Look who's back... and with a brand new book! Welcome to my blog, Varian. What do you have for us today?
Hi friends and fans of Bey! And thanks, Bey, for inviting me to visit!
I'm excited to be giving away three ebook copies of my latest novel, Hurt Me, which is the third book in my Fault Lines trilogy, and the prequel to Dangerously Happy. Don't worry if you haven't read the other books, this one stands alone just fine, and also works as a launch into Dangerously Happy, should you feel inspired to read more about these guys.
Bey asked me to say a little about what inspired this book, which is the first in four years… at least the first romance book. I've been working on a big YA fantasy series since 2017, but a couple summers ago I fell into ruminations about Dario (one of the main characters of Dangerously Happy), and Xavi (one of the main characters from Bad Things), and their backstory. They have an intense dynamic in the first two Fault Lines books, but their time on-page together is brief, and only hints at their bond and their history.
The seed of this idea really took root in my brain while I was in Shengen “exile” in Andorra for a couple of months while I was between visas (I was living in Spain, and have now landed in Germany). I stayed in a tiny cabin in the mountains during the off-season (most folks go there for winter skiing, and the area's a dead zone the rest of the year) and there was nothing to do but wander the mountain trails, and write. I guess my brain needed a break from the fantasy series… or it just really needed to delve into this history between Dario and Xavi.
And whew, the delve got deep and dark!
In Dangerously Happy, we discover Dario's need to surrender control and even safety, to cope with his demons, and in Bad Things, Xavi makes it clear he's more than up to the job of taking people's control and safety. In Hurt Me, their relationship is a vortex churning around that dynamic. But Hurt Me also turned into a fun, twisty, slightly bloody thriller revolving around a trans kid named Feerz.
And now, it's back to YA fantasy! Or is it? ;)
Sounds fantastic - I can't wait to read it!
