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Echoes Down a Dark Well
Have you ever wondered if you’ve lived before?Echoes Down a Dark Well
Imagine then if you could remember every moment of every life you have lived for the past
That is the continuing fate and curse of a soldier of fortune named Cody. Not only is he cursed to recall each life, but he knows that each succeeding one will end the same – in violence, tragedy and death.
He has only one slim ray of hope that keeps him clinging to sanity –
She, like him, is on a never ending cycle of rebirth. The only difference is that she has the power to heal his tortured soul and give him peace. But first he must find her. And that’s not easy because just like him in each incarnation she is born into a different family of a different race or culture, and the only way that Cody can recognize her is by her eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul and her ageless soul always shines through.
So Cody continues his quest, but this time he has company – and a problem, in the form of a cute, sassy but tough and cynical little blond by the name of Clarisse. Unfortunately she is not "the girl". But somehow they wind up as traveling companions on the run from mob vengeance. As they crisscross the country from coast to coast, Cody finds himself in possession of a strange wooden box that kings, tyrants and even churchmen have been willing to kill for down through the ages.
The good news is that the mysterious box might be his path to salvation. The bad news is that if it falls into the wrong hands the entire world could suffer an eternity of misery, terror and death.
Imagine then if you could remember every moment of every life you have lived for the past
That is the continuing fate and curse of a soldier of fortune named Cody. Not only is he cursed to recall each life, but he knows that each succeeding one will end the same – in violence, tragedy and death.
He has only one slim ray of hope that keeps him clinging to sanity –
She, like him, is on a never ending cycle of rebirth. The only difference is that she has the power to heal his tortured soul and give him peace. But first he must find her. And that’s not easy because just like him in each incarnation she is born into a different family of a different race or culture, and the only way that Cody can recognize her is by her eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul and her ageless soul always shines through.
So Cody continues his quest, but this time he has company – and a problem, in the form of a cute, sassy but tough and cynical little blond by the name of Clarisse. Unfortunately she is not "the girl". But somehow they wind up as traveling companions on the run from mob vengeance. As they crisscross the country from coast to coast, Cody finds himself in possession of a strange wooden box that kings, tyrants and even churchmen have been willing to kill for down through the ages.
The good news is that the mysterious box might be his path to salvation. The bad news is that if it falls into the wrong hands the entire world could suffer an eternity of misery, terror and death.
289 pages, ebook
First published July 8, 2012
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About the author
Ric Wasley
25 books1 followerRic Wasley thrived on music in the sixties and performed as a folksinger and in rock several bands all over New England. He met the likes of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
In a recent interview Ric said, I started keeping a kind of a journal of my own 'adventures on the road' traveling around on my motorcycle, playing as a single folk act, and later in a VW Mini-bus touring with my rock band. Equally fortunate, I kept these journals which many years later became much of the source material and inspiration for the adventures of Mick and Bridget, my two main characters of the McCarthy Family detectives featured in Shadow of Innocence.
The sixties was just so cool, Ric added. The largest segment of Americas
population, myself included, grew up in the sixties. It remains the most influential decade of social and cultural change in the past 200 years.
Ric has been writing for over 30 years. He has been published in several literary magazines in L.A. and San Francisco while living in California. He currently lives outside of Boston with his wife and three children, works for a major media company and retains his love of music and writing.
His other works include:
Acid Test (a novel) October 2004
Various Literary Magazines
"
In a recent interview Ric said, I started keeping a kind of a journal of my own 'adventures on the road' traveling around on my motorcycle, playing as a single folk act, and later in a VW Mini-bus touring with my rock band. Equally fortunate, I kept these journals which many years later became much of the source material and inspiration for the adventures of Mick and Bridget, my two main characters of the McCarthy Family detectives featured in Shadow of Innocence.
The sixties was just so cool, Ric added. The largest segment of Americas
population, myself included, grew up in the sixties. It remains the most influential decade of social and cultural change in the past 200 years.
Ric has been writing for over 30 years. He has been published in several literary magazines in L.A. and San Francisco while living in California. He currently lives outside of Boston with his wife and three children, works for a major media company and retains his love of music and writing.
His other works include:
Acid Test (a novel) October 2004
Various Literary Magazines
"
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July 24, 2012
I just finished reading this excellent novel by Ric Wasley. From the beginning to the end I was hooked. I didn't want to put it down, I just wanted to continue to see what happens next. Echoes Down a Dark Well was incredibly well written, the imagination, creativity, and dream sequences made this one of my A list reads. Cody was a fantastic main character. The was Ric described each scene made it possible to actually see what was happeneing and how the characters looked. The ending was both shocking and surprising. Thank you Ric.
July 31, 2012
Do you believe in reincarnation? Maybe you should. This fast-paced adventure carries you through time with seamless flashbacks to the Roman Empire and other historical timelines. The hero is likeable, despite his faults, like being a killer for hire. The heroine follows him through time, again and again, until you are breathless with anticipation for the truth to be revealed.
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