Veiled Mist

 

Excerpt: 

“Then what…” he stepped back still holding the gun to Hanna’s head. “Todd? You took Todd? Put him down now!”

Hanna heard the click. Michael was about to pull the trigger. She wanted to do as he’d said, and was about to, but the African warrior appeared near the Cabin and shook his head. “No.”

“You put him down,” Michael hissed.

“We can’t. We need to get him to a hospital. If we don’t, he’ll die. Please let us…”

“You’re not taking my son anywhere near those traitors.” Michael jammed the rifle’s nozzle against Hanna’s head, hurting her and almost making her lose her grip.

“If you shoot me I’ll drop him,” Hanna said.

“Put him down.”

The warrior continued to shake his head. Hanna wished he’d do more than that. A little help would be nice. “You can shoot me, but I won’t put him down.”

“Hanna,” John whispered.

“He knows his son will die if we drop him,” Hanna said.

“Do you have a death wish?” John hissed.

All three heard a distant sound coming from their left. Hanna wondered if her guess was right.

“Put the gun down Michael,” John II said.

Hanna couldn’t see her grandfather.

“Williams? You’re behind this?”

“I am, drop the gun.”

“You bastard. I won’t let you take my son from me.”

“I’m not taking him from you, just getting him to the hospital. You can hate me later, but I’m going to do this even if I have to shoot you.”

Michael lowered the rifle. “You’re going to pay for this. Did you kill my dogs?”

“They’re resting. Hanna and John, head to the clearing.”

Hanna heard the radio static.

“Ray, how far are you?” John II asked.

“One minute.”

“It’s the chopper,” John whispered excitedly, as they made their way to the clearing. “Wow, this is so cool.”

“Quiet John, we can still get shot,” Hanna said.

The chopper now hovered above their heads, its bright beam aimed at the clearing. Hanna realized they stood on a putting green. She took a few steps back and crouched to protect Todd from the wind caused by the chopper’s blades.

“Why are you doing this?” Michael screamed as the chopper prepared to land.

“Because I owe you. Please, Michael, let us save him.”

“No,” Michael screamed, darting towards Hanna.

Her grandfather fired. Michael took another three steps and fell. The black chopper landed. The pilot got out and helped them with Todd. Moments later the chopper lifted off. Both Hanna and John watched speechless as their grandfather and Michael grew smaller. The chopper banked to the right and they lost sight of Tornado Hill. Hanna felt for the boy’s pulse. It hadn’t changed; it was weak, but steady. She looked down once more and saw the warrior’s green glow sliding down the hill, like a water stream. 

  
On the Caribbean island of Maurray, spoiled-rotten, fifteen-year-old Hanna wakes up to a nightmare. She is not the daughter of an aristocrat but the orphan of a Gypsy. She is the descendant to a mystical Gypsy tribe. Their magic is strong and has lasted six hundred years. Ornella, the tribe’s guardian, arrives at the island with her mutt, Count Dracula, to guide Hanna. Hanna is told she must embrace her heritage or die at the ripe age of seventeen. But Hanna does the unthinkable, she chooses death. She hates Gypsies and would rather die. What she doesn’t know is that her death will destroy the entire tribe. What she also doesn’t know is how persuasive Ornella can be. The nightmare begins

 Review

****This book was part of a blog tour, I was provided with a copy of the book for my honest review****

Hanna is a spoiled rotten fifteen year old girl; she likes a boy and does not understand why he doesn't like her back. She has nightmares, when she wakes up one morning her prized doll is broken so she goes to have it fixed. She meets Ornella a gypsy, Hanna finds out she is next to join this gypsy tribe. I loved the premise of this book and was really looking forward to reading it, however when I did start it I had a hard time finishing it. My first impression of Hanna with her sense of entitlement and disregard for other peoples feeling ruined the story for me. The rest of the characters in the book were not very enjoyable either, the only one I really liked was Count Dracula. The storyline was well thought out, original and very creative. The writing was done very well and there were certain parts in the book that held my interest. While the book is good and other people are sure to enjoy it, I personally could not get past my dislike of the characters. I have started reading another one of her books Souls of Darkness, I hope I like the characters in this book better.

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