This past month I had the pleasure of interviewing someone I’ve known for years—and who has been instrumental in my publishing journey—and someone I only met when we connected via Zoom for the interview. A college grad and a grandma! A firsthand connection with the diverse authors is one of the joys of hosting this podcast.
Denise Barela’s passion for fiction, her faith, and general creativity define her life. In all things, she strives to glorify God, though especially in and through her writing. She has spent the past six years working for a publicity company and five years working as the head editor for a publishing company. With an MFA in Creative Writing and a Professional Writing certificate, Denise enjoys using her education and work experiences to help authors achieve their own writing dreams. When she’s not working away at her desk, you might find her reading a good book or following Alice down the rabbit hole…
I had the opportunity to discuss all things writing with Denise, including her novel, Silencing the Siren: A 1920s Fairytale-Inspired Mystery (see below for the back cover blurb). It is part of the Ever After Mysteries. You can connect with Denise via her website.
Silencing the Siren:
Andrew Grayson thought he had everything… until he met her.
The indulged son of wealthy parents, Andrew has always gotten whatever he wanted almost before he knew he wanted it—clothes, gadgets… even a car! What more could a young man desire?
Enter Annabel Thompson. Freak show mermaid extraordinaire… in a wheelchair!
Of course, her beauty attracts him. How could it not? Add to that a kind heart, and Andrew can’t help but fall for her.
If only Annabel’s conjoined legs wouldn’t keep her from living a normal life—one not only accepted but required by those in Andrew’s social circle. Always eager to give their son the best of everything, Andrew’s parents offer Annabel the chance to live that normal life. A fairytale ending for a charming couple.
Right up to the moment Andrew is notified of Annabel’s death.
When things don’t add up, Andrew begins asking some difficult questions, the most important being, “What happened to the little mermaid of the Coney Island freak show?”
Find out in this next book in the Ever After Mysteries, combining beloved fairy tales and mysteries. Silencing the Siren offers a retelling of “The Little Mermaid” that will keep you gripped to the edge of your seat as you watch the story unfold.
Silencing the Siren is available on Amazon.
I love Lynn Watson’s tagline: Stepping through time, stitching stories of faith. Isn’t that poetic?
She has written Cinnamah-Brosia’s Inspirational Collection for Women with Book 1: Essence of Courage, Book 2: Essence of Joy, and Book 3: Essence of Humility.
Her newest novel, Tangled Promises is Book 1of her Promised Destiny Book Series. It releases on May 21st and is now available for preorder. In order to receive your preorder gift, you must have your Amazon order number handy and fill out the required form.
You can connect with Lynn on her website, follow her on social media, and sign up to receive her newsletter.
Tangled Promises:
Thunderous applause extinguishes her dream and ignites her worst nightmare.
Clara Reinhold’s father publicly pledges her hand to Georg Wolff. His character and arrogance match the stench of his odious cigars, but his lineage offers a suitable alliance for the station of a baron’s daughter.
A charades clue years earlier turned friendship into a promise of forbidden marriage between Clara and family carriage driver, Daniel Becker.
If she refuses Georg and follows her heart, her father disowns her and she loses everything – her loving family, dear friends, and the only home she’s known.
As a tangled web of scandal and deceit unwinds, hidden motives and illicit activities emerge among an unsuspecting ring of players changing everything but nobility’s rules.
