FORGIVE ME (July 1, 2014; Forever Yours E-Book; $3.99)
Some things can't be forgiven...Charlotte O'Brien should forgive God for her parents' death. She should forgive her boyfriend for his one horrific mistake that separated them, and she should forgive herself for cutting them both off, but instead she hates everyone.
But when her childhood friend Noble Sinclair arrives, his passion reignites the spark that had vanished so completely in Charlotte's gray existence. And in Noble's arms, Charlotte finally begins to wonder if she might be ready to choose the future with Noble over her shattered past.
But when her childhood friend Noble Sinclair arrives, his passion reignites the spark that had vanished so completely in Charlotte's gray existence. And in Noble's arms, Charlotte finally begins to wonder if she might be ready to choose the future with Noble over her shattered past.
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Q&A with Eliza Freed, author of The Lost
Souls series
1. Tell
us a little bit about The Lost Souls series…
It’s
the story of Charlotte O’Brien–a stubborn, sarcastic, intensely loyal, and compassionate
girl who loses her parents at the age of twenty, her first love at twenty-two,
and her faith in God and herself too many times to count. Without a clue of how
to survive, Charlotte
withdraws to her rural hometown and embraces humiliation and self-loathing with
an unnerving honesty.
The
books are both heart-wrenching and hilarious. They portray that dark place, deep
down inside all of us that responds to the pain we inflict on each other, and
yet grant us permission to laugh as Charlotte hauls herself out of the darkness…and
finds love in the process.
2. In the
series, you fearlessly take your heroine, Charlotte to some dark places— how do
you think these covers represent the story and Charlotte’s journey?
While
Lost Souls is a love story, it’s also rather tragic and daunting. Charlotte
grapples with questions that leave some of us staring into the darkness in the
middle of the night.
What do we owe the dead?
Is there a divine plan?
How much of ourselves can we give to another
before there’s nothing left?
Can we truly forgive what we can’t forget?
These
covers are not only visually stunning, but brilliantly hint at the fact there’s
a great deal more going on here than just love. Charlotte’s ethereal depiction
in the background with her pleas written over her are right on.
She’s
also a girl who doesn’t take her surroundings for granted. Charlotte beholds
the clouds, the moon, the sunset, the ocean, the strength of the waves, the
distance to the horizon, and incorporates those sights into her understanding
of the world. The images within each ME are a nod to her connection to the
Earth and they could not be more beautiful or appropriate.
Grand
Central’s immensely talented Elizabeth Turner blew me away with these covers!
3. A
lot of the action in THE LOST SOULS series is set in New Jersey. What’s your
connection to the Garden State and why did you chose to set Charlotte’s story
there?
I
grew up in a rural town in Southern New Jersey which is a stark contrast to the
urban setting of Rutgers University where I attended college. I’m odd in that I
love the city and the country. The beauty of New Jersey is you can have both.
It’s a haven for big personalities and bigger hearts nestled amongst mountains,
130 miles of coastline, rural fields, New York and Philadelphia as our
neighbors, and of course lots of highway exits.
I
wanted the Lost Souls Series to give a voice to the rich diversity that exists
here.
4. What
3 words would you use to describe your heroine, Charlotte?
Unsinkable. Jersey. Girl.
About Eliza Freed:
Debut author Eliza Freed writes new adult romance novels with a New Jersey wit and a hometown charm. The first book in her Lost Souls series will be released in 2014 by Forever Yours.
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