Planning
holidays this year is a bit like a line from a Meatloaf song. All reved up and
no place to go. Well, maybe not.
Lucky
for us we have author Charlie Daye in the house to chat with us for a while.
Welcome, Charlie.
SC:
Tell me a little bit about your main character of this book.
CD:
The main character’s name is Sidney Rinn. She grew up in a Catholic run
orphanage and can see the past in any place she enters. Her best friend’s name
is Lily, a feisty red head with telekinetic skills. Sidney is a fun loving,
quirky young woman, who despite everything, doesn’t let it get her down. She’s
not an eternal optimist but she does the best she can with the hand she’s been
given.
SC:
Sounds like those two friends have some supernatural gifts. Do you believe in
the paranormal and if so, do you have an experience you can share?
CD:
I do actually. It’s what spawned my writing career. About 10 years ago I was
working in a cemetery. I ran the office. One morning, I was sitting at my desk,
it was still early. The office hadn’t opened to the public yet. I had just
finished checking voicemails and getting the system booted up for the day. For
some reason, I turned to look at the pencil that was sitting on my desk and
watched as it rolled across the desk, stopped and rolled back to where it was.
SC:
That certainly must have give you some food for thought. What titles are you
working on now that you can tell us about?
CD:
I am currently working on several. One being the third and final Sidney book, a
Elvin fantasy called Healing Cassiopeia, two books in my Children of Kria
series – Mercy and Retribution and a short called One Night at the Ryan Nichols
Estate.
Sidney’s
story will come full circle in the final book. In Healing Cassiopeia, we meet
Cassie, an elf who grew up in the human world not realizing who or what she is.
It’s an emotional journey of love, loss and finding love again. My Kria series
is a dark fantasy series set in a world of immortal assassins who work to rid
the world of evil in it’s many forms. And One Night, is the story of a woman
who finds herself swept into a world of the supernatural she never knew existed.
SC:
Well, then. All pencils aside, we'd better let you get back to it. Let's take a
look at today's novel now. 
The
Seer
Sidney
Rinn Series
Book
One
Charlie
Daye
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: CMV
Date of Publication: 4/1/2015
ISBN: 1542960762
ASIN: B00T4ZFWU0
Number of pages: 284
Word Count: 51,877
Cover Artist: CE Black
Book Description:
My name is Sidney Rinn. Growing
up in an orphanage without parents and not knowing where you come from is hard,
especially when you have a gift like mine. I’m a seer. I can see the past in
any location I enter.
Sometimes I see ghosts but mostly
what I see is an instant replay of whatever event played out there. If it was
important or traumatic to the person at the time then it’s important to me,
otherwise I wouldn’t see it. No, I’m not psychic nor do I claim to be. I’m just
your average girl with an above average talent.
Unfortunately, that talent had me
seeing a murder I was never meant to see, which in turn, led me two of the
sexiest men on the planet – Det. Denton Archer and PI Mitchell Caldwell. When
Denton asked for my help on the case, I jumped in with both feet not realizing
that that decision would change everything.
Now, I’m in love with both men
and the killer is after me. Can my life get anymore complicated?
Excerpt:
We entered a conference room
where a bunch of pictures had been laid out for me to inspect. At least I
assumed they were for me, otherwise why else would I be here? I leaned over and
started perusing the selections.
“Can
I get you anything before we get started? We have a soda machine, water or if
you’d prefer I could make you a cup of what serves as coffee around here.”
I
smiled, “Tempting offer Detective but seeing as how I come from a generation
that has been spoiled by Starbucks I think I’ll have to pass on your imitation
coffee. I would, however, accept your offer of a non-alcoholic bubbly.”
He
smirked, “And what can I get you?
“What
are my options?”
“We
carry Coke products.”
I
held my hand over my heart with feigned disappointment “You’re killing me! I’m
a total Pepsi girl!”
He
tried looking contrite. It really didn’t work for him. He was too smolderingly
sexy, “I could run out and get you a Pepsi.”
I
dropped down into the closet chair and waved my hand in the air, “Nah, Coke’s
fine but I think I should warn you Detective that I’m not always this easy.”
He
walked over to the door and stopped before leaving. Looking over his shoulder,
he gave me the hottest look I’ve ever seen, “I should hope not.”
My eyes rounded in shock as I
watched him disappear through the door. If I wasn’t mistaken I would swear the
good Detective had just flirted with me. I mean, I know I’m new at this and all
but come on – that couldn’t be any more blatant unless he tattooed it across my
ass.
The
question now becomes, do I flirt back or pretend it didn’t happen?
The
good Catholic girl in me says to behave and pretend it didn’t happen, I do have
my sweet Larry at home after all. But, the devil on my shoulder says what’s the
harm in a little casual flirting? It’s not like I’m going to go home with the
good Detective and screw his brains out. Oh, decisions, decisions.
I
looked up as the man in question walked back in with soda in hand. He placed it
down in front of me, “Let me know if you get hungry and we can break for some
food.”
I
popped open the soda and took a sip, “Do you always entice the ladies with
canned soda, take out and mug shots?” Ok, the flirting won out.
He
stared at me across the table with those dark soulful eyes, his lip twitched into
a sly smile before he replied, “Always.”
I
took another sip before placing the can of soda down on the table, “You might
wanna work on your strategy Detective. I’m not sure mug shots are the way to
go.”
He
nodded thoughtfully and leaned back in his chair, “Got it. Mug shots are out
from this point forward but what about the canned soda and take out?”
I
smiled, “Depends on the takeout.”
About
the Author:
Charlie Daye began writing at the
tender age of thirteen. With an obsession for romance, happy endings and the
supernatural she delves into your greatest fantasies and worst nightmares. She
will have you laughing, crying, falling in love and getting angry. She will
always give you a HEA but getting there is the journey worth taking.
Charlie Daye was born in Lynwood,
California. Her greatest passions are music and writing. Her first short story
was written at the age of thirteen. At the time her entire class was asked to
write a short story for Halloween as part of a homework assignment. Most of the
kids in the class wrote one to two page stories... Charlie wrote eight. The
short story titled The Haunted House went on to win her district wide awards
and was published locally. From their she began writing poetry as means of
expression.
Since her writing career began
she's has published several titles... The House, The Colonial, The Reservation,
The Portrait, The Gypsy's Dance, Mistaken for a Call Girl, Her Last Request and
Breeders. Four of which have been nominated for the RONE Award.
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