Monday, June 21, 2021

AFTER THE WANTING & Giveaway

 


After the Wanting

by Elmer Seward

 

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GENRE:   Suspense

 

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BLURB:

 

Rising Internet sensation or creepy-guy magnet?

Rachel's life is a muddle of highs and lows. Just as her popular product review vlog is taking off, she finds herself fleeing to the seclusion of Virginia's Eastern Shore to escape her most recent romantic disaster. Lex's single-minded pursuit of Rachel frightens her.

To be loved and to be safe - That's all she wants.


But terror awaits After the Wanting.

 

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Excerpt:

 

It was a calm night, no wind to speak of. On nights like this I see her.

 

I know it seems crazy, but true.

 

There’s a magic in the darkness. Magic and blood. The impossible becomes possible. Evil and good muddled in the inky depths. Life and death become sky and water on a moonless night with no discernable line between. In these moments, I see her. I touch her cheek but her face ripples and runs. And the blood. The blood flows all around. I cry out under the mocking stars. She sings in the wind. Her voice laughs in the rain. She calls and taunts.

 

I stop up my ears, but still she calls.

 

I must find her. I want this wanting, this haunting to stop.

 

I want…

 

But what comes after the wanting? What?

 

 


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REVIEW:   For me this book kept me on edge.  The plot and characters are on point.  Well written!  Would recommend! 


AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Elmer Seward was born and raised along the Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia. When he was growing up, the cemetery behind his house was his playground. The metaphorical theme of death and rebirth that figures prominently in his novels is probably influenced in some way by the time that his mother heard, through the screened window, a small voice crying for help. Rushing from the house and through the yard, she discovered her all-too-curious six-year-old son at the bottom of a freshly dug grave. In that moment, he discovered that trouble is much easier to get into than it is to get out of. Sometimes we need help getting out of the hole that we jump into willingly.


 

He is blessed to have a large blended family and is the reluctant servant of two crazy dogs, a Cocker Spaniel and a BruMaltChiYorkie (don't ask). All of these strongly influence the characters and events in his novels; however, his beautiful wife, Mitzi, is the true inspiration for the tender hearted but determined women in his stories.

 

Author Website - www.elmerseward.com

 

Author Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/ElmerSewardAuthor

 

Purchase After the Wanting - https://www.amazon.com/After-Wanting-Elmer-Seward-ebook/dp/B08ZM78TPG/

 

The book will be on sale for only $0.99.

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22 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for hosting After the Wanting. I appreciate the great review.

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    1. That's such a complement. I hope you read and enjoy it.

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  3. Great excerpt and giveaway. :)

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    1. I hope this entices you to read After the Wanting. Thanks for your interest.

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  4. Elmer Seward is new to me, but I love meeting new authors. Thanks to this blog for the introduction.

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    1. Audrey, I currently have four books available (working on number five). I hope you decide to read one of them. I love it when people read and enjoy my stories.

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    1. Edgar, I hope you read After the Wanting. I think you'll enjoy it.

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  6. I love the eerie cover. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  7. "Rising Internet sensation or creepy-guy magnet?"

    I like it already! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  8. "Rachel's life is a muddle of highs and lows."

    I can relate. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  9. "Just as her popular product review vlog is taking off, she finds herself fleeing to the seclusion of Virginia's Eastern Shore to escape her most recent romantic disaster."

    Isn't it always the way...either your work or your personal life is a disaster. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  10. "Lex's single-minded pursuit of Rachel frightens her."

    Stage 5 clinger? Thanks for the giveaway!

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  11. "To be loved and to be safe - That's all she wants."

    I can relate! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  12. "But terror awaits After the Wanting."

    This sounds scary. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  13. "It was a calm night, no wind to speak of. On nights like this I see her."

    This is intriguing. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. "There’s a magic in the darkness. Magic and blood. The impossible becomes possible. Evil and good muddled in the inky depths. Life and death become sky and water on a moonless night with no discernable line between."

    Great sentences!

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  15. Thank you for sharing your review and the book and author details, this sounds like an excellent read

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  16. Love the cover! Also cant wait to check more of this authors work!

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