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$20 #Giveaway Don’t Forget To Breathe by Cathrina Constantine @cathconstantine Ends 9.9

August 31, 2021 By Mary



Don’t Forget To Breathe
Cathrina Constantine
Publication date: September 1st 2021
Genres: Mystery, Young Adult

Leocadia arrives home from school to find her mom’s body. Unaware that the killer still lingers, she rushes to her mother’s side, only to be grabbed from behind. And everything fades to black.

Leo has been battling personal demons after a year of retrograde amnesia. She’s been having vivid dreams of that day. And her dreams are getting worse—she’s starting to remember. Two more bodies are discovered and they are oddly linked to her mom’s unsolved homicide.

Leo befriends her new neighbor. He’s eager to visit Star Hallow’s notorious haunted mansion. It’s located on a deserted cul-de-sac where she once lived and where her mom was murdered. But it’s the Lucien Estate, the mansion next door to her old home, where they happen upon misty ghosts, ghosts that just might help to unravel the homicides.

Will Leo’s memories send her reeling into a relapse, or will she be able to overcome her demons to find her mother’s killer – only to become the next victim?

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EXCERPT:

The black corners of my room softened into a silvery gray. I turned my head to check the alarm clock, 4:45. I begged the heavens, “Please, let me sleep,” and smothered my head underneath my downy pillow.

A nanosecond after slamming my eyelids closed, I was immediately transported to a year ago…”

My walk down the hallway to my parents’ bedroom became sluggish. She’d been complaining of not feeling well and had stayed home from work today. Was she sick and needed to rest and forgot about the boiling water? The door was shut. I knuckled the frame softly. “Mom?”

My hand twisted the knob and inched it open. I gagged on the smell.

An awkward, half-naked body draped the mattress—porcelain skin sliced apart, and silky blonde hair fanned the floor. Dripping red blood—gobs of blood. Eyes filled with terror watched me. Dead eyes. My jaw moved. Mommm—but no sound. I shuffled a foot forward and doubled over, spewing lunch. That was when I noticed a bloody dagger next to her fingers. Forged in a peculiar camber design like something I’d see in a museum.

Arms swallowed me from behind, “I’m not going to kill you. Not yet.” Then everything faded to black.

I woke with a start and gasped. My heart ached. Struggling upright I crisscrossed my arms over my chest and gripped my shoulders. Tears sprinkled my face—sorry for my loss, sorry for myself.

 

Author Bio:

Cathrina Constantine is an International Best Selling and Award Winning Author. Her books have won Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards. New Apple Medalist Award. Literary Classics Gold and Silver Award. Literary Classics Seal of Approval. And recently 1st Place Top Shelf Award for YA/Mystery.

Cathrina loves to immerse herself in great books of every kind of genre, which helps her to write purely for entertainment, and hopefully to inspire readers. When not stationed at her computer you can find her in the woods taking long walks with her dog.

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Comments

  1. Angelica Dimeo says

    August 31, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    I love the cover

  2. Rita Wray says

    September 1, 2021 at 6:39 am

    Sounds like a great read.

  3. Cathrina says

    September 1, 2021 at 7:31 am

    Thank you for having me on your blog today. Love it!!!

  4. Shelly Peterson says

    September 1, 2021 at 8:18 am

    Sounds like a good read.

  5. Cathy French says

    September 1, 2021 at 8:41 am

    The cover is quite busy but definitely eye catching.

  6. Anita Yancey says

    September 1, 2021 at 10:38 am

    Sounds like an interesting read, and I love the cover.

  7. heather says

    September 1, 2021 at 12:32 pm

    Sounds like one that will keep me reading and I love the cover too.

  8. Mary Preston says

    September 1, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    The cover is amazing.

  9. Bonnie says

    September 1, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    What an intriguing book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

  10. Bea LaRocca says

    September 1, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    An intriguing synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like an emotional and suspenseful read. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

  11. Antoinette M says

    September 3, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    Thanks for the excerpt. Sounds like a great mystery.

  12. Patricia Barraclough says

    September 3, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    Suppression of memories is one way the mind and body protect themselves. Just what is she protecting herself from? Sounds good.

  13. Julie Bickham says

    September 6, 2021 at 3:07 pm

    I look forward to reading this!

  14. Teresa Kunberger says

    September 7, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    First let me say this cover is amazing!! I am in complete awe with it! I can not wait to read this!!

  15. Amy Green says

    September 8, 2021 at 7:14 pm

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  16. Elizabeth H. says

    September 8, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    Sounds really intriguing! Thanks for sharing an excerpt!

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