Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for The Day Of The Wave, a romance novel based on real-life historical events by Becky Wicks (27 April 2015, 278 pages). "My heart ached so much for the characters and for the real life victims of the Boxing Day tsunami... the story brought me to tears quite a few times." - Bloggers Heart Books
"This was so much more than just a second chance romance, it’s a tribute to the pain and suffering of a whole continent through a natural disaster and a testament to the strength of the human race after said tragedy." - Fiction Fangirls
Check out the book's, trailer and synopsis, and then find out more about the author and The Day Of The Wave in our Q&A with Becky Wicks.
PREVIEW: Read the first seven chapters with Amazon Look Inside and then check out our teaser excerpt, which comes from 39% into the book.
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Synopsis
An inspirational historical romance novel following the real-life events of one of the world's biggest natural disasters - the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.One tsunami. Two lives. Over a decade of questions.
Torn apart by the tragedy. Thrown back together ten years later by destiny... Isla and Ben were just sixteen when the Boxing Day tsunami ripped through their beach resort in Thailand. Just days after forming a life-changing bond, both were missing and presumed dead.
Unbeknown to each other and haunted by one of the biggest natural disasters in world history, Isla and Ben are living very different lives, until over a decade later when a chance encounter throws them back together.
Based on real life events, The Day of the Wave is a story of healing, learning to let go, and figuring out when to hold on with everything you have left.
Teaser: Excerpt
Isla
'Don't I have to get a boat, if I go over to Phi Phi?' I say.
'Well, yeah, it's an island.'
I bite my lip, watch the water drip from Ben's hair onto his shoulder blades. Coming here was one thing; going to Phi Phi too, that was never part of the plan. 'I'm not sure I can go on a boat,' I say and he shakes his head at me.
'You've already been on the beach, Izzy. You stepped in the water. You rode a scooter! Come on, you can ride a speedboat. It's not even that far. It's less than an hour from Phuket.'
'All valid points, but...'
'Focus on the prize. You'll feel great for riding the boat, like I know you do about the bike. And you need to catch this asshole, Alan,' he says, 'get your passport back. And your notebook! You need the notebook to finish your book.'
'I need it to start my book,' I admit as Justin lets out a Tarzan cry and crashes into the waterfall pool again. 'Ben, what if it's not even him who took my stuff? Or what if he leaves the island and we can't find him?'
'What if, what if, what if,' he teases. 'What if the cops on Phi Phi keep an eye on him? They will, Izzy, trust me, they love this stuff. Catching dumb tourists out, it's their favorite thing.'
I laugh. I can't help it now. I can see that sixteen-year-old-Ben again; the way he was when we met. There was always another adventure ahead. Something else exciting. In just eight days Ben managed to turn my holiday into a trip through some kind of magical wonderland. I can feel my resolve weakening already. My life is so boring now. Boring and safe and gray. I think of Colin again. One shade of gray. It's all been very far from fifty, actually.
'What about Kalaya? Will she come?' I say, feigning indifference. My stomach knots as I say it but I already know she wouldn't exactly be thrilled about us going off to an island together on some mission.
'I'll ask her,' Ben says. I can't read his voice.
'What are you guys plotting over here?' Justin says, walking back over to us from the water. He drops himself down on his haunches, pulls the bottle of water back out of his backpack and swigs it back. It drips down his chin.
'The police found a guy on Phi Phi who might have Izzy's stuff,' Ben tells him.
'Really? I'm heading there next, are you heading over there?'
'I think so.'
'Is your girlfriend going with you?' he asks Ben. 'Or did you forget you had one?'
We both snap our heads to him at the exact same time. Justin laughs, screws the bottle top back on and shoves it with his shirt back into his backpack. 'Come on mate, I can see two people falling when they're right in front of me.'
I make a choking sound. 'Falling... what...'
'In luuuurve. Any more sparks between you and you'd be starting a bloody forest fire. I hope it rains if you do... it's too fuggin' hot as it is. Right, I'm going now.'
'You're going?'
'I'm heading back, I need a nanny nap,' he says, getting up. 'I'll see you lovebirds later. Thanks for the tour.'
We both watch him leave. My cheeks are blazing hotter than ever. I stare at the waterfall and so does Ben and neither of us says anything for ages. Awkward, awkward, awkward.
'You know what?' I say eventually, getting to my feet. 'I do want to jump off those rocks.'
'Really?' Ben springs up after me.
'Yes, I'm going to do it.'
'Well, wait, I'll come with you!'
'Come on then.'
He follows me back up to the wet, grassy ledge, clambering up rock after rock after rock till we're as high as we can get. I look out at the croaking, chirruping landscape and down at the water. He takes my fingers as I walk to the edge and take a deep breath. 'OK, Izzy, are you sure about this?'
'Yes.'
'Then on the count of three,' he says. 'One... Two...'
'Three!' I yell. And with Ben's hand holding mine, I'm falling.
'Well, yeah, it's an island.'
I bite my lip, watch the water drip from Ben's hair onto his shoulder blades. Coming here was one thing; going to Phi Phi too, that was never part of the plan. 'I'm not sure I can go on a boat,' I say and he shakes his head at me.
'You've already been on the beach, Izzy. You stepped in the water. You rode a scooter! Come on, you can ride a speedboat. It's not even that far. It's less than an hour from Phuket.'
'Focus on the prize. You'll feel great for riding the boat, like I know you do about the bike. And you need to catch this asshole, Alan,' he says, 'get your passport back. And your notebook! You need the notebook to finish your book.'
'I need it to start my book,' I admit as Justin lets out a Tarzan cry and crashes into the waterfall pool again. 'Ben, what if it's not even him who took my stuff? Or what if he leaves the island and we can't find him?'
'What if, what if, what if,' he teases. 'What if the cops on Phi Phi keep an eye on him? They will, Izzy, trust me, they love this stuff. Catching dumb tourists out, it's their favorite thing.'
I laugh. I can't help it now. I can see that sixteen-year-old-Ben again; the way he was when we met. There was always another adventure ahead. Something else exciting. In just eight days Ben managed to turn my holiday into a trip through some kind of magical wonderland. I can feel my resolve weakening already. My life is so boring now. Boring and safe and gray. I think of Colin again. One shade of gray. It's all been very far from fifty, actually.
'What about Kalaya? Will she come?' I say, feigning indifference. My stomach knots as I say it but I already know she wouldn't exactly be thrilled about us going off to an island together on some mission.
'I'll ask her,' Ben says. I can't read his voice.
'What are you guys plotting over here?' Justin says, walking back over to us from the water. He drops himself down on his haunches, pulls the bottle of water back out of his backpack and swigs it back. It drips down his chin.
'The police found a guy on Phi Phi who might have Izzy's stuff,' Ben tells him.
'Really? I'm heading there next, are you heading over there?'
'I think so.'
'Is your girlfriend going with you?' he asks Ben. 'Or did you forget you had one?'
We both snap our heads to him at the exact same time. Justin laughs, screws the bottle top back on and shoves it with his shirt back into his backpack. 'Come on mate, I can see two people falling when they're right in front of me.'
I make a choking sound. 'Falling... what...'
'In luuuurve. Any more sparks between you and you'd be starting a bloody forest fire. I hope it rains if you do... it's too fuggin' hot as it is. Right, I'm going now.'
'You're going?'
We both watch him leave. My cheeks are blazing hotter than ever. I stare at the waterfall and so does Ben and neither of us says anything for ages. Awkward, awkward, awkward.
'You know what?' I say eventually, getting to my feet. 'I do want to jump off those rocks.'
'Really?' Ben springs up after me.
'Yes, I'm going to do it.'
'Well, wait, I'll come with you!'
'Come on then.'
He follows me back up to the wet, grassy ledge, clambering up rock after rock after rock till we're as high as we can get. I look out at the croaking, chirruping landscape and down at the water. He takes my fingers as I walk to the edge and take a deep breath. 'OK, Izzy, are you sure about this?'
'Yes.'
'Then on the count of three,' he says. 'One... Two...'
'Three!' I yell. And with Ben's hand holding mine, I'm falling.
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About the Author
Becky Wicks is mostly powered by coffee. She had three travel memoirs published by HarperCollins before going the indie route. Her first book in the Starstruck Series, 'Before He Was Famous' recently reached #1 in Amazon's Coming of Age and New Adult & College categories. The second in the series, 'Before He Was Gone', and the third, 'Before He Was A Secret' are both out now along with 'The Day Of The Wave' - a romance based around the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.Follow Becky Wicks:
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8 comments:
Great trailer, excerpt, and cover. The trailer was beautiful. Besides writing, what would be your dream career? Thank you :)
Great cover! I enjoyed learning more about you and your book! Thank you so much for sharing.
Great interview! Thanks!
Great interview, with brilliant questions! Thank you for sharing this book!
I really enjoyed reading the excerpt. Can't wait to read the book!
Great interview, with brilliant questions! Thank you for sharing this book!
I have enjoyed learning about the book. Thanks for sharing it.
I enjoyed the excerpt! Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
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