Letting Go: a quote from "Voices in the Theater" by A.S. Santos

"Voices in the Theater" is now available for purchase.

Print Edition: www.KerygmaBooks.com
Instant Digital Downloads: www.Flipreads.com and www.Amazon.com

4 and 5 Star Reviews of the Entire SPRG Trilogy on Amazon.co.uk (plus fan art!)

Ever since we published the SPRG series, we've gotten different kinds of feedback from distinctly different types of readers:

• There are a few readers who think that it's just another story about a teenager with psychic abilities, or just another scary story... and they leave it at that.
  
  Apparently, they are not our target audience, and that's okay.
  
• Then there are those readers (a lot of them!) who actually "get it" -- and they love the science / psychology / spirituality / romance / creepiness of it (usually all of the above!), and they get the underlying messages of faith, love, and hope in between the lines.
  
  And yes, you are our people, and we love you to bits. :-)
  
• Then there are those who take it a step further:
  
  They not only "get it," and they not only LOVE it... they are now our fans/advocates/evangelists, posting reviews of the SPRG books when they can, and even making fan art so they can stay connected with our characters...
  
  And YES, we love you even more!

Here's just a sample of fan art example we've gotten recently, as well as reviews of all three books (that we just discovered) posted on Amazon.co.uk.

Thank you for these, Mikaela and Iya, and we hope more people (especially those who need the message of these books) would join our tribe soon!

Mikaela Jaluag's "group photo" of all the members of the SPRG:
The humans (from left to right): Sir Julius, Eartha, Richard, Sam, Migs, Aris, Lana, and Vanessa.

Meanwhile, here are the per-book reviews on Amazon.co.uk by Iya:

Click the photo to enlarge / read the review.
Click here to read Voices in the Theater.

Click the photo to enlarge / read the review.
Click here to read Corpse in the Mirror.

Click the photo to enlarge / read the review.
Click here to read Darkness in the World.

P.S.

Recently we learned we actually have one more type of reader: those who are more similar to Samantha Davidson (our main character) than they first realize.

They are usually spiritually sensitive, and when they read certain parts of the books, they report that they seem to hear and feel extra information as well, or are reminded vividly of their own past experiences.

Our only explanation for this phenomena is this:

SPRG series author A.S.Santos has had her own real life paranormal experiences, and many of their bits and pieces and actual details are woven into these books. This is why she's called on the help of angels many times during the writing of this trilogy... and most likely these are the connections & energies that our sensitive readers are picking up on, as well.

It is for you that we offer this reminder:

A.S.Santos Finishes Book 3 of the SPRG Trilogy (Titled "Darkness in the World") During NaNoWriMo 2014

Although A.S.Santos finished the chapter outline of "Darkness in the World" in April 2014 (and even had the idea for the whole SPRG arc in 2010), the author used the NaNoWriMo fever to actually finish the last book of the Student Paranormal Research Group this November.

This is why "Darkness in the World" is coming out in digital format this December 2014 on Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, and GooglePlay, published by Flipreads.com. :-)

Click here now to get the preview chapters:

"Darkness in the World" Sample Chapters

Information You Need About The SPRG Series

Not sure where to start?

Here are the quick links to help you get what you need to know:

• ABOUT The SPRG Series 
  Is this your first time to hear about the Student Paranormal Research Group? Learn the basics here!
  
• ABOUT The Author
  The SPRG paranormal romance trilogy is written by A.S.Santos, a former television scriptwriter and magazine editor. Find out more about the author here.
  
• FEEDBACK: What Readers Say 
  What readers like you think about the novels!
  
• CHARACTERS: Meet The Members 
  Inside information on the series characters.
  
• CHARACTERS: Pick Your Team! 
  There are actually three love angles in this series. Which team are you on?
  
• RESOURCES: Download Your Sample Chapters 
  If you haven't read the novels yet, get your fr*e sample chapters here!
  
• RESOURCES: Download Your Book Discussion Guides 
  Want to encourage your professor to discuss these books in class? Show them these book discussion guides, so you can get to talk about ghost stories and get actual grades for it!
  
• RESOURCES: Get Your Ghost Hunting Kit 
  Want to try being a ghost hunter for a day? Check out this page!
  
• RESOURCES: Top 3 Things Teens Need to Know About the Paranormal
  Have you had strange experiences? Do you seem to have psychic abilities? Is it actually okay to go "ghost hunting" with your friends?
  The answer to your questions are in this Special Report. A must read for teens!
  
• RESOURCES: Buy The Books Today!
  Because nothing beats the full experience of being part of the story. :-)
  

The True Story Behind "The Exorcist"

The fictional movie "The Exorcist" was shown in the 1970s,
but is actually based on the true story of a possessed boy
in the 1940s.

Here's an account / reconstruction of what really happened.

(Note: If you can't see the video screen shots and/or you're
getting the message that "This video may be inappropriate,"
it simply means you have your Safety Mode turned On.

Unfortunately, YouTube requires that you change your
Safety Mode settings to Off in order to watch these videos.

So just choose "Off" for now, and just turn your Safety back
"On" later. )

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Have You Experienced A Ghostly School Encounter?

Maybe you were in elementary school. Or maybe it was in high school. Or maybe it happened when you were already in college.

Either way, it's still there in your memory: your own school ghost story.

Share it with us today.

Name:
Email Address:
Tell us the school ghost story here:
If you know of any history the school has that might explain the ghostly encounter, write it here:

Click here to put a form like this on your site.

Could The Ouija Board Help You Find True Love?

Love Coach - Turned - Paranormal Romance Author
Shares Her True Story

By day, Aileen Santos is known as “The Relationship Coach,” with a number of her past clients now finding and growing loving relationships of their own.

But by night—well, in between coaching & workshop sessions, to be exact—Coach Aileen goes by another name: A.S.Santos, author of the teen paranormal romance series called The SPRG.

Of Love & The Paranormal

SPRG stands for Student Paranormal Research Group, and it is in this novel-based organization that college student Samantha Davidson not only discovers her growing psychic powers, but also becomes involved in a spiritual battle between good and evil.

And yes, she learns a thing or two about love, too.

When asked how she became involved in such diverse fields as love and the paranormal, Santos simply explains that these are “the two most confusing experiences of teenage life.”

A Personal Experience 

In fact, one of Santos’ own early experience of both was when she played the Ouija board in high school, and the spirit she contacted gave her the full name of the man she was supposed to marry.

“At that time, I didn’t know anyone by that name,” recalls Santos, “And I didn’t mention it to anyone. But just a week later a classmate of mine said this guy from another school wanted to meet me… and he had the exact same name that I got from the Ouija board.”

So did she meet this guy in high school, and eventually marry him years later?

Santos smiles. “Actually, I never got to meet him. I was only fifteen then, but I knew that if I met the guy that some ‘spirit’ told me I’d one day marry, then it would be like I had no choice in the matter. That information would always be at the back of my head, and would influence my decisions about him. Which is why I told my classmate, ‘Don’t introduce us, please.’ I figured that if we were meant to be together, then we’ll have another chance to find each other.”

What Happened Next 

Many years later, Santos is now happily married to the man who gave her the courage to become a relationship coach, “The one who’s shown me that real love happens.” And no, he is not the man from the Ouija board. Instead Santos says, “He is my choice—not some strange spirit’s.”

In fact, this concept of making your own choices is one of the underlying themes throughout the SPRG paranormal romance trilogy, while the Ouija board itself is featured in Corpse in the Mirror, book two of the series. (Ed’s note: Santos’s biggest message about the Ouija board is this: “Do NOT use it.”)

Writing Her Own Future  

Santos is a Registered Guidance Counselor with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, and is a Certified Professional Coach.

She has worked professionally as a magazine writer and editor, as a television scriptwriter, and as a creative writing workshop facilitator, and is a fan of Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Mortal Instruments trilogy, and the Hunger Games.

It is in the SPRG series that Santos gets to combine love and the paranormal, in the form of a creatively spooky, three-book story.

Book 1: Voices in the Theater was published by Flipside in 2012, followed by Book 2: Corpse in the Mirror in 2013. Both are now available on Amazon, iTunes, and Kobo. 

Santos is currently writing Book 3: Darkness in the World, with a planned release date of Halloween 2014.

For more information on the SPRG Series and to read more about the author, click on the links you need at the left side of this page.

One Benefit Of Reading Ghost Stories: They Allow Us To Face Our Fears

As regular human beings, we encounter a lot of things in life that make us feel afraid. 

We fear failure, we fear death, we fear rejection, we fear ridicule, we fear not being good enough. 

But whether or not our fears include "ghosts" and the "unknown," one benefit of reading ghost stories is that it helps us -- through fiction, and maybe sometimes fact -- to face something fearful

...and realize that we'll be alright in the end.

Well, maybe not all horror fiction ends on a happy note, but the SPRG series does.

Mostly. ;-)

Check out the fr*e chapters and see for yourself:

• First 5 Chapters of Book 1: Voices In The Theater 
• First 5 Chapters of Book 2: Corpse In The Mirror 

Even When A.S.Santos Writes Ghost Stories, They Still End Up Being About Love

Get the book now! Click here!

Thanksgiving Sale: Get Books 1 & 2 of the SPRG Series for LESS THAN the Price of One!

This special Thanksgiving Bundle offer is until December 1, 2013 only.

Click Here Now To Get The Discount!

Trailer for "Corpse In The Mirror," Book 2 of A.S.Santos' SPRG Series

This book is now available on Amazon.com today!

Want To Be A Ghost Hunter For A Day?

SPRG series author A.S.Santos teamed up with Cyburban.org to create a Virtual Ghost Tour anyone can take in Intramuros, Manila (Philippines) starting Halloween 2013.

For fans (and future fans) of the SPRG Series, this ghost tour is your chance to experience being a paranormal investigator for a day (and at your own schedule!).

Here's the feature about it on GMA News TV, filed under "Dark Tourism."








If you'd like to experience this ghost tour,
click here for your complete "Intramuros Ghost Tour" kit.

Book 2 of the SPRG Series Launches This Halloween 2013

The SPRG (Student Paranormal Research Group) Series -- the teen/college romance that is set in Manila, Philippines -- now offers the second book in this paranormal trilogy!

Book 1: Voices In The Theater 

When we first met Samantha Davidson in Voices in the Theater, she was still coming to terms with her secret: she could hear other people’s thoughts.

Transplanted to a strange country and estranged from her family and peers, she had to learn to trust others and, most especially, the voice that she had long suppressed—her own.

(Click here to read the first five chapters of Voices In The Theater.)

Book 2: Corpse In The Mirror 

Samantha now returns in the second installment of A.S. Santos’ SPRG Series, Corpse in the Mirror.

This time, we see her powers deepen as she realizes that she can now also see things through others’ eyes.

They aren’t much—momentary glimpses, really—but these are dark things. Twisted things. Things she can’t bear to watch. But since she is the only one who can see them as they happen, she may be the only one who can prevent them from happening again.


(Click here to read the first five chapters of Corpse In The Mirror.)



Corpse in the Mirror launches on October 30, 2013, but you can start pre-ordering from iTunes and Kobo.