Title : Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer
Author : Demelza Carlton
Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer – Book Description
There
are real monsters out there. The worst part is that they're human.
They took her away from me.
I mumbled a protest through the haze of
pain and exhaustion that had turned me into little more than a zombie. I'll
never be able to watch a zombie movie again without remembering this night, I
thought.
"It's all right - we have to move her
to take care of her. She's hurt worse than you," I was told. "We need
to treat you, too. There's a gunshot wound in your shoulder."
One of the hospital staff looked grim and
came over. She started firing questions at me.
"Name?"
"Nathan Miller."
"What happened?"
"I was shot."
"By whom?"
"A homicidal lunatic with a gun and
bad aim."
"Her name?"
"Caitlin Lockyer."
"What happened to her?"
"Looks like someone tried to kill
her."
Nathan found Caitlin on a beach covered in
blood. Saving her life was just the start. Now he's the prime suspect and he
has to find out who's really responsible. Both of their lives depend on it.
Who hurt her?
Why was he shot?
What did he promise?
Why doesn't his story add up?
Who was the dead man on the beach?
What will she remember when she wakes up?
A
tiny taste of what's in store:
"Stay away from her, Nathan. That girl
isn't good for you."
Stay away from her? I'd go crazy with worry
in a day. "You don't know her."
Chris looked grim. "Neither do you. Is
there anything you wouldn't do for her?"
"Yes," I snapped. "I
wouldn't die for her."
Chris turned around to stare at me, her
mouth hanging open.
"Do you want to know why?" I
asked steadily. "I wouldn't die for her because I wouldn't be able to
protect her any more. What if I missed one of the people who hurt her? I
couldn't take that risk. She's too important."
Nightmares
Trilogy
Dark, disturbing and definitely scary -
Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer is the first book in Demelza Carlton's Nightmares
Trilogy. The second book is Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller.
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Demelza Carlton – Author Bio
Demelza
Carlton has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found
she was afraid of fish.
She
has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on
spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell
surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.
Sensationalist
spin? No - Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share
the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.
Demelza
now lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world.
The
Ocean's Gift series was her first foray into fiction, followed by the
Nightmares trilogy.
Demelza's website: http://www.demelzacarlton.
com
Contact links:
Website: http://www.demelzacarlton.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DemelzaCarlton
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/DemelzaCarlton
Guest Post :
A Girl Can't Know What it's Like to be a Man
A female author can't write a convincing
male perspective. She's just not anatomically equipped to think like a man, so
it's impossible.
I guess I just don't like being told
something is impossible, because the male perspectives in my books are what
many readers love – yes, including the sex scenes. Oh, now there's a can of
worms…or maybe just those little pink sausages…sex from a guy's perspective. I
believe I'll leave that can closed at the moment and open it a little later.
Why bother? I mean, when writing a female
perspective comes so naturally, why would I choose to write as if I were a man?
I write my books predominantly in first
person perspective. Each character has a completely different perception and
voice, so that's what I write. I see each scene through the character's head –
their eyes, nose, ears, sense of touch…and occasionally taste. That colours the
scene, too, limiting the amount of description I use, as real people only
notice a few things about other people or anything new. So, when Nathan Miller
first looks at Caitlin in Nightmares of
Caitlin Lockyer, he notices her injuries and her expression. He doesn't say
how beautiful he thinks she is, nor her background or even her life history, as
he knows it. In fact, he's got a lot in common with clams, he's so forthcoming
with information. I like Nathan's perspective because it allows me to hide
things.
A common adage in writing is, of course,
"Show, don't tell." When you're writing suspense like I do, sometimes
it's more a case of, "Hide, don't tell." Some things are hidden in
plain sight, described in the text but not given any significance by the
character. Yet, these tiny details are crucial to unravelling the mysteries
hidden in the story.
Caitlin knows exactly what happened to her.
It's why her nightmares are so vivid, driving her into a screaming panic most
nights. To write this book from her perspective, as I did the original draft in
1994, would give away far too much and include graphic details of sickening
abuse. If you're after that kind of information – don't worry, I didn't delete it, nor did I hide it completely. The sequel to Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer is Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller, and
that book is entirely from Caitlin's perspective, graphic violence and all.
Nightmares
of Caitlin Lockyer is about Nathan finding out what
happened to Caitlin, so that the people who hurt her can pay for their crimes. For
maximum suspense, it had to be written from his perspective – no matter how
anatomically ill-equipped I might be.
Nathan is definitely a man – he flirts with
the nurses, worries about the state of his stomach, gets excited when he sees a
girl in sexy underwear and does his utmost to be the hero and protector Caitlin
needs him to be.
How do I know? How did I make sure he was a
real man and not just some figment of my imagination? Of course, technically he
is a figment of my imagination, but…
I have a team of beta-readers and editors
who read my work and give me their honest opinion. At least half of them are
male, which means perspectives vary a lot. Some complain that there is too much
sex in a book and some say there isn't enough. Some say they think Nathan's
just wonderful, while others want to smack him. As I always worry about the
amount of sex in a book and I alternate between liking Nathan and wanting to
knock him out, I take their critique very seriously.
The result? A believable male character who
is far too realistic to be simply a figment of my imagination. Now, you can
like, love or hate him – that's entirely your call. But, just like Caitlin,
he's one of those characters who might not leave you alone, so beware…if you
read Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer,
you won't forget Nathan easily.
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