WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill: An Agreement of Souls by Amy Sampson-Cutler

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To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill:

An Agreement of Souls

Paranormal Fiction

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Publication Date: December 20, 2023

ISBN-10: 1685133428 / ISBN-13: 978-1685133429

Page count: 195 pages

SYNOPSIS:

In her past life, after causing the death of a little boy, Nikki was so devastated that her soul mate promised to murder her in their next life, to make her pay for what she had done. With no knowledge of this, Nikki lives for years as an addict, down on her luck, until she is rescued by Ken, who helps her with all aspects of her recovery. With the help of a few new friends and a cat named Destiny, Nikki turns her life around. What she doesn’t know is that someone out there is destined to kill her, and he is watching, his passion for killing her growing stronger each day.

The question is: Can an agreement made between two souls be broken, and how far will one soul go to keep a promise made in a desperate attempt to save the other?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Amy Sampson-Cutler, author of "To Have and to Hold, to Love and to Kill: An Agreement of Souls" and "A Shadow of Love," is a writer who earned her master's degree in creative writing from Goddard College. Her work can be found in Slut Vomit: An Anthology of Sex Work, Tales to Terrify, WOW! Women on Writing, The Pitkin Review, and more. She is the Executive Manager at Mount Peter Ski Area, where she grew up skiing in the winter and dreaming up stories in the summer. Her favorite days are spent knocking around story ideas with her husband. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, son, and a ridiculous amount of furry family members.

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REVIEW:

4 stars!

Suspenseful tale of past lives and past promises seeking fulfillment in the present.

 

To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill: An Agreement of Souls by Amy Sampson-Cutler is the suspenseful tale of past lives and past promises seeking fulfillment in the now. When Julie has a car accident that takes her own life and that of an innocent young boy, she is inconsolable from guilt and grief, and coerces her soulmate, James, into a promise to seek her out in their next incarnation and kill her. Of course, neither one has a conscious memory of their unholy agreement when they are reborn. Julie, now Nikki, has lived a tragic life of loss, drinking, drugs, and prostitution. But through the intervention of a special Narcotics Anonymous sponsor and a psychic medium, she uncovers her past lives, the terrible thing she asked of James, and the danger she now faces; and James, an unknown stranger, is out there somewhere with a contract to fulfill.

 

Nikki's story is a suspenseful one with loads of creepy paranormal aspects. She had sunk so low in this life and finally had come so far in getting her life back on track, I wondered if, maybe, the tragedies she'd endured would serve to fulfill the agreement she'd forced on James. She starts out as such a miserable person; her transformation was miraculous. I found myself completely in her corner and rooting for her to come up with an alternative resolution.

 

The story's tension builds as Nikki encounters her own personal losses and begins to realize how well camouflaged James and his threats are. The scenes with Melissa channeling the spirits of the dead were especially intense. Furthermore, there are some truly unexpected twists and turns in the plot that left me gasping with surprise, and the ending is not at all what I anticipated. Well done.

 

I recommend TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, TO LOVE AND TO KILL to readers of paranormal thrillers and suspense. 

Tour Calendar & Participants

October 6 @ The Muffin - Join us as we celebrate the launch of To Have and to Hold, to Love and to Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler with an interview with the author.

October 6 @ Tracey Lampley's blog - Visit Tracey's blog for a guest post by author Amy Sampson-Cutler on why she writes scary stories even though she's afraid of the dark.

October 7 @ All Things Writing - Visit Caitrin's blog for a guest post by author Amy Sampson-Cutler on finding time to write on a busy schedule.

October 12 @ Author Anthony Avina's Blog - Visit Anthony's blog for his review of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 15 @ Chapter Break - Visit Julie's blog for a guest post by author Amy Sampson-Cutler on how to turn everyday encounters into spooky stories.

October 17 @ Boots, Shoes, and Fashion - Linda interviews author Amy Sampson-Cutler about her book To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill.

October 19 @ A Storybook World - Visit Deirdra's blog for her spotlight of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 22 @ Guatemala Paula Loves to Read - Visit Karen's blog for her review of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 23 @ Knotty Needle - Visit Judy's blog for her review of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 23 @ The Faerie Review - Visit Lily's blog for her spotlight of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 24 @ Author Anthony Avina's Blog - Visit Anthony's blog for an excerpt from To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 25 @ Word Magic - Visit Fiona's blog for a guest post by Amy Sampson-Cutler on creating the perfect ambiance to write paranormal tales.

October 27 @ Lit World Interviews - Visit Ronovan's blog for his review of To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill by Amy Sampson-Cutler.

October 28 @ Kaecey McCormick's blog - Visit Kaecey's blog for a guest post by author Amy Sampson-Cutler on tips on writing for your favorite genre.

October 29 @ Sarandipity - Sara interviews author Amy Sampson-Cutler about her book To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill.

October 30 @ Words by Webb - Stop by Jodi's blog for Amy Sampson-Cutler's guest post on her favorite books to read on Halloween.

October 31 @ Sarandipity - Visit Sara's blog for a guest post by author Amy Sampson-Cutler on creating the perfect ambiance to write paranormal tales.

November 2 @ Jill Sheets' Blog - Visit Jill's blog for her interview with author Amy Sampson-Cutler about her book To Have and To Hold, To Love and To Kill.

Book Review: Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills

Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Starts at high speed and never slows down!

Lethal Standoff is a new Christian romantic suspense novel by the talented, veteran author DiAnn Mills and features dedicated and compassionate female hostage negotiator, Carrington Reed. The story is action-packed and infused with romantic tension from the start, and the entire story is set within the framework of faith.

Carrington Reed is caring, compassionate, and sincere in her desire to help all parties involved in a hostage situation. She genuinely tries to look past the perpetrators’ actions to get to the root causes of what they’ve done to gain as successful a resolution as she possibly can for all. She is in high demand as an independent hostage negotiator, and the wear and tear of the work is taking a toll. Carrington harbors a health concern that could put an end to her successful career.

Levi Ehrlich is a Houston journalist who reports on the very situations Carrington tries to defuse, so their paths have crossed often in the past. They’ve developed something of a friendship due in large part to his trustworthy, fair, and balanced reporting. Until now, their relationship has remained strictly professional, but both secretly feel an undeniable romantic attraction to the other.

Levi’s personal life has undergone some extreme changes since his recent conversion to Messianic Judaism. Born into a conservative Jewish family, he’s been rejected by his father, mother, and sister. Still, he holds out hope that someday they will relent and accept him again, no matter the differences in their beliefs.

The plot is fast-paced as Carrington is called from one crisis to another, and Levi is close behind in search of a good story. When Levi’s boss demands exaggerated, sensationalized copy to boost circulation, Levi refuses to compromise his integrity, even under threat of dismissal. However, when the hostage negotiation takes some drastic turn, Carrington and Levi are certain there’s more to the hostage-taker’s motive than he claims. As they follow their instincts, the story answers with some surprising twists and turns.

The author’s storytelling is immersive and compelling; the pages practically turned themselves on the way to the final resolution. With both characters experiencing spiritual struggles, there are some frank and open discussions and questioning of faith and its impact on their lives and the impact of their life experiences on the state of their faith. This is a story of forgiveness and renewal.

I recommend LETHAL STANDOFF to readers of Christian romantic suspense.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Lone Star Book Blog Tours.

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