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Where do we go when we die? Loreena knows. Shes been there, and its not at all like her uncle, a reverend at a small-town church, thinks it is.Loreena Picket is a blind young woman who lives with her uncle, a reverend at a small-town church. Loreena has a strange gift, which shes not really sure is a gift at all. Her uncle has made good use of it, involving her in end-of-life ceremonies,” during which she helps terminally ill people die in the most humane of ways. Taking their hands, she kills them with an invisible, painless power, but not before traveling with them to the other side. The payoff? On her journey to the afterlife with her companion, she can see.
Loreenas uncle believes her power is a gift from God, but when Loreenas troubled brother returns to town, she saves his life by killing a drug dealer who isn't ill at all. Thrown deeper into her brother's dark world and forced to survive being kidnapped and used for her power, she begins to wonder: Is she angel of mercy, or evil assassin?
Synopsis
2016 INDIES Winner - Silver, Fantasy (Adult Fiction) A blind girl's terrifying "gift" allows her to regain her eyesight-- but only as she ferries the recently deceased into the afterlife. Loreena Picket thinks she knows herself. A blind young woman who lives with her uncle, a reverend at a small-town church, she's a dutiful niece and talented pianist for the congregation.
But they're both hiding a terrible secret. Loreena can kill people with the touch of her hand.
While her uncle sees her as an angel of mercy, helping usher the terminally ill members of his flock into the afterlife, Loreena has her doubts.
Torn between doing her uncle's bidding and the allure of the fleeting moments when her eyesight returns on the journey to the other side, Loreena cooperates with her uncle until her troubled older brother returns to town. When she reveals her power by saving him from a local drug dealer, she is drawn into a sinister and dangerous world that will test the true nature of her talent and force her to consider how far she is willing to go
About the Author
Colleen M. Story has had short stories and poems published in Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mothers Soul, Country Extra, Nostalgia, and more. Colleen maintains a robust informational blog on all things Writing and Wellness (writingandwellness.com). She lives in Idaho Fall, ID.