Book one of the Alethian Journeys
Lisa R Mayer
releases March 2019
Write Integrity Press
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About the Book
Evie could’ve saved Aletheia. Now it might be too late.
Evie Lewis has just been diagnosed with leukemia at
sixteen and given precious little time or hope. A powerful being
called the Arrow Bringer offers her a choice: to spend her last days
in peace, or save Aletheia.
She chooses poorly.
But when Shawn Lawrence—the closest person she has
to a friend—goes in her place, Evie must save Shawn and race to fix her
mistake as a shadow falls over Aletheia. Even as leukemia consumes her body, a
new enemy and more imminent perils pursue her. And she must endure all to
save Aletheia while keeping her darkest secret: that the destruction of
Aletheia is all her fault.
About the Author
Lisa Mayer loves Jesus and his people very much. She takes
to heart, "Love the Lord your God with
She loves her husband Rich and her furbaby, Scooby. She
loves her family and friends. She loves writing. In her free time, you'll find
her curled up in her superhero pajamas binge-watching her favorite TV shows or
movies, catching up on her reading list, or playing Harry Potter: Hogwarts
Mystery. She loves bike-riding, adventures and traveling. She crosses something
off my bucket list every year.
She’s a total nerd and not afraid to be different. She has
anxiety and OCD and is a proud mental health warrior who wants to break the
stigma of mental health.
She writes because she loves it, but most of all because she
loves Jesus and her readers. She hopes her books will reflect who she is:
someone who wants to inspire others and make a difference. She hopes they give
you a serious case of the feels, and that they make you laugh. Most of all, she
hopes they help you know just how much Jesus loves you.
A Brief Interview
with the Author
What do you love
about your first book?
There’s a quote that really resonates with me—a Writer is a
World trapped in a person. The Arrow Bringer is the first time I opened my
heart wide enough for the whole world to fall in. It’s a terrifying thing—to
put your words on a page. Because in those words, in those characters, in that
story… is me. My doubts and fears, my hopes and dreams, my sense of humor, my
relationship with God. Within those pages, you’ll find everything I am within a
story that I wrote and dedicate to you with love.
Tell us something you
learned about the story in your research.
The thing that surprised me most as a writer was that I
could write a scene I didn’t plan on or didn’t see coming. I would plan
everything to go or be a certain way, and then suddenly—BAM! It’d be something
else entirely. What also surprised me was how much of my heart and soul I
poured into my characters. There’s a lot of me in them, and sometimes even the
person I’d like to be. I would actually find myself learning from them and be
inspired by them. It’s true that there’s a world trapped inside me. And
sometimes the person who’s most surprised by that… is me.
Introduce us to the
most difficult character.
There is one character who demanded more from me, and that
was Liana. Liana started off as a minor male character named Lian. He didn’t
have much of a part, and he’d pop up from time to time. Then someone pointed
out to me that my book needed another strong female lead, and so Lian became
Liana. And the more I got to know her, the more I loved her. She’s honestly
strong in a way I wish I could be—speaking my mind, not caring what anyone
thinks, and being completely herself all the time no matter what it means.
She’s now one of my favorites, and so much more interesting as a girl.
What do you hope
readers will say when they've finished the book?
I know that allegory is not that popular. I really hope that
readers won’t just see the allegory. I’ll hope they’ll see that The Arrow
Bringer is a story about them. That life is messy and complex, and yet it is
beautiful. That we all have a special calling, we all matter, and every single
one of us is irreplaceable. I hope The Arrow Bringer will challenge them, inspire
them, and make them laugh. Mostly, I just really hope they’ll like it.
What are you reading
now?
I am currently reading The Mortality Doctrine series by
James Dasher. I love young adult novels and have a whole bunch of them on my
shelf to read.
What's next for you?
I’m looking forward to the release of the next books of The
Aletheian Journeys series. Two are already done and one more I’m about to start
editing. Now comes the hard part—marketing. But what I really hope to do is
connect with my readers. I hope to meet them, get to know them, and be part of
their lives.
Social Media links:
Website:www.lisarmayer.com
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