The Black Stone

About the Book

In a dark cabin, young Neilla lie moments from death after being brutally attacked. With an agenda of her own an elder appears, granting Neilla’s grief-stricken mother a special gift to bring her “back” by casting her spirit from her body and into another. Casting the spirit was successful but what happens afterward is unimaginable, and in a fitful rage the spirit attempts to return to Neilla, but accidentally ravages her body to ashes. Infuriated, the spirit must be trapped, and so the elder transforms Neilla’s ashes to a single black stone and traps the spirit inside. More than a century passes and the stone is safe, but believing the stone is a priceless gem, Megan, a malicious teen, steals it, unknowingly releasing the spirit which sends her through time and into Neilla’s body to relive the events leading to her death. Besieged with anger, the spirit’s power is ignited and wreaks havoc on all who have hurt Megan, but her rage has no end nor does she accept responsibility for her own wrongdoings. Realizing the chaos brought by her hands, the elder decides to undo the spell but must also erase Megan’s existence for there are destructive secrets binding the girls. Can Megan control the fire within or suffer Neilla’s fate and can the elder undo her “gift” so that Neilla and her spirit can finally rest?

About the Author

Tamika S. Thomas currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, where she was born and raised. She has written fiction as a student at The Institute for Children’s Literature and was a contributor for FlawlessMagazine. Her work as a poet, freelancer, and blogger has led her toward mystery and fiction writing, targeting anyone from young adult to adults—or as she puts it, “anyone who can learn a lesson”, for each story brings about lessons of gaining from pain, finding lost strength, humility, confidence and courage, but most of all…self. When asked what inspires her, she confesses, “I’m just the puppet; I mostly write what my nightmares tell me to write. She also notes that she brings her characters to life by using not only her nightmares, but her “weird and unbelievable” life experiences. She has published her first book, The Black Stone, last year and is currently working on her next one, “The four elders” to be released soon this year!