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Please welcome my first guest Heather Allen!
The Just
Breathe Trilogy tells the story of brother and sister, James and Ever Harding
and their journey into an unknown world where unbelievable things are possible.
Forever Breathing
(Book #3)
Ever Harding has finally found where she belongs, with Jack
in the sea. Just when she thought she could start her new life, a new threat
forms on the horizon. She must make her biggest choice yet. Is she willing to
risk everything to save the love of her life and all she holds dear?
James discovers yet again that his purpose is greater than
anything he could ever imagine. He thought he had it all figured out, but sometimes
things can be very deceiving. Is he willing to stand up for all he believes is
right?
In the final book of the ‘Just Breath’ trilogy, Ever and
James find themselves not against each other but fighting together to preserve
the freedoms of others. Will they be able to defend the right to choose when
the odds are hugely against them?
Forever Breathing Excerpt –
James’ POV
I turn a corner and find myself
greeted by the point of a spear. The shock that I just about swam into this
spear quickly turns to anger. I’m about to hit someone or at the very least
yell at whoever would allow this when my eyes roam over the small, milky, white
hands holding onto the end of the spear. My eyes follow the small arms up to
meet clear, scared, green eyes. She is just about the cutest girl I have ever
seen. I’m taking her in as she speaks to me in a sweet voice and all I can do
is grin.
“Who are you? Why are you here?”
I just stare at her and my upturned mouth goes
completely dry. How this is possible under water, I have no idea but I feel as
if cotton is filling my cheeks.
She repeats her questions with more anger, “What are
you doing in these caves? Who are you?”
I try and clear my throat to find my voice. I must
look like such a prick grinning at her like this but it’s all I can do. She is
so adorable and holding that spear that is almost too big for her. I’m entranced and I can’t pull myself out.
As I speak, I push the point of the spear away from my
face to avoid any mishaps.
Finally my voice cracks as I introduce myself, “Hi, my
name is James.”
“Why are you here?”
I have to be careful with the answer to this one. If
she is a Lior, I could be in big trouble. I look her up and down trying to
decide which side she might be on. Her fin is an array of blues and greens
shimmering with the movement of the water around us. She is wearing a blue
bikini top but it’s partially covered by her long dark, almost black, hair. I
look back up into her face and notice a straight perfect little nose and small
pink lips.
I decide to chance it. She looks like she could be on
either side.
“I’m looking for the Erebus that live here…”
She cuts me off breathlessly, “Why do you want to see
the Erebus? Did Roman send you?”
And the spear swings back into my face, inches away
from my cheek.I push it away with more resistance this time and smirk at her,
“Hey, watch it with that, you could put an eye out.”
She frowns and raises her voice slightly, slowly
enunciating each word, “I asked, why. do. you. want. to. see. the. Erebus?”
I want to just laugh at the feistiness of this girl
but that will probably get me poked with that spear. I’m truthfully not even
sure she could do any damage, she’s so petite.
“I’m not a threat, I can guarantee that. I just want
to talk to whoever is in charge. “
She snidely asks, “What makes you think I’m not in
charge?”
I can’t help it, a small chuckle escapes my lips. The
spear swings back around and sticks a few inches into my arm. I watch, shocked
as blood seeps into the water. I know this is nothing to my body because of my
healing abilities but she doesn’t. I’m about to go off on her when I watch as
the spear falls to the floor and her hand covers her opened mouth. She
obviously didn’t mean to hurt me. Her eyes are so worried. She surprised herself more than me. I decide
to have a little fun. Putting on my best
agonized look, I grab my arm as if in pain. I’m enjoying this way too much.
My Start as an
Indie - Heather Allen
What a wild ride already! I am still such a newbie but
amazed at the support and friends I’ve made in this new world of Indie! I have
met some amazing authors and who would have thought they all self-published. I
wouldn’t have it any other way.
I started this thing, well really not a thing, writing,
about 2 years ago. I concocted a story about a girl with magic powers yada,
yada, yada. I had my husband read the first ten pages (there were only 60) and
he couldn’t understand or get the picture I was trying to portray. I gave up.
Girls and boys, don’t do that, never give up! Shame on me!
A year later I started Just Breathe, a new story swimming
around up there. It seemed to shape up pretty nicely and after a year I had a
full novel. This time I decided to avoid the husband and try for someone more
appropriate for my audience. I grabbed my neighbor’s daughter, a young adult,
and a reader at that. I must have chewed my finger nails to the cuticles,
waiting for her to stroll over day after day. Finally, she came knocking with a
smile on her face. She loved it! I was so happy with just that one little step
in the right direction. And each part has been another step in the right
direction ever since.
I recently released the third book in the trilogy, Forever
Breathing. Let me tell you, it has been quite the journey. The third is of
course my favorite but you have to read Just Breathe and Barely Breathing
first. I have learned so much and
refined my craft in such a short time. I’m very eager to continue on this
adventure, the sky is the limit!
You can find Heather:
Twitter: @kelconcar
Buy Links:
Just Breathe-
