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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Coffin Hop ~ Episode 1!


There are several of us in the Coffin Hop Tour. Visit all of us for spooks, chills and candy galore! Okay, maybe you won’t get any candy, but it’s Halloween and this Coffin Hop is guaranteed to put you in the spirit for a ghoulish 31st!  


To go back to the list of participating 
Coffin Hoppers, click HERE.





My father’s house contains the spirit of what I believe to be my great-grandfather—he built the home in the 1800s and died there when I was five from a heart attack. This particular spirit showed itself to me on more than one occasion. Each time it was the outline of a person wearing a white T-shirt and nothing else. The first time I saw him he was crouched behind a set of bushes near the back corner of my father’s. It was dusk when my stepmother pulled into the driveway, so I initially thought the car lights were causing me to see things that weren’t there. As I got out of my stepmother’s car, the figure stood. It then proceeded to follow us toward the front door. Chill bumps paraded across my skin and my heartbeat was erratic. I was thirteen and feared someone was there who wanted to kill or rape us. When we got to the front door, I looked in the direction from which we’d come and the apparition stood at the bottom of the front porch stairs (my dad’s house is built up off the ground, so there are probably 25-30 steps before you reach his porch). Only the T-shirt could be seen, nothing else. At dusk, I should’ve been able to see a body had one been there. I crowded my stepmother begging her to open the door faster. She wanted to know what was wrong with me and why I was acting so crazy. I pointed to the apparition and, with panic causing my voice to tremble, I said, “Someone is at the bottom of the stairs!” She turned around, peered about and said, “No one is there.” I could see his white T-shirt very plainly. The figure didn’t come any closer, but I was crying by the time she unlocked the door.

That was one of the freakiest moments of my life. Since then, I’ve become a ghost magnet. If I go a month without connecting with at least one spirit, it’d be a miracle. I believe it’s a gift given to me for a purpose. Spirits come to me randomly and I will relate what their impressions are to whomever the message is for. Strangely, I write about demons, paranormal creatures and apocalyptic scenarios in my Road to Hell series, but I have never put a ghost into any of my books. Horror movies don’t bother me, unless they’ve got a ghost in it and then they freak me out. The Shining terrified me!

Spirits do exist. At least in my world they do. I’ve had one too many experiences not to believe in them. It’s pretty easy to differentiate them from the voices of my characters…except for my muse, Dom. I’m fairly certain he’s a real spirit guiding me on my writing journey. I invite you to join me on the Road to Hell by picking up Pandora’s Box (Book 1 Road to Hell series) and seeing what my spirit guide, Dom, and I have crafted together. The first 3 chapters can be read ---> HERE <---.

Return here each day of the Coffin Hop for a new episode of "Haunted Gracen" and for extra chances to win!! Note: Links will be posted at the top of the blog for each Episode for ease of locating the post.


To be taken back to the main hop link, click here ---> COFFIN HOP


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Where you can stalk me—not really!—but I would love to meet and interact with you:

Website: www.gracen-miller.com



No hop is the same without a contest!



To go back to the list of participating 
Coffin Hoppers, click HERE.


Book 1 Road to Hell series

BLURB (horromance - a mix of horror and romance):



Where does the road to Hell begin?


What happens when your son turns homicidal overnight and your husband disappears on his way to work? Do you cower in fear or fight for your life? Madison Wescott fights against the odds. Distrustful of a God she doesn't believe in, she finds herself face-to-face with a world she didn't know existed and discovers her own soul is darkened with demonic connections.


With good intentions? Or by demonic design?



Phoenix Birmingham bursts into Madison’s life in a whirlwind of sarcasm and sexual appeal. A hero for the masses—and for her jaded heart—but few will ever know the sacrifices he has made or the sacrifices to come. Discovering her entire life has been influenced by multifaceted paranormal beings, Madison is determined to defeat the apocalyptic blueprint fate has decreed, but only one man dares to challenge the supernatural forces manipulating them. Even with Phoenix's aid, can destiny be denied? Or will demonic design prevail while they pay the crucial price with their souls?



In a small, sleepy Alabama town the battle for mankind's liberty has begun...



Pandora’s Box Buy Links:






Book 2 Road to Hell series


Blurb:

Hell’s become more than just a playground for the wicked…



Going to Hell was supposed to save Madison, but knowing she’s dead because of his failure leaves Nix with only one thing to live for. Revenge. With Micah’s help he learns to use his Messianic power. Anything for Mads has become his mantra, even if it means killing innocents to gather the power he needs to succeed. A tsunami he unleashes on a Gulf Coast city is stopped with magical interference, and Nix is more than surprised to feel Madison in the opposing magic. Can he and Micah set a trap to lure her out?



Pandora’s Box…once you open it, there’s no turning back!



Madison has done the unthinkable, opened Pandora’s Box to save Nix from Hell. And failed. She’s willing to risk her own life to rescue Nix, but she worries about the welfare of her accomplice in the mission and leaving her son behind. Following up on a lead, she’s ambushed by Nix and Micah. Shocked and hurt to discover Nix has become a willing participant of Hell, she’s more certain than ever she won’t escape the demonic fate her husband outlined for her. While in Hell, she discovers denying the emergence of her succubus is futile, which means getting Nix out of Hell after embracing her inner demon just became a very real dilemma…




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20 comments:

Unknown said...

Great blog post, can't wait to read more

Anonymous said...

GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!!
:)

jessica cochrane said...

Great giveaway

Unknown said...

Pandora's Box looks amazing! I can't wait to read it!

Cansel said...

Fantastic entry, I cannot wait to read more! <3

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to read about more of your spiritual visitors! I would have definitely been in tears too by the time the door was opened!

Unknown said...

I am not entering this contest b/c I want someone who has not had the utmost pleasure of reading or owning this book to win it! BUT I have to comment!

Gracen, I did not know you were a ghost magnet! We have to talk my dear! We can swap stories! This story was amazing! Did your grandmother ever believe you or did you ever confess you thought it was your grandfather?

OK your security thing is not allowing me to post. I cant read any of the letters so I tried the audio. HOLY FREAKING CREEPINESS BATMAN! You have to have listen to it!!!!!

A. F. Stewart said...

Wonderful post, the books look great.

Gracen Miller said...

Checking to make sure "captcha" has been turned off.

Good luck to everyone and thanks so much for stopping by and reading my Haunted Gracen Episode 1 post!

Huggles,
Gracen

Alicia said...

Wow your road to hell series is definitely one that I'm going to have to read for sure! I have heard so many good things about these books. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

Alicia said...

Wow your road to hell series is definitely one that I'm going to have to read for sure! I have heard so many good things about these books. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

MustLoveFangs said...

Love the covers! Can't wait to read.

wilwaren said...

wooow, creepy. I would love to read more! I wanted to read the Road to Hell series for ages, maybe now i can win! I will definitely come back next day!

Cansel said...

Ready for day 2! (:

Unknown said...

Want, Want, Want, lol. They sound great.

Julianne Snow said...

Ghosts are one of the paranormal entities I try to stay away from in my real life. Perhaps it's because I believe they actually exist. I have no idea what I would do if faced with one on a daily basis. I have encountered them, but only minimally and they were what I would have considered a good spirit.

Great post - I'm looking forward to what you have planned for the rest of the week :) (I've already seen day 2 and 3!)

Julie

KT Shelby said...

thanks for the awesome giveaway and the awesome story's you shared so far!!!!

Bakerette said...

You should definitely put together a book of ghost stories like Willow Cross did. I really enjoyed reading them. thanks for sharing!

ArtemisG said...

Very beautiful post! I do not know if the Spirits exist but certainly I do not want to meet anyone.

Thank you for the giveaway!
Artemis

Unknown said...

Wow...I read through all 8 of these backwards lol... but still, wow. We are peas Gracen. Peas, I say! Or maybe I'm a carrot. I don't rightly know. Anyways... In your teens, ghosts started bugging you. I don't really get bugged by ghosts. I can see them sometimes if they're around.. But the demonic? Hells yeah. I've totally been harrassed. Literally. I have been shaken awake and had handprints too big to be my own left on my shoulders. Crazy, right? My dog wouldn't sleep in my room with me anymore... Wouldn't even walk past my door at night. Finally had to have my house blessed. *sighs* Craziness.