So today we’re celebrating the
re-release of TORN by Christine Hughes! TORN found its new home with Crushing
Hearts and Black Butterflies Publishing and has a shiny new cover! So let’s get
this day started!
Blurb:
With the sudden, mysterious death of her
father, Samantha discovers her life isn’t what it seems. Not only isn’t she the
normal teenage girl she thought she was, Sam must now take her father’s place
in the fight between two groups of fallen angels—the Faithful and the Exiled—in
a race to save humanity. In addition to dealing with the devastating betrayal
of her friend and her feelings for someone she is forbidden to love, Sam must
also fight the growing darkness within her as she struggles to make a choice
between fighting alongside the Faithful or succumbing to the temptation of the
Exiled. Both sides require sacrifices Sam isn’t sure she can make.
Excerpt:
I knew it was dangerous,
but the voice was so tempting...
Samannnnthaaaa...
Unable to speak, I wiped the beads of
sweat from my forehead and looked around. I swung my head toward the window and
peered outside, searching for the source of the taunting voice. Where was he? The sky had darkened significantly and
just beyond the trees I saw a swirling shadow that seemed to pulse. The
vegetation surrounding it had withered, becoming gray and lifeless as though
the shadow had sucked up all of the energy. A faint hum filled the air, growing
louder as the shadow pulsed faster.
Samannnnnnthaaaa...It’s
time. Join us.
“Where are you?” I could barely get the
words out. “What do you want from me?” This voice had plagued me for months and
I wanted to know for sure it was Sebastian, yet the thought of finally knowing,
finally seeing him, scared me more than the uncertainty.
The voice chuckled. Join us and I will show you everything.
“Never,” I whispered. “Never. My father
died protecting me. I will never come to you.”
Again, a high-pitched and foul laugh rang
in my head, making it spin. Dark clouds rolled ominously overhead, the wind
picked up and the dull humming became inescapable white noise. Silly girl. You will come to us. You will
make the choice. It is your destiny.
Despite my protest, I stepped toward the
window then, leaning over the sink, I reached up to unlock it. My reflection
was unrecognizable in the glass. My hair was wild and my eyes were huge and
black as shadows emanated from within me. Whatever was out there was reaching
for me with ghostly fingers, and as I opened the window, a dark mist snaked
toward the house. I closed my eyes in giddy anticipation of the unknown.
ABOUT CHRISTINE:
A former Army brat, Christine Hughes moved quite often. She
spent much of her time losing herself in books and creating stories about many
of the people she’d met. Falling in love with literature was easy for her and
she majored in English while attending college in New Jersey. Not sure where
her love of reading and writing fit, she became a middle school English
teacher. After nine years of teaching others to appreciate literature, she
decided to take the plunge and write her first novel. Now at home focusing on
making writing her new career she spends her time creating characters and plot
points instead of grading papers.
