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Blurb:
Talk about the worst day ever! Lara lets her friend Carrie
talk her into a blind date, only it turns out the handsome stranger waiting for
Lara after work isn’t Carrie’s cousin after all. And, when they’re chased
through a portal to another world, Lara realizes Rhys really is out of
this world.
Lyra, her alternate in another dimension, has left clues to the whereabouts of the Book of Secrets that explains the mystery of time travel in Lara’s subconscious. Or so Rhys thinks. Power-hungry telepaths pursuing them will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means breaking Lara’s mind. To complicate matters, Lara gets tangled up in her feelings for Rhys while exploring her connection with Lyra.
Lyra, her alternate in another dimension, has left clues to the whereabouts of the Book of Secrets that explains the mystery of time travel in Lara’s subconscious. Or so Rhys thinks. Power-hungry telepaths pursuing them will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means breaking Lara’s mind. To complicate matters, Lara gets tangled up in her feelings for Rhys while exploring her connection with Lyra.
With Rhys as her
guardian, a bear of a man named Azle to guide her, and the spirit of Lyra
haunting her dreams, Lara must find the Book of Secrets before it falls into
the hands of those who want its power.
Only then can she return
to her world safely.
In My Own Shadow (fantasy, adventure, romance)
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A Conversation with Susan A. Royal
Susan, what if anything makes you unique or different as a writer?
That’s a very good question. I’d like to think I’m unique
as a person, and that I have certain traits that make me stand apart from the
crowd. I really don’t mind being that quirky, follow the beat of a different
drummer because I'm comfortable with the kind of character I've become. The funny thing is, most writers seem to be
just like that. At times my life is solitary—just me, my computer and my music.
Other times I’m more social, meeting and promoting my work, spending time with
family and friends. I’m a private person and it takes me a while to decide
whether or not I want to share personal things with acquaintances. Before I was
published I would have said that one of the things that made me different was
that I started writing so late in life, but I’ve discovered that’s simply not
the case. There’s a bunch of us out there, enjoying doing things we always
wanted to do, but couldn’t find the time for before our kids were grown and
gone.
Has anything about the writing experience surprised, shocked, or
disappointed you?
It’s been a roller coaster experience. And now I understand
why it takes so long from the time a book is signed until it is on the market.
It’s a hurry up and wait procedure, and I had no idea there were so many steps
involved. I don’t know how other small presses operate but Muse is VERY
thorough with their editing, and even though it is tedious and makes me want to
never, ever read another word of whatever I’m working on again, I’m grateful
for my editors’ keen eyes. I was delightfully surprised at having some input on
my book cover, and after talking to other authors, I can truthfully say
MuseItUp nurtures their authors by always looking for ways to showcase their
work. The people there have given me much more than just the chance to see my
book published.
I’ve
learned I write character driven stories. I love the idea of taking my characters, putting them in entirely
different situations and seeing how they react. Another thing I’ve discovered
is that secondary characters are lots of fun to write. My primary characters
drive the plot, so that leaves the secondary characters the freedom to be off
the wall.
Where and how do you get your ideas?
My ideas come from anywhere and
everywhere. Ideas usually come to me in
the form of a scene and I’ll build around it. I might be listening to a
romantic song, or watching a video. The way a particular movie portrays a
character or a situation might spark an idea. My first published book, Not Long
Ago, is a time travel adventure. The idea of being able to travel to another
time in history and getting up close and personal with how it was has always
intrigued me. That started me thinking what would happen if it happened to
someone accidentally and they were sent back in time to the 1400s. How would
they cope without modern conveniences?
For my second
book, In My Own Shadow, it was the idea of what would happen if an alternate
reality actually existed. And not just another world, but someone in that world
who is just like you. Someone who knows that you exist and uses your mind to
hide something that ruthless people in her world will do anything to possess.
BIO: I live in a
100-year-old farmhouse in a small east Texas
town that comes complete with a female ghost who harmonizes from time to time
with my youngest son when he plays guitar.
I’ve never heard her, but at sometimes on a cold winter night, I’ve felt
the covers moving across the end of the bed as though she’s making sure my feet
stay warm. Sounds like a story, right? Some day…
I’m married, with three children and four
grandchildren who have been a wonderful support in my efforts to be a writer. I
couldn’t have done it without them. My family is rich with characters, both
past and present. I spent my childhood listening to my grandmother’s stories of
living on a farm in Oklahoma
Territory with three
sisters and three brothers and working as a telephone operator in the early 20th
century. My father shared stories of
growing up in San Antonio
in the depression, and through his mother’s eyes I was able to experience how
it felt to be a teenager during WWII.
My current book, In My Own Shadow, is a Fantasy adventure/romance. My first book,
Not Long Ago, is a time travel
adventure/romance.Both ebooks are available through MuseItUp/Amazon/B&N. I am currently
working on the sequel to Not Long Ago,
because my daughter insisted there was still more of Erin and Griffin’s story to tell. And know what? She
was right.
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