About
In 8th grade, author Jolea M. Harrison was required to writea 5-page essay on a person from history that she admired. She wrote 40, got anA and her teacher, Mrs. Miller was so impressed, gave her extra, extra credit.After reading The Lord of the Rings, the fantasy bug bit, which was thencomplicated by her immediate love of Star Wars and other works of sciencefiction. Not paying attention to genre barriers, Ms. Harrison set out to writethe story she wanted to, combining these two genres in an enticing and uniqueway, producing eight novels in the Guardians of the Word series. The firstbook, Chosen, was recently published to excellent 5 star reviews. The secondbook, Myth has just been released this November. Telepath is on track torelease early February. The remaining Legend, Union, Adept, Seer, and King willbe released over the next two years.
Her other interests are teaching in the field of specialeducation, and maintaining her Civil War era home. On a recent fact findingmission about the house, she discovered the name of a young soldier who died therewhile being cared for by the doctor who owned the house at the time. She hastwo children who firmly believe in ghosts.
Description
<p>A Serial Killer Plagues an Island Paradise<br /><br />Vigilante detective Emily Stone continues her covert pursuits to find serial killers and child abductors, all under the radar while shadowing police investigations.<br /><br />Emily searches for an abducted nine-year-old girl taken by ruthless and enterprising slave brokers. Following the clues from California to the garden island of Kauai, she begins to piece together the evidence and ventures deep into the jungle.<br /><br />It doesn’t take long before Emily is thrown into the middle of murder, mayhem, and conspiracy. Locals aren’t talking as a serial killer now stalks the island, taking women in a brutal frenzy of ancient superstitions and folklore. Local cops are unprepared for what lies ahead. In a race against the clock, Emily and her team must identify the killer before time runs out.</p>
Story Behind The Book
Chosen is the first book of the series, Guardians of the Word, but ended up being the last book written! An unexpected twist in the plot cropped up in King, the 8th book, which in turn informed the author of the true beginning of the story and proved the theory that sometimes characters have a mind and will of their own.
