{"id":8010,"date":"2020-08-12T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/?p=3717"},"modified":"2020-08-12T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T20:51:00","slug":"the-soul-collector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/the-soul-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soul Collector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3\/663\/206663\/rL88XEv2\/ef2a18e8eb6a4bfcab9ddb23d68d0fe1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3\/663\/206663\/rL88XEv2\/ef2a18e8eb6a4bfcab9ddb23d68d0fe1\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 107%;\"><b>Dark Fantasy, Supernatural Suspense<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"><b>Publisher:<\/b> Story Bound Publishing<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/52779589-the-soul-collector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/myaddictionisreading.com\/spring-2016\/home\/iconAddtoGoodreads1_zpsa0dd4209.png\" alt=\"photo add-to-goodreads-button_zpsc7b3c634.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">As I lay trapped inside this quiet realm,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">My soul adrift, my body earthbound,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">A magical book guards my flight,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Will it keep me safe till morning&#8217;s light?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">It begins with darkness. Are they dead, or trapped inside a horrible dream?<br \/>\nNo one can hear them, see them. Has the world forgotten them? Are they<br \/>\ninvisible? Not to the Soul Collector. They have stepped into her Kingdom,<br \/>\nand she is waiting for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3\/663\/206663\/rL88XEv2\/7d52e681bb5249aa8379b0f4b918b04e\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3\/663\/206663\/rL88XEv2\/7d52e681bb5249aa8379b0f4b918b04e\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 107%;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 107%;\"><b>Excerpt<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"><b>Chapter 1<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">The biggest boxing match of the season landed on a Friday the 13th. But a<br \/>\nlittle thing like superstition had no effect on the newcomer, Jonathan<br \/>\nBayfield, and heavyweight champion, Lou Turlock. The fight fans agreed,<br \/>\nstomping their feet while chanting <i>\u201cFight! Fight! Fight!\u201d <\/i>inside<br \/>\nthe packed, brightly lit arena. Sportscasters got up close and personal,<br \/>\nclaiming ringside seats for an in-your-face camera view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield locked his gaze on his opponent, his right ear taking in<br \/>\nCoach\u2019s words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cGo to the body. Don\u2019t overreach. Straight punches. Got<br \/>\nit?\u201d Coach gripped Bayfield\u2019s shoulder. \u201cHey, eyes on me.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t let him get inside your head.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield looked at Coach, giving him a slow nod, then reverted his focus<br \/>\nback to Turlock, transmitting a defiant \u201cthis fight is mine\u201d<br \/>\nglare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Turlock reciprocated, taunting Bayfield with a \u201cwe\u2019ll<br \/>\nsee\u201d sneer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">The vein in Bayfield\u2019s forehead pulsed, spreading a surge of heat<br \/>\nthrough his body. A fist to the gut. That would show the arrogant prick he<br \/>\nhad something to worry about, rattled through his mind. The ringside bell<br \/>\nshattered Bayfield\u2019s thoughts, bouncing him to his feet. Turlock came<br \/>\nout swinging, and Bayfield pivoted while throwing a right hook, catching the<br \/>\ncorner of Turlock\u2019s jaw. Turlock countered, landing a jab to<br \/>\nBayfield\u2019s chest. The blow forced the air from Bayfield\u2019s lungs,<br \/>\nhis body folding in half. But he quickly sprang upright, shaking off the<br \/>\nsting, and fired off several consecutive punches straight into<br \/>\nTurlock\u2019s gut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Turlock wobbled back and the crowd roared, shouting, \u201cWay to go,<br \/>\nBayfield!\u201d Bayfield bounced back and forth on his feet, tapping his<br \/>\ngloves to the crowd\u2019s cheers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Turlock\u2019s own pulse battered against his eardrums. Where was the<br \/>\nrespect? He was a champion, and these morons had the nerve to cheer for a<br \/>\nnobody, some kid who\u2019d happened to land himself a good manager.<br \/>\nAdrenaline tipped the scales on the fighter\u2019s rationality. Cognitive<br \/>\nthought ceased. The whites of his eyes blazed as he hurtled his body like a<br \/>\nweapon, slamming his skull against the kid\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">A crackling of bones ricocheted inside the ring, causing an eerie silence<br \/>\nto fall over the area, before shouts from the crowd came from all sides. The<br \/>\nref barged in, spewing spit as he held Turlock back. Turlock\u2019s gaze<br \/>\ntraveled over the ref\u2019s shoulder, colliding with the kid\u2019s<br \/>\nvacant stare. He knew that look; like no one was home. He\u2019d seen it in<br \/>\nhis grandpa\u2019s eyes before he\u2019d taken his last breath. An icy<br \/>\nchill scurried down Turlock\u2019s spine as the kid crumpled to the mat.<br \/>\nTurlock stood still as medics, judges, and more refs flooded the ring,<br \/>\nsurrounding the kid\u2019s lifeless body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cI can\u2019t find a pulse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cStart compressions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Coach pushed his way through the chaos to Bayfield. \u201cJonathan, can<br \/>\nyou hear me?\u201d Coach\u2019s voice shook. \u201cStay\u2026\u201d He<br \/>\nblew out a breath. \u201cStay with me, buddy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield\u2019s eyelids flew open, and with one push, he was on his feet.<br \/>\nA weird and wonderful lightness affected his body, which made no sense,<br \/>\nbeing as he weighed 200 pounds. Sounds rushed back, bouncing against his<br \/>\neardrums and forming words\u2014Coach\u2019s words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cHold on, Jonathan. The ambulance is on its way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield focused his attention on Coach. \u201cAmbulance?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cJust hold on.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield laughed. \u201cWhat are you talking about? Coach, I\u2019m<br \/>\nstanding right behind you. Turn around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Coach made no attempt, his focus centered on something in front of<br \/>\nhim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield\u2019s tone rose an octave. \u201cCoach, what<br \/>\ngives?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">No answer came, not from Coach, nor from any of the other people hovering<br \/>\naround him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield skimmed the faces of the crowd, searching for a clue or hint to<br \/>\nenlighten him on what the hell was happening. Why was everyone ignoring<br \/>\nhim?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cStep aside, people,\u201d security broadcasted with authority,<br \/>\nherding the crowd back. \u201cLet the paramedics through.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u201cParamedics? Who got hurt?\u201d Bayfield\u2019s gaze darted to<br \/>\nTurlock, where men in dark blue suits surrounded him, escorting him toward<br \/>\nthe locker room. Bayfield let his gaze grow distant. He had no memory of the<br \/>\nfight ending, and his boxing gloves were missing. No one acknowledged him.<br \/>\nNone of it made sense. He gave his head a good shake. \u201cGotta be an<br \/>\nexplanation for all this.\u201d As his vision cleared, it centered on the<br \/>\nparamedics rolling a lifeless body away on a stretcher\u2014his body!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">His brain skidded to a stop\u2014no pause, no rewind, no press play. Just<br \/>\na complete stop. Was he being punk\u2019d? Was this some kind of sick joke?<br \/>\nHis gaze followed the stretcher, catching the tail end of it slipping inside<br \/>\nthe ambulance. Coach followed, his hands running through his salt and pepper<br \/>\nhair. The look of sheer terror etched across Coach\u2019s pale face slammed<br \/>\nagainst Bayfield\u2019s brain. This was no joke. This was real, and that<br \/>\nambulance was about to take off with his body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Bayfield launched across the ring, catapulting over the ropes and sailing<br \/>\ninside the ambulance seconds before the doors closed and the siren sang out.<br \/>\nHe plopped down next to Coach, his gaze transfixed on his own body lying<br \/>\nacross from him. One massive, purplish bruise swallowed up his bloodied<br \/>\nforehead. Bayfield couldn\u2019t explain it\u2014couldn\u2019t understand<br \/>\nit. \u201cI\u2019m sitting here, but also lying there. How is that<br \/>\npossible?\u201d In a momentary shift, his eyes found Coach\u2019s, thirsty<br \/>\nfor an answer. None came. The silence sent a chill down Bayfield\u2019s<br \/>\nspine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">A paramedic with tattoos blazing down his arms informed, \u201cGot a<br \/>\npulse,\u201d\u2014his intense blue eyes narrowed\u2014\u201cbut<br \/>\nit\u2019s thready.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">The paramedic behind the wheel, sprouting a six o\u2019clock shadow,<br \/>\nlobbed a reply over his shoulder. \u201cLetting dispatch know we\u2019re<br \/>\nfive minutes out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">Coach gripped his hands, squeezing the blood from his knuckles.<br \/>\n\u201cGetting a pulse, even a weak one, is a good thing,<br \/>\nright?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">The tattooed paramedic waited a good minute before saying, \u201cFor now,<br \/>\nyes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">About the Author<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3\/663\/206663\/rL88XEv2\/8408023cbbad4fca91836e71622ccf8b\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-3\/663\/206663\/rL88XEv2\/8408023cbbad4fca91836e71622ccf8b\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">LAURA DALEO is the author of five books. She is best known for her<br \/>\nstorytelling of the vampiric persuasion. Her most recent work, The Vampire<br \/>\nWithin, is the third book in her Immortal Kiss series. The series is an<br \/>\ninteresting twist on the Egyptian pantheon being the original vampires. Her<br \/>\ncurrent project, The Doll, is her first sci fi tale, with a touch of<br \/>\nmystery. She lives in sunny San Diego, California, with her three dogs,<br \/>\nStuart, Morgan, and Dexter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 107%;\"><b>Contact Links<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lauradaleobooks.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AutLauraDaleo\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorLauraDaleo\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: garamond, serif; 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