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It Began With A Lie by Michele
Pariza Wacek
Release
Date: September
10, 2018
Publisher:
Love-Based Publishing
Series: Secrets
of Redemption #1
Genre: Psychological
thriller, romantic suspense, paranormal
Word
Count: 110K
Format:
Print
and digital
A fresh start. That was
what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be
for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and
to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter.
But instead of a new beginning,
Becca is thrust into the mysterious past she barely remembers, as she is now
living in her aunt's house (or what the locals call "The Witch
House").
But is the house really haunted?
Or is there something far more sinister out to destroy them?
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IT
BEGAN WITH A LIE Excerpt
Copyright © 2018
Michele PW
"You're
right. It's perfect for us. I'm so glad we're here," I said, lying through
my carefully pasted-on smile.
I tried
to make my voice bright and cheery, but it sounded brittle and forced, even to
me. I sucked in my breath and widened my smile, though my teeth were so clenched,
my jaw hurt.
Stefan
smiled back—actually, his mouth smiled but his dark brown eyes, framed with
those long, thick lashes any woman would envy, looked flat … distracted. He
hugged me with one arm. "I told you everything would be okay," he
whispered into my hair. His scent was even more musky than usual, probably from
two straight days of driving and lack of shower.
I hugged
him back, reminding myself to relax. Yes, everything is going to be okay. Remember, this move
represents a fresh start for us—time for us to reconnect and get our marriage
back on track. It’s not going to happen overnight.
His
iPhone buzzed. He didn't look at me as he dropped his arm and pulled it out of
his pocket, his attention already elsewhere. "Sorry babe, gotta take
this." He turned his back to me as he answered the call, walking away
quickly. His dark hair, streaked with silver that added a quiet, distinguished
air to his All-American good looks was longer than normal, curling around his
collar. He definitely needed a haircut, but of course, we couldn't afford his
normal stylist, and not just anyone was qualified to touch his hair.
I wrapped
my arms around myself, goosebumps forming on my skin as a sudden breeze,
especially cool for mid-May, brushed past me—the cold all the more shocking in
the absence of Stefan's warm body.
He has to work, I reminded myself. Remember why we're here.
I
remembered, all right. How could I forget?
I rubbed
my hands up and down my arms as I took a deep breath, and finally focused on
the house.
It was
just as I remembered from my childhood—white with black shutters, outlined by
bushy green shrubs, framed by tall, gently-swaying pine trees and the red porch
with the swinging chair. It sat all by its lonesome in the middle of a
never-developed cul-de-sac, the only “neighbors” being an overgrown forest on
one side, and a marshy field on the other.
Okay,
maybe it wasn't exactly the way I remembered it. The bushes actually
looked pretty straggly. The lawn was overgrown, full of dandelions going to
seed, and the porch could definitely use a new paint job.
I sighed.
If the outside looked like this, what on earth waited for me on the inside?
Inside.
I
swallowed back the bile that rose in the back of my throat. It slid to my
stomach, turning into a cold, slimy lump.
The house
of my childhood.
The house
of my nightmares.
About Michele PW
Michele Pariza Wacek (also
known as Michele PW) taught herself to read at three years old because she so
badly wanted to write fiction. As an adult, she became a professional
copywriter (copywriters write promotional materials for businesses, nothing to
do with protecting intellectual property or putting a copyright on something)
and eventually founded a copywriting and marketing company. She grew up in
Madison, Wisconsin and currently lives with her husband and dogs in the
mountains of Arizona. You can reach her at MicheleParizaWacek.com. She’s
published two novels, “The Stolen Twin” and “Mirror Image,” both psychological
thrillers/mystery/suspense books.
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