Q: This book is so different, did you enjoy writing this as much as your other books?
A: Yes. No. I had a serious love/hate relationship with this book. 9 months in the making, every time I thought I had it...that it was perfect and ready to go...I would do a 'final' read through and wonder who wrote that crap. I rewrote nearly every part of it four or five times, changed major plot points and then confused myself, and honestly considered scrapping it completely. More than once. I don't know what changed during this final final final final read through, but I had that moment of needing to see it through someone else's eyes. I reached out to my betas who were understandably skeptical. I'd been threatening them with a book for all of 2018, was I really going to send it? I did and I thought about huddling under the blankets, sure that they would hate it because I'm not even sure what I wrote. Did I fill in the holes? What plot did I scrap and what replaced it? Who are these guys again? I must have gotten it right because they loved it and after some more tweaks and polish and editing, I love it too.
BOOK NAME: Rebuilding Hope
SERIES NAME: A Kindred Story, Book #1
PUBLISHER: Jessie G Books, Inc.
PAGE/WORD COUNT: 200 pages, 64K words
CATEGORIES: Gay, Contemporary, Shifter
COVER MODELS: TankJoey & Connor Jay
PHOTOGRAPHER: CJC Photography
COVER ARTIST: Andrew Reyna
Alpha Crowley Lomond, Zenith of the Americas, isn’t exactly happy with his ascension. Leading isn’t the problem, it’s acting like he’s somehow better than every other shifter that chafes. But while living and working beside them may seem noble, Crowley is more than just an alpha. As Zenith, he’s their example, their teacher and guide, and the one they will turn to when their way of life is threatened.
Meeting changes them in ways they never could have predicted and unveils a web of deceit that began long before they were born. Together, they will have to unravel the lies and reconcile the consequences if they are to protect the shifter way of life. Along the way, Crowley will become the Zenith his Kindred was born to love and their enemies will learn that there's nothing more dangerous than fated mates.
To me, this first book begins the story and although you have the romance between Holden and Crowley, it is the back story, which will hold you gripped at the twists and turns. Although I will admit, some scenes with Holden and Crowley get rather hot......
Holden, I loved as soon as I met him, he is someone who has the better than average brain, but is so often ignored or belittled by other people, and usually he just takes everything thrown at him, until he decides to make a stand for what he believes in.
In doing this, he has a really long drive ahead, and he stops to eat and meets someone who has him literally drooling. Holden and Crowley spend a night together, expecting that to be the end..... but fate has other ideas for them both.
After their night together, they part ways but it is soon apparent that there seems to be something happening inside both of them, but neither seems to have any idea what. Crowley speaks to his grandparents about what is happening and is shocked by what he finds out.
Holden is really suffering deep inside, and he has no idea what is happening, but strangely when he meets Crowley again, everything seems to calm - what is it about Crowley that has this effect over Holden?
As Holden and Crowley spend more time together, they begin to realise that there is a bond between them, and the more time they spend together they then begin to uncover a web of lies, which has affected both of their lives. Working together they can begin to work through all the lies they have both been told, but will this come at a price to them?
This is the first book in a series of up to five books (I think I have that right), and I must say I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the series - the back story has me hooked, and I am desperate to know what happens next!!
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I am a firm believer in marriage equality, love at first sight, power dynamics, and happily ever after. I'm a lover of strong secondary characters and series filled with families—biological or chosen. All are themes you'll find throughout my books.
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