If I had to choose one character out of the series that I absolutely love, it would have to be Ciaran. He is like the bad boy that you don’t want to fall for, but whose mystery kind of draws you in until you fall for him. I think that is Ashlyn’s problem now. She’s not sure who she truly is after: Fergus or Ciaran.
I am on book 3 right now of the Dierfiur series and I don’t want to say too much, because I want you, the reader, to experience that same kind of feeling for him that I have. Writing these 3 books (and yes, the 3rd one is undergoing revisions as I write this post) and seeing Ciaran’s transformation and his story evolve alongside Ashlyn’s story, has been fun to watch.
My theory in the classroom has been the same with the characters. You reap what you sow and how you label and nurture is how they will react. If you place a child in terrible conditions, they will not thrive. But if you place them where they are loved and nurtured, they will always thrive. So when I sat down and thought about Ciaran I had to ask myself several questions:
- Why did Ciaran threaten Ashlyn at the end of The Necklace?
- What would his life be like with her as his step-mom? (In other words, did she nurture him?)
I dug down deep to find his motivation and what happened, surprised me in book 2, The Winter Witch, but astonished me in book 3. It seems like Ciaran is turning out to be a pleasant surprise. And he has a lot of surprises!
If you do not know WHAT he is, then you are missing out. You have to read book 2, because the romance is JUST starting to heat up and the puzzle is starting to be solved.
I promise, book 3 will not disappoint! It is filled with love, action, and surprises!
