A Borrowed Soul
Some souls are destined for more.
Theo Manali has spent his entire life living on borrowed time. Born with a failing heart, he has grown used to hospital visits, whispered conversations, and the quiet certainty that his future may never arrive. But when a routine flight home ends in disaster, Theo discovers that fate has been keeping secrets from him.
Guided by a mysterious young woman named Htrae, he is drawn into a hidden world that exists beneath the surface of the modern city – a world of ancient agreements, forgotten powers, and chains buried deep within the earth itself.
As strange forces awaken and reality begins to fracture, Theo finds himself at the centre of a conflict far older than he could ever have imagined. With time running out and darkness closing in, he must uncover the truth about his family, his destiny, and the extraordinary gift hidden within his soul.
A Borrowed Soul is a supernatural thriller about sacrifice, hope, destiny, and the choices that define who we become.
The Author
O. C. Webb was born in Canada and moved to the United Kingdom at a young age. He now lives in Derbyshire with his wife, children and black Labrador, Bob.
A lifelong believer in the power of imagination, spirituality and the stories that connect us, he has always been fascinated by the unseen mysteries of our world and the possibility that there may be more to existence than we can see, touch or understand.
A Borrowed Soul is his debut supernatural thriller and the beginning of his journey as an author.
When not writing, he can usually be found spending time with his family, walking the Derbyshire countryside with Bob, or exploring the next idea waiting to become a story.
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THE BOOK
The Story Behind A Borrowed Soul
A Borrowed Soul began life in 2012 under a very different name: Earth Story.
The idea was simple but powerful: What if the Earth was more than the world beneath our feet? What if it was alive, aware – and needed our help?
Over the years, the story grew and changed. New characters appeared, the mythology deepened and Earth Story slowly evolved into the world of Theo, Htrae and A Borrowed Soul.
But life moved on too. Careers changed, a family grew and the unfinished story was repeatedly put aside – yet it was never forgotten.
More than a decade after those first words were written, O. C. Webb returned to the idea determined to finally tell the story that had stayed with him for so long.
In 2026, fourteen years after it began, A Borrowed Soul was finally ready to meet the world.
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