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Saturday, January 10, 2015

At The Edge by Angie Skelhorn w/ Interview & Giveaway


Title: At the Edge
Author: Angie Skelhorn
Series: Stand Alone
Genre: New Adult/Paranormal
Publisher: Eternal Press
Release Date: Oct 1 2014
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
There is support from the unseen to guide our lives on Earth.
Carm, a wholesome farm girl, marries her first love and then abandons everything she knows. After six weeks of marriage, a devastating storm kills her husband, widowing her. In a strange city, torn by her loss—young, scared, and with no resources she lives a life she wasn't ready for. Her emotions fall extremely low. To make it comfortable to live in her own skin, she self-medicates with drugs and alcohol. She is pushed to the edge as her relationships become tremulous.
Haunted by her deceased husband and introduced to a witch, Gretchen, she sees past the darkness. Carm discovers, with the aid of witchcraft, how to accept the past, celebrate the present, and anticipate the future. 



    “Where are you headed?”
    Carm answered without looking at her, “Home.”
    “I’m going to the Witches Fair. There will be so many one-of-a kind pagan-made items for all spellcraft and ritual needs. Would you come with me? It is a short walk away.”
     With a strong sniff, Carm cleared her nostrils. “I plan to take tonight to relax and chill,” she said stubbornly.
    “The Witches Fair may seem trivial now, but the information given to you may be important.”
    “I don’t want to be with people tonight.”
    “Please, Carm. Come. I would like to share the experience with you. There will be astrologers, angel readings, tarot readers, numerologists, palm readers, past lives, free lectures, and so much more.”
    “I don’t want to revisit my past. That part of my life is gone. All I have is here and now.”
    “You planned to share your life with your husband. Then one day, the relationship ended. Losing a loved one is devastating. You need support with your overwhelming loss. You need hope. Maybe a psychic advisor can help you to come to terms with your loss and receive information for a brighter tomorrow.”
    “I’ve learned to live without my husband,” she murmured, annoyed.
    “A reading may help you focus on a goal that you are not aware of,” she persisted.
    “Fine,” Carm agreed.
    Gretchen looked delighted. “Shall we go?”
    Carm gave her a slight nod.
    Gretchen clutched at her collar, walking in the cool breeze. Carm followed and nervously chain-smoked.
    “We are here,” Gretchen announced, walking to the huge, glass doors.
    In the lobby, Carm’s shoes sank into a lavish, red carpet. She caught a glimpse of her pale face reflected in the mirrored pillars as she walked to the elevators. She looked like hell. The two entered the fourth floor foyer. The floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the dingy city. They walked through an open doorway. The room was illuminated by lights set in the walls. She saw, opposite the doorway, that booths lined the vast room. Some merchants wore the most outlandish colored hair and clothes, all displayed their pentacles with pride and burned smudge sticks. Some offered tarot readings, others beautiful handmade crafts. Artistically-minded people mixed and mingled. A buzz of conversation could be heard from the crowd.
    Gretchen’s voice was vibrant with emotion. “Wonderful. Orientation is just beginning. Come, join me.”


: At The Edge



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 BIO: 
     My name is Angie Skelhorn and I live in Canada. My interest includes tarot, and other forms of divination, astrology, spirituality, mythology and harness racing. I gear my writing toward Witchcraft and Spiritualism. I've been published in Circle Sanctuary Magazine and online at Witchvox, WitchesandPagans.com and GlobalGoddess.org.

     My genre is young adult-new adult, paranormal and romance.  Because of my own teen rebellion I try to tell my stories as a young female adult growing up, not as an adult lecturing.

About the book:
There is support from the unseen to guide our lives on Earth.

Carm, a wholesome farm girl, marries her first love and then abandons everything she knows. After six weeks of marriage, a devastating storm kills her husband, widowing her. In a strange city, torn by her loss—young, scared, and with no resources she lives a life she wasn't ready for. Her emotions fall extremely low. To make it comfortable to live in her own skin, she self-medicates with drugs and alcohol. She is pushed to the edge as her relationships become tremulous.

Haunted by her deceased husband and introduced to a witch, Gretchen, she sees past the darkness. Carm discovers, with the aid of witchcraft, how to accept the past, celebrate the present, and anticipate the future.

Quotes:
  “Wake up. Don’t leave me. I need you!”
  “Don’t destroy yourself.”
  “Can’t you see she’s taking advantage of you?”

Please share with us an excerpt of the story At the Edge.

Carm placed the steaming pot of green tea, a cup, and the small plate with the English muffin on the table in front of Gretchen. She looked at the cover of the book resting on the table surface. She raised her eyebrows, reading the title, “Magic, Witchcraft and Religion.” Gretchen looked at her through her wire-rimmed glasses. “I teach the course at the university a few blocks away,” she said.

Carm stood staring at her. She finally asked in a low voice, “What do you know about hauntings?”

“Witches believe souls of the dead linger near them. The apparitions generally attempt to guide one’s concerns.” Gretchen poured the steaming liquid from the pot into the cup. “There are so many people who have experienced a sighting of the dead not to believe ghost and spirits are real.”

“What? Ghosts and spirits are not the same thing?” she asked, baffled.

Gretchen swallowed a bite of muffin. “No, a ghost stays earthbound, because they believe they are still alive and are entitled to the place they dwell, or visit to help bring peace to family and friends in solving their earthly demise. A spirit is nearby, because they think someone still needs them. Spirits protect and serve. Spirits do not harm.”

Carm attempted to wrap her mind around what she was hearing. “You are saying we are guided by spirits?”

Gretchen leaned back in her booth. “Correct. Witches view death differently. Death is a transition in the eternal circle of life in death and death in life. We know we are guided by spirits. We grieve the loss of our ancestors, close relatives, and friends of the earthly life, knowing their very being, their essence, what made them, can travel beyond the grave through past, present, and future.

The hair on Carm’s arms prickled. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Her eyes lit up with interest, “Please, continue. I’m listening,” she said quietly.

Gretchen tapped her long, painted black, manicured nail on the table for emphasis and said, “Spirits and ghosts come forth from the dead. Souls travel beyond the physical. They journey into a realm beyond our normal sight and sound, without form, where energy swirls coexists with the greatest energies. The dead never leave us. After the soul has left the body, one can call the soul into being to communicate our hopes, dreams, happiness, and sorrow.”

Carm looked at her with a puzzled expression. “Seriously?”

Gretchen kept her eyes on her. “There is no distance between people who have passed from the earthly realm into the spiritual realm. We are still linked, even if separated by time and space.”

Carm asked softly, “How?”

“Every living thing is made up of star dust. We are the same material in space and the earth elements—earth, air, water and fire. Our loved ones exist within ourselves and inside nature. They continue to love and support from the spiritual realm. Guardians of the soul want us to take care of ourselves and every other living thing, as well as nourish the body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Carm said in a low voice, “It’s that simple.”

“You are not alone in your skepticism. Most people expect death is nothingness. Then, there are those who are striving to see the bigger picture of where we go beyond the physical.”

Carm noticed Lizzy leaning against the wall by the swinging door, motioning with her hand, attempting to capture her attention.

Here is a excerpt of At the Edge Chapter One

Official trailer for At the Edge, by Angie Skelhorn http://youtu.be/JxdalZvpW9o?list=UUE9kZEXovHDZELOk7Iz6LrA



ONLINE LINKS:
http://AngieSkelhorn.com

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My name is Angie Skelhorn.  I am the fifth child born into a farming family located south of Peterborough, ON. Canada.
My interests include tarot, and other forms of divination, astrology, spirituality, mythology and harness racing. I gear my writing toward Witchcraft and Spiritualism. I've been published in Circle Sanctuary Magazine and online at Witchvox, Witches and Pagans and Global Goddess.  My paranormal, magic and realism book Severed Ties - Publisher, Damnation Books- book launched December 2012.
 I'm delighted to announce my contemporary women's fiction book At the Edge is published by Eternal Press.
  http://eternalpress.biz/book.php?isbn=9781629291499


: Angie Skelhorn


1 comment:

  1. Merry Meet Steven, thank you for space on your book blog to give your readers a chance to get to know my magic & realism book At the Edge.Smiles & Sunshine :)

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