{"id":1807,"date":"2016-03-31T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamaragranthambooks.com\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2016-03-26T17:17:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-26T17:17:58","slug":"ctpshare-welcome-author-holly-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamaragrantham.com\/StagingSite\/ctpshare-welcome-author-holly-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"#CTPshare Welcome Author Holly Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Hi Friends! Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Holly Kelly to the blog. Her book, Rising, gave me the incentive to submit my own book to Clean Teen. It&#8217;s a fun, paranormal romance read, and I&#8217;ve been wanting to go back and re-read my signed copy. (Yes, be jealous.) Here&#8217;s a little more about the series&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0Start The Rising Series For FREE!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ehtTDhY6Qyo\/VvSBnbA4QwI\/AAAAAAAAQ3Q\/60sA9cT-C6kK6JdD5jMkLjY4eNF03mQ3g\/s1600\/banner.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ehtTDhY6Qyo\/VvSBnbA4QwI\/AAAAAAAAQ3Q\/60sA9cT-C6kK6JdD5jMkLjY4eNF03mQ3g\/s640\/banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"308\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\">In a war between the humans and the inhabitants of the sea&#8211;humans will lose. Xanthus Dimitriou&#8211;the most lethal Dagonian to rise from the ocean&#8211;is on a mission to save mankind from annihilation. But first there&#8217;s one small thing he needs to do&#8230; kill a beautiful young woman in a wheelchair.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 22.4px;\">Killing her doesn&#8217;t start out as part of his plan. He entrenches himself deep in the human world. Aligning with his enemies, he prepares to send them to Triton to face their punishment. Then Sara Taylor rolls onto the scene. Xanthus knows at once she&#8217;s a criminal. And her crime? Being born. She&#8217;s a human\/Dagonian half-breed, an abomination. Killing her should be an easy job. All he has to do is break into her apartment, slit her throat, and feed her body to the sharks. Simple, right? Wrong. If only she weren&#8217;t so beautiful, so innocent, so sweet&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 22.4px;\">Saving the world may have to wait. It appears Xanthus has a woman to save. But protecting her may cost him his own life.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 22.4px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1sEDZFEVyU8\/VvSEqXamqGI\/AAAAAAAAQ3c\/nxw3Ik48c8QagC-wwyoyrk4yKeSkkgL9g\/s1600\/Rising%2BAd%2B5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1sEDZFEVyU8\/VvSEqXamqGI\/AAAAAAAAQ3c\/nxw3Ik48c8QagC-wwyoyrk4yKeSkkgL9g\/s640\/Rising%2BAd%2B5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rising-Book-1-Holly-Kelly-ebook\/dp\/B00EZRNT5W\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-weuxXnkRUAo\/VslR4O0XoQI\/AAAAAAAAQms\/FwOX9r1mAMskGaOEgx848v4gUtXtnjhLw\/s200\/amazon%2Bbutton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/rising-holly-kelly\/1116855622?ean=2940045667876\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gyRReY3WEfM\/VslSJYaWGFI\/AAAAAAAAQmw\/caeVUg1dSF0lT3gP3KXKA3nVNIKnu0LTQ\/s200\/Barnes%2Band%2BNoble.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"51\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/rising\/id713337972?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oXxOZet_YiQ\/Vt-CFVTvFcI\/AAAAAAAAQu8\/wX_pGVuYGgQa557UJhJqeT5lpBFZEQczQ\/s200\/ibooks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"61\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dgn6OlBqxkc?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dgn6OlBqxkc\/0.jpg\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Visit Holly Kelly&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhollykelly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">About The Author:<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-98LtDhKxQYQ\/VvSF9zB67yI\/AAAAAAAAQ3k\/3obwDWnE7C8Yf6QEzLzDPAuujXr9QuClw\/s1600\/Holly%2Btouched%2Bup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-98LtDhKxQYQ\/VvSF9zB67yI\/AAAAAAAAQ3k\/3obwDWnE7C8Yf6QEzLzDPAuujXr9QuClw\/s200\/Holly%2Btouched%2Bup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times' , 'times new roman' , serif;\">Holly Kelly is a mom who writes books in her spare time: translation&#8211;she hides in the bathroom with her laptop and locks the door while the kids destroy the house and smear peanut butter on the walls. She was born in Utah but moved around a bit, living in Kansas, Texas, and Hawaii where she studied marine biology. She&#8217;s now back in Utah&#8211;&#8220;happy valley&#8221;. She&#8217;s married to a wonderful husband, James, and they are currently raising 6 rambunctious children. Her interests are reading, writing (or course), martial arts, visual arts, creating Halloween props, and spending time with family.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: 'arial' , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Author Interview:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Where are you from? <\/b><br \/>\nI was born in Utah but moved around a bit\u2014living in Utah, Kansas, Texas, and Hawaii. Hawaii was my favorite place to live. I absolutely adore the ocean and would love nothing better than to live close to the shore again, but alas I\u2019m back in landlocked Utah\u2014but my husband and I have aspirations of someday buying a winter home in Fiji.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'calibri' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11.0pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>When and why did you begin writing?<\/b><br \/>\nIt\u2019s funny, but I\u2019d never considered writing fiction until nine years ago\u2014when I started writing my first \u201cpractice novel\u201d\u2014I actually wrote three of those. And no, they will never see the light of day. That ship has sailed.<br \/>\nWhy did I begin writing? Well, I\u2019d always been an avid reader, but it never crossed my mind that I could write a book myself. Then eight years ago, I read something Stephenie Meyer wrote. It was rough, it was unedited\u2014it was a scene her publisher cut from Twilight. When I read it, I thought it was horrible. And then the thought struck me. I bet I can write better than <i>that<\/i>.\u00a0 That moment, I opened up Microsoft word and started writing. I didn\u2019t think it over. I didn\u2019t plan it out. It was an impulsive thing. But then, once I started writing, I couldn\u2019t stop. And when I wasn\u2019t writing, I was imagining scenes in my head, thinking out characters, and basically spending my time in the world I was creating.\u00a0 And this is how I live even now\u2014always with one foot in the real world, and one foot in the world of my imagination.<\/p>\n<p><b>What inspired you to write your first book?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman' , 'serif'; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">My first book was a mishmash of everything I\u2019d been reading. But my first published book, Rising, was something special. I actually got the inspiration for Rising from a picture. It was a picture of a mermaid, but this mermaid\u2019s tail was unlike any I\u2019d seen before\u2014it was flesh colored. And it got me thinking, what if a mermaid was born on land, but she didn\u2019t know she was a mermaid? She simply thought she was horribly deformed. That day, I started writing.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>What books have most influenced your life most?<br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/b><br \/>\nThis is a really hard question! I simply love books\u2014paranormal, fantasy, contemporary, romance\u2026 there are just so many. It\u2019s easier to say what authors have influenced me. My favorite author is Amy Harmon. She writes mostly contemporary and a few paranormal. Her books are powerful! I\u2019ve never read an author who has more heart than Amy Harmon! With her books, you laugh, you ball your eyes out, and you become so involved with the characters, that you literally feel you are inside the story. Some of my other favorites are J.K.Rowling, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Julie Garwood, Janet Evanovich, Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Mull, and Rick Riordan.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are your current projects?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman' , 'serif'; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">I\u2019ve got two projects right now. I\u2019m currently working on a new book called Cursed by the Fountain of Youth. It\u2019s a paranormal romance with a crazed, murdering lunatic; ghosts; forbidden love; and the curse of eternal youth. And then next book introduces a twisted version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This one comes from my love of all things Halloween. It\u2019s a spooky story with witches, headless horsemen, severed heads, and a Beauty and the Beast-style romance.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman' , 'serif'; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><b>What would you like your readers to know?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman' , 'serif'; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;\">For those who are aspiring authors, don\u2019t let anyone tell you that you can\u2019t do it. I heard it all myself\u2014even from close family members.\u00a0 I heard I would never get published, and that I would never write anything people would want to read. I didn\u2019t believe it, and you shouldn\u2019t either. Use criticisms as a springboard. Prove those naysayers wrong!\u00a0 It\u2019s not an easy journey, it will take time and a heck of a lot of writing under your belt to get there, but you can. If you just move forward and never give up, you too can become a published author!<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Friends! Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Holly Kelly to the blog. Her book, Rising, gave me the incentive to submit my own book to Clean Teen. It&#8217;s a fun, paranormal romance read, and I&#8217;ve been wanting to go back and re-read my signed copy. (Yes, be jealous.) 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