After reading several paranormal
(time travel, ghost) stories, I was inspired to write a short story. I cannot
explain it, but Savvi Jo and Sam’s story began playing like a movie in my mind.
The characters carried me through from the heartbreaking beginning to the
hopeful ending. FEARLESS HEART came to be because my characters gave me a story
to write.
I wasn’t certain how it would
connect to the Masquerade theme, but in an ‘oddly suited’ way, it did. I won’t
give away the story line, but when you read FEARLESS HEART, you will see that
connection. Before I submitted the manuscript to the contest, I questioned
myself repeatedly. I knew I loved the story and characters, but would anyone
else? Was it good enough? I mean, why would anyone want to read my writing?
But, you know what? Authors from around the world and forever throughout time
ask and have asked themselves those very questions. All I could do was put it
out there. And I’m so glad that I did.
Savvi Jo and Sam meet through a tragedy
and will forever be connected to one another because of it. I hope you enjoy
these two as much as I have.
Blurb:
When a young girl faces the most tragic night of her
life, a hero materializes out of nowhere to rescue and watch over her.
But, is he a figment of her imagination conjured to keep her sane or
is he something else…something more?
Excerpt:
My heart
still aches with the loss of my parents and I miss them every single day. But
my thoughts are mostly happy ones now. I decided long ago that one night would
not define me or lock away the good memories. I thrived for sixteen years
because of their love and support. I still feel the love.
Amid the
chaos and the losses I suffered that night, I also received a gift, one that
propped me up in the years following the accident. Even now, it seems as if I
was in a dream. Part nightmare, part something else.
Bathed in a
warm pool of light, he stepped out of the darkness. His voice was calm and
steady. I can still see and hear it all so clearly…
BIO:
Avoiding the trials of living in an ‘empty nest’, Deborah
Solice chose to embark on teaching adventures in the Middle East and most
recently in Russia where she teaches middle schoolers. Deborah writes both
adult romantic suspense and YA/NA speculative fiction. To her credit, Deborah
has two short stories through anthologies on the immediate horizon and has
signed on to write five full-length novels, as well. So, stay tuned!