ON THE BLOG TODAY, OUR TEAM MEMBER, AUTHOR LORRAINE CAREY, IS SHARING AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT HER CHARACTER, DYLAN ANDERSON, FROM HER NOVEL, BETWEEN THE REALMS #RWRTeamBlog #ReadWriteRepeat
- Mar 23
- 2 min read
Dylan Anderson
Bad Boy from the novel, “Between the Realms.”
Age: 25
Era: 1976
Occupation: Time Traveler / Lead Guitarist for Ablaze, a local tribute band out of Youngstown, Ohio
Dylan Anderson was born for the stage. With strong facial features, untamed hair, and a voice that seemed to coil around the crowd like smoke, he quickly became the most talked-about member of Ablaze. Groupies adored him, club owners wanted him, and every packed bar in the Youngstown area knew his name. When Dylan stepped under the lights with a guitar slung low against his hips, it wasn’t just music—it was hypnosis.
He lives for the road, the rumble of late-night drives with his bandmates, sweat-soaked gigs in local clubs, and the electric hush before the first chord hits. After the amps cool down, Dylan is usually found chasing the high of a good party, a cloud of weed, and a perfectly mixed White Russian in his hand.
Favorite Songs:
Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
Heartbreaker – Grand Funk Railroad
When he’s not performing, Dylan’s mind drifts to the stars. He has a quiet fascination with
astrology and spends long nights scribbling lyrics—songs about fate, fire, and a burning love that
he feels for beautiful Jennifer Kovich.
His Soul Mission
In 2023, Dylan is no longer Dylan—he is a shadow of a man who knew how to live. Anderson. Older, broken, and hollowed out by divorce, he lives alone with nothing but memories. No children. One estranged sister. A life that feels like an echo of something once brilliant.
He is trapped in the past, replaying the days when he was young, adored, and alive—when he had a band, a future, and Jennifer Kovich, the woman who owned his heart and never quite let it go.
When Dylan stumbles into what he believes is an astrology club, he unknowingly steps into something far more dangerous: a cult cloaked in cosmic language and ruled by a mad scientist known only as the Grand Master. The man claims to have unlocked the secret of time travel—and offers Dean the impossible: a chance to return to 1976.
The price is steep. Dark magic. No guarantees. No return ticket.
But Dean doesn’t hesitate.
With nothing left to lose, he plunges headfirst into the paranormal, willing to sacrifice everything for one last chance at the life he loved—and the woman he never stopped loving. His plan is simple: go back, take Jennifer with him, and relive the glory days forever.
What he never stops to consider…is whether Jennifer wants to be saved—or sacrificed.
All Dean knows is this: he wants to sing for her again, and watch her dance on the floor the way she did in 1976, under spinning lights, while the world burned beautifully around them.
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COMING SOON: On Wednesday, 25th March, we are thrilled to welcome guest author, Dee Stewart. Dee will be sharing an excerpt from her novel, 'Fighting For Brielle'.
