Spirian Series Author Brings New Dimension to “Blind Seer” Heroine.
July 14, 2010 United States of America
Rowena Portch released The Protected, the first volume in her Spirian Series. The author will be the featured guest of Writers in the Sky Podcast on August 6, 2010.
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GREATER SEATTLE, WA, July 2010—
Author Rowena Portch released The Protected, the first volume in her Spirian Series, on May 11, 2010, with book two to follow in October. The author held a book signing for the public on Sunday, July 11, 11:00 AM, at the Starbucks Coffee Shop located at 23965 NE SR3, Belfair, WA 98528, with future signing events to be announced through BookTour.com. The author will be the featured guest of Writers in the Sky Podcast to air on August 6, 2010.
“The depth of realism and texture Portch has written into the character and world of her “Blind Seer” heroine is untouchable by the writings of sighted authors. Once you read The Protected you’ll never believe another author trying to write blind again. Portch has written a unique and engaging series that will thrill and inspire readers.” says book reviewer and host Vonnie Faroqui of Writers In The Sky Podcast
The Protected are a supernaturally gifted race of beings, not quite human but not fully spirit that secretly share this planet. Among themselves they are known as Spirians, a race caught between the physical and spiritual realms where anything is possible. Skye, a blind massage therapist, has lived her whole life as human and is unaware of her race and the path her life is about to take. Skye may be the prophesied “Healer” whose gifts are pivotal in the course of her people’s future; a future that could tip the scales between good and evil. The Protected, book one of the series, takes the reader with Skye into the hidden world of the Spirians, where a few stand in the balance ready to teach Skye to use the power that is her birthright before she becomes a pawn in a much larger game.
What does the author Rowena Portch have to say about writing and about her new series?
“. . . I look for a solid plot and intriguing characters that I can relate to. I learned many years ago to write for myself.
. . . In book one, Skye learns about her Spirian side and grows to know Khalen Dunning, a powerful man that could easily claim her soul. In book two Skye is living among other Spirians. Her gifts have intensified beyond everyone’s expectations, including Case, the Protected’s wisest elder. Case knows that a union between Khalen and Skye would be a powerful one; a bond that would enforce the strength of the race. In book two I explore the lengths Traeger, Khalen’s darker twin, will go to ensure that the union between his brother and Skye doesn’t take place; and how far Khalen will go to protect her. Until now, Khalen’s power to take life has been subdued. In this book I want the reader to ask what would happen if that control was abolished and Khalen’s gifts were unleashed?”
This series has made a powerful start and is already receiving a positive response from reviewers and book clubs alike.
“I had the local Read Right program that helps folks learn to read more efficiently evaluate my book for their program. They were very pleased to have a book that was suitable for their young teens as well as adults. Because it contains no profanity, heavy violence, or explicit sex scenes, they found it appropriate to bring in as their main read for their young teens. I was very pleased and happy to hear that.”
When author Rowena Portch lost her vision to retinitis pigmentosa, she retired from her successful career as an editor at Microsoft, and with husband Gregg opened a wellness clinic on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Portch had already been writing professionally for over 30 years, across different genres and for various publications.