Malevolent Sadness
June 22, 2018 by JBronder
Urban Fantasy
Date Published: June 2017 (Second edition – April 2018)
***Contains Graphic Violence/Adult Content***
Can a detective save a prophet from a monster?
Harry is an Army veteran who survived a childhood tragedy and tough years in foster care. Today, he’s a pragmatic and no-nonsense Homicide detective investigating the Victor Adamson kidnapping. As he digs for leads, Harry realizes he’s in the middle of a dark conspiracy, and his life is in jeopardy. His only option is to save Victor. But to do that, he must embrace the supernatural. He has to believe monsters are real. If he doesn’t, then both he and Victor may die.
A new terror nibbled as she caught her reflection in the bathroom mirror. Horror crept down her spine and twisted her guts into knots. She wasn’t smiling, so why was her reflection? And the eyes were wrong. The pupils looked like they were on fire.
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Through narrow eye slits, he could see her studying his features. Harry found her vigil unsettling. She brushed her cheek against his and made a soft purr. He was offended by her tenderness. If only he could bring himself to full alertness. But with agonizing frustration, he could only lay as still as a corpse and endure her arms around his shoulders, her heart beating against his chest, and the feel of her skin on his face.
About the Author
I’m a Paranormal/Supernatural Award Winning author who grew up in Richmond, Virginia. As a child I suffered from night terrors. Sleep paralysis leaves me with the inability to move or speak, but I sometimes see and hear unnatural things. Who wants to have nightmares about demons or ghosts? My nightmare demons aren’t always hideous. To this day, I believe true evil is seductive, even beautiful. I managed to accept my nightmare world by writing about demons who would sip your soul while giving you a kiss.
I’m just a humble writer trying to be a novelist. I’ve been compared to Stephen King. That’s no accident. I didn’t grow up trying to copy him. I wouldn’t dare. I just read most of his books and adopted his style. But seriously, if you’re going to learn, why not learn from one of the best?
Am I right? Or should I say, am I write? Yeah, I know…sad humor.
We start this story out with a very eye catching scene that will make you wonder what kind of book you just started reading. From there we meet up with detective Harry looking into a suicide. But something is going on and he learns that the victim has something to do with the kidnapping of a son that he never knew he had. He also learns that his life has been manipulated by those with paranormal abilities.
But as he tries to find his son, he also has to deal with the baby mama, Evelyn. Evie has some serious powers and has tried to step away from them. But with the disappearance of her son she is jumping head long into those powers. This kidnapping is going to take Harry to the brink of the unknown but also may just kill the last trace of humanity in Evie.
So I have not read the first book in this series but I had no trouble figuring out what was going on. Harry is a great guy and I only wanted him to find his son. You can’t blame him when he learns that the paranormal has been messing with him for the last ten years. But how is he supposed to feel when his own partner seems to have that missing information that he really needed.
There was action, paranormal abilities, and good old horror thrown in. This is a great read and one that I recommend checking out. I can’t wait to see what I missed with book one and to see what trouble Harry is going to find next.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
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