The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.
Carrie Alexander
Carrie Alexander was certain that once she became a Blaze
author, a glamorous life of luxury and adventure would
soon
follow. Surely there would be fresh flowers delivered
daily. Champagne on ice. Courtiers dancing attendance to
her every whim. Jewels! Furs! Ball gowns! Hot- and cold-
running footmen delivering love letters on silver trays.
Urgent calls from handsome Romeos promising whirlwind
getaways to luxury private resorts in the Caribbean.
Intrigue, scandal, amour....
No such luck.
Reality is a desk piled so high with papers and books,
Carrie can no longer see out the window. Correspondence
does arrive daily--junk mail, bills, book galleys, contest
entries, pizza parlor coupons. There are urgent phone
calls-
-from solicitors. And flowers? Only dead lilacs that need
to be thrown out.
All the same, Carrie's not complaining. Real life has its
rewards, like multiple book contracts and a treasured RITA
nomination. Mainly, though, she simply enjoys writing
books
that bring fantasy to life, even if that means she's too
busy getting her dreams down on paper to answer the
doorbell.
Besides, she's sure that any worthwhile Romeos would head
straight to the balcony.