Magnetic
Carissa Miller
Publication date: September 10th 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
When Elle Christiansen’s rebellion leads to her father’s expulsion from a parsonage in small-town Ohio, the forlorn pair is forced to move to Oklahoma to live with an aunt neither of them has ever met. Here she encounters her aunt’s neighbor—Maverick Mason, the quietly confident son of a wealthy oil tycoon who infuriates her as much as he inexplicably draws her in…
Maverick slowly gains Elle’s trust and coaxes her out from the seemingly impenetrable walls of self-protection she erected around her heart when her mother was murdered. He convinces Elle to confide the secrets of her tortured past: that she saw her mother’s murder before it took place, and she was the one who found her, bleeding to death at the end of a lonely dirt road. Together the unlikely pair begins to unlock the secrets of not only Elle’s sordid past, but her mother’s and grandmother’s as well, to uncover decades of greed, corporate corruption, lies, and murder. Quickly, the sobering realization hits: if they do not solve her mother’s murder, Elle will undoubtedly suffer the same fate. As she continues her journey toward truth alongside the boy she is magnetically drawn to in a way both frightening and uncontrollable, Elle finds the road she is most afraid of going down—that one lane dirt road where her mother was murdered—just might be the only place she can truly find redemption.
Magnetic tells of the enduring pain of living with unsolved violent crime. Inspired by debut author Carissa Miller’s true-life events, it’s a haunting account of a young girl’s struggle in the aftermath of shattering loss. With an unraveling love story, puzzling mystery, unexpected twists and turns, and a gripping pace that will keep you turning pages, our heroine takes you on her journey as she learns one of life’s great lessons: facing your fears instead of running from them, is the only way to truly find freedom.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Writing Books.
- Writing is therapeutic! I started writing my book to deal with my mother’s unsolved attempted murder. Throughout the writing process, I was able to heal and forgive my mother’s attacker. Writing can be a way to face unresolved pain in our lives and come to a place of peace.
- Writing is the easy part, editing is the hard part! For me at least, writing is easy! The words flow and the story falls onto the page, but the editing is hard! Getting an editor’s notes and having to go back through your book and make changes and cut characters and storylines and add others–that is the hardest part!
- Music is key! I can not write without a playlist and I know many authors feel the same way. You have to find music that evokes emotion and puts you in the mood to write!
- Character Development is everything. This is my first novel and I had no clue how important it is to develop characters that the reader will fall in love with, want to root for, and will feel connect to.
- Coffee is key. Just saying, I can’t write without coffee.
- Book Covers are SO IMPORTANT. I had no idea how important they are until I started this process. They have to be aesthetically pleasing yet also convey a sense of what the book is about and entice the reader to pick it up.
- Find a writing routine and stick to it! You have to write every day. If you take two weeks off, it will be that much harder to pick up and start again. The best thing to do is write, even just a little, every day.
- The journey has only just begun once you publish! Connecting with readers and marketing your book is so much work and is so important!
- You should start marketing your book 6 months before you publish. This something I did not realize! A long time before you publish, you should start reaching out to book bloggers, instagrammers, journalists, etc… and offering ARC’s (Advanced Reader Copies)
- Don’t let the haters get you down! Your book won’t be for everyone. There will be some people who love your book and there will be some who criticize you and write unfavorable reviews. But nothing can take away your accomplishment—being a published author! Focus on the positive and be willing to learn and grow from the criticism.
Author Bio:
Carissa Miller writes a lifestyle and design blog called CC and Mike, where she and her husband blog about their experiences designing, building, and flipping houses in the Midwest. She was inspired to write her debut novel–Magnetic—because of her firsthand experience living with the trauma of an unsolved violent crime, her mother’s attempted murder. When she’s not writing, blogging, or designing, Carissa loves Oklahoma summers on the lake with her husband and three children, going to Oklahoma State sporting events and cheering on the Cowboys, and traveling cross country with her family in the RV she and her husband renovated. Carissa laughs loudly, loves with her whole heart, tells it how it is to a fault, and enjoys living life to the fullest, every moment of every day.
You can follow along with Carissa and her family on Instagram – ccandmikecreative, Facebook – CC and Mike, Pinterest – CC and Mike, Twitter, or by subscribing to their blog – http://www.ccandmike.com/.
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