Susan Speaks: Lead-in to Hanukkah Thursday Thirteen

To help you feel more comfortable with some of what’s going on around here, today I’m introducing a new series where I get to talk to you about the background of the fiction you’re either about to read, or should have already enjoyed. Consider it a look inside an author’s mind.

Today, I need to set you up for this week’s Thursday Thirteen.

Thursday Thirteen #8, the Hanukkah Edition, brings together Kerri Voss, Amy London, and Chelle LaFleur. The one thing these women have in common is, of course, the fictional band ShapeShifter. Most specifically, ShapeShifter’s singer and rhythm guitarist, Mitchell Voss.

Kerri is Mitchell’s wife. Amy is Mitchell’s older sister. And Chelle is Mitchell’s friend. While Kerri and Amy see each other often, both living in the fictional city of Riverview, Chelle’s the outsider here. Still, these are the three women you guys know the best, although there are others floating around, who you’ll meet later on.

Together, these three women have a synergy about them that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. That’s why I sat them down and asked them to talk about the holiday of Hanukkah. Given that these three women all have a certain similar sensibility, the results are probably not what you’d expect from one of the usual Thursday Thirteens that we do here at a West of Mars. Or a Thursday Thirteen you might see elsewhere.

See you for this week’s Thursday Thirteen.