In this episode, we share our interview with author kc dyer where we chat about her upcoming book Eighty Days to Elsewhere.
Check out our first interview with kc about her book Finding Fraser.
kc dyer, photo credit: Martin Chung
About Eighty Days to Elsewhere: Born and raised in New York, Ramona Keene has never left the city, except for one school trip ages ago. She’s perfectly content working at her uncles’ quaint bookstore, reading all the books and drinking all the tea she wants–at least, that’s what she tells herself. In reality, Romy wants nothing more than to go to photography school and travel to Paris, the most charming, romantic city, full of rich history.
When the new owner of the bookstore’s building arrives with his Evil Nephew in tow, Romy’s life comes crashing down. He has come with the warning that the rent will be tripled, something her uncles can’t afford. Then, she sees an ad for a job opportunity: Ex Libris Expeditions, a company that re-creates literary journeys. She jumps at the chance to interview, where she discovers a client who wants to follow Phileas Fogg’s journey from Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days. Romy’s job is to retrace the protagonist’s footsteps across the globe and plan a suitable, contemporary adventure for the client. And she only has thirty days to complete this. Equipped with a smartphone, prepaid credit card, and per diem–no commercial aircraft permitted–she embarks on her first journey ever.
Can Romy make it around the world in thirty days, and can she do so with an unexpected adversary competing for the same job she needs to save her uncles’ store? And what happens when attraction blooms between the two–how can she fall for someone who may be the death of her dreams?
About the author: kc dyer loves to travel. When she’s not on the road, she resides in the wilds of British Columbia where she likes to walk in the woods and write books. Her most recent novel– an Amazon #1 Bestseller in romantic comedy — is Finding Fraser, published by Berkley, and which US Weekly called a “humorous but relatable self-discovery tale,” and Bustle named “a Must-Read for Outlander fans.” For teens, kc’s most recent work is Facing Fire, a sequel to the acclaimed novel, A Walk Through a Window, published by Doubleday/Random House. kc is represented by Laura Bradford of Bradford Literary Agency.
Links mentioned in the show
kc dyer Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Follow Romy on her international adventures by following kc on Instagram or by searching IG for #EightyDaysToElsewhere!
FindingFraser.com
kc’s appearance with Diana Gabaldon at The Poisoned Pen on May 5, 2016
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