My special guest today is author Cheryl Brooks. Cheryl writes futuristic romances and I really enjoyed the first story in her Cat Star Chronicles series–Slave. Today, Cheryl is talking about the background and setting of her unique series.
When I wrote Slave, the first book in the Cat Star Chronicles series, I had Star Wars, Star Trek, and Farscape to inspire me, but for the second book, Warrior, that spark came from my love of animals, my own personal interest in the healing powers of herbs, and Practical Magic. One of my all-time favorite movies, Practical Magic was perfectly cast in every role, and the way the “aunts” dabbled in spells, herbal medicine, and people’s love lives made being an “old witch” something to aspire to—and certainly brought out the witch in me!
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