Lacey Goes to Tokyo
by C.H.
Lyn
GENRE: Suspense/Thriller
BLURB:
Lacey Devaine is a
four-year veteran of a spy ring which fronts as an exclusive escort service,
Miss Belle's Travel Guides. Maintaining her cover is Lacey's number one
priority to protect the integrity of the operation she works for.
While on assignment
in Tokyo, a nosy newspaper reporter threatens to blow the lid off a scandal
that will put dozens of innocent lives at risk. To protect her cover, Miss
Belle is called in to act on intelligence Lacey has uncovered.
Can these beautiful,
intelligent, and deadly women complete this assignment in time and emerge
unscathed? Or will this mission be their last?
Excerpt:
The blade I planted in his shoulder
now dangles from his left hand. Fresh blood—my blood—coats the metal. His right
arm hangs, useless, at his side.
He snarls at me with yellow teeth.
He lunges forward again. The blade swings toward me, and I parry with my
machete. The effort sends a burst of pain down my arm and into the left side of
my back.
He swings again, and I step to the
side, leaning my upper body to the right. We dance now. Circling each other. My
left arm will not land a functional blow. Not with blood still dripping down
from my shoulder. His right arm continues to swing. More blood pours from him
than me.
I reach up my right hand and tug
down my handkerchief. I breathe deep, easing the pain in my shoulder and
preparing myself for the next attack. I switch my machete back to the right
hand.
He shouts something. My grasp of the
language is bad—at best—but I know what a cry for help sounds like.
“No one can hear you.” I spit blood
at him, laughing.
Laughing during a fight knocks
people off their guard, especially if blood is leaking from between your teeth
at the same time.
His eyes widen. He says a few words
and his gaze darts around in frantic movements. It lands on me. I catch his
eyes with mine and don’t blink.
“The rest of your friends? They’re
dead.”
Interview with C.H. Lyn
What was the hardest
scene from your book to write?
Lacey’s dream sequences were very difficult to write, both
because of content and style. I originally wrote them the way many dreams are
portrayed in books and movies, as something of a flashback but in dream form.
When I started doing research into PTSD I realized they needed some serious
work. The dreams are meant to give insight into Lacey’s past, but they are also
supposed to show how she is still suffering from her trauma. I wanted to walk a
fine line between showing what happened, and not triggering anyone who has
suffered from abuse.
Why did you choose to
write in your particular field or genre?
I honestly feel like this genre chose me more than me
choosing it. My first series (which isn’t done) is New Adult fiction. It’s a
dystopian fantasy type series. Lacey Goes to Tokyo was my first foray into
thriller/suspense stories.
If you write in more
than one genre, how do you balance them?
So far the balance comes from not having time to work on
everything I want to work on, haha. If I had the time to work on all my works
in progress, I’d have to figure out a way to get myself into the right mindset
for each story. But at the moment, my days are a bit filled with a
1.5-year-old, being pregnant, and trying to keep up with dishes and laundry.
What did you enjoy
most about writing this book?
I love the dynamic Miss Belle has with her girls. I’m very
much the mom of any group of friends I spend time with, and I think Miss Belle
has that quality as well. Getting to work inside the two very different minds
of Lacey and Miss Belle was also really fun. It was hard, and I definitely had
to go through and fix a few places where Lacey sounded a bit too much like her
mentor, or Miss Belle sounded a bit too chill, but it was a fantastic challenge
I look forward to continuing in the next several books.
What book that you
have read has most influenced your life?
I have loved reading since I was a toddler. I would read to
my little sister after she was born, even though my actual grasp of reading at
5 years old wasn’t the best. The first author I really fell for was Tamora
Pierce. She has written several series, set in the same land. They are sort of
medieval fantasy stories and I was obsessed with them. I had each series, have
read them all multiple times, and plan on reading them to my little one as soon
as she is old enough to sit still long enough. Those books took the spark that
was my love for reading, and turned it into a roaring flame.
Tell us a little
about yourself? Perhaps something not many people know?
I’m 100% a California girl at heart. My husband is in the
Air Force, and we are currently stationed in Illinois. We are having a lot of
fun in the Midwest, and it’s where my daughter was born, but I miss the coast.
I love to swim, and there aren’t a lot of natural bodies of water out here that
you’re actually allowed to get into. My hometown has a river running through
it. Some of my favorite summer memories are of picnics and barbeques on the
shoreline, leaping into the water, and tossing my younger siblings in as they
screamed bloody murder.
That being said, I love to travel. I’ve been to Peru, Costa
Rica, and we have plans to head to Ireland next. I’ve traveled most of the
United States, and I look forward to seeing the rest of the world as time goes
on.
Can you tell us
something about your book that is not in the summary?
Lacey’s relationship with Delilah was one of my favorites to
explore. Delilah isn’t mentioned in the summary because there is so much else
going on in the story. But her character moves Lacey. I’m excited to hear what
people think of her as a character.
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
I
was born and raised in a small town in Northern California. Growing up in a
college town meant I experienced a wide variety of people and opinions. I like
to think my stories reflect the vast differences in the people I've met. I love to travel. I want to explore the world
around me while writing about the worlds in my mind.
I
grew up with a steady diet of wonderful stories set in amazing worlds. I've
read almost every series Tamora Pierce has written, and I am a crazy fan of the
Hunger Games series. My nerdiness also encompasses the Harry Potter series,
LOTR, and (to an extent) the worlds of superheros. Though, my husband is really
head of DC knowledge in the household. He is also the most amazing source of
support I could hope for.
I'm
26 now. My daughter just turned one. She is already so smart, curious, and
beautiful. I want the female characters in my writing to be inspiring, not just
for her, but for all the little girls who grow up reading.
Author
Links:
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~ Tirgearr Publishing
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2 comments:
When did you know that you wanted to be a writer?
Thank you so much for having me!! I'm honored to get a spot on your blog.
Bernie, I've wanted to be a writer since I first put pen on paper with the purpose of writing a story, so since I was maybe 8? At 16, I really starting thinking being a writer could be my calling. That's when I really started working on different projects.
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