“Guilt. A painful, lonely feeling. It seeps into your pores slowly as you go through life day by day. Like a disease, it blackens your heart with thoughts and memories of what you did, or in my case, what you didn’t do.” Surviving the storm was only the beginning for Jules. Surviving the guilt? That is something only love can help her overcome.
It's a scary thought; how quickly our world can fall apart around us. As teens, and sometimes even as adults, we don't truly understand the fragility of our life. Not our physical body but our persona, our reputation or the life we have built for ourselves. Out of Ruins, book 2 in the From The Wreckage series, expands on the theme in From the Wreckage of loss and hope by delving into the concept: how would five minutes change your world. Who are you if everything you were is no longer there?
The final novel in Jules and West's story. Storms may come and go, but true love remains.
There are three Rutledge boys: West, Austin and Carson. If you've read 'Out of Ruins' you've met them briefly, but in 'All That Remains' you get a more in-depth look at Austin. This Texas football player is more than a jock! Check him out here and grab 'All That Remains' when it releases on 8/28!
We all know everything is bigger in Texas, right? I had little fun with Jules and my new character, Cassie, tonight. I love their banter and wanted to share it with you.
“In a matter of minutes on a Friday night, I lost my school, my identity, the security of my first love, the personality of my sweet fearless brother, my best friend, my town, everything as I knew it. Everything changed.” "Minutes - that’s all it takes to change your entire life. How do you deal with that?” For high school senior Jules Blacklin surviving the storm is only the beginning. Faced with the new reality of her life, she must find a way to rise From The Wreckage and answer the question - how do you get back to normal, when everything that was normal is gone?
From The Wreckage follows Jules Blacklin, a high school senior with everything until a tornado changes her world. Told from unique a POV, I used what's called "framing," a technique where Jules narrates her own story through video. So you will start and end most chapters in present day with Jules talking to the camera (like a VLOG) and recalling her memories. Then the story immerses you into the action of her memories by switching to third-person POV (still Jules). I love the way the switching back and forth gives you more of an in-depth look at Jules, the situation and the storm.
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