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Rebekah Faubion | Conversations in Character with Cadence Connelly

August 13, 2025

Book Title: THE SUN AND THE MOON
Character Name: Cadence Connelly

I decided to write this from Cadence’s POV as she is BEFORE the events of The Sun and the Moon. You’ll have to read the book to see how she changes!

How would you describe your family or your childhood?
Lonely. As an only child, with a psychic mom who made it feel like the world revolved around her, I was left on my own a lot. Nature became my best friend, which is probably why I became a park ranger.

What was your greatest talent?
Easy. My ability to connect with animals. Even wild ones seem to like me!

Biggest challenge in relationships?
Probably trust. At least, that’s what I would say. Others would probably say I’m quiet, shy, and not easy to get to know, but I am all of those things because I have a hard time trusting people not to let me down.

Where do you live?
Bar Harbor, Maine, near a marina, close to Acadia National Park.

Do you have any enemies?
Does my mother count? Just kidding. I don’t know if I’d call her an enemy, but for years I saw her as a villain in the story of my life.

What do you do for a living?
I’m a park ranger at Acadia National Park. If there is one dream I can say came true, it’s that I was able to secure a job here and build a life far away from Los Angeles and my mom. It’s sort of lonely, sure, but it’s all mine and that’s what matters.

What do you do to entertain yourself or have fun?
Even though I have to hike the trails for work, it’s also one of my greatest sources of joy. I’d do it even if I didn’t have to. Being alone in nature is the only time I don’t feel lonely—I know, that doesn’t make all that much sense. But the sounds of the trees whispering, animals living, makes me feel connected to something bigger than myself.

What keeps you awake at night?
The sound of my own thoughts. They sound an awful lot like my mother’s voice.

What is the most pressing problem you have at the moment?
Figuring out why the hell my mom decided to get married after vowing for her entire life that she never would. And, to be completely honest, trying not to fall in love with the daughter of her fiancé because she may be my soulmate my psychic mom predicted for me when I was 16!

Do you even believe in soulmates?
Until this week I would have said no, never. Even though I was raised to and I am still annoyingly superstitious, I really did think that whole soulmate thing was going to pass me by. I hate to admit I may be wrong, and I may also be happy about it.

THE SUN AND THE MOON by Rebekah Faubion

Like the sun and the moon, these opposites can’t escape each other’s gravitational pull in this enchanting romance.

Cadence Connolly grew up in the cosmic shadow of her mother, the renowned psychic Madame Moira. Now, as a park ranger in Maine, she’s carved out her own life far away from her mother’s many premonitions and tarot cards . . . until she receives an invitation to Moira’s engagement party. Cadence doesn’t know what led to the thawing of her mother’s heart, but she’ll have to return home to discover the truth.

Sydney Sinclair’s schedule as a pilot makes long-term relationships difficult, but at least she can fly anywhere in the world for free with only her emotional baggage as a carry-on. After her mom passed, it’s always been Sydney and her dad against the world, so it’s no wonder she doesn’t trust the enigmatic Madame Moira—his newly minted fiancée.

When Cadence meets Sydney, they realize they share similar suspicions about their parents’ impending nuptials. As they begin scheming to break up their parents’ engagement—they can’t possibly be in love after such a short time together—Sydney and Cadence discover an irresistible chemistry with each other instead. Despite not believing in fate, Cadence might just have found her soulmate in Sydney.

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About Rebekah Faubion

Rebekah Faubion

Rebekah Faubion is the author of The Lovers, a Nora Ephron-style, queer rom-com about a tarot card mystic who seems fated to fall for a wedding planner she has a past with, coming Summer 2024 from Berkley. When she isn’t writing books that make her bi soul sing, she enjoys painting on her deck, listening to BTS, and reading tarot by candlelight. Under her pen name, she is also the co-author of YA horror and adult romance novels. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.

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