I have a guest of a different genre today - just for a change we're steering away from the stars, and Science Fiction and Fantasy to welcome Linda Burson, talking about her romantic thriller series, 'Rage' and 'The Past Returns'. Over to you, Linda.
Rage
is a story about love and murder and the conflict of each. These mental struggles my characters have
tear at them, but they remain firm in their behaviors.
My protagonist, Marcy, appears to be a strong,
all-together-type young woman, but on the inside, she is broken. She has anger
issues that seem to appear suddenly to her and her boyfriend, Brad. What you
eventually realize is it isn’t sudden…it was there the whole time, but buried
deep inside her subconscious. She has issues, and you begin to see, throughout
the series, just how many troubles she truly has.
Though she always appeared in control to those
around her, her friends and family eventually see how Marcy is more than
out-of-control. Her rage devours her.
She acts in an irresponsible manner until she receives help from a
psychiatrist, Dr. Bengali. He is there throughout most of the series helping
her through all of her tragedies and with her love life. She is in love with
two men who are in love with her, and she cannot decide with which one to spend
her life.
You may say this is impossible, but believe me it
isn’t. You may see a review of Rage
where someone writes they can’t believe Marcy, who says she is madly in love
with Brad, can then fall for another man, Liam, so quickly. Obviously, this
person believes if they haven’t experienced this personally, that it isn’t
possible. I happen to know, for a fact, it is possible, and has happened.
Besides, to understand why she does fall in love this quickly, you have to keep
reading. It is a series, and not every question is answered in the first book,
though I try to make it as satisfying as possible.
This story is one in where you may be able to put
yourself in one of my character’s minds, or you may not. You need to read it
with an open mind. It is fiction, but it is a scenario where it is all
possible. It’s not fantasy, or science fiction, or paranormal. It’s a deep,
passionate love story with a dark edge—a thriller that can be intense at times,
and then light and fun at other times.
I like to
think it’s like life. Though it may not be about any life you’ve ever known,
it’s Marcy, Brad, and Liam’s life. Their issues are not out-of-the-realm. They
are real, emotional, tragic, confusing, but also happy, fulfilling, and full of
love, joy, and laughter—again, life.
Blurb for The Past Returns: Marcy and Brad’s marriage is back on track even with the major changes at play.
A new wedding is planned for New Year’s Eve. This wedding is a complete surprise to everyone, and an unexpected pregnancy may interfere.
The men in Marcy’s life become even closer, and a true bond is formed.
Excerpt:
After a
wonderful weekend with Brad spoiling me—taking me out to dinner Saturday and
Sunday, playing romantic music and dancing with me while Evan slept,
complimenting me right and left, and giving me his undivided attention, he
heads off to work Monday morning. Before he leaves, he tells me he’ll miss me,
and can’t wait to see me this evening. He hopes I’m not tired from all the sex
we had over the weekend, because he’s planning on continuing our sexcapades as
soon as we put Evan to bed.
At first I
thought he was trying to make up for lost time because he ignored me all those
weeks after Evan was born. I eventually realized, even though that may have
been a part of it, it was mostly due to Liam being back in my life. Since Liam
is at his house in Vermont packing some of his belongings for his condo here,
and fortunately and unfortunately, saying “goodbye” to Leesa, his playmate
during his “dead” period, Brad had the luxury of the entire weekend to indulge
me…to make sure I don’t forget how good the sex is between us and to show me
he’ll do what it takes to satisfy me and make me happy.
Liam called me
to say goodnight Saturday evening. It was after this that I noticed Brad’s
attention to me increased. I mean, after Liam left for Vermont, we went for a
nice, long walk. Brad held my hand, continually kissed it, and told me again
how much he missed me while he was away on his three-week business trip. It was
after Liam and I said goodnight on the phone that Brad pulled out the music and
pushed the ottoman and wing chairs back, making room for us to dance. He held
me in his arms closely, kissed me repeatedly, and whispered in my ear about how
lucky he was to have me as his wife. This is when I knew his insecurities were
huge. I certainly don’t blame him. I felt bad knowing it was entirely my fault
that he felt this way, so I made sure he knows how much I love him, want him,
and need him in my life. I could sense his relief when I returned his
affections ten-fold and told him I can’t bear to be without him.
Since Brad and
I spend every minute together over the weekend, I’m not able to listen in to
the electronic bug I put in Liam’s wallet. Monday is the first time I can, but
I have to get Evan and I dressed, fed, and ready to go to work. Then I need to
get to my self-defense class. I don’t know what I think I will hear. I guess
I’m still nervous about the agreement Brad and Liam made on Friday about sharing me. I still
can’t believe they’ve agreed to it and actually worked it out. I feel like the
dam’s going to burst at any second, sweeping me away from this surreal, perfect
new life.
About the Author:
Linda is an author from
Connecticut.
After years of writing and
editing for others, raising a family, and over twenty years of running her own
businesses, Linda decided to tackle her first fiction novel entitled Rage, which began as a single book.
Eventually, the novel became a trilogy, and finally a much longer series. All
the books are a part of The Marcy
Series, a romantic suspense series.
Find out more about Linda at:
Twitter: @lindaburson23
Buy Links:
The Past Returns: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYMGCH5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479186993&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Past+Returns+by+Linda+Burson
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