It is with great pleasure that I welcome the Award Winning, Time-Travel
Historical Romance, author, Lisa Dawn
Walder, onto the blog. Lisa is going to tell us all about the inspiration
behind her latest book….
The
Draig’s Woman
Rescuing
the man tied to a tree seemed like a rational decision. Claire is a smart,
capable bookkeeper who happens to work at a martial arts academy. She has no
idea the door she walked through to save the bound man would leave her trapped
in 13th century Scotland. She is unable to regret the night of passion shared
with Ian, even though it happened with the threat of death just outside the
door. She pretends to be content with Ian’s friendship, knowing his people must
come first. Compelled by honor and tormented by desire, is being his woman,
while he marries another, enough?
Ian, Laird
of the Draig Clan, is a man trapped by fate. Forced by necessity to marry a
woman he has never met, her dowry is essential to save his clan. However, he is
in love with the woman who saved his life and then spent one night in his arms.
Duty prevents Ian from being able to marry Claire as custom, honor, and his
heart demand. Drawn to her, believing they share the same desires and dreams in
life, he finally offers her the only option available, a place by his side and
in his bed.
Claire and
Ian are bound together in love and then ripped apart by deception and a plot to
destroy the Draig clan. Facing the final battle alone and unarmed, Claire saves
them all. The ultimate challenge is forgiving Ian for sending her away.
Author’s Inspiration
The question of inspiration for the story
involves a personal journey into becoming stronger. Roughly six years ago I began taking martial arts with my kids, at first to make
them happy and then because it made me feel strong and capable. While working
with an instructor - a fourth degreed black belt, complete with a shaved head
and loads of tattoos - I was learning how to escape a hold and then flip the
opponent onto the floor. When I actually managed to do the move correctly, I
reached down to help him up and he called me a bad ass. I will never be able to explain how much that single
compliment filled me; how it tapped into a place I never knew I had inside.
Seriously, I’m a middle-aged mom…
Later
that night, after the kids were in bed, I settled in to continue reading my
historical romance book. The heroine had found herself in a precarious
situation and was being held virtually the same way I had been in class. In my head,
I saw her escape from the threat, but in the book she had to wait for the hero
to come save her. It left me disappointed - I wanted her to be physically
strong. Unable to find an historical romance book that filled this need, I sat
down to attempt to write one.
As a
huge fan of historical romance, I wanted to see physically capable heroines
within my beloved genre. Having read multiple time travel romances, I knew this
would be how I placed martial arts trained women into a world where women
weren’t expected to be able to save the day or themselves. To shake it up a bit
more, my heroines are the true heroes of each story. They save the day and the
Laird, while finding their happily-ever-after.
In my second book, Time of the
Draig, I explain my version of what makes time travel possible. No magic or
mysterious fogs. The door that leads to medieval Scotland in each of The Draig
books comes from a science fiction foundation.
Book three, The Draig’s Wife, will
be released 5/31/17. Don’t worry about what order you read the books, it’s a
stand-alone series.
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About the author
Lisa
began writing after reading yet another romance novel where the heroine needed
a man to rescue her from physical harm. While a firm believer in the strong
alpha-male hero in any story, she wondered what would happen if that hero met a
woman who was able to take care of herself physically. Using her several years
of Tae Kwon Do training and mixing in time travel, her multi-award winning
debut novel, The Draig’s Woman was born.
Lisa
lives in the Chicago suburbs and is married to her high school sweetheart. They
have two children and one very spoiled dog. And yes, she finally earned her
black belt 3/17!
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