Tonia Viles

Biography

I am a single mom of one. I live in forested mountains of Saltville VA with my daughter, my parents and our five rescues, three dogs and two cats. The Grandel Isle trilogy are my debut books.
I enjoy spending time with my family and our pets, reading, cooking and nature. I like to do what I can to help save our planet that is in so much need of t.l.c. I also feel that we all should do what we can to take care of all the other living creatures, animal and plant life alike, that share our world.

Smashwords Interview

What is your writing process?
From what I have read of other writers my process is a bit different. I don't start with an outline. I sit down to my computer with a ember of an idea. I let it smolder and grow until it catches a flame. Then I chase the fire until it ends. After the full story is written I go back and develop the people that now live in it and dig deeper into the book as a whole.
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Yes, it was in one of my eighth grade classes. It was called The Missing Night. I hope to one day go back and develop the story more.
Read more of this interview.

Videos

Grandel Isle: The Queen's Protector
Grandel Isle was created over two thousand years ago. The people that populate the island were taken from Earth shortly after it was created. The island and people have only one purpose to protect Earth from a ravenous creature known as the Darkness. The portal to this world is in Saltville VA.

Grandel Isle: The Queen's Protector
On Grandel Isle the Queen is dying and their barrier is fading. The new Queen's Protector must be found before their shield disappears entirely. This Protector must convince the new Queen to embrace the life that awaits her after she leaves Earth. He must bring his fractured world of dragons and men together. Only as a whole can they defeat the enormous army that is threating to engulf both world.

Series

Grandel Isle
A Contemporary Fantasy about the fate of a world that fights a war to protect a world they have never seen, Earth.

Books

Grandel Isle: The End Must Come
Series: Grandel Isle, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 89,290. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Marcus has just turned eighteen and has been watching his mother die for the last eleven years. It started the day his father went to Earth with Marcus’ twin sisters. He knows that to save her he will have to leave the only home he has never known. At his side will be a dragon that is more powerful than anyone knows even herself.
Grandel Isle: Sacred Relics
Series: Grandel Isle, Book 2. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 81,750. Language: English. Published: May 13, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Brandon must once again leave his family to save them from the Darkness newest abominations. With Steven and William at his side, they must find something within themselves they didn't know was there. Will they welcome the changes that must happen your will they turn from their destiny.
Grandel Isle: The Queen's Protector
Series: Grandel Isle, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 62,600. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
On Grandel Isle the Queen is dying and their barrier is fading. The new Queen's Protector must be found before their shield disappears entirely. This Protector must convince the new Queen to embrace the life that awaits her after she leaves Earth. He must bring his fractured world of dragons and men together. Only as a whole can they defeat the enormous army that is threating to engulf both world.