Synopsis
Book One in the Carrier Spirits new adult paranormal romance series from New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo.
After more than three centuries as a carrier spirit, Mara has finally found a willing host in eighteen-year-old Belinda. As a reward for Belinda's compliance, Mara sets out to help brokenhearted Belinda find love.
With the promise of a new body, Mara dares to hope her plan may work--until Mara and Belinda both fall for sweet and charming Conor. But Mara's feelings for Conor aren't her only obstacle.
A spirit with whom Mara shares a dark past is possessing Conor. Now a war is waging inside and outside Belinda's body and she quickly discovers what Mara has known for centuries:
Falling in love is just as dangerous as battling evil spirits.
Set in a California beach town, Parallel Spirits is a paranormal romance about the power of love, water, and hope.
*This title was previously released under another pen name. It has been revised and re-released.
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PARALLEL SPIRITS PLAYLIST
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PARALLEL SPIRITS PLAYLIST
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After more than three centuries as a carrier spirit, Mara has finally found a willing host in eighteen-year-old Belinda. As a reward for Belinda's compliance, Mara sets out to help brokenhearted Belinda find love.
With the promise of a new body, Mara dares to hope her plan may work--until Mara and Belinda both fall for sweet and charming Conor. But Mara's feelings for Conor aren't her only obstacle.
A spirit with whom Mara shares a dark past is possessing Conor. Now a war is waging inside and outside Belinda's body and she quickly discovers what Mara has known for centuries:
Falling in love is just as dangerous as battling evil spirits.
Set in a California beach town, Parallel Spirits is a paranormal romance about the power of love, water, and hope.
*This title was previously released under another pen name. It has been revised and re-released.
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Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
Reasons to Love You by Meiko
The Little Things by Colbie Caillat
Cosmic Love by Florence + the Machine
Oath by Cher Lloyd & Becky G
Into Dust by Mazzy Star
If It Kill Me (Casa Nova Sessions) by Jason Mraz
Riverside by Agnes Obel
Sort Of by Ingrid Michaelson
Shadows by Yo La Tengo
Seven Devils by Florence + the Machine
Never Let Me Go by Florence + the Machine
Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix) by Blue Foundation
Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye
Summertime Sadness (Remix) by Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais
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Chapter 10 Excerpt
Belinda’s POV
I want to change the subject from Conor. I want to tell Frankie about Mara, but he would think I’ve lost my mind. And, after confessing my first-date escapades, I don’t want to create any more awkwardness between Frankie and me.
“So… I thought we were going to work on Mrs. Preciso’s project,” I say as I stir the frothy whipped cream into my frappe.
“I forgot the book in my locker,” he replies, shrugging apologetically.
I can’t help but laugh, even though our English project is due in two days and forgetting the book at this point is completely reckless. Frankie never forgets an assignment and he’s always prepared. This isn’t like him.
“Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, just surfing stuff. Nothing interesting.”
A few minutes later we toss our empty cups into the trash bin and hop onto our bikes to head for the library. Frankie and I have spent every Friday and Sunday night at the Payne Bay Library for the past three years as volunteers. Ever since the economy tanked and hundreds of city employees were sacked, the Payne Bay Library has relied on a steady stream of volunteers to keep them from shutting down.
Frankie shakes his head as I lock up my bike and we make our way to the library entrance. “I don’t think the lock is necessary anymore,” he teases me.
“The rust gives it character,” I reply.
“There’s always the option of rolling it into the garage, you know, that thing attached to your house where your mom keeps her car.”
“Yeah, well, what happens when a rapist comes in through my bedroom window and I have to make a run for it? Am I going to stop to unlock the garage door? No. I keep my bike on the side of the house so I can hop on it and—boosh!—out of there.”
“You are so ridiculous.”
I shrug as we walk past the twelve-foot-tall sculptures of book stacks. Little Women is three-feet-thick at the Payne Bay Library. This is Frankie’s excuse for never reading it.
Frankie and I wave at Krista as we pass the front desk and she casts a weary smile in our direction. We find a tattered copy of Heart of Darkness and an empty study nook, then we settle ourselves in for a long study session. We’re halfway through our outlines when my phone vibrates in my pocket. If I’m with Frankie, it has to be my mom.
I fish the phone out of the small pocket of my backpack and my heart flutters when I see Conor’s name flashing on the screen.
“Your mom?” Frankie asks.
I can’t help but flash him a weird smile as I hit the green button. “Hello?” I whisper, but there’s no sound on the other end. “Hello?” I whisper again and finally Conor’s voice comes through.
“Hello?” he says. “Belinda, are you there? I can’t hear you.”
“I’m here,” I say a little louder and Frankie gives me a stern look.
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Nicky's Review
4 Stars
Characters- Multi-layered, complex, but very lovable
Plot/Storyline- The story was very unique and an interesting concept. I found it sometimes hard to follow, but this definitely did not stop me from wanting to read it. The plot is very different and intriguing.
Steam Factor- The sex was on the PG-13 side with only one sex scene to even note sex in the book.
Cover- Love the flower especially since it does have significance in the book. And it's just a beautiful cover speaking artistically too.
Cliffhanger- YES!!! Nothing is really resolved in this novel. You are left wanting to know lots of answers. CAN NOT WAIT for Book 2!! :)
Overall- Great new story concept that keeps you turning pages and wanting more, despite the complexities of the story. I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting a very different Paranormal Romance with two sexy ass guys who have you torn between the two.
How do you start a review about a book that is like nothing you've ever read before? Here is my best attempt.
This story was complex but so intricately woven that in the end the overlapping stories came together to make for a great overall story that I thoroughly enjoyed. Phew! Did that make sense? Well, let me just try and summarize the book a little, nothing given away, I promise. One of my biggest pet peeves are spoilers so I would never do that to you.
This is the story of really 5 people: Mara (Carrier spirit), Darius (Carrier Spirit), Belinda (18 year old lead girl), Frankie (Belinda's Best Guy Friend), and Conor (New guy vying for Belinda's attention).
Belinda grew up with Frankie and they have maintained a great friendship until one night, March 23, that shall never be spoken of again. No, seriously, that's how Belinda refers to it ;) The story picks up with Belinda trying to figure out her relationship, after said night, with Frankie and trying to decide if she wants to date Conor, who is super sweet and cute.
Belinda is a very shy, clumsy girl who doesn't do well in unfamiliar situations. Here enters Mara. Mara helps Belinda be a braver person than she normally would be in these uncomfortable situations, but there is an internal struggle Belinda has with whether she should rely so heavily on Mara's assistance because then she is not able to maintain the confidence without Mara, which would result in dependency. And dependency is never a good behavior.
Mara approaches Belinda in hopes to help her out in the real world because Belinda may be the key that Mara needs to possibly rejoin the real world. This is if the Law makers of the spirit world feel that she has righted the wrong she has committed in the past. It's a bit complex but it makes sense once you've read the book, I promise.
A slight love triangle develops between Belinda, Frankie, and Conor. I know who I want Belinda to end up with, but you make your own choice :) Things get complicated between these three due to the constant interference of both Mara and Darius.
Mara and Belinda become sort of a team and somewhat friends as time passes and they both begin to want to help each other. But there is something always getting in the way of their efforts and that is where you'll just have to read the book to find out.
This book will keep you turning pages and wanting more answers. Sadly, there are lots of questions that you will have to wait until the next book to have answered, but definitely read this book. Its very unique and all consuming. I can not wait for the next book!!! Such great writing and a beautiful complex story. Well done again Cassia Leo. You never disappoint :)
Favorite Quotes:
"They say love is blind, but they're wrong. Love is the harshest light shined on every insecurity, every weakness, every broken promise. It exposes its victims, laying their bloody hearts bare on a slab of cold stone. Love is not for the fainthearted. Love is for humans."
"My dad always said that crying was our way of getting rid of the bad feelings. He said every teardrop represented one bad thought and that I should always cry when I feel like crying because otherwise those bad thoughts clog up your insides and pretty soon you can't feel anything-no bad feelings or good feelings. He even had a catchphrase for the times he would catch me trying to hold in my tears: Don't muck about. Let it out."
"I know now there is nothing more precious than the pain of heartache. Just the way love shines a light on every painful insecurity, pain shines a light on everything beautiful. All the moments we long for, all the love we hope for, they wouldn't exist without the darkness."
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Brittany's Review
4.5 Stars
Characters- In depth and multi faceted...LOVED the characters and how "different" they are.
Plot/Storyline-The plot was very unique and flowed easily. You will be sucked in from page 1.
Steam Factor-Not very steamy except for a certain part BUT that doesn't matter because the story is so good without it! Also, knowing Cassia, she will have some steaminess in book 2.
Cover- Beautiful, Raw, and emotional. The flower symbolizes a lot in the story and connects the characters,
Cliffhanger-YES! Book 2 comes out Summer 2014. Their are still unanswered questions at the end but you do get some type of closure.
Overall- Great Book! At times it is a little confusing going back and forth between 5 different POV's, but what an amazing paranormal romance and love triangle.
This story is very different and complex than anything you have read in the paranormal aspect. It's hard to review this book without giving too much away so I'm going to try very hard not to ;)
This story is actually about 5 different people, 3 Teenagers-Frankie, Belinda and Conor and the other 2, Darius and Mara, are carrier spirits. Frankie and Belinda are best friends that grew up together. Now in their senior year in high school, an "incident" on March 23rd has made things awkward between them. Even though Belinda and Frankie are best friends, you can feel that they have a deeper connection than just friends.
Belinda soon after meets Conor in the park. While she is talking to him she feels different. Something is controlling her talking and movements. Belinda, who is normally shy and clumsy, is flirting, confident and acting completely different. After she scores his number, she has an encounter with Mara who actually was the spirit inside "helping" her get Conor. Mara believes Belinda is the key to her destiny of being released from the spirit world by helping Belinda find love. Belinda needs Mara to give her the confidence so she can overcome these embarrassing and uncomfortable moments. This also sets us up for the sexy, love triangle between Frankie, Belinda and Conor.
Cassia Leo sure knows how to get you involved in a love triangle. I was back and forth the whole book until the end and then I knew for sure who I wanted Belinda to be with. The writing is just absolutely beautiful and you are kept wanting and needing to know more about who everyone is and the roles they play in each others lives. The suspense and mystery of the storyline and characters makes you want to keep reading. I will say at some points, I was a little confused trying to understand the spirit world and the laws. I KNOW in book 2 we will get more answers and I just need to know what's going to happen! I can't wait HAHA!
Favorite Quotes:
"He reaches up and brushes a strand of hair off my forehead to get a better look at my injury. I can't feel him touching me. This is a swoon worthy moment and I can't swoon."
"As he kisses his way up my belly, all I can think is: Is it okay to kiss him after that? I don't know the rules. Oh, who cares?"
"All the moments we long for, all the love we hope for, they wouldn't exist without the darkness."
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