Book & Author Details:
Hunters by Aoife Marie Sheridan
(Demon Series #1)
Publication date: October 1st 2014
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal
(Demon Series #1)
Publication date: October 1st 2014
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal
Synopsis:
Abigail is nineteen. Her job, she hunts demons.
Her life so far has been tough. Having witnessed her family’s death and her mother’s suicide, she’s been taken in by a priest, who believes her when she says that she sees ghosts. Father Peter trains her as a demon hunter with three other members, one being Daniel, who isn’t what he seems.
But when a possession goes wrong, and ghosts start to attack Abigail, the tight rope she has on her emotions soon starts to loosen. Abigail draws the unwanted attention of the Reote, and she finds out a lot more than she was willing to learn.
Knowledge is power, but for Abigail, it’s her undoing, and the only thing keeping her together is Daniel.
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Hunters – Taken
From Chapter Four – Memories (Abigail)
***
That
night, I dreamt of before.
My mother had been always sad. That’s how I remembered her.
I didn’t have one memory or a photo of my mum happy. My memories start from the
age of four, people say it’s not possible, but I have them and my mum has been
always sick. I remember sitting on the stairs and the doctors talking to my
father. I wasn’t sure at the time what they were discussing, but later I
learned it was because my mother wasn’t getting better.
Dad had to work, there was no two ways about it so mom took
care of us. The first day, my dad was worried when he left me and my brother,
who was only three at the time, in my mother’s hands. That first day, I was
five. I stayed in my room and kept my brother with me, playing a tea party with
Mr. Bear and Diana, my rag doll. Hunger was one reason for leaving the room. I
would pass the sitting room door where my mother sat, staring out the window.
Her brown eyes darted to me, freezing me to the spot. I was afraid to move, but
I didn’t know why. I just felt afraid of
her. I would make a peanut butter sandwich for myself and some Ready brek for Sam; I had seen dad make it
before so I was careful. It took me a while as I pulled the chair around the
kitchen, reaching the presses and the microwave. I turned to go back upstairs,
but my mother blocked the door. I stood still, hoping she wouldn’t see me.
She was always so quiet, but on this day, she spoke, “If
your dad thinks that I don’t mind you and Sam, he will send you away and you’ll
never see us again.”
She knelt down, taking the food from my hands and placing it on the floor. Her face softened and she
hugged me. I didn’t hug her back. She cried, saying she was sorry for
everything. She pulled back and handed me my food and returned to her seat in
the sitting room. I raced up to Sam. His food was cold, but he ate it. He was
quiet for a child, well, I realized later on that three year olds are not
always as good. We would play up there for the rest of the day until Dad got
home from work. I would race into his arms and hug him tightly, knowing everything
would be okay.
“Did you have fun with your mum, today?” Dad asked.
I thought of what
mommy had said to me; I didn’t want to go away from Daddy or Sam. So I nodded,
smiled and went back to playing with Mr. Bear. This became our routine for the
next month.
Memories flashed through my mind, snippets of talking to
Sam, playing games, saying goodbye as Dad left for work and greeting him when
he got home. My mother’s empty eyes, and then the memories stopped, slowing
down to another one.
“Sam, I’m going to the toilet, you stay here with Mr.
Bear.”
Sam nodded and
continued to pour tea for us all. I closed the bedroom door behind me so he
would stay in. He was too small to reach the handle. I raced down to the
bathroom. The door was open. My mother was lying on the white tile floor. The
tiles were red. She looked so white and the knife Daddy always told us not to
touch lay in her hand. I noticed that her arm was cut real badly. I didn’t run
to her or cry as I was too afraid of what stood in the corner of the bathroom.
A dark figure, like a big man, with a cloak over him stared
down at my mum. He scared me. My breath came out in small puffs of cold air. I
could see the water that dripped from the tap was frozen solid, held in midair.
I looked back at the man, frost was starting to grow on his cloak. He wasn’t
the bad man that was always around Mommy. He was different, but still he felt
wrong.
I ran back to Sam
and closed the door, pulling him
into the corner of the room. It was getting so cold that our breaths were
visible in front of us. Sam started to cry, but I pulled him beside me while
crossing my legs so I wouldn’t pee, but it was so cold and it took Daddy a long
time to get home and I didn’t want to go into the bathroom where mommy and the
man were.
I could hear my daddy’s scream before he burst into the
room, gathering me and Sam in his arms. He was crying. I had never seen daddy
cry before.
“I’m sorry, Daddy. I wet myself,” I said.
My dress was ruined.
I loved this dress. It made me feel like a princess.
“Did you go into the bathroom?” Dad asked, his voice
sounded scared, maybe he’d seen the bad man, but then I remembered all the
times he said that it wasn’t real, and that I shouldn’t make up stories, so I
didn’t say anything about the man. I didn’t want daddy to lock me in my room
again.
“Mommy’s hurt and she was near the toilet I couldn’t go”
He held me tightly and, at the moment, I thought everything
would be okay, but I was so wrong.
***
INTERVIEW WITH
AUTHOR AOIFE MARIE SHERIDAN
Question: What have you published recently?
Recently I
have published Hunters. Demon Series Part one. It will be released on the 1st
of October.
Question: What is a typical day like for you as
a writer?
Well I work
so I don’t have a lot of time to write. My writing goes something like this. If
I have a spare moment – grab a pen, the house is empty – type. Quiet at work –
get a notepad, ect. Just any moment I can find to write, I will. J But I never suffer with writer’s
block, when I finally get to write I know exactly what I want to say.
Question: What types of writing do you do?
Mostly
Paranormal/Fantasy but I would love to do a contemporary romance, maybe one
day.
Question: What are your favorite characters
that you have created? Tell us about them
I just love
Cathy. She is part of Abigail’s group. Her story and background are very sad
but it gives her a flair. Cathy can be nasty or overly self-confident but she
does all this to hide her insecurities her full story comes to light in Book
Two (Hunted). But she was fun to write.
Secondly of
course is Abigail. She was a very complex character to write. She’s an
alcoholic so I had to do a bit of research on this. Also her trauma of seeing
her family die has damaged her. She’s fuelled with anger, guilt and self-doubt
constantly. We don’t see Abigail in a happy light until we reach Book two
(Hunted). We see a more mellow side to her. Over all it was a challenge to
write her, but I enjoyed it.
Question: What music do you listen to, while
writing?
I have a
playlist for hunters. I listened to all these songs on repeat.
1. Another
Love By Tom Odell
2. Seven
Nation Army By White Stripes
3. Swedish
House Mafia (Club scene)
4.Watchtower
Delvin Feat - Ed Sheeran
5. Clown by
Emeli Sande
6.Runaway
By Linkin Park
7. In the
End By Linkin Park
8. Talk By
Kodaline
Question:
What do you eat while writing?
I am not as bad as I use to be, so I don’t
really eat, (THAT IS WHILE WRITING) J normally my downfall is caffeine.
Five for Fun:
What is your favourite non-alcoholic
drink? Coffee.
What is your favourite cartoon character? I
love the little girl from Despicable me.
What is your favourite movie of all time?
War of the Worlds.
What TV shows do you like to watch? Games of Thrones.
What do you like to do for fun or just to
relax? Read, Watch movies or go out for meals.
Question: Where can we find you on the web?
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/aoifesheri/
AUTHOR BIO:
Aoife Marie Sheridan has loved reading from a very young age, starting off with mills and boon's books, given to by her grandmother her love for romances grew, by the age of 14 she had read hundreds of them.
Aoife had a passion for writing poetry or in her eyes her journal entries. It was something she did throughout her teens and into her twenties. Aoife won first place for two of her poems and had them published at a young age of just nineteen. Realising she needed to get a real job (What writing isn't) she studied accountancy and qualified working in that field for many years, until her passion for reading returned and she found Maria V Snyder. Poison study one of her favourite books has been read and re-read countless times.
Aoife's first book Eden Forest (Part one of the Saskia Trilogy) came to be after a dream of a man and woman on a black horse jumping through a wall of fire and the idea of Saskia was born. Now with her first novel published and taking first place for Eden Forest with Writers Got Talent 2013, Aoife continues to write tales of fantasy and is currently working on her third book for the Saskia Trilogy amongst other new works.
To contact Aoife you can email her at aoifesheridan101@gmail.com
Aoife had a passion for writing poetry or in her eyes her journal entries. It was something she did throughout her teens and into her twenties. Aoife won first place for two of her poems and had them published at a young age of just nineteen. Realising she needed to get a real job (What writing isn't) she studied accountancy and qualified working in that field for many years, until her passion for reading returned and she found Maria V Snyder. Poison study one of her favourite books has been read and re-read countless times.
Aoife's first book Eden Forest (Part one of the Saskia Trilogy) came to be after a dream of a man and woman on a black horse jumping through a wall of fire and the idea of Saskia was born. Now with her first novel published and taking first place for Eden Forest with Writers Got Talent 2013, Aoife continues to write tales of fantasy and is currently working on her third book for the Saskia Trilogy amongst other new works.
To contact Aoife you can email her at aoifesheridan101@gmail.com
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