Allow me to introduce you to the hero of my trilogy Life, Love, Music & Dreams ~ Rob Kelson. He is the singer/songwriter for the band RAVEN along with friends Natalia Tonner ~ heroine (piano & synthesizer), Andrew Gardner (guitar), Val Novack (bass guitar) and Eric Reyes (drums).
His surname is in honor of a character created by one of my favorite authors, Katherine Kurtz. She wrote a series of books about a race called the Deryni.
Most of the series novels are set in the land of Gwynedd, one of the fictional Eleven Kingdoms. Gwynedd itself is a medieval kingdom that roughly parallels 10th, 11th, or 12th-century England, Scotland, and Wales, with a powerful Holy Church (based on the Roman Catholic Church) and a feudal government ruled by a hereditary monarchy. The population of the Eleven Kingdoms includes both humans and Deryni, a race of people with inherent psychic or magical abilities. Throughout the course of the series, relations between humans and Deryni result in ongoing political and religious strife that is often interconnected with the individual lives of the main characters.
While the plots of the novels often involve political, ecclesiastical, and military conflicts on a grand scale, they are counterbalanced by details of the characters' personal lives. Neither race is depicted as inherently "good" nor "evil", as both humans and Deryni are depicted as protagonist and antagonist at various points of the series. Additionally, the novels often depict the characters engaging in various forms of magic, and such scenes vary in importance from minor events to significant plot points.
One of the characters in her Deryni books is named Kelson.
Wikipedia, This page was last edited on 13 January 2025, at 01:25 (UTC).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deryni_novels
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One another note,: this image isn't exactly as I imagine Rob but it's fairly close. Rob's hair is actually a darker blonde, his blue eyes are larger & a darker shade of blue & he wears small silver hoop earrings. But this image is really good.
There's a lot more to find out about these friends and musicians! Come back soon!
(This wonderful AI image was created by Matthew of RomanceCoverModels AKA High Frequency Prints on Etsy, Purchase Date 4/3/25 ~ Full Permission to Use (in Writing)