Lightly OT Though Guide Dogs Play a Large Role in the Book an Invite to Free to Be Me Books and Entertainment - Introducing The Blended Lives Chronicles Series Writing Team
Patty Fletcher
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8pm: Free to Be Me - Introducing the Blended Lives Chronicles Writing Team
A Place to talk about books and entertainment. Come as yourself ready to have fun. This week, I’ll be introducing the new writing team I’ve put together from our very own blindness community. Join me as I introduce to you, Beta Reader, Kaila Allen, Cover Artist, Jordan Allen, (Yes, Kaila’s Son) and my new amazing editor, Casey Mathews from Web Friendly Help. Pop some mid-day popcorn and join the festivities. We will have a drawing for free book series giveaways.
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And now, a summary of the series and links to the first two books.
The Blended Lives Chronicles: A Lady MoonWalker Series
Series Summary and Author Bio
Series Summary
The Blended Lives Chronicles is a speculative fantasy series that blends interplanetary politics, magick, prophecy, and resistance against oppression. At its heart is Lady Laya MoonWalker, a High Priestess, author, and advocate whose life’s work is dedicated to dismantling systems that divide beings by race, creed, ability, or perceived purity.
In Book I, Sides of the Order, Laya, who lives and works on Planet Korponious, travels to Casimia as a respected journalist and spiritual leader, newly aligned with the Blended Lives Federation. What begins as a professional opportunity quickly becomes personal and perilous when she reunites with Derrick Gibbous, a member of the Order of the Night. As old bonds rekindle, hidden loyalties surface, and a violent conflict erupts between forces seeking unity and those driven by segregation and dark magick. Love, trust, and survival collide as Laya and Derrick commit themselves to a cause greater than either of them.
Book II, A Battle of Choices, deepens the conflict as prophecy comes into play. Laya must learn to wield her magick in unfamiliar and increasingly dangerous ways while facing enemies determined to “purify” the universe of those they deem unworthy. As the stakes rise, both Laya and Derrick are forced to confront moral dilemmas that test their beliefs, their love, and the cost of resistance.
In Book III, Chambers Between the Minds, the war of the Purified is fully underway. With Derrick forced into hiding and Laya nearing the birth of prophesied twins said to possess unprecedented power, the Order faces its most dangerous turning point yet. The story moves beyond the physical realm into the chambers between minds—a place where past, present, and future converge, and where outcomes are tested, rejected, and reshaped. Survival depends not only on strength, but on the willingness to confront truth, memory, and destiny itself.
Together, the series explores themes of unity versus division, the ethics of power, love forged under fire, and the necessity of choice in the face of authoritarian control.
A bit from the series.
Just to show what I mean about being relative.
And come tonight to see how people train with their guide dogs in 2062.
From the opening chapter at the beginning of the series.
Her steps were confident, her voice firm and sure as she turned slightly, looking over her shoulder toward the loudly squawking parrot. “Ma’am, get that raucous thing out of my ear before King here decides he’s waited long enough for lunch.”
As if on cue, King stretched his long neck, lifted his head, and with powerful jaws, snatched a drifting feather out of the air. Derrick and Ken laughed as she gave King a half-hearted correction. “Yes, mommy knows you’re hungry. But you mustn’t eat that annoying bird. Leave it!”
Turning back around, she spoke to the check-in girl who was still scrolling through the reservation information. “Listen sweetie, my name is High Priestess Lady Laya MoonWalker, and I have a large and quite private suite of rooms reserved. My room number—”
“Yes Mam, I’ve found it. Here is your key, and please forgive the slow response.”
“It’s all right, girl. Just learn from it. By the way? Was the dog crate I ordered delivered?”
“Yes mam, it’s in the room.”
Smiling, Laya said, “Very good. Thank you.”
She started down the hall toward the bank of lift cars, following King’s every suggested move.
Turning from watching her go with both a man’s and trainer’s eyes, Derrick saw she’d left her suitcase on the loading platform. He walked over, checked the tag on the handle, then programmed a service bot to take it to her room in 30 minutes.
Hmmm, that ought to give me time to chat with her for a few moments and either get kicked to the curb or allowed inside for an afternoon drink.
He took his portion of the delivery tag and dropped the other part onto the service counter. He glanced at the girl who busily scrolled and typed, greeted guests, and handed out key cards next to him. “Don’t let a Lady, High Priestess or not, rattle you. You’re not responsible for the slowness of your computers. We were all new once.”
“Yes sir,” the young girl answered, looking straight back into his eyes. “I believe, though terse, she said the same. Sir.”
“Indeed, Missy. Just passing a word of thanks.”
Turning his back on the counter, he growled, “Bloody pert girl. Someone ought to teach her some manners.”
Derrick moved quickly through the crowded lobby, filled to capacity with all manner of beings, both human and animal. He made his way toward the lift cars, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible.
He cringed as one of his coworkers called, “She took lift number five. You’d best hurry. She looked like a woman on a mission. You never know; she might already have someone waiting.”
Ignoring the catcalls behind him, Derrick tried to recall lift number five, but it refused him. He growled in frustration as the computer’s voice stated, “I’m sorry, Instructor Gibbous, the lift has departed. Please choose another.”
“Hey Derrick, there’s one coming down now.”
Looking back, he saw that several of his friends and coworkers had gathered and were having a wonderful time at his expense. One of them even went as far as to tip his flask of Casimian Shine at him in a mock toast. He didn’t get a chance to respond to the scene, though, because someone in a power wheelchair, being guided by a miniature horse, came barreling out of a nearby doorway and almost bowled him over on a race to somewhere of vital importance. The horse neighed in extreme protest, and his friends’ laughter faded as he boarded the lift and the door slid closed.
Geez. He breathed out a deep sigh of relief. Horses! Miniature or not, helpful or not, damn things ought to have a speed limit.
Taking a deep breath to clear his thoughts and glancing at the number he’d copied, in a voice more solid than he felt, he commanded, “Room 108D, fourth floor.”
And the lift began to rise.
Author Bio
Patty L. Fletcher is a self-published author whose work blends speculative fantasy, magickal realism, and social commentary. Through The Blended Lives Chronicles, she explores themes of inclusion, disability awareness, spiritual power, and resistance to systems built on exclusion and fear. Her storytelling centers complex characters navigating love, prophecy, and moral choice within richly imagined worlds.
Fletcher is committed to accessible storytelling and inclusive narratives, both on and off the page. She is the creator of The Blended Lives Chronicles universe and continues to expand the series while engaging readers through independent publishing platforms including Amazon and Smashwords
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About Patty L. Fletcher
Updated November 2024
Patty L. Fletcher is a woman of passion and exploration.
She studies the art of manifestation and is a seeker of knowledge and the wisdom to know what to do with it when it’s learned.
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