#Review #TwinsieForTheDayBecky #Dragons – Beyond the Sun (Dark Order of the Dragon #1) by Sandra Bischoff

Beyond the Sun (Dark Order of the Dragon, #1)

Fifteen years ago Jared Bonatelli had it all. The youngest son of one of the founding families in the Conservatorship of The Dark Order he lived a life you only thought existed in novels and nightmares. He had just graduated from Oxford University and became engaged to his childhood sweetheart when he lost it all in one violent act. The very next day he found himself shipped off to New Orleans with only the money in his pocket and whatever he could fit in one suitcase. Since that night he has suffered reliving his fiancé’s murder repeatedly in his dreams. It isn’t until he finds himself summoned back to New York for an emergency meeting of the Conservatorship that the comfortable world he lives in begins to crumble around him.

Alexandra Toscano has been searching for the one assignment that could catapult her journalistic career. When her editor Gene O’Hanlon drops a manila folder in her lap, Alex is immediately skeptical. At first glance the information he hands her seems like a publicity piece that is till she comes across an article he wrote some fifteen years ago about Vampires murdering a young woman in Central Park. She is ready to laugh it off as a work of fiction until he points out he was an eyewitness to the whole thing. But that wasn’t all. The girl’s boyfriend was a member of a prominent Italian family who vanished the very next day.

Now as Alex begins to dig deeper into Jared’s life she begins to question her own past. Could the answer she seeks be found in the glowing eyes of the one person she is sworn to expose? Or will they both find themselves torn apart by a world Beyond the Sun?

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Review by Becky

I was given a copy of the book for an honest review.
What started out romantic for Jared and Giovanna ended up utterly tragic.  Tony took care of Giovanna, or so I thought.  The lies that are weaved…..   Jared was finally called back home and not told why.  Gene, the old timer reporter who witnessed Giovanna’s tragic ending, was now Alex’s boss.  Alex’s new assignment was to get close to Jared and uncover the secrets.  The magnetism between Jared and Alex was undeniable.  Alex was naive in love yet she gave her heart to Jared without him even knowing it.  The story weaves through the connections….and then there is Absinthe.  What an evil bitch!  Of course, you just have to have one.  Her hatred of Jared had no boundaries.  Abs is banging Zephyr.  Zephyr is Jared’s Conservator and Alex’s father.  Holy crap!!
We know Jared and Alex are special and meant for each other.  No spoiler but the character touched on at the end…man can’t wait to see how this evolves!!

Sandi  lives in the historic town of Cornwall, NY with her husband, son and a menagerie of Dragons all of whom have their own distinct personalities. She is a Pharmacist by profession but finally found her true calling in a simple twist of fate. A friend approached her to write for a character in a forum on a popular networking website and over the next five years her passion had found its niche. She then went on to compose a few poems and short stories which she would post on her homepage at the same networking site. Recently one of those poems was chosen to be published in a compilation called Collected Whispers.

Her first manuscript entitled Beyond the Sun was another short story gone wild. It has recently been picked up by Bayou Brew Publishing and was released on April 1st.

 

#WOTR – Prologue Reveal for Numb by J.M. Walker

Twinsie Talk Book Reviews Exclusive!

WARNING: Due to the nature of content, please read with caution as there may be triggers. This book deals with infant loss. Also, have tissues handy.

Several people close to me have dealt with infant loss in some way. I invite you to find support through these links and know that you are not alone.

Hand of the Peninsula – http://handsupport.org/services

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep – https://tinyurl.com/ydd4pbtw

Australia

Stillbirth Foundation – http://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/about-us/

UK

Sands – https://www.sands.org.uk

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Support website to purchase memorial pictures:

http://carlymarieprojectheal.com

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Support group:

http://www.thetearsfoundation.org/page.php?id=25

WARNING:

If you have read this far, I just caution you again. This book was written as a way of healing. I won’t bore you with the details but just know that you aren’t alone. You are never alone.

Prologue

From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I was in love with her. But almost as fast as that love formed, she was taken from me. Now as I looked down at my daughter, laying in my arms with her eyes closed, I only imagined that she would open her eyes for me. Just give me a breath. Anything. Wake up for me, baby girl.

When my lips touched her forehead, I prayed with everything in me that she would cry. But she didn’t. She couldn’t. It wasn’t fair. None of this was fair. The man I loved wanted nothing to do with me and the daughter I didn’t know, was stolen from my very body.

I begged to anyone who would listen, let her stay with me. Take me instead. She didn’t deserve this. She didn’t deserve any of it.

With tears rolling down my cheeks, my sobs of anguish ripped through me. They took hold and strangled me, sucking the air from my very lungs.

“I love you, baby girl,” I kissed her softly on her perfect mouth. “I love you and I don’t even know you,” I said through my tears. Brushing my thumb over her full cheek, I kept my lips against her forehead. “Lord, give me strength. Help me move on from this.” My breath hitched. “Help me learn to live without her.”

“Maxine.”

I didn’t look up at the gentle voice, knowing that the person had come to take my baby away.

“It’s time, dear,” the nurse reached a hand out, placing it gently on my baby’s head. “I’m so sorry.”

A sob tore from my throat. “It’s not fair,” I screamed, my soul shattering around me. “It’s not fair. I need more time. Please.”

The older nurse nodded, leaving me alone with my daughter.

Lying down on the bed, I kept her by my side, holding her close.

It never should have been like this. We were supposed to be happy. Just her and I.

When my baby girl was taken from my arms, the last bit of light inside of me went with her. My world would forever be clouded in a sea of darkness.

Because of this, a part of me died.

Because of him, I would never be the same.

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Support Links:

Hand of the Peninsula – http://handsupport.org/services

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep – https://tinyurl.com/ydd4pbtw

Australia

Stillbirth Foundation – http://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/about-us/

UK

Sands – https://www.sands.org.uk

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Support website to purchase memorial pictures:

http://carlymarieprojectheal.com

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Support group:

http://www.thetearsfoundation.org/page.php?id=25