The Unwanted (Black Water Tales #2)
by JeanNicole Rivers
Genre: NA Horror/Psychological Thriller
Release date: March 31st 2016
Summary:
In the remote, eastern European town of Borslav there is St. Sebastian orphanage, a place where people discard their unwanted children. For the American, Blaire Baker, it’s the perfect place to volunteer her services. Paired with a cheerful volunteer nurse, Blaire is enthusiastic about the possibilities, but is quickly discouraged when she encounters the nefarious nature of the staff and the deplorable conditions of the facility and the children.
by JeanNicole Rivers
Genre: NA Horror/Psychological Thriller
Release date: March 31st 2016
Summary:
In the remote, eastern European town of Borslav there is St. Sebastian orphanage, a place where people discard their unwanted children. For the American, Blaire Baker, it’s the perfect place to volunteer her services. Paired with a cheerful volunteer nurse, Blaire is enthusiastic about the possibilities, but is quickly discouraged when she encounters the nefarious nature of the staff and the deplorable conditions of the facility and the children.
Upon arrival, one of the children informs Blaire, “There’s
something in the basement.” It isn’t long before strange things begin
happening, including Blaire’s flashbacks of the accident that killed her
parents. The children soon suffer injuries that Blaire, first, fears may be the
deeds of the callous workers but she soon thinks the abuse may originate from a
source that is less than human, something unwanted.
The unwanted is coming but in order for Blaire to fight it, she
must dig into St. Sebastian and herself in search of truth. Blaire wants
nothing more than to help the children, but when she discovers the tragedy that
happened in the basement and learns that the same evil forces are still at
work, it will be Blaire who needs help…There’s something in the basement.
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Praise:
Houston, I've found your female master of horror @JeanNicole19 !
The Unwanted will leave you spooked. --Bookishjessp
OH MY GOD I LOVED THIS STORY! If I could pick a novel to be
turned into a major motion picture, I would pick Black Water Tales: The
Unwanted. This thriller/horror story is sooo scary! And I loved every
minute of it! --A Well Read Woman Book Review
I got chills so many times and couldn't read it before bed! --A
Book Lover’s Life Book Blog
The book starts off right away with the creepy and it doesn't let
up until the end. – Vik Booklover
I was completely engaged in the story and had a hard time putting
it down, partly because I was interested in the answers and partly because I
was terrified, and also just because it was just a really well written
read. -- SMADA's Book Smack
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A
Point in Time
If I could go back to one
point in time it would be 1893, with a suitcase in hand, I would be walking up
to the front door of 601-603 West 63rd Street, Chicago, IL, The
World’s Fair Hotel. The World’s Fair Hotel, more famously known as the Murder
Castle of H. H. Holmes was an enigmatic edifice constructed under Holmes’ demented
direction. Made up of a plethora of confusing rooms, doors that opened to
walls, trapdoors, bizarre hallways, soundproof rooms, staircases to nowhere,
etc., the hotel served mostly to facilitate and hide Holmes’ murderous
behavior. After capture Holmes admitted to 27 murders but it is suspected that
he was responsible for hundreds, most taking place within the strange confines
of his Chicago hotel.
While I am not fascinated by
the atrocities that took place there, I do believe that walls have eyes and
ears and I would be enthralled by the structure itself and all of the
recollections and moods it contained. Floating through the halls, I’d slide my
fingers along the moldings, in hopes of connecting with one of the wild,
roaming spirits. I would study the wallpaper while contemplating the perverse
mind of the man who inspired it all, a mind as dark and twisted as the hotel’s
shadowy corridors. Through the window of my room I would watch the gray Chicago
street and wonder if it’s previous guest had done the very same thing just
before being lured to their demise. The victims themselves would be the center
of my thoughts as well as what crooked twist of fate brought them into the path
of a savage such as Holmes and his Murder Castle. It’s hard to imagine the
people who walked into this beautiful, new hotel, hoping for a fantastic stay,
but getting a truly heinous and deadly experience. It’s like what the
characters in my book Black Water Tales: The Unwanted encounter when they first
arrive at St. Sebastian orphanage. By all appearances, St. Sebastian is a safe
refuge for the unwanted that come to inhabit it, but those crossing the
threshold have no idea about the depths of the depravity that await them just
inside.
About the Author
JeanNicole Rivers is a great lover of reading and writing. Though
she loves reading and writing varied genres, horror/thriller is her
favorite. JeanNicole has been writing poetry and short stories since she
was a child, but has always aspired to master the art of
storytelling through novels. The Unwanted is the second story
in her series of Black Water Tales, following The Secret
Keepers.
Jean Nicole was awarded 3rd place in the National Black Book
Festival’s 2013 Best New Author competition and she enjoys the honor of having
written featured articles for popular reader websites and blogs, such as
Digital Book Today and The Masquerade Crew.
Jean Nicole Rivers graduated from Florida International
University with a bachelor of arts in philosophy, and she lives in Houston,
Texas.
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