{"id":79276,"date":"2025-04-07T18:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T22:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=79276"},"modified":"2025-04-07T18:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T22:07:51","slug":"book-feature-ricochet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/book-feature-ricochet\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Feature:<\/em> Ricochet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kellyn Carni, Author<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Kellyn Carni\u2019s debut novel Ricochet<\/em> grew out of a prompt for a short story contest and draws upon a real-life event that has fascinated generations: the tragic story of Russia\u2019s Romanov family. \u201cAfter the Romanovs\u2019 execution, there was so much mystery around what happened to them,\u201d Carni says. \u201cTheir bodies weren\u2019t found until decades after the execution. It left a lot of room for speculation\u2014and hope. I think people really wanted to believe in a better outcome for at least one of the tsar\u2019s children, and that hope fed the rumors that there was a lost Russian princess somewhere out there, living in hiding.\u201d A fellow reader of YA (Young Adult) fantasy stories, Carni\u2019s mother suggested Anastasia Romanov as a character for the novel. \u201cShe was my go-to reader for feedback throughout the whole process of writing this book,\u201d says Carni.<\/p>\n

Ricochet<\/em> is the first book of a planned trilogy. Carni, who has had two children while working on the novel, hopes to publish the second in the series next year.<\/p>\n

And, despite the YA category, Carni says it\u2019s a story that all ages can enjoy. \u201cI\u2019m in my thirties but have such a love for YA fantasy,\u201d she says. \u201cReaders who love fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction or a good ol\u2019 adventure story will enjoy Ricochet<\/em>.\u201d The book is also available as an audiobook.<\/p>\n

Ricochet, February 2025, historical fantasy, hardcover $19.99, eBook $7.99, audiobook $20.95, by Kellyn Carni, and published by CamCat Publishing, LLC, Charlotte, NC. The book is available at area bookstores. Hub City Bookshop, in Spartanburg, SC, will hold a book signing Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more at KellynCarni.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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