Guest author post!
Hey, guys!
Dusty Crabtree is stopping by to say 'hi' to everyone. She's the author of Shadow Eyes. I haven't read it yet, but it sounds like a book to put on the TBR list!! Hope you enjoy her post about her inspiration for Shadow Eyes and her favorite teasers. So much fun! And thanks, Dusty for coming to say hi to us all. All of her contact information is at the bottom of the post.
Later this week, I'll be posting a little something for you all surrounding my contemporary romance! Cover teasers anyone? Woohoo!!
And here is Dusty to speak with us about Shadow Eyes! Yay!! Hope you enjoy... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks for having me, Karice, and for letting me share my YA urban fantasy, Shadow Eyes with your readers!
One thing people often ask authors is, “Where did you come up with the idea for your book?” The idea for Shadow Eyes actually first came to me as a screenplay for a Christian horror movie. I know. That’s not really a genre. But it should be. Anyway, the movie would have been about a cast of intertwined characters going about their lives and making mistakes with dark, creepy shadows (demons) hovering around them, whispering to them, and influencing them to do evil things. Only the audience would see the shadows though.
A few years after I’d had that idea, my friend suggested I should write a paranormal novel about angels. I’d always loved the concept of angels and demons in stories and immediately thought back to that screenplay idea. After a lot of thought on how to make the story work for a novel, I decided on a 17-year-old narrator, Iris, who had a special ability to see the shadows, as well as light figures (angels), but nobody else could.
Shadow Eyes Synopsis:
Iris Kohl lives in a world populated by murky shadows that surround, harass, and entice unsuspecting individuals toward evil. But she is the only one who can see them. She’s had this ability to see the shadows, as well as brilliantly glowing light figures, ever since an obscure, tragic incident on her fourteenth birthday three years earlier.
Although she’s learned to cope, the view of her world begins to shift upon the arrival of three mysterious characters. First, a handsome new teacher whose presence scares away shadows; second, a new friend with an awe-inspiring aura; and third, a mysterious and alluring new student whom Iris has a hard time resisting despite already having a boyfriend.
As the shadows invade and terrorize her own life and family, she must ultimately revisit the most horrific event of her life in order to learn her true identity and become the hero she was meant to be.
To give you a little taste of Shadow Eyes, here are my top 5 favorite quotes, free of spoilers.
5. “…the second shadow tilted its head back and opened the dark abyss of its mouth. What came out was the most horrible noise I had ever heard. It sounded like the echoing cackle of a demon drowning in a deep well. As piercing as nails on a chalkboard yet as murky and surreal as a nightmare.”
4. It was as if his green eyes were my kryptonite, making all my defensive powers of wit and sarcasm useless. I was exposed and vulnerable. But for some reason, with Patrick…I liked it.
3. “Well, yeah. Since you have a boyfriend, nothing I say or do to you is meant to have any deeper meaning than harmless flirting.” He softened his voice as he leaned in closer to me and began tracing his finger from my hand up my arm to my shoulder. “Now, if you didn’t have a boyfriend…well, let’s just say, you could read as deeply into my actions as you wanted to.”
2. Suddenly, a gush of black water poured from the back seat over my shoulder and into my lap. I barely had time to let out a quick gasp of surprise before it began circling rapidly around my body in a thick spiral, tightening its grip as it climbed up to my face. Within seconds I was smothered, consumed, oppressed, and overcome.
1. I closed my eyes tightly and slowly put my hand to my forehead. I didn’t have to be completely lucid to recognize that our wreck of a situation had just escalated from a mild concussion to being thrown through the windshield of the car.
Check out Dusty’s blog at http://dustycrabtree.wordpress.com/ Find her on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dusty.crabtree.1 Follow her on twitter at twitter.com/dustycrabtree Buy Shadow Eyes at http://musapublishing.com/index.php (also available at all major online bookstores) View the book trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UP9A0Fm78
Dusty Crabtree is stopping by to say 'hi' to everyone. She's the author of Shadow Eyes. I haven't read it yet, but it sounds like a book to put on the TBR list!! Hope you enjoy her post about her inspiration for Shadow Eyes and her favorite teasers. So much fun! And thanks, Dusty for coming to say hi to us all. All of her contact information is at the bottom of the post.
Later this week, I'll be posting a little something for you all surrounding my contemporary romance! Cover teasers anyone? Woohoo!!
And here is Dusty to speak with us about Shadow Eyes! Yay!! Hope you enjoy... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks for having me, Karice, and for letting me share my YA urban fantasy, Shadow Eyes with your readers!
One thing people often ask authors is, “Where did you come up with the idea for your book?” The idea for Shadow Eyes actually first came to me as a screenplay for a Christian horror movie. I know. That’s not really a genre. But it should be. Anyway, the movie would have been about a cast of intertwined characters going about their lives and making mistakes with dark, creepy shadows (demons) hovering around them, whispering to them, and influencing them to do evil things. Only the audience would see the shadows though.
A few years after I’d had that idea, my friend suggested I should write a paranormal novel about angels. I’d always loved the concept of angels and demons in stories and immediately thought back to that screenplay idea. After a lot of thought on how to make the story work for a novel, I decided on a 17-year-old narrator, Iris, who had a special ability to see the shadows, as well as light figures (angels), but nobody else could.
Shadow Eyes Synopsis:
Iris Kohl lives in a world populated by murky shadows that surround, harass, and entice unsuspecting individuals toward evil. But she is the only one who can see them. She’s had this ability to see the shadows, as well as brilliantly glowing light figures, ever since an obscure, tragic incident on her fourteenth birthday three years earlier.
Although she’s learned to cope, the view of her world begins to shift upon the arrival of three mysterious characters. First, a handsome new teacher whose presence scares away shadows; second, a new friend with an awe-inspiring aura; and third, a mysterious and alluring new student whom Iris has a hard time resisting despite already having a boyfriend.
As the shadows invade and terrorize her own life and family, she must ultimately revisit the most horrific event of her life in order to learn her true identity and become the hero she was meant to be.
To give you a little taste of Shadow Eyes, here are my top 5 favorite quotes, free of spoilers.
5. “…the second shadow tilted its head back and opened the dark abyss of its mouth. What came out was the most horrible noise I had ever heard. It sounded like the echoing cackle of a demon drowning in a deep well. As piercing as nails on a chalkboard yet as murky and surreal as a nightmare.”
4. It was as if his green eyes were my kryptonite, making all my defensive powers of wit and sarcasm useless. I was exposed and vulnerable. But for some reason, with Patrick…I liked it.
3. “Well, yeah. Since you have a boyfriend, nothing I say or do to you is meant to have any deeper meaning than harmless flirting.” He softened his voice as he leaned in closer to me and began tracing his finger from my hand up my arm to my shoulder. “Now, if you didn’t have a boyfriend…well, let’s just say, you could read as deeply into my actions as you wanted to.”
2. Suddenly, a gush of black water poured from the back seat over my shoulder and into my lap. I barely had time to let out a quick gasp of surprise before it began circling rapidly around my body in a thick spiral, tightening its grip as it climbed up to my face. Within seconds I was smothered, consumed, oppressed, and overcome.
1. I closed my eyes tightly and slowly put my hand to my forehead. I didn’t have to be completely lucid to recognize that our wreck of a situation had just escalated from a mild concussion to being thrown through the windshield of the car.
Check out Dusty’s blog at http://dustycrabtree.wordpress.com/ Find her on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dusty.crabtree.1 Follow her on twitter at twitter.com/dustycrabtree Buy Shadow Eyes at http://musapublishing.com/index.php (also available at all major online bookstores) View the book trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UP9A0Fm78
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Jun 27, 2013 10:26PM
When she mention a Christian horror film, I was interested. It reminds me of my childhood.
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