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Amber Grosjean

December 15th, 2009, 11:41 PM

Peterson Estate is actually my favorite story. I began writing it when it was 12 years old. I intend on making this the beginning of a series and am working on the second book right now. It was rewritten.

The original story still shines through the many rewrites over the years although some things were taken away and some things were added. I have a wild imagination and it really shows in this story!

Emily Peterson thought she was a normal woman with normal dreams. When her aunt dies, she learns the family secret and finally learns who she really is. Emily is a witch but no ordinary witch, she's the Great Witch--foretold centuries before that she'd be born. The secret was kept for a reason and Emily must accept who she is if she's going to become the witch she was told she'd become. And all this while saving the world.

Someone wants Emily out of the castle where she was raised and now lives (she inherited the castle after Aunt Jane died). Who is the ghostly woman and why does she want Emily out? Leave or be killed, is her threat!

This is a story about a family of witches, betrayal, secrecy, working together, and more. It's mainly for adults but young adults can enjoy this story too! Not for young children though due to some of the scenes (I already found that out lol).

As the book was written, I had many people read it and everyone of them really enjoyed this and couldn't wait until it was published. Now it is! It will be coming out soon, sometime in 2010! I'm very excited about this book!!!

Amber

Amber Grosjean

January 3rd, 2010, 12:45 AM

The cover is almost complete for this book! I've seen a sample of two of the cover choices and I picked the one I liked best. Now they will complete it for the final look and I will decide if its the final look for the cover! I'm sooooo excited now, like I wasn't before lol.

I just can't wait to share this book with the world. I can't say how much this book means to me lol. Ok, I can say but the words just don't exist yet lol.

Amber

hollie

January 3rd, 2010, 12:29 PM

It sounds great make sure you keep us up to date with your release date and cover and anything else you wish to share (hint hint ~ we love excerpts ) :notworthy:

Amber Grosjean

January 3rd, 2010, 12:38 PM

Will do. I will bring an excerpt in later today. I don't want to use the same one as the one on my website lol.

Amber

Amber Grosjean

January 3rd, 2010, 10:15 PM

Ok, this is before the edits so there are a few mistakes here and there lol. But the story will remain the same. This gives you an idea of how the story will be when it comes out. Enjoy!

Amber

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She stood there, her eyes wondered. The stoned walls crumbled a little over the years but were strong and could hold the place up for another hundred years. It was a smaller castle, unlike ones she’d seen in pictures. But it still had the haunted look in which most castles had.
Emily raised her hand and placed it on the old golden doorknob. She hesitated; hoping her aunt somehow survived and didn’t tell anyone. She took in a deep breath and turned the knob as she listened to the creek inside the hinges. A little oil would fix that but she wasn’t worried it right then. As the door slowly opened, she closed her eyes and waited for Aunt Jane to say something. When she opened her eyes, a feeling of disappointment rushed over her.
Inside the room, she noticed how time had changed the space. Plaster substituted the walls of stone. It had aged over the years taking out some of the creamy color she liked so well. This was one room that didn’t appear like it belonged in a castle of this stature. A chandelier hanging in the center of the room looked new and didn’t match the others throughout the castle but it brought in a sense of home and Emily smiled at the thought.
As she stood at the door looking into her aunt’s bedroom, Emily saw the backside of a woman wearing a long white dress. Her hair was black and long. She appeared to be watching something outside, maybe even waiting for her to arrive but didn’t know who this woman was.
Unsure if Aunt Jane had hired anyone to keep the estate clean since it was a castle, Emily began to speak. “May I help you, Miss?” The woman didn’t reply; she only turned and looked at Emily. She asked again, raising her voice slightly. “May I help you?”
“No, you can’t.” The woman vanished before Emily uttered another word.
Emily’s eyes widened and she jumped back, screaming when she realized she had just seen a ghost. She dropped her bag and rushed out of the room, panicking. She ran down the long wide hallway and headed for the stairs. She tripped over her feet and looked back. When her eyes returned forward, the hallway appeared to be growing in length. She quickly picked herself up and ran toward the stairs.
Upon reaching the steps, Emily looked back again. The woman wasn’t there, chasing after her like the nightmares she had just weeks before. In the dreams, she never saw the woman’s face; she was but a blur. “Am I dreaming again? What the Hell is happening to me?” She took three steps down pondering over the dreams and the terror she just felt. [I]Oh, shit, I forgot to call Mom. She’s going to be pissed I waited so long to call her. When Emily reached the bottom step, she looked for the phone to call home.
“You must leave, before it’s too late. Run away, spare your lives,” a woman whispered.
Emily jumped again. “Who are you? What do you want?” Her shaking voice barely pierced her lips. “What’s going on?” She looked at the front door, should she run away or stand her ground?
“Emily, you must leave at once.” The voice appeared louder and more firm. How did she know her name?
Emily stopped as she looked up the stairs. She felt the woman’s presence, a feeling of someone watching her, and feared it. Even in apprehension, Emily was a stubborn woman; a trait she inherited from her parents no doubt. She was not running away, terrified or not. She rushed to the phone in the foyer after she spotted it and dialed her mother’s home. One ring, then a second. Hurry, Mom, answer the phone. A third ring, and then a woman’s voice said hello. “Mom?”
“Emily? I thought you were going to call as you as you got there? You had me so worried.”
“Yeah, I’m here but—when are you going to get here, Mom?”
“Emily, your voice is shaking. What’s wrong?”
The voices came from all around her. She barely heard her mother on the phone. All she picked up was the woman’s voice, demanding her to leave. As Emily listened to the voices, the phone slowly fell from her hand and the line went dead.
“Why are you doing this?” Emily ran to the family room and grabbed a blanket. As she did, it began to tingle in her hands. She couldn’t drop it, though she tried. The feeling in her hand inched up her arm. With the voice screaming at her, the blanket began to harden as if it was answering Emily’s wish to become a shield. Emily never saw real magic before and it stunned her. Was she something more than she always thought? Was she still dreaming? Emily didn’t want to know, she just wanted to feel safe. She threw the blanket over her head and ran to the sofa.
The voices grew even louder, almost hurting Emily’s ears as she hid under the blanket. Through the darkness of the clothed shield, Emily regretted not running out the front door. Damn it, why didn’t I just run? No one would’ve blamed me? Why is this happening? What did I get myself into? The more Emily thought, the more she hated feeling that way. Feeling a little braver, Emily stuck out her head, ready to yell at this woman to stop, when she saw a vase flying at her. She pulled the blanket over her head again as her body shook in fear. Okay, she really means business. How am I going to get out of this? Maybe I should still run. Damn it, I wish I had the strength. Aunt Jane, what would you do? Well, she wouldn’t be trapped under this blanket, that’s for sure. Emily continued to debate running as the voice softened. Emily took in a deep breath and peeked out of the blanket again. She couldn’t see the woman but she could still feel her presence and buried her head once more. Was she getting kicks out of scaring her? Was this some kind of joke? It didn’t sound like a recording; it was too loud and sounded so real.
When the voices stopped, Emily pulled her head out from the blanket and looked around the room. She got on her knees and looked behind the sofa—no one was there, hiding from her. She looked on the floor but didn’t see a broken vase. This must be a dream or something. I’m going to wake up in the morning and things will be just fine.<o:p></o:p>
“Hey, if this is a joke, I’m going to kill you, who ever you are!” Emily shouted out. No one yelled back. She sat back down as her eyes roamed, looking at the shadows dancing on the stoned walls. The castle never frightened her before but then again; it had been so long since she was there anything could’ve changed.
As her eyes became heavy, Emily forced herself to stay awake. The silence was so inviting, she couldn’t resist it any longer and drifted off to sleep.
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And that's all I have for now lol. If you want to read more, there's an entire chapter on my website. Beyond that, you'll have to get the book. Thank you so much for reading this.

Amber

hollie

January 4th, 2010, 07:03 AM

Great Excerpt :clap:

Amber Grosjean

January 4th, 2010, 08:36 AM

Thank you. That's taken straight from the beginning. Just that part alone was rewritten at least ten times because I couldn't think of a good start. In the original, the beginning was a flashback from when Emily learned of her aunt's death, then in her car driving to Goodview.

In the second rewrite, I rewinded a little more showing the scene itself to her knowledge which appeared too early in the story. In another rewrite I skipped her being told that she was a witch but its important information so now I have this beginning which I think works lol.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Amber

Amber Grosjean

April 23rd, 2010, 11:14 AM

Peterson Estate should be coming out really soon. I just heard from the publisher, its coming back from the printers this week. They had problems formatting the cover with their specifications which is why it went passed the estimated release date for March lol. Here its now almost May but its almost there. I've been so anxious waiting for the release date so now I'm ready for it to come out lol.

I think its worth the wait though.

Amber

Amber Grosjean

May 10th, 2010, 01:22 PM

I am very excited to share that my newest book, Peterson Estate, has been released. It did come out the first weekend of May. The wait is finally over and it still feels unreal to me lol. One of my best friends called me the other day to say he ordered a copy and can't wait to read it.

I can't wait to hear what he thinks. He hasn't read any of my other books yet but I really think he'll enjoy this one the most. I honestly think this book is my best work, even though it was my first. With all the editing over the years, I mastered this story lol.

I finished writing the sequel before the book came out so now I just need to edit and perfect that story lol. Hopefully, there will be enough sales from the first one that the series can be born. Its been my dream to make that happen.

I actually had 7 of the books for the series written when I was a teenager. Of course, through moving and a brother-in-law who lied, the stories were lost and I thought for good. But due to a character that didn't want to die, I began rewriting those books. Now its paid off!

I don't want to start writing the 3rd book until I know there will be a second one. My publisher is confident that it will happen for me so all I can do is work hard promoting it and praying which I've spent a lifetime doing and have no plans on stopping lol.

Emily Peterson is a strong woman, in the story and out of it. If she can reach me off the pages and haunt me until I put her back into action then she must be someone who wants to be read about lol. This is a woman who had been deceived growing up and now that she knows the truth about who she really is, she has a world to save. Of course, you have to read the book to find out what she does and how she does it. All I can say, she's a witch and she's more powerful than she thinks!

Amber