Writers Corner: Dark Touch and Genesis Rising by Elle Lewis

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About Elle Lewis

I am a cardiology nurse by profession. My background is Electrophysiology - which is a fancy way of saying the electric system of the heart. I take care of patient's with very sick hearts, in the worst times of their lives. It is an emotionally taxing job but one that is also very rewarding. It's funny to be in such a serious profession - one that is scientific and medical. I often joke that both sides of my brain work because I am also extremely creative and have a huge imagination. I'm always daydreaming, mostly about monsters. I love books so very much. I love stories. Adventures. I love to be taken out of this world and pulled into another.

Dark Touch is just the kind of book that I like to read. Because my job is so serious I often gravitate towards books that are fast paced, action packed, and an easy read. An entertaining escape. Dark Touch is a fun read, but it does have a deeper more serious tone. I grew up in a very volatile domestic violent house hold. My mother to this day has substance abuse problems. I have essentially been on my own since I was 15. The protagonist of the story, Sloan, has a similar background. The book is fun and yes, it has fantastical elements and lots of action. But at its heart it is a very human story about a girl struggling with her past. How to heal from wounds that seem like they will never close. This more serious tone is woven gradually throughout the book. It is a piece of my heart that I have placed within the pages. And I hope those going through similar struggles will read it and know that they can overcome these circumstances and find strength and hope. The message of the book is that our past does not have to define our future.

Many of the characters (who are in their early twenties) have an absent parent of some sort. So many children and young adults are abandoned, neglected, and on their own at a young age. I wanted to draw attention to this. How growing up in this way can leave you feeling out of touch... an outcast.

I got through these hard times by reading. Tolkien. C.S. Lewis.... I see them as my fathers. My family when I had none. Authors became my parents. They taught me to never give up. They taught me to fight, to remain a good person in the darkness. They gave me hope that one day I could free myself of an awful life. I did. I am the only woman in my family that went to college. The only person without a mugshot. I am proud of what I have accomplished. But it’s not enough. I need this message to find readers. I want to be the voice they hear, when they are alone, feeling lost and helpless. I want them to pick up Dark Touch, read it and think, "Yes, I am strong enough. This won't be my life forever. I can change my stars."

Dark Touch

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zmRWQa

Genesis Rising

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ePLWGe

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