This is Draya, who first appears in the Epilogue to book 1, but features more prominently in book 2.
“Draya twisted her lips and turned back to the mirror, resuming her interrupted daily ritual of applying her makeup. She stubbed a blackened brush against her pale forehead, instantly darkening it to a charcoal black, stopping just below her eyes to blend harshly against her heavily freckled cheeks. She placed the brush to one side and picked up another, using careful, well-practiced movements to draw winged eyeliner, the crisp white lines precise and sharp, glowing almost against the darkened backdrop. She then drew a symbol at the centre of her forehead in the same bright white: an inverted V, with a round splodge at its centre. Plum-purple lipstick finished off her look, and she took a moment to inspect her reflected form, flicking her sapphire-blue eyes across her every inch.” – KARA: Book 1 of the Astrex Series - Epilogue Introduction
I actually started her a while back but never got round to finishing her, so during a rare break from writing, I decided to get her finished up.
Pretty happy with how she’s turned out, but more please that what I imagined i my head actually works!
Thanks! It is available, yes! It’s not graphic though. Just words. Rather a lot of them actually.
I’m about to release an updated version of book 1 (next week-ish?) prior to the release of book 2, so I’d hold off on checking it out if you’re interested.
Did you mean to wait for a week or so, till the updated version becomes available. ?
Yes, I can wait, no problem there…
Even though I am no author, I think adding some images might be a good idea (Like a portrait of the character or an image of some interesting plot or so, just the way many books put in, like some auto-biographies or non-fiction books), it helps readers like me to remain engaged and help with imagination
