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lovelies! It gives me great pleasure
today to host fellow Oregonian Dianne Hartsock and her new book, “The Basement”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
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luck in this fabulous giveaway!
The Basement
by Dianne Hartsock
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GENRE: Paranormal Horror
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BLURB:
Alex is haunted by visions of the dying, but now it seems the
ghosts he’s seeing are real as well.
In
this sequel to ALEX and THE SHED, Alex wonders if he’s seeing ghosts. His
friend Justin has bought the Fulton place, a beautiful old mansion on the edge
of Oakton. But something’s wrong in the house. Alex has visions of a small boy,
trapped in the basement, and a man at the top of the stairs who won’t let him
leave.
And
Logan Fulton has come to town, Helen Kramer’s cousin, a psychic medium who
wants something from Helen, whatever the cost. He and Helen had spent time in
the Fulton house as children and Alex suspects Logan has something to do with
the spirits now awakening in the old mansion. But whether Logan is calling them
forth or if something else is controlling them, Alex can’t be sure.
The
child’s spirit calls to Alex, as do others trapped in the house. There is a
dark entity holding them there, keeping the child forever in the basement, the
others for his amusement. But Alex has never believed in ghosts, so what is
really going on? As he strives to learn the boy’s secret, his friends are one
by one pulled to the Fulton place and put in danger while Logan works against
Alex, having an agenda of his own. Will Alex be able to solve the haunting of
the old house, or will he and his friends be taken one by one, doomed to walk the
dark hallways forever?
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EXCERPT TWO:
“So,
Alex… What’s up?” he drawled, shaking his head when Alex gave him a confused
look. He waved his hand at Alex’s clothing and Alex glanced down. Dark color
flooded his face, and he plucked at his shirt, coughing as dust rose up around
him.
“I’m
sorry. I wasn’t thinking,” Alex said quietly. He sounded humiliated, not
meeting Justin’s gaze. Justin could have kicked himself. He hadn’t meant to
make him feel self-conscious.
“Not
a problem,” he hastened to say. “Just wondering what you’re doing under my
house.”
Alex
glanced at him, eyes dark with emotion, definitely troubled. “I had to get in…”
He covered his face with his dirty hands, voice catching on a ragged breath.
“Give me a minute. This one’s hard. He’s so scared…”
He
began to shake, obviously fighting for control. A sob escaped him, and Angie
flung an arm around his waist despite the dust. “Hey, we’re here. Everything’s
okay.”
They
waited, and Justin unclenched the fists he hadn’t known he’d made, his hands
sore.
Taking
a deep breath, Alex looked up at them, and his expression turned puzzled.
“What’s going on? Justin, you look like you’ve seen a…ghost.”
“I
think he has, but he won’t tell me,” Angie said, frowning at Justin.
He
tried to shrug it off. “I thought I saw something… A little girl.”
“Oh,
her.” Alex looked unimpressed. “She’s just residual, a memory of a girl who
once lived here. No consciousness. Nothing to be afraid of.”
“Oh
really?” Justin said dryly. “Well, she scared the crap out of me.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Dianne grew up in one of the older homes in the
middle of Los Angeles, a place of hardwood floors and secret closets and back
staircases. A house where ghosts lurk in the basement and the faces in the
paintings watch you walk up the front stairs. Rooms where you keep the closet
doors closed tight at night. It’s where her love of the mysterious and
wonderful came from. Dianne is the author of paranormal/suspense, fantasy
adventure, m/m romance, the occasional thriller, and anything else that comes
to mind.
She
now lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly
patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours she spends hunched over the
keyboard letting her characters play. Dianne says Oregon’s raindrops are the
perfect setting in which to write. There’s something about being cooped up in
the house with a fire crackling on the hearth and a cup of hot coffee in her
hands, which kindles her imagination.
Currently,
Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the
perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich
colors and textures of flowers and foliage.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Dianne will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Dianne ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, sounds like we both are in for a rough week of heavy rain and storms :( hope you stay safe on the roads and try to stay dry out there!
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting me again Ally! It's always a pleasure to be here. And yeah, lots of rain, but at least it's warmer than it was. :)
ReplyDeleteHoly crap, this sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love that reaction! Thanks for stopping in Victoria :)
DeleteWhich book have you read the most times? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteThanks Rita! Have fun on the tour :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm a geek, but it's The Lord of the Rings trilogy :) Thanks for asking, Joseph. How about you?
ReplyDeleteI like the cover
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
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