I was first inspired to begin writing when I developed a
character I loved. Her name was Alex and she was part Elf, part mortal, and
part Titan. Her roots extend from J.R.R. Tolkien and the movie adaptation of his
book, Lord of the Rings, done by
Peter Jackson as well as a little Star
Trek. Along The
Seaward Isle Saga with three books, The
Black Elf of Seaward Isle, Tangled
Omens, and Blood Mission. The
second series, The Chronicles of Eledon,
had four books, Spell Breaker, The Blue Witch, Gossamer, and Noble Magic.
The initial seven books seemed to flow out of my head although some good editing
helped make them good enough for primetime.
To follow those two series, I began to ask myself, what if
Alex goes to the mortal world (Earth)? Would she adjust? After all, her real
father was mortal and she was raised by a former U.S. Army ranger, Colonel
Penser, from the age of 13. She also lived among mortals for most of her life,
so the transition should be easy, right? Not so fast.
I combined her experience with mine. I served 22 years in
the U.S. Navy and was once stationed at a NATO base. So, I used a NATO training
exercise in the Atlantic with dozens of ships, submarines,
and aircraft, in the opening of my book to set the stage. Once that was done, I
asked another series of ‘what if’ questions. What if the NATO ships disappeared
without a trace? What if they ended up somewhere in space? How would they get
home?
That’s where my heroine comes in. Alex saves the day, or
sort of, but she ends up in a mess, thanks to her good deed. She has no idea what
modern life on Earth is about and doesn’t know how to cope with it. Her
solution is to run away and go home. And so, my book developed. As well as the
two follow-on books, by the way. Have fun reading it. I had a lot of fun
writing it.
About the Author
Joni was born in Chicago,
moved to Japan,
and returned to live in Phoenix, Arizona.
After joining the Navy, she lived in Lakehurst,
New Jersey where she met her husband, a
career sailor. They moved to Jacksonville, Florida,
from there to Pensacola, Florida
where Joni attended the university. Upon graduation, she returned to the Navy
and was stationed in Naples, Italy.
From there, the Navy sent her to live in a number of U.S.
cities and even spent a year with the U.S. Army at their Command and General
Staff College obtaining a Master of Military Arts and Sciences. Upon her
retirement, she traveled the country in an RV with her husband until he passed
away. She returned to the workforce living in Dallas
until she discovered a passion for writing fantasy novels. She retired for a
second time and now lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Website Address: http://www.joni-parker.com
Twitter Address: @ParkerJoni
Facebook Address: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJoniParker
About the Book:
A NATO training
exercise goes terribly wrong when five warships from different countries are
mysteriously transported to Eledon, the Realm of the Elves. The warrior Lady
Alexin is charged to escort the troops back home to London in the year 2031 with the aid of the
Wizard Ecstasy and a magic shrinking potion. Yet, when the authorities question
her story, Alex is detained and imprisoned under suspicion of terrorism. Caught
in a web of politics, betrayal and bungling bureaucracy, the confusing world of
the future will push her magical gifts to their limit, and her own future will
hang in the balance, caught between “justice” and the place she calls home.
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