![]() ![]() “All the things I loved came together in my head,” she said. “That story has resonated with me for probably a number of years.”Īdd in Joy’s passion for historical fiction and paranormal fantasy, and suddenly things just started working themselves out. “I love that idea of such a tragic story with the Romanov assassination, and Rasputin and all those rumors that Anastasia may not have died,” she said. ![]() The teacher had been teaching about the Russian Revolution, which was Joy’s other influence. Joy saw this girl sitting in history class, writing a note to her friend. … She was funny and she was a little snarky and she was a little sad, I thought, though I wasn’t sure why.” “Anne was the first thing I wrote in this book. But, like most of her writing, it really started with a voice - Anne’s. The idea for the books came from a number of places, Joy told me. Paranormal twists and compelling folklore mix with history in these dynamic books. “Haunted,” the second book in a planned trilogy, follows Anne as she learns about her Russian ancestry and tries to deal with its consequences. ![]() “Dreaming Anastasia” follows a modern-day girl, Anne, as her life collides with one of the most romanticized figures in recent history, Anastasia Romanov. Some are clearly visible and others peal back like an onion, but readers can be rest assured that there’s a reason for it all. Joy Preble‘s books, “Dreaming Anastasia” and “Haunted” are full of layers. ![]()
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