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Goodreads asked Amanda Ryan:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Amanda Ryan For those familiar with the series I'm about to name, you're going to "get it" right away...

I'm a HUGE Assassin's Creed fan. Like, "...ok, coworkers, I'll be taking off the following days b/c the new game comes out and I have to play the whole thing so...KTHXBAI" fan. I made a costume (poorly) and everything. The AC franchise nailed a perfect blend of fantasy and history, and a KILLER (literally) dash of butt-kicking. I am one of the most passive people you will ever meet, but if you happen to overhear me playing AC, you'll hear me cackling like a madwoman as I stealth-assassinate people.

Keeper was born from my daydreaming about Assassin's Creed-like characters set in my fantasy world of Aren. I'm a huge nerd for character development, and Ilyas's and Amalia's story began to fall into place only once I had them fully fleshed out as individual people. It became a game of "let's see how these two will react when I put them in THIS situation!"

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