Shadow Eyes Synopsis:
Iris
thought she could ignore the shadows...until they went after everyone she
loved.
Iris
Kohl lives in a world populated by murky shadows that surround, harass, and
entice unsuspecting individuals toward evil. But she is the only one who
can see them. She’s had this ability to see the shadows, as well as
brilliantly glowing light figures, ever since an obscure, tragic incident on
her fourteenth birthday three years earlier.
Although
she’s learned to cope, the view of her world begins to shift upon the arrival
of three mysterious characters. First, a handsome new teacher whose
presence scares away shadows; second, a new friend with an awe-inspiring aura;
and third, a mysterious and alluring new student whom Iris has a hard time
resisting despite already having a boyfriend.
As
the shadows invade and terrorize her own life and family, she must ultimately
revisit the most horrific event of her life in order to learn her true identity
and become the hero she was meant to be.
Author
Bio:
Dusty
Crabtree has been a high school English teacher at Yukon High School in
Oklahoma since 2006, a challenge she thoroughly enjoys. She is also a youth
sponsor at Cherokee Hills Christian Church in Oklahoma City and feels very blessed
with the amazing opportunities she has to develop meaningful relationships with
teens on a daily basis. Her
passion for teens has poured into her writing as well. She is the author of the young adult
urban fantasy, Shadow Eyes, through Musa Publishing, which she wrote in order
to give teens an intriguing and provocative book series that promotes moral
messages. She lives with her
husband, Clayton, in Yukon, Oklahoma, where they often serve their community as
foster parents.
Guest Post:
Many writers say they always knew they wanted to be
a writer. My writing journey was
slightly different. Sure I occasionally
attempted short stories as a child…that I never finished, but since then I
didn’t think about writing fiction until just before starting my young adult
urban fantasy, Shadow Eyes. In truth, I never would have become a
writer if it hadn’t have been for two things: my friend’s suggestion and a
crazy, unique idea that ignited my passion and wouldn’t leave me alone. In fact, the best advice I give to
aspiring authors is to come up with a concept that is so amazing and that you
are so passionate about that you will never get bored with it and never want to
give up.
The idea for Shadow Eyes actually first came to me
as a screenplay for a Christian horror movie, if there ever was such a
genre. The movie would have been
about a cast of intertwined characters going about their lives and making
mistakes with dark, creepy shadows (demons) hovering around them, whispering to
them, and influencing them to do evil things. Only the audience would see the shadows. The characters would be completely
oblivious. I could see it all in
my head, and it was awesome! But I
had no idea how to write a screenplay.
A few years after I’d had that idea, my friend
suggested I should write a novel like the paranormal angel books we’d been
reading and loving. I’d always
loved the concept of angels and demons in stories and immediately thought back
to that screenplay idea. After
realizing 3rd person omniscient was not a great narrator choice for
a novel, I decided on a 1st person narrator, Iris, who had a special
ability to see the shadows, as well as light figures (angels), but nobody else
could.
The more the story developed in my mind, the more
crazy I was about it. All the
mysterious characters, the big mystery about what happened to Iris when she was
14 that first gave her the ability, her making mistakes and discovering who
these characters were and, more importantly, who she was – all of it just fell
into place on an outline out of my crazy, overly-creative, overly-stimulated
mind. Shadow Eyes, my pride and joy, my baby, is the result.
Check
out Dusty’s blog at http://dustycrabtree.wordpress.com/
Find
her on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dusty.crabtree.1
Follow
her on twitter at https://twitter.com/dustycrabtree
Buy
Shadow Eyes at http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=176
(also
available at all major online bookstores)
View
the book trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7UP9A0Fm78
3 comments:
Also, I forgot to mention that you can enter to win a promotional paperback copy of Shadow Eyes on Goodreads through Monday, August 6th! Here is the link: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/28859-shadow-eyes
This book sounds really cool. If I'm being totally honest, I think the cover would have initially turned me off without even reading the description. This is why I love book blogs, to introduce you to new things and help you to not judge a book by it's cover!
-Kate the Book Buff
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I know what you mean about the cover. Glad you've changed your mind though! :D
I've found loads of great books on blogs too. It's awesome. Thanks for stopping by! :)
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