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Dead Again
Umbra Mortis... the Shade of Death, isn't quite dead—and, yet, she’s not really alive, either. She only works for the dead.
When Umbra's life ends prematurely, she is not ready to let it go, so she makes a deal with the Death Committee: If she takes the role as a Handler to help those who are caught between life and death... if she assists them on their way back to life or forward to the light, the Death Committee will give her a new life to live.
All right!
Umbra jumps at the chance, thus agreeing to work for a year and a day guiding souls back to their bodies or through the tube to the afterlife.
There's only one problem... Umbra isn't one to follow rules, and in a place where rules are vital, she finds herself in a constant battle with doing what's right versus doing what she's told.
And even in the afterlife, all Hell can break loose.
When Umbra's life ends prematurely, she is not ready to let it go, so she makes a deal with the Death Committee: If she takes the role as a Handler to help those who are caught between life and death... if she assists them on their way back to life or forward to the light, the Death Committee will give her a new life to live.
All right!
Umbra jumps at the chance, thus agreeing to work for a year and a day guiding souls back to their bodies or through the tube to the afterlife.
There's only one problem... Umbra isn't one to follow rules, and in a place where rules are vital, she finds herself in a constant battle with doing what's right versus doing what she's told.
And even in the afterlife, all Hell can break loose.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 25, 2015
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Alex Westmore
42 books146 followersAlex Westmore lives in the oven called Palm Springs, where she rescues desert tortoises, lizards, and a snake or two. One tortoise, Fancy Pants, is nearing 80 pounds and is eating Alex out of house and home! Havig travelled around the world to get closer to the action, she has spent time with Voodun in New Orleans, medicine men in the Southwest, and a Shaman in the Amazon. She has travelled to Galway, Ireland where her pirate captain, Grace O'Malley lived, ridden on the back of an elephant on safari, and raced an ostrich. Her adventures both keep her OUT of trouble as well as put her INTO trouble.
Alex is also a five-time award winning author of several series, from zombies to demons to empaths, oh my! When she isn’t writing, she’s thinking about writing and imagining where her next great adventure will take her, often, it takes her out onto the backroads of Southern California on her awesome beast of a Harley.
Spice up your life! Join Alex on her next amazing adventure… you will be so glad you did.
aka Linda Kay Silva
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Alex is also a five-time award winning author of several series, from zombies to demons to empaths, oh my! When she isn’t writing, she’s thinking about writing and imagining where her next great adventure will take her, often, it takes her out onto the backroads of Southern California on her awesome beast of a Harley.
Spice up your life! Join Alex on her next amazing adventure… you will be so glad you did.
aka Linda Kay Silva
Blog
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November 14, 2015
An interesting little short about the afterlife. You know that moment when your life flashes before your eyes? That's Umbra trying to help you stay alive. I really liked this twist on death. Instead of focusing on the dying, it's about hopefully not dying.
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