FANTASY
Date to be Published: 7/1/2013
What
comes after life? Jayden Schroeder is about to find out. At the end of
the road of despair, she ends it all and finds out that living might not
have been so bad. Thrust into a strange and disparate world, Jayden
joins a team of warriors from all places and time. Together they battle
demons to save the souls of the living, all the while on the run from
the end of all things - The Judgment.
Will she fight for a second chance to spare those she loves? Or surrender?
Dark
Night of the Soul is a fantastical journey, both literally and
figuratively for Jayden’s soul. Action adventure, fantasy, romance, and
dark humor twist together to create an afterlife tale that will keep you
thinking long after the final chapter.
E.M. Havens
Who is E.M. Havens? I’m a lot of things. The word that seems to define me most at the moment is mom. It can be all consuming. Not only am I a mom of three (one of them is a teenager…pity me), but I also home-school (pity me more). I share this awesome responsibility with the love of my life, best friend, and soul-mate husband.
Add to that, the twenty-five chickens, twelve turkeys, ten guineas, nine pigs, three barn cats, two Great Pyrenees guardian dogs, a Chihuahua, a house cat, and a goose, it makes for one crazy, full, and certainly entertaining life.
Somewhere in there I find the time to write. I started out young writing poems, then moved on to songs. I actually have a Bachelor in Music with a secondary in Science because I can’t stand English. Yes, the writer hates English. I like to read the story for the experience of reading the story, not to nitpick each letter and comma. But I digress.
I eventually found blogging and really enjoyed sharing my life that way. When an unfortunate turn of events separated me from my music equipment, I decided to use my overactive imagination, my love of reading, and my new found hobby, prose writing, to release some of my creative energy. I wrote my first novel and loved the experience. Fate War: Alliance is actually the second novel I wrote and the first to be published. Now I’m working on my third and several sequels to Fate War!
So that’s pretty much me, sitting in the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma, reading, writing, collecting eggs from the coop, and being a schoolmarm. It’s a pretty great life.
facebook: www.facebook.com/havensem , www.facebook.com/thefatewar
twitter: @havensem
goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/EMHavens
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Excerpt:
My senses snapped back with sharp clarity. I laid on my back staring at dappled sunlight through a canopy of green leaves. My fingers curled around the soft dirt and twigs beneath them. I was afraid to move, unsure of where I was or what had happened. Hadn’t I just killed myself?
I turned my head enough to see forest to my right. The same on the left. I chanced sitting up a bit and propped myself up on my elbows. Forest in front. My gaze fell to my legs.
“What the hell?”
I wore camo. Ugh. But I wasn’t fat. I looked at my hands. They seemed older. My boobs! I copped a feel then tugged the collar of my khaki and brown camouflage shirt out and took a peek. They were perfect.
I pulled a strand of hair in front of me. Blonde. Now my heart was pumping.
I scurried to my feet trying to take in more of myself and my surroundings. I wore full military garb with a handgun strapped to my hip. A really big gun lay on the ground next to where I woke up at the edge of a camp with a fire and tents, and everything.
And me. From what I could see, my body looked perfect, just like Becky Greenwood, the cheer captain. I bet my face was too. I bet I even had blue eyes. I must be in heaven. But why camo?
“Damn it! Who ordered the newbie?”
I spun to face the gruff male voice behind me. There at the edge of the camp stood a group of five people that my mind struggled to assimilate. A knight in shining armor, a female samurai, and another man dressed in a gold foil jumpsuit stared at me.
The man upfront, who had spoken, wore camo pants like mine and a black shirt. A woman next to him eyed me. She looked like a druid or monk and carried a staff. In a thick Irish accent, she snarled.
“Welcome ta hell, brat.”
My Review:
This was a quick and interesting read! I was not sure what exactly to expect from the blurb, but something grabbed my curiosity and didn't let go.
From the start this is exactly what happens to the reader. You are pulled directly into the book , and you learn about the characters as you read on. The basic jist of the book is that Jayden has killed herself and is now in a state of Purgatory where she is banded together with others who are like her, yet come from different times and places. She's thrust into a war to protect souls, and in the end she may be able to get a second chance..
I thoroughly enjoyed the character development and the plot! There are some very heavy themes in this story, but none are heavy handed. There's humor and there's sadness. I think that E.M. Havens has done quite a nice job at balancing the themes out and making it a unique read.
As stated before, this is a very quick read yet it has the umpf to stay with you for a bit after you finish! A great story!
Who is E.M. Havens? I’m a lot of things. The word that seems to define me most at the moment is mom. It can be all consuming. Not only am I a mom of three (one of them is a teenager…pity me), but I also home-school (pity me more). I share this awesome responsibility with the love of my life, best friend, and soul-mate husband.
Add to that, the twenty-five chickens, twelve turkeys, ten guineas, nine pigs, three barn cats, two Great Pyrenees guardian dogs, a Chihuahua, a house cat, and a goose, it makes for one crazy, full, and certainly entertaining life.
Somewhere in there I find the time to write. I started out young writing poems, then moved on to songs. I actually have a Bachelor in Music with a secondary in Science because I can’t stand English. Yes, the writer hates English. I like to read the story for the experience of reading the story, not to nitpick each letter and comma. But I digress.
I eventually found blogging and really enjoyed sharing my life that way. When an unfortunate turn of events separated me from my music equipment, I decided to use my overactive imagination, my love of reading, and my new found hobby, prose writing, to release some of my creative energy. I wrote my first novel and loved the experience. Fate War: Alliance is actually the second novel I wrote and the first to be published. Now I’m working on my third and several sequels to Fate War!
So that’s pretty much me, sitting in the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma, reading, writing, collecting eggs from the coop, and being a schoolmarm. It’s a pretty great life.
facebook: www.facebook.com/havensem , www.facebook.com/thefatewar
twitter: @havensem
goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/EMHavens
BUY LINK
Excerpt:
My senses snapped back with sharp clarity. I laid on my back staring at dappled sunlight through a canopy of green leaves. My fingers curled around the soft dirt and twigs beneath them. I was afraid to move, unsure of where I was or what had happened. Hadn’t I just killed myself?
I turned my head enough to see forest to my right. The same on the left. I chanced sitting up a bit and propped myself up on my elbows. Forest in front. My gaze fell to my legs.
“What the hell?”
I wore camo. Ugh. But I wasn’t fat. I looked at my hands. They seemed older. My boobs! I copped a feel then tugged the collar of my khaki and brown camouflage shirt out and took a peek. They were perfect.
I pulled a strand of hair in front of me. Blonde. Now my heart was pumping.
I scurried to my feet trying to take in more of myself and my surroundings. I wore full military garb with a handgun strapped to my hip. A really big gun lay on the ground next to where I woke up at the edge of a camp with a fire and tents, and everything.
And me. From what I could see, my body looked perfect, just like Becky Greenwood, the cheer captain. I bet my face was too. I bet I even had blue eyes. I must be in heaven. But why camo?
“Damn it! Who ordered the newbie?”
I spun to face the gruff male voice behind me. There at the edge of the camp stood a group of five people that my mind struggled to assimilate. A knight in shining armor, a female samurai, and another man dressed in a gold foil jumpsuit stared at me.
The man upfront, who had spoken, wore camo pants like mine and a black shirt. A woman next to him eyed me. She looked like a druid or monk and carried a staff. In a thick Irish accent, she snarled.
My Review:
From the start this is exactly what happens to the reader. You are pulled directly into the book , and you learn about the characters as you read on. The basic jist of the book is that Jayden has killed herself and is now in a state of Purgatory where she is banded together with others who are like her, yet come from different times and places. She's thrust into a war to protect souls, and in the end she may be able to get a second chance..
I thoroughly enjoyed the character development and the plot! There are some very heavy themes in this story, but none are heavy handed. There's humor and there's sadness. I think that E.M. Havens has done quite a nice job at balancing the themes out and making it a unique read.
As stated before, this is a very quick read yet it has the umpf to stay with you for a bit after you finish! A great story!
Thanks for hosting and reading my book! Great review!
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