Hello, let
me introduce myself. My name is Killarney Sheffield, the author of ‘Through
Gypsy Eyes’ releasing from Crimson Romance on April 15th 2013.
‘Through Gypsy Eyes’ is my 8th published novel.
Many people
have asked me just how I came up with the idea of a blind heroine and a guide
animal in the form of a seeing eye pony named Jester. Like many authors, I
sometimes struggle with ‘showing’ vs ‘telling’ and developing the sensory
dimensions in a novel. I started writing a short piece from a blind woman’s POV.
Obviously my character could not ‘see’ the world around her, but had to
interpret it through touch, taste, smell, and the sounds around her. It is a
wonderful exercise that really helped me connect with Delilah. The story just
took off from there and refused to stay quiet until I seriously wrote her story
and for me, as a Canadian farm gal ,a book is never complete without some kind
of animal sidekick. Most people would have gone with the guide dog approach
but, I hate to offend anyone here, I am just not a dog person. My whole life
has been spent around show horses of various breeds and disciplines. As I was
thinking on an animal sidekick, I remembered an old show I saw once on ‘Animal
Planet’ about a lady in the USA who trained miniature horses to be guides for
the blind. She used a harness similar to a dogs, put cute little sneakers on
the pony’s feet for traction and house trained them. These remarkable little
creatures could do everything a guide dog could and posed less allergy problem.
From this simple show the idea behind Jester was born and he quickly became a
most endearing character who threatened to steal the story in more than a few
scenes! You can view a quick teaser of the tale here: http://youtu.be/S6qfLlbIkxA
True to my
love of critters big and small, I am currently polishing another historical
romance novel with suspense, adventure and paranormal aspects to it titled
‘Love’s Magic’. It is the story of a female magician and her unusual sidekick,
a black Holland rabbit named Dexter.
Pre-release review for Through Gypsy
Eyes.
Through Gypsy Eyes is not
your usual romantic novel, and is all the better for it. The author has a
compelling way of writing her stories. She is a master at choosing the few
words that make a character come to life for the reader, of offering you
people and situations larger than life but with the ring of truth. Ms.
Sheffield's characters have virtues, flaws, and challenges, traits that
make you want to read on into the night. And of course, in Through Gypsy Eyes, there is the pony, a very endearing
addition.
Heather Haven, author of The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries and The Persephone Cole Mystery Series.
Blurb for Through Gypsy
Eyes
Delilah Daysland doesn’t
see herself as marriage material. After all, who could love a woman locked in
darkness?Try telling that to Lord Tyrone Frost. He’s determined to do his duty
and see her wed to a suitable gentleman, as the King commands.Delilah has other
plans. Convinced her father’s death was no accident, she must depend upon her
pony Jester to guide her through everyday challenges as she seeks the truth
behind mystery, murder, and deception. Though drawn to Tyrone she’s afraid to
trust him, until she sees the world and love through gypsy eyes.
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