Affiliated: An Epic Urban Fantasy Paranormal Adventure Series - Author's Cut

by Chayil Champion

Ever Dance With The Devil? 14 year-old Tajalik Stokes is a member of the 17th Street Serpents, a murderous gang in Chicago. After losing his brother to gang violence, Tajalik becomes defiant and violent in his own right. Nonetheless, Tajalik begins to wrestle with his pride when he is confronted with some soul-searching advice by his peculiar guidance counselor, Alfred Justice, who tries to mentor him. Yet, Tajalik’s egotism and disobedience land him in a “Dante’s Inferno” experience at the gates of hell after a gun fight goes against his favor. Now, in agonizing pain, misery and regret, Tajalik finds himself in a realm of darkness trying to figure out answers as to how he got there. In this Author’s Cut of Affiliated, Champion weaves together the same elements from the previous edition, while streamlining the storyline to fully immerse the reader into the domain of the streets where good and evil are oftentimes hard to discern. Praise for The Lost Souls "This is one epic Urban Fantasy Paranormal Adventure Series!"

Genres: Young Adult

290 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 9, 2016

About the author

Chayil Champion is a Christian Life Coach, speaker and the author of "Exiting The Wilderness: God's Plan for us to Repent, Conquer, and Prosper" and the bestseller "...But He Said He Was A Christian" available at http://bit.ly/19LJoi3 and http://amzn.to/1fh1IDv. Champion is also the creator of The Broken Pulpit website ( www.thebrokenpulpit.com ), a blog created to encourage and uplift others.

After spending over 10 years in Education as an English teacher, football coach, and vice principal, Champion embarked on a new calling in his life as an author and now works in full-time ministry. Through his writing he is still able to influence teens, young adults, and pop culture all together. Originally from Chicago, Champion graduated from the University of Miami where he majored in English (creative writing) and Communications. He also played collegiate football and track & field while at UM. Later, Champion would receive his Masters in Education Leadership and his Doctorate in Child and Youth Studies from Nova Southeastern University. In his ministry, Champion counsels and advises teens, adults, and college students on Christian living, social ethics, family affairs, and relationships . Champion currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Reviews

[Naturalbri (Bri Wignall) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hadn't read anything by this author, prior to being introduced to this book. I found the blurb very interesting and loved the reference to Dante's Inferno.

The characters we written exceptionally well, and that was what truly made me enjoy this book. The mix of cleverly created scenarios and characters who have depth and personality gave me a lot to dive into and really enjoy. I liked that the main character was strong, very strong mentally, and used his strengths to really drive himself through the darkness he was in.

I also found the pace was done well, and really matched the scenes in the book. It meant that the tempo really pushed through the story and gave you that sense of urgency, which came from his need to get out of the Inferno situation.

Overall, this was enjoyable and I would highly recommend it to those who are looking for something a bit edgy and exciting.

**I received this book for free and voluntarily provided my honest and unbiased review.

[C. Gonzales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gritty and Raw. I liked the style of Chayil Champion's writing. Everything from the characters, setting, and flow of the novel really felt authentic.

There were a lot of things going on in these two novels. A lot of growth in the characters and the changes that came within these two novels were surprising.

[Samantha Turley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chayil Champion has characterization down to a science. His characters really run the show and make the story so fun to read about.
There are an abundance of great themes throughout this novel and it is a very powerful read.
Great pacing and a well written storyline. I look forward to reading more from Chayil Champion.