Hidden (Fire and Iceland #1)
Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy
Date Published: October 31, 2018
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
After a breathtaking journey through Iceland, Vanessa Evanston finishes her dream vacation with her two best friends in the capital city of Reykjavik—and wakes up the next morning on the ground, on a tiny island 250 kilometers north, with no memory of how she got there.
Luckily, handsome and kind-hearted local Gunnar Heimirsson stumbles upon her—unluckily, he can’t explain her mysterious journey either. Nor can anyone explain why Vanessa soon discovers “last night” actually happened a year ago, and everyone thinks she’s dead.
Iceland is known for its folklore, but beyond the elves and mountain trolls, there are other creatures: beautiful, powerful, and vengeful, known as the huldufólk. Gunnar has been alive for a century, trapped by their curse after angering them. From the far flung Westfjords to the black sands of Reynisfjara, the answer to Vanessa’s missing year might be connected to Gunnar’s punishment—as well as his long-lost wife, Hera—but the truth lies somewhere in the realm of magic, myth, and love, and Vanessa has only just discovered fairy tales are real.
Interview
What is the hardest part of writing
your books?
Sometimes, it’s just knowing where to
start—and when to stop! When I get an idea, I struggle for a bit over where the
story should begin. Sometimes I write a beginning and then realize it should
start somewhere else, so I have to cut things out and start over at that place.
Also, sometimes I overshoot where the book should have ended, and need to go
back and revise. Figuring out where the actual story lies and cutting it out from
the rest can be a bit of a challenge. But I enjoy the challenge, because it’s
part of the writing process.
What songs are most played on your
Ipod?
I mostly listen to Spotify, and right
now I’m super, super into Icelandic music—can you tell, from the setting of my
book? There’s a lot of Icelandic musicians who are just fantastic but don’t get
much international attention because they mainly sing in Icelandic. They have a
huge hip hop scene there too, and it’s so creative. Even if I don’t understand the
words I love listening to the songs because they sound so good.
Do you have critique partners or beta
readers?
Yes. I like to share my young work
with other writers so I can get feedback on it. I think it’s important to get a
second opinion before you put something out into the world. It’s easy to miss
things when you’ve read it over and over so many times that you’ve gone blind
to the mistakes.
What book are you reading now?
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of self-help/inspirational
books. I started reading ‘May Cause Miracles’ by Gabrielle Bernstein, but I’ve
been busy in life and need to pick it up again.
How did you start your writing career?
I was really young—only 13!—and I
wanted to write horror like Stephen King. I was very naïve and silly, but I
thought I was going to blow up huge like him and become a bestselling horror
author. My early writing was awful, but I found my passion in producing words and
I never gave up and got better over time. Now I here I am, all these years
later, not writing horror but paranormal romance instead. Close enough, right?
It’s not a bad place to end up!
I don’t have anything awaiting release
right now, but I have the sequel to Hidden written and I’m doing revision/edits
on it now. I’m also going to be continuing my Man Catalog series from Evernight
Publishing. I’m hoping 2019 will be a productive year!
About the Author
Megan Morgan is an award-winning paranormal and contemporary romance author from Cleveland, Ohio. A mild-mannered airport bar supervisor by day and purveyor of things that go bump in the night, she lives on the often-wintry shores of Lake Erie with her spoiled cat and adult son, both of whom shed too much.
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