Smart Sexy Fiction Makes Comeback

ALEXANDRIA, AL, October 02, 2010 (Press-News.org) October 2010: iUniverse Publishing announces the release of The Ties That Bind, the first book in a series written by exciting new author Heather O'Brien. The novel is a compelling tale of ambition that introduces the reader to three families spanning two decades with one scandalous secret. The Ties That Bind is an insider's look into the music industry, the price of success and the dreadful cost of deceit.
Heather O'Brien surpasses the popular fiction genre with her own brand of raw, sophisticated storytelling. This is the type of gripping, character-driven novel that delivers what it promises. O'Brien explores the motivations of passionate, talented and often troubled people who live at the top of the recording industry. The Ties That Bind is the riveting story of Farin O'Connor, who is chasing stardom on her own terms. It offers an intriguing glimpse beneath the glamorous facade of stardom and power and weaves in a tale of betrayal, tragedy and murder.
Visit web site http://www.tiesthatbindsaga.com for more information on this book and the entire Ties that Bind saga series, including the soon to be released Embers from Ash and Ruin.
Heather O'Brien is the founder of Word Rites Literary Group and conducts online writers' workshops. She is unafraid to draw from real-life experience and put to paper some of the most captivating, heartbreaking and outrageous accounts of life and love. O'Brien is the mother of two beautiful daughters and divides her time between California and Alabama.

Publisher/publicist: iUniverse (www.iuniverse.com)
Contact info: Scarlette King, author assistant
Tel: 256-322-0291
Website: tiesthatbindsaga.com
Email: scarlette@tiesthatbindsaga.com

Biography - Heather O'Brien

Heather O'Brien is a contemporary mainstream fiction author with a special, if personal, affinity for compelling, character-driven stories that explore the motivations of passionate, talented, and often troubled people who live at the top of the recording industry. Far from the oft-portrayed one-dimensional glamour stories, Heather explores the complicated dynamics of life and love, of choice and consequence, of regret and reconciliation.
The great-great-granddaughter of world-renowned cellist Bruno Steindel of the Chicago Symphony, Heather can trace five generations of notable musicians, artists and toy makers in her family tree. The only child of young parents in the mid-60s, music was a constant in Heather's life. She was told she could sing before she could speak. Her mother and father often played music and sang during her earliest years. Unsurprisingly, Heather's first foray into writing was painted upon the canvas of the music industry. She originally wrote The Ties That Bind at eleven years of age.
Life experience allowed her to add human depth and drama to the original story, resulting in an initial publication in 2001 and a final revision in 2010. Like all human drama, The Ties That Bind is complex and surpasses the confines of a single novel and is now a saga that spans six novels. Book Two of the series, Embers from Ash and Ruin, will be released in November 2010.
Heather O'Brien is the founder of Word Rites Literary Group and conducts online writers' workshops. She is unafraid to draw from real-life experience and put to paper some of the most gripping, heartbreaking and outrageous accounts of life and love. O'Brien is the mother of two beautiful daughters and divides her time between California and Alabama.
For more information on the series, visit the official web site: http://www.tiesthatbindsaga.com.

Publisher/publicist: iUniverse (www.iuniverse.com)
Contact info: Scarlette King, author assistant
Tel: 256-322-0291
Website: tiesthatbindsaga.com
Email: scarlette@tiesthatbindsaga.com