Greetings fellow adventurers!
Have I got a new adventure for you!
Scarlet Moon by S.D. Grimm. Doesn’t it look amazing? I invited Ms. Grimm to join us today and share about one of the main characters from her debut novel. And she has so graciously offered to giveaway one signed paperback copy! So stay tuned to see how you can win!
Without further ado, please welcome S.D. Grimm.
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Hey! S.D. Grimm here. I am really excited for this guest blog post today. Not only do I get to talk about my novel Scarlet Moon, but I also get to do something really fun, and that is talk about my main character: Jayden Jorah.
A little bit about Jayden’s appearance first.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Medium brown with some red highlights.
Height: 5’ 3”
Distinguishing features: A birthmark that looks just like the moon only it’s blood red.
Now there is more than one main character in the Children of the Blood Moon series (of which Scarlet Moon is the first book), but Jayden’s story really takes the lead in this book for a number of reasons. I wanted a really awesome heroine, but I also wanted someone real. Someone relatable.
Jayden is those things. She has honest fears and doubts, and overcoming them is a big part of her story.
What Jayden likes most about herself: Her ability to spar with daggers and a sword and to throw knives. I’m not going to lie; she’s really good at it.
What she likes least about herself: Her emotional side. She’s an empath, and sometimes feeling all those emotions get in the way. Also, she has a big problem with fear. She fears stepping out of her comfort zone and leaving what she knows.
What she wants to do with her life: Become a wise woman and eventually a doctor.
Jayden’s biggest fear: Moving away from her home and family and the things that she believes define her.
People she’s closest to: Her brothers and her best friend/betrothed Ryan. She’s kind of a tomboy and doesn’t have that many close female friends.
Her deepest secret: Children of the Blood Moon like Jayden have special talents and abilities given to them—they’re all marked by the Blood Moon birthmark. Jayden’s biggest secret is some of her talents. No one knows she can actually feel other people’s emotions and make them her own.
Has she ever been in love? Well, she loves Ryan, her betrothed, but she’s not ready to marry him. Some of it is the fear of leaving her comfort zone—that includes her friendship with him. She’s not sure how much things will change when she moves from friend to wife. And she’s not sure she’s ready.
Here are some fun facts about Jayden.
Favorite color: Green. Specifically the green the sky gets right before a storm.
Myers Briggs Personality Type: ISFJ
Theme song: “Shatter Me” by Lindsey Stirling
Hobbies: Sparring, horseback riding, cooking, and archery.
Favorite animal: Horse. She wears a necklace that used to be her mother’s, and the white, wooden charm is a horse.
I hope you have as much fun getting to know Jayden as I had writing her story!
S. D. Grimm’s first love in writing is young adult speculative fiction. She is represented by Julie Gwinn of the Seymour Agency and her debut novel, Scarlet Moon, is slated to be published in October 2016. When she’s not writing or editing, Sarah enjoys reading (of course!), making clay dragons for her Grimmlies store on Etsy, practicing kickboxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu, training dogs, and doing anything outdoorsy with the family. Her office is anywhere she can curl up with her laptop and at least one large-sized dog.
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And now for the giveaway! Ends THIS Friday (October 21st)! For US residents only.
Scarlet Moon
Destiny can pick someone else.
Evil is slipping through the cracks of its prison, and all Soleden trembles in its wake. Yet some would harness that evil to their own ends, and first among them is Idla, the sorceress queen bent on distorting the world.
Only one can stand in her way: Jayden. Upon realizing her mark as the prophesied Deliverer, Jayden conceals herself from her enemies and her Feravolk countrymen. But after the harm the Feravolk caused to her family, she s loath to rescue the not-so-innocent.
Hiding her mark was never easy, but now that Jayden knows both Queen Idla and the Feravolk are after her, hiding her gift of the Blood Moon will be impossible.
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Fall is in full swing now. All the fall activities are going like clockwork gears or a juggler’s pins. Haven’t decided which analogy fits better. The temps are getting cooler. Finally! Been getting a good routine down so far. We’ll see how long that will last. I’ve already noticed I’ve reached my max for brain functionality and life.
I am so excited and HUMBLED to be part of a team putting together a graphic novel for tweens. I LOVE LOVE LOVE doing this. The past two and half weeks have been spent learning the ropes of new software and a Wacom Cintiq. I am…dying over here. Flat on my face in awe. I can’t believe it.
One does not simply give this award to just any story. No. This jewel can only go to one that demonstrates the great transformation of a character’s life. A character, misguided or otherwise, who rises from the darkest of pits to the glorious heights of victory, displaying integrity and virtue and all that is honorable, even if one’s victory is but celebrated beyond the grave.
Oh. . . Well. . . Nevertheless, you survived and that’s what counts, right? So how DID you find yourself in such predicament? And what is the likelihood we could be in the danger of a zombie outbreak? Were these zombies your typical zombies?
Michele Israel Harper spends her days as a stay-at-home mom and her nights typing away furiously on her laptop. Sleep? Sometimes… A member of the Heartland Christian Writers, American Christian Fiction Writers, as well as the treasurer for the Indiana chapter of ACFW, Michele has her bachelor’s degree in History and can most often be found with her nose in a book when not chasing her two rambunctious boys or cuddling her new baby daughter. Visit her website at www.MicheleIsraelHarper.com to learn more about her.
