Over the years, she's learned the hard way not to trust others. All is going well until this pair is forced to work together to save a busload of children and Lexi's picture is splattered across the news media. Lexi is once again on the run from a madman determined to cleanse the world of those with supernatural powers. Dustin soon finds that Lexi has scattered his senses and captured his heart. Now, he must stop a killer before the killer stops them and their love.
Reviews for WindHandler
3 Cups! "Windhandler is an action packed story full of danger, suspense, and love. The characters Dustin and Lexi are well written and easily believed. The passion between the two characters was very steamy and I really enjoyed their playful interactions." - LeeAnn, Coffee Time Reviews
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An excerpt from WindHandler
About Georgia Tribell
Having grown up in Southeast Texas with summers spent on the Louisiana bayous, Georgia Tribell is a woman who's heard and told many a story in her life. After she received a BA in computer science, she spent several years at NASA and then became a victim of the Enron scandal. It was then she decided to take a more artistic turn in life, go back to her roots and make storytelling a career. She currently resides on the Southeast side of Houston, Texas, with her husband and sons, where she coaxes garden blooms in the southern sun and writes stories with their own kind of heat.
Backlist
Bayou Treasure, Cerridwen Press
FireStarter, New Concept Publishing
An Interview with Georgia Tribell
By Holly Hewson for The Romance StudioHH: Georgia, thank you for talking with us at TRS. Please tell us about your featured work, Windhandler. GT: WindHandler is my second futuristic novella to take place after a meteor disaster almost destroyed human life. Now, hundreds of years after the meteor hit, many of the humans have some minimal powers over elements such as fire, wind, metal and other natural elements. There is a small group of society however whose powers have moved to a new level. Dustin Martinez is one of those people with above normal powers to control the wind. He works for a top secret government agency which polices those with extra powers. Until recently, work and remodeling his house was all Dustin needed in his life, but lately he'd found himself not satisfied with this life and looking for something more. Lexi Corbitt is lucky to be alive after witnessing one of the countries most powerful and respected men commit murder. She knows the only way to stay alive is to keep a low profile and not use her extraordinary powers. She's managed to build a successful small business and a quiet life alone. One rainy morning, a school bus skids on the wet roads and stops with the front teetering off the edge of the bridge forcing Lexi to help Dustin save the children and reveal her powers to those who are looking for her. Now, Lexi and Dustin are forced to trust each other in order to stop a killer and learn when you find the right person - trust can turn to love before you know it.
HH: Your hero is a man determined not to let women interfere in his life and your heroine is a woman who can't reveal her identity for her own safety. Where did you get the idea to bring these two amazing characters together? GT: We all have something we fear and in this story I decided work with that emotion for both my characters. My hero, Dustin Martinez, is a government agent who is trained to fight the most evil people on Earth, so what can he possible fear? Love, of course, because it's the one emotion that leaves us the most vulnerable. I then needed a very strong, very stubborn heroine, who was equally terrified of something. It took me several, and I do mean several, tries to come up with Lexi Corbitt, but finally she materialized for me. Lexi is a woman who has spent her life living in the shadows trying to stay out of the spotlight, despite wishing for nothing more than a normal life, but one early morning bus ride changes that forever.
HH: How did you create the world in which your story takes place? GT: It was important to me that readers feel connected to the future world I created. To do this I needed there to be enough things in the story I felt people could relate to in order for the connection to be made. Then I added a natural disaster in the form of a collision with a meteor large enough to have a global impact. Last, I let my imagination go and see where I end up. So far I don't feel as if I've gotten too far out there.
HH: What sort of research went into this work? GT: I was forced to watch a variety of Sci-Fi movies and TV shows for inspiration and ideas, but I survived. I've also researched the general landscape and makeup of Colorado where the story takes place and brushed up on American history since I use the original thirteen colonies to name the livable sections of America after the meteor disaster. I also like military weapon shows that are now on cable, especially those showing weapons of the future.
HH: What did you enjoy most about writing this tale? GT: Dustin is a character from my first futuristic, FireStarter, and I always felt he needed his own story. He was so endearing in the first story that even then I could see he needed his happy-ever-after and I finally gave it to him. It was also a blast revisiting the future and getting to explore and expand that world even more. Each time I write a new story in this future world of mine I end up inventing something new and I really get a kick out of seeing what possibilities are out there.
HH: What are you working on now? GT: The project I'm finishing up is a Christmas story, which takes place in a town north of New Hope called Devil's Station staring two new characters Chloe and Dexter. Years before the story opens, Chloe's sister disappears from this small town and is never seen again. Chloe moved away after finishing high school, but now twelve years later, she's home for the holidays and determined to solve her sister's disappearance. Dexter is home also, but he's not there to celebrate the season, he's there to find a terrorist who is putting his home town in danger. They are each prepared to deal with their task, but neither is prepared for the feelings that flair between them during this very special time of the year.
HH: How have the events of your life shaped your writing? GT: I'm one of those people that truly believe there is something to be learned from ever situation that life brings our way. Sometime the lesson is as simple as don't wear panty-hose on a hundred degree day in Houston. Other times it's the reality that we'll never see a loved one again on this earth. As drastically different as those two things are, they each leave their mark and change me forever. Many of the events in my life have been happier ones, which I hope help me bring a brighter side to my writing. Other events have left gaping holes in my heart that I'm sure brings out the darker side. In the end, I hope the two sides balance out in my writing like they do in my life.
HH: What's a typical day like for you now? GT: Both my kids are in school, so during the school year we are all out the door early and get home around dinner time. We then do dinner, followed by homework and whatever needs to be accomplished before the next day. I squeeze my writing time in during the early morning before the children are up, lunch time, and evenings when I can keep my eyes opens. Summer does make life easier with no homework or after school activities. Of course, summer is almost over for us, which makes me very sad.
HH: What's your favorite way to relax? GT: To read! My perfect reading location is stretched in a lounge chair at the beach. My second favorite place is next to a pool, which makes it a good thing that we don't have one because then I'd never get any writing done. Of course, I'm working on my husband and with any luck by next summer we'll have a pool. If we do get one, I'll have to become much more disciplined about my writing during the summer.
HH: What's your favorite way to interact with readers? GT: Blogging and posting to reader groups is a great way to stay in touch, but it's hard to hit all the different sites that are out there. If I went to all the different places and posted I'd never have time to write. So, I try to keep in touch by joining in an author chat at least once a month at various sites. I generally post to my website, www.GeorgiaTribell.com, and keep my home page updated with events and where I'll be chatting. I also send out a newsletter, so those wishing to keep up with my writing and crazy life can go to my website and sign up for it. Don't worry about me swamping your email, I send out newsletters monthly at most and promise not to overload your in-box.
HH: Thank you!
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