AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Abdul Aboushadi was raised in the mysterious lands of Egypt, a culture steeped in the occult, giving him a curiosity for the magical, and a desire to explore the supernatural forces around us.
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Growing up, he lived between Cairo, Dubai, New York, and Los Angeles, went to school for Bioengineering, and worked in Hospitality. Although he gives his wife a hard time for watching romantic movies and endless dating shows, he secretly enjoys writing stories that explore the mysteries of love and romance.
BOOK DETAILS
CATEGORY: Romance, Fairytale
Two souls enter the world by an order from the Divine Being with a mandate to find each other and reunite as soulmates. They embark on a love quest to find each other through thousands of years, across different ages, and through a multitude of reincarnations. There are lifetimes when they find each other, but fate seems to always find a way to separate them and test their patience. But they finally find each other at the most opportune time possible and it seems the stars are aligned for attaining each other and becoming one again. But will it last?
MAIN CHARACTERS
Mara is self-assured and willing to sacrifice herself for the good of others, including willing to lose her soulmate if it was better for him.
Aslan is an ambitious, loyal, and romantic man who works hard to achieve his dreams, but constantly fails to find his true love.
CHAPTER EXCERPT
EXCERPTED FROM PART II
Mara took a sharp breath. She had felt that there was more to this meeting than just the sword. In an effort to protect her from the unforeseen her brothers moved closer to her side. She looked at the Prince, and felt a familiarity to him. She felt as if she knew him well, though it wasn’t possible. He was quite handsome and his eyes spoke to her deepest desires.
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“I accept your terms,” Mara stated, bowing her head to him as she curtsied once more.
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“Before we make the pact, I will need to see a demonstration of your powers,” Aslan said.
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“Of course,” Mara said. Her brothers each touched her elbow, questioning whether she was okay. She nodded to each in turn and stepped away from the security they offered towards Aslan. She felt no fear of him as she held out her hand to him. “Shall I read your future?”
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Aslan nodded, allowing her to take his hand. She turned it over and traced the lines of his palms, opening herself to his energy. A vision wracked her brain of Aslan, intertwined with her in a heavenly existence. The woman turned to smile at him and Mara gasped. The woman was her! As the vision faded, she looked into Aslan’s eyes and saw the recognition within them.
“Leave us,” Aslan instructed his guards. They obeyed him, marching Mara’s protesting brothers out with them.
When they were alone, Mara jumped into Aslan’s arms. “Oh my love, I have been searching for you for an eternity!”
“As have I.” Aslan hugged her body tight to his, not willing to let her go. He set her down on her feet, arms still embracing her, and tilted her chin up. He leaned down and kissed her. His kiss lit a fire that burned through her body and, Mara kissed him back with a passion she had never felt before.
Desperate to be skin to skin, they began to undress one another, falling onto the silk sheets of Aslan’s bed. Their bodies burned against each other, each caress, kiss, touch, and thrust was bliss. They made love for hours before falling asleep.
TARGET AUDIENCE
READERS OF ROMANCE
Readers who enjoy immersing themselves in touching love stories, that are filled with fantasy and time travel, will enjoy this story of two soulmates searching for each other across multiple reincarnations and various timelines.
“Soulmates aren’t the ones who make you happiest, no. They’re instead the ones who make you feel the most. Burning edges and scars and starts. Old pangs, captivation and beauty. Strain and shadows and worry and yearning. Sweetness and madness and dreamlike surrender. They hurl you into the abyss. They taste like hope.”
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-Victoria Erickson