Phantom Dreams
Author: T.K. Harris
Release
Day: June 6, 2013
Genre: Paranormal Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
Book Description:
FBI Special Agent Jack Matthews finds
himself on yet another serial killer case, having barely recovered from the
last disastrous hunt. Still stiff from a gun shot wound in his leg, under
investigation for a botched job, and having lost his fiancée when she walked
out on him, Jack is beginning to wonder if it isn’t time to move on to
something new. But, for Jack, these cases are personal and he can’t say no.
Marketing specialist Kathy Gilliam leads a
fairly boring life. If she’s not working or caring for her ailing father, then
she is doing whatever it takes to avoid going anywhere near crowds of people.
Her few distractions include her friend Margo Longfellow, occasional hiking
trips, and her increasingly alarming dreams of women dying.
As her nightmares cause her to begin to doubt
her sanity, the media releases news of the “Coast-to-Coast Killer” and Kathy
discovers her dreams may be related. In a moment of panic, Kathy does something
that places her on the FBI’s “persons of interest” list. Suddenly, her life is
set on a collision course with Jack who must decide if Kathy is the killer or
destined to become a victim.
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Guest Post - What
Inspired Me to Write Phantom Dreams
It started with a dream. I know cliché right? But it really did. I had a dream that I was walking through a
large crowd of people, surrounded by white canvas tents. I am moving quickly but don't know why, when
suddenly the crowd parts and there is a man in front of me, carrying a sword
and it is aimed right at me. Then, just
as quickly, the woman is no longer me and I am now watching. I woke up before the sword drove home. And that's how Phantom Dreams was born.
I wish I could say that I wrote it all down
in a flash and everything just worked itself out. BUT, that didn't happen. First it percolated in my brain while I went
about being a full-time mother while working a 60 hour a week job. (And that was a short week!). And then, I began writing down bits and
pieces late at night in between trying to write and publish stories. Only to become more and more frustrated. First,
the stories that I had sold to date were short stories. In fact, the first publication I had ever
been paid for was a 1200 word mystery sold to mysterynet.net. But it is a very different skill set to go
from short stories to a full-length novel. I was good at cutting to the chase, getting to the point and well, you
know the rest. So, I floundered.
For the next few years I put most of my
effort into my work, family, multitude of projects (I'm a Gemini and we can't
help it), subsequent divorce, the 2008/2009 job fiasco, and the many other
awesomely awful and wonderful things that life carelessly threw in my path and
laughingly under my feet to see how many times it could make me fall. (I still
have scars!) And, sometimes I would work
on my book. And then, one day, I got frustrated
for a different reason. And, then, I got mad.
And, then, I got focused. I
made myself sit down and write a list of what I wanted out of life. My ideal job. My ideal partner. My ideal
finances. My projects. And I wrote those lists and decided to start
focusing. My first project was paying of
debt (still working on that!). The second was finishing the d*m# book! The right way. (Or is it the "write" way? – Feel
free to groan.)
I put the book out to readers. Got feedback. And then began the arduous task of editing, rewriting and editing some
more. And then began putting it out there on Amazon,
Barnes & Nobles, Kobo, etc. I got a
great review on Kirkus Reviews and started getting great comments. I have marketed, tweaked it, re-edited it and
developed a new book cover since but I still remember my first "real"
sell. Not the books that were bought by
friends and family. No. It was that one sell when you realized
someone you didn't know, bought it. And now, all I can ask myself is, why didn't I
do this sooner?
T. K. Harris
About the Author
T.K. Harris was born in California and
lived a gypsy sort of life traveling the world as a military brat. She has been
writing since she was a child and as had several short stories published by
various magazines, including one in Woman's World. She currently lives and
works in Colorado as a Senior Solutions Architect and IT Instructor and has
recently had her first novel, Phantom Dreams, published. She is looking forward
to her next two books, already outlined and partially written.
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