A Gripping Horror Story from Chris and Anita Brown,
Heavalina- Meet Heavalina Abercrombie, in this nail-biting horror story of a young girl all alone in the world after her parents died when she was just three years, they were murdered by Heavalina's mother's ex-boyfriend, Walter Pittam, Heavalina's mother Darla was having a secret affair with Walter when she found out Heavalina's Father was dating her best friend Mavis.
After Heavalina's parents were put to rest in the family's graveyard in Azuza California. Heavalina went to stay with Mavis, but the child had horrible nightmares every night, she screamed and cried for her parents all night long, Mavis put the child in her garage in a storage closet to muffle sound, Mavis never showed Heavalina any affection. Mavis got drunk every night and started to beat Heavalina, blaming her for having her father killed, Heavalina's small frail body was beaten until it was black and blue. When Heavalina turned 13 she moved with her uncle, Tremont Abercrombie, who was never home, He had a printing shop in Sonoma California which catered to printing wine labels for businesses, Tremont told Heavalina she could have a room in his basement, the basement was cold and dark so Heavealina started to practice black magic, terrible things started to happen to the people that mistreated Heavalina, Mavis was the first to go, she was found dead in her garage, with her tongue missing and both eyes gorged out, nothing but black holes as her eye sockets, and the skin ripped from her body.
At the age of 18, Heavalina met Spencer Ward, a Handsome Billionaire who stole her heart, murdered uncle, and turned Heavalina a living nightmare.
Keeping reading more of this mind gripping love horror story by Chris and Anita Brown
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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