Monday Moments Features paranormal author:
Lara Nance
Lara Nance grew up and lived in many cites through the South.
She started out with a career in business/marketing for twenty years and then
went back to school for a masters in nursing, and is currently a nurse
practitioner in Virginia Beach,
VA.
From ghosts, witches, and energy vampires to thrilling
mysteries and Steampunk tales, she is willing to explore a variety of
compelling adventures full of danger and suspense, along with a touch of
romance. Lara loves to weave interesting true historical tidbits into her
fiction which invite the reader to explore further after the novel is finished.
Currently docked in Norfolk, Virginia (until the wind changes)
Lara enjoys living on her sailboat and spends time reading, of course writing,
indulging a variety of artistic endeavors, cooking and sailing with her
husband, Joe and their Yorkie, Rio.
About Murder in the World Below
Murder in the World Below introduces a tight-knit community of second
and third generation survivors of a government institutional system that went
horribly wrong at the hands of people in control.
A Haven Mystery
In 1922 the federal government built the largest facility for handicapped
children in the country, hidden in the Shenandoah
Mountains of Virginia. It was closed forever in 1960 amid
horrifying stories of deplorable conditions, overcrowding, illegal testing and
sexual abuse of the young inmates.
Sixty-one years
later, the academy is now a community college, all trace of its evil past swept
away. Or is it? For under the campus of renovated buildings, escapees from the
academy and their descendants still live in an elaborate series of tunnels and
caves, hiding their differences and fear of the upper world.
Haven, as the
residents call their underground home, is a happy, thriving community until
they learn their source of power is about to be cut off. A resourceful young
woman named Awen sets out to find an alternative source of energy. But someone
in Haven is murdering people and sabotaging her efforts.
Aided by a
professor from the college, Awen is in a race to expose the killer and hunt for
a source of energy that will save Haven. Unfortunately, the murderer now has
their sights on Awen as the next victim, and time is running out for the world
below.
A Sneak Peek at MURDER IN THE WORLD BELOW
Billy
Two flung aside the tarp and stomped into the small cave Awen Four used as her
bedroom. She jumped, startled. Her rat, Coco,
squeaked then dove into the crook of her arm.
“Damn
it, Billy!” She huffed. As usual, the young boy disregarded Haven’s rules of
privacy.
“Old
Harvie’s dyin’.” He grimaced then flopped into a battered armchair, his face
grim, rounded cheeks streaked with a layer of perpetual dirt. “Shit’s gonna hit
the fan now.”
“What?
I saw him this morning. I thought he was better.” A chill crawled over her
skin. They couldn’t lose Harvie. The Boss. He was the heart and soul of Haven.
“It must be a rumor. People are scared.”
She
stroked Coco who'd poked her head out,
blinking dark sparkling eyes at the boy.
“Nope,
he’s dyin’. Now Kinnik’ll take over and you know what that means.” He pressed
his lips together in a thin line. He took off his newsboy cap and smacked it
against his knee. He pulled open a much patched wool jacket, revealing layers
of several T-shirts, two button-up shirts, and a sweater vest.
Awen
stared at him askance. Maybe it was denial, but Harvie seemed too integral to
Haven to die. A part of their secret world would diminish in his absence, and
she feared it would be the best part.
“Heard
it from Pop himself,” Billy insisted. He rubbed a hand under his nose and
planted his cap over matted brown hair. “I overheard him talkin' to Joe outside
the group room. He’d come from Harvie’s place ‘n said the Boss was going
downhill fast. He went lookin’ for Kinnik to tell him.”
“Oh, no. This is horrible.” Her heart lurched.
Harvie wasn't just important to Haven, he was the dad she never had. She ran a
hand through her hair. What were they going to do?
Praise for MURDER IN THE
WORLD BELOW
“Lara Nance’s writing shines brightest when
she’s building new worlds. Murder in the World Below will draw you in where her
characters win your affection. Her story takes you on a grand adventure, and
you never want to leave.” - Author, Laura Kitchell
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Awards:
Memories of Murder:
1. Best paranormal romance 2012 -
NEC's Bean Pot award- a readers choice award.
2. Award of Merit for Best book by a
Virginia Author in VRW's Holt Medallion contest in 2012
DraculaVille - New York -
3. Rudy Award for best novel with
strong romantic elements 2013, Chesapeake Romance Writers, Finish the Damn Book
Contest.
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Thank you for featuring on Monday Moments, Lara. My best wishes to you for success with Murder in The World Below!
Slainthe!
