Meet Lara Nance
Lara
Nance grew up and lived in many cites through the South. She started out with a
career in business/marketing for twenty years and then went back to school for
a masters in nursing and is currently a nurse practitioner in Virginia Beach,
VA.
From
ghosts, witches, and energy vampires to thrilling mysteries and Steampunk
tales, she is willing to explore a variety of compelling adventures full of
danger and suspense, along with a touch of romance. Lara loves to weave
interesting true historical tidbits into her fiction which invite the reader to
explore further after the novel is finished.
Currently
docked in Norfolk, Virginia (until the wind changes) Lara enjoys living on her
sailboat and spends time reading, of course writing, indulging a variety of
artistic endeavors, cooking and sailing with her husband, Joe and their Yorkie,
Rio.
About Murder in the World Below
Murder in
the World Below introduces
a tight-knit community of second and third generation survivors of a government
institutional system that went horribly wrong at the hands of people in
control.
Description
A Haven Mystery
In 1922 the federal government built the largest facility for handicapped
children in the country, hidden in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia. It was
closed forever in 1960 amid horrifying stories of deplorable conditions,
overcrowding, illegal testing and sexual abuse of the young inmates.
Sixty-one years later, the
academy is now a community college, all trace of its evil past swept away. Or is
it? For under the campus of renovated buildings, escapees from the academy and
their descendants still live in an elaborate series of tunnels and caves,
hiding their differences and fear of the upper world.
Haven, as the residents call
their underground home, is a happy, thriving community until they learn their
source of power is about to be cut off. A resourceful young woman named Awen
sets out to find an alternative source of energy. But someone in Haven is
murdering people and sabotaging her efforts.
Aided by a professor from the
college, Awen is in a race to expose the killer and hunt for a source of energy
that will save Haven. Unfortunately, the murderer now has their sights on Awen
as the next victim, and time is running out for the world below.
A Sneak Peek at MURDER IN THE WORLD BELOW
Billy
Two flung aside the tarp and stomped into the small cave Awen Four used as her
bedroom. She jumped, startled. Her rat, Coco, squeaked then dove into the crook
of her arm.
“Damn
it, Billy!” She huffed. As usual, the young boy disregarded Haven’s rules of
privacy.
“Old
Harvie’s dyin’.” He grimaced then flopped into a battered armchair, his face
grim, rounded cheeks streaked with a layer of perpetual dirt. “Shit’s gonna hit
the fan now.”
“What?
I saw him this morning. I thought he was better.” A chill crawled over her
skin. They couldn’t lose Harvie. The Boss. He was the heart and soul of Haven.
“It must be a rumor. People are scared.”
She
stroked Coco who'd poked her head out, blinking dark sparkling eyes at the boy.
“Nope,
he’s dyin’. Now Kinnik’ll take over and you know what that means.” He pressed
his lips together in a thin line. He took off his newsboy cap and smacked it
against his knee. He pulled open a much patched wool jacket, revealing layers
of several T-shirts, two button-up shirts, and a sweater vest.
Awen
stared at him askance. Maybe it was denial, but Harvie seemed too integral to
Haven to die. A part of their secret world would diminish in his absence, and
she feared it would be the best part.
“Heard
it from Pop himself,” Billy insisted. He rubbed a hand under his nose and
planted his cap over matted brown hair. “I overheard him talkin' to Joe outside
the group room. He’d come from Harvie’s place ‘n said the Boss was going
downhill fast. He went lookin’ for Kinnik to tell him.”
“Oh, no. This is horrible.” Her heart lurched. Harvie wasn't
just important to Haven, he was the dad she never had. She ran a hand through
her hair. What were they going to do?
Praise for MURDER IN THE WORLD BELOW
“Lara Nance’s writing shines brightest when she’s building
new worlds. Murder in the World Below will draw you in where her characters win
your affection. Her story takes you on a grand adventure, and you never want to
leave.” - Author, Laura Kitchell
Buy Links
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Murder-World-Below-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00BKFNXXK/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1368908047&sr=1-1-catcorr
Amazon print: http://www.amazon.com/Murder-World-Below-Mystery-Volume/dp/1482585901/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1368908047&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=murder+in+the+world+below
B&N Print:
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Awards:
Memories of Murder:
1. Best paranormal romance 2012 - NEC's Bean Pot award- a
readers choice award.
2. Award of Merit for Best book by a Virginia Author in
VRW's Holt Medallion contest in 2012
DraculaVille - New York -
3. Rudy Award for best novel with strong romantic elements
2013, Chesapeake Romance Writers, Finish the Damn Book Contest.
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Jase stopped talking and followed my
gaze. “What is it, did you see something again?”
