Spawn of an ancient curse, a creature straight from hell - and after a hundred years IT has returned - to a sleepy New York town - to its lair - to its hunting ground. Attracted to livestock and humans, no one ... nothing is safe.
Stark shocking horror has overtaken the Resort Lodge. Guests are disappearing, hikers have gone missing, even animals are vanishing from this posh upstate village.
Something unearthly and vicious has stepped out of a nightmare and is stalking the campgrounds. Terrorizing couples of all ages, especially lovers in secluded cabins. Only one man stands a chance of tracking and killing the thing. The problem is, he has no idea of what he's facing. As a lawman, he's only hunted humans.
Resort owners Valerie & Nate Warden have put every dime into the lodge, cabins and campgrounds. The place is booming, preparing for a Halloween bash. When a guest suddenly vanishes without a trace, desperate, Valerie calls upon her Texas Ranger brother, Jackson Swift, to save a damsel in distress. But soon the terror builds and more visitors go missing. Jackson doesn't have much to go on; the only ones who have seen this thing are the victims, and body parts can't talk. Without a description, and far from city crime, Jackson must tackle the wilderness and a beast that's proving impossible to corner, no less defeat.
Book one of Two. Concludes in Heartthrob Hotel, Lovers Haven, coming soon.
Warning: Raw, bloody horror and sex. For readers 16 and older. Not for the faint of heart. This is a seriously tense and graphic novel.
It is difficult to write a review of this exceptional book without getting into spoilers, which I absolutely will not do, even though it’s limiting to a certain extent.
When I read the prequel, The Agony of Being Me, I thought that a sequel was necessary and I looked forward to reading it, but Finding You far surpassed my expectations. Victoria Valentine has simply outdone herself. I am a big fan of her writing, particularly her Young Adult novels, and this one is far and away her best. It is a page-turner, fast-paced and electrifying. There are so many plot twists that I never saw coming, and an unexpected and heart-pounding finish that will leave you gasping for breath.
The characters of Jesse and Zoe, along with other supporting characters like Denny, are believable and relatable. Their interactions and dialogue exude warm, passion, love and tenderness. The technique that the author uses, of alternating voices, is highly dramatic and effective and it takes a gifted writer to pull it off successfully. This is how the author builds tension, and she does so expertly.
This story of Jesse and Zoe should not be limited to teenage romance. The characters are so tangible and so authentic that this story of the deep and profound love between them transcends the realm of “young adult” angst and will touch the heart of anyone who has ever experienced what being in love is really like. If you are someone who enjoys getting lost in a book, this one is not to be missed. --Jill Lapin-Zell
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CHAPTER 4
The cave was dank but adequate and all it had ever known.
After all, it had brought maidens here. To ravish. To mate. It kept every single
skeletal bone in a heap in the corner where sometimes it would sit and
sniff, longing for the scent of them. The fragrance of fear. Defeat in their
eyes as it took them. Savaged them. Consumed them and the fearless – or foolish − who had come to rescue
the maidens. The bones of mates were trophies; the bones of heroes were
stripped of flesh, gnawed and ground to fertilizer.
The floor was covered with
mushrooms and moss where the fruit of the dead thrived. Spirits remained. At
night they would cry out in anguish. Moan to be free, and this was music to its
ears. It pleasured at their suffering, damnation, unrest of tortured souls.
These delights were locked
inside its head, its mind, its soullessness; its lair would be their forever
place. Would they one day escape? Not if it had anything to do with
it.
It didn't speak a particular language yet it understood all.
It possessed telepathy and like the demon that had created it, it knew the
inside of a human head. An animal head. Had stalked both. Had tasted both. It
sensed things, knew its surroundings. This made it a formidable and
invincible opponent.
Copyright 2016 Victoria Valentine
Featured Indie Book: Agony of Being Me (Victoria Valentine)
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Agony of Being Me is an intense teen & young adult romantic drama intended for coming of age & romance novel lovers.
The Book has been self-published via Water Forest Press Books and is available as eBook - 364 pages - released in June 2016.
About the Book
For some girls, life is a romance novel; for others, a horror story. Zoe Channing has it all: beauty, brains, talent. She owns the heart of high school hottie, Jesse Sinclair. She’s the star of the school play, with love at her fingertips, but just before her sixteenth birthday, tragedy strikes, hurling her on a turbulent course back from the hell that replaced her heaven.
Can a soul withstand so much torment? A mind such terror? A body such physical agony?
Jesse's life is all planned out. Graduate high school and head to art school in the city. His mother is gone, and his dad has just suffered a near fatal heart attack, leaving Jesse to fend for himself. Older brother, Jamie, could be Jesse's twin, but only in appearance. Jesse James as they're referred to couldn't anymore different on the inside.
Where Jesse is responsible, Jamie is a fly by night woman abusing man whore. Jesse's senior year of high school brings about a dramatic and delightful change in the form of a small blonde girl with big blue eyes. Jesse's never felt this way before, but fate sends him into a tailspin, and he'll spend the next few years trying not to follow in his brother's footsteps.
Sometimes life doesn't leave much choices. And the choices you make can be devastating.
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Reviews (Excerpts)
- "Realistic portrayal of human nature when faced with tragedy. I identified with the strong, well-developed characters and their life-altering issues and how they each handled the hurdles life threw at them from different perspectives. This is a well written book, with emotional depth, while being an easy read. Highly recommend." - M.M. West, MAT, New York
- "I have read several books by this author and I have loved each and every one of them. This one is no different. I loved how you got Zow and Jesse's version of what happened with each chapter. I can relate to both characters and that is what made me love the story in so many ways." - Amazon
- "[...] Zoe and Jesse are your typical high school students until Zoe's life was changed by trauma, not once, but twice. Jesse wants to be her hero, but she isn't ready to be carried off on the white horse just yet. This book takes you through Zoe dealing with the trauma(s) and how life must go on." - Heather D. Chrisco
- "I sailed through the book in two days because I just couldn't stop reading. Every chapter is involving and a surprise. I can't wait for the conclusion in book two. I'm dying to find out if these two kids get together and if it's possible for Zoe to heal and Jesse to sort out his life. [...]" - Jude Uhl
About the Author
Author Victoria Valentine
Victoria Valentine is a New York writer and indie book publisher. She's been writing for for most of her life in one form or another: poetry, short stories, song lyrics, children’s books, published as Victoria; adult novels, thrillers and horror are written as January Valentine & Lana Lundon (erotica).
Agony of Being Me is her sixth novel. Her favorite genres to read and write are horror, thrillers, and contemporary romance. Besides being inspired by family, she owes a shout out to Robert C. Wilson, author of Crooked Tree, and Robert McCammon, author of They Thirst and other fabulous books. The moment Victoria read their novels, she knew writing fantastic horror & thrillers would be in her future.
The explosive and twisting conclusion of Agony of Being Me, a 110K word novel,Finding You, is scheduled to release on June 30th on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Victoria founded Water Forest Press indie book publishing in 2004, but her background in publishing stretches back to 2001 when she founded, edited, designed and published Skyline Literary Magazines, Literary House Review and Hudson View Poetry digest. These books and magazines were requisitioned by the New York Public Library and colleges such as Brown University Library, Wisconsin Madison Library, John A. Logan, and others, including international locations.
