I had documents I had to continually reference to keep myself straight!įF: What are the biggest challenges for you as an author writing in YA fantasy? I had to search a lot about the structure of ships, everything from material to layout, regulations for when they landed at port, time it took to cross certain distances, and what life on deck was like. Because of books, people are able to understand other’s perspectives better.įF: What can readers expect from the rest of this series?īoth main characters will come to face ghosts of their past and both will go on this incredible and difficult path to become someone different from who they started as.įF: What kind of research did you do for this book? It lets us speak in a way that other people listen, and to tell our experiences though a beautiful story.

I hadn’t realized how much of myself I put in her, including her disease, so it was really raw to write about her feelings that came with it.įF: Why do you think storytelling is such a powerful way to share truth? Both characters are hiding lots of secrets from each other, but I love their brokenness and how they open through the story.įF: Which character surprised you the most? But she’s forced to sail across them with the help of pirate captain Arn to find something to heal her sickness. Emme’s mother was one of the most feared pirates on the seas, and she loved the waters more than she loved her children. Of course, then I saw pirate books being released everywhere, but I was already so in love with these characters that I had to write it.įF: What can you tell us about the main characters in your book? When looking for something to read, I found myself craving pirates and realized I’d never read a pirate book. In this interview, Victoria talks with us about her latest book, Oathbound, book number 1 in her new The Royal Rose Chronicles Series.įF: What inspired the story in your book Oathbound? She became obsessed with the idea that if one was brave enough, they could defeat dragons, and that true love was real. Speaking of coffee, she’s usually found drinking white chocolate mochas or peppermint hot chocolates, reorganizing her collection of books, or planning the next way to capture reader’s hearts. Fairytales were her first love.

She loves stories about traitorous princes and roguish pirates, anything dark and twisty, and will devour enemies to lovers like its coffee. Victoria McCombs is the author of The Storyteller Series and The Royal Rose Chronicles, and is signed by Enclave Publishing.

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