Piercing
the Darkness
Shadow
Born Series
Book
2.5
Angela
Dennis
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Samhain Publishing,
Ltd.
Date of Publication: April 7,
2015
ISBN: 978-1-61922-626-5
ASIN: B00TLIGBB4
Number of pages: 86
Word Count: 27,000
Cover Artist: Kanaxa
Book Description:
Love
knows no bounds.
Cursed by the dark mage who
killed her, Hilda Janssen has wandered the Earthly plane as a ghost for fifty
years, finally finding her place as an IRT hunter, policing supernatural
misfits trapped on Earth after a brutal war.
When a demon attacks, putting her
team in mortal danger, Hilda sacrifices herself to save her friends. She’s
already died once; what difference will doing it again make? But instead of
meeting a final death, Hilda is cast into the Void, a magical prison from which
there is no escape.
Her only hope is Cade Kerrigan,
the lover she left behind after her first death. Their bond and his magic are
the only things strong enough to pull her through the Veil. But Cade has no
idea his soulmate came back as a ghost, and he isn’t too happy to have been
left in the dark.
They must put aside the baggage
of the past to save Hilda from a fate worse than death.
Warning:
Contains star-crossed lovers destined for a second chance, a whirlwind of powerful
magic, and a love so strong it defies even death.
Excerpt:
Everything hurt,
even her teeth. Hilda eased to her hands and knees, spitting dirt from her
mouth. She had no idea how much time had passed, and she didn’t really care.
All she wanted to know was where the hell she was.
She tried to
stand, but pain brought her back to her knees on the damp ground. Rubbing at
her burning eyes, she shook her head. Her vision was blurry at best, and all
she could see for miles was dirt and darkness. The air was thick with humidity
and stank of wood smoke, burning her lungs each time she inhaled.
Wait. She was
breathing. Ghosts didn’t breathe. And they didn’t hurt.
Her legs gave
out and she collapsed onto the ground. She ran her fingers through the soggy
earth at her side, realizing she could feel it. Fighting back her growing
alarm, she brushed her fingertips across her face. She could feel that too, and
it felt solid.
Holy shit, she
still had a body. She had no idea how that was possible, but she was going with
it. This time when she stood, she was prepared for the instant pain and weakness,
so she managed to stay on her feet. She spun around, searching for something,
anything, other than the endless darkness.
She definitely
was not still on the Earthly plane. This place felt different. The air was gritty,
felt dirty against her skin. And something about it seemed…wrong.
As her eyes
adjusted, she realized there were globe-like fixtures scattered beneath the ground.
They shimmered with pale blue light that barely penetrated the dense
atmosphere.
But it was
bright enough she could make out the outline of a hillside in the distance.
Maybe if she climbed to the top she could get a better look around.
She wrapped her
arms around her chest to try and get warm, realizing she was naked.
How she had
missed that was anyone’s guess, but it was irrelevant. It wasn’t as if she
could pull a pair of pants and a sweater out of thin air. She’d figure it out
later, once she got her bearings.
Bare feet
dancing across the rough, pebbled landscape, she kept her eyes focused on the
hill in front of her, confident her salvation lay on the other side. The
farther she walked, the more confused she became. This plane didn’t fit the
description of any plane she’d heard of, and the education Brenna had given her
had been fairly extensive. There was a tingle of doubt in the back of her mind,
a part of her that was convinced she was finally completely dead and this was
her afterlife. But she refused to believe that.
So she moved
forward, step by painful step, against the wind’s resistance, through the thick
layers of fog, until she was only a few yards from the hillside. Now that she
was close, she realized the hill was made of a series of jagged stones, jutting
out at various dangerous looking angles. It would take a miracle for her to
reach the top, but she was known for beating the odds. She’d never know if she
didn’t try.
Her hand was
clutching the first notch in the rock when she heard it. A mix between a growl
and a hiss echoed through the night. It was so loud, she unconsciously released
the rock, pressing both palms over her ears to block it out. The ground shook
with the force of whatever was coming and the wind stopped abruptly as if it
too was running away.
My Review
I love this series! And I'm so excited to see Hilda as a star! It's fantastic! She was a favorite before and now I get to see a side view of Brenna. You see Hilda as the friendly ghost who helps Brenna, but now we are seeing her past and how she became that ghost. It's a wonderful addition to the series, and it's full of action, romance, mystery, and some crazy good plot twists. And along the way we meet up with some old friends and we also get to meet some new friends :)
Hilda has a hilarious personality. She's hard core and a little over the top sometimes but I love her for it. You see when the last book ended, Hilda and Agnes were were killed. But not totally, Hilda got sent into the void. But she shouldn't be there, and when her team finds her former lover to help, things get complicated. There's monsters in the void, and there are people who don't want Hilda to come out of the void. But Brenna and her team will not give up, and they will do anything to keep Hilda with them. Oh and the cool kicker, Hilda isn't a ghost anymore. She got a body in the void, so now she has to learn how to be a human again.
Cade is pretty cool. He's something special. It's a little complicated with him and Hilda. She died on him, didn't tell him she hung around as her ghost, then acted liked she didn't want anything to do with him when he saved her the first time. He's a strong male and he truly loves Hilda, even after the crazy past they have. Their relationship is rocky and had a long wait to make up patches.
I love the author's writing. This series is so much fun. I have invested so much love into these characters. It's always got a great plot line with a cool twist. And things are heating up. I know there is more to come. I can't wait to see where the series is going to go now, especially with the twist with the witches and the fun take on Hilda and Cade. So with that, I think you should all check it out! 5 PAWS! :)
About
the Author:
Angela Dennis lives outside
Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband, son and a sheltie with a hero complex. When
she is not at her computer crafting stories, she can be found feeding her
coffee addiction, playing peek-a-boo, or teaching her son about the great
adventures found only in books.
You can visit Angela at her blog www.angeladennisauthor.blogspot.com.
She loves to hear from her
readers, so don’t forget to find her on Twitter to chat.
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giveaway
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digital copy of the book
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