What’s the “Nerd Herd”? Find out in @LeaKirkWrites Top Ten List #scifi #romance
Thank you for inviting me, Jessica! It’s a thrill to be here as a guest on your blog today.
As a debut author of sci-fi romance, I felt it would be fun to introduce myself by telling you a little bit about me. So, here are ten things you may not know about Lea Kirk:
I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was very young. I was nine when I acknowledged this dream to my parents by writing them a little story. Complete with pictures drawn in crayon.
When I was six years old, I’d put on the tunic top of my red knit pantsuit and my white go-go boots (don’t judge me, it was 1971for crying out loud) and I’d run through my parents’ house pretending to be Lieutenant Uhura.
#2 is my dad’s fault. He introduced me to Star Trek.
One of the first romances I read was by Bertrice Small when I was fifteen. My mom does not know, nor has she read any of Ms. Small’s books. Let’s keep this as our little secret, shall we?
At sixteen, I decided I wanted to write sci-fi romance, and began writing Prophecy, my debut book. Eventually, I set it aside to write other stories. It came back to me over thirty years later when I was in bed with 102-degree fever.
My muse is a pain in the a** because she forces me to get up and write even when I have a fever.
Lea is my middle name. Kirk is my grandmother’s maiden name. When I was in high school, I told my grandmother I would write under this pseudonym. I will never forget how her face lit up.
Lea is pronounced Lee.
My husband is not a space alien…as far as I know.
Collectively, I refer to my five kids as “The Nerd Herd”.
Thank you for dropping by Jessica’s blog today. It has been fun sharing a bit of myself here. I hope you’ll take a moment to check out Prophecy. I had so much fun writing this story. Watch for its sequel, Salvation, coming the summer of 2016!
PROPHECY
by Lea Kirk
A nightmare of galactic proportions
One normal day turns into horror when Earth is attacked. Now ER nurse Alexandra Bock is imprisoned aboard an alien slave ship with no way out. She deems all aliens untrustworthy, including the handsome blue-skinned Matiran captain who shares her cell.
A betrayal from within
One night of treachery leaves Senior Captain Gryf Helyg a prisoner of his enemies. Because of him, Earth’s indigenous people face extinction and his home world is threatened. But his plans for escape are complicated by his inexplicable draw to the Earth woman imprisoned with him.
A chance to save both their peoples
One ancient prophecy holds the key to free Alexandra and Gryf’s war-ravaged worlds. Can two wounded souls who have lost everything learn to trust and forgive in order to fulfill the prophecy, and find a love that will last for eternity?
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Release day: January 12, 2016
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Prophecy has placed in the following contests:
The Molly
On the Far Side
Dixie Kane
Pages from the Heart
The Rebecca
Lea Kirk loves to transport her readers to other worlds with her romances of science fiction, fantasy, and time travel. Her debut book, Prophecy, is the first sci-fi romance in her three book series. She also has a time-travel romance, a dragon shape shifter romance, and another SFR not related to the Prophecy Series waiting in the wings.
Ms. Kirk lives in Northern California with her wonderful hubby of twenty-five years and their five kids (aka, the nerd herd). She’s also proud of her seven times great grandson. Apparently her stories will serve as the inspiration for James T. to join Star Fleet Academy. She learned this in the 1980’s when James sought out her counsel on where to find a pair of humpback whales.
