Goodreads asked Sandy Wright:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Sandy Wright When I began studying witchcraft seriously, about ten years ago, I decided I wanted to write a paranormal series about a mundane woman who discovered witchcraft unwillingly, and isn't comfortable with the idea that she has "powers."

The setting for the book is Sedona, Arizona, a mystical little town of unworldly red rock formations renowned for housing five separate power vortexes.

The MC in Song of the Ancients, Samantha Danroe, is pulled into the supernatural world kicking and screaming, but she soon discovers that she'd better get her $#@! together fast if she wants to stay alive.

The male MC, Nicholas Orenda, on the other hand, is based very loosely on Severus Snape, the Harry Potter character. I hated that Severus, an extremely adept witch, was off'd so easily by a snake!

So I took the feel of Severus, who is not black or white, but many subtle and twisting shades of grey, and gave him an adult teaching role. He's not very good at it, by the way. He has anger issues, and he doesn't trust Samantha. But they will be a bonded team by the end of the series.

Song of the Ancients is Book One of the Ancient Magic series. Book Two will be in another natural power site, some ancient standing stones in Scotland. My husband and I are traveling there next month to finish my research, and the book will be released in early 2018.

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