Eternal Oath
by @JewelQuinlan Available Now in #Audiobook
Part of
Decadent Publishing’s Beyond Fairytales line
Blurb:
*Based on
the Grimm fairytale Fundevogel
When Linda and her adopted brother, Falk, return home
from school to visit their critically ill father they never expect that someone
is plotting against them. But shortly after coming to terms with their feelings
for each other they find themselves running through the forest for their lives.
Servants in the household have turned against them but they don’t know who is
leading them or why. Could the strange visions Linda has been having hold the
answers?
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Listening Time: 4 hours 26
minutes
Narrated By: Sabrina
Schloss
Listen to a sample:
Enjoy this excerpt from Eternal Oath:
This time when the colors reformed she saw herself, as
though a spotlight shone down on her. She was much younger than she was now,
about ten, and wrapped in a woolen blanket. Her hair hung in two long braids
which looked frazzled and had loose strands coming out of them. Dirt and twigs
clung to her and she was looking into a mirror over a bowl of something from
which steam rose. Because of the steam the image wasn’t super clear but Linda
could see her younger self’s lips moving…she was saying something.
Even though Linda knew the girl was her, she also knew it
was not her. It was as though she were the girl looking into the mirror and at
the same time an observer standing in the corner and watching. Instinctively
she knew she had to hear what the girl was saying. She stilled and focused her
eyes and hearing, harnessing a tranquility that cleared and sharpened her mind.
Her breaths came even and deep. And then, as if the volume button had been
pressed, she could hear what her dream self was saying.
“You must remember. You must remember. You must remember,”
chanted the girl.
But that was all she said with her eyes so large and
charcoal-gray as she looked into the mirror. She seemed to be concentrating
with all her being on those three words. But those were all she said. After a
few more moments Linda became frustrated. Remember what? This girl
knew something. She was the key to these horrible dreams she was having, Linda
could feel it in her gut. But if she was, why wasn’t she saying more? She
waited a few more moments hoping the girl would continue. When she didn’t Linda
cried out, “Remember what? Tell me!”
The little girl sucked in a surprised breath and then her
dark gaze shifted in the mirror from her own reflection to Linda’s. She seemed
amazed to see Linda there but she paused no longer, her words came out in a
rush. “You are both in grave danger. Tonight.”
And then the rest of the girl’s words were lost as Linda
was pulled to consciousness again, unwillingly this time. As she was swept away
she could see the girl’s lips moving but the sound had been turned off again.
The image shattered like glass and she woke to Falk gently shaking her by the
shoulders.
About the
author, Jewel Quinlan:
Restless by nature, Jewel Quinlan is an
avid traveler and has visited 16 countries so far. Lover of ice cream, beer and
red wine she tries to stay fit when she’s not typing madly on her computer
concocting another tale. In her spare time she likes to do yoga, hike, learn
German and play with her spoiled Chihuahua; Penny. It is Penny’s mission in
life to keep Jewel from the keyboard. But, with the help of
dog-chew-making-companies, Jewel has been able to distract her canine companion
and continues to get thousands of words on the page for your enjoyment.
For
more information about Jewel Quinlan
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