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Welcome to It's Raining Books. What is the sweetest thing someone has done for you?
- There have been a lot of nice things that people have done for me over the years. One of the sweetest that stands out was when my daughter made a really big deal out of my birthday. She knows that is my favorite “holiday” so she woke up early and made me breakfast and spent the afternoon reminiscing with me.
How would you spend ten thousand bucks?
- The frugal part of me thinks that I would invest the money. The realist in me knows that I would most likely save half of it and take a really nice vacation with the other half. Experiences are things that we can remember forever, material objects come and go.
Where do you get your best ideas?
- My best ideas come when I am least expecting them. Of course, my very best ideas come when I don’t have any paper or a pen to write them down. In all honesty, every morning when I wake up, I meditate for about twenty minutes. Usually right after my meditation ideas start to come to me.
What comes first, the plot or characters?
- For me, the plot almost always comes first. I find I can weave different people in and out of my stories easier than trying to build a story around a character.
What does your main character do that makes him/her special.
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Scarlett is special because she grows so much as
a person in the story. She has a hard time showing her emotions as her mother
died when she was young. Now, her father is gone as well, and she realizes that
she is alone in the world. It is a terrifying feeling, realizing that you are
the adult and the one who has to make all of the hard decision.
I Can Still Hear You is a powerful and deeply moving story which grapples with the universal pain of grief and the loss of a loved one. When Scarlett O’Connor loses her father at the age of 30, she’s forced to face the shambles that her life has become. With no money and no savings, the only thing that waits for her is a cryptic map and a mysterious letter. With nothing left to lose, she embarks on a trip to Maui for her father’s final adventure, to begin a treasure hunt which will force her to look deep inside herself and come to terms with her pain and grief.
Accompanied by her less-than-supportive fiancé, a close childhood friend, and an enigmatic man who was her father’s old acquaintance, Scarlett must decode the mystery and find the hidden treasure. But she knows she must face her fears alone, and calling upon the spirit of her father for guidance, she struggles to reconcile her emotions and uncover the treasure before her time in Maui comes to an end.
Perfect for fans of contemporary and women’s fiction, I Can Still Hear You is a gripping tale which will resonate with anybody who has struggled with the death of someone close. This book is a testament to the fact that even though we may have lost them, our loved ones stay with us no matter what challenges we face.
Read an Excerpt
I gazed up at the ceiling in quiet disbelief, as if I’d see my father looking down on me. Carefully, I removed the map from the box. It was yellowing and old, and the paper was as thin as tissue, so I took care in opening it. The map had some faint lines on it, some solid, some dotted, but no place names, no markings at all to tell what exactly it belonged to.
“Great, Dad,” I muttered aloud. “This is super helpful.”
But the second I said it, as had happened a dozen times in my life when I’d been presented with a puzzle, my father’s voice said, I’m not going to give you all the answers. Where’s the fun in that?
“This is one big party,” I muttered again. I had no idea where to even start. The only thing that made sense was to contact my dad’s friend living in Hawaii.
Hawaii.
He couldn’t possibly mean that he wanted me to go to . . .
No. That was impossible.
I read the letter, again and again. The more I did, the more it seemed as if, yes . . . that’s exactly what my father wanted.
Peering in the box again, I hoped that wad of cash would present itself. Or at least the stopwatch. But neither did. The box was empty.
About the Author:
Through her writing, Nicole hopes to empower her readers and impart valuable lessons about grief, loss, and emotional growth. In her free time, Nicole enjoys traveling, yoga, and spending time with her wonderful daughter in their home of Santa Barbara, California.
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ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very good book.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the interview.
ReplyDeleteThe story sounds quite intense and certainly emotional.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not a light hearted comedy!
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