My Demonic Ghost: Banished Spirits
My Demonic Ghost Book #1
By- Jacinta Maree
Genre- YA Paranormal/Ghosts
Published By- Staccato Publishing
Rachael has traveled to Whitehaven to visit her father, a trek she can not help but dread given his recent descent into madness. Upon her arrival she realizes his deterioration has not only been mental, it’s been physical as well. His death comes as no surprise, but what she discovers soon after, is shocking when his burden becomes hers.
Lock is a banished spirit who must attach himself to a human host in order to hide from those who would drag him back to hell to be destroyed. When he meets Rachael he finds more than a host, he finds an ally.
Together they must defeat each of the seven sins in order to guarantee Lock's safe passage into the Third Realm, a loophole in creation that would allow him to escape hell and have peace at long last. Through their unlikely friendship, other banished spirits flock to them in hopes of a peace they hadn't dreamt possible.
My Demonic Ghost: The Reapers
My Demonic Ghost # 2
By- Jacinta Maree
Genre- YA Paranormal/Ghosts
Published By- Staccato Publishing
The day you die is meant to be the end, but for 18 year old Jordon Hastings, his death was only the beginning.
In a dark and twisted world, lost spirits known as Reapers remain behind after death to help collect the spirits from the realm of the living. A new Reaper, Jordon struggles to accept his fate and lingers in the shadows of his mortal life. But when a demon wolf starts to live through his shadow, hunting his family and friends Jordon has no choice but to leave. As soon as he accepts his new role the truth behind the relationship between Reapers and Angelic Hunters is revealed. His loyalty is tested, making him choose between a corrupted God and a single Banished Spirit.
Excerpt
Movement
stirred the mist that surrounded us.
A
soft ripple tore through the fog, followed closely by a moving darkness that
crawled across the space. There was an awful cracking of breaking bones as the
blackness came to a stop in front of us. Building itself up from the shadows,
the creature pulled and fought against the murkiness that had carried it
forward. A head of black long hair sprouted out, attached to a slender neck
that curved into the torso of a snake-scaled woman. Her waist opened like a
spoon, legs replaced with the long, thick tail of an eel that looped around the
base of its body. The woman’s face was covered completely by undulating black
hair that slowly dripped from her face and fell to the ground.
From
her sides grew long, thin limbs; seven arms that stretched out behind her and
towered over us like spears. Each hand held a dark wooden mask; seven arms for
seven masks. The creature purred in a series of clicks.
“Jordon,
this is Mother. She is the gatekeeper to the temptations, the doorway to the
Sins.”
Mother
clicked at us in her distorted rumble, her voice lost behind the folds of
seeping black goo. At her appearance, Raix crept out of the darkness as well.
He looked up at the serpent woman, intrigued by her, before whimpering behind
me.
“Nice
of you to finally show up,” I griped and Raix snorted in reply.
Elliot
motioned to First who stepped up and spat the spirit out at Mother’s tail. The
shadow ghost rolled onto his back, breathless and scared out of his wits.
Before he even had the chance to run, Mother’s tail lashed out and coiled
around his torso, securing him. She sniffed the air around the spirit, passing
judgement on him before one of her arms shifted down, bringing a mask to her
face. With a snap, the mask was slapped over the planes of her cheekbones and
swallowed into the black soup of her hair. The Banished ghost was inhaled
through a line of smoke into the mouth and eyes of the mask before he
completely disappeared. Mother let her
tail unfold before she moved her hand back to the mask, prying it off her skin.
“You
send Banished spirits here, to Mother.”
“Where
did she take him?” I asked.
“To
be destroyed. They are sent here to be broken down, and once they are nothing
but waste they are returned to the Spirit World to be recreated into something
new.”
“You
recycle them?”
“Sometimes.
Sometimes they are stored for power.”
“Why
seven masks?”
“Seven
masks to fit the seven Sins: Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth, Vanity, and
Envy. Each Banished is marked with the taint of a Sin, which makes them stand
out from the rest of the spirits. But they are strong as well; you can’t take
on a Banished alone, especially if it’s attached to a human Host. Using the
person’s soul, it can conjure up black magic and defeat you; it’s only when
Hunters are around that Banished become weakened. You need to break the chains.
No Host means no power. Still, best to get backup when you come across them.
Just remember, Banished come to Mother. Other spirits go to the Drop Off.”
“Got
it. Banished are to be destroyed. Don’t worry; I won’t let it loose next time.”
“Good.”
Now
finished with the spirit, Mother broke apart in the same manner that she’d been
built, her bones breaking and snapping in half, folding herself back into the
darkness that carried her. Then she was gone.
“This
is where they took Christophe, isn’t it?”
Elliot
lowered his head bitterly. “It’s where they take all Reapers who misbehave. If
not to destroy us, then to torture us into submission. Anyone can call upon
Mother, human or spirit, but I don’t know why anyone would want to. That is,
unless they are trying to save someone from the Sin world. Even then they are
just as likely to get caught themselves. And don’t try calling her on the
surface during the day. She hates the sunlight so you can only call her at
night, otherwise she won’t appear.”
“How
do you know how to find Mother?”
“In the Spirit Realm just call her name, she’ll
come. On the surface there is a special chant that’ll get her to visit you.
Binding seven, Mother of us all, move through darkness and reveal my truths.
Reveal to me your curse of Sins. Show me my nature at the hands of demons.”
Hunters and Creators
My Demonic Ghost # 3
By- Jacinta Maree
Genre- YA Paranormal/Ghosts
It’s been five years since the phenomenon that shook the world’s belief in the supernatural. It has become a worldwide obsession as crowds flock together in hopes of catching a glimpse of the spirits. That is most… except Rachael Hastings.
Rachael, now at University, lives with a giant blank page in her memory from when she was fifteen years old. Plagued by nightmares of a green-eyed monster, Rachael tries to stay as far away from the paranormal as humanly possible. Despite her efforts, he stalks her through the shadows and appears in her dreams for reasons she can’t understand.
Along with friends from school, Rachael returns to Whitehaven. During her stay she is caught up in the ongoing war between heaven and hell she had unknowingly escaped from years ago.
Forced into the care of Gargoyle the Hunter, Rachael attempts to piece together her shattered memory. As emotions grow between them, a familiar green-eyed demon returns to her side, claiming that Rachael is his one true love. With the world falling apart around them, can Rachael remember who she loves and which side is right before it’s too late?
About the Author
Self confessed chocaholic, Jacinta was born and raised in Melbourne Australia with her loving family of five. Even as a child Jacinta had an itch to write. Writing was the one constant hobby she clung to, also trying her hand at piano, flute, tennis, horseback riding and drama.
Jacinta works full time in the family business and spends her afternoons either playing basketball, reading, writing or hanging out with friends. She is always happy to try something new; getting her real estate license, practicing ninjitshu, Zumba and parkour to name a few.
For her future, Jacinta sees herself writing. It is a large part of her identity and something she hopes to continue. Aside from her love of stories she loves Japan and its unique and beautiful culture and history. From their delicious sushi dishes right down to their wooden sandals and kimonos. She is also a huge cat person and loves to snuggle up in front of the fire for a good movie or book. Her favorite genres are paranormal and fantasy but she also loves anything written by thriller writer, Stephen King.
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