He was hunting a man into exile when he first saw her.
This was the first sentence I wrote of Summer-set, and the story should have sprung out full-fledged from there — how the hunter becomes captivated by the woman he comes across, the danger he brings to her, and the consequences of failing to banish the man he originally sought.
Nope. I wrote that sentence in 2000, and then it just sat there. I didn’t figure out what happened next until nine years later.
The gears started turning when I decided to make the main character a hunter in the most primal sense: a wolf-shifter, one isolated from others of his kind. So when he finally finds someone who accepts his nature, it’s a glorious discovery. And when he loses her, it’s a rending loss.
Because this story isn’t just about the romance that first blooms between the hunter and the woman. I knew they would be together as soon as I wrote that first sentence, and you probably did too as soon as you read it. What Summer-set is about is how they shape that love into a bond that outlasts a bloodthirsty heritage, an ancient vengeance, and a wall of secrets.
You can read the first chapter here (just so you know, the above sentence now leads off Chapter 2), or buy the e-book at My Bookstore and More. I hope you enjoy it.
Karalynn
http://karalynnlee.com
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