In 2008, Tropical Storm Fay hit Florida. She became the
first storm in recorded history to make landfall in Florida four times! She
released so much rain from her cloudy hands that the road and field across from
my trailer flooded, making it look like I lived in the middle of a lake. I
watched the water rise with growing anticipation. When the water lapped at the
top step, I was afraid it would spill over and leak across my living room.
While I nervously kept an eye on the water, a cat fish
swam up to greet me. He hung out around my front steps for several minutes
before swimming away. I remember hoping he’d find a lake or pond before the
earth swallowed the rain, but it continued to rain for days. I was strained in
my trailer for about a week, writing and suffering from cabin fever.
Tropical Storm Fay (as well as Hurricane Francis)
inspired Hurricane Crimes. She also had another impact on me. Shortly after she
finally decided to leave I came up with the last name for my pen name: Fey.
Although I chose it for its magical meaning, I still believe the storm gave my
muse a nudge in the right direction.
And that cat fish I saw later became the star of Seismic
Crimes.
EXCERPT:
Mosquitoes swarmed inside the car, attracted to the foot
of murky water at the bottom. The hum of their music beat against her eardrums.
She moved to the driver’s door and bent down to peer
through the window. For a moment, she saw Donovan sitting there, his body
hunched over the steering wheel. She nearly lifted her hands to bang on the
window as she had done before, but she heard his voice behind her and knew the
vision wasn’t real. When she blinked, her eyelids swiped the vision away like windshield
wipers. Movement caught her attention. Cupping her hands against the glass, she
saw ripples dance along the water’s surface. She squinted to see better and
vaulted backward when something leapt out of the water, somersaulted in the
air, and landed with a splash. A catfish had made Donovan’s car into a swimming
pool. She couldn’t stop the laughter from bubbling out of her mouth.
Donovan came up beside her. “What’s so funny?”
Beth pointed. “You have a catfish in your car.”
Donovan bent down to have a look for himself. “So I do.”
Title: Seismic Crimes
Author: Chrys Fey
Series: Disaster Crimes
Series (Book Two)
Publisher: The Wild Rose
Press
Format: Digital and Print
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An Internal Affairs Investigator was
murdered and his brother, Donovan Goldwyn, was framed. Now Donovan is desperate
to prove his innocence. And the one person who can do that is the woman who
saved him from a deadly hurricane—Beth Kennedy. From the moment their fates
intertwined, passion consumed him. He wants her in his arms. More, he wants her
by his side in his darkest moments.
Beth Kennedy may not know everything
about Donovan, but she can’t deny what she feels for him. It’s her love for him
that pushes her to do whatever she has to do to help him get justice, including
putting herself in a criminal’s crosshairs.
When a tip reveals the killer's
location, they travel to California, but then an earthquake of catastrophic
proportions separates them. As aftershocks roll the land, Beth and Donovan have
to endure dangerous conditions while trying to find their way back to one
another. Will they reunite and find the killer, or will they lose everything?
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41 comments:
Looks like a great book with some true inspiration. Hugs, Valerie
It does sound good. Thank you both - and drat you both.
You know you should be worried when a catfish swims up to your door!
I had fish all over my yard one year when the river flooded.
Ok..scary to know that you were so close to being flooded out but glad all that happened was meeting Mr. Catfish which inspired your book. Congrats on being showcased here and having your book recognized.
Taken a chance on YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS and bought them. AU$6.71 and $1.31. The prices won't send me to the poor house.
Hi, again Chrys, and hello, Sandra!
The terrible trio of Charley, Frances and Jeanne kept me hunkered down in Central Florida through much of the summer of 2004. As flood waters rose and my lawn turned into a lake, I kicked myself for making a wish that I would someday own waterfront property.
Drawing from her experiences, Chrys is well suited to explore the disaster crimes genre. I wish her success with her book series!
Thank you, dear friend Sandra!
That's the part about hurricanes most people don't know - the flooding they called. Relieved to hear you were only trapped and not flooded.
lol who knew a catfish a knocking at the door could do so much.
This reminds me that I need to purchase supplemental flood insurance.
Right now my back yard and patio look a bit like Chrys' description of her own situation, even though my flooding is caused by excessive rain and hail. Sounds like this would make an excellent story because true life experiences interspersed with mystery makes for an excellent read.
Thank you, Valerie!
Exactly. That's not a good sign.
Yikes! I would've hated that cleanup.
I was worried about being flooded. But that catfish sure did inspire me. Thank you, Birgit!
Thank you so much, Andrew! I hope you enjoy them and you don't regret buying them. :)
Yes, those three hurricanes, especially Frances, inspired Hurricane Crimes.
Thank you so much for the compliment, Shady. I rather enjoy writing about these disasters.
The flooding can get really bad.
Who knew, indeed.
Ha! I'm glad I can remind you. My own heroine later has troubles with that.
Excessive rain can sure bring in the floods. I hope the rain stops soon where you live.
Thank you, Bleubeard and Elizabeth!
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today, Sandra. Your readers are awesome! (I'm still stuck at Walmart.) Haha
Grin.
Every year I pick up fish off the beach that have washed in over the winter and didn't get picked to pieces by the birds. But a hurricane? Yikes!
catfish ???? !!!! ☺☺☺☺
theeze books sound total lee awesum....we will sneek over ta amazon while de food servizz gurlz at werk & chex em out !!
and ona ree lated sorta kinda fresh/sea waterz note: ♫
we iz off line til twooz day sew heerz two a porbeagle shark kinda week oh end ♥♥♥♥
The pressure's on:)
Sounds interesting. The more I read about this book, more it intrigues me.
My pleasure, Shady.
My pleasure.
They are indeed.
Poor fish:(
Enjoy your time away. We'll leave the light on for ya.
It's sad how many fish are impacted by weather.
Thank you,tabbies. Enjoy your weekend!
That's my goal. ;)
Sounds good! I hope they reunite and find the killer! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
Very clever! I went through the big flood here in 2010 and I know that helplessness that comes when Mother Nature bears down on you and there's nothing you can do.
Thanks so much for sharing this, it sounds really intriguing.
Thank you, Magic!
That helplessness does not feel good.
You're welcome, Kindlemom! Thanks for commenting! :)
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