Today I'm proud to take part in the AToMR blog tour for a good twitter friend, Kat Bastion. Her book, Forged in Dreams and Magick releases on Sept 23!
Title:
Forged
in Dreams and Magick (Highland Legends, #1)
Author:
Kat
Bastion
Release
date: September
23, 2013
Age
Group: Adult
Genre:
Paranormal
Romance / Time Travel
Book
Description:
Isobel MacInnes
wakes up in present-day California, lunches in medieval Scotland, and by ten
days’ end, falls in love with a man and his country, only to lose them in a
heart-wrenching twist of fate . . .
Found
in the arms of her second soul mate . . .
Forced
to balance the delicate strands of time between two millennia . . .
Shocked
by revelations rewriting the very foundations of history . . . of everything.
Isobel, a
rising-star archaeology student, is dropped into two ancient worlds without
warning . . . or her permission. Her fiery spirit resists the
dependency thrust upon her. Amid frustration at her lack of control, she
helplessly falls in love. Twice.
She struggles to
adjust to the unimaginable demands of two leaders of men—a laird in the
thirteenth-century Highlands and a Pict chieftain in a more ancient Scotland.
Isobel transforms from an academic, hell-bent on obtaining archaeological
recognition, to a woman striving to care for those she loves, and ultimately
. . . into a fearless warrior risking everything to protect them.
Interesting Facts
about Forged in Dreams and Magick
by Kat Bastion
·
The first three chapters and synopsis of an earlier version of Forged in Dreams and Magick was a
finalist in five and winner of two contests for Best Paranormal Romance.
·
Forged in Dreams and
Magick
is in first person because experts
advise new writers against writing in the tricky point of view. And a contest
judge who awarded one win in Best Paranormal Romance said she doubted the story
could be written where readers connect emotionally with two heroes over two
time periods in 100,000 words.
{smiles slowly} My thoughts? Game. On. {laughs} I’m a contrarian who loves challenge.
{smiles slowly} My thoughts? Game. On. {laughs} I’m a contrarian who loves challenge.
·
At the 70% mark of the first draft, writer’s block descended. I
took eight months off to read, relax, and write drafts in a series set to
become a spin-off of Highland Legends.
·
The first scene written after my hiatus (a favorite scene) is
when Skorpius is first introduced. While drafting, I knew an incredible event
happened there, but all my mind literally saw was white mist. I marked a space
for the scene and continued writing. The white mist later became a part of the
world, the scene materializing from its iridescence. The entire passage was
typed in a three-hour afternoon and is 95% intact from original draft. I
vibrated so hard with excitement after finishing, I felt like I’d consumed a
gallon of espresso. What a phenomenal induction back into the story!
·
Once Skorpius’s scene was written, the entire series shifted and
clicked into place as a richer, more complex paranormal world.
·
Brodie Castle in our thirteenth-century story is not the Brodie
Castle in existence today.
·
As I researched a name for Drust’s wife, intuition screamed she
had to be Egyptian, so I searched compelling names from ancient Egyptian
empires. Two hours later—yes I’m that particular about names—I blinked hard in
disbelief, staring at the name Scota. I then immediately immersed myself into
the legend behind why Scotland is so named. {grins}
·
Velloc’s name, Dotan’s, and the few words of their language are
from my imagination, formed by analyzing known Pict names from the Pictish
Chronicle’s list of kings.
·
Other names, including Drust (Drest), Talorcan, and the Pictish
tribal names, are all true Pict names from historical record. However, no Pict
documentation exists from the ancient time depicted in Forged in Dreams and Magick.
·
Skorpius’s appearance (and the angels and their hidden story
line) beautifully ties the Highland Legends Series to my modern-day assassin
series. Two fully drafted, back-shelved novels now have a greater purpose and
will be retooled into a paranormal/urban fantasy spinoff series immediately
following the Highland Legends Series.
(1) eBook copy of Forged in Dreams and Magick=To enter this giveaway just leave your email address, what you love about highlanders and where you'd like the book from-Amazon, Smashwords or BN. Giveaway is open until 11pm October 1st.
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About the Author
Kat Bastion is an award-winning paranormal romance writer, poetic warrior, and eternal optimist who loves getting lost in the beauty of nature.
On a never-ending, wondrous path of self-discovery, Kat throws her characters into incredible situations with the hope that readers join her in learning more about the meaning of life and love.
Her first published work, Utterly Loved, was shared with the world to benefit others. All proceeds from Utterly Loved, and a portion of the proceeds of all her other books, support charities who help those lost in this world.
Kat lives with her husband amid the beautiful Sonoran Desert of Arizona.
Where to find Kat:
