I'm thrilled to share the cover for
SOUL POSSESSED, the second book in Katlyn Duncan's
The Life After Trilogy, which releases on October
28th! It is absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to read! And stay tuned for an awesome excerpt below!
SOUL POSSESSED (The Life After Trilogy #2)
by Katlyn Duncan
About the Book
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Publisher: Carina UK
Series: Book 2, The Life After Trilogy
Genre: YA Paranormal
ISBN: 9781472044556
Description:
Life after Life
Now Maggie has been given the chance of her after-life to
become a Guard, nothing will stand in her way. Not even the undeniable
attraction she feels for her trainer and past love—Jackson. But when the battle
between Shadowed and Guard begins again which side will she choose?
When her boss, Felix, partners Jackson and Maggie up with
Ally and Cooper to investigate terrifying Shadowed activity, she doesn’t think
it could get any worse. Jackson and Cooper barely tolerate each other and this
time, Maggie isn’t just proving her loyalty to the Guard during one
mission...she has a side mission too. One so secret and so dangerous she can’t tell
a soul...
About the Author
Katlyn Duncan was born and raised in a small town in western
Massachusetts. Her overactive imagination involved invisible friends, wanting
to be a Disney Princess and making up her own stories. Her bibliophile mom
always encouraged her love of reading and that stayed with her since. Even
though she works full time in the medical field Katlyn has always made time for
books, whether she is reading or writing them.
Katlyn now lives in southern Connecticut with her husband
and adorable Wheaten Terrier and she is thrilled to finally share her stories
with the world.
The Excerpt
Jackson nodded and lifted his hand again. I stepped forward,
swallowing any doubt as he reached out, one hand cupping my cheek, the other
grasping my hand lightly, tracing circles with his thumb and before I could
worry about how those circles made me melt inside, the memory slammed into
me.
"Margaret!" Gemma shouted with glee. "Come
out of there, I know you are trying to scare me!"
I watched the young red-haired girl put her hands on her
hips, trying to be brave. She scanned their father's study, narrowing her eyes.
The fire roaring in the hearth was the only source of light in the room,
casting dark shadows across the furniture.
Maggie hid behind her father's chair, in silent wait for her
prey.
"I'm going to tell Mother!"
Maggie's little hands tightened on the chair but she didn't
make a sound. I walked over to her, watching her mouth twist up into a sly
grin. She was the older of the girls, but she protected her sister fiercely,
proclaiming she was the only one who could tease her. Gemma hated when Maggie
played games, but it thrilled Maggie no end and I could feel excited
anticipation roll off her in waves.
Gemma's bravery faltered as she stepped forward toward the
overstuffed armchair, expecting her sister to jump out at her at any
moment.
But Maggie waited. She had incredible patience, but I sensed
that part of it was stubbornness and a desire to test boundaries. Her head
poked out from behind the chair just as Gemma turned toward the love seat. I
watched as Maggie slowly came out of her hiding spot and charged at her
sister.
Gemma let out a scream but Maggie covered her sister's mouth
with her hand.
Both girls collapsed on the floor, Gemma's muffled squeals
threatening to break through Maggie's tiny fingers.
"Shh," Maggie cooed.
Gemma managed to wrestle her mouth away from Maggie's hand.
"I hate you!" Her indignation faltered into a fit of giggles and
Maggie quickly joined her.
As she helped her sister up from the floor Maggie said,
"Gemma. You need to always expect the unexpected. You can't go through
life being scared all the time." Even though Maggie was a mere nine years
old, she spoke as if she'd lived lifetimes before. It was one of the things
that drew me to her more than any other Prognatum I'd watched.
Maggie took a handkerchief and wiped her sister's
cheeks.
"A lady wouldn't do that to her sister," Gemma
said, finally relaxing.
"I don't want to be a lady," Maggie stated firmly.
"I want to see the world and not just make babies for the rest of my
life."
Gemma shook her head. "That's what we are supposed to
do. That's what Mother does."
Maggie's indignation flowed through her and into me. I knew
Maggie was born to follow through with her Prognatum duties, she just didn't
know it yet. It was rare for a Prognatum to want the Guard position but Maggie
would be thrilled when her father revealed it to her at seventeen.
As Maggie reached down to help Gemma up from the floor she
whispered, "It's not for me."
Gemma wrapped her sister in a tight hug. "I will love
you either way, dear sister."
Maggie rested her head against Gemma's shoulder. "I
love you too."
I fell out of the memory just as quickly as I'd fallen in,
my legs shaking.
Other Books in the Series
Title: SOUL TAKEN (The Life After #1)
Author: Katlyn Duncan
Publisher: Carina UK
Release date: June 4th
Formats: eBook
After-life just got a lot more
complicated
Maggie is a Soul Collector. It’s her job to transport souls
from the Living Realm to the After – but during a mission to find a stolen
soul, she ends up stuck in a teen mean girl’s body.
Trapped, Maggie’s soul is catapulted into Ally’s life – and
the human world she hasn’t experienced for one hundred years. But, as a
descendant of the most powerful beings in the After, Maggie must rescue Ally
before the girl’s soul dies…
To survive, Maggie must uncover devastating secrets –
because with one soul taken by a terrifying enemy, Maggie’s could be next!
