Interview and Giveaway: Palace Hills by S. Briones Lim

Published: September 9th, 2014

Description:

Palace Hills. The very name struck shivers down the spine of the affluent city of Goldendale.

Unfortunately, eighteen-year-old Nina Sharman has no choice but to call the poverty-stricken neighborhood her new home.

Life seems bleak until a chance meeting with Conner Hale changes her mind and captures her heart, leading her to believe that maybe Palace Hills wasn’t so bad after all.

However, one tragic case of mistaken identity changes everything and leads to an event so horrifying that Nina believes she could never recover.

Choosing to leave Conner behind, Nina vows never to return to Palace Hills again.

Five years later, Nina has a new home, a new boyfriend and a new life. Yet, still haunted by the ghosts of her past, Nina finds she must return to Palace Hills to put an end to a nightmare, which has haunted her for years.

Upon her return, one vital slip in judgement threatens to bring the life she had worked so hard to build to come crashing down.

AUTHOR's INTERVIEW

Interview courtesy Brandee Marie Newmiller

Do you have a specific writing style? 

I actually tend to write in first-person narrative more often than not. Though I do have a few stories that aren’t written in this style, I tend to gravitate towards it. I have a degree and Psychology and have always held a fascination with the motivation behind certain behaviors. I think this is the reason why I love first-person narrative. It’s a way for both me and the reader to enter the main characters’ minds and see what makes them tick.

Let's talk about your brand new book, Palace Hills. How did you come up with your idea to write it?

I actually came up with the idea back in my early 20s. I knew I always wanted to be an author and would often come up with many different stories, but unfortunately I’d never have the time to sit down and write them out. Back in 2006 I’d seen different movies, books, and TV shows on urban life and decay. The setting really intrigued me and inspired me. I wanted to take the urban setting and infuse it with a romance story. Palace Hills was the final product of this fusion :) Since it had been eight years since I originally thought of the plot, Palace Hills has grown and morphed quite a bit, but I’m happy with how it turned out.

Is there any message you want us, as readers, to take away from this story? 

The main theme of this book is self-forgiveness. We’ve all done something in our lives that we regret and often these regrets are what stifle our growth. I want my readers to realize that our past does not necessarily define our future.

Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? 

I just want to thank my readers wholeheartedly for reading my books. As a bookworm myself it’s awesome to think that there are other bibliophiles delving into my stories. It’s really such an honor and I am SO thankful for every single one of my readers.

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About the author:

Thanks to her Mom's unwavering devotion to read a bedtime story to her every single night throughout her childhood years, S. BRIONES LIM's love for books began before she could even speak. 

Author of the Life Force Trilogy, S. Briones Lim's other obsessions include time with family, POPCORN, sketching, movies and her pug, Tobi. 

She currently lives on the East Coast with her husband and continues to write everyday.

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