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Daughter of Belial
by Jennifer Juvenelle
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GENRE: Psychological Thriller
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BLURB:
Some Family Trees Should Be Burned. . .
Greer Girls are special. Greer Girls are rare. Greer Girls are central to the secret Order of Belial.
Sophie Greer knows none of this. All she knows is that her now ex-boyfriend cheated on her, she’s alone working in Paris, and her mysterious billionaire boss, Edward Hughes, is way too interested in her life.
But when Sophie is kidnapped in Moscow while on a business trip, she’s plunged into the dark underbelly of the global elite and a sinister secret society with deep ties to her family; ties that lead to revelations darker than anything Sophie could have imagined.
Betrayed by the man who raised her, and targeted by the illustrious Hughes family, only one thing is certain—family history can be deadly. If Sophie is to survive, she must decide who to trust and what to believe, or risk being crushed beneath the weight of the all-powerful secret Order of Belial.
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EXCERPT TWO:
After removing his weapons, the men bind Wyatt’s hands behind his back using a zip tie before gagging him. They’ve barely glanced in my direction, so focused are they on subduing Wyatt. Subtly, I attempt to take a few steps away from the group when, of course, Mr. Leader Guy decides to switch his attention to me.
“Where do ya think you’re going, little lady?” he asks.
I freeze but don’t respond. Seems like a rhetorical question, anyway. I look to Wyatt for support. He’s backed into the wall of the tunnel with the other two men guarding his flanks. Slipping Wyatt’s gun into the back of his waistband, the asshole in charge approaches me.
His breath, a sickly sweet halitosis, poorly masked with hints of spearmint, wafts into my nostrils when he speaks. “Don’t worry, sweetheart,” he says, coming closer, “the big, bad man can’t hurt you anymore.”
“Who are you?”
“Dante Pierce,” he says, holding out a gloved hand for me to shake, “pleased to meet ya.”
I refrain from taking his hand. This miffs him. Rolling his eyes, he addresses his men, “Seems to me our fair maiden isn’t feeling too appreciative about being rescued.” His men laugh awkwardly, exchanging nervous glances.
Dante Pierce doesn’t seem to notice. Returning his attention to me, he slowly removes his helmet and gloves. Never breaking eye contact, he drops them to his feet along with his rifle, and steps so close to me our noses practically touch. My bones rattle in their sockets as he looks me up and down in a predatory manner. By the time he completes his visual perusal of my body, I could take a hundred showers and it still wouldn’t be enough to wash off the scum from his gaze.
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GUEST POST:
Fun & Fab Playlist for Daughter of Belial
A lot of writers enjoy listening to music when they write, but as an intuitive writer, I need silence. Occasionally I can listen to something instrumental, but for the most part, it’s necessary for me to focus all of my attention inward without any exterior distractions. Therefore, no one was more surprised than I when, toward the end of writing Book I of DAUGHTER OF BELIAL, I began creating a playlist to accompany it.
It started organically, with one song: Regina Spektor’s Après Moi, that felt like the major theme song for the main character, Sophie Greer. In Aprés Moi, Regina sings some of the lyrics in Russian and French—each of which are languages employed at various times in my novel! She also puts into musical form an old French proverb, “Après moi le déluge” which means, “After me comes the flood”.
I listened to this song on repeat as I was gearing up to write the final climax of the novel. I kept having visions of Sophie Greer storming across this massive expanse of lawn, a large manor in the background, with the wind whipping her hair into a frenzy and a fury of powerful energy surrounding her. It’s the moment in the story where all the bridges have been burned. The protagonist is completely alone and she must face what’s next or perish. She may perish anyway, but she’s determined to not only survive but conquer the secret patriarchal order that’s targeted her and so many others.
The lyrics “I must go on standing. You can’t break that which isn’t yours. I must go on standing. I’m not my own, it’s not my choice,” so perfectly encapsulated the feelings I sensed in the character in those final scenes. Feelings of being cornered between a rock and a hard place with no good choices available, surrounded by predators and liars. The feeling of having no one to rely on but yourself. It’s that do or die moment in the story that so many of us have perhaps experienced in our own lives.
I thought that might be it, one theme song for the book and done, but very quickly a second song appeared and then a third, and before I knew it I had thirteen songs to accompany the book. An auspicious number considering the significance in the story!
So, without further ado, I present to you the official playlist of Book I of my debut thriller, DAUGHTER OF BELIAL. The link above the list is to my Spotify playlist for the book. For your convenience, if you don’t have access to Spotify I’ve linked each individual song to its corresponding video on YouTube.
I highly recommend listening to the songs in order. I created the playlist as I was finishing the writing process whereby each song came to me intuitively and is listed in the order it was received.
Every one of these songs speaks to my heart and soul in some aspect or another. I hope you enjoy the playlist and that they’ll speak to you as well. I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Spotify Link:
1.) Aprés Moi — Regina Spektor
2.) Broken Bones — KALEO
3.) Dark Side — Bishop Briggs
4.) A Better Son/Daughter — Rilo Kiley
5.) Youth — Daughter
6.) Heavy — Birdtalker
7.) Where’s My Love — SYML
8.) Ain’t No Reason — Brett Dennen
9.) Small Things — Ben Howard
10.) I Wish I Was the Moon — Neko Case
11.) The Dark — SYML
12.) Seven Devils — Florence + The Machine
13.) A Little Wicked — Valerie Broussard
P.S. A fun little game to play for those who read the book is to listen to the playlist and try to figure out which song fits best with which scene and/or character.
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AUTHOR BIO:
JENNIFER JUVENELLE is a Native American/French author born in Hollywood, raised in Detroit, and fashioned in France. Formerly an actress and model, Jennifer now splits her time between crafting psychological thrillers and the magic of motherhood. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Jennifer made healing from trauma a priority when her life became untenable. Daughter of Belial is the unexpected product of her journey from trauma to triumph. An eager explorer, she currently lives in a remote Mexican seaside-jungle village with her debonair Aussie author husband and their young son.
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CONNECT WITH JENNIFER:
Website:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
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