For those of you who need a refresher,Jean is author of
Here's a little snippet of what Jeans' wittiness is all about,she's just as sweet as she is odd. But I wouldn't have it any other way =P
Zombie
Apocalypse ~ What nightmares are made of…
Have you ever had one of those
dreams or nightmares that won’t let go of you? I had this scary
wacky dream about zombies last night. It woke me up at 0230 from a
dead sleep. It was the type that made it really hard to close my
eyes again. I got up made sure the alarm was on and checked on the
kids. I did fall back to sleep, but damn if that dream didn’t
start again where it left off. That never happens when I want it too
(hot man on the beach, ahem). No, never then. I woke up two more
times after that. What was my subconscious trying to tell me?
Apparently, it wanted me to know something or make a decision about
something. But, really-- Zombies?
I was working on an interview prior
to going to bed last night. The last question was-- what 3 things
would you take with you to survive a Zombie Apocalypse? Apparently,
my brain took that quite literally and dumped me in the middle of
one. The power of suggestion – I love it.
I have a creative mind, thus the
very reason I’m a writer. Sometimes my dreams help me flesh out a
character, scene or plot line. Yes, I do have undead in my Key to
the Cursed series, they’re called revens, cursed human souls. The
zombies in my dream were high functioning and cunning. They were
talking to me, which made it even scarier. A zombie that can
outsmart you is not a good thing. They are much easier to handle
when they are dull-minded flesh eaters, easy to kill and can’t
sneak up on you with their shuffling slow gate.
I know that zombies are supposed to
reflect our psychological fear of losing control—becoming mindless
and unable to control our own destinies. Boy, that’s deep. LOL.
In my dream my fear wasn’t about becoming “infected” but what
these creatures could take from me – my loved ones, my supplies, my
shelter. The fear of not being able to defend what was mine.
This revelation started me thinking
about Kendra in Soul Awakened. She’s a petite little thing that
has been protected her whole life. Her fears would not be much
different than my own. She doesn’t have the physical strength like
her sisters to fight off the revens. She has already lost her father
to the curse. How can she defend what she holds dear?
My dream had the answer. It’s
less about physical strength to ward off zombies. It’s
intelligence which Kendra has an abundance. Fear is a good thing –
it is a basic instinct that keeps us alive. Not unlike ourselves,
characters in a novel need to be fearful of something. It’s this
fear that makes them believable and real to us.
So, zombies – BEWARE!
So, in thanks for tolerating my
psychological ramblings, I’m giving away an ebook copy of Soul
Reborn, 1st book in the Key to the Cursed
series. I want to thank Sam, Elena, and Rhonda
(awesome ladies) for having me over to visit again. If
you get a chance, check out Elena’s reviews of Soul
Reborn and Soul
Awakened. Hopefully, my revens won’t give you nightmares.
How to enter: Ever have a crazy
dream or nightmare? If you don’t feel comfortable sharing, just
tell me what 3 things you would take with you to survive a Zombie
Apocalypse?
Oh, I almost forgot to mention, I
have two huge giveaways going on for Soul Awakened’s release: Soul
Awakened’s Book Tour Kindle Fire HD giveaway and 3-Goddess
Book Release Kindle Paperwhite giveaway.
Author Info:
In her pursuit of a nursing degree,
Jean Murray aspired to see the world and joined the Navy. At the end
of 2011 she said a heart-breaking goodbye to her Navy family and
retired after twenty years of military service. Although her dreams
of writing full time have yet to come true, she continues her writing
journey and draws inspiration from her travels abroad. She enjoys
spending time with her family and of course, writing about the
“Carrigan sisters and their mates, Gods of the Underworld,” to
bring you the next installment of the Key to the Cursed series.
Author Links:
Web Address:
www.jean-murray.com
; www.keytothecursed.com
Blog Address:
www.wickedromance.wordpress.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/wickedromance
Book Trailers:
Soul
Awakened: http://youtu.be/S3IlOKhBZoY
Books:
Soul Reborn
(book1)
THE HUMAN REALM, HIS BATTLEFIELD.
Asar, the Egyptian God of the Underworld, has been tortured and left
soulless by a malevolent goddess, relegating him to consume the very
thing he was commissioned to protect. Human souls. Now an empty shell
of hatred, Asar vows to kill the goddess and anyone involved in her
release, but fate crosses his path with a beautiful blonde huntress
who has a soul too sweet to ignore.
DEADLY SECRETS BETTER LEFT UNEARTHED.
Lilly, fearless commander of the Nehebkau huntresses, is the only
thing standing in the way of the goddess' undead army unleashing hell
on earth. But Lilly has a secret—one she is willing to sell her
soul to keep. If the Underworld god discovers her role in the dig
that released the goddess, she will lose everything, including his
heart.
Soul Awakened
(book2)
LOVE FOR BLOOD OR
HONOR
Kendra, an
Egyptologist and demi-god in waiting, is the key to unlocking Bakari,
the Egyptian God of Death, from his cursed slumber. Desperate to free
him, she inadvertently binds herself to the god with a spell that
only death will undo. To save Bakari from himself, she may have to
sacrifice her innocence, and possibly her soul, before he becomes his
family’s worst enemy.
HAUNTED BY SINS OF
THE PAST
Bakari awakens to a
world at war and a beautiful woman who has tethered his soul to hers.
In the wake of his self-destruction Kendra is his only hope of
salvation, but another has vowed to keep Bakari from the one thing he
craves most-- his Parvana. His butterfly.
