Title- Ensnared
Series- The Dolan Prophecies Series #1.5 (Novella)
By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons
Expected Publication Date- July 27, 2014
Genre- New Adult Dystopian
BLURB
Patrick and Maeve Dolan left the safety of their city on a sultry summer night and never
returned. Ambushed by the Winter Court guards during their search for information on how to
free humanity from faery rule, they are now captives of Winter King Landric, and he has some
questions of his own.
The Winter King is curious about the way the Dolans run their city. In a surprising turn of
events he’s determined to learn all about their 16-year-old son, Eirnin. Despite Landric’s best
efforts at torture, the Dolans won’t give up the information he’s after. Unfortunately, Landric
learns that in order to control Patrick all he has to do is harm Maeve.
Will Patrick give in to his demands? Or will his resistance be the death of them both?
INTERVIEW
Tell us about the cover
and how it came to be.
Allana- The cover of "Uprising" was kind of a happy
accident. Melissa and I had a very specific vision of what we wanted on the
cover, and it seemed photography just wasn't going to capture that vision. So,
we were batting around the idea of a hand-drawn cover, and then my mother (an artist)
asked if we wanted her to draw a sketch of what we'd like it to be... Well,
she's OCD like us, so her sketch turned into a full-blown drawing, and we fell
in love with it. Michelle Warren of IndieBookCovers was kind enough to help us
format it properly and voila, we had our ideal cover for "Uprising".
Melissa- So now, she’ll be doing hand-drawn covers for us for
the duration of the Dolan Propehecies Series because she gets what we are
trying to portray so easily. Nothing else would really fit now. :)
What do you consider the
most important part of a good story?
Allana- Oh boy, that's a hard question... For me, it's strong
characters (I detest whiny peasants), a thick, flowing plot, and how well
written it is. And it ALWAYS shows through when the author actually enjoyed
what they were writing...so, for me, if I can feel the magic, it will really
keep me interested.
Melissa- I loathe this question, only because there are so many
ways great stories can go bad. And on the flipside, so many ways that a craptastic
idea can be made wonderful. In my opinion- well developed characters, a plot
that moves the reader and knowing your way around the English language are
always points that will work in your favor.
Are you a plotter or a
pantser?
Allana- I have to be a plotter. If I don't plot things out,
they never get done. I have a whole folder full of pantser-docs to prove that.
Melissa- I am a plotter. I like to have a plan all the time in
everyday life, so writing is no different for me. I need to know where I’m
going to really be effective.
How long have you been
writing?
Allana- I have been writing lame excuses for short stories
since I was six... All of which have been burned. I started writing
"novels" at about 12 or 13, I think, and none of them have been
finished. Like I said, whole folder full oh pantser-docs.....
Melissa- I have been scribbling things down in journals and
notebooks since I was a kid. I started seriously considering writing as a
career when I left college and started a suspense novel that I still haven’t
completed.
Read anything good
lately?
Allana- Oh yes. I just read Tone
of Betrayal by C.L. Foster and blubbered for days, and I'm currently
reading Quickbane by Chelsea Starling
and I am loving every minute of it. SO good.
Melissa- John Green just recently ripped my heart out of my
chest with The Fault in Our Stars and
I also read Doll Bones, Holly Black’s
newest YA/MG story. They were both fantastic.
What's your next
project?
Melissa- We are currently hard at work on book two of the Dolan
Prophecies Series, Illumination.
That’s due out this winter at some point. And we’re hoping to release a
novella, The Escape, this fall at
some point. This is a prequel to a new series we’ll be working on next, the
Gumshoes & Grifters Series. We’re very excited about it!
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Allana Kephart has been making things up and bending people to her will from a very young
age. She loves animals and reading and spends a large amount of time thinking up ways to
torment her characters. She shares a brain, a love of coffee and the color purple with her alter
ego/best friend/co-author, Melissa Simmons.
Melissa Simmons is an avid reader who married her soul mate and is the proud mother of a
spoiled cat. She spends her days helping promote independent authors and doing what the
voices in her head tell her to. She shares a brain, a love of coffee and the color purple with
her alter ego/best friend/co-author, Allana Kephart.
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