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E.J. Frost
There's an event that happened to me about 15 years ago that I've worked into the plot of several books, but continues to haunt me and maybe it needs to be its own story so I finally exorcise the demon.
When my daughter (who is now grown and off at university) was a toddler, I used to take her walking every day on the moors near our house. I'm not a particularly great walker and her little legs were just about my speed. There are a lot of windy cow-paths that make good walking trails and the scenery of the moors is hard to beat: heather-covered hills, sparkling streams, and copses of fragrant evergreen. British weather being what it is, there are often bursts of sunlight mingling with the downpours, and we'd frequently see rainbows, which were my daughter's favorite thing.
One day, I took her down a new path about a half-mile from our house. We walked through a farmer's field, past a group of cows who were bunched up at the top of the field (which is a little unusual because cows tend to spread out as they graze). Ahead of us was a stand of trees, bathed by shafts of sunlight. Standing on the path, in the shadow of the trees, was a man. As we walked toward him, I realised I couldn't see his face. He was all in shadow, even though sunlight was glittering on the path all around him. He wasn't moving. He seemed to suck down all light.
I felt colder than I've ever felt, even walking home during snowstorms in New England. My daughter, who has never been afraid of strangers, began crying. I grabbed her, turned around, and ran the half-mile back to our house, with her crying the entire time. I have no idea where I got the strength to run, carrying her like that, because even at 3 years old, she was a big, strong kid. I don't know if she was crying because she felt the same thing I did or because she sensed my fear - she was much too young to articulate her upset. But I do know I've never walked through that field and down that path in all the years since.
What was waiting for us on the path that day? Just another walker who happened to be standing in a shadow and was very surprised by the crazy lady running away from him with her screaming kid? Or something else?
When my daughter (who is now grown and off at university) was a toddler, I used to take her walking every day on the moors near our house. I'm not a particularly great walker and her little legs were just about my speed. There are a lot of windy cow-paths that make good walking trails and the scenery of the moors is hard to beat: heather-covered hills, sparkling streams, and copses of fragrant evergreen. British weather being what it is, there are often bursts of sunlight mingling with the downpours, and we'd frequently see rainbows, which were my daughter's favorite thing.
One day, I took her down a new path about a half-mile from our house. We walked through a farmer's field, past a group of cows who were bunched up at the top of the field (which is a little unusual because cows tend to spread out as they graze). Ahead of us was a stand of trees, bathed by shafts of sunlight. Standing on the path, in the shadow of the trees, was a man. As we walked toward him, I realised I couldn't see his face. He was all in shadow, even though sunlight was glittering on the path all around him. He wasn't moving. He seemed to suck down all light.
I felt colder than I've ever felt, even walking home during snowstorms in New England. My daughter, who has never been afraid of strangers, began crying. I grabbed her, turned around, and ran the half-mile back to our house, with her crying the entire time. I have no idea where I got the strength to run, carrying her like that, because even at 3 years old, she was a big, strong kid. I don't know if she was crying because she felt the same thing I did or because she sensed my fear - she was much too young to articulate her upset. But I do know I've never walked through that field and down that path in all the years since.
What was waiting for us on the path that day? Just another walker who happened to be standing in a shadow and was very surprised by the crazy lady running away from him with her screaming kid? Or something else?
E.J. Frost
Hi, Lynn,
Not a bad question at all! I numbered the books that way so that readers who only want to read Emily and Logan's story will know which books to read (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, etc.).
The off-shoot stories (Mac and Brenna, Max and Cynnie, and maybe a book of short stories from the Blunts subs) have different titles (Missing Ink, Max's Bumble, Blunt Tails, etc.) and aren't numbered as part of the main sequence, so that if readers aren't interested in the other couples' stories, they aren't diverted into them. :D
I hope that makes sense!
EJ
Not a bad question at all! I numbered the books that way so that readers who only want to read Emily and Logan's story will know which books to read (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, etc.).
The off-shoot stories (Mac and Brenna, Max and Cynnie, and maybe a book of short stories from the Blunts subs) have different titles (Missing Ink, Max's Bumble, Blunt Tails, etc.) and aren't numbered as part of the main sequence, so that if readers aren't interested in the other couples' stories, they aren't diverted into them. :D
I hope that makes sense!
EJ
E.J. Frost
Hi, Lynn,
I'm so sorry, I must have missed the notification for your questions!
I'm so happy you loved the Daddy PI series. I'm shooting for a late November/early December release date for the next book in the series, Max's Bumble, and a spring release for Emily and Logan's next book (3.0).
Thank you so much for asking!
EJ
I'm so sorry, I must have missed the notification for your questions!
I'm so happy you loved the Daddy PI series. I'm shooting for a late November/early December release date for the next book in the series, Max's Bumble, and a spring release for Emily and Logan's next book (3.0).
Thank you so much for asking!
EJ
E.J. Frost
Hey, Eli!
Unless you're into daddykink, probably not. (If you are, great! Hope you love it!!) Daddykink (where there's a power exchange between the heroine and the hero and she calls him "daddy") can be a little off-putting if you don't know what you're getting into.
If you're a new-to-me reader, I'd suggest Snowburn instead which is an adventure story with a big side-helping of kinky romance. Readers from all ends of the spectrum (scifi, action-adventure, mystery, romance) seem to like Snowburn and it's free to read in Kindle Unlimited, if you have that.
Yours, EJ
Unless you're into daddykink, probably not. (If you are, great! Hope you love it!!) Daddykink (where there's a power exchange between the heroine and the hero and she calls him "daddy") can be a little off-putting if you don't know what you're getting into.
If you're a new-to-me reader, I'd suggest Snowburn instead which is an adventure story with a big side-helping of kinky romance. Readers from all ends of the spectrum (scifi, action-adventure, mystery, romance) seem to like Snowburn and it's free to read in Kindle Unlimited, if you have that.
Yours, EJ
E.J. Frost
It's more an autumn reading list now, but soooo many books I'm looking forward to:
Tamed, by Alison Aimes
I Am Eve, by Nicolina Martin
Teacher's Toy, by Vivian Murdoch (her debut!)
The Gifted Affinities series, by Kessily Lewel
The Dad Bod Doms series by Golden Angel, Raisa Greywood, Maren Smith, and Shane Starrett (I know this series is going to be hilarious)
Sicko, by Amo Jones
The Rebels of Sterling Prep series, by Caitlyn Dare (I'm waiting until the series is complete before binging, but it's killing me!)
Anarchy at Prescott High, by C.M. Stunich
The Saint View High series, by Elle Thorpe
Tamed, by Alison Aimes
I Am Eve, by Nicolina Martin
Teacher's Toy, by Vivian Murdoch (her debut!)
The Gifted Affinities series, by Kessily Lewel
The Dad Bod Doms series by Golden Angel, Raisa Greywood, Maren Smith, and Shane Starrett (I know this series is going to be hilarious)
Sicko, by Amo Jones
The Rebels of Sterling Prep series, by Caitlyn Dare (I'm waiting until the series is complete before binging, but it's killing me!)
Anarchy at Prescott High, by C.M. Stunich
The Saint View High series, by Elle Thorpe
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