Celebrating the end of a trilogy is bittersweet. I love all the characters in the Whisper Cape series, but Cael and Addison own my heart and always will. Without them, I don't think I would have become an author. At least not a published one. A Secret Fate, book three is now available.
The New Release: A Secret Fate (Whisper Cape Book 3)
Author: Susan Griscom
Publisher: Amber Glow Books
Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance/Suspense
October 31, 2013 is the official release date for the digital format. You can find your copy at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The print book will be available November 14, 2013. If you'd like to know a little bit more about Cael and Addie, here is a link to an interview with them back in 2011 shortly after their first book was published.
Whisper Cape (Book 1)
Publication Date: October 10, 2011
A Steamy Paranormal Romance/Suspense
5 Stars Phenomenal Book!!! Top Pick Review
- Night Owl Reviews
A powerful woman, an extraordinary man, and a maniac who wants to destroy them. Fate has brought them together, but will it make them stronger or destroy them all in end?
Escape to a world where the impossible becomes possible and sparks ignite.
WHISPER CAPE is a town of secrets and Addison MacKenna soon becomes tangled in a web of them. Plagued with nightmares of her father's sudden and brutal death, Addie struggles with her anguish and refuses to believe his demise was accidental.
Fighting to shake off one of those devastating early morning nightmares, Addison finds it even harder to escape from the vision of a man lying on the side of the road--a man she may have just killed. When she frantically tries to locate him, he seemingly disappears, just the beginning of strange occurrences in her life. She also cannot ignore the weird sensations in her own body. Suddenly, the impossible seems possible, but is that a blessing or a curse?
Believing that her continual and worsening nightmares are both the key to her own new abilities and the clue to her father's death, Addie knows she will not rest until she has the answers she craves. As she strives to cope with her new remarkable talents, someone else learns of her abilities--a disgruntled maniacal psychopath with his own agenda that involves eliminating Addie. The only one who can protect her, instruct her in the use of her powers and teach her how to destroy the murderous monster is the same man who makes Addie's heart race and her blood heat with passion. The same man she'd left for dead.
Cael Sheridan may be arrogant and mysterious but he's also undeniably gorgeous. A member of a secret society, he is sworn to protect the woman he believes to be the daughter of his recently murdered mentor. In the process, he finds it impossible to resist her magnetic sensuality, complicating his efforts to shield and guide her as she learns to manage her newly acquired skills. At the same time, Addison has much to teach him about trust and commitment. Will fate win in the end? You be the judge.
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Reflections (Whisper Cape book 2)
Publication Date: October 8, 2012
Book 2 in the Steamy Paranormal Romance/Suspense, Whisper Cape Series
What if you heard a voice whispering warnings while you coped with a frightening pregnancy?
Knowing the future has its advantages...or does it?
Can love survive the reflections and memories lost?
Welcome to Maia's world.
Gerry has loved Maia from the very first moment he laid eyes on her and now that she's pregnant with his child, he's over the moon with happiness. Likewise, Maia is overjoyed about having Gerry's baby, but when she starts seeing and hearing an old woman who warns Maia about the pregnancy, Maia starts to think she is losing her mind. But Maia's nightmare has only just begun...
A beautiful woman, the talented lead singer in an up and coming rock band, sets her sights on Gerry determined to rekindle an old flame. But murder befalls the sleepy town of Whisper Cape once again, creating suspicion and betrayal, and a love once considered invincible, begins to crumble and fall apart.
Excerpt from Reflections:
Gerry sat up and rubbed his shoulder. “Thanks, Addie.” He followed her gaze to the place where they had last seen Cael. It pained him, but finally he said, “Addie. Maybe he can’t get back.”
“You don’t think Finn shot him, do you? Cael is strong.”
Gerry shook his head but wasn’t sure if she noticed. “No.”
“Once he got him away from here, I’m sure he used his skills,” she said. “I mean, Cael could take Finn in a fight anytime.”
“He might not be able to come back.” Gerry brushed a strand of hair out of Addie’s face.
“What? What do you mean?” She stood and Gerry got up with her. He moaned a little from the pain and stood next to her.
“I don’t think he got shot. I’m not sure exactly what happened to Cael. When the bullet hit me, I lost balance. He might have received some of my …”
“What? No!” Her face paled and she fought to take in air.
“Breathe,” he said, stroking her back as Maia walked up and stood by her other side.
“I don’t understand.” Her voice was barely a whisper. She walked to where Cael had wrestled with Finn. “What sort of memory were you sending?”
“That’s the problem.” Gerry shook his head. He didn’t want to have to tell Addie that she might never see Cael again.
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A Secret Fate (Whisper Cape book 3)
Publication Date: October 31, 2013
Description:
"Well, fate was cruel, wasn't it?"
Cael and Addison’s fate has taken an unexpected turn.
Gerry, Addie and Cael almost captured Careen’s murderer only to lose Cael in the battle—a battle that nearly cost him his life. But despite his survival, he faces a new challenge, thanks to Gerry's handiwork: will Cael remember Addie or is their love lost with him?
Addie’s family and friends think she should keep the relationship a secret from Cael so he isn't forced into feelings he can't remember. Just what she needs, more secrets and on top of everything else, someone stole the crystal. How is she supposed to get over the loss of her lover, a lover she'd barely had for only a few short months and deal with the secret of the lost crystal at the same time?
Aiden wants nothing more than to help Addie overcome her grief and get over Cael. Or is that all he wants? What happens when too many people know the secret and someone slips up?
Teaser Excerpt from A Secret Fate
He lay half on top of
her, their legs tangled together on the sofa as their rapid heartbeats slowly
returned to normal. He didn’t want to move or let her go, but he’d have to. He
needed to get up and leave. How would he ever look Aiden in the eye again? What
a mess he’d gotten himself into this time.
She sighed. “That was
amazing.” Resting her head on his chest, she leaned her face to his and kissed
him, gently, softly, then closed her eyes and rested her head. They stayed that
way, silent, for a while.
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I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, spending most of my time daydreaming or playing around in the mud. I grew out of the mud play, well, most of the time, a good soak in the mud is always fun. I still daydream often and sometimes my daydreams interrupt my daydreams. So I write to remember them. If I didn't write, I think my mind would explode from an overload of fantasy and weirdness. To the annoyance of my friends and family, my characters sometimes become a part of my world. During my childhood, I would frequently get in trouble in school for daydreaming. Eventually, my vivid imagination paid off and I had the privilege of writing and co-directing my sixth-grade class play—a dreadful disaster, though not from my writing, of course. I'm pretty sure it was the acting.
I enjoy writing about characters living in small quaint towns and tend to lean toward the unusual and edgy.
My paranormal playing field delves into a different milieu, abandoning vampires and werewolves, but not discounting them. Someday I might like to write a novel about vamps and those furry creatures. But for now I like the bizarre mixed with romance. A strong hero or heroine confronted with extraordinary forces of nature, powers and capabilities gets my blood running hot as does an steamy contemporary romantic suspense.
Connect With Her On
Interview
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today and
helping with the release of A Secret Fate.
1.
Can you tell us a
little bit about yourself?
Sure. I’m happily married to a wonderful man and together
we have five kids. They are all grown and we’ve been blessed with seven grand
kids and it’s always fun when they come to visit.
2.
Where do you usually
get your ideas for your books?
I suppose they come from my mind spinning out of control
while watching TV, or a movie, or reading. Most of the time, they come from
experiences and places I’ve visited.
3.
How did you come up
with the title?
Believe it or not the original title of The Whisper Cape
Series, was A Secret Fate. A friend
who’d read it right after I wrote it in 2007 helped me with the title one
afternoon while we were brainstorming. It got changed to Whisper Cape right
before it was published. Don’t ask me why, I have no idea. But I loved the
original title, so I incorporated it into all three books and made it the title
of the last book.
4.
Do you feel like there
is a little bit of you in your characters?
Oh absolutely, especially both Addison and Maia, and of
course, Cael and Gerry are both based on my idea of the perfect man, so I guess
they span from a part of my inner secret desires.
5.
What do you like to do
when you’re not writing?
Read mostly. I try to jog/walk every day but things happen
and I don’t always get to. I also design and make book covers and do book
formatting as well. I've been known to do a little quilting usually around the
holidays. I've been working on the same Christmas quilt now for about seven
years.
6.
Do you recall how your
interest in writing originated?
Writing a book has
always been one of my secret ambitions—one I thought I’d never get to do or
have time, but after I married my husband, I stopped working outside the home and
became bored, so I started writing.
7.
If you had to go back
and do it again, would there aspects in any of your work that you would wish to
change?
Actually, yes. I would make all the characters
younger because I think the storyline and my writing style come across as
though they were younger. When I wrote Whisper Cape, I modeled Addison after my
daughter who was twenty-six at the time.
8.
Are there occupational
hazards to being a novelist?
Yes. Back pain, gaining weight from sitting all day, losing
touch with reality… the list goes on and on. But I wouldn’t trade them for all
the tea in China, as the cliché goes.
9.
Do you have anything
you want to say specifically to your readers?
I love this question because it always gives me a chance to
thank my readers. Without them and their wonderful support, I wouldn’t have the
courage to write and my books and characters would be stuck in my brain or the
hard drive in my computer never to be seen. So from the bottom of my heart, I love you,
fans, and thank you. And thank you again, for this wonderful interview and for
having me on your blog during the tour for my new release of, A Secret Fate.
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