What would you do if you could find out your purpose in life?
Would you want to know or be completely left in the dark?
Katie Jenkins finds out her purpose, but not in a way most
people do. After a night of shots of tequila and a bet from her best friend,
she is coerced to seek a fortune teller for insight into her future. What she
finds out changes her life forever.
Katie comes from a long line of Romanian Gypsies cursed with the
ability to not only read Tarot cards, but they also have to deliver the bad
news to whomever the cards reveal. She, along with her best friend Phoenix
(Finny) Carrington, seeks out those who are doomed and try to change their
lives before something awful happens to them.
Can Katie stop a mad man from the deaths that surround her, or
will she fall victim to the very same mad man responsible for the death of so
many?
About Elicia M. Seawell
Elicia M. Seawell started out as a freelance graphic artist and
fell in love with writing when she began her work in the newspaper industry.
After long sleepless nights, she found writing as a way to combat her insomnia
however most of her characters were developed while standing in the frozen food
section deciding on ice cream. She is the author of “Peach River Acres” and
“The Tarot Diaries” series, both being released by Rebel Ink Press. She is also
the author of the self-published YA novella, “Shadows: The Story of the
Kayouta.” Elicia is currently studying Behavioral Analysis/Psychology and is
married to Michael Seawell. She has three children: Brandon, Rachel and Greta.
She was also born in Darlington, SC and currently resides in
Darlington.
Excerpt from Tarot Diaries: The Fool
It all started one night in a bar. Don't most stories start out
that way?
Two guys walk into a bar... Okay,
sorry.
It was a rainy, cold night, just like
any in the city of Seattle. My best friend of twenty years, Phoenix Carrington
(Finny for short) and I were downing a bottle of tequila celebrating our
triumphant passing of the hardest class ever in the history of college,
physics.
I was maybe seven shots in when Finny
says "Hey, we should get our fortunes read by the lady across the
street." Normally this wouldn't have sounded like an excellent idea, but
if tequila can make a girl's clothes fall off, it can make me do things I
normally wouldn't do. I took another shot, slammed the glass down onto the
table and gasped for clear air.
"Sure, why not," I slurred.
Finny paid the tab, and we were on our way across the street.
"I feel so silly doing
this," I said to Finny.
The "all seeing eye" sign
shone bright red as it reflected off the wet streets of Seattle. As we got
closer to the door, an eerie feeling came over me.
"Finny, I don't think I can do
this," I said, almost begging him not to make me.
"Quit being such a baby. Just go
in."
I sighed, took a deep breath and
clicked the handle that led into the shop. The room was dark, almost mystifying
in its own right, and the smell of incense filled my nostrils. I felt a little
dizzy, but I think it was just the anxiety of knowing I could learn more than I
wanted to about my life.
The "ring bell for service"
sign was written on a small blue piece of paper I barely noticed. I clicked the
little button, and a tall, dark woman came from behind the curtain. Her blue
eyes didn't match the olive complexion that covered her and as a smile
broadened across her face, I felt my heart rate go up.
"Ah, welcome to my shop,"
she said, almost hissing.
"Th-thanks," I finally
coughed out.
"Are you here for a reading,
darling?" she said, hissing again.
"Um, yeah, I think so." I
looked to Finny in hopes he'd see what I saw, but he was all smiles. I think he
was getting a kick out of watching me squirm.
"Fine then, come this way,"
she went back between the curtains, and we followed far behind her until we
found ourselves behind the curtains as well. The room was small, covered in
black paint with tons of little lights strung around. There were several
tapestries with symbols and words hung from the ceiling. I felt awkward, like I
was almost scared to be there.
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