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Author Insight
An Ocean Away
The dark waters of the ocean off Alaska, where book two of the series Power Rising begins, are a far cry from the turquoise waters off Costa Rica where I am now. When Shannon is suddenly plunged into the frigid waters of the north, she nearly dies. The waters here are warm. But one thing the two seas have in common is the ever-present power--and therefore danger--of the waters. The waters here look much more benign. But they sometimes are not. I learned this during my surf lessons a couple weeks ago, and I was merely in the white water waves, not farther out on the green waves where more experienced surfers go. A friend of mine here cut herself nearly to the bone of her thigh when she took a tumble while surfing, and her friend, only yesterday, took a surf board fin to the face. And these accidents happened on fairly friendly waves. These events make me think of the vastness of the ocean and the wonders--good and bad--within it. And this in turn makes me think of the moment in book one of the series that Shannon realized what a small speck in a vast universe she was. This perspective is helpful on a bad day, no?
Book Excerpt
Power Multiplied
SHANNON KENDRICKS SUDDENLY LOST SIGHT of the green-black waters of the Alaskan Sea. She saw nothing except black emptiness. On her lips she faintly tasted the salty sea, and she smelled a hint of repulsive, metallic blood. Fainter still, she heard the echo of frantic screams.
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