Alex, an author I met on my journey, has a blog tour running right now.
Let's check out the details, shall we?
About the Book:
Siren Song, book three of The Chameleon Effect
Series:
Connell KurÄ“n doesn’t love being a paparazzo…
He’s a member of the most scorned profession in Hollywood, but he’s good at it, and a hard-ass to boot.
He
might also be called an ambulance chaser, though not for the
disreputable reason he chases celebrities. Connell has the ability to
heal, and at the sound of a siren, he is drawn to those in need.
Life is just fine until his pushy paparazzi nature almost gets someone killed.
Rowan
Bren suffers post-traumatic stress and a permanent headache following a
near-death experience at the hands of her mortal enemy. After months,
she still isn’t right, but she won’t be held back from seeking her bond
mate, Con, any longer.
She travels to Los Angeles motivated
to help her friend, Idris, with his brilliant plan to locate their
missing people. But Rowan’s top priority in the City of Angels is to
find Con. She doesn’t know where he lives, but she’s not worried,
because her crystal will lead her straight to him.
When she
trips into his world, she finds a man so different from the person she
expects, she fears he might not be Con at all. That he might be
possessed by an evil force like the one that almost killed her.
Siren Song
is the third novel of the Chameleon Effect series. Young and New Adult
readers who love sci-fi/fantasy, adventure and romance with a paranormal
twist are sure to love Siren Song.
Genre:
YA/new adult paranormal romance. fantasy romance, adventure
Fabulous cover!
Congratulations!
Universal Reader link: https://books2read.com/u/3npyQo
So, what are readers
saying about this book?
☆☆☆☆☆
" - Nilda ", Amazon
☆☆☆☆☆
"" - Tina L, Amazon
☆☆☆☆☆
" - Chef Rose ", Amazon
☆☆☆☆☆
"Great book well worth reading. " - Paul D. Cobbs, Amazon
Wow, intriguing!
Let's chat with
the author for a bit...
Alex, nice to
have you here on Writing in the Modern Age! Glad you could stop by!
Can you tell us a little bit about your life or background? When did your first book come and where can we get it?
My first,
first book was published in 2004—wow, fifteen years ago—but while I wrote a lot
during those fifteen years, I didn’t get serious as a published author until
2018, when I published The Golden Thread, a tie-in novella to my main
series, The Chameleon Effect.
Since then, I
have published the first three books of The Chameleon Effect series, Silken
Scales, Perfect Pitch and Siren Song. I will also be bringing out a
tie-in novel, Steel Strings, December 2019.
Nice!
A lot of readers
love origin stories. What inspired you to start writing?
About the Book:
Siren Song, book three of The Chameleon Effect Series:
Connell KurÄ“n doesn’t love being a paparazzo…
He’s a member of the most scorned profession in Hollywood, but he’s good at it, and a hard-ass to boot.
He might also be called an ambulance chaser, though not for the disreputable reason he chases celebrities. Connell has the ability to heal, and at the sound of a siren, he is drawn to those in need.
Life is just fine until his pushy paparazzi nature almost gets someone killed.
Rowan Bren suffers post-traumatic stress and a permanent headache following a near-death experience at the hands of her mortal enemy. After months, she still isn’t right, but she won’t be held back from seeking her bond mate, Con, any longer.
She travels to Los Angeles motivated to help her friend, Idris, with his brilliant plan to locate their missing people. But Rowan’s top priority in the City of Angels is to find Con. She doesn’t know where he lives, but she’s not worried, because her crystal will lead her straight to him.
When she trips into his world, she finds a man so different from the person she expects, she fears he might not be Con at all. That he might be possessed by an evil force like the one that almost killed her.
Siren Song is the third novel of the Chameleon Effect series. Young and New Adult readers who love sci-fi/fantasy, adventure and romance with a paranormal twist are sure to love Siren Song.
Genre:
YA/new adult paranormal romance. fantasy romance, adventure
Fabulous cover!
Congratulations!
Universal Reader link: https://books2read.com/u/3npyQo
So, what are readers
saying about this book?
☆☆☆☆☆
" - Nilda ", Amazon
☆☆☆☆☆
"" - Tina L, Amazon
☆☆☆☆☆
" - Chef Rose ", Amazon
☆☆☆☆☆
"Great book well worth reading. " - Paul D. Cobbs, Amazon
Wow, intriguing!
Let's chat with
the author for a bit...
Alex, nice to
have you here on Writing in the Modern Age! Glad you could stop by!
Can you tell us a little bit about your life or background? When did your first book come and where can we get it?
My first,
first book was published in 2004—wow, fifteen years ago—but while I wrote a lot
during those fifteen years, I didn’t get serious as a published author until
2018, when I published The Golden Thread, a tie-in novella to my main
series, The Chameleon Effect.
Since then, I
have published the first three books of The Chameleon Effect series, Silken
Scales, Perfect Pitch and Siren Song. I will also be bringing out a
tie-in novel, Steel Strings, December 2019.
Nice!
A lot of readers love origin stories. What inspired you to start writing?
My mom
inspired me to write my first full-length novel. As a kid, I was writing stories
all the time, mostly terrible fairy tales and romances. But one day, my mom
pulled out this book, and she showed me a novel she had written out by hand
before I was born.
Not only did
she impress me, but she inspired me to write my first novel when I was
eighteen. That novel eventually—many years later—became my first published
book, Ice Cracks.
As you might
imagine, my mom was one of my greatest supporters. She loved reading my stories
and was really happy that I shared her love of storytelling.
That's awesome! :)
Let me ask a different
question...
How did you get into writing in
your genre?
How did you get into writing in your genre?
I’ve always been a sucker for a good love story. I can remember as a
child loving Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. I’d sneak out
of bed to read them and other fairy tales. As I grew older, I spent hours at
the library. I read a lot of great romances, like the novels by Mary Stewart
[oldies but goodies, my mother introduced me to these], and a lot of terrible
ones. Reading the full spectrum of the genre taught me a lot about quality and
characterization. I have also loved fantasy and science fiction since a young
age. When I was young, I read works by C.S. Lewis (Yes, he wrote science
fiction too.) and Isaac Asimov and Anne
McCaffrey, to name a few.
Great! I say do whatever makes you happy.
So, what do you feel sets Siren Song apart from other books in the genre?
Hmm...
I’m going to say depth and complexity. I feel that writing well means writing in layers. I remember an analogy from C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia), which I last read when I was probably fourteen! He described the worlds of Narnia as being like an onion, one layered upon another. Writing a good story is a bit like that, too. And theme is what ties all those layers together. Siren Song has three character arcs and its theme is about coming home, as exemplified by Idris’ song title: “Won’t You Come Home to Me?” It’s not so much about coming home to a physical place as an emotional one: find where one belongs amongst others and finding one’s home—one’s happy and contented place—in oneself.
Sounds good. Hey, we could all use a little more of that!
Thanks for visiting us, Alex! Your book looks so compelling!
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Thank you, Alex, for letting us know all about your new adult paranormal romance/fantasy adventure! It sounds riveting! :)
About the Author:
Alex Hayes wrote her first fiction
story when she was twelve. Inspired by her mother’s storytelling, she began
work on her first novel, Ice Cracks, at eighteen.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Creative Writing from San
Francisco State University. In her twenties, she moved from Marin County,
California to Boston, Massachusetts, where she built a career as an IT
professional in database engineering. In 2004, she self-published Ice Cracks,
which became a semi-finalist in the 2005 IPPY Awards.
Alex splits her time between Grand Junction, Colorado and Guanajuato, Mexico.
When she isn’t writing, she’s helping her partner, Lee, renovate a 450 year old
hacienda. She is mother to one beautiful daughter and many wonderful cats.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. In her twenties, she moved from Marin County, California to Boston, Massachusetts, where she built a career as an IT professional in database engineering. In 2004, she self-published Ice Cracks, which became a semi-finalist in the 2005 IPPY Awards.
Alex splits her time between Grand Junction, Colorado and Guanajuato, Mexico. When she isn’t writing, she’s helping her partner, Lee, renovate a 450 year old hacienda. She is mother to one beautiful daughter and many wonderful cats.
Thanks for hosting today, Marie!
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