Today Katie Hamstead is visiting again as a part of
the blog tour for book 3 of the Kiya series.
Title: Kiya: Rise of a New Dynasty (Kiya
Trilogy Book #3)
Author: Katie Hamstead
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Genre: New Adult Historical Romance
Release Date: February 25th
2014
Blurb:
Tut
has grown into his position as Pharaoh, but he is a wild young man. Naomi fears
for him, not only because of his recklessness, but because he has put his trust
in Ay–the man determined to destroy Naomi—despite her and Horemheb advising
against it.
Meanwhile,
death and slavery hang over
Naomi and her family. With fear of the booming Hebrew numbers causing talk of
enslaving them, conscription is reinstated and
Naomi fears for the lives of her other children. Especially since Ay's children are now adults, and just
as dangerous as their father. They
threaten to take Itani, conspire against Tut, and push for power.
But Tut is in trouble. While Ay's daughter draws Horemheb's
attention, and Naomi deals with the struggles of her family, everyone's
distraction could spell death for the young Pharaoh.
I loved this book is my favorite of the series so I
really recommend it.
Now Katie is going to talk to us about writing a
series.
*****
When I first started planning out Kiya, I
had thought it would be only one book. But as I thought about events I wanted
to cover, I realized I needed to make more than one book. So I decided to make
it into three books.
The very original concept ended at the end
of book one, with Naomi fleeing with Tut. Sort of a riding of into the sunset
to live happily ever after. But then I realized, there was more to the story
than an HEA, especially when Horemheb started smashing my head for more
attention than I originally intended.
So I worked out events I wanted to include
and constructed a timeline. Then I needed to decide how I would begin and end
each book. Book two at first started with the third assassin entering her
father’s house in Thebes, but I felt like her journey through the desert needed
to be addressed and it created a great action opening scene.
A great deal of time passes in these books,
so book three skips over six years so the momentum isn’t slowed. That was a
difficult decision to make, but necessary. The plot needed to focus on the main
people; Naomi and Tut.
Once I had where I’d break the stories
worked out, the rest fell into place. There were times during book two where
historical events lacked, so I became concerned my filler for Naomi’s life
wouldn’t make it long enough, but it worked out in the end.
About the Author:
Born and raised in Australia, Katie’s
early years of day dreaming in the “bush”, and having her father tell her wild
bedtime stories, inspired her passion for writing.
After graduating High School, she became a foreign exchange student where she met a young man who several years later she married. Now she lives in Arizona with her husband, daughter and their dog.
She has a diploma in travel and tourism which helps inspire her writing. She is currently at school studying English and Creative Writing.
Katie loves to out sing her friends and family, play sports and be a good wife and mother. She now works as a Clerk with a lien company in Arizona to help support her family and her schooling. She loves to write, and takes the few spare moments in her day to work on her novels.
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Thanks Anabel! You've been so wonderful from the very beginning!