As I have been waiting for feedback on The Hunted, I have begun work work on a new project. Only a few chapters in, I am still getting to know my characters and setting, but it has been a fantastic ride so far. While The Hunted has seven different points of view and is written in past tense, third person limited, Elemental has one point of view, only three characters, and is written in first person present tense. So far, I have enjoyed the challenge of writing a completely different story and putting my imagination to work in new ways. Because I am writing almost every day, most of the book will be complete by the beginning of May.
So–drum roll please!
Introducing… Elemental.
Elemental
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Young Adult
Series: Trilogy
Status: In Progress
Premise:
Sixteen year old gladiator Kat Skia has been forced to fight a new opponent every week—and she’s beginning to turn into the cruel panther she fights as. But when cocky, mischievous Tristan smirks his way into her life and refuses to leave, she is increasingly forced to choose between friendship and her warrior ways.
As Kat trains for the tournament in which she believes she will win her freedom, she struggles with her increasingly electric relationship with Tristan—and the voices that won’t leave her head. When she finds a mysterious book hidden in her cell in the training complex beneath the arena sands, she races to discover why she was imprisoned… before the final fight when it’s too late.
Will Kat unravel the mystery of the voices and the book? Will her and Tristan’s relationship survive the arena? Or will hate triumph over love?