The Divine Heart by Danielle R. Mani Genre: YA Paranormal Release Date: September 27th 2017 Summary: Seventeen-year-old Elle Collins spent most her life waiting for someone else to die⦠When a heart donor is found, Elle awakes from surgery gifted with more than just a new heartâclairaudient messages and spiritual apparitions haunt her until she is convinced that she must be insane. Either that, or her donor is sending a message. Desperate for answers the medical community canât provide, Elleâs divination leads her to the family of her donorâa young girl named, Cas. With the help of her best friend, Robâthe guy whoâs a testament that her new heart is capable of love, Elle must make sense of the clues Cas is sending. As pieces of Casâs life and death emerge, Elle will discover that she and Cas share more than just a heart. Buy on Amazon!
Excerpt
As I step under the spray, the water hits my face in hard pellets. It feels good. Begrudgingly, I reach down to grab a bar of soap. A sharp pain shoots down the left side of my arm. For a moment, I feel paralyzed. My immediate thought is to yell for help, but I canât find my voice. I try to take a deep breath, but canât. I crumple to the tub and feel a strange, tingling sensation zip through my fingertips.âMom!â I let out a bloodcurdling squeal in a voice I donât even recognize. My mother runs into the bathroom and slams the shower door open. âWhat is it?â She is the color of her bleached white towels. âWhatâs wrong?â âItâs my heart! Something is wrong. Call the hospital.â âIâll be right back!â She runs out and I wait, helpless, as the running water beats down on my back. A few seconds later, she returns, holding the phone, her hands shaking as she dials 911. She soaks her sleeve reaching into the shower to turn off the running water. The phone is on speaker and is wedged tightly between her face and neck as she pulls me from the tub. â911, whatâs the emergency?â âItâs my daughter! I think sheâs having a heart attack! I live at 42 Chauncy Way.â âWe have an address for you, Mam. An ambulance will there right away. Is your daughter breathing?â âYes, she . . . she has a heart condition.â Kate rips our âshowâ towel off the rack and drapes it around my arms and neck. She drags my limp body to the couch. I wish I had the strength to help her. âMaâam, do you have any aspirin in the house?â the voice on the line asks. âThatâs not going to help!â Kate shouts. âIâll wait for the ambulance, but I need to call her doctor now!â Kate ends the call.
Danielle R. Mani is a fan of the paranormal in both print and film. In her first book, The Divine One, Ms. Mani combines supernatural fiction with the everyday dramas of young adulthood. Her newest YA paranormal novel, The Divine Heart, is scheduled to be released later this year. Ms. Mani holds a Bachelor of Arts in education and a Master of Science in communications. She is currently a doctoral student studying parapsychology. She resides in Westchester, New York, with her husband, four children, two dogs, and two rescue cats.
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4 Comments
Bridgett
10/10/2017 12:16:57 pm
I would love to read your book.
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heather
10/10/2017 07:09:40 pm
This sounds like one that will keep me interested and I love the cover.
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Sara Zielinski
10/10/2017 08:38:04 pm
This sounds like a great book.
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Dale Wilken
10/10/2017 10:00:19 pm
I enjoyed the excerpt thank you.
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