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$25 #Giveaway Now I Found You by Mila Oliver Ends 8.26

August 16, 2021 By Mary



Now I Found You
Mila Oliver
Publication date: July 20th 2021
Genres: Adult, Suspense, Thriller

Seven years ago, Kate Hartfield’s little sister disappeared.

An ordinary summer day of fun at the lake turned into a nightmare when young Emily Hartfield suddenly could not be found. When badly battered body parts were discovered three days later, the investigation concluded that they were Emily’s and the case was closed as an accidental drowning.

Now Kate has returned to her hometown in the Catskills for the first time since her sister’s death, for a work retreat. While at her boss’s lake house, she briefly spies a familiar face.

It’s Emily.

She’s all grown up, but Kate knows her sister’s face better than anyone. The sighting reignites the doubts Kate has always had, and forces her to revisit all the mysterious circumstances that surrounded that day. As she desperately tries to track down the girl she saw at the lake house, Kate discovers shocking secrets from the past, confronts her own guilt from that day, and becomes obsessed with uncovering the answer to one question.

What really happened to Emily?

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EXCERPT:

Back at her apartment, Kate peeled off her clothes and threw them in a corner before crawling into her twin sized bed. She stared up at the ceiling, her eyes painting it with lush green trees and soft wood trails. It had been six years since she left, but she could still smell the clean mountain air. She could still feel the leaves slapping against her arms as she and her cross-country team ran through the woods. She could still hear the soft fireflies zipping through the quiet of the night, and taste the fresh raindrops that would fall softly onto her face. And she could still see her little sister, in her bright yellow swimsuit, smiling at her from the shallow end of the lake, her face partially blocked by the blinding glow of the setting sun.

Kate remembered the first time her memory of Emily had started to fade a little. It was a little over two years after Emily died. Up until then, every detail of Emily always lingered at the periphery of her brain. She didn’t even need to conjure it up, it was just always there. Every freckle on her face, the sparkle of her bright blue eyes, the softness of her lush blond hair. The smell of the vanilla sugar body splash she wore every day.

But then suddenly, on an otherwise ordinary day, Kate woke up and, for a few seconds, Emily’s face was fuzzy. Her memory did not have its usual depth and clarity. Kate had trouble feeling Emily’s silky hair through her fingers.

The memories returned in full force a few moments later, but the shock of it had engulfed her like a tidal wave, pulling her down into a deep depression. It was the first time Kate realized that her memories of Emily would not always be as strong and clear as they originally were. That over time memories would take a new form. They would become more like looking back at old photographs or home movies, rather than the very real feeling of Emily standing right there in front of her.

Kate reached for the small container on her nightstand and shook out two pills. Every so often, she found that alcohol was not enough to blur her memories and lull her peacefully to sleep. The pills snagged against the back of her throat as she swallowed them dry and waited listlessly for darkness to fall.

 

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Comments

  1. Judy Thomas says

    August 16, 2021 at 12:26 am

    It sounds like a very emotional read.

  2. Bella Smith says

    August 16, 2021 at 12:48 am

    Ooooo I just added this to my tbr!

  3. LeonieT says

    August 16, 2021 at 12:58 am

    Sounds like a very interesting story!

  4. Joy Avery says

    August 16, 2021 at 1:03 am

    Sounds interesting

  5. Terri Shaw says

    August 16, 2021 at 1:25 am

    This sounds like a great read.

  6. Angelica Dimeo says

    August 16, 2021 at 2:56 am

    I like the cover.

  7. Nancy says

    August 16, 2021 at 3:52 am

    The front cover photo of Now I Found You was taken from an interesting overhead perspective.

  8. Deborah D says

    August 16, 2021 at 4:45 am

    How long was the writing process?

  9. Rita Wray says

    August 16, 2021 at 6:19 am

    Sounds like a good book.

  10. Christina D says

    August 16, 2021 at 6:28 am

    Wow.. this sounds intense!!

  11. Bea LaRocca says

    August 16, 2021 at 6:33 am

    An intriguing synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

  12. Anita Yancey says

    August 16, 2021 at 7:05 am

    It sounds like a great story with good characters.

  13. Barbara Montag says

    August 16, 2021 at 7:55 am

    I love a suspense and thriller read!
    Thank you for sharing this.

  14. Shelly Peterson says

    August 16, 2021 at 8:03 am

    Sounds like a good read

  15. Gwendolyn Jordan says

    August 16, 2021 at 8:09 am

    I like the cover

  16. Cathy French says

    August 16, 2021 at 9:08 am

    Thrillers are my all time favorite read and this one sounds quite intriguing.

  17. Marcy Meyer says

    August 16, 2021 at 11:40 am

    Sounds great. Thanks for sharing.

  18. Kate Sarsfield says

    August 16, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    My favourite genre!

  19. Kim says

    August 16, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    This story sounds really interesting. Reading the blurb, I wasn’t expecting it to say that Kate thinks Emily is still alive.

  20. Dianne Casey says

    August 16, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    Soundslikeagreatread. Lookingforwardtoreadingthebook.

  21. Susan Smith says

    August 16, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    Sounds great! I like the cover and the excerpt..

  22. deb pelletier says

    August 16, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    The book sounds interesting.

  23. Latifa Morrisette says

    August 16, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    Soundslike a good read

  24. Bonnie says

    August 16, 2021 at 6:14 pm

    What an intriguing book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

  25. Glenda M says

    August 16, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    Great excerpt!

  26. wendy hutton says

    August 16, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    sounds wondrful

  27. Sarah L says

    August 16, 2021 at 10:53 pm

    Looks like an interesting book.
    Thanks for the contest. 

  28. barrie says

    August 17, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    What a sad excerpt. Sounds like an emotional read!

  29. David Hollingsworth says

    August 18, 2021 at 12:35 pm

    This looks and sounds like a heartrending read!

  30. Margaret Smith says

    August 18, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    Sounds like an exciting book.

  31. Ellen Stafford says

    August 19, 2021 at 9:59 am

    Would love to read this.

  32. Leela says

    August 20, 2021 at 12:40 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  33. Elizabeth H. says

    August 20, 2021 at 5:36 pm

    Wow! Sounds like a gripping mystery! Thanks for sharing an excerpt!

  34. Pat Lieberman says

    August 21, 2021 at 4:44 am

    Sounds good.

  35. gloria says

    August 21, 2021 at 7:23 am

    thanks for contest

  36. Antoinette M says

    August 22, 2021 at 4:36 pm

    Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the excerpt.

  37. Tina R says

    August 25, 2021 at 7:34 am

    This sounds like a good suspense story.

  38. clynsg says

    August 25, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    People have become so accustomed to the science of DNA identification being available now that they forget that a scenario such as this was really possible not that long ago. The premise always makes for an emotional roller coaster of a story.

  39. Amy Green says

    August 25, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    I’m always up for a mystery with a strong female leads. Jessica Fletcher and Buffy Summers have nothing on Mila Oliver’s heroines!

  40. BILL HOFF says

    August 25, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    My daughter would enjoy this book

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