Character Playlist:
Cain Foley is the star of Burning Doors, and his
inner badass was created through a lot of alternative rock and heavy metal
music. Here are just some of the songs that brought this character to life:
Crucified- Disturbed
Sacrifice- Disturbed
Locking up the Sun- Poets of the Fall
Dead but Rising- Volbeat
Hell- Disturbed (sensing a pattern here?)
War- Poets of the Fall
A Warrior’s Call- Volbeat
Fallen- Volbeat
Bad Company- Five Finger Death Punch
What songs remind you of the characters in your
favorite books?
Please share in the comments below. And I hope you enjoy Burning Doors!
Burning Doors
The Extraction List Series
Book 2
Renee N. Meland
Genre: Science Fiction Thriller
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Date of Publication: April 28th, 2015
ISBN: 9781680581119
ASIN: B00W7GV018
Number of pages: 164
Book Description:
Cain Foley committed his first murder before he could even drive a car…
Not that he would’ve had anywhere to drive to. When he was fifteen, America was one of the poorest countries in the world, and its’ citizens took their hatred of that fact out on each other through gangs and violence.
Children barely tall enough for carnival rides peppered the streets selling drugs (or themselves) so they could buy their next meal.
Every night on the news, Cain watched as an angelic blonde woman who lost her own child swore she’d end it…
She assaulted America’s televisions with praise for the Parental Morality Law: a set of rules that spells out exactly what it takes to be a parent in the eyes of the government, and the consequences of breaking those rules. He prayed every night that she’d come to rescue him before his father took off his belt again.
Before she could save him, Cain faced a fatal choice…
Fight back or die on the basement floor.
He chose life.
Now on the run, he finds himself being hunted by a police officer with his own special brand of torture. Before he can save even a handful of the children who have been swept up in the gang life, he must first cover up not one, but two murders. His father’s and one committed by a teenage madam who is either the love of his life, or his final undoing.
As he feels himself being pushed further and further to the edge, Cain realizes that surviving his father was just the beginning.
Excerpt:
The first time I
killed someone, it was an accident. Though I guess it was the kind of accident
that happens when you squeeze your hands around someone’s neck for too long, or
when you shove someone who is standing too close to the edge of a building. In
my case, I accidentally killed my father when I beat him to death with a pipe.
He had set me up
that night, I’m sure of it. I was always careful to leave the TV volume down so
I wouldn’t be caught. But when I flipped the power on that night, the news
roared. The woman I wanted to see was there, giving a speech like always, but
her voice came out with the force of thunder. Sweat drenched my body when I
heard the door to my parents’ upstairs bedroom fly open and hit the wall. The
foundation shook and so did my limbs. I sat frozen in a seated position as I
heard his footsteps. All I could focus on were his shiny patent leather shoes
coming toward me. Even in the middle of the night, he took the time to slip
them on.
I could smell
him before I even saw his feet. He constantly stunk of mouthwash and old
cologne; it was some putrid mix of sandalwood and beach vacations that we would
never take. He cackled as he stepped toward me, so the minty air from his
breath reached me before his hand did. I felt my head hit the floor before I
felt the familiar sting in my cheek.
“You’re so
stupid. You really think you’ll ever leave here? Where do you think you’re
going to go, huh? You need me. She hasn’t come for you and she never will!” He
kicked me in the side with his foot.
My stomach
clenched from the impact.
I usually kept
quiet when he hit me. At most, I would agree with whatever he was saying to
stop him before he did real damage.
It never worked.
No matter what I
said, or didn’t say, the blows would keep coming. My mother was always conveniently upstairs, but no one can tell me
she couldn’t hear the snap of his belt or the furniture rattle as he shoved me
into it.
That night was
different. Maybe it was watching the woman from the television, or maybe it was
the way his smile stretched across his face as he struck me, I don’t know. But
when he was finished and heading back upstairs, I spat towards him.
My cheeks burned
as I did it. In fact, my whole body felt like it was on fire. But I’d be lying if
I said I wished I could take it back. Even when he turned, eyes wide when he
noticed the wad of saliva glistening on the concrete floor, I didn’t regret it
one bit.
I may have even
cracked a smile.
About the Author:
Renee N. Meland is an avid writer and reader of speculative fiction. She and her husband reside in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When she is not writing or being a devoted doggy-mom, she is gardening or learning a new recipe.
She is currently working on the rest of the books in The Extraction List Series. Other upcoming projects involve reincarnation, and a house filled with people who all have something to hide.
Twitter @reneenmeland
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