Hi,
I’m Sarah Raplee, author of the Psychic Agents Series of Romantic Suspense novels.
Why psychic agents?
Because
they are so fun to write!
I love “what ifs”.
For example:
What
if the FBI has a top-secret unit of agents with extraordinary psychic abilities
who are a resource for both U.S. law enforcement agencies and those of our
allies?
What
if an agent who can find anything or anyone, anywhere, can’t find the man who
murdered his family?
What
if every time a blind wedding singer kisses a man, he passes out?
What
if a drug cartel run by powerful psychic criminals kidnaps and enslaves other psychics
in order to achieve world domination?
I
also love world building, constructing a world in which such a story can take
place. In order for the stories set in this world to make sense, I have to design
a “cosmology” of rules that govern the way things work.
For
example:
Is
the general public aware that psychic Talents are real? Or is this knowledge limited
to a select group?
How
does the top-secret unit get assigned to cases?
Is
psychic Talent inherited? Developed by exposure to a virus? Caused by an
experiment gone awry?
If
inherited, how is it passed down?
Do parents
with the same Talents pass the same Talents to their children?
What
happens when a regular human has a child with someone with Talent?
I
had a wonderful time world building the Psychic Agents series. I hope I’ve
piqued your interest so you'll read the blurb for BLINDSIGHT, Book 1 in the
Psychic Agents series from Windtree Press.
A
tenacious FBI Psychic Agent who can find anything…
A
lonely blind woman with a dangerous kiss…
A
brutal psychic criminal obsessed with killing one and controlling the other…
When
FBI Psychic Agent Hector Guerrero’s family was kidnapped and murdered, he swore
to stop the slave trade in psychics. Undercover for three years in the Mendoza
Drug Cartel, he’s zeroing in on a hidden prison camp in Washington’s Cascade
Mountains. Nothing will stop him from taking down the Cartel.
Blind
wedding singer Melisenda Smith can’t keep from projecting her emotional energy
onto others through touch. Meli’s nomadic life performing throughout the
Pacific Northwest allows her to avoid physical and emotional intimacy. But now
her only family, her elderly guide dog Freddy, must stop traveling. Desperate
to pay for a career change so she can work from home and keep her beloved
companion, Meli accepts a risky gig at a drug lord’s wilderness wedding.
When
the Cartel targets Meli for kidnapping, Hector loses his focus. When Meli blows
his cover, she loses Hector’s trust. When Meli rescues Hector from a torture
chamber, Hector might well lose his battered heart.
I hope you enjoyed my post. Please visit my Amazon Author Page to learn more. ~Sarah
6 comments:
Enjoyed hearing what your process is for writing! Great post.
Loved this book!
Sounds like an intriguing series!
Sarah, these psychic agents sound fascinating. Plus you have a dog character. Love that! :)
Madelle
Thank you for your interest, Diana.
I'm so glad you loved BLINDSIGHT, Judith!
Genene, thank you for stopping by.
Madelle, characters with unusual abilities are so a fun challenge to write. So are animal characters. Freddy definitely steals a couple of scenes in BLINDSIGHT!
Loved Blindsight and am awaiting the next book in the series. What I love is the use of a special power (psychic) as a way to enhance what some see as a disability (blindness). Cool concept and the way it is handled is wonderful.
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