Author CC Bolick on the background behind Fear Justice

Do you ever wonder how stories come about? Sometimes they are inspired by true events. Sometimes they just pop into an author's head. Sometimes they are worked on for weeks and months with a lot of research. Today, author CC Bolick is sharing with us the story behind her new YA urban fantasy, Fear Justice. There's also an excerpt for you to enjoy before you download your own copy. Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments section. And then of course follow the tour for more chances to enter the giveaway!

Fear Justice

Seventeen-year-old Rena Mason counts the days until she can leave for college. Every night her father drinks himself to sleep, leaving her to care for her younger brother. When her father is kidnapped by terrorists, her dreams of freedom become a nightmare.

Stunned that her father has a history with these terrorists, Rena knows she must run or be their next victim. She learns the tough guy at school has a reason to look after her - he's working for a government agency with the same goal as the terrorists: find a woman who disappeared eighteen years ago. Time is running out since only this woman's special gift can save the world from a looming nuclear attack.

Rena can't trust anyone, especially not the stone-cold agent she's falling for. Can they save the world before Rena's feelings trap her in an agent's fight for justice?

Fear Justice contains elements of fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal, with a clean romance. It's the first book in an exciting new series called The Fear Chronicles.

Read an excerpt:

Tony cleared his throat. “You said your dad was kidnapped?”

“Last night. Coach and my dad were friends. They joined the Army together.” Why was I babbling? Tony didn’t need to know my life story. “I showed up this morning because I thought he might know why these people were after my dad.”

“Did either of them tell you?”

I shook my head and looked at Tony. “The man who beat up Coach Andrews—he said he’d give me a head start before hunting me down.”

Again, Tony glanced in the mirror. “He didn’t happen to say he drives a black Lincoln, did he?”

As I spun in the seat and leaned over the headrest to see, the belt cut into my neck. Behind us, a black car crept closer with every second. Someone in the passenger seat leaned out of the window with a gun. “There’s a man with a gun following us and I’m not freaking out. At least, I don’t think I am.”

“No, you’re cool.”

With a bitter laugh, I turned back around and dropped down on the red vinyl seat. “Cool? When are you going to ask why I’m not afraid?”

Tony hit the brakes and made a turn that left me choking from the belt’s grip. “Right after you ask why I picked you up.”

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Background of Fear Justice

Fear Justice worked its way into my head from several directions. First, I pictured this teenage girl who was a whole lot smarter and braver than me. She’d grown up living in a camper on a lake in Florida. Then I dreamed about an argument with a government agent who wore all black, including black gloves, despite the fact sweat rolled down his face with the summer’s heat. He was there to save her, but stubborn Rena Mason would end up saving him instead.

I’d already written a series which included a young agent named Travis Payne. After his dad disappeared at age nine, he was raised by a government agency tasked with protecting the people of Earth from those with special powers (think Men in Black meets X-Men). For years, his personal mission has been to find justice for what happened to his father.

Only one man knows what happened the night Travis’s father disappeared, an agent who retired and now lives in a campground in Florida.

But this wasn’t going to be Travis’s story. He was merely the catalyst. The agent who retired and lives off the grid – he married a woman with a young daughter. Three years ago, his wife died in a horrific car accident, leaving behind Rena and their son Alfie.

Rena is one of my favorite characters. At seventeen, her focus is to earn a scholarship to a college where she can become an aerospace engineer. She can’t help that her father wastes his life drinking and leaves most of Alfie’s care to her. Every A means she’s that much closer to a college dream her dad could never afford.

Although Rena is smart when it comes to school, she’s led a sheltered life when it comes to her dad’s past. After he’s taken hostage by a group of terrorists and her brother disappears, Rena has no idea what to do.

For Rena, I wanted to create a character who literally has no fear. Whether it’s punching out a bully or standing up to the principal to protect a friend who’s been wrongly accused, Rena has a strong sense of right and wrong. However, she soon learns the truth in words her mama once said, ‘not having fear won’t keep you safe.’ She’ll need help to save her dad and brother.

Travis has been sent to protect her, but he’ll get more than he bargained for when they go on the run. Protecting Rena from a group of terrorists will be the least of his worries. Accessing her special power might be the only chance to save everyone he cares about.

About CC Bolick

C.C. Bolick grew up in south Alabama, where she’s happy to still reside. She’s an engineer by day and a writer by night—too bad she could never do one without the other.

Camping, fishing… she loves the outdoors and the warm Alabama weather. For years she thought up stories to write and finally started putting them on paper back in 2006. If you hear her talking with no one to answer, don’t think she’s crazy. Since talking through her stories works best, a library is her worst place to write… even though it’s her favorite!

C.C. loves to mix sci-fi and paranormal—throw in a little romance and adventure and you’ve got her kind of story. She’s written nine books including the Leftover Girl series, The Agency series, and The Fear Chronicles.


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