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Please welcome Krystal Wade, author of the Darkness Falls series! She’s here today to share the story behind the story, and an awesome, huge giveaway as part of her Kismet Book Tour.
“There is no pain in this death, only peace, knowing I am going to die with the one I love the most.” – Katriona Wilde
Katriona Wilde has never wondered what it would feel like to have everything she’s ever known and loved ripped away, but she is about to find out.
When she inadvertently leads her sister and best friend through a portal into a world she’s dreamed of for six years, she finds herself faced with more than just the frightening creatures in front of her. Kate’s forced to accept a new truth: her entire life has been a lie, and those closest to her have betrayed her. What’s worse, she has no control over her new future, and it’s full of magic and horrors from which nightmares are made.
Will Kate discover and learn to control who she really is in time to save the ones she loves, or will all be lost?
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The Story Behind the Story
by Krystal Wade
Kate isn’t a new character to me. When I was in third grade, I’d rush home from school every day and write stories about a pre-teen girl who’d have loads of babysitting adventures.
Did I ever finish one of those stories?
No. Cramped hands, lack of patience and paper, and well, a change in my personality led me to do other things . . . like play French Horn and join Drill Team.
I’m off topic.
Okay, so, Kate babysat lots of kids and found a place in almost every “book” I wrote. So, naturally, when the “vision”—a girl in a dense, green forest, reaching out her finger to touch something shimmering—hit me, the best name for that character was Kate.
She’s morphed into a woman, a woman still full of naïve notions and insecurities, relocated from Texas to Virginia, had a change in jobs, and experiences a slew of new adventures, but she’s still the same Kate.
In case you’re wondering, the girl and the forest and her name were the only pieces of information I had when I sat down to write Wilde’s Fire. I didn’t know until eight chapters in that she was going to slip into another world, and I had no idea there’d be an Arland there waiting for her, but the more I wrote, the more things fell into place for Ms. Wilde.
About the author: Krystal Wade can be found in the sluglines outside Washington D.C. every morning, Monday through Friday. With coffee in hand, iPod plugged in, and strangers–who sometimes snore, smell, or have incredibly bad gas–sitting next to her, she zones out and thinks of fantastical worlds for you and me to read. How else can she cope with a fifty mile commute?
Good thing she has her husband and three kids to go home to. They keep her sane.
Many thanks to Krystal for stopping by today! Readers, enter the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win the daily giveaway of Wilde’s Fire ebook (international). All entries go toward the grand prize, a Google Nexus 7 (US/Canada Only)! Also, check out the tour schedule below to follow the tour for more chances to win!
Wilde’s Fire week:
Monday, November 5th – Book and a Latte
Tuesday, November 6th – Paranormal Reads
Wednesday, November 7th – Once Upon A Time
Thursday, November 8th – Urban Fantasy Investigations
Friday, November 9th – A Soul Unsung
Wilde’s Army week:
Monday, November 12th – Good Choice Reading
Tuesday, November 13th – Simply Infatuated
Wednesday, November 14th – Chocolate Coated Reviews
Thursday, November 15th – The Non-Reluctant Reader
Friday, November 16th – A Buckeye Girl Reads
Wilde’s Meadow week:
Monday, November 19th – Book Spark
Tuesday, November 20th – Alexia’s Books and Such
Wednesday, November 21st – Reader Girls Thursday,
November 22nd – The Book Hookup
Friday, November 23rd – Book Faery
Krystal, I am very excited to read your trilogy! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win this giveaway!
Thank you, Lindy! I hope you love reading the trilogy as much as I loved writing it. Good luck with the giveaway!
I love this series. The ending was better than I could have possibly imagined. I can’t wait to see what Krystal Wade comes out with next.
I have read 2/3 books from the Darkness Falls Series and I must say that I am really looking forward to reading Wilde’s Meadow! I doubt I will be disappointed 🙂 I hear I will need to keep a box of tissues handy lol
Good luck with the tour. The books all look amazing.
This is a neat series.
Kate sounds really relatable and I like that she’s growing throught the books.
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Thank you for the giveaway. This series looks great and I am looking forward to reading it.
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Nice post. Thanks for the giveaway.