Book spotlight: Scars of the Earth by C.S Moore.

Scars of the Earth 

by C.S Moore

Genre: YA Paranormal

Length: 233 Pages

Blurb:

Amanda is a healer, she is accustomed to falling into nightmares; she has witnessed terrible things ever since she could remember, horror scenes that an innocent child’s mind should never have to process.

Life as a healer had three rules:

Never question the Ancients.

Never stay in a Scar that has a demon.

And never fall in love.

Unfortunately for Amanda, she broke all three.

Excerpt

There are so many, Amanda thought.

Grey-clad figures poured into the room like water from a

sieve. They moved as one unit, step for step like toy soldiers

wound at the same time. Their uniforms bore no gold tassels or

honoring medals. The only thing sparkling was their calf-high,

spit-shined boots. Monochromatic from neck to toe, they blended

into the grey-colored walls and each other. The sharp points of

the heavily starched pleats in their uniforms were the only tell of

where one began and the other ended.

She stood frozen with fear, directly between her friends

and her pursuers. The room was still, neither side making a

move. Amanda looked at the sea of grey-cloaked Healers. She

spotted Frey and his larger-than-life sidekick Carter standing

among them, looking pleased. Hate radiated from him. If anyone

would make the first move, it would be him. They didn’t know

what she had in her hands. They couldn’t know that her escape

was in reach. She looked back at Cole. He nodded his head

toward the jacket. She tried to slip her hand into the pocket

without appearing suspicious.

“Amanda, we understand how hard this must be.” The

only man not in grey spoke quickly. “But this is the best path for

you. If that weren’t true, the Ancients wouldn’t have made it so.”

His soft gentle voice was full of concern for her well-being, and

she knew it wasn’t just for show.

He really thought capturing her would be doing her a

favor. Her hand inched closer to the pocket. She needed to

distract them, so she spoke. “The Ancients are not omnipotent.

They make mistakes just like we do, and this is a mistake. If they

just give me time, I know I can fight off this poison. You don’t

have to do this. See for yourselves,” she said.

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