A New Beginning: Elyograg

Briarcliff #1

by Lorraine Beaumont

Briarcliff Township: a picturesque town snuggled into the lush forests of the New England coastline where tourists had once flocked to restore their youthful vigor in the steaming bottomless pools, but as with all things that seem too good to be true, there are hidden dark secrets swirling just below the surface

Seventeen-year-old Evie Harrington has high expectations for the annual “epic” party thrown by the town’s wealthiest family’s son. Not only is the party falling on her eighteenth birthday but is also being held at Briarcliff Manor: a Gothic Mansion that is rumored to be haunted. Cool bands are playing and all the beautiful people will be attending and of course, her biggest crush ever will be there and he is finally acting like she exists. However, when the night finally arrives whatever expectations she had suddenly takes a dramatic turn and instead she finds herself in a world that can’t be possible with an admirer that can’t possibly be real.

Gargoyles and Degare’: Other worldly creatures are awakening,… are they friend or foe… protectors or enemies…

Briarcliff Manor: a rumored haunted Gothic mansion. Is it merely the backdrop for the party or does it play a larger role in the town’s mysterious restorative qualities.

"Darkly foreboding, while being sexy and funny, Lorraine Beaumont takes you through a uniquely written tale of intrigue and romance with a side of rock & roll."

Author's Note:
This book has been revised, reedited and rewritten substantially. The original series was entitled "The Gathering Series" but due to a conflict in names I changed it to a more suitable name--the name of the town where all the "strange happenings" occur, Briarcliff. Anyway if you were a fan of the old book I hope you will like this one even better and if you have yet to read the book, I hope you will consider checking it out.

Genres: Amazon, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, New Adult, Dark Fantasy

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 11, 2012

About the author

#1 Bestselling, #1 International Bestselling Author-Award Winning Poet, Gargoyle enthusiast, Time Traveler, Red Shoes that Glitter Collector, and Creature of the Loch Aficionado.

List of Books

Ravenhurst Series #1 Bestselling Time Travel Romance Series
Forgotten Time
Shadows of Yesterday
Time to Remember
Dreams of Tomorrow
Now and Forever
Ravenhurst: A Victorian Christmas
Lucian (Coming Soon)
Ravenhurst-A Modern Day Christmas

Ravenhurst Special Interactive Trilogy
A Knight Such as This
A Knight to Remember
A Knight for all Time

Briarcliff Series -
YA Paranormal Romance written for Adults
Briarcliff Book One -Elyograg
Briarcliff Book Two -Gargoyle
Briarcliff Book Three -Degare'
Briarcliff Book Four -Blood and Fire

Edenbrooke Hollow Series -
Paranormal Time Travel Romance
We Three Witches: Book One
We Three Witches: Book Two
We Three Witches: Book Three

Lost in the Highlands Series - Scottish Time Travel Romance
Lost in the Highlands, Book One
Lost in the Highlands, Book Two
Lost int the Highlands, Book Three
A Scottish Time Travel Romance

New Series in the Works

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Reviews

[L.A. Miller · Rating 1 out of 5]

So below was my first review, this is the updated review. Do not bother with this book. If you read Gargoyle the first book in the series this entire book is the first chapter of that book in the correct order. Talk about a rip off for those people who originally purchased this book when it was offered. Now I understand why it is free on Amazon.

Where do I begin? I guess I'm glad I didn't purchase the book. Sometimes writers try something artistic and in this case it failed miserably. The story was ok, not great. Had it been told in the correct order then maybe I would have given it a three, maybe. The fact that it was written backwards was just confusing at first then totally annoying. Thankfully it was a quick read. I will hold judgement on her writing talents when I read the next book Gargoyle. Would not recommend this book, there really was no point.

[Sadie Forsythe · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is not a stand alone book AT ALL. In fact, another reviewer who read the rest of the series stated that this is literally the first chapter of the first book, so it's not even its own piece of writing. Talk about a waste of time! What's more, while the actual writing is fine the story if not. It starts out with something mildly interesting and then moves backwards through the day leading up to that point, getting progressively less interesting, until it is reduced to describing bedrooms and where people buy make-up brushes. Boring. And of course, you never learn anything more about the mildly interesting, unexplained thing that happened in the beginning.

[Stephenie Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was a little confused by this book at first. The time-flow is insane. However, once I got used to it I really enjoyed it. The characters were funny, hot and real. Just the way I like them.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this. Just bought the second one (: Gargoyles . . . . .

Loved the writing style and the way everything is backwards.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old world gargoyle notices or starts to wake when teens start planning a party at the estate. From the statues point of view, very interesting...

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

on to book 2. love the story

[Cynthia Troncquo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it very much!
Just weird to read a story backwards...

[Lisa P · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good start, but...

I was expecting a full length novel, but it's a novella. The story definitely pulls you in but leaves you completely hanging at the end.

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Juvenile and boring!

[Lorraine Beaumont · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my book, so I want to thank everyone for giving it a try and reading it. I know it is a little disconcerting with the backward time flow but that is how I originally wrote this book, as an introduction to the series. Not to worry it is not necessary to read if you don't want but I thought some of my readers might enjoy how it was originally intended to be read. Anyway thanks for reading and I hope you like it.
xo Lorraine

[Lorraine Beaumont · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author's Note:
This book has been revised, reedited and rewritten substantially. The original series was entitled "The Gathering Series" but due to a conflict in names I changed it to a more suitable name--the name of the town where all the "strange happenings" occur, Briarcliff. Anyway if you were a fan of the old book I hope you will like this one even better and if you have yet to read the book, I hope you will consider checking it out.

[Katherine Paschal · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little confusing since it was told in reverse. It was only 50 pages which I didn't know ahead of time, and I try to avoid short stories because not a lot of character development occurs, which was part of the problem with this book. I will most likely give it a second chance with the second book because it did end on a cliff hanger.

[T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very weak... the book, Gargoyle spelled backwards, is told in reverse chapter order, which found novel and fresh-- but there's a reason people don't do it like that. Glad it was free, but it doesn't inspire me to read anymore of the series which these freebie novellas should be doing for the writer.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started out very promising. Then the next thing I know the story went into reverse order. I am not a fan of reading something backwards. It kept my attention but then I would get to the next chapter and sigh curses because of the order. I plan to read Gargoyle, it seems like it's done the traditional way.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another novel about teenagers that have way too many sexual intentions. It's immature in its very nature as a story and not just because of the age of its characters. Perhaps it could have been a good story if there was just a realization that books don't have to have kids having sex to gain a reader's attention.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I read this thinking that it would be good to get a foresight on the first book. I didn't care for the writing, but sometimes, when you have a 0.5 in a series, the writing differs slightly. I wasn't a fan of it though. The friend was a bitch. The guy was a dick. And I was pissed at the main girl because she was still friends with these people.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

difficult to follow....

[Vicki Mcgough · Rating 5 out of 5]

The prequel to the Briarcliff series, it sets up the characters and the situation nicely!