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Lost Isles: Book 1
It’s still up for debate which subgenre of fiction is considered the best. As an author, I have been able to mix my favorite parts of all the genres to create a magical, futuristic, and romanticized world.
Many readers dive into books for the optimal escape. I hope Lafornas becomes a haven for readers to heal; like it was for me. The flaws of each character and the constant whirlwind of submerging into their realities helped me find solace; from the struggles I am currently facing as a twenty eight year old women, in a society that was built to oppress women. As well as battle a medical system that refuses to give women direct answers about their reproductive and mental health. Writing became a way for my world to be written out and expanded on, pulling inspiration from my personal battles, but using fictional characters. The women depicted in Lost Isles are built from a similar system but have been granted magic that hopefully helps them defy the odds.
I write for the women (and men) who need to escape, who have or are currently battling through mental health issues, and for those who want to read about characters that are overcoming the worst obstacles despite being pressured to feel less than. Men are not the enemy in Lafornas, but the system created by their kind to suppress women and push them into perfect boxes has been made prominent.
My favorite quote by Margret Attwood is, “There's nothing in The Handmaid's Tale 'that didn't happen, somewhere”. Fictional Writing especially fantasy doesn’t have to fit into a box, but all the best ideas know where the lines are and the best ways for stepping over them. Most books elements are high fantasy for the escapism, but it doesn’t mean that all their morals and elements are fictional. Most of them actually aren’t. All over the world people battle and struggle everyday, and bringing light to the topics allows for their to be a safe place to share and speak on them. Writing has been my version of putting an idea to my struggles and embracing a different way to share them with others in a similar state of living.
Through the debut novel, readers will follow Arabella in her journey to find herself. Mates are a dime a dozen, but every man she meets seems to elude her ideals of the perfect other half. Whether she’s tripping over her self to get her guy friends attentions, tangling her self up with multiple partners at different times, or flirting with the new mysterious man who enters her life whose begging for her attentions; Arabella must determine what track her foresight is trying to take her down. Battling with her internal depression and lack of enthusiasm for the role she’s been born to play, she must also define who she wants to become with the help of her two best friends.
A singular mission to find multiple missing pieces forces the Lost Isle characters together in many unexpected ways. Each of them carving their own paths, while navigating emerging magical talents, the impending search for their mates, and ascent to ultimate power.
Whether the illusions click or evaded you, I hope you can fall in love with the characters and settings that I have created.
Will you let the Fates decide or have they overstayed their welcome?
Follow along each week, beginning October 1st, for the chapter releases of my debut novel Lost Isles: Book 1. Collector Subscribers will receive a signed limited edition copy of the book on January 1st, 2025.
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