One of the things people often asked is what inspired a particular book. Was it someone you knew or met? Is it a situation near to your heart? Or did it just jump in out of the blue?
Several of my ideas have come from dreams. They were interesting enough, but when they started repeating nearly every night, I decided it was time to write them down. I have no idea where they came from or why, but several books I have in the works began with dreams.
What about Gambler’s Folly?
It was different. It was inspired by an old folk song. Does anyone out there remember the Kingston Trio? They recorded a version of the song South Coast which told the story of a man who won his wife in a card game.
Interesting idea, I thought. How could that possibly happen today?
Shortly after hearing this song, I got sidetracked onto the musical Paint Your Wagon, with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. In this story of prospectors and mining towns, Lee Marvin’s character buys his wife at auction, who he then shares with his partner because, well, they’re partners.
As I mused on these two themes, Gambler’s Folly began to come together.
It is the story of Karianna, lost on one hand of cards to Damiano Leone. He is the most powerful underworld syndicate leader on the planet named Gambler’s Folly. As a pleasure paradise renowned for its gambling houses, there are contingencies for nearly any situation–including how to dissolve one marriage and form another one in just this sort of situation.
Sound interesting? Add in a few shape-shifters and a syndicate take-over bid for a little more fun.
Check it out! You can’t walk away and leave her married to a dark, powerful stranger, can you?
http://www.bookstrand.com/gamblers-folly
Go ahead. Karianna is waiting.
Ciao amici miei…
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