Roses and Readers, join me in welcoming Chrys Fey to The Roses of Prose today.
Authors sometimes slip secrets and little references into
their stories that readers may or may not catch or understand. I find it fun to
include these secrets and I do it all the time, even in my newest release, 30 Seconds. I’ll share five of those
secrets just for Roses of Prose.
Secret
Number One: I named 30
Seconds after my favorite rock band Thirty
Seconds to Mars. Since my novella is a romantic-suspense centered on the
many dangers of the Mob, I thought 30
Seconds was perfect.
Secret
Number Two: My love for Thirty Seconds to Mars runs deep, so deep that I even used the
first name of the front man, Jared Leto, for one of my characters. I won’t
reveal which character because that’s another secret, but look for a variation
of the spelling.
Secret
Number Three: My heroine, Dani Hart, has a fear of being
in a car accident. This fear stems from my own fear that is so fierce I don’t
even own a driver’s license!
Secret
Number Four: “Dani
scanned the books on a mahogany bookcase. Most of the titles were of crime
novels and thrillers. She even spotted a few supernatural thrillers about a god
and an angel. She took one off the shelf and flipped through it with a smile.
She hadn’t expected this to be a part of his reading collection.”
The supernatural thrillers about a god and an angel are a
reference to my unpublished series that I hope to publish and share one day.
Secret
Number Five: “After
a couple of flips through the channels, she settled on a popular soap with a
ridiculously unrealistic storyline. In spite of herself, it consumed her
attention in no time. A psycho had kidnapped a pretty girl and her hot
boyfriend was coming to save her. The minutes were winding down and her
boyfriend was so close to where the kidnapper had stashed her. Dani was on the
edge of her seat when breaking news interrupted the show with five minutes left
to the end.”
Dani is watching General
Hospital. The episode she’s watching is based on one I saw a few years ago
when Dante is racing to save Lulu from Franco’s trap. Check it out:
Blurb:
When Officer Blake Herro agreed to go
undercover in the Mob, he thought he understood the risks. But he's made
mistakes and now an innocent woman has become their target. He's determined to
protect her at all costs.
The Mob's death threat turns Dr. Dani
Hart's life upside down, but there is one danger she doesn’t anticipate. As
she's dodging bullets, she's falling in love with Blake. With danger all around
them, will she and Blake survive and have a happy ending, or will the Mob make
good on their threat?
Book
Links:
The
Wild Rose Press: http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5801
Amazon
US: http://amzn.com/B00N26EU9G
Amazon
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N26EU9G
Bio:
Chrys Fey is a lover of rock music
just like Dani Hart in 30 Seconds. Whenever she's writing at her desk,
headphones are always emitting the sounds of her musical muses -especially that
of her favorite band, 30 Seconds to Mars, the inspiration behind the title.
30 Seconds is her second eBook with
The Wild Rose Press. Her debut, Hurricane Crimes, is also available on Amazon.
Discover her writing tips on her blog,
and connect with her on Facebook. She loves to get to know her readers!
Author
Links:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/chrysfey
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/ChrysFey
7 comments:
Fun things, Chrys!
Yes, that was fun...except for your fear of driving! (Having been in a few accidents--none serious, thankfully--I can understand.) It must be really difficult to get around, though, especially if you live in an area where mass transit is sparse. And General Hospital...wow, I haven't even thought about that show in years. I was addicted way (way) back in the Luke and Laura days. Fun memories. Best of luck with the new book!
First of all, welcome. It is fun to put 'secrets' into our work. Nicely done. We get to learn about you and your writing at the same time.
@ Liz, I'm glad you found my post fun. :)
@Leah, I'm lucky to have someone willing to drive me around when I need to get somewhere. Before that I did use public transportation but that was a pain! I used to be addicted to General Hospital, too, but I haven't watched it in a couple of years. Thank you for your comment!
@Margo, thanks for the welcome!:)
Fun facts, for sure :) Neat to know you've tucked something personal into each book. But I don't know how you not drive! You definitely are lucky to have someone to transport you.
My heroine in my upcoming re-release in March is an ex-soap star. I originally had her starring in All My Children (my fave!) but my original editor told me I couldn't use a real soap. So I made up a fictional show. It is fun to include these little bits of ourselves in our books. Best of luck with sales!
@Barbara It can be difficult not driving, and trust me when I say that I try to all the time.
@Jannine Creating a soap for a book would be fun! And you can keep that little tidbit about All My Children to share with your readers later. :)
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