Title: Challenging Destiny
Author: Cherie Colyer
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance / Thriller
Book Blurb:
Logan Ragsdale and his younger sister, Ariana, have been marked, chosen to be unwilling participants in a war between angels and demons. Logan can sense something’s not quite right. Like an unexpected chill on a summer’s day, he can feel the unseen closing in. He’s had these feelings before and, each time, someone close to him died. He’s afraid this time it might just be Ariana. Logan’s fears are soon confirmed when he discovers their new friends aren’t human, but rather representatives from Heaven and Hell sent to Earth to ensure he and Ariana accept their roles in an ancient prophecy. Demons want Logan to open the gates of Hell. Ariana has the power to stop them, but if she chooses to side with Heaven to spare the lives of thousands of innocent people, she’ll damn her brother for eternity. Together, they must derail the biblical event if they hope to save themselves and the future of mankind…but what price are they willing to pay to keep the other safe?
Excerpt:
“Kira, if we trust each other, we can help each other. We’ll find a way out of this. You. Me. Ariana.”
She studied me a moment. “You mean that, don’t you?”
“Yes.” She seemed to need me as much as I needed her.
She put her hands on my waist and rose to her tiptoes. “It’s a sweet thought,” she said, her breath warm on my lips. “But my fate has already been sealed.”
Her perfume seemed to wrap around me, filling me with the urge to pull her closer even though my brain screamed for me to step back. I wondered if this was how the people I made suggestions to felt—compelled to please me—because right then I wanted to sweep Kira up in my arms and kiss her. Although something inside of me clung to the thought that I needed to stay focused on why I was there, every other fiber of my being coaxed me to just let down my guard and enjoy being in a secluded place with a pretty girl.
Kira brushed her lips against mine. “I’m not what I seem,” she said in a husky whisper.
She kissed me before I could reply. Her lips were too hot against mine. My mind exploded with images of burning rivers and pillars made of bone. Lifeless trees reached out of the ground like the hands of the dead. Fire and brimstone rained down on the living. I could hear the screams of people I couldn’t see and smelled decaying flesh. Nausea overcame me, breaking the spell I was under. I shoved Kira away, doubled over at the waist, and threw up.
“Like I said, don’t trust me,” she warned.
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If you could dress up as anything or anyone this Halloween, what or who would it be and why?
Oh, I’d be a steampunk mad hatter with a long jacket, tall boots, and an awesome hat. Why, because I was really looking forward to the Renaissance Faire this year, which was canceled due to covid 19.
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With two steamy romances, original lore, and a twist you won’t see coming, Challenging Destiny is a great paranormal read to curl up with this fall. Plus, it’s on sale for only 99 cents this month.
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Author Biography:
Cherie Colyer is best known for her young adult, paranormal romance thrillers, including the Embrace series (featuring witchcraft) and Challenging Destiny (a story about outsmarting heaven and hell.) Her upcoming PNR Damned When I Didn’t is scheduled to be released November 17th. She enjoys helping budding writers improve their craft and hearing from readers. Cherie lives in Illinois with her family.
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