When I started writing "Henry and
Gracie" back in 2014, I never really expected to stick with it. At the
time I was writing/editing Fissure and was deep in the world of teenagers with
abilities. "Henry and Gracie" was originally about a woman about to
turn 40 which is definitely something really different from a magical sixteen
year old Time Bender.
By the time that I started
editing Henry and Gracie, I wondered if I should make Gracie a twenty something
instead. At the time it seemed everyone I knew was writing New Adult books, and
I thought about Gracie being a young gal, and how would she be making her way
around London, the possibility excited me beyond reason. However, even though I
managed to edit around 20k words of the story, it still didn't feel right. So I
desisted from that idea.
That's when the idea to make
her closer to thirty hit me. I remember turning thirty quite well. I had been
living in England for five years same time as I’d been married for and I had a
four year old. My life seemed a lot more together than some of my friends back
home in the States; many were still partying hard and trying to get a guy/keep
a guy. I started to wonder what life would be like if I'd not married my
husband, and watching shows like Sex and The City provided the right kind of
background soundtrack to Henry and Gracie's story.
Henry and Gracie arrived on the page, with
their friendship, passion and deep connection which totally stole my heart. It
took a while for me to explore their lives and realize how much I needed to
write this book. There are no magical teenagers, no time portals, but I’m so
happy that I gave them a chance; and I hope that you do too.
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