RELEASE BLITZ ~ THE HEALER by H.L. GIRTON

Release Blitz: The Healer

by H.L. Girton

Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy

Series: An Accalia Series Novella

I was nothing, a washed up, useless nobody to them. The angered look that permanently etched my face wasn't new for any of them. The resting bitch face was something that defined me, Davina, the spoiled, unhappy, selfish brat. I suppose they were right about that. I really wasn't a happy go lucky girl. I didn't carry around a cheery disposition. I didn't grow up showered with love and affection or dolls and ponies. I wasn't a pampered princess like that.

No. I was raised with wolves.

EXCERPT

His voice rose from the crystal but I could not see who was speaking. It was comforting and familiar. A sound I hadn't heard in a very long time.

"Father?" I whispered.

His ghostly figure appeared before me, standing in the center of the floating petals. His form was barely visible. His presence was only allowed because of the magic that the ritual possessed. He stood tall and proud. His jaw was firm and his eyes were set, the face of a warrior, but he had the tender smile of a father and sparkling eyes full of pride.

I found myself leery, gawking at the figure that stood before me, I wasn't sure how to react to seeing my dead father materializing in front of me. I hardly remembered him or knew him, but deep down the girl I once was still longed for my father. Mark had been the only father I truly knew, but there was my very own, full of pride for his only daughter. I didn't know what to say or how to react. Was it meant to be a happy reunion or was I dreaming?

"Father ... I ... "

"You have accepted your fate. Your destiny has just begun," he said, not moving towards me or stretching his arms our for a long awaited embrace.

About the Author

Heather Girton has been a creative writer since her childhood, writing creative stories and poems for the love of imagination and literacy. It started out as an outlet for personal struggles and a way to cope with them through fictional fantasy and turned into a passion and need to share her aspirations with the world. She has been passionate about storytelling and impressed by the influence it has on people and decisions they make in life. It wasn't until 2013 that she decided to share her talent through fictional novels due to the encouragement from her family and friends.

Since graduating high school in 2006, Heather has spent the last eleven years being a dedicated mother and military spouse. In that time she nurtured a family of four children all while traveling the country following her husband's career. She spent the last five years working towards her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology. She has done volunteer work with grief support organizations gaining experience with her field of study.

Currently Heather lives in Texas with her husband, children, support dog, and a lazy cat. She is an avid reader and loves it as much as she adores writing. She spends her free time sharing her devotion for it with her children. When she isn't reading, writing or focusing on her family, Heather has a personal admiration for photography.