Hello! Today, we welcome Willow Rose, to talk about her inspiration for her
fantasy/paranormal romance, Savage.
Where did the inspiration to Savage come from? I get that
question a lot and it is so hard to answer in just a few sentences. Because
where do inspiration come from? I for one have no idea. I get it from
everything and everyone around me. From people I meet, from articles I read and
movies I watch. For me a book starts with the characters. The characters and
their story come to me. I like to say that they "pop up" in my head.
That is the best way I can describe it. The characters are just there all of a
sudden with their backgrounds and problems and then they start to do stuff and
talk to other people and soon there is a whole story that I simply have to tell
or else I will burst. The main character Christian in Savage is somewhat
inspired by my husband. Back in '83 when he was 19 years old he was sent to
Florida by his parents to live with a very wealthy family just like Christian
in Savage. My husband's experiences coming from a small country Denmark to the
big USA in the 80'ies are very similar to those of Christian, yet they do not
share backgrounds. Christian has lost his mother in a young age and that
has had a huge impact on who he is and why he acts the way he does. He matures
a lot throughout the book and love changes him from being a selfish self-centered
boy into a young man.
The female characters that Christian meets in the haunting
house next door are my favorites in this book. They are so innocent and
childlike yet very wise and magical. I like to say that they are inspired by my
daughters and I have also dedicated the book to them. I have two young girls of
four and six years and then I have a wonderful step-daughter who is
twenty-three. Those three combined makes this world a magical place. As does
the female characters in Savage. I simply adore them and I know everybody else
will too. They are so lovable. I have a hard time letting go of them and think
I will write many books about them. First of all I will write three books about
the main character Christian and his great love Aiyana. It is sort
of a family-saga really. In the first book he is in his twenties and so is she.
In the second book they have kids of their own and are in their thirties with
all the problems and seriousness that comes with being that age. In the last
book they will have young teenagers and face completely new challenges. I am
also planning on doing a book about Aiyana, the magic spirit-filled Native
American girl that he falls hopelessly in love with. About her and when she
first discovers who and what she really is. I might also do a book about her
sister who does telekinesis and their grand-mother who predicts natural
disasters. I love those characters so much that they each deserve their own
book. Sometimes I love them so much that they themselves become an inspiration
to me.
The year is 1983. Christian is 22 years old when he leaves
his home in Denmark to spend a year in Florida with a very wealthy family and
go to med-school. A joyful night out with friends is shattered by an encounter
with a savage predator that changes his life forever. Soon he faces challenges
he had never expected. A supernatural gift he has no idea how to embrace. A
haunting family in the house next door. A spirit-filled girl who seems to carry
all the answers. An ancient secret hidden in the swamps of Florida. One life
never the same. One love that becomes an obsession. Two destinies that will be
forever entangled.
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