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Title: Soul Sisters
Series: Soul Sisters Trilogy, #1
Author: Janiera Eldridge
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal
Ebook/Paperback
Pages: 134
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Book Description:
Soul Sisters
is an urban fantasy novel about African-American twin sisters Ani and Dana who
have a rather unique secret: one sister is human while the other is a vampire.
While the sisters have lived peacefully with each other for many years one
fateful night will change both their lives forever. When a drunken man tries to
attack Dana (the human sister) Ani (the vampire sister) protects her sister
with all of her ferocious power.
However, when
the vampire's leader Donovan finds out about the public display he calls for
the sisters to be assassinated for disobedience. Ani and Dana now are in for
the fight of their lives to protect each other as well as the lives of their
dedicated friends who have joined them on their mission for survival. If Dana
and Ani can make it through this time of uncertainty, Ani can take her new
place as vampire queen. Soul Sisters is expected to be a trilogy; The book also
features a multicultural cast of characters that brings a new edge of chic to
the vampire world.
Don’t miss book two Dark Expectations coming November
2012!
Excerpt:
Chapter 6
1915 New York City
Bryson and Dana walked arm and arm
down the blustery New York street
“Did you see how Charles acted after
taking that last shot of whiskey?” Dana asked.
Bryson could not contain his laughter
thinking about their friend’s drunkenness. Everyone who had been at the party
was probably laughing about it on their way home, too, particularly the part
when Charles took off his pants and danced on top of the piano. Bryson laughed
so hard people gave them odd passing glances.
“Yes.” Bryson gave a bright smile and
grabbed her face to kiss her as they stood in the middle of the sidewalk. He
wanted people to stop and stare at his beautiful wife. He wasn’t afraid to show
her off every chance he got. The women cooed softly at the sweetness of the
moment while the men ushered their women forward murmuring about how indecent
their public display of affection was for the community. Truthfully they just
didn’t want their wives to get any ideas.
It took Dana a few seconds to catch
her breath. She couldn’t believe he would do something that indecent in public.
It didn’t matter to her, however, because it felt way too good to be wrong.
They stepped off the curb without a care in the world; Dana held onto Bryson’s
arm tightly and could not stop staring into his eyes.
A few seconds later Dana felt a sharp
pain and a crushing blow to her arm. It was as if a freight train slammed into her
right side. She instantly started sobbing from the pain and confusion of the
situation. She felt like a block of ice was on top of her chest as she lay
sprawled out on the ground. Her legs were straight out together in front of her
but her arms were stretched out wide, going in two different directions. Her
head turned slowly to the left when she heard a woman screaming and she saw
Bryson on the ground with his eyes wide open. She blinked a few times to clear
up her vision and then she spotted a pool of blood circling his head like a
flowing halo.
Dana tried to push against the woman
lying on top of her but the person was impossible to move no matter how hard
she tried.
“You don’t want to see this, you’re
safe now,” the woman said softly in her ear; she sounded just like her.
“Soul sister?” Dana asked as she felt
herself losing consciousness. She heard the chaos of the world going on around
her but then she slipped into a black void. When she came to in a small nearby
hospital she was disoriented and feeling miserable. There was a dull ache in
her head and the vision in her right eye was blurry. She thought she saw a
petite woman standing in the doorway, maybe she knew what had happened to
Bryson.
“Where is my Bryson? Is he OK? What
happened?”
The woman walked over to the bed and
placed a hand on her head. Dana could see the woman was wearing a nurse’s
outfit and she guessed she was in a hospital. The woman’s hand felt ice cold
against her burning flesh.
“I’m sorry to tell you, ma’am, but
your husband was hit by a moving vehicle. He suffered a bad head injury and he
is no longer alive. I am so sorry.”
“No, wait. We were just coming back
from a Christmas party. When did this happen?”
“You stepped off the side walk with
your husband, ma’am. Apparently you could not see the car and the car could not
see you. A woman who looked oddly like you pushed you out of the way and saved
your life. Your husband didn’t make it. I’m very sorry. Would you like some
water or a cup of juice?”
“No, no, thank you. Can I see him at
least?”
“Not now honey. I really think you
should get some rest. There’s a young woman who is here to see you. She says
she’s your sister. Are you ready to see her?”
Dana coughed deeply and felt a liquid
build up in her throat that she quickly swallowed back down; she was afraid to
see who it was.
“OK,” was all she could seem to get
out of her throat.
Her soul sister quietly stepped into
the room as she faced the wall. She didn’t want the woman to see her
nervousness or confusion. As much as she wanted to hug her sister she also
wanted to punch her.
“Why didn’t you save my husband?” Dana
asked choking back tears but keeping a straight face. As the tears filled up
her eyes, her cheeks began to sting and swell
“The car came so fast. I didn’t have
time to save you both. I’ve seen you with Bryson before and I know how much you
loved him, I’m so very sorry.”
“What is your name?” Dana asked,
sitting up against the pillow.
“Ani,” She said softly.
“Ani, I don’t think I want to live
much longer. I sold my soul to save my husband’s life and Donovan took him away
from me. I really don’t see any reason to live anymore.”
Ani sat down in a chair and moved
closer to the side of the bed. She placed her hand on Dana’s head and felt that
she had a slight temperature. She would notify a nurse as soon as she left the
room. Ani loved her sister and if her sister died then she died too.
“Donovan had nothing to do with what
happened. Your husband’s time came up again and he was taken. Donovan didn’t
order his death. I’m sure he is very concerned about this and knows how much
this hurts you. He is good at feeling things like this.”
“Your kind feels? You don’t want me to
kill myself because then you will die too. Frankly, I don’t care what happens
to you right now. You’re such a small fragment of me; I don’t even think you’re
real. This is just a bad nightmare. I’ll wake from it; I’ll be at home warm and
safe with my parents. Bryson never actually existed and I sure as hell know you
don’t either.”
Dana turned her head back to the wall
and let the tears flow freely down her face. She placed her hand over her mouth
to stifle the cries; her heart felt like it had broken into a million pieces.
Now, she couldn’t live for anybody else but herself. Dana saw the look of
despair in her sister’s face but it wasn’t enough for her to let her soul
sister into her life.
“I’ll never turn my back on you when you need
me, no matter how far away you are or how much danger you’re in. I know we’re
supposed to be twins but I feel like you’re my baby sister.” She gave a light
chuckle and then headed for the door. “I’ll be back to visit you tomorrow, and
the next day and the next day. Even if you never want to see me it’s OK, but
I’m not going to be without you any longer. I love you way too much.”
“I don’t care if you come back a
million times. I will never talk to you again. Get the hell out of my room!”
Dana threw a glass at Ani’s head. Ani moved her head slightly to the left as it
flew into the wall and shattered into tiny pieces. She took a deep breath and
nodded her head up and down slowly; she had to give her more time. Ani had been
programmed to take on the evil ways of the world but Dana’s rose-colored
glasses had just been stepped on.
About the Author:
Janiera
Eldridge loves feeding her book addiction and putting all her crazy stories on
paper. When she is not immersed in the world of fiction, she is working as an
entertainment freelance writer.
Janiera also
enjoys connecting with other authors and supporting their work on her book blog
Books&Beauty.
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