What's Done in the Dark by Avah LaReaux

Avah LaReaux

First I would like to thank you, Avah for taking time out of your busy
schedule to answer a few questions about your novel What’s Done in the
Dark.

I see this is the first of six books in your Lost and Found Series. Tell us what this series is about.

The Lost & Found series is about family vices and strongholds. As we
explore the series, we are introduced to three families which are all based
orginally in Charlotte, NC. The family of focus, however, is the Clayton
family, specifically Marcus and Lynette. They are the characters that kick
off the series in What's Done In the Dark.

I remember from doing your interview that you came up with the idea of
What’s Done in the Dark from reading your favorite book by Hannah Hurnard
called In Hinds Feet In High Places. How do the two stories relate to one
another?

What's Done In the Dark and Hinds Feet In High Places are both stories of
the human condition be it fear, as in Hurnard's book, or human vices, which
What's Done In the Dark focuses on. Both books are well-rounded in that
they don't just show human fragility and leave the characters hoping for
answers, but they bring the individuals of the story to a sound resolve and
pull them through their difficulties.

Who is your target audience?

My target audience is everyone with life experiences. I want people who
have been through things or who have issues to know that life is full of
surprises and the reaping of consequences, good and bad, but through it all
there is still hope and love, especially when you aren't perfect.

What genre do you consider What’s Done in the Dark?

I consider What's Done In the Dark to be contemporary saga fiction.

What part of the book was your favorite part to write? Why?

Building the conflict was probably my favorite part of writing What's Done
In the Dark. It was challenging to present situations that were real and
still fiction, but not be way off the wall. As the series unfolds, we'll
see more conflict, internal and external, and see how each book ties in to
the other. The challenge of making that happen was pretty exciting.

Which character was the most difficult for you to write? Why?

Marcus was definitely the most difficult character to write. I explored a
lot of characteristics and situations for him as I was shaping his
personality for the book. The more I wrote and studied, the less like my
original idea Marcus became. I finally had to concede my first mind and go
with the voice that was actually developing for him. As readers get know
Marcus, I think some of my conflict with making him solid comes out in his
personality.

If anything what are you hoping readers will take away from reading
What’s Done in the Dark?

Missy from Readers' Paradise recently posted a review of the novel on
Amazon that really embodies what I was aiming for with this book. True,
there is conflict and eroticism in this story as it is in life, but the
point is that no matter how distracted we become or how many trials we
face, there is always a way out of our dark place. Light always comes to
darkness.

Once again thank you for your time and I look forward to reading the
other books in the series.

To check out my review for What's Done in the Dark head over to Amazon.