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Title: Explora Books to Showcase Bruce K. Royer’s Supernatural Drama Two Connected Souls at the 2026 BIBF
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2nd Jun 2026 - Two Connected Souls follows Derrick Sullivan, a devoted husband and father who survives a devastating car accident only to find his consciousness suspended in a quiet, light-filled interim realm. Guided by a mysterious robed figure, he comes to understand that his bond with his eight-year-old son, Ricky, extends beyond physical existence. When a malevolent entity enters the physical world and threatens Ricky’s soul, Derrick is forced to confront the limits of love, faith, and human agency in his effort to protect his family.Set between hospital reality and an otherworldly dimension, the novel traces Derrick’s experience of separation, uncertainty, and spiritual disorientation. His relationship with his wife, Susan, and his son anchors the narrative, while shifting between grief, fear, and fragile hope. Rather than separating the human and supernatural elements, the story interweaves them to examine how individuals process crisis, identity, and emotional endurance under extreme conditions.The novel’s emotional perspective is shaped by Royer’s own lived experience. Becoming a father at forty-four deeply influenced his understanding of responsibility and attachment. The loss of his younger brother during hospice care in 2010 further informed his reflections on grief and mortality. These experiences ultimately led him to explore how meaning is formed in moments of uncertainty and emotional rupture.Shortly after his brother’s passing, Royer experienced a moment of unexpected comfort while watching his infant son through a baby monitor, prompting deeper reflection on memory, faith, and the possibility of connection beyond physical life. Drawing from these personal events, he wrote Two Connected Souls as an exploration o...
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