The Wheel Spins. Chaos is Unleashed.
DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN… 72 HOURS AND COUNTING.
The race is on to stop a madman bent on unleashing the ancient plagues of Egypt against the modern world. Tel-Al-Balamum, Egypt. The dig of an ancient temple is decimated by fiery hail from the heavens. And that’s only the beginning. Buenos Aires. Paris. West Point. The countdown has begun. Only Army Chaplain Jaime Richards, along with rock star Mark Shepard, can stop the catastrophe and save the mysterious Sword 23 from the clutches of a psychopath... if they can find the true mastermind in time.Buy on Kindle / Paperback / Arundel Publishing
About the Authors:
Sharon Linnea is the author of the new mystery These Violent Delights as well as the four Eden thrillers, Chasing Eden, Beyond Eden, Treasure of Ede and the new Plagues of Eden. She has also written award-winning biographies of Raoul Wallenberg and Hawaii’s Princess Kaiulani. She lives outside New York City with her family. Blog / FaceBook / Website Arundel Publishing Facebook Page
B.K. Sherer holds a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Education from Oklahoma State University. A Presbyterian minister, she serves on active duty as a chaplain in the US Army, currently stationed at West Point. The authors first collaborated on a play about the French Underground for their sixth grade talent show in Springfield, Missouri, and have been friends ever since. http://edenthrillers.com
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Interview:
- Tell us about your latest book.
My latest is PLAGUES OF EDEN, the story of a female Army chaplain, Jaime Richards, who has to stop a madman from raining the ten plagues of ancient Egypt on the modern world. It’s also about love and wine.
- Where did the idea for the book come from?
I write with a co-author, B.K. Sherer, who happens to be a female Army chaplain. This particular plot was her idea. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlyvBBGSDN8&feature=youtu.be)
- Who and what inspire you to write?
When I was a kid, I lived in three very immersive fictional worlds—the real life version of books I loved to read. That’s what inspires me to write—wanting to let the reader freefall into a world with characters she or he doesn’t want to leave.
- Each author has his or her own inspiring journey. How did you begin writing?
When I was young, I loved to play “hero” games—pretending I was a secret agent or in the French Underground. I loved the emotions that play generated. That’s the danger, adventure, and elevation I seek to create in the stories I tell.
A more prosaic answer is that I am the daughter of a minister and a teacher, and books and storytelling were currency of the realm in our house.
- What has been the most pleasant surprise about writing? How about an unexpected down side?
I love all the places I get to visit, at least virtually, and the close friends I make who don’t exactly exist in the workaday world. I also love the fraternity with other writers. The downside: I wish our society valued the arts more, and people were willing to try more new writers.
- Do you have any writing rituals?
Usually, I start by removing the cat from the keyboard. Then I put on the music for that particular piece of fiction. Then I start by re-reading the last day’s work, and just keep going.
- Do you write your books in order?
Often, I write the “good parts version,” as they call it in The Princess Bride. Those juicy scenes that every writer lives for. Once those are written, I have to hurry and write the scenes in between so that people will know how they fit together if I’m hit by a bus.
- What is on your writing playlist for this book?
Many of the climactic scenes in this book take place at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, so I often played French music, including the soundtrack to Midnight in Paris. It’s mostly classics from the early twentieth century.
- Any favorite writing snacks?
Coffee. And more coffee.
- What advice would you give writers who aspire to be published?
Finish a full draft before you start serious edits. Allow yourself a horrible first draft. (Anne Lamott uses a different word.) In other words, don’t have a first chapter you’ve rewritten 50 times. Take your craft seriously. But, most important, you’ve got to put your butt in the chair and write. No way around it.
Then, make your book or story the best it can possibly be. And seek personal advice from writers who have been the route you’d like to go. Many of us give workshops on the various routes to publication. And we’re almost always ready to help with advice if you’re serious about what you’re doing.
- Are you working on anything new right now?
Another YA secret agent story, and the sequel to PLAGUES OF EDEN.
- Who is your favorite character in your current book?
That’s a horrible question: kind of like, who’s your favorite child? Jaime, of course, because she’s so interesting and funny and alive. But there’s also the mysterious agent Sword 23. And Mark Shepard, a philanthropist rock star, who’s in love with Jaime.
- What is your favorite book of all time?
If you don’t count the Bible, I’m going with The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart.
- Tell us in one sentence why we should read your book.
How else will you know how to stop a psychopath bent on unleashing plagues of fiery hail, water to blood, darkness and Death of the Firstborn? Or know what to do when both a mysterious secret agent and a rock mega-star are in love with you at the same time? You’ve got to be ready for these eventualities.
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