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Temptation and Denial

By: Adam Nicke
Narrated by: Seth Regis
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To be unwanted and unloved can cause such pain that our search for salvation can lead us to the most unlikely places - and into the arms of the strangest people.

What if one such quest found only an imaginary friend? Is the character of Sebastian in Temptation and Denial just an imaginary friend or something more - something supernatural?

In Tibetan Buddhism, the Tulpa is a being envisioned by the imagination and which then becomes an entity capable of independent life, but what happens to such a being after he who imagined it dies?

Lord Byron once wrote that the mind can make substance and give breath to a form that can outlive all flesh. Was he right?

Temptation and Denial is a story of just such a journey. Set in the mountains and valleys of Georgian-era Wales, Temptation and Denial is a ghostly tale of an immortal love - a love that transcends physical death.

Following on from the cult success of his Grim Fairy Tales, Adam Nicke again explores the tortured Gothic world of Dark Romanticism.

©2021 Adam Nicke (P)2021 Adam Nicke Gothic Horror Scary Fantasy

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I have read the book but hearing it on Audible, really brought it to life.

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A fantastic tale of love that lasts for centuries. I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book and would highly recommend it. You will be engrossed in a love story that keeps you interested right up to the very end! Adam Nicke is a fantastic writer and pays great attention to detail.

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