About the Book
Book: The Restitching of Camille DuLaine (The Rivenlea Book 2)
Author: Lindsay A. Franklin
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: February 10, 2023
A splintered world, a heart gone cold.
Hope reborn in threads of gold.
After accidentally bridging the storyworlds together, Emlyn DuLaine faces an impossible task: sever the connections without destroying the stories themselves. If she fails, the characters will be trapped in twisted versions of their tales, forced to relive their worst moments forever.
But undoing the bridges is only the beginning. To truly fix what’sbunraveling, Emlyn must uncover the secret flaw buried deep in Rivenlea’sbfoundation, something that’s been wrong since the very start.
And the danger has never been closer to home. The clock is ticking for the injured wyvern who needs Rivenlite air to survive and the story boy Emlyn swore she’d never fall for. Emlyn and her team must rescue Frank and Laramie from chaotic, shifting story spheres before they’re gone for good.
But Frank and Laramie aren’t the only ones lost to the spheres. Camille DuLaine is a prisoner, held as bait by someone who knows exactly how to lure her sister in. After seven years of sleep, Camille wakes to find herself trapped in a storybook and sure of only one thing: Emlyn must stay far, faraway.
Racing to solve one mind-bending puzzle after the next, Emlyn uncovers a plan seventeen years in the making. She stands at the center of a fractured universe—and she might be too late to save it.
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About the Author
Lindsay A. Franklin is the Carol Award–winning author of The Story Peddler, the ECPA best-selling author of Adored, and Managing Editor of Enclave Publishing. She would wear pajama pants all the time if it were socially acceptable. Lindsay lives happily among the rain and evergreens of the Pacific Northwest with her scruffy-looking nerf-herder husband, their three (nearly) grown geeklings, and three demanding thunder pillows (a.k.a. cats).
More from Lindsay
The Fiction-Fixer’s Handbook:
A Guest Post by Emlyn DuLaine, the Newest Member of Novem XVII
I haven’t been a Novemite long, and if you want advice from an absolute expert, you’ll have to ask Captain Doyle or maybe Laramie, if you can manage to push your way past the cloud of ego that surrounds him at all times.
But I’ve been diving into upside-down classics, wrangling rogue characters, bridging broken plots, and saving story spheres long enough to give some helpful pointers on how to keep your wits about you when you, too, traverse the fantastical, fictional universes we all know and love.
Read on for my hard-won wisdom.
- Never accept apples from anyone. Ever. Even if they promise it’s organic and locally sourced. Just don’t.
- If a book starts whispering, close it immediately. This is not the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Cursed tomes are not to be trifled with.
- Stay away from unattended spinning wheels and mirrors that look a little too shiny. Exercise caution around wardrobe-shaped furniture. Odds are high you’re about to be enchanted, imprisoned, or transported. Stay vigilant.
- Beware of overly charming men in masks, hoods, and/or capes. It’s 50/50 on whether he’s a tragic hero or a villain with a vendetta. Proceed with caution.
- Always check the fine print on magical contracts. If the terms include “firstborn child” or an unspecified “favor” to be later named, run.
- Characters who break into song at random intervals are either harmless or extremely dangerous. If they’re just narrating their morning routine, you’re fine. If the music gets ominous, assume the worst.
- If you find yourself in the company of a talking animal sidekick, always ask for its backstory. Talking cats may be friend or foe, sometimes both if it starts telling riddles. Grumpy toads are probably cursed nobles. Overdramatic ravens are almost always bad news.
- When in doubt, follow the protagonist—but not too closely. The main character has plot armor. You do not.
If you’re hoping for a fairy-tale ending, these tips might get you there. Stay safe, friends. And happy sphere-diving!
Interview with the Author
- What literary pilgrimages have you gone on?
I haven’t done anything terribly official, but the first time I went to London, it felt a bit like a literary pilgrimage. There’s such a rich literary history in that city, and just walking through the streets where so many of my favorites were set or written was a cool experience. - How do you select the names of your characters?
When I’m building a new world, I usually select a real-world language on which to base my made-up words, including names. This helps the language sound more internally consistent than it would if I picked names based on their meanings alone (though if the fictional world is made up of many different cultures and languages, it can make sense to do that). For The Rivenlea Sphere, my base language is Latin, and some of the characters’ names are invented from Latin root words. - What is your favorite childhood book?
For those who have read book one in The Rivenlea Sphere, The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine, it will come as no surprise that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a childhood favorite of mine. I loved disappearing into the weird, magical world of Oz, and I scoured the public libraries of San Diego County looking for as many of the other thirteen Oz books as I could find. - What comes first, the plot or characters?
It really depends on the story and where the idea began. The Rivenlea Sphere began more with the world concepts than anything else, and the broad ideas of the plot blossomed around that. Several of the characters were actually rescued from an unrelated (very old) draft, and the rest were imagined around the world I was piecing together. This happens in layers for me, so it’s some world, then some plot, then some characters—more world, more plot, a few more characters. But I usually have a complete cast before I have a complete plot! - What do you like to do when you are not writing?
One of my favorite places to be is in my garden with an audiobook playing in my earbuds and a long summer afternoon stretching before me. My mom and husband have joked that they’re going to get me a headlamp so I can continue weeding and pruning and deadheading into the night.
Blog Stops
The Lofty Pages, February 25
Simple Harvest Reads, February 26 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 27 (Spotlight)
Blogging With Carol, February 27
Artistic Nobody, February 28 (Author Interview)
Inspired by Fiction, March 1
Tell Tale Book Reviews, March 2 (Spotlight)
Where Faith and Books Meet, March 3
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, March 4
Guild Master, March 5 (Author Interview)
Blossoms and Blessings, March 6 (Spotlight)
Holly’s Book Corner, March 6
For the Love of Literature, March 7 (Author Interview)
Texas Book-aholic, March 8
Stories By Gina, March 9 (Spotlight)
Fiction Book Lover, March 10 (Author Interview)
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Lyndsay is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card and a hardcover copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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