Absolutely… Greek to me!
The idea for my latest series, the Dream Weavers, was sparked by an old episode of Charmed.
I was in the mood to write something paranormal, but I was tired of
vampires and werewolves. Watching that
episode, though, I was inspired to write something new. I started doing research into sleep and
dreaming and discovered a Greek legend about the Oneiroi, Greek daemons (spirit
gods) of dreams. I suddenly had my
heroes.
The Oneiroi were the sons of Nyx (night) who lived on the
beach near the mouth of Hades. They were
black-winged daemons who could take the form of men. Each night, they would travel up to the world
of sleeping humans and bestow dreams. If
they flew through a gate of horn, the dreams would true, but if they came
through the gate of ivory, the dreams would be false.
I took some liberties with the legend. My Oneiroi have assimilated into the waking
world as men by day, yet they care for sleepers at night. The premise opened up so many storylines
involving sleep disorders and dreaming!
My first book, Dream
Man, explores the importance of dreaming for people – both physically and psychologically
– as Cael Oneiros falls in love with a beautiful sleeper he’s been tasked with
protecting. Book 2, Dream Walker, is about Derek Oneiros battling a Somnambulist who’s
making his lover sleepwalk. Dream Walker releases tomorrow, and I’m
excited to hear what people think about it.
In writing, we’re told that there are no new ideas. It turns out that mine dated all the way back
to the ancient Greeks! So are you a fan
of Greek mythology? What is your
favorite legend or god?
Dream Walker Blurb
Research scientist Shea Caldwell has always had a thing for security consultant, Derek Oneiros. He’s smart, handsome, and built like a Greek god. As attracted as she is to him, though, she’s afraid to let him into her bed – because she’s dangerous when she sleeps.
Derek is known among his brothers as “The
Machine,” yet his carefully cultivated control is put to the test whenever he’s
around Shea. The woman is as beautiful
as she is intelligent, but they’ve always kept things professional – until
Derek learns why. Shea is sleepwalking
again, but what she doesn’t know is that he may be the only one who can help
her. For he is a Greek daemon, and he’s charged with protecting her dreams.
With Shea threatened, Derek makes things
personal, and their nights together turn steamy and intimate. He’s ready to battle against the Somnambulist
that’s been controlling his lover in her sleep, yet is the night creature
really causing all the harm? When Shea’s groundbreaking research notes are
stolen, it’s clear that other evil forces may be at work.
Dream Walker excerpt
He’d let her fall asleep.
It was the first clear thought
that ran through Shea’s mind when she opened her eyes. That and the fact that
Derek was still with her. His heat pressed against her back, and his arm draped
heavily across her waist. They were lying side by side on her bed, her body
tucked up close against his.
Yet even as she responded in
pleasure, she tensed.
Darkness was falling. They’d
spent the day making love, and now the sun was setting. Night was creeping in.
She stared at the oil painting that hung on the wall until her nerves began to
crawl. Even the littlest thing could set her Somnambulist off—and today had
been anything but normal—yet she’d let herself be lulled into sleep.
What had she been thinking?
“There you are,” a deep voice
rumbled. The hand against her stomach flexed, and she was pulled more tightly
against the big male form behind her.
A muscled thigh slipped between
her legs, and Shea arched as a soft kiss was placed on the side of her neck.
The intimate embrace had her groaning. Obviously, she hadn’t been thinking. Her
brain had been shorted out, disconnected, and thrown right into the bathwater.
How could she have let her
guard down like that? The freedom had been fantastic, arousing and intoxicating
as fine wine, but how could she have forgotten what had been happening to her?
What had happened just this morning?
Had she… Oh, God. Had she done
anything in her sleep? With Derek here?
“How long have I been out?” she
asked in a rush.
“Not long.”
That rumbling voice was too
disconcerting, too sexy. She had to look into his eyes. Tucking the sheet up
high under her arms, she rolled over to face him. When she did, her breath
caught in her chest. His short hair was mussed, and dark shadows lined his jaw.
The bad boy look didn’t fit his character, but it was so incredibly hot she had
to press her legs together.
Unable to help herself, she let
her gaze drop. She took in the well-drawn lines of his body, his muscled chest
and rippling abs, but the sheet sitting low on his hips wasn’t what made her
look up again. It was the relaxed look on his face. She’d never seen him so
calm, so relaxed, so at ease in the moment. It made her belly warm.
Relaxed had to be good, right?
If she’d gotten up and danced zombie pirouettes around the bedroom, he wouldn’t
be relaxed.
Or so obviously ready to make
love to her again.
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1 comment:
Sounds like a wonderful book. Love the covers. I don't know if I have a favorite of the Greek Gods and Goddesses. They each are so human-like with their own failings.
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