. He was standing there.
His sleeves were now pulled up to his elbows, revealing his muscular arms. My
eyes narrowed down to his wrist, revealing a red flame tattoo that reached from
his wrist to his elbow. My stomach churned and I felt like throwing up. It was
him; it was the man who had pulled me from my car after the accident.
About
the Author:
D.L. Blade grew up in southern
California, but relocated to Colorado with her family in 2014.
She always loved writing,
concentrating on poetry rather than prose when she was younger. That changed
however, when she had a dream one night and decided to create a story about it.
In her spare time, D.L. enjoys a
wide variety of hobbies, including reading, attending rock concerts and
volunteering at local animal shelters where she can indulge in her passion for
all forms of life.
In the future, D.L. hopes that
she can continue to write exciting novels that will captivate her readers and
bring them into the worlds that she creates using her imagination.
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