What is
your favorite mermaid story or myth?
Growing up in New England, it seems all stories were about
the ocean. I know it is cliché, but I remember sitting on my grandmother’s
porch, looking at the water, and wondering if Marina, the “real” little mermaid
was actually out there. I guess she started it all for me.
What was
the inspiration for your mermaid novella?
I spend a lot of time down in Vero Beach, FL where my sister
lives, and since it is on the Treasure Coast there are plenty of stories about
buried and found treasure. I wanted to mix pirates with mermaids, and while I
didn’t quite do that here, this leads into the next book in my series, The Mark of the Mermaid, which does just
that.
Cast your
characters. If your novella was made into a movie, who would play your main
characters?
Anya would be a Drew Barrymore type, independent and a bit
silly. I could see her tripping in front of Luke and just laughing it off.
Luke, well, I wrote him with the surfer version of Matthew McConaughey in mind.
Focused and fun, at home in the water, and cut!
What was
most challenging thing writing about mermaids?
The challenge was determining how much time to put them on
land. It isn’t easy to offer mermaid human interaction in the middle of the ocean,
so you need a plausible world where they walk on land.
Ursula or
Ariel?
Ariel’s curiosity, but not her “sell my soul” naiveté.
What else
should we know about your novella?
It’s my first! I have plenty more in the works, but I’m busy
reveling in this one right now.
Book & Author Details:
At the Heart of the Deep by Carrie L. Wells
(A Falling in Deep Collection Novella)
Publication date: June 23rd 2015
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
(A Falling in Deep Collection Novella)
Publication date: June 23rd 2015
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Synopsis:
Oceanographer Luke McAllister races to figure out why
the ocean depth is changing off Florida’s Treasure Coast. But before he and his
crew discover what’s transforming the deep, he stumbles upon an even greater
mystery. Leagues below the waves, he swear he sees…a mermaid?
Anya isn’t allowed to get close to humans. But when a golden-haired researcher gets too close to her island, she can’t afford to stay away.
Anya isn’t allowed to get close to humans. But when a golden-haired researcher gets too close to her island, she can’t afford to stay away.
Together, this unlikely pair will seek to discover
what’s causing shifts in ocean floor. While their new alliance is forbidden,
Anya will risk everything to save her beloved ocean. The only problem is, she’s
not sure what’s really luring her in, her love of the sea or the tempest Luke
has stirred in her heart. Either way, Anya knows that the dangers facing the
sea are nothing compared to what will happen to her when her father learns she’s
broken the merfolks’ most sacred law.
Can Anya and Luke discover what lurks at the heart of
the deep before it’s too late?
Purchase:
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/at-the-heart-of-the-deep-carrie-l-wells/1122244466?ean=9780692464311
AUTHOR
BIO:
Carrie L. Wells crosses genres, writing everything from
newspaper editorials and textbooks to paranormal romance novellas. Her first
fiction publication, The Heart of the Deep, will release in June
2015, followed by Playing with Magic in October 2015. A New England
native, she spent her childhood on the beach and inland, fishing and dancing,
before moving to Florida. And while she doesn’t tan, nothing keeps her from a
walk on the beach.
Carrie earned her Master's degree in English with a minor in Psychology from
Hardin-Simmons University and a Bachelor's degree from the University of
Central Florida. With a love of chocolate, books, and her family, Carrie
braves the world and chaos only children can bring. She currently lives in
Florida with her fire-medic hubby and three children. She is an English
instructor at Eastern Florida State College.
Author links:
• Blog: http://www.carrielwells.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carriewellswrites
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/clwellswrites/
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Blitz-wide giveaway (INTL)
- Signed Copy of "At the Heart of the Deep"; Aqua striped storage tote; Mermaid Spoken Here picture; Lei Away Bath Soak; Aqua Sequin zip case; Cloth notebook; Mermaid's Tale nailpolish; Mermaid decal; Starfish barrettes; Mermaid Keychain; Palm tree socks
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