The Forgotten Ones by Steena Holmes Book Tour and Giveaway :)
The
Forgotten Ones
by
Steena Holmes
Genre:
Psychological Thriller
Elle
is a survivor. She’s managed to piece together a solid life from a
childhood of broken memories and fairy tales her mom told her to
explain away bad dreams. But weekly visits to her mother still fill
Elle with a paralyzing fear she can’t explain. It’s just another
of so many unanswered questions she grew up with in a family
estranged by silence and secrets.
Elle’s
world turns upside down when she receives a deathbed request from her
grandfather, a man she was told had died years ago. Racked by grief,
regrets, and a haunted conscience, he has a tale of his own to tell
Elle: about her mother, an imaginary friend, and two strangers who
came to the house one night and never left.
As
Elle’s past unfolds, so does the truth—if she can believe it. She
must face the reasons for her inexplicable dread. As dark as they
are, Elle must listen…before her grandfather’s death buries the
family’s secrets forever.
I
used to believe wishes were like fairy tales: all you had to do was
make one, and your happily ever after would come true. I grew up in a
world where teapots talked, fishes sang, and a click of my heels
could take me anywhere I wanted.
I
don’t believe that anymore.
I
was six when the Cheshire Cat became scary, a bringer of nightmares;
eight when I feared the Beast’s transformation; twelve when I
understood my mother had more in common with Maleficent than I had
with Aurora.
It
wasn’t that she was evil. On her good days, she’d call me
“Lizzie” and she was Glinda the Good Witch. Full of sunshine and
rainbows. We could do anything and everything together. Most days,
she was like that—happy, cheerful, and bright.
But
every so often, there were periods of darkness. She’d beg for my
forgiveness. When she couldn’t get out of bed, when the slightest
touch sent shards of pain through her body, and the faintest of
whispers rang like bells within her head.
There
were no stories on those days. No tea parties among the wildflowers,
no backyard games or lazy hours spent on the tire swing.
I
never knew when those days would come, but even as a child I watched
for the signs.
Still,
as an adult, I watch for the signs.
Steena Holmes is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of titles including Saving Abby, Stillwater Rising and The Memory Child. Named in the Top 20 Women Author to read in 2015 by Good Housekeeping, she won the National Indie Excellence Award in 2012 for Finding Emma as well as the USA Book News Award for The Word Game in 2015. Having her Author Brand featured repeatedly on sites such as Goodreads, BookBub, RedBook, and Goodhousekeeping, Steena is an authority on creating an effective author brand and has been invited to speak on the subject at various author forums around the world. To find out more about her books and her love for traveling.
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Congrats on the tour and I appreciate the excerpt and the great giveaway as well. Love the tours, I get to find books and share with my sisters the ones I know they would enjoy reading and they both love to read. Thank you!
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