The
Forsaken Prophecies
Author: Giovanna
Lagana
Genre: Paranormal romantic
suspense, Mystery/Thriller
ASIN: B00H0M7PLI
Number of pages: 324
Word Count: 78280
Cover Artist: Ghislain Mallet
In the blink of an eye Megan
Johnson’s perfect life turns into a nightmare. Her beloved husband mysteriously
dies in a car crash and her fourteen-year-old son, Tristan, runs away with a
diabolical cult leader named Vincent Hellion. Her world is spiraling to
destruction. She leans on her husband’s best friend, Rhett Foster, for support
and help. But when feelings she thought she never had for Rhett begin to
surface and unknown psychic powers possess her, she becomes more confused than
ever. She tries to push her feelings for Rhett aside and focus on her visions
to save her son before it’s too late.
Rhett Foster has loved Megan for
so long. But he never confessed his feelings to her because his best friend was
her husband. Now that her husband is dead, he struggles with his conscience.
Should he tell Megan how he really feels or should he honor his best friend's
memory?
Megan's desperate quest to find
and free her son sets them both on a path of love, danger, and renewal. If they
return, their lives will be changed forever.
Megan closed the door and leaned
on it. She began to cry. Fatigue and the doctor’s words took their toll on her. Rhett hugged her and caressed her
long hair. “You heard what the doctor said? Tristan is going to be all right.” She sniffled. “But what if he
gets worse? Mark and he were so close. He lost his whole world a few days ago.” “He still has you,” Rhett said. “Yeah, but what if he doesn’t let
me in? What if he won’t let me help him and support him? He’s a teenager now,
Rhett. At his age, who knows how he will react.” Rhett stared into her eyes, which
she knew were watery, red, and puffy. “Then I’m here. Granted, my relationship
with Tristan isn’t anywhere as close as his relationship had been with his dad,
but we are still close. If he won’t confide in you, then I’ll try. The kid is
tough. You and Mark hit the jackpot with him. He’ll be okay.” “I hope you’re right, Rhett.” He pulled out a compact pouch of
tissues from his suit pocket. “Here you go.” She smiled, wiped her teary eyes,
and jokingly said, “Thanks, do you have any mascara in there, too?” He put his hand in his pocket to
check. “No, just a small lint remover. Care to use it?” They both laughed at his joke.
Then Megan felt a twinge of guilt for experiencing a happy emotion when she
buried her husband just a few hours before. She turned serious. “Why is it that
you always know what to say or do? It’s like you can read my mind.” He smiled as he raised his left
eyebrow. “That’s because we’ve known each other almost all our lives.” “That’s true. There’s nothing we
don’t know about each other. We have no secrets. You’re like the big brother I
always wanted.” Looking up into the air, he
nodded. “Yeah, yeah, I know. I know. You always say that.” “But it’s true. You’ve always
been there for me, and for Mark.” A yawn escaped her lips. “What am I thinking
right now?” Rhett winked as he spoke. “Okay,
okay, I get the hint. I’ll go now.” With genuine concern, he continued, “Are
you going to be okay?” “Yes, I think I’ll go to bed
early.” He opened the door. “I’ll call
you tomorrow from work. Bye.” He kissed her cheek and left.
* * * *
As Rhett closed the door behind
him, he rubbed his nose. Megan’s soft locks had tickled his cheek. He could
still smell her strawberry scented shampoo. He thought about what she had just
said as he stood on her porch. “We have no secrets,” she’d uttered. She was
wrong. He had a secret that he kept from
her all of these years. He wondered if he should ever tell her the truth. Their
friendship would be at great risk if he did. Rhett got into his car, put on
the radio, and tuned it to his favorite station. The Wind Beneath My Wings was
playing. He had a flashback of when he and Megan had been seventeen. They were
dancing to this song at their prom. Since they didn’t have any dates,
they decided to go with each other. A smile formed on his face as he remembered
how they both had two left feet. A spectacle they had made of themselves on the
dance floor. Ah, the fun times they had. Megan was certainly someone special.
How boring his life would have been if she had never come into it. He drove off, vowing to protect
her and her son in these troubled times. He owed it to Mark and to himself.
Giovanna Lagana is a freelance
author. Some of her short stories and poems have been featured in magazines
like Tales of the Talisman, Short-Story.Me, Static Movement, and Fear and
Trembling Magazine, etc.
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Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for featuring my book and giveaway on your blog. :)
Have a great day!
Giovanna