Tag: Romance

Ghosts, they’re EVERYWHERE!

You’re just lucky enough not to see them. Or, maybe you can and are like Mattie here, whose just about had enough of it all! A girl needs her privacy and, with this freakish curse-slash-power – take it as you see it – Mattie is unable even to take a shower without a pair of ringed, deathly eyes staring at her through the steam in the mirror. It’s poppy-cocks, I say!

She could stand it if it was just the sight, even if their heads are hanging at freakish angles and half battered in. It’s not pretty. The problem is that they always want something and don’t seem to understand the word no. She’s tried the subtle approach, silently blowing them off. She’s screamed, kicked and shouted but an angry ghost is comparable to a pampered two year old, when they don’t get their way. Chaotic. Except, these snotty two year olds happen to possess some dangerous paranormal abilities. Add in the height of it when they are incensed and the threat’s stamped a little more than dangerous.

But, maybe, just maybe she can use her abilities for good…

This series holds a special place in my heart and not merely because it will draw you in. Apryl Baker was the very first author whose signature I requested on Authorgraph and I am no light reader by any stretch of the imagination. Thank you Apryl for taking the time to connect with one of your fans. May your imagination ever-provide and days be bright and joyous.

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by The TWD Team

Yes, you can get paid for drug trials. What’s the worst that can happen? This!

So, I was recently looking at that FluCamp Quarantine Facility in London (Update: I actually registered with them) where participants could be compensated thousands of pounds to receive a diluted flu virus or placebo. This, with the aim of evaluating the efficacy of new vaccines and medications.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that I am not endorsing or deterring from participation in medical trials. Suitability varies from person to person and anyone considering one should review the information provided by the researchers and healthcare professionals involved.

But what prompted my investigation into compensated clinical trials, you ask? Despite coming from a healthcare background and knowing the importance of prevention and therapeutic advancements, it was this book that actually opened my eyes to their existence, early on in my life. And while I don’t expect my own clinical trial to result in demonic possession anytime soon (i.e. ever), the start of my journey is too entertaining not to mention.

When Kassidy Bell signs up for a Cruor Pharma drug trial, she leaves with a little more than the extra cash she expected. And I’m not talking simple rashes or stomach-roiling nausea. Now that the V20 is inside of her, she can practically feel her demons itching to get out.

Following a timely escape, Kassidy and her fellow participants find themselves in the same impossible situation and must discover a way to reverse the possession before they are consumed entirely.

Will Kassidy survive the consequences of her decision to consent? (More to the point, will I?) The answer to the first is written here.

by The TWD Team

She’s SO Unfeeling!

No, really. She’s immune to pain, completely, and we can say that from experience. Over the years, Ollie’s been stabbed, tortured, bitten by otherworldly aswangs and had her rather less-than-fair share of broken bones. Yup, we feel her pain… nonexistent.

And President Bogrov seems determined to add to this list, pushing her to the forefront of the endless war that’s been going on, on earth, despite Ollie’s ignorance of the word aswang up until the night they’d met.

She might not feel pain but she’s still mortal. She can die! There’s a reason that pain exists. But, Ollie agrees anyway. She’s got nowhere else to go, no hopes or loved ones. She’s alone in a world that exploits her condition and the president is offering her a home, a place to call her own, food and shelter, friends… Did I mention her chosen mentor has the deepest, fiercest eyes Ollie has ever encountered, not that she’s had cause to look into many’s so consciously. It’s his she can’t seem to get away from.

He, on the other hand, can’t get away soon enough. It’s clear that he doesn’t want her around, he certainly makes no secret of it.

But, then, since when has Ollie ever taken orders? Besides, what once felt like a curse, now appears her greatest strength. Too many lives have been lost in the war against the bloodthirsty aswangs and Ollie’s condition makes her the perfect soldier, to tip the scales. No, she’s staying. Her only uncertainty is her abnormal connection to the aswangs, which allows her to communicate with the beasts.

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by The TWD Team