Fiction romance 'Falling' set in Sierra Foothills
"Falling," a YA paranormal romance by Tori Briar, is set in a fictional city in the Sierra foothills.
Says the author about her choice of location for the work, “Place matters; where we are informs who we are. In Falling, I worked hard to render the setting with portrayals of the buffeting Nevada winds and the beauty and allure of the high desert foothills. I hope the reader will leave this book with a sense of place as well as an exhilarating story.”
Falling tells the story of fifteen-year-old Kallie, an introvert with a mean round-kick, who has survived the reoccurring violence of a family curse only by faithfully following rules she must now break to stay alive.
As Kallie struggles to discover her place in both the bewildering world of high school and the criminal-filled backstreets of a new town, the predators drawn by her curse become increasingly violent. To survive, Kallie must reevaluate her rules and the promises she’s made.
Couldn’t No Weapons just mean No Guns? And maybe Never Turn Your Back, in some instances, translates to Run! Forced to confront the most dangerous enemies she has ever faced -Adlai, an alluring vampire with a taste for pain, and her estranged family, a network of witches who want her dead for their own gain- Kallie begins to question the one rule she was certain she’d never break again: No Relationships; No Friends. But if she compromises on that rule, she risks not only her own beliefs, but also the lives of everyone close to her.
Like the protagonist, the author lives at the base of the Sierra foothills. She received her English (writing emphasis) degree from Loyola Marymount University, and was awarded the 2007 NV Arts Council fellowship for literature. This is her first novel.
Falling is available on Amazon in both print and kindle format.
Author can be contacted at toribriar1@gmail.com