Today I'm welcoming the lovely Ashley Stambaugh back to my blog to spotlight her latest book, a new adult urban fantasy called Torn.....
Torn
Choosing between good and evil isn’t always that easy.
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.
Read an extract:
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.
Social media links for Ashley
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Zanna!
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