Must
Remember
Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth
‘Beta’ Camden is a survivor.
When the E’mani—those pale
alien freaks—destroy Earth with a plague of madness and scoop up the remains,
Beta is one of the ‘lucky’ ones. For years, she endures their tortures,
experiments and games. Then one day, she manages to escape their ship with her life,
and no memory of her time with them.
Stranded on their world,
Beta wanders the mountains, looking for a way home. She stumbles onto the
Fost—the E’mani’s ancient enemy. Their war with the E’mani is old and
rooted in magic that the Fost once had and the E’mani crave. Magic Beta soon
discovers she’s developing along with strange tattoos and disturbing glimpses
of her past. The Fost take her in and train her in their ways. As she spends
more time with them, she falls in love with their culture and with Marin—he of
the hot hands and slit eyes.
But the E’mani took her for
a reason and they want her back—dead or alive. If Beta doesn’t remember that
reason soon, they’re all going to die.
Oy. No more weekday frat parties for me, no matter how noble the
cause, especially when I have a test the next day. What was I thinking? And
last minute cramming with a headache was not a good idea either. Forget it. My
eyes drifted to the clock.
And now I was late. Damn it. With a sigh, I threw down my pencil
and scrambled up, my head throbbing. I traded my Eeyore jammies for skinny
jeans and a fitted white t-shirt. Shoes, where were my shoes? Gah. I ducked and
rooted around in the deep, dark spaces
under my bed. Hmm, the green dress I borrowed from Sarah. Mental note: I need
to return that. English book, various dust bunnies of uncertain lineage…there.
Sketchers on, I grabbed my backpack, turned up my iPod, and ran
out the door. No time to primp.
Good thing the campus I lived on was small. There was a big central
courtyard—the quad—filled with towering oak trees and wide-open spaces
surrounded by squat school buildings and classrooms. If I hurried, I’d make it…
I raced into the quad out of breath and slowed, turning in a complete
circle.
Huh.
No one around. Unease skittered through me on soft paws. The
courtyard was always busy. I pulled my headphones out of my ears. Was there
some sort of event I didn’t know about going on?
The unnatural silence pressed in on me for a second as the echoes
of my steps faded.
Then screams—men’s and women’s—poured from Main Street. I broke
into a run and shot between the buildings toward the sound.
Cars littered the intersection. Some guy rear-ended someone else,
causing a chain reaction down the road. A horn blared nearby and a faint breeze
blew the smell of gasoline, smoke, and copper my way. Clusters of people stood
among the wreckage.
Purchase
Links:
Google Books https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Colleen_S_Myers_Must_Remember?id=hYHCCgAAQBAJ
iBooks link available soon
1. Please tell us a little about
yourself, the romance subgenre(s) in which you write, and your newest book.
Hi Anna, Thanks for hosting me. My name is Colleen Myers and I write Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance. I love the possibilities of what ifs, which is why I am drawn to Romance and Science Fiction. I am a physician by trade and just started writing and absolutely love it. My job as you can imagine is very reality based, so I love stories where I can guarantee a happily ever after.
Hi Anna, Thanks for hosting me. My name is Colleen Myers and I write Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance. I love the possibilities of what ifs, which is why I am drawn to Romance and Science Fiction. I am a physician by trade and just started writing and absolutely love it. My job as you can imagine is very reality based, so I love stories where I can guarantee a happily ever after.
My newest, debut book is Must
Remember.
2. What inspired you to write romance
fiction?
It was actually after reading one of my favorite authors. I love her work and I absolutely hated the ending to one of her series and I thought, “I could write a better ending than that.” And thus a career was born.
It was actually after reading one of my favorite authors. I love her work and I absolutely hated the ending to one of her series and I thought, “I could write a better ending than that.” And thus a career was born.
3. You have the chance to date either
Mr. Darcy (from Pride & Prejudice)
or Sherlock Holmes. Which one would you choose and why?
Sherlock Holmes. He is so darn smart, I am sure he would be great…err as a partner.
Sherlock Holmes. He is so darn smart, I am sure he would be great…err as a partner.
4. Some people love them, some hate
them. What's your stance on alpha heroes?
Both as long as they are not misogynists. I love a take charge man, but there is a line
Both as long as they are not misogynists. I love a take charge man, but there is a line
5. Tell us about your favorite hero
from one of your stories. What do you love about him?
Marin, the hero from Must Remember. I feel a lot of stories tend to write these idealized characters with very few flaws. In reality, that is not the case. I always make my heroes a bit more real without making them true jerks. Marin is loving, but at the same times has issues which his own past that make him a bit controlling. He knows this and tries to tame his instincts and let Beta be independent. But it hard for him and it shows.
Marin, the hero from Must Remember. I feel a lot of stories tend to write these idealized characters with very few flaws. In reality, that is not the case. I always make my heroes a bit more real without making them true jerks. Marin is loving, but at the same times has issues which his own past that make him a bit controlling. He knows this and tries to tame his instincts and let Beta be independent. But it hard for him and it shows.
6. What's your favorite part of
writing?
The actually creating part. I think of Hemingway’s saying. Write drunk,
edit sober. The first draft is by far the funnest.
7. What's the most exotic setting
you've chosen for one of your stories and why did you choose it?
Solum! An alien planet! I actually have a friend drawing character sketches at the current time for the planet drawing and universe exploring that I will soon do. The website is pending but will be www.solumworld.wordpress.com.
Solum! An alien planet! I actually have a friend drawing character sketches at the current time for the planet drawing and universe exploring that I will soon do. The website is pending but will be www.solumworld.wordpress.com.
Colleen plays many roles. Not
only is she a veteran, a mother, and a practicing physician, but she is a
writer of science fiction and contemporary romances. Colleen’s dreams include
surviving her son’s teenage years, exploring every continent on this planet,
except Antartica, cause that’s way too cold, and winning the Nobel peace prize.
Dream BIG! Currently she is releasing her first novel, MUST REMEMBER with Champagne Books. You can also look for her at Three
Rivers Romance Writers.
Author
Links:
Website: http://csmyersmusings.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ColleenSMyers
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ColleenSMyers
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/csmyers3637
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Colleen-S.-Myers/e/B016XCBKA2
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Thanks so much for hosting me!
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