Recently (November), Twilight’s Princess was released on Amazon. It is Zyanna’s story and takes place in the Night Realm.
A bit of background:
I wrote all three books in the Twilight Realm Trilogy before publishing Twilight’s Curse, but after completing the series, I noticed a gap between book 1 and 2 (Twilight’s Princess), so book 1.5 (Twilight’s Spy) was written.
(SPOILER ALERT!!! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION)
When I first thought of Zyanna’s story, I actually started with her child’s story. When mapping out the initial brainstorm of the three books, I imagined a child who struggled with unknown parentage and consequently, her identity. I saw her going on a journey to a different realm to figure out who she was. Then I wondered where she came from and who her parents were and knew Zyanna and Daniel were the perfect parents.
When I wrote Zyanna’s story, I wrestled with her pregnancy wondering if it was something that should be in the novel, but the child is so integral to the evil of the Night Realm king and tension in the book that I couldn’t remove the unborn child. Plus (as you’ll read book three), there’s a lot of humor and tension connected to the pregnancy.
Will I write the daughter’s story one day? Maybe. And that’s all I’m saying about that. (There are ideas for more books in this world, but reader response is always a huge motivation to write more. So your reviews, comments, and word of mouth matter!)
Back to Zyanna. I loved writing the start to Zyanna’s story. Has anyone had a worse day? She finds out she’s pregnant, her boyfriend is cheating on her, her mom is not her mom, she’s really a princess from another realm, her parents were killed when she was an infant, the king wants to arrange a marriage between his son and her, and the prince loves someone else. I don’t think I missed anything. Oh, she ends up trapped in the Night Realm.
I loved Zyanna’s courage and spirit not to mention grace at how well she handled her troubles. It was also a lot of fun to write the emerging love story between Daniel and Zyanna. They are such a perfect pairing.
I can’t wait for you to read the rest of her story in the final book because she comes into the fullness of her magic and position. The plan for book three is February 2024.
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