About the Book

Book: The Locket’s Revenge (Chronicles of the Undersea Realm Book 2)

Author: L. E. Richmond

Genre: YA Fantasy (Little Mermaid Retelling)

Release date: October 22, 2024

A Trinket Could Unleash a Tempest

Locklyn Adair thought that finding the Sea Enchantress would lift her family’s curse. But the ramifications of her desire for a tail reach further than she could ever have dreamed. Now the entire Undersea Realm is in peril, as Circe, armed with the locket capable of controlling the Loch Ness monster, journeys to the North Sea in pursuit of revenge.

Darin Aalto’s specialty is tracking down treasure. When it looks as though a magical locket has fallen into evil hands, he joins Locklyn and her crew on an expedition to recover it, hoping to find a key to his past identity along the way. Despite having no memory of the Mermaid leading the quest, he wonders if she was more than a friend all along.

As a vengeful enchantress, fiery monster, and impending war threaten the Undersea Realm, Locklyn and Darin must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stop the locket’s revenge.

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About the Author

L.E. Richmond was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest by an American writing teacher and a German bookseller. Her childhood largely consisted of imagining stories for her Playmobil

characters and checking out as many books from the library as would fit on six library cards. Now she spends her time chasing three little Muggles, reading aloud to the hazel-eyed young man who has her heart, and attempting to transfer the stories in her head into words for others. Her passion is for words and stories that thrill the soul, and she is endlessly amazed by the One who not only used words to bring this world into being but also crafted the most epic story of all time.

More from L.E.

Somebody is going to die. But they didn’t at first.

Minor spoiler alert, a character is going to die near the end of The Locket’s Revenge. But in my first draft of this story, this person didn’t die. It wasn’t until I was going back through and trying to flesh out the book a bit that I realized that this character needed to die. My family knows that I am a discovery writer, but they still laughed when I told them how so-and-so squeaked through alive on the first draft, but the death sentence came in the second one. To me, this is actually one of the most fun things about being a discovery writer. During the drafting process, I get to experience the story for the first time, just like any reader. Most of the time, I don’t actually know what is going to happen next. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Interview with L.E.

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

I first realized I wanted to be a writer after I finished my first manuscript. My mom, who is very honest, told me that she thought it was actually good enough to be published. This gave me the confidence to start querying and as I delved into the publishing world, I fell in love with the whole scene. I continued to write and with each book, it became clearer to me that God has made me good at storytelling and, to misquote Eric Liddell, “When I write, I feel His pleasure.”

What are your favorite books to read?

I am an eclectic reader, but I love any book with characters that capture my heart. A couple of my favorite recent reads have been In a Far Off Land by Stephanie Landsem and Mortal Queens by Victoria Mccombs.

How do you create your main characters?

I love this question. The big question I ask myself while crafting a main character is, “How do I want readers to remember them?” I really want to avoid having characters who are forgettable and blend in with my other characters or characters from other books. Asking myself this question helps me to pick at least one defining trait for my characters. Then, I ask myself, “What motivates them?” This not only helps to dig into the character, but it also helps with plot development since the thing motivating the main character drives most of their decisions.

What does your family think of your writing?

I am incredibly fortunate to have a family who supports my writing wholeheartedly. My mom and older sister are my first beta readers for every book, and Mum also watches my three little munchkins every week so that I can write. My husband, who is an engineer, is not a big reader, but he lets me read my books to him. He likes them overall, but says I put in too much emotion 😊

How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?

I have written seven books. And favorites are so hard, but I have a contemporary retelling of King Thrushbeard that I love, as well as a YA fantasy about the Fate sisters.

Blog Stops

Texas Book-aholic, October 31

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, November 1 (Author Interview)

Wishful Endings, November 1

Artistic Nobody, November 2 (Spotlight)

Fiction Book Lover, November 3 (Author Interview)

Locks, Hooks and Books, November 4

A Reader’s Brain , November 5 (Author Interview)

Inklings and notions, November 6

Simple Harvest Reads, November 7 (Author Interview)

Blogging With Carol, November 8

Stories By Gina, November 9 (Author Interview)

Min Read and Reviews, November 9

Tell Tale Book Reviews, November 10

Holly’s Book Corner, November 11

Guild Master, November 12 (Spotlight)

Becca Hope: Book Obsessed, November 13

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, L.E. is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon card and a signed copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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