Julie Carobini returns readers to Otter Bay with her latest story, Fade to Blue, and gives them a sneak peek into Hearst Castle.
Enjoy meeting her new characters:~
Suz: Brown eyes and a face framed by chestnut-colored, shoulder-length hair. Lithe in stature.
Seth: Diamond-shaped face with a dimple at the southernmost point, penetrating gray-green eyes, and high cheekbones.
Actor/famous person
Photos of models attached!
Suz is a dreamer, a trait that helps her overcome terrible sadness. Her main weakness, however, is perfectionism … she needs to know when to let go.
Seth is adventurous and skilful. His main weakness is the bitterness he carries from more than one past heartache.
Quirk (if any)
Suz ~ Drinks chai tea…a lot!
Seth ~ Thinks long and hard before speaking. Not quick to share his feelings. (Drives a certain old flame crazy.)
Your inspiration for the character
Suz appeared in my previous novel, A Shore Thing. By the end of that story, even I wanted to know what happened next for the big-hearted, single mom from that book. Fade to Blue satisfies that curiosity …
Background to the story
Suz Mitchell is a determined dreamer and won’t allow her ex-husband Len’s jail sentence to ruin their young son Jeremiah’s life. An accomplished artist, she moves with her child across the country to California’s central coast and lands a job restoring priceless art for the historic Hearst Castle overlooking the ocean.
To her utter surprise, a serious old flame, Seth, is also now working at Hearst and jumbles the dreams inside Suz’s heart. While sorting out the awkwardness of their past split and current spiritual differences, a repentant Len shows up eager to restore his family.
When confronted with her most painful, past decisions, will Suz second guess herself? Or will she learn to let God restore all that once seemed lost?
Thanks for dropping by, Julie 🙂
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May 17, 2011 at 8:11 pm
And thanks for having me, Rel!
May 23, 2011 at 3:42 am
I'm reading about Suz, Len, and Seth now! Loving the book!