Sold Out: Soul Doubt: 1 (When Darkness Calls)

SOLD OUT SOUL DOUBT

LOVE, LOSS, BAD DECISIONS, AND CONSEQUENCESshort SynopsisSteve Canning is a loving father struggling with the loss of his wife Zoe in a tragic accident. His young daughter Faith needs him to be strong, but Steve is stuck in a pit of anguish.Two years on from the accident, Steve seems unable to break the cycle of grief, as he lets his appearance slide, barely making his way through each day, Steve feels lost and empty without Zoe.When a new neighbour moves in next door, Steve finds himself inexplicably attracted to her. Faith takes to Stephanie, and finally, Steve feels his mood lift a little.As the friendship develops, Steve is reluctant to commit to any sort of relationship much to Stephanie's frustration.Eventually, Steve takes the plunge, and the relationship blossoms and life seems at last to be more than merely bearable.Steve then finds his world once more turned on its head. The book opens the door on the true nature of evil and its origins, this is continued in the sequel Sold Out Too. We all have free will, and we all have a moral compass, based on our own morals and beliefs we hopefully use our free will to do the right thing, how much leverage or inducement would need to be applied or offered before you sold out on your own principals and beliefs? As the story unfolds, Steve finds himself facing the most horrendous of choices, when he is presented with a heart wrenching and almost perfect moral dilemma. Steve tries to find a way out of, or around his situation, what will he choose to do? Is there a right thing to do? Is it more a case of which choice is the most palatable?Can there be a happy ending for any of those embroiled in this dire situation?A story of love, loss, deceit, bad decisions, and impossible choices. This book is a rollercoaster of twists and turns, emotionally charged and with a fast pace, which will hopefully keep you turning the pages and asking yourself; What would I do?The story leaves some subtle clues and lays some crumbs as to the nature of the hard-hitting sequel Sold Out Too, which is an uncompromising story of revenge against the backdrop of an uncomfortable subject, which astute readers should pick up on in Sold Out Soul Doubt.Sold Out Too takes elements from both Sold Out Soul Doubt and the spin-off, The Reticent Witch. Both books start to move more to dark fiction and horror while maintaining the premise of Sold Out Soul Doubt, and further exploring the true source and nature of evil. Genre and historyIt has been interesting for me to speak to readers and find out which characters they loved or hated. It seems that the journey is different for everyone as they try and work out whether a character is inherently good but misguided or whether they are not the person they would like to believe that they are.Sold Out Soul Doubt is a story that I have had in mind for some twenty years or so. I finally made a proper start on it in 2018—what a journey it was, as well as a very steep learning curve.The story is absolutely a cross-genre affair, the central theme is that of romantic thriller, with one foot in the camp of dark fiction and one particular chapter that may well be construed as horror, there is also an undertow of supernatural intervention.Who will you love, loath or hate? Who will you sympathise with and who will you feel gets precisely what they deserve? More interestingly who will you find yourself aligning with? You might be surprised!