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Daddy's Home!

11/18/2020

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Daddy's Home
A Holly Jennings Thriller Book 1
by A.K. Alexander
Genre: Thriller, Murder Mystery

A KILLER STALKS HIS PREY…
A calculating and deadly killer is in search for what he terms as his perfect family. Preying upon single mothers and their innocent children, the police have dubbed him "The Family Man.”

HE WATCHES THEM...HE TAKES THEM...
He plays out his role as the perfect father. When things don’t go so perfect in his insane fantasy world, the family man kills.

HOLLY JENNINGS IS ON THE CASE…
Crime Scene Investigator Holly Jennings of the San Diego Police Department is determined to track him down and see that justice is served. With Holly being a single mother herself, this man's crimes are deeply personal to her, and turn more so when a friend and her daughter become the latest victims of “The Family Man."

Along with tracking an evil killer, Holly is dealing with her own internal demons. She is raising her daughter Chloe alone after the death of her husband--a death she feels guilty for.

To complicate her life further, Holly is doing her best to avoid possibly falling in love again with charming veterinarian Brendan O'Neil. As Holly delves deeper into solving the murders, she finds herself being sucked into a game of cat and mouse by "The Family Man," that may lead her down a dark path too horrible to bear. One that may cost her gravely-her family, her new found love, and even her life.

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A.K. Alexander is the international bestselling author of Daddy's Home, "Mommy, May I?, The Cartel, and The Michaela Bancroft Suspense Series.
When she isn't writing thrillers, she is writing mysteries and young adult novels under her real name Michele Scott. The author resides in San Diego, Ca with her family and large crew of animals.

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We've got you covered!

11/16/2020

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​Crazy about books? We’ve got you (and them) covered just in time for the holidays!
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Can Princess Peabody find HER happily ever after?

11/15/2020

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​Order YOUR happy ending today!
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These heroes and heroines are lost without each other ... but obstacles stand in their way. Inside the pages of this steamy, limited edition boxed set created for you by your favorite romance authors, you'll find sexy, funny, heartwarming, and red hot romance reads, where characters navigate their love through all the twists, turns, and ups and downs required to reach a happily ever after. Which passionate romance will be your favorite? The enemies turned to trusted lovers or the rock stars who know exactly what they want? Best friends who wish they could be more, forbidden love, or second chance at forever? No matter what you love - enemies to lovers, second chance romance, a forbidden tale, vacation fling, opposites attract, comedy, or contemporary romance - every story in this limited edition boxed will deliver the satisfying end you crave. One-click now to discover your new favorite ending with twenty-one happily ever afters guaranteed. Fans of Abbi Glines, Jill Shalvis, and Lauren Landish will swoon for Happily Ever After. Authors included in this set are: Piper Rayne, Erin Lee, Mandy Melanson & Elle Ryan, Sophia Henry, Lena Bourne, Selene Drake, Joanne Dannon & Faith Summers, Mallory Fox, Kathryn C. Kelly, Dakota Davies, Evie Wilde, D. R. Love, Mckenna James, Debra Elise, Heather Wynter, Mary E Thompson, Ann C. Orlandi & Riley James, Marie Skye, Olivia Marie, Maria Ann Green, and Aria Rae Blossom

Featuring USA Today Bestselling Author Erin Lee’s THE PECULIARITIES OF PRINCESS PEABODY!

Blurb:

The Peculiar Sensitives of Princess Peabody – a retell based off ‘The Princess and the Pea’ – is the story of a Faerie princess betrothed to an evil prince and doubted by her kingdom because of her dormant wings.
Darian Peabody sleeps upon layers and layers of mattresses. Under them rests a single pea – a test demanded by Prince Zane to ensure Darian is royalty. A true princess, he says, would have sensitivities to such things. But for Darian, who is aware of the prince’s true mission—to damage her wings—there are far bigger things to be sensitive about.
They begin with the tiny, human man in the cage; trapped in the kingdom on a witch’s curse and the first person to believe she is, indeed, a royal princess.
When Darian’s father demands wedding plans move forward and the man be put to death, Princess Peabody must show an entire kingdom her worth; beginning with those who’ve questioned her. True blooded or not, you never mess with an exhausted, sleepless, over it, purple-winged Faerie princess…
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The Masked Duet

11/13/2020

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Behind the Lies
The Masked Duet Book 2
by Harper Ray
Genre: New Adult Dark Romance

I f*cked up.
I risked everything for her.
I worked hard to get myself out of the darkness that consumed me. I made a name for myself. I found a great career, and found someone I could spend my life with.

Then she came back and made me realize what I was truly missing out on.

Happiness.

Olivia was the one person I couldn't live without. When she left, she kept a secret that destroyed us. I used to think we wouldn't bounce back from that, but we did. Despite everything that tried to tear us apart, we overcame the obstacles and came out on top.

Only this time, I was the one with a secret.

And my secret will no doubt get us killed...

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Behind the Mask
The Masked Duet Book 1

For five years, I've stayed away. I've hidden myself away like I was asked, abided by the threats that came my way and kept my mouth shut.

I'm done hiding.

Returning to my childhood town after so long wasn't an easy decision but I needed to move on from the past, take my life by the horns and make it my own again; scars and all. Yet, moving on isn't so easy when the man who stole your heart as a child turns up at your parents' house and with a shiny, new fiance hanging on his arm.

Between balancing the skeletons stashed away in my closet and my forbidden feelings that still lingered for Axel, I was sure my life couldn't possibly get any more overwhelming.

That was, until the threats began to pour in again and this time with a very deadly promise attached.


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As an author of young and new adult romances, Harper has a passion for writing stories that readers enjoy reading over and over again. Her imagination is the creative tool that helps her come up with several intriguing story lines that she hopes to share with the world. Her fans call her the "page turner author" because with each story she sucks the readers in, instantly hooking them from page one.
If Harper's not busy writing her next book, she's either digging into a sappy romance novel, binge watching Harry Potter or going to school full time.

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HOMICIDE: Party of Twelve

11/12/2020

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Homicide: Party of Twelve
by Michael Bronte
Genre: Suspense, Thriller


Homicide: Party of Twelve takes us to Jersey City where the boss of Chez Alain restaurant has just been gunned down in a drive by shooting. Frankie Fortunato, a hardworking server, moves up to become the new manager. New Jersey State Police Detective, Matt Klimecki, catches the case and leans heavily on the restaurant's employees to help solve it, including Frankie and his girlfriend, Gabby D'Angelo, who also works at Chez Alain. The plot twists and turns as Frankie struggles to please the owners and reopen the restaurant, while also dealing with the opposing forces of gun-running criminals and the authorities who are trying to catch them.

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Michael Bronte is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York, and George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and lives with his wife in New Jersey. "All of the heroes in my novels are everyday people," says Bronte. "Any of them could by your next door neighbor. None of us really know what we're capable of until the time comes for us to reach beyond the boundaries of our everyday lives. Remarkable feats of courage are performed all around us. It's amazing."

As a young teenager I remember reading paperback mysteries under a huge oak tree outside my parents’ neighborhood grocery store in Dalton, Massachusetts, a small town located in the heart of the Berkshires. I can recall pulling a book from the rack and getting locked in to those novels as the fragrant summer breeze of Berkshire County tried to turn the page before I was done reading it. I don’t know why, but I was greatly affected by a book titled The Fan Club, by Irving Wallace. When I was done reading it, I can still recall thinking that someday I’d be able to write a book like that on my own; I knew I could do it.

Well, the idea stayed dormant for over thirty years while I did what I thought I should have been doing for a living (looking back, it all seems so trivial sometimes) until I rekindled by infatuation with writing novels. Now, may years later, and many mistakes and failures later, there are nine Michael Bronte novels available. They are: The Dealership, Presidential Risk, Porchball, Call Me Crash, The Tenth Caller, Lost Friday, The Brothers, The Handyman, and the newest Michael Bronte novel, Homicide: Party of Twelve

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A month of crazy fun flavors! Check out just a few of the flavors coming to the SODA SHOP SERIES!

11/10/2020

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These fantastic reads are part of a multi genre, multi publisher series featuring all our favorite flavors. With something for everyone, each book can be read as a stand alone novella and includes a wink at the Soda Shop! My contributions include a wild ride in Grape Escape with Olivia Marie and a zany satire called Petunia's Peaches and Cream with Rena Marin. Both will have you laughing and take you on adventures you won't soon forget. Happy reading, all!
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Sorry Can't Save  You

11/10/2020

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Sorry Can't Save You
by Willow Rose
Genre: Mystery, Suspense

From Multi-Million-Copy Bestselling author Willow Rose comes an outstanding stand alone Mystery that will keep you guessing till the end!

What if you thought your husband was a murderer?
The man you loved, the man who gave you two beautiful children and a perfect life.

What if no one believed you?
Laurie Davis is the mother of two children, struggling to keep her family together since her husband, Ryan, went to war and came back changed. His PTSD is evident.

He wakes up at night, screaming in fear; he can’t stand loud noises or anyone sneaking up on him.

He even gets aggressive toward Laurie and the children. It has gotten so bad that he can no longer stay under the same roof as his family.

When a woman from his squadron is found murdered, Laurie discovers something that makes her suspect Ryan, her own husband.

But what do you do when no one believes a decorated war hero could also be a murderer?

What if you don’t want to believe it yourself?
As more people from the squadron turn up dead, by apparent suicides, Laurie digs deeper into the case.

She is risking her own life by putting it all on the line in a race against time to avoid becoming the killer’s next victim.

Buy SORRY CAN'T SAVE YOU today and you’ll miss sleep, skip chores and have no time for family or friends.


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Willow Rose is a multi-million-copy best-selling Author and an Amazon ALL-star Author of more than 80 novels. 

Several of her books have reached the top 10 of ALL books on Amazon in the US, UK, and Canada. She has sold more than six million books all over the world. 

She writes Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Horror, Supernatural thrillers, and Fantasy. 

Willow's books are fast-paced, nail-biting pageturners with twists you won't see coming. That's why her fans call her The Queen of Plot-Twists.

Willow lives on Florida's Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing or reading, you will find her surfing and watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. 

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To Have or Have Not

11/9/2020

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​#Dystopian #Superhero #Fantasy #Horror #2HVØRHVNØT  @jaredkchapmanauthor  
 
Welcome to Fellowship City, where the Haves are super-powered, and the Have-Nots are just like you.
The Mighty have all the wealth, fame, power, and superpowers, but even they are subject to the monastery’s control. To maintain peace, telepathic monks see into the past, present, and future to police the other Mighty and the minority of powerless Citizens, who have nothing but their identity tags tattooed on their wrists.
Twenty-year-old Mario lives with his kid sister in one of the many camphouses on the island south of the city. Unlike the other citizens he stands in line with every morning waiting to be bussed to work, he actually likes his downtown job and the Mighty restaurateur who employs him. 
At least, he did.
This morning, the grisly, undetected murder of his boss changes everything. In a flash, Mario becomes the primary suspect and must race against time to prove his innocence in a world that oppresses the powerless.
Part READY PLAYER ONE. Part DIVERGENT. Part MINORITY REPORT. Totally Superpowered! 2HVØRHVNØT has fast-paced action, suspense, horror, and mature themes that are sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jared K. Chapman is an author, filmmaker, and educator. He is a native Californian who spent his formative years at school in frigid Alberta, Canada with his father and summer vacation in arid central California with his mother. He holds degrees in psychology & religious studies and is currently a doctoral candidate studying the social psychology of extreme groups. He lives in a little oasis just east of Los Angeles with his wife and three sons. 2HVØRHVNØT is his debut novel.
 
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Now I See You

11/9/2020

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Now I See You
Mountain Resort Mystery Series Book 1
by Shannon Work
Genre: Mystery

Two murders. A terrified mountain resort. Can a daring reporter help stop an avalanche of dead bodies?
Celebrity TV anchor Georgia Glass wants out of Denver and far away from her obsessed fan. Set to host her own investigative crime show in LA, she’s surprised to inherit a Victorian house in Aspen from a mysterious uncle she never knew. But while exploring the gothic property, she discovers the frozen corpse of a missing heiress.
Georgia’s journalist instincts kick in and she is determined to help police track down the killer. But by investigating the murder, has she made herself the killer’s next target?
Can Georgia help solve the case before she becomes the next victim? Or will the stalker that followed her to Aspen get her first?
Now I See You is a fast-paced whodunit set amidst the spectacular scenery of Aspen, Colorado, and the first book in the suspenseful Mountain Resort Mystery series.


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Shannon Work grew up in Del Rio, a border town in the dusty wilds of West Texas. When she graduated from high school, she moved east to College Station and graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a master's degree in Land Economics and Real Estate.
Most of her working life has been spent developing real estate, earning a national Best in America Living Award for one of her developments. After two failed starts at writing a novel while raising three kids and working, she retired to pursue her dream of writing mystery novels full time.
Shannon and her husband are recent empty nesters and split their time between Houston, Texas and Telluride, Colorado. Always with their laptops and dogs in tow.

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Check out this excerpt of BLANK SLATE!

11/8/2020

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Huge thanks to those who have supported our set so far! I cannot wait for you guys to read the fantastic stories coming to POSSESSED BY PASSION for only 99 CENTS. Today, I want to tell you a little about the book I wrote with International Bestselling Author  LJC Fynn! 
I'm so excited for you to read my contribution to the POSSESSED BY PASSION box set! In Blank Slate, James has the unique and unfortunate ability to 'see' people's deaths. But when he meets Violet, hers is the only death that evades him. What happens next is anyone's guess...

Enjoy this excerpt: 
Chapter One
 
James
 
Death surrounded me. I tried to look her in the eyes, but it was hard to hold eye contact when all I could see was the knife to her throat and the bulbous, greasy hands of her reaper. I could smell it too – the familiar coppery mix of blood and sweat. She rambled away like it would never happen to her; too concerned that I knew to check in with my parole officer twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays by noon. I wondered if it’d be an inmate who killed her. I wondered more why I cared. She was just another bitch in the system making a living off of tracking guys like me. Frankly, she was a pain in the ass and if I told the truth, I wouldn’t be surprised if I recognized those hands as my own.
Squinting, I tried to get a better view of them. There were no tattoos. It wasn’t me. I exhaled, nodding like I gave two fucks about checking in with another nark. His nails—they had to be the hands of a man—were cut too short. He wore a thick black ring on his right hand. The cuticle on his left thumb was bleeding. It didn’t stop him. Instead, he squeezed harder.
“You need to sign here,” she said, shoving the forms at me.
Grabbing a pen from her dingy metal desk, I quickly scrawled J.T. Maynard next to her babysitter-style ‘X.’ Pushing the paper back at her, I leaned back in my chair waiting for a lecture about not hanging with other cons, not going to bars, and signing up for the job program. It wasn’t like I didn’t know the drill. I’d been here before and I’d be here again. That bitch didn’t have my abilities, but she knew it too. All of it was quite monotonous.
While I couldn’t see my own fate, I was pretty clear on how getting out of this last stint in the joint would go for me. I’d give it three or four days before I was on the run again. Rules and check-ins had never suited me. It wasn’t that I minded authority. What I resented was people making assumptions about me.
It was a curse, this thing that I lived with. No matter how many shrinks, doctors, and specialists they sent me to see, they’d never really get it. Instead, they sent me off with one diagnosis or another. It was easier for them to write me off as a quack than to listen to my warnings and motivations for doing the things I did. It was funny how they never took note of the provocations but only the reactions. It didn’t matter. None of it did. It wasn’t like I could change things. If there was one thing I had learned about fate and death, it was that it comes for you no matter how you or a guy like me tries to change it. Still, it was impossible to avoid.
“Initials here,” she said, moving her eyes to her watch.
Back at it, I went through each ‘X’ and threw down the mandatory ‘JTM.’
On cue, she launched into the rules. I felt my eyes glaze over and managed to straighten my back to make myself appear interested. The hands came back and this time I was able to keep eye contact. Something about the way her own looked as she faded out of this world was too darn cold. I hadn’t seen it before. She didn’t just fade. She lingered. I hoped to never see it again. Sadly, I knew I would.
Like I said, death chased me. It had been that way since I was a kid. First time it happened, my parents ditched me with Granddad. Said I should be excited to go fishin’. I might not have minded the lake and the shot at a record-winning perch if the trip hadn’t been stained by watching Granddad death rattle through to his final breath. But that’s how it was. It would stick with me from the age of eight until my own last days. I just didn’t know it then.
 
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Twenty bucks, the clothes they booked me in, a ride to the main bus terminal, instructions to check in with my parole officer to piss in a cup within twenty-four hours. That’s what they left me with. That and a bus ticket to Ray Warner’s place on the corner of Brown and Reed Avenues. It’s not like I’d expected much more. It was the same as the evil eye Ray would shoot me when I showed up, again, to crash at his place until I could get back on my feet. It wasn’t like this was the first time, and I knew it wouldn’t be the last. Ray knew it too.
I sat on Bus 201 waiting for a pot-bellied driver to finish his smoke so we could just get on with it. I was surprised at how few passengers there were. Then again, at 7:50 am, most of the burbs weren’t up yet. It’d be nice to get back to the city, where I could easily blend in and try to stay out of trouble for as long as possible. The bus guy would die of a heart attack. It was no surprise. I’d have put money on lung cancer, the way he sucked that cig down ‘til the very end. Watching him from the window, I saw him sleeping only a year from now. In a stained white tee-shirt with a hole under the right arm, he’d just pass. There wouldn’t be enough time for pain or him to even take off his apnea mask. He was one of the lucky ones. In a way, I was jealous of him. While I couldn’t see it, I was sure that my own death would be much less pleasant than his. At the same time, I looked forward to it. Being dead would lift the curse. Dead, there’d be nothing for me to stop.
“All set,” he huffed to no one in particular as he finally climbed the five steps into the bus and melted into his seat behind the gigantic wheel. Using a lever to pull the door shut, he checked the rear view mirror, his eyes landing on me for a moment, before finally taking off. I watched as the bus pulled out. I wanted to wave to Leroy Reed, but decided I probably shouldn’t. With my luck, someone would see and get me on communicating with other felons. After nine years for armed burglary—first offense—I suspected Leroy would also rather I didn’t risk a goodbye either. He, unlike me, had family to get back to and any con knows never to trust the cops.
Rows and rows of green trees, tiny houses with immaculate yards and mailboxes in every color marked the first part of our journey back to the Big Apple. But it didn’t take long for the pretty neighborhoods to run out and the roads to cling to more lanes. Soon, we were in the city’s fingertips and traveling underground in tunnels with lights that came in long rectangular patches that blended into one another, giving us the illusion of travelling faster than we were. The driver, who clearly had taken this trip millions of times before, deftly navigated the lanes and increasingly heavy traffic. I had been right, the city I’d come to love was bustling. It was good to be back – or close.
I prayed Ray would even be home when I got to his place. I didn’t want to think about the shape it would be in. A guy I’d known since high school, I was all too familiar with Ray’s flaws the same way he was mine. Ray was a hoarder who kept his tiny studio apartment so jam-packed with newspapers the city had twice tried to evict him. He was constantly fighting his landlord, the board of public health, and even the state marshals. Yet, somehow, Ray managed to hang on to the tiny home.
I can’t say I was looking forward to another month of arguments with the guy about how he needed to throw shit out. Frankly, I was tired. And if I didn’t know Ray would die by fire, I’d probably keep my mouth shut. But it was my job – a moral obligation that came with the curse. Somehow, I’d have to try to convince the stubborn fuck that his days of hoarding were over. Whether he did it or not? Well, that was up to his own free will. I was tired of being a goddamned superhero.
For as lazy as the dude was, he was also a loyal fuck. The only one of my friends or even relatives who agreed to let me stay at his place on a condition of my parole, I at least owed the guy a shot. From our days as middle linebackers on the varsity football team at Theodore High School, the guy had never really moved on. He’d never married. He’d never even dated for as much as I knew. And most certainly, he hadn’t turned in his old friends for new ones. No, the guy’s life was static. He still worked at the same coffee shop he did in high school. By now, he was managing the place and pretty well liked by employees. I guess it’s easy to like a guy who doesn’t notice when you show up late. Me and Ray, other than loyalty, are really nothing alike.
I thought about walking the five blocks to the coffee place instead of going straight to his house. But then, I thought better of it. I didn’t know if he’d mind. I doubt it’s good for business to brag about hosting a con. At the same time, if he wasn’t home—you don’t keep doors unlocked in his neighborhood—I supposed I could walk around. That was the great thing about the city, there was always something to do or a way to occupy your time. I’d spent enough time homeless after Jenn died to know that too. Better than L.A. Better than San Diego too.
I told myself it would be different this time. For starters, there would be no girls. I had a right hand and knew all the best sites to go to. That would be plenty for now. There was no need to get another woman involved or to even attempt a relationship. Sure, I was lonely and wouldn’t have minded a quick one night stand. I’d been locked up five years. But I’d gotten over it by the first year and had long ago made peace with the fact that I was destined to be a one man band. The curse was too strong to allow it not to be so.
I closed my eyes and tried not to think of Jenn or the motion of the bus. A few transports to court and back in nearly sixty months had me all thrown off. My stomach whirled and head pounded as the vehicle lurched forward after quick stops; all the while the lucky driver whistling. As a kid, my mom got car sick. I remember trips to my grandparents’ place on the lake where we’d have to stop three times just so she could throw up. For the first time in years, I missed her.
The loud screech of brakes then the door told me we were at our first stop. I opened my eyes and looked out the grimy window to my left. It had to be around nine and the pace well-dressed executives walked along the pavement told me they were chasing the clock. I prayed Ray would have a watch. An old phone, maybe, too. I’d stop counting time and days years ago but knew that part of acclimating would be knowing what day it was. A job, the parole officer, finding a place of my own: These things felt more daunting that the idea of returning to my 6x8 cell. I watched a woman in five-inch spikes pull them off and hold them in one hand by the heels as she barefoot ran to make a pedestrian light. I scolded myself for thinking she was hot. I knew better. I also knew she was a New York native. She appeared entirely unbothered by the chilly weather which was even getting to me. I refused to watch her run anymore. If I stared too long the curse would come.
It had been that way since Granddad. Only, as I grew, the visions became clearer and happened faster. Sometimes, it only took moments of looking at a person. Other times, it took days. With strangers, it wasn’t so bad. I didn’t claim to be something I was not. I knew there were only so many deaths I could prevent after seeing McKenna Carson die of cancer in fourth grade, five years before she was diagnosed. When I’d told my mom, she’d laughed. She’d called me a dreamer and told me my imagination was out of hand. Two years later, when I wouldn’t give up and had predicted the deaths of six of my peers and two of her estranged relatives, she took me to a shrink.
I’ve been diagnosed with it all. I’ve been called paranoid, delusional, and even psychotic. It’s funny how they threw labels on me, but when I stole a car trying to save a kid from being killed by her stepfather, they ripped them all off. Suddenly, I was sane as hell and facing another round of ‘time out’ at the big house. I could never say I regretted it at all. I didn’t give a fuck what they thought I had. I knew what I saw. I knew my visions were real and that I saved that little girl. I wasn’t about to take that back.
It took four more stops before the sign for Reed Avenue told me my memory had been correct and this was my cue to get off. I nodded at the lucky driver before descending the steps of the bus. I kept my head low and pulled my too-tight sweatshirt down on my wrists and stepped out for the first time in years into open, unsupervised air. And for a moment, it almost felt like death might finally fuck off.
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