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Book & Author Details:
The 13th Descent by Ky Lehman
(Rosefire Trilogy #1)
Publication date: August 30th 2014
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
(Rosefire Trilogy #1)
Publication date: August 30th 2014
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult
Synopsis:
ONE CHOICE CAN MAKE AN IMMORTAL HUMAN. BUT WHAT CHOICES NEED TO BE MADE TO GO BACK AGAIN?
The revolutionary year following Serenay “Ren” Avalon’s eighteenth birthday could rival Clark Kent’s entire adolescence. After her mother and her grandmother were killed in a car bomb explosion at the heart of their sleepy hillside town where nothing extraordinary usually happens, she discovers that her mother is actually alive and in hiding, her long lost father is a Father, and her best friend, who turns out was once an Archangel, has taken a gargantuan step back in his evolution to live on Earth with her for the past thirteen lifetimes. And besides being the only one in her immediate circle with a serious case of past life dementia, she learns that during her first lifetime, she was married to one of the greatest teachers history has ever known who is now the gorgeous lead singer of a hot new rock band taking the world by storm, and who is keen to meet up with her again in the twenty first century.
As Ren realizes that the powerful family name she bears also brings with it the promise of an unnatural death, she is reminded that it has always brought hope to people on both sides of the veil, human and Tor. As the world draws closer to being completely shrouded by the dark cloaks of her age-old enemies, the Bloodstones, she now, more than ever before, has to draw strength from her origins to protect her family and their ancient truth from this global force responsible for torturing and killing centuries of her ancestors. As she struggles to unearth who she was, who she is, and who she chooses to be, as well as the expectations of her first mortal love and the heavenly love she has always guiltily denied, she has until midnight on the Solstice find a way to bring light to a compromised heart and to a world on the brink of perpetual darkness.
This first book in The Rosefire Trilogy is a reminder of how the choices we make in the throes of love, loss, hope, and adversity are what makes the divine human, and the human divine.
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Excerpt
From
Chapter 2
“Come
on, Renay! You’re as slow as a wet week,” she snaps.
“Right
behind you,” I grumble, trying to coax my jelly legs to step out of the car.
She
bustles us inside and disarms her house alarm. She grabs my hand, leads me
straight to the navy blue comfy couch and gestures for me to sit. “Drink?” she
asks.
“No,
thanks.”
She
goes to the kitchen and gets me a tall glass of water anyway.
Then
everything goes from strange to downright bizarre when she sits down, squishes
in next to me, puts her arm around my shoulders and rests her cheek on my hair.
I am wedged in-between her and the armrest: I couldn’t move if I tried, and I
honestly don’t want to. Hugs from my one and only aunt are like sunny days in
the winter. They are rare. They are warm. They smell of cream and cinnamon.
They go by too quickly. And you know you’ll have to wait a while for the next
one.
“Look
at me, Renay,” she gently commands. Bleary eyed, she carefully scans my face
and sighs.
It
seems she is already regretting what she is yet to say. A chill of forewarning
forces a shiver: it sets my heart pounding and my legs that have finally
regained feeling start to twitch and shake, preparing to run. She senses my
panic and holds me tighter, and starts to softly hum a familiar tune that Nanna
must have used to calm her down too. Slowly, the dread resides and the warmth
returns. My stiff posture thaws allowing me to slump into her side. Realising
she has been given the green light, she takes a deep breath and starts talking.
Aunt
Romey has never been one to beat around the bush. Simple English. No fluff. The
bare facts followed by her opinion of them. But this time, the candour I
usually appreciate brings with it a realisation that hits me so hard, that, for
the first time since the bomb went off, I am relieved the undercooked takeout
chicken kept me home that night.
Bedtime
stories that once lulled me into sweet dreams now leave me feeling cold, heavy
and sick.
Horrifying
truth gives a voice to the intoxicated mutterings of a grieving husband and
father.
Nanna’s
fairy tales.
Georgie
Pa’s drunken rants.
All
of the frayed strands and loose ends I’ve obliviously left hanging tangle and
weave into the blood stained tapestry that is Aunt Romey’s history lesson.
Three
versions of the same unfathomable story, each with its own conclusion. The
fairy tale ends in hope.
The
drunken rant ends in fear.
And
the history lesson will only end with the death of the Three Roses, who my
newfound enemies believe are Nanna, Mum and me.
Surrounded
by the ghosts of our ancestors and their vindicating screams, I cling to the
only olive branch within reach.
Mum
may be on the run, but she is alive and well.
But
the sinewy little branch is not strong enough to bear the weight of centuries
of lost life. It snaps, and I limply fall into large, familiar, bloodstained
hands that carry me off into the black quiet.
Author Interview
Since this Blog is
called Inspired Writers, tell me, what inspires you?
Courage -
witnessing a trail blazer hacking their way through harsh,
unwelcoming terrain and making their way through to the other side.
Give us an insight
into your main character. What does he/she do that is so special?
Ren is a
well-practised trailblazer! Even though she doesn't remember or acknowledge
that about herself right away. She is loved by people from all walks of life,
and adored by those special few who have seen behind the armour, and she
has so much love to give, but instead of allowing herself to embrace, revel and
grow in all that love, she insists on restraining and harnessing it,
riding high up on its back in the one position where she doesn’t have to
look it directly in the face like it is a war horse with the strength to carry
her – and the baggage of the twelve ‘her’s’ before this one – as she
charges headfirst into the bloody battle she has fought for millennia against
her history, her family name, and the men who love her.
Which actor/actress
could you see playing the lead character from your book?
Ren
played by Isabel Lucas
Mike played by Henry Cavill
Josh played
by Sam Heughan
Is there anything you
find particularly challenging in your writing?
I know how I, myself, feels to love
someone, and I know how it makes me feel to be loved in the
different ways one can be, but describing how another person feels love?
Even on my most emotionally imaginative days, describing what another person’s
notion of physical, emotional, and spiritual love is always proves to
be the most challenging.
Is there a certain type of scene that's harder for
you to write than others?
Honestly, erotically-charged scenes! It's not
really the writing of them, it's the editing of them! Some things have to be
left to the reader’s imagination, but how much? I always struggle with how much
description is, or is not, enough!
What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Read. Read. Read.
Write. Write. Write. Then read some more.
Do you have any
unique talents or hobbies?
I always win
handstand competitions in the pool. I’ve been told that I make a richly-mean
spaghetti bolognaise. I paint landscapes - not well - but I love it! I am good
with animals - especially fluffy ones – I get cuddles from the apparently shy
ones, and I’ve been told that I have a knack of chilling out the uppity ones,
but I don’t know how - I’m not exactly the most chilled-out person!
What do you consider
to be your best accomplishment?
Giving up smoking.
After the countless times I tried, I was dangerously close to giving up on
giving up, but after all that practice, I finally got there in the end!
What books have most
influenced your life most?
Kathleen McGowan’s,
The Expected One, The Book of Love, The
Poet Prince. Her books dared me to look deeper, and when I did, all I thought
I knew about divinity was blown into smithereens. Thank you, Ms. McGowan!
Who is your favorite
author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
Paullina Simmons - namely The Bronze Horseman Trilogy. She wrote a tale set in a tragic, mind
baffling, soul wrenching time in Russian and world history, but through all of
the death and disaster, and the difficult and overwhelming overtones,
simplistic messages of love, hope, honesty, and strength in the face of
adversity and injustice rose to the surface and hit me square in the
chest.
Are there any books that you ashamed to admit you have read and loved?
Are there any books that you ashamed to admit you have read and loved?
The Twilight Saga. I ate them up!
Who is your favorite Villain/Monster in
Literature?
Jekyll and Hyde -
because apparently humans are capable of being either, but thankfully most of
us choose not to be!
What advice would you
give to your younger self?
Embrace what you
see as your imperfections because sometimes they can turn out to be the most
loveable and unique things about you.
Which famous person,
living or dead would you like to meet and why?
Florence Nightingale. Not only was she a renowned nurse and matron, she
was also a rebellious daughter, a social reformer, and an accomplished writer
who lived to the grand old age of ninety. I would love to meet her as an old
lady, make her multiple cups of tea, and listen to her stories about all that
she has seen, felt, failed at, and succeeded in. She was a trailblazer, a great
one, who, in her younger years, broke the mould, and in her adult life, started
to break down walls we are still hammering away at today.
AUTHOR BIO:
KY LEHMAN is a novelist, a children's author, a teacher of swimming and water safety, wife to her high school sweetheart and the proud mother of their three very tall sons. She lives in the Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia with her husband and their children where she is currently writing the second book in The Rosefire Trilogy, The 13th Rising.
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