Series: Shadow Slayers Stories #1
Publication date: August 2020
Synopsis:
"A well-thought out and imaginative novel." -- Indies Today
The blood wasn't real. Her heart hammered in her chest. The blood wasn't real. She could feel the terror coursing through her veins. The blood wasn't real. But what if it was hers?
Ever since the nightmares started, Josephine "Josie" Benson's life had started spiraling out of control. At night, she couldn't sleep, and during the day she finds it increasingly more difficult to cling to reality. Nothing in her twenty-five years of life had prepared her for this moment, and, somehow, no matter who she turned to no one had any concrete answers. No one except for the mysterious stranger.
He swears he knows the answers to all of her questions, but how can Josie trust him when he only calls her Celine, a name she has no memory of or connection to.
Can this stranger who looks at her like she has secrets really be trusted? Does he know the reason for her nightmares? Or could he somehow be behind them?
Grayson Buckley can see the physical toll the nightmares are taking on her and it breaks his heart. He desperately wants to help her, to free her mind and awaken her, but he knows it isn't time yet. He can't rush this. One day she will awaken, and when she does all will be made known.
When one accident finally reveals the answers she's been dying for, Josie finds that her life will never be the same. Will Josie be able to accept the truth of her past and the power that dwells within her? Or will she succumb to the evil that now manifests itself in the world around her?
Find out in Shadows of the Past: Book One in the Shadows Slayers Stories!
Series: Shadow Slayers Stories #2
Publication date: August 1st, 2020
Synopsis:
Things were supposed to be better now that she had awoken, but somehow, they seemed to be getting worse.
Celine Devereaux Buckley, who once lived a mortal, very human life as Josie Benson, thought that coming home would be safe. She would be surrounded by those she loved and who loved her most, but her homecoming was more complicated than she ever imagined.
Shortly after arriving, she begins feeling strange. As her physical condition once again worsens, she and her family can't help but wonder what could be causing her so much pain. When Damien Sherwood, her beloved human cousin, connects her missing portrait to Celine's troubles, he throws himself into a desperate search to find it. The image, a portrait of Celine with mystical powers to guard the Buckley household, has gone missing, and without it, everyone is in grave danger. But how can they get it back when Celine is already under attack from its absence?
Damien, tired of watching Celine suffer, finally comes up with a plan to retrieve the missing talisman. Crazy though it may be, he's willing to try anything. With the help of Celine's magical gifts and her former human boyfriend, Michael, Damien travels back in time to track down the missing portrait. However, unexpected dark forces are lurking even in the past.
Will Damien and Michael be able to retrieve the painting before it's too late for Celine? Can they change the course of the past without damaging the future they love? Or will their efforts end up getting them killed?
Find out in Stolen Portrait Stolen Soul. This is book two in the stunning Shadow Slayers Stories series and will keep you on the edge of your seat and holding your breath until the last page.
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Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?
I can do either and it depends on the scene or how much thinking I need to do to move forward with the plot. In general, though, I usually write with noise. When I first started writing, I kept it a secret (my first novel was a surprise birthday present for my mom!). I got used to writing "on the sly" so no one knew what I was doing and there, could not ruin the surprise by letting the secret slip out. As a result, I got pretty used to writing with the TV on in the background or some other form of noise. I continue to write in the evenings quite a bit, so I usually have some old TV show playing in the background while I'm working.
Fun Fact!
- Shadows of the Past, while a fitting title for the book, contains the word Shadows as a tribute to my inspiration for the series, the television show, Dark Shadows. This supernatural soap had a big impact on my imagination for this series!
Nellie H. Steele lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh with her family and her many fur-babies. When she isn't writing, she enjoys teaching Statistics at a local university or watching her dogs and cats play in the yard.
Nellie is the author of the Cate Kensie Mystery Series, a cozy mystery series following the adventures of Dr. Catherine Kensie, a history professor turned Scottish Countess, and her beloved dog, Riley, as they navigate their new lives in their quirky Scottish highlands castle, solving mysteries along the way! She is the creator of the Shadow Slayers series, a suspenseful series with a supernatural twist! Follow the Shadow Slayers through time as they fight to banish darkness from the world. Nellie also writes an adventure series, Maggie Edwards Adventures. Follow Maggie Edwards as she travels the world solving mysteries and finding unique treasures!
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