Rampage of Love

A Note From The Author

Action is easily my favorite genre of fiction. The rush of battle, the euphoria of triumph, the tension, and the anticipation. The awe-inspiring feats portrayed in movies are beautiful to me, and even though a lot of action movies lack depth, the best ones hold the most thematic complexity and intrigue when it comes to human emotions. It's interesting seeing what drives people. What they're willing to kill for, die for, what they must dedicate their lives to. This is something I tried to capture with Isadora's character, as you'll come to find. The duality of a person, where they draw their moral lines, and what for. Isadora is a wife, sweet and loving, but she's also a killer, sinister and deadly. I love seeing that sort of contrast in characters, and I found it very interesting to see what happens when the two sides meet.

Often the characters in action movies don't represent the most capable people we know. No disrespect to The Man With No Name or Dirty Harry, but people like that don't reflect the people I'd call on to save me, the people who do saving on a smaller scale every day. Our heroes aren't government agents and honest cops. They're our mother and father, our boyfriend and girlfriend. aunties, grandmas, spouses, close friends. The people who we do call on when we're in danger, the people we'd trust with our lives. I want my heroes to reflect the people in my life who make me feel safe, and who rescue me when I need saving, whether it be physical or emotional. Isadora represents many strong women who have made my life better, The mothers and grandmothers who raised and loved me, as well as the friends and former loves who endure so much hardship and still had love to spare for me. She is the neo-hero, a new look for the macho men of yesteryear. Inspired by recent feminine badasses like Trinity, Lara Croft, bits of Black Widow, and The Bride, as well as classic leading men like Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, and Clint Eastwood. She's what I think a hero should look like. She is my hero, and I hope that in time she becomes yours. I had a lot of fun writing Rampage Of Love and I hope you all have even more fun reading it.

-Street