This is my stop during the book blitz for Ghost Heart (The PSS Chronicles #3) by Ripley Patton. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 20 till 26 October, you can view the complete blitz schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.
So far this series contains 3 books: Ghost Hand (The PSS Chronicles #1), Ghost Hold (The PSS Chronicles #2) and Ghost Heart (The PSS Chronicles #3).
Ghost Heart (The PSS Chronicles #3)By Ripley Patton
Genre: Paranormal Thriller
Age category: Young Adult
Release date: October 14, 2014
Blurb:
In the aftermath of a brutal tragedy, Jason and Passion are on the run. Marcus is lost beyond reach, and The Hold is in shambles. If that weren't enough, Olivia Black has been taken by the CAMFers to be used as Dr. Fineman's personal lab rat in his merciless quest to uncover the mysteries of Psyche Sans Soma once and for all. But only if he can break her.
They are scattered.
They are devastated.
They are ruined.
Their only hope is Olivia's stubborn determination to thwart her captors and unlock the secrets of her ghost hand before Dr. Fineman can. Will she finally find the strength within herself to embrace the full power of her PSS?
And will it even matter if Marcus has already betrayed her?
GHOST HEART Excerpt from Olivia's
perspective – (some strong language)
When I came to, I wasn't back in my
cell. I was still handcuffed to the chair in the interrogation room
with Dr. Fineman and Anthony. I was slumped over the table, my hair
wet with blood from the blow to my ear. It wasn't crusting though,
which meant I'd only been out a few minutes.
"Welcome back," Anthony
said, grabbing my hair and lifting my head up, leaving a brownish-red
smear on the table where it had been. "No time for naps. We're
not done with you yet."
My head was spinning, and I felt like
I might throw up. If I did, I would aim for the doctor.
And that's when I noticed the new guy
in the room. He was a CAMFer soldier, an older guy I didn't recognize
with a prominent scar across his right cheek, running from eye to
chin. I did the best I could to pretend he wasn't intimidating, but
he was. I had a bad feeling the torture was about to ramp up a notch.
Great. Something to look forward to.
"This is Major Tom," Dr.
Fineman introduced him, smiling. "And he has somewhat of a bone
to pick with you."
Really? Major Tom? Was that his real
name or was he just a huge David Bowie fan? Either way, I was pretty
sure I'd never met the guy. And if he was out to get me, he should
probably get in line.
"You see," Dr. Fineman said,
"The Major had a reputation as one of the best knife fighters on
this continent. I say 'had' because it was somewhat ruined when you
stole a knife from his person and used it to stab three of his men."
Shit. This was the guy who'd been
carrying me the night of the Eidolon. I hadn't seen his face because
I'd been slung over his shoulder. But I had reached straight into his
back with my ghost hand and pulled out a knife, the same knife that
was now sitting on the table in front of me. My eyes flashed to it.
"Yes," Dr. Fineman said,
smiling at me. "Now you understand." He turned to Anthony.
"Let's have the other hand for this," he directed.
Anthony fumbled at my flesh hand,
unlocking the handcuffs. Then he yanked my left arm onto the table,
pinning my hand palm-up.
I didn't struggle. It wouldn't do any
good. Anthony had proved many times he was stronger than me. Still,
sometimes I could outsmart him if I was patient enough. He wasn't the
brightest crayon in the box. For example, he'd just forgotten to
recuff my other arm to the chair, and my ghost hand was now tucked in
my lap, hidden under the table.
Dr. Fineman picked up the knife,
turning it in his hands. Then he lowered it gently, setting it in my
open palm, handle-first.
I was never willingly going to do what
they wanted me to. They were going to have to force my hand every
inch of the way.
Anthony squeezed my wrist even harder
as Dr. Fineman closed my fingers around the knife.
Suddenly, I was standing at the door,
huge and looming, looking at the pitiful, bloody, minus girl. No,
at me. I was looking at me.
"She's in my fucking head,"
I—he—Major Tom said, stumbling back toward the door. "I can
feel her there. I can feel where she is."
"Hold your
ground," Dr. Fineman barked at me—no, him. I wasn't
him.—and I held steady at the door, remembering my training and
honoring my rank. This little bitch wasn't going to embarrass me a
second time.
What the fuck? That hadn't been my
thought. It had been his thought in my head.
I looked down at the knife in my hand
and tried desperately to unclench my fingers, but Dr. Fineman
squeezed them even harder around it.
You can find Ghost Heart on Goodreads.
You can buy Ghost Heart here:
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Earlier books in the series:
Ghost Hand (The PSS Chronicles #1)By Ripley Patton
Genre: Paranormal Thriller
Age category: Young Adult
Blurb:
Seventeen-year-old Olivia Black has a rare birth defect known as Psyche Sans Soma, or PSS. Instead of a right hand made of flesh and blood, she was born with a hand made of ethereal energy.
How does Olivia handle being the girl with the ghost hand? Well, she's a little bit morbid and a whole lot snarky.
Her mother thinks her obsession with death, black clothing, and the local cemetery is a bid for attention. But when Marcus, the new guy in Olivia's calculus class, stares at her like she's a freak, Olivia doesn't like it. And when her hand goes rogue, doing things she never imagined possible, Olivia finds herself running for her life with Marcus from a group of men bent on taking the power of her hand for their own nefarious purposes.
You can add Ghost hand to your to-read list on Goodreads.
You can download Ghost Hand for free here:
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Ghost Hold (The PSS Chronicles #2)By Ripley Patton
Genre: Paranormal Thriller
Age category: Young Adult
Blurb:
Olivia Black is back.
Only this time she's not the one in need of rescue.
Samantha James, rich, popular, and an award-winning composer at age seventeen, is the next target on the CAMFers' list. In order to convince Samantha to come with them, Olivia and Passion must pose as cousins, blend into the most affluent high school in Indianapolis, and infiltrate a mysterious cult known as The Hold.
Olivia doesn't expect it to be easy, even with the PSS guys backing them up. But what she discovers over the course of the mission will call into question everything she ever believed about herself, her family, and especially about Marcus, the guy she is undoubtedly falling in love with.
You can add Ghost Hold to your to-read list on Goodreads.
You can buy Ghost Hold here:
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- Kobo
About the Author:Ripley Patton lives in Portland, Oregon with one cat, two teenagers, and a man who wants to live on a boat. She is an award-winning short story writer and author of The PSS Chronicles, a young adult paranormal thriller series.
Ripley doesn't smoke, or drink, or cuss as much as her characters. Her only real vices are writing, eating M&Ms, and watching reality television.
You can find and contact Ripley here:
- Website
- Goodreads
- Google +
There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Ghost Heart. These are the prizes you can win:
- a set of signed cover posters (US only)
- a $10 Amazon gift card (international)
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What did Sister Sinister think?
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I give the PSS Chronicles 5 Stars!
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I was given the opportunity to review the first three books of this series as part of the "Ghost Heart" blog tour and all I can say is Where have you been all my life?
When I first started reading "Ghost Hand", I wasn't too sure that I would ultimately enjoy it as much as I hoped, but that quickly turned around, taking hold of my attention with the ghostly tendrils of a PSS sufferer. What is PSS you ask? Good question! It's a medical anomaly, a birth defect dubbed Psyche Sans Soma, in which the hand ceases being flesh and blood at the wrist and resumes as a ghostly substitute made up of ethereal energy. It's a new, wild idea that the author inflicted her main character with, 17 year old Olivia Black.
The series has a smart, witty sense of humor with paranormal action and romance, as Olivia Black is hunted by a secret organization called the CAMFers. They are people she knew, they are strangers, they will stop at nothing to get what they want, and what they want is her and the strange, wondrous, terrible things that she can do with her Ghost Hand.
This is one series I strongly recommend to YA paranormal romance lovers everywhere.
Oh, and the first book is free.
Right on.
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