Synopsis
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Adelle
is back!
After
a year of recovery from her ill-fated romance with Theo (see
Moria’s Time), and
thinking about her future, Adelle returns to London, still intent on
marrying a duke … with a carefully thought out plan.
First,
she needs a companion to help her, and hires Lady Deanna. Together,
they take London’s social elite by storm with the dramatic
introduction of Adelle’s alter ego, ‘Lady Mysterious’. At
first it seems Lord Grenfell, and then Lord Hastings, may take the
bait, but then, being ‘Lady Mysterious’ proves to be too
dangerous. Realizing the price she’d pay if caught and exposed,
she abandons her plan.
Instead,
she enlists the aid of her Uncle Sinjin, the Duke of Devonwood, to
open doors for her. At Lord Pearson’s ball, the host shuns her, but
his son, Walter, finds the American farmer’s daughter entrancing.
Theo,
conscripted into the Royal Navy and exiled to Australia, returns to
London. Convinced the Grayson family caused his being inducted into
the navy, and now a destitute and desperate deserter, he plans his
revenge on the Duke of Devonwood and his brother, Adelle’s father.
After
jumping ship in Istanbul, the formerly pompous youth, now transformed
into a dangerous, hardened man, cons his way home, and stalks the
family while learning to use a gun. Adding burglar and murderer to
his resume, he realizes the error of his ways and flees. The family
hopes he’s gone for good.
After
a double wedding with Moria and Simon, Walter and Adelle, with the
support of their families, devote their lives to children—their
own, and many London orphans.
Along
the way, Adelle learns about love: the love of her family, of Walter,
and of many other people in her life. It changes her in ways she
could never have imagined.
“… now
there doth remain faith, hope, love – these three;
and the greatest of these is love.”
and the greatest of these is love.”
What
inspired you to write your first book?A
need to write SOMETHING! I’d done a short story, but it wasn’t
enough – I needed MORE!
How
do you come up with the title?I
struggled with titles … I tried all sorts of possibilities. The
end result is that each book of my series is ‘(name)’s Time. ‘
In this case, ‘Time’ isn’t linear. The main characters appear
as lesser characters in the other books.
How
much of the book is realistic?There’s
some paranormal, including the time travel, but the series is not a
fantasy, it’s as realistic as I can make it.
Are
experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own
life?With
a series, there’s usually ‘a cast of thousands,’ or at least ‘a
cast of hundreds,’ which makes it difficult to pattern every
character after someone you know. While many of the characters have
traits of people I know, there are some that are unique individuals.
In some cases, it’s about what I wish my life had been like when I
was younger.
What
books have most influenced your writing?Books
by Bertrice Small have most influenced my writing, along with books
by Victoria Holt, Lynn Kurland, (early) Karen Marie Moning, Jean
Auel, and others.
What
book are you reading now?I’ve
got several in the works right now – Stephen King’s ‘On
Writing,’ and the last in a series by Karen Marie Moning, come to
mind. Several books are by my favorites, while some are by new
friends (social media) and others.
What
are your current projects?My
TIME Series. Two of the books are published (‘Janelle’s Time’
and ‘Moria’s Time,’ the third, ‘Adelle’s Time,’ will be
released soon, and the remaining two. ‘Logan’s Time, and
‘Clairssa’s Time,’ will probably be out in 2015.
Do
you see writing as a career?Absolutely
… and I should have done it years ago‼ I’m happiest when I’m
writing – the creativity, the challenge ….
Do
you recall how your interest in writing originated? Can you share a
little of your current work with us?I
can’t remember not wanting to write … it probably originated in
my love of reading, which started very young.
Anyone can go to my website and read a chapter from each of my 5 books – including those not yet published – http://DaynaLCheser.com See the ‘Chapters’ tab, and, for more info, see the ‘TIME Series’ tab. I’m also running a series of blog posts containing excerpts and other material about the soon-to-be released ‘Adelle’s Time.’
Anyone can go to my website and read a chapter from each of my 5 books – including those not yet published – http://DaynaLCheser.com See the ‘Chapters’ tab, and, for more info, see the ‘TIME Series’ tab. I’m also running a series of blog posts containing excerpts and other material about the soon-to-be released ‘Adelle’s Time.’
Is
there anything you find particularlly challenging in your
writing?About
writing? Not really. My editor is an excellent teacher – and the
combination means my writing skills are increasing with everything I
write. What I find challenging isn’t the writing at all, but the
marketing that we indie writers must do. I’m a hearing impaired
introvert – a double-whammy situation that makes marketing very
difficult.
What
were the challenges (research, psychological, logistical) in bringing
your book to life?In
‘Moria’s Time,’ I incorporated several real-life historical
characters. One, Elizabeth Blackwell, became Moria’s mentor.
Another, Frederick Douglass, was a hero to Moria’s brother. A
third, Florence Nightingale, was destined to influence Moria’s life
from many years before they met. The fourth and fifth were Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert. Incorporating real-life historical
characters into your fiction, and having them interact in the lives
of your characters, is a real challenge, even in the 1800s. I needed
four of these characters in London at the same time, for different
events – and, miracuously, it happened – I had a 6-week window in
which to accomplish these events. Amazing!
A
non-writing question:
Have you ever been in trouble with the police?
Have you ever been in trouble with the police?
No,
never. I rode in 4 police cars one night when there was a break-in
at work - my boss was out of town. I had to go secure the place but
had no car (husband was out of town with ours), so I was shuttled by
the police. Interesting.
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BIO
– Dayna Leigh Cheser 5/5/2014
Dayna
Leigh Cheser hails from a family of writers; her mother, a
non-fiction writer, and her brothers, a newspaperman, and a
copywriter.
In
school, she often wrote short stories to entertain her classmates,
and the occasional teacher who intercepted one. This influenced one
English teacher to modify her curriculum to include short story
writing.
Term
papers prepared Ms. Cheser for the rigors of being an author – the
research and writing creativity necessary for a paper gave her a good
basis for a writing career upon which to build. She’s found that
researching historical facts and people to weave into her stories is
an exciting and important part of the process.
While
she has many passions, her first love has always been books, which
evolved into writing. Much of her young life was spent in the town
library, and her parents despaired her being an
under-the-covers-at-night-with-a-flashlight reader.
A
casual writer since childhood, it wasn’t until 2002 that she was
driven to finally write a book. On a ‘graveyard shift’ shift for
eighteen months, she had the time to write for several hours every
night. The result was her first book. Today, with three books
published and two more in the series due out soon, she’s busy all
the time.
Her
life before her retirement didn’t allow the time required to be a
professional writer. Since retiring, however, she’s loved the time
she now has to write to her heart’s content.
Readers
enjoy Ms. Cheser’s books because they are great stories, with by
well-developed characters. Not a ‘formula writer’, when she
writes, the story is free to progress as it will, then she works with
it until it becomes a reality.
Author
Links –
Website/Blog
– http://DaynaLCheser.com
Pinterest
- http://www.pinterest.com/daynaleighc/
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