A Little About The Author, J. Grace Moore

J. Grace Moore’s passion for books of all kinds began at an early age. While listening to her mother read stories to her each night, her mind was opened to the universe around her. Using her vivid imagination, she was able to place herself in the middle of the worlds she heard about, living exactly what each tale was telling her. The spoken word became a part of her and she couldn’t get enough of it. Soon she learned to read these spellbinding words for herself and the written word became her passion. The more she read the more fascinated she became. She marveled at how simple words could actually transport her to another day, place, or time.

As a young girl, she was a voracious reader, devouring anything she could get her hands on. Both fiction and non-fiction were on her menu. Cinderella stories were especially enchanting to her. The idea of living “Happily Ever After” with the man of her dreams sounded very appealing. She longed for the day she would find her own Prince Charming.

As she grew older, and her own life became more complex, so did her taste in books. No longer was the simple “boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy marries girl, then they live happily ever after” story line enough for her. She realized that life isn’t that easy. There are usually a plethora of unfortunate obstacles thrown onto the road to happiness. Huge potholes lie in wait, ready to deflate our happiness. When J. Grace became fully aware of this reality, her interest turned from fairytale fiction to biographies and autobiographies, the real stories of real people struggling to overcome real problems.

In her late teens, Moore became interested in music, particularly the combination of words and sounds and how they meld together to tell a story. She spent hours learning about different artists, processing in her mind the “why” of the songs each wrote and sang. She discovered different music genres are used to convey different types of stories, just like the books she loved to read.

College gave Moore a chance to experience an even wider array of sources of the written word. She studied everything from Shakespeare to Dostoyevsky to Asimov and Wells. It was during this time when she decided that teaching others about the greats of the written word was her life calling. Of course, real life does not always follow the predictable fairytale route, so she recognized it’s good to have a backup plan. Writing is that plan.

In The Dreamers Series, Book One: Dreams Are What Life Is Made Of, Moore combines three of her favorite things, Romance, Reality, and Music, while throwing in a dash of her latest interest, the Paranormal, to create a captivating New Adult love story for today’s more sophisticated, astute readers.

Welcome To My Dream

Congratulations! You have just entered into the world of The Dreamers, a New Adult Paranormal Romance series penned by author J. Grace Moore.

After many years of writing, editing, editing, rewriting, and more editing, the first book in The Dreamers Series, entitled Dreams Are What Life Is Made Of, is once again available on Amazon in both eBook and paperback forms. 

Dreams Are What Life Is Made Of  is the coming of age story of two teens, raised under completely different circumstances, yet linked to one another in absolutely incredible and fantastically improbable ways. If you like reading romantic love stories, stories about young adults trying to figure out their lives, stories about dreamers chasing after and realizing their dreams, or just need a fun way to pass the time, I would appreciate you giving my book a read.

The following is a brief description of Dreams Are What Life Is Made Of.

"Life has become a nightmare for eighteen year old Candice Jones. Dad's dead and Mom probably isn't far behind. Candice needs to escape from this downward spiral called her life, so the day after her graduation from Topeka High, she packs up her car, grabs her guitar, and follows her DREAMS of a better life, and the boy with the breathtakingly gorgeous eyes who has been visiting those dreams. After taking on a new identity, Amber Jones settles into her new life in Austin, Texas.

Alexander Matthews' childhood in Georgetown. Texas was almost perfect. Now, as he graduates high school at the top of his class, he wonders what's next. Should he follow his parents' wishes and go to med school, or should he follow his DREAM of singing on stage with the beautiful blonde girl? Needing time to think things out, Alex moves to Austin to live with his grandmother. Here he hopes to make a decision about his future and, just maybe, meet the bewitching siren starring in his dreams.

Music and love fill the air as Alex and Amber meet, not by accident, but through the keen planning of Alex's psychic grandmother. The teens form an instantaneous bond through music, but soon find themselves struggling with an ever-growing physical attraction. An unexpected family connection and Alex's own burgeoning psychic abilities add more confusion to their lives. Through it all, the teens learn they can deal with anything, be it a triumph, a tragedy, or even the supernatural, as long as they have each other."

  Downtown Austin skyline from Zilker Clubhouse

Over the coming weeks, I will be posting articles and photos on this blog about the cities and places around Austin and Texas mentioned in the story. Keep checking back. You never know. You just might want to pack up your car and follow your dreams to the 'Live Music Capital of the World', too.