I do paranormal investigations in my spare time with Cornerstone Supernatural. Last weekend we were at the Fort Pub and Grill in Fort Langley, BC with ITC expert Bill Hauser.
Enjoy!
Sunday, June 30, 2019
SUPERNATURAL SUNDAY: The One About Bill Hauser at The Fort Pub and Grill
For those of you who have been following along. I have an unusual hobby (well, maybe not for this page).
I do paranormal investigations in my spare time with Cornerstone Supernatural. Last weekend we were at the Fort Pub and Grill in Fort Langley, BC with ITC expert Bill Hauser.
Enjoy!
I do paranormal investigations in my spare time with Cornerstone Supernatural. Last weekend we were at the Fort Pub and Grill in Fort Langley, BC with ITC expert Bill Hauser.
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 27, 2019
INTERVIEW WITH ALLIE McCORMACK (A Gift of Jacinth)
A
Gift of Jacinth
Wishes
and Dreams
Book
Two
Allie
McCormack
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: June 4, 2019
ISBN: 1798958880
ASIN: B07PFLKQ5C
Number of pages: 377
Word Count: 96,269
Cover Artist: Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs
Tagline: Douglas needed a miracle. What he got was a
genie...
Book Description:
Veterinarian Douglas McCandliss
considered himself an ordinary kinda guy with an ordinary kinda life. He had no
idea why he'd bought the old silver teapot, and when a young woman appeared
before him claiming to be a genie, he almost wished he hadn't. If only she
wasn't so damned cute.
Ebullient and cheerful, Jacinth
loved granting wishes and helping people. So she was thrilled when her teapot's
new owner, a single father with custody of two young children, asked her to
stay until he could find a nanny. The problem was, the longer she stayed, the
more she was attracted to Douglas, and she was certainly not willing to turn
over care of Ben and little Molly to just anybody. But she was a 900 year old
genie, and had no intention of falling in love with a mortal man. None
whatsoever.
Excerpt:
It wasn’t going
to be all that easy, after all, he thought as he looked at Benny’s scared,
apprehensive face a few hours later.
“Benny.” He
squatted down to the boy’s level, holding his gaze reassuringly. “It’s very
safe. Planes don’t usually crash, or fly into buildings, I promise. Those were
accidents.”
“Mom said they
did,” Benny told him, fear in his voice. “She was always watching plane crashes
on the news. She watched them over and over.”
Was that how
Lilian had planned to keep him from taking the kids if he found them? Douglas
had to wonder. Certainly, she’d always had a taste for the morbid and the
sensational, but to deliberately implant a fear of flying in a young child when
she had taken the children the width of the continent away from him, was going
too far. Molly looked scared too, even abandoning Jacinth to cling to her brother’s
hand. Tears welled up in those bottomless blue eyes, and her lower lip trembled
ominously. If he was going to put these two on the plane, it was going to have
to be by brute force.
Exchanging a
glance with Jacinth, he saw his opinion mirrored in her face. They had two
choices. They could find another mode of travel to New York, or carry two
screaming, terrified children onto the airplane. Douglas had never considered
himself lacking in courage, but his nerves quailed at the graphic image that
conjured up.
“Okay, okay,
don’t panic,” he told them. “Give me a couple of minutes here and I’ll think of
something.”
He moved a few
feet away from the car where they all stood, still in the parking lot at the
zoo. Jacinth followed, and he lowered his voice to consult with her.
“What am I
supposed to do? Dammit, we’re three thousand miles from home! Did Lilian do
this on purpose?”
Jacinth gnawed
on her lower lip, feeling her brows pull together as she pondered.
“Probably,” she
agreed. “I think you’re going to have to rent the car all the way to New York,
Douglas.”
His grimace was
rueful. “That distressing possibility occurred to me. At least that would be
better than taking the bus or the train, which are our only other options. Four
days in a car with two young children, though, is my idea of a nightmare.
They’re so little, and it’s been so long since we’ve been together, we’re
complete strangers to each other. This is definitely not how I’d choose to get
to know each other again.”
Jacinth twinkled
at him. “You have a nanny,” she reminded him. “And once you’re home, you have
your job to go to. This might turn out for the best for both you and the
children. By the time we get to New York you’ll have established a rapport with
them.
Enthusiasm fired
in her, and she felt a burst of excitement. “It’ll be fun, Douglas. We can play
car games, and I can read them stories, and we’ll buy some of those children’s
sing-along CD’s. We can eat at truck stops and roadside diners along the way,
then stop at motels in the afternoon. The children can nap, then we can go to
dinner, and maybe swim in the motel pool in the evening. We can buy postcards
and a camera and take lots of pictures.”
She watched
Douglas hopefully as he thought this over. Driving across America wasn't
something she'd ever have thought of doing, or even wanting to do, but now she
was seized with a great longing. Perhaps it was because of the presence of
Douglas and the children, having someone to share this great new adventure
with.
“It doesn’t
sound like such a bad idea, when you put it that way,” Douglas admitted. “Maybe
this could work after all.”
Hope sprang up
in her breast as another thought occurred to her. “If we’re not going to fly
out from here tonight, could we stay one more day and go to Disneyland
tomorrow?”
Douglas broke
into laughter. “Okay, yes, we’ll go to Disneyland.”
Hearing him,
Benny let out a whoop of excitement, and Molly’s eyes shone like stars. Douglas
held up a hand for silence.
“But we’re not
staying late,” he warned them. “I’m not fighting this kind of traffic on a
Monday morning. We’ll leave Disneyland before it gets dark so we'll be well out
of the city before we find a motel for the night. No arguments when I say it's
time to leave. Agreed?”
He noted with
amusement that Jacinth joined in with Benny in assuring him that was fine,
while Molly nodded her head vigorously, the curly blond bangs flopping in her
eyes. She was so adorable, he wanted to scoop her in his arms and hold her
tight. His chest constricted, and his eyes stung a little as he looked at his
kids. He loved them both so much.
“I owe you,” he
told Jacinth, his voice hoarse with the emotion he couldn’t suppress. “I owe
you a lot. There’s nothing in the world that means as much as my kids.”
About
the Author:
A former career medical
transcriptionist and disabled Veteran, Allie McCormack is now writing from home
full-time. Allie has traveled quite a bit and lived many places all over the
U.S., and also a year in Cairo, Egypt as an exchange student, and a year in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under contract to a hospital there, plus a short stint
with NATO while she was in the Army. As a single mom, she raised a wonderful
daughter who's recently married and there are plans afoot for grandchildren.
Allie now lives in the beautiful Sorona Desert in southern Arizona with her two
rescue cats and writes full-time.
Allie says: "A writer is who
and what I am... a romance writer. I write what I know, and what I know is
romance. Dozens of story lines and literally hundreds of characters live and
breathe within the not-so-narrow confines of my imagination, and it is my joy
and privilege to bring them to life, to share them with others by writing their
stories."
Website: www.alliemccormack.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllieMcCormackK
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliemccormackk/
Newsletter Sign-Up: http://alliemccormack.com/newslettersignup.html
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Amazon Author Page:
INTErVIEW WITH AMANDA J. GREENE (Wicked Passion)
Wicked Passion
Under Realm Assassins
Book Three
Amanda J. Greene
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: 6/18/19
Number of pages: 130
Word Count: 50,000
Cover Artist: Kim Killian
Hot Damn Designs
Book Description:
James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can't resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.
Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender.
Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.
Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul?
Excerpt:
He was too
strong, too tantalizing. Forbidden. She could find another source. One not so
threatening, tame. Surely, he could take her to a city where she could steal
bits of energy from others. Happiness, laughter, contentment, love, she could
leech off any positive aura. She’d survived doing just that within her tribe.
None dared to touch her, or directly interact with her unless they required her
healing gifts, so she’d been left to feed off scraps of emotion and energy.
She flattened
her palms against his chest and tried in vain to push him away. Her cheeks
heated in embarrassment, she was pathetically weak. “I—”
“Need me.” His
rich voice was roughened with passion.
Katya trembled
with yearning. Oh, yes, she needed. But would he demand she surrender? Could
she? He was a vampire, an immortal immune to magic, invincible. Perhaps with
him, she could let go. She could find pleasure. She could be herself,
completely, like never before. He wasn’t like anyone else. He could withstand
her darkness. He could match her cravings.
As if reading
her thoughts, his hard bronze gaze swirled with challenge, hunger, and
untamable lust. “Kiss me as if you want to live.”
“I do.” Her
claws sharpened, the tips sliced his shirt and pricked his flesh. “I will.”
She claimed his
mouth possessively, her tongue twining his until he groaned for more and took
it. His hand clamped on the back of her nape, his grip tightened, holding her
still as he slanted his head and deepened the kiss.
Long forgotten
sensation rocked her. This powerful male was the embodiment of temptation and
danger—irresistibly addictive.
He shifted as if
to move away and dread lanced her. A harsh growl escaped her lips. Did he
intend to end the kiss? No! She needed this. Needed him.
Katya wound her
arms around his waist. Holding him captive, she arched against him, pressing
her breasts to his solid chest, the contact delicious, perfect—right.
His mental
shields lowered even more and lust battered her senses. Katya unleashed her
magic and pleasure slammed into her. His. Hers. She didn’t know where one ended
and the other began. It didn’t matter. Nothing mattered. His origins and her
past of no consequence.
The first draw
of his power hit her like a cannon, devastating her weakened body, leaving her
a trembling mess of tingles and shivers. Good Lady, she’d never known anything
like this. Never tasted so much strength. Her body hummed, her blood sizzled,
her magic burned and her soul soared. On and on, intense vitality coursed
through her, consuming, dizzying. She never wanted this connection to end.
Brazenly,
seeking, demanding more of his desire, she stroked her tongue across one of his
fangs. He stilled. Was he waiting for her to do it again? Did he want her to
draw blood? The idea made her head spin.
Katya caressed
his other fang. He groaned into her mouth and his large frame shook—from
pleasure or restraint?
About the Author:
Amanda J. Greene is the author of the captivating Rulers of Darkness and the enticing Under Realm Assassins series. Fans of Nalini Singh’s, Gena Showalter, and J.R. Ward will fall in love with Ms. Greene’s dangerously sexy heroes and strong, kick your teeth in heroines.
She lives in Southern California with her supportive military husband and their two fur babies—a sweet cocker spaniel and a rambunctious black mouth cur mix. Between working full time in higher education and family life, she finds time to write and create detailed worlds with exciting characters for her ravenous readers.
"Amanda's vampires are seriously sexy and I can't get enough!" - Kristina's Books & More
“Fans of Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling series, Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld, and J.R. Wards’ BD are in for a treat…” – That’s What I’m Talking About
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amandajgreene1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaj.greene/
Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com/Amanda-J.-Greene/e/B0052W8H8S
Sunday, June 23, 2019
SUPERNATURAL SUNDAY: THE MODEL HOUSE AT BRITANNIA BEACH SLS FOOTAGE
We were investigating the Model House up at Britannia Beach, BC a month or so ago, and our SLS camera tracked a few entities we could not see. Paul, Alex, Sheila, Troy and myself were in the basement when this clip was captured. Enjoy!
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Monday, June 17, 2019
iNTERVIEW WITH CAROL VAN NATTA (Shifter Mate Magic)
Today
we are lucky enough to have an interview with USA TODAY bestselling author
Carol Van Natta.
SC:
Tell me a little bit about your main character of this book.
CVN:
The main characters of Shifter Mate Magic (Ice Age Shifters Book 1) are Trevor,
an independent trucker, and Jackie, a former accountant on the run.
Trevor
is not just any shifter, but a giant Ice Age bear called an Arctotherium. His
ordinary bear parents sent him off to live with his aunt because they couldn’t
handle him. More the point, his very existence was ruining their chances for
career advancement in the clan. Becoming an independent trucker accommodated
his inner bear’s need for wandering. Lonely Trevor hoped it would give him the
chance to meet his mate, but so far, no luck.
Jackie,
a successful human accountant, came from a long line of witches, so she knows
about the hidden magical world. She had the misfortune to fall for a lying
leopard shifter. The moment she inconveniently became pregnant, he had her
kidnapped for an underground auction. They sold her to a corrupt mixed feline
pride that planned to use her as a breeder for babies to sell. Biding her time,
she finally steals a motorcycle and escapes.
Here’s
an excerpt from Shifter Mate Magic about how these two meet. The setting is a
truck-stop convenience store just outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the year is
1993.
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She
let go of the refrigerator door and turned toward the front, only to run headlong
into a man who’d just turned down the aisle.
“Sorry,”
she said, even as he said the same word. She regained control of her suddenly
clumsy feet. She got the impression of chiseled cheekbones and a square jaw
before she dropped her gaze out of habit, one learned from living with volatile
shifters. His scent hit her like a freight train a moment later, all woodsy and
leathery and mouthwateringly male.
No
one, not even the father of her baby, back when she’d thought she was in love
with him and he with her, had ever smelled that good. She took a step back,
because if she hadn’t, she’d have been tempted to stick her face in the vee of
his short-sleeved T-shirt and lick.
“My
fault,” he said. “Are you…” He trailed off and audibly swallowed.
She
made the mistake of looking up at him and confirmed that he was the sexiest man
she’d ever seen, even counting the handsome actors she’d thrilled over as a
teenager. His brown skin and features spoke of an ethnic heritage something
like hers, and his warm, coppery-brown eyes threatened to drown her on the
spot. His wide shoulders and arms looked strong enough to protect her from
anything. The few tight coils of hair on his muscled chest mirrored the
close-cropped hair on his head. His low-slung jeans and boots completed the
mesmerizing package.
She
swallowed and took another step back, away from temptation. “I’m fine.”
Except
she wasn’t. She wanted to set fire to all her plans in favor of getting to know
the man standing in front of her.
For
his part, he looked stunned.
She
shook herself. Not, not, not happening. She was a pregnant fugitive with enough
secrets to write her own soap opera, and an implacable enemy on her tail. A
human, no matter how tall, broad-shouldered, and sexy, was no match for a
criminal cat-shifter pride with claws and teeth, and vengeance on their minds.
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SC:
OOO! She is going to have some issues with herself and her man. Do you believe
in the paranormal and if so, do you have an experience you can share?
CVN:
I believe that human imagination is phenomenal, and our ability to invent
explanations about things we don’t understand is unparalleled. The evidence is
against the eldritch, the magical, and the supernatural, but I delight in the
possibilities.
Admittedly,
science is sometimes kind of boring. Bioluminescent insects and swamp gas
aren’t nearly as much fun to think about as will-o’-the-wisps, leading unwary
night travelers to their watery doom. And I love giving secret magical causes
to events in human history. For example, in the Ice Age Shifters series, the
1908 Tunguska event in Siberia that humans attribute to a meteor air burst was
actually the devastating result of the most recent polar fairy-arctic elf war.
Belief
is powerful, whether for good or bad. In Shift of Destiny, Ice Age Shifters
Book 2, Moira, the heroine, firmly believes there’s no such thing as magic. The
obsessed billionaire chasing her believes she’s a psychic, but she believes
it’s just lucky guesswork. If Chance, a sexy Ice Age shifter, believes she’s
his mate, but if he can’t open her eyes, he could lose her forever.
SC:
What titles are you working on now that
you can tell us about?
How
kind of you to ask. 😊 I’m currently working on more Ice Age
Shifters stories because they’re such fun. Shifter’s Storm (Ice Age Shifters
Book 5) is scheduled for release by late summer. In addition, I’m working on
the long-awaited next book in my Central Galactic Concordance space
opera-adventure-romance series. And because I’m a crazy author person, I’m also
working on two other projects in my copious free time.
Shifter Mate Magic (Ice Age Shifters #1):
Lonely bear shifter Trevor meets his mate. Jackie is running for her life and
doesn’t have time for romance. Can she trust the sexy bear shifter to get them
both to a magical sanctuary town in time?
https://books2read.com/u/4787E8
Shift
of Destiny (Ice Age Shifters #2): Moira doesn’t believe in magic, despite being
chased by a crazy billionaire for her supposed “gifts.” Chance, prehistoric
lion shifter, believes in Moira, his true mate. He’s determined to protect her
and help her find the magic in her blood. But even a top predator can’t guess
the lengths to which a desperate billionaire will go to get what he wants.
https://books2read.com/u/31xYVv
Heart
of a Dire Wolf (Ice Age Shifters #3): Skyla, dire wolf shifter, and Nic, sexy
tiger shifter, recognize their true mate in each other. Problem is, they’re
prisoners of an underground auction. To stay together, they must escape
captivity, avoid ruthless hunters, and solve the mystery of a hidden sanctuary
town before greedy wizards take everything—including them.
https://books2read.com/u/mqZwv8
Dire
Wolf Wanted (Ice Age Shifters #4): The magical world stands on the brink of
war, unless two extraordinary shifters can bridge the gulf between them. Dire
wolf shifter Rayne Chekal works to take down an illegal auction house that
trafficks in shifters. Arvik Inuktan, secret mythic shifter, infiltrated the
auction staff with the same mission. The attraction is instant... and
impossible. War is coming. When Rayne and Arvik meet on the battlefield, can
they overcome their differences and work together to stop the evil, or will
this war engulf the magical world? https://books2read.com/u/boZknR
SC:
Thanks for joining us today! Let's take a look at your novel now in more depth.
Shifter Mate Magic
Ice Age Shifters
Book One
Carol Van Natta
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Chavanch Press
Date of Publication: May 2018
ISBN: 978-1946165077
ASIN: B07C7NHNGD
Number of pages: 130
Word Count: 38,000
Cover Artist: Amanda Kelsey
Tagline: Pregnant and running for her life, a woman must trust a sexy bear shifter to get them both to a magical sanctuary town.
Book Description:
A lonely bear shifter meets his mate. She’s running for her life and doesn’t have time for romance.
Pregnant Jackie Breton just escaped from a corrupt feline pack intent on selling her half-shifter baby to the highest bidder. She’s smart, independent, and has a desperate plan to keep her baby safe: Get away from the pride as fast and far as possible.
Trevor Hammond, prehistoric bear shifter, has been rejected by everyone in his life for… being born, basically. Well, except for the beloved aunt who raised him. He’s built a career as an independent trucker, but life would be much better with someone he can hold in his arms and claim as his own.
When Jackie meets Trevor at a truck stop, his bear demands he help her. His aunt even calls with a dire warning: Get Jackie to the magical sanctuary town in Wyoming before she’s killed.
Jackie thinks he’s sexy as hell, but too good to be true. She doesn’t trust shifters. With the feline pride hot on her trail, however, Trevor and the quirky town of Kotoyeesinay might be her only chance for survival. Even Trevor’s indomitable bear may be no match for the dangerous enemy seeking retribution.
Discover the secret world of magic and true mates in Shifter Mate Magic, the first book in USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Van Natta's fun, action-filled, steamy-hot Ice Age Shifters® series.
Get eBook One
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Excerpt
Southern Wyoming
~ Summer 1993
Jackie nodded
and walked quickly, following the arrows. Luckily, she didn’t have to wait in
line or share the facilities. After the blessed relief of peeing, she used soap
and water from the sink to make herself look as presentable as possible under
the circumstances. Her light brown skin already made her stand out, because the
farther north she’d traveled, the fewer people she’d seen who looked like her.
She threw the soiled paper towels in the trash and eyed herself critically in
the mirror. At least now she didn’t look like a dangerous fugitive who’d
escaped a violent pack of leopard shifters who wanted her back alive or dead.
Despite the warmth of the restroom, she shivered.
“Get back to the
plan, Jackie,” she told her mirrored self. She couldn’t afford to fall apart,
or everything she was afraid of would come to pass. She bent over to drink
straight from the sink’s faucet, then wiped the water off her face. She
re-centered her her backpack and went out into the convenience store.
The smells of
warm bread and sizzling hamburgers drew her like a lodestone toward the
restaurant section, but she couldn’t afford to waste the time or the money. She
sternly made herself march into the back aisle and open the refrigerator door
for the lunch meats and cheeses.
She got a whiff
of a tantalizing scent as she pulled her selections off the hooks. Not food,
but something intensely interesting. Her sense of hearing and smell had
magnified with each passing week of her pregnancy. She wished she knew if that
was typical for a human woman carrying a shifter’s child but she had no one to
ask. Certainly not the lying son-of-a-bitch leopard who’d gotten her pregnant,
despite her precautions. She hoped he was roasting in hell, but he probably
wasn’t. Justice for the privileged rich, regardless of skin color or species,
had a whole different set of rules.
She let go of
the refrigerator door and turned toward the scent, only to run headlong into a
man who’d just turned down the aisle.
“Sorry,” she
said, even as he said the same word. She regained control of her suddenly
clumsy feet. She got the impression of chiseled cheekbones and a square jaw before
she dropped her gaze out of habit, one learned from living with volatile
shifters. His scent hit her like a freight train a moment later, all woodsy and
leathery and mouth-wateringly male.
No one, not even
the father of her baby, back when she’d thought she was in love with him and he
with her, had ever smelled that good. She took a step back, because if she
hadn’t, she’d have been tempted to stick her face in the vee of his
short-sleeved T-shirt and lick.
“My fault,” he
said. “Are you…” He trailed off and audibly swallowed.
She made the
mistake of looking up at him and confirmed that he was the sexiest man she’d
ever seen, even counting the handsome actors she’d thrilled over as a teenager.
His brown skin and features spoke of an ethnic heritage something like hers,
and his warm, coppery-brown eyes threatened to drown her on the spot. His wide
shoulders and arms looked strong enough to protect her from anything. The few
tight coils of hair on his muscled chest mirrored the close-cropped hair on his
head. His low-slung jeans and boots completed the mesmerizing package.
She swallowed
and took another step back, away from temptation. “I’m fine.”
Except she
wasn’t. She wanted to set fire to all her plans in favor of getting to know the
man standing in front of her. For his part, he looked stunned.
She shook
herself. Not, not, not happening. She was a pregnant fugitive with enough
secrets to write her own soap opera, and an implacable enemy on her tail. A
human, no matter how tall, broad-shouldered, and sexy, was no match for a
criminal cat-shifter pride with claws and teeth, and vengeance on their minds.
She clutched her
meat and cheese packages to her chest and turned away, even though her now
throbbing body and aching breasts begged her to get closer. She’d learned to
ride out the hormonal roller coaster of being pregnant, so she could damn well
ride this out, too.
About the Author:
Carol Van Natta is a USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning science fiction and fantasy author. Series include the Central Galactic Concordance space opera series that starts with Overload Flux and Minder Rising, and the Ice Age Shifters paranormal romance series that starts with Shifter Mate Magic and Shift of Destiny. She shares her Fort Collins, CO home with a resident mad scientist and just the right number of mad cats.
Chat with her on Facebook at https://facebook.com/CarolVanNattaAuthor, or visit her on the web at http://author.carolvannatta.com. Be the first to find out about new releases by signing up for her newsletter at http://bit.ly/CVN-news.
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INTERVIEW WITH L.J. Epps (Extinction of All Children)
So, how was your weekend? We are full blown BBQ season here in Vancouver. Time to get those patio chairs out and settle down with some iced-tea and turn some pages. Today we have author L.J. Epps in the house to answer our three favourite questions.
SC: Tell
me a little bit about your main character of this book.
LJE:
The main character is Emma. Emma lives
in a world that has been divided into three territories, the rich, the working
class, and the poor by an evil president. The poor are no longer allowed to
have children, since they do not have the means to take care of them.
Emma
is the last eighteen-year-old in her territory; every baby born after her has
died.
Somehow,
she survived this fate. During the president’s Monday night speech, she announces
a party will be held to honor the last child in the territory, Emma Whisperer. Emma
must read a speech, expressing how happy she is to be the last
eighteen-year-old. Emma doesn’t like the rules; she feels she must rebel
against them. Her family doesn’t agree with her rebellion, since they are
hiding a big secret. After doing what she feels is right, Emma finds herself in
imminent danger.
Her
journey takes her through twist and turns…that land her in jail. She also finds out what love is and experiences
her first kiss. Emma is always curious as to her surroundings. She feels as if
she is also strong and independent. Her wild ride helps her find out just how
strong-willed she really is, and shapes her into the woman she will eventually
become.
SC:.Do
you believe in the paranormal and if so, do you have an experience you can
share?
LJE:
I don’t believe in the paranormal but there are people I work with that do.
Someone
I work with shared this with me. She told me her daughter has dreams and
sometimes when her daughter wakes up the dreams are from something that took
place in real life. What I mean by that
is her daughter was spending the night at her grandparents’ house. While
staying at her grandparents’ house she had a dream that a young girl was
killed. She could vividly see the young
girl in her dream…the eye color and hair color.
The young woman was crying out for help for someone to save her. My
co-worker’s daughter woke up shaking and crying and shared the dream with her
mother. My co-worker said that a young girl had been killed in that very house
over forty years ago her daughter had no idea of that fact…but dreamed about
it.
I
still don’t believe but like I said my co-worker does.
SC:
What titles are you working on now that you can tell us about?
LJE:
I am currently working on a novel. It’s
almost finished just needs a little editing before it is published. It has a working title right now but I plan
on changing it. I like to write young
adult fantasy fiction and dystopian. I
also like writing women’s drama fiction/romance.
The
novel I’m currently working on is women’s fiction/romance. It’s about a woman living in a small town
whose husband just up and left her. This
woman has to figure out
how
to provide for her young daughter. She also has to figure out how to move on
and find love again. There are twists and turns which I love in a novel. I hope once it’s completely finished others
like it too.
SC:
Well, thanks for stopping by. Let's take a look at your novel now.
Extinction Of All Children
Book One
L.J. Epps
Genre: Fantasy Fiction, Dark Fantasy
Publisher: L.J. Epps
Date of Publication: 06/03/2016
ISBN: 978-0-9971913-3-2
ASIN: B01GM2YTHE
Number of pages: 250
Word Count: 79,826
Cover Artist: Damonza.com
Tagline: What would you do if you were the last eighteen-year-old in the territory? Join Emma on a wild ride and find out how she survives this fate.
Book Description:
The futuristic world of Craigluy has been divided into three territories and three economic classes. A large wall separates the territories, so the poor cannot mingle with the rich.
Since President Esther, the ruler over all of Craigluy, believes the poor do not have adequate means to take care of children, they are no longer allowed to procreate. Pregnant mothers are imprisoned until their babies are born, then the infants are taken away.
Emma Whisperer is the last child to survive. She is the last child born in lower-class Territory L before the law was instituted in the year 2080. She is the last eighteen-year-old.
Emma struggles to understand why she was spared while others weren’t. She doesn’t like the laws and believes they should be repealed. Her family doesn’t agree with her; they discourage her rebellious streak. Yet, she helps them to cover up their own family rebellion. She helps them to hide a big secret, a secret that could be both disastrous and deadly for members of their family.
As she meets new people along the way, Emma learns who she can and cannot trust. And, in the end, she makes a gut-wrenching decision that may be disastrous for everyone.
She finds herself in danger for doing what she feels is right.
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Excerpt
1:
“On your feet.”
I hear a loud
voice. My heart jumps. It sounds like Rich.
There are no
windows here, but my internal clock tells me it is bedtime. I was waiting for
the lights off in ten minutes call. Instead, I see him standing in front of my
cell. He looks the same yet scarier, and his green eyes peer at me. His hair
looks as bright as a ripe cherry. My hands shake.
“I’m not going
to say it again. You’ve been summoned to see the president.”
“But it’s almost
time for lights out.” My voice quivers.
“I don’t care what time it is. I gave you an
order.”
I stand and my knee twitches. The ice pack,
lying on my side, falls and crashes to the floor. My cell door opens with a
squeal, and Rich steps inside. He is dressed in his uniform, and he smells of
musk and liquor. I didn’t think guards could drink while on duty, but what do I
know.
“Let’s go,” he
says, clutching my arm.
Once I’m out of
my cell, he snaps the handcuffs on. The coldness straddles my wrists. Like a
dog on a leash, he leads and I follow. My stomach is in knots. I don’t know
what to expect once we reach the president’s quarters. But, we don’t go to the
fifth floor; the elevator dings on the second floor. He pulls on my handcuffs
and yanks me off the elevator. My gym shoes scuff against the hardwood floors
as we walk down the long hallway. We end up at the conference room.
The room is
bright red. There is a large window. I see a few remnants of sunlight, peering
through the blinds. There is a long, brown table that looks like it is made of
marble. There are four chairs on each side and one large chair at the end where
President Esther sits. She has on a dark blue pants suit and a white shirt. Her
silver hair is pulled back into a bun, and her lipstick is bloodred.
“Sit down,
Emma,” she says, pointing to the chair next to her. “I thought we could have a
chat.”
I plunk down,
but not next to her. I sit a few seats away.
“You’re
cautious, I like that.” Her mouth curls up.
Rich still
stands in the room. He’s glaring at me, like a fire breathing dragon. I shiver.
“Thank you,
Rich.” President Esther looks at him. “That will be all.”
“Are you sure
you don’t need me to stay?”
“No, I’ll be
fine.”
“But, I think I
should.” He steps closer. His eyes narrow.
“I said I’ll be fine, Richard.” She uses his
full first name. “You can go now.”
“As you wish,”
he says, with a lion-like growl.
I never knew his
full first name was Richard, but I’m glad she told him to leave. He seems like
he would challenge her, at every turn. I wonder why she keeps him around. He
looks like a coldhearted killer, so maybe she needs his talents. I pray, once
he leaves the room, my knee will stop wiggling. He roughly exits, stomping like
a drunken man whose liquor has been cut off. The door bangs as he slams it
behind him.
“Sorry about
that.” Her piercing blue eyes gape at me. “He goes overboard, sometimes.”
About the Author:
L.J. Epps is a lover of all things related to books: fiction and nonfiction novels, as well as biographies and autobiographies. She has also been known to sit and read comic books from cover to cover, several times over.
Over the last few years, L.J. has written several manuscripts; her mission is to publish all of them. She enjoys writing fiction in several genres, including contemporary romance and women’s fiction, as well as young adult dystopian, science fiction and fantasy. She loves to write because it immerses her into another world that is not her own.
