Sacred Secrets, A Jacody Ives Mystery (Jacody Ives Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]

Linda S. Prather (Author), Charles, Jr. Prather (Author)

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Product Description

Sacred Secrets is the prequel to award winning, The Gifts, A Jacody Ives Mystery. The story behind the story. Revealing the dark secret hidden of Gavin McAllister that created Jacody Ives.

Jacody Ives had never had to wonder whether evil existed. He was born knowing it was there. A cunning predator, silently stalking its prey. Lurking in the shadows. Waiting. Patiently waiting for the delicate balance to shift. Give it power. Grant it life. Feeding on lies and manipulation. Anger and hate. Growing stronger as it chipped away at the soul. Destroying the light until there was nothing left but the darkness.

Evil attracts evil. He’d heard its call in the nightmare. The girl was dead, but she wanted something from him. “Please. . .”, she whispered. A small prayer in the darkness. Unanswered.

He would answer. There’d never been any other choice for him. Evil knew his name.

G. A. Bixler
IP Book Reviewer

"Truthfully? I was hooked with the Prologue! Except for personal breaks, I read straight through, turning page after page, wonderfully surprised by each new step of fate and how each was mystically woven into one of the best novels I've had the pleasure to read! It's a MUST READ!

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 445 KB
• Print Length: 220 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003UHVS9C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,743 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Born in Kentucky in 1955. I currently live in Lexington, Kentucky with my fiancé, Coby W. Fuson. I have two wonderful sons, Charles and Steven.
I have always loved reading and writing. And although perhaps not a great literary work, I loved and was inspired by Old Yeller. The characters in that book were real to me. When I started writing, it was my greatest desire to write characters that readers could love and hate, laugh and cry with.
Knowledge was another love. I wanted to learn about everything. I studied metaphysics; delving into touch healing, dream analysis, meditation, and hypnosis. I received my associate's degree in metaphysics in 1992 and continued from there to become a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. I spent several years studying the effects of hypnosis on cancer and pain. I taught meditation, dream analysis and self-hypnosis through Eastern Kentucky University's Special Programs for four years. The power of the mind has always fascinated me. I've recently become a paranormal investigator, and love old houses that go bump in the night.

The Gifts and coming soon Sacred Secrets are a combination of my love of mystery, metaphysics and the paranormal.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!!, January 12, 2011

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Jenny (WINCHESTER, Cayman Islands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Secrets, A Jacody Ives Mystery (Jacody Ives Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)

Having read the first book of this series, The Gifts, I was so excited to have this prequel released! How did I spend a snowy day you ask? Doing the laundry that really needed attention, baking some goodies for my family, or reading this book for 6 hours straight? If you went with option 3, you win!! I could not put this book down from the moment I started reading it.
Sometimes I find that in a mystery book, you are left to your imagination about the characters, but with Sacred Secrets the characters are rounded out nicely. I was drawn into their experiences, laughed with them and felt everything they felt.

I can't wait for the next installment... keep 'em coming!!!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drawn in right from the start, October 6, 2010

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Jim Fay - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sacred Secrets, A Jacody Ives Mystery (Jacody Ives Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)

This supernatural thriller mystery grabbed my interest in the first few pages. The suspense kept me going, turning pages as fast as I could, right up through the end.

The story revolves around Jacody and Katie, two characters that you'll care about as you learn their secrets. There is a pretty wide variety of characters, and we get to know a little something about all of them and in some cases, wonder about them - why they did what they did or why they are the way they are.

It's interesting that this story could have worked as a straight mystery, with no supernatural elements, with one possible exception - the dreams. With a foundation of real characters going through real events, the supernatural elements seem all the more realistic.

The only criticism I have was that it could have used better editing. I found a total of seven errors, things like:

"It a suitable donor wasn't found . . ."
"Opening the door she let go of him, laughing as he stumbled to the nearest chair, held on for a second and then sat down in the floor."
"Sally puttered around the room, plumping pillows, refilling the water picture."

I'm not an editor. I don't intentionally look for errors. With a total of seven, there weren't so many errors that it started to get annoying. I've read others that were much worse with two to three times as many.

I'd recommend Sacred Secrets as a fun, fast-paced read that will keep you guessing right up until the end.

BTW, after reading this, I'm going to buy her other book, "The Gifts," which is next in a series about Jacody Ives.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Whoa!, July 3, 2011

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L. Mihay "Bikrgran" (Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Secrets, A Jacody Ives Mystery (Jacody Ives Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)

I have to admit, I was totally lost at the beginning, and never did find out who "John" was, but if you are into mysteries, like following the clues and trying to figure out "who dun it", then this is the one! It's not your every day mystery, though. Everyone seems to be having the same nightmares, and Jacody is schizo. This is way out of my general reading style, but when it came together it was well worth the read.