Please help me welcome today’s guest, AA DaSilva…
Welcome, AA…Please tell us a little about yourself, where are you from? Where do you live now? Family? Pets?
Thank you, Alicia, for having me on your blog today!
Born and raised in New England, my kids now attend the same schools I did growing up, and I’m happy about that. I enjoy traveling, but New England will always be home to me. After my husband retired from the Army in 2010, we settled into the Massachusetts town we both grew up in and started a family. We are blessed with two sons and a shih tzu named Didi (who clearly thinks she’s a human).
Where did you get the idea for PERIPHERY?
The idea for Periphery brewed in my mind for decades. Growing up, I read a few books from my mother’s library about near-death experiences, and my father has a degree in philosophy, which led us to engage in a lot of existential conversations under the stars. Once I learned about the concept of the multiverse, my imagination exploded. It was a potential answer to the question I’d often pondered on about whether decision or fate determines our destiny.
Periphery was written to explore the weight of our choices—can changing one choice change everything? With that insight comes a new question to ponder: Are we given different scenarios, different choices, and ultimately different outcomes, that test our character, our strength, our virtue, all during a set of lifetimes within a multiverse? And, with that concept in mind, is it possible to seek and love the same soul across lifetimes?
Do you have another occupation, other than writer? If so, what is it and do you like it?
I work as a clinical laboratory technician at a local hospital, and I absolutely love what I do. As a generalist, I work in the hematology, chemistry and microbiology departments where I examine blood films under the microscope, work-up blood cultures, run blood analyses on automated instruments, and perform COVID PCR testing. Though I work behind the scenes in the laboratory, being part of the patient’s diagnostic care team is both challenging and rewarding.
What do you want readers to come away with after they read your book?
I hope Periphery is will linger in the mind of those who read it, prompting self-examination of our choices, our destiny, and our soul’s journey through life and death. The big takeaway is that our past doesn’t define us, but our ability to love and continue moving forward does.
What actors would you like in the main roles if your book were made into a movie?
I’d love to see Ana de Armas as Charlotte Cardoza, Rege Jean Page as Jared Cardoza, Idris Elba as General Mitch Cardoza, and Chris Hemsworth as Simon Donovan.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
No matter what you’ve been through, it’s never too late to choose a new path in life.
Your favorite…
Movie- Meet Joe Black
Music- I have a huge eclectic playlist ranging from classical to rock to alternative to rap. What I listen to depends on my mood, but I’m a sucker for angsty, moody music.
Place you’ve visited- Nationally: Fort Lauderdale, Internationally: Israel
Place you’d like to visit-Norway
Thank you, AA…I enjoyed getting to know you…now, please tell us about your book!
A tragic accident. A miraculous resuscitation. A catastrophic secret. One choice can change everything.
When a young widow falls for a mysteriously familiar stranger, she’s targeted by an agency intent on exploiting the ability gained after her near-death experience. When offered a chance to reconnect with her late husband, things get complicated…and dangerous.
Blurb
Charlotte barely survived the accident that killed her husband four years ago. Resuscitated a savant, she struggles to find meaning in her survival. When she meets Simon, a mysteriously familiar stranger, they are drawn to each other with undeniable magnetism. But Simon is contracted to a black-ops agency.
With the agency on her heels, and Simon claiming her heart, Charlotte’s past and future collide when she’s offered a chance to reconnect with her late husband.
As secrets are revealed, motives uncovered, and alliances are formed, Charlotte must choose…between the fate of the world and the fate of her heart.
Excerpt:
Sy turned to face me, and his gaze went from my eyes down to my lips. “I believe everything, no matter how painful or tragic, happens for a reason. Whether we like it or not, we have to go out and find our own healing, our own happiness, down whatever path the universe opens for us.”
I nodded, his statement resonating deeply with my own tragic story. “So, what’d you do?”
He looked away and shrugged. “I was honorably discharged after that, and Jeff’s now in the reserves.” He laughed. “Now I’m stuck working with him and nearly cutting my arm off in the process because he’s a slob, and forgets to throw away old blades.”
He lifted his arm, now un-bandaged and scabbed over, a far cry from the angry wound I’d cared for last week.
“Wow, Sy. You’re lucky to be alive.”
“I don’t believe in luck.”
“What do you believe in, then?”
“Destiny.” He winked at me and smiled.
This time, it was my gaze that dropped to his lips as he spoke. I took a deep breath, then looked up at him.
He leaned toward me, and I grasped the door handle. “Thanks for today.” I quickly opened the door and nearly stumbled out of the car.
He leaned back into his seat and chuckled. “Anytime, Charlotte.”
After he left, I showered and put on my pajamas, then snuggled into bed deliciously sore from the run. I hugged the covers tight around my body, and fell into a deep dreamless sleep, the type of sleep that had eluded me for the past several years.
Buy links:
AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/author/aadasilva
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/periphery-aa-dasilva/1146224882
TWRP: https://wildrosepress.com/product/periphery/
GIVEAWAY!!!
Bookmojo is running the rafflecopter and I’ll be notified who wins 1/31. I’ll mail the package to the winner. Details below:
✦✤✦ Open to United States shipping addresses only.
✦✤✦ Giveaway ends January 31, 2025 @ 11:59pm EST. The prize will be awarded shortly thereafter.
✦✤✦ One winner will be chosen to receive a PR box with a signed copy of Periphery by AA DaSilva.
✦✤✦ This giveaway is administered by BookMojo on behalf of the author. The author will be solely responsible for prize distribution.
The giveaway has begun and runs through until January 31st. Giveaway Landing Page Link: https://book-mojo.com/periphery/
About the Author:
Born and raised in New England, AA DaSilva holds a degree in clinical laboratory science and brings her love of science and writing together via science fiction. When she’s not writing or identifying cells under a microscope, she can be found with a book in one hand, and a cup of iced coffee in the other. She resides in Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, and pup Didi (who looks suspiciously like an Ewok). Her debut novel, Periphery, is a science fiction love story that explores fate, strength, and the choices that determine our destiny, and was awarded the Literary Titan Gold Award. Book two in AA DaSilva’s Periphery series, titled The Bleed-Through Effect, is forthcoming in 2025 from The Wild Rose Press. For the latest updates on new releases, events, and giveaways sign up for email updates at aadasilva.com and follow her on socials.
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