Author Interview-Casi McLean
Note from Mariposa, The original post had to be deleted and re-posted due to formatting problems. Personally I think gremlins are to blame. Special thanks to Casi for her patience with the technical difficulties.
A ghost town submerged beneath Atlanta's famous man-made
Lake Lanier reportedly lures victims to
34 years before she was born.
When the 2012 lawyer tangles with the 1949 hunk, fire and
ice swirl into a stream of sweltering desire.
Bobby Reynolds is smitten the moment the storm-ravaged woman
opens her eyes. Learning the truth about her origins does nothing to stop the
passion from taking root in his heart, and leaves him torn between finding a
way to help Lacey return to 2012 or convincing her stay with him.
The desperation to find her way home dissolves as Lacey
falls in love with a town destined to be erased from the face of the Earth, and
the man who vows to protect it. Will the couple discover the key to a
mysterious portal before time rips them apart? Or will their star-crossed
spirits wander forever through a ghost town buried beneath the lake?
#TimeTravel, #RomanticSuspense
What inspired you to
become a writer?
And
Who are your favorite
romance characters (besides your own?)
Writing has always been a part of me as significant as my
heart and soul. My mother said I was born to write. I dictated stories to her
before I knew the alphabet. Forth grade had me mesmerized with Madeleine
L'Engle's Wrinkle In Time and I fell in love with time travel.
My first publication, The Apron String Captain, was written
at age nine, and during high school, I was an editor of my high school literary
magazine. As a young adult my interests shifted to include romance when Jude
Deveraux's Knight In Shining Armor introduced me to her hero, Nick, and the
Montgomery family captured my heart. I taught creative writing, English, and
drama from many years before my children took center stage.
Tell me what inspired
this story.
A town that time forgot––the eerie lore attached to a rural
area that sleeps beneath Atlanta’s famous man-made lake, Sidney Lanier,
fascinated me. Homes, churches and businesses still linger beneath the surface.
And Looper Speedway, a half-mile dirt track where
bootleggers competed with their souped-up cars, bared its cement stands in a
recent draught. The moonshiners of the 1940’s added built-in suspense, not
to mention the birth of NASCAR.
There’s a Lady of the Lake who haunts the ghost town
too––the lore is creepy. Swimmers get trapped among the deadfall of sheered-off
trees and town remains until they join her in her watery grave. Even expert
divers get tangled beneath the murky surface, hence the lake’s unnerving label:
Lanier never gives up its dead. The inspiration haunted me, begging
for a story to be told.
What a perfect setting for my romantic time-slip suspense
series.
What is one of your
favorite romantic locales?
Without a doubt, water inspires my romantic creativity.
Beaches, waterfalls, remote islands all inspire a trip to paradise. As far as
cities or countries, wherever my mind wanders conjures endless fodder.
Is there anything
else you’d like to share with our readers?
Beneath The Lake's heroine, Lacey Madison Montgomery,
evolved as an unacknowledged descendant of Jude Deveraux's endearing Montgomery
family. I hope the character lives up to her inspiration.
Please take a moment to watch my trailer.
My other books include the award winning Destiny Series,
five novelette with a twist endings, and Wingless Butterfly, a memoir sparked
by discovering a maze of secrets in my past. For more information, please
visit my Amazon Author Page.
Amazon Author Page: Casi McLean
Wild Rose Press Buy Link: TWRP Casi McLean
Website: casimclean.com
Twitter: @casimclean
FB Author Page: Casi McLean-Author
Goodreads: Casi
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