The Stealing

Journey Into a Sublime Gothic Storm

by S.A. Sutila

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Pub Date 8 Mar 2022 | Archive Date 7 Mar 2022

Advantage, Forbes Books | Advantage Media Group

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance | Teens & YA

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Description

She chose to die.
Now she chooses to live. And love.
BUT HER SPIRIT HAS BEEN
CLAIMED BY A DARK PRESENCE.
Sarah Vise's life is a literal dead-end street. Abandoned by her mother as a child, she lives on a coastal road to nowhere, working endless hours on her domineering father's fishing boat in the shadow of a run-down lighthouse. As her high school graduation approaches, the end of the relentless monotony seems to be on the horizon. She is accepted into college and has an intriguing encounter with Grant Eriksen, the tall, blue-eyed neighbor who appears intent on making amends for past mistakes.

But when Sarah's father forbids her from going away to college, she is forced to face a future without hope. Sarah decides to surrender her life to the sea.

Grant saves her from drowning, but that night her weakened spirit is carried to a dreamy afterlife world, where a handsome hunter-sage takes her under his wing. Sarah is happy to remain with him until she learns he is even more possessive and dangerous than the men in her "real" life.

To escape his clutches, she makes a terrible bargain. He will return her to the life she now so desperately desires. She will be free to follow her heart, but only for a while. The clock is ticking.

Once she fulfills her end of the bargain, he will steal her spirit again. Forever.

A Note From the Publisher

"Polite Warning: The Stealing contains subject matter and scenes that some readers may find triggering. Trigger warnings are included on the inside book cover."

Advance Praise

"The Stealing is a finely crafted book that holds many surprises with emotional and psychological depth for its readers. It is brilliant and shrewd with a mesmerising, captivating narrative that arises from the author's close attention to the inimate details of the lives of regular people and the private struggles for personal power and self-love in relationships between women and men. Once begun, it is almost impossible to put aside and so absorbing you can lose yourself entirely." - Zenetta S. Drew, executive director, Dallas Black Dance Theatre

"The Stealing stole my entire day! Almost on cue, I finished reading just as a heavy storm blew through, leaving a beautiful rainbow behind. Masterful storytelling. I enjoyed the characters, the masculine dynamics and the humorous brotherly love." - GM Newstead, engineer and aviator

"The Stealing delivers all the gothic promises wrapped up in a modern package. Sarah isn't beautiful; she is sublime. Her stunning good looks inspire fear. The setting is powerful, especially the lighthouse and its history. The narrative is beautifully written with lots of fabulous imagery." - Robert Baker, writer & book blogger, TheRomanceBloke.com

"A beautiful story and impossible to put down." - Patricia Drake Bryant, author, What Happened to my Perfect Life?

"The Stealing is a finely crafted book that holds many surprises with emotional and psychological depth for its readers. It is brilliant and shrewd with a mesmerising, captivating narrative that...