{"id":8,"date":"2025-07-29T17:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:35:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b288c1 e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b288c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5073d98 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5073d98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb369b9 agl agl-fadeCSSRight wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb369b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taija Peterson<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1e6b4 agl agl-fadeCSSUp elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ef1e6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/about-the-author\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bookmark\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 512V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h288c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v464L192 400 0 512z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Let's Dive into my Journey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05cc77 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c05cc77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a45f38 agl agl-fadeCSSDown wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a45f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My Book<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9d771 elementor-widget__width-initial agl agl-fadeCSSDown wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f9d771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fair Game<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e465384 e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e465384\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb55b51 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb55b51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83bec6 agl agl-fadeCSS wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e83bec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest Publish<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5575cd0 ekit-equal-height-enable agl agl-zoomInCSS elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-image-box\" data-id=\"5575cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n            <div class=\"elementskit-info-image-box ekit-image-box text-center simple-card\" >\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/about-the-book\/\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-box-header image-box-img-center\">\n\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-scaled.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/author-demo.themysticpublishers.com\/demo8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fair-Game-Front-1359x2048.jpg 1359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-box-body ekit-image-box-body\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-content ekit-image-box-body-inner\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409172f agl agl-wipeCSSRight wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"409172f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaija Peterson does not write about victims who stay down. She writes about women who flip the board. Her stories are born from the gritty reality of Boston streets where loyalty is expensive and revenge is necessary. Fair Game is not just a story. It is a manual on how to survive when the people you love turn into your enemies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4e548 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d4e548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7323ae3 text agl agl-wipeCSSLeft wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7323ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Game, My Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61d726 e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d61d726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db08335 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"db08335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e6572 agl agl-wipeCSSDown wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e6572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIN A WORLD FULL OF SNAKES AND SECRETS, TAIJA PETERSON DELIVERS A RAW, UNFILTERED LOOK AT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE LAST ONE STANDING.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d545e e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94d545e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d3ca1 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82d3ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3132a84 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3132a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b643a8 elementor-widget__width-initial text-span agl agl-fadeCSSLeft wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b643a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Know More about me<\/p><pre>Book Trailer 5:00<\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1891b7 e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1891b7\" 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400z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42ccfb e-flex e-con-boxed wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b42ccfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee70dd6 agl agl-wipeCSSDown wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee70dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TAIJA PETERSON<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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She finds inspiration in the unexpected. A lyric from a song, a passing conversation, or a movie scene can spark an entire world in her mind. For her, writing is more than a skill. It is a calling that allows her to turn raw emotion into art.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7bc12 e-con-full agl agl-wipeCSSLeft e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a7bc12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bec907 wcf-starter-animations-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bec907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf_starter_animations&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;wcf_anim_duration&quot;:1000,&quot;wcf_anim_delay&quot;:0,&quot;wcf_anim_ease&quot;:&quot;ease&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHer journey began with music and poetry before evolving into the intense narrative of Fair Game. Taija crafts characters who are beautifully flawed and deeply relatable. She wants readers to see themselves in her pages. This novel is just the opening chapter. 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Taija Peterson is already looking forward to delivering many more creative chapters to the world. She views Fair Game as the start of a long journey in storytelling.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-c5c428c\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-929160169f9a6e2af6c4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-929160169f9a6e2af6c4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-929160169f9a6e2af6c4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Where does Taija find her inspiration?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-929160169f9a6e2af6c4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-c5c428c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69f9a6e2af6c4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Her creative mind is sparked by everything around her. Inspiration might come from a specific song, a line in a movie, or a random conversation. She takes small moments from real life and turns them into art.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-c5c428c\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-c9269c069f9a6e2af6c4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-c9269c069f9a6e2af6c4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-c9269c069f9a6e2af6c4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What can readers expect from her characters?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-c9269c069f9a6e2af6c4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-c5c428c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69f9a6e2af6c4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Taija writes characters who are bold, unapologetic, and deeply flawed. Her goal is to make them relatable so readers can understand their struggles. She wants you to see the realness in every person she creates.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-c5c428c\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-fc35e8e69f9a6e2af6c4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-fc35e8e69f9a6e2af6c4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-fc35e8e69f9a6e2af6c4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What themes does the book explore?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-fc35e8e69f9a6e2af6c4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-c5c428c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69f9a6e2af6c4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Her writing dives deep into the complexities of relationships. Fair Game tackles heavy topics like betrayal, greed, envy, and revenge. 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