A terrifying gift. A government cover-up. And a past that won’t stay buried.

Elouise thought she had left the past behind. After a tragic accident, she woke with chilling ability to see glimpses of people’s pasts and futures. She’s spent years trying to live a normal life. But when a powerful senator pulls her into a high-stakes game of deception and control, she realizes her gift is no longer a secret—it’s a weapon. And he intends to use it.

She must make an impossible choice: play his deadly game or risk everything to expose the truth.

Danger closes in. Now, Elouise is running for her life, hunted by those who will do anything to silence her.

Who can she trust? The boyfriend who swore to protect her? Or the man who wants to own her gift—at any cost?

A Glimpse Too Far is a pulse-pounding thriller filled with menace, betrayal, and a race against time. Will the truth be uncovered before it’s too late?

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Beautiful cover! I'm presuming the horses on the front gives us a hint of what's inside? Can't wait to find out!

"When they were finally released from the hospital, the cold night air hit her face, but the fresh air did nothing to clear the disjointed images in her mind. As Edward helped her into the car, his hand brushed against hers, and once again, it happened: a flash, this time sharper, more vivid than before. Her father, much younger, was laughing in what she somehow knew was her grandparents’ backyard, climbing a tall oak tree. He was high up, higher than he should’ve been. Then, he slipped. She saw him fall, crashing to the ground in a crumpled heap, lying motionless on the grass below."

It's Christmas and it's snowing. Elouise and her family are attending her Christmas concert in which she is a soloist. Things are going great until they leave and get into an awful accident. On the way to the hospital, Elouise's heart stops. They revive her and as soon as her mother kisses her, a flash and a burst of light pierces Elouise's mind. She now sees her mother, much younger, standing in a hospital room just like the one she's in now. Her mother is cradling a tiny baby and weeping softly. Then just as quick as the image appeared, it disappeared. A nurse goes to draw blood and Elouise gets another flash only this time the nurse was outside tossing a ball to a golden retriever. Then the vision disappears. It was like she was able to see past life experiences with people as soon as they touched her. Whoa. I've never read a premise like this; very original! Each time someone would touch her, she'd get a vision of them in a past life or an earlier life experience. How weird that must have been for her. It gives new meaning to when people say, "Don't touch me!". It was so confusing for her and that's where the chapter ends. 

I have got to read on. Karen Charles has woken a whole story around this fantastic premise and I would love to see where her imagination takes us. Great writing and what a page turner. Great first chapter and indeedy do I am going to keep reading!

Two souls, one body …

When Joy wakes up in an alley, she knows three things: she was brutally murdered, she has somehow come back to life … and she is not alone. She’s been possessed by an inhuman presence, a being that has taken over her dying body. That being is powerful, in pain, and on the run from entities more dangerous than he is.

Shade, a Fae prince on the run, didn’t mean to share the body he jumped into. Desperate and afraid, accused of a murder he didn’t commit, he only sought a place to hide—but if he leaves Joy now, he faces discovery and a fate worse than death.

Forced to work together to solve multiple murders, including her own, Joy and Shade discover hidden strengths and an unlikely friendship. Yet as their souls become increasingly intertwined, they realize their true danger might come from each other … and if they don’t find a way to untangle the knot their souls have become, then even the truth won’t set them free.

Knot of Souls is a stand-alone buddy love fantasy that forces two very different beings to work together … and come out stronger on the other side.

Knot of Souls is available at Amazon.

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I don't know who did this but kudos to them!

"Holy shit! I’ve been possessed by the ghost of someone who died in like 1930."

In this first chapter, we are introduced to Joy talking about when she died. Already I'm hooked just from the first sentence. Only, she's now alive trying to do things she used to be able to do like drive a car. And then she discovers she's not alone in her own mind. Wowzers. What a poor confusing character to go through all this trauma. And that's when she lays it on you. She realizes...hold your hat...that she is possessed by the ghost of someone who died in 1930. I'm not quite sure how I'd handle this if it were me. So she gathers her thoughts to try to figure out if she can remember. Anything. She does remember an argument while inside a car and before long there's an accident. She can remember different things multi-colored ghosts who appeared to be singing, that sort of thing. O. Kay. I'm figuring at this point she had to have died but she realized that the thing possessing her wasn't a ghost. Or at least not the ghost of a human. I'm telling you I'm hooked at this point because she's technically still alive but it seemed as if something was in control of her body. What a roller coaster ride!

I have got to reading. The person or thing inside her - who or what is it? What a great spooky fall read this will be!