Un Don de Cuna follows a teenage girl whose gift of lucid dreaming allows her to travel to other worlds while she sleeps. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

Un Don de Cuna is the second book in a trilogy that covers 200 years. Book 1 is set in the 1800s, and I wanted book 2 to be in modern times, so the story kicks off with the protagonist (Maité) receiving the cradle gift of lucid dreaming from her faery godmother. Maité knows nothing about faeries or about her ancestors, but through her cradle gift, she will discover that the faerie realm is in jeopardy and that she has a huge part to play in saving it.

The loss of Maité’s parents sends her on a journey of self-discovery and helps her understand the depth of her abilities and strength. Do you think there’s a single moment in everyone’s life, maybe not as traumatic, that is life-changing?

To be sure! I believe that we change every time we journey from home —the farther we go, the longer we stay away, the greater the transformation.

It seemed like you took your time in building the characters and the story to great emotional effect. How did you manage the pacing of the story while keeping readers engaged?

Maité’s story truly wrote itself. I loved intertwining her dreams and thoughts into realities that surprised her from one chapter to the next. Each lucid dream revealed more of a sinister plot to take over the realm that had been her ancestral home. When our protagonist realizes she’s at the center of a battle she knows nothing about, she also realizes that, through her dreams, she gained the strength and wisdom needed to succeed.

Where does the story go in the next book, and where do you see it going in the future?

Book 3 of the trilogy features Nahia. She is the faery princess who is a common denominator in books 1 and 2, and her story fills in the 200-year gap between them. A thrilling adventure unfolds when Maité and her faery godmother, Nahia, team up to save the realm. Through love, glamour, courage, and sacrifice, they aim to guarantee its sustainability for years to come.

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