Colleen Houck

Quest Book Trailer Images—dungeons, prisons, a red dress, woman’s long dark hair, man in a cage, hand  touching forehead, rope on fire, water or ice putting out fire, man embracing woman, smiling woman’s face fading to darkness as if a picture dropped in a fountain of water fades, still want a tiger in there somewhere.   Sound effects—a woman saying “Mujhe Tumse Pirari, Ren.”  Torture screams?  Evil laugh, tiger roar.  Scary sad music interspersed with love music.  Voice is Ren so need to find a strong young male Indian with a barely discernable accent with maybe a girl voicing for …

Study Guide Questions for Tiger’s Quest 1)      In the first chapter, Kelsey expresses her feelings about being in Oregon.  What are the geographical/cultural differences between Oregon and India and which one feels more like home to her?  How would you feel about living in a different country? 2)      Ren wanted to learn modern courtship rituals so he could properly woo Kelsey.  How did he compare with her other dates? 3)      Ren gives Kelsey gifts through the series.  I believe a good gift should be pretty, punctual, sometimes practical, but above all personal.  How do Ren’s gifts reflect that? 4)      How …

Hope   It’s official.  I’m an idiot. Ren left for Oregon weeks ago and it was all because I pretty much pushed him out the door.  So it was my own fault that they were together again and seemingly deliriously happy.  And how did I know?  Did he call?  Did she call?  No.  I was pathetically pressed up against Kadam’s door straining my ears to eavesdrop on their conversation. Most of the time, I pretended not to care about what was going on in Oregon.  Kadam usually told me the basics and I would listen and mumble or shrug as …

A Leap of Faith   The old plane rumbled so loudly that I could barely hear myself think, which allowed me to give most of my attention to my lurching stomach. I swallowed thickly wondering if I was going to be able to jump when the time came. Mr. Kadam was in the front of the plane talking with the old pilot and, seated across from me, was Kishan. His golden eyes studied me and his unasked questions made me nervous. I unbuckled my seatbelt with the intention of talking with Mr. Kadam in the front when suddenly we rolled, …