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TheScorchingSagaoftheBraggsContinues...HeiresstothemagnificentBraggempire,lovely,headstrongsocialiteLucyBragglivesalifethatfliesinthefaceofconvention.Darkandruggedhalf-breedShozkaySavagelivesanoutlaw'slifeontheedge.Thesetwopeopleinhabitdifferentworlds—hers,opulentandprivileged;his,dangerousandwild.ButonthevastandsweepingplainsofTexas,theirworldscollide...Abductedandheldforransom,LucydespisesShozforhisarrogance...yetisdrawntothestrappingfugitivebyabold,unquenchabledesire.Sworntoescapehimbutbetrayedbyherownrecklesspassion,shewillfollowShozfromtheunforgivingwastlandofDeathValleytothetropicalheatofrevolution-sweptCuba—bravingscandalandheartbreak,riskinglifeitselfforanuntamedandblisteringloveasperilousasitisforbidden.
作者简介
KimHarrisonBestknownforherparanormalfantasyseriesstarringsexywitch/bountyhunterRachelMorgan,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorKimHarrisonisoneoftheleadinglightsinaburgeoninghybridgenrethatcombinesfantasy,mystery,horror,andromance.BiographyBestsellingparanormalfantasyauthorKimHarrisonwentallthewaythroughschoolwithnaryathoughtofbecomingawriter.Abiologymajorincollege,shetookonlytherequiredEnglishcoursesneededtograduate.Sowhenthewritingbughitherlaterinlife,shefoundherselfatarealdisadvantagewithgrammar,spelling,andotherbasicweaponsinthescribbler'sarsenal.However,herloveofbookswashersavinggrace.Alwaysavoraciousreader,Harrisoninstinctivelyrecognizedtheroleofplot,pacing,andcharacterdevelopmentingoodstorytelling.Shesetaboutwritingwithgreatenthusiasmandpluggedawayforthebetterpartofdecade,untilshewasabletobringherskillsuptopar.Harrison'sdebutnovelgrewoutoffrustrationwithagrowingpileofrejectionnotices.Inanattempttogetpublishers'attention,shesetouttocraftsomethingdeliberatelyweirdandedgy.Sheconceivedamotleycastofvampires,werewolves,pixies,andwitches,includingasexybountyhunternamedRachelMorgan,andthrewthemtogetherinashortstory.Then,heragentintroducedhertoeditorDianaGill,andtogethertheyrefinedandexpandedHarrison'sideaintoafulllengthnovel.Publishedin2004,DeadWitchWalkingbecameabestseller,launchedablockbusterseries,andcatapultedHarrisonintoapantheonofparanormalsuperstarsthatincludesLaurellK.Hamilton,CharlaineHarris,ChristineFeehan,andSherrilynKenyon.Asiftovalidateherinclusionintheseranks,Harrison'sstorieshavealsobeenincludedinseveralbestsellingparanormalcollections.GoodToKnowHarrisonclaimsthathermuseexistsinmusic.Inourexclusiveinterview,sheexplained,"Musicmovessocietymorethanmostpeoplerealize.Inmyopinion,it'sasoftmanipulatorofinfluenceandchange.Ilovethepowerofthemusicianwhocomposesandperforms.Ienvytheirabilitytoputanuggetoftruthinthreeminutesofsweatandemotionaloutpouring,coloredentirelyfromtheirthoughts.AndI'lladmitthatifIcan,I'llstealthatnuggetoftruth,studyit,facetit,polishit,andplaceitinmywriting."OnherMySpacepage,Kimliststhefollowingasherheroes:"Myparents.Anyonewhopursuestheirdreamswhennoonebelievestheycanreachthem.Singlemomsanddads."RachelMorganandherotherworldlycohortsexistinandaroundanalternateversionofCincinnati,Ohio--a"littlebigcity"HarrisonwasfamiliarwithfromherMidwesternyouth.Shealwaystriestoincorporate"Cincy"sightsintoherseriesnovels,soreadersarelikelytofindallusionstoEdenPark,theCincinnatiZoo,andotherlocalneighborhoodsandlandmarks.Asatributetooneofherfavoriteactor/directors,HarrisonhasgivensomeofherRachelMorgannovelstitlesthatplayonwell-knownClintEastwoodfilms:ForaFewDemonsMore,EveryWhichWaybutDead,TheOutlawDemonWails,etc.Hometown:RockHill,SouthCarolinaEducation:B.A.inthesciences,1989Website:https://www.kimharrison.net
