Supernatural Central Short and Quick Interview
1. Tell me a little bit about your main character in this book.
I’m going to say Dredd Domino. He’s our “rock star” dragon rider with a bad-boy attitude and the mad skills to back it up. He lives life on his terms and doesn’t follow the pack. Still, he has a good heart but sometimes makes bad choices. Of course, my wife wrote him handsome and sexy with girls everywhere. But I gave Dredd his adventurous spirit. As co-authors, we try to compromise.
2. Do you believe in the paranormal and if so, do you have an experience you can share?
A few years back our golden Persian cat Mr. Sanders passed away. Of course, our family dearly missed him. I had an especially close bond with him. He would tap me on the back to get my attention and cry like a baby when he wanted me to come upstairs and go to bed. In the following weeks after he was gone, I was missing my little buddy. One night I was playing a video game and looked over to the kitchen. I saw a fluffy gold tail swish by the door. We have another cat, a smoky grey Persian. I knew it wasn’t Starla. Then I wondered was that fluff of gold Mr. Sanders? I remember my wife felt a calm peace fill the room when his sweet spirit whispered goodbye. She said, “Go to Grandmom little man.” Her mother had passed away the month before and she believed Sanders’ spirit went to heaven too.
3. What titles are you working on now that you can tell us about?
The next book in the Silver Leaf Legacy is Ever Dark. This is a continuing story from Book One- Dragon Masters and a few new characters have been added. Book two should be released in April 2025. My co-author wife Elaine is part of a new shared author series, Enchanted Elemental Empires. Her book Deadly Force is on pre-order and will be released in December 2024. She’s also finishing her romantic suspense novel in between.
Excerpt:
The Ice Wizard ground his teeth and looked away. “I’m not your hero, Mella.”
“To me you’re heroic, not the beast you think you are. You saved me today from being kidnapped by the orcs, they were taking me to the Norbe Swamps!” She shuddered at the thought of slimy hands on her as they chained her and threw her over their riding-beast. Their putrid breath as they hovered and gloated over their captured prey.
“Daksha called me a beast, so she’s gone now. I drove her away.” His blue eyes darkened.
The pain in his voice ripped through her. With shaky breath, Mella drew close to him. She took Rianor's strong hand and held it up to her lips.
He could feel the whisper of her soft breath; his ice-blue eyes met hers. “You should go now.”
“Is that what you want Rianor?” she gazed into his eyes; those eyes so full of darkness and passion.
Suddenly, he pulled her closer; his mouth found hers. His lips whispered against hers as he gripped her waist tightly.
She melted into him. “I never stopped loving you. All those years trapped in that lonely existence my heart yearned for you. I couldn’t tell you because you were with .. with Daksha.” Tears stung Mella’s seafoam eyes.
“No... don’t cry.” He tasted the saltiness of her falling tears as he kissed each one away. He had to hold back his Blue Ceress magic. Mella was a sweet and gentle siren, but only the Emerald Fire could match his darkness, and Daksha was the white heat the Ice Wizard craved.
“You’re thinking of her, aren’t you?” Mella pulled away. “You desire her, but do you love her?”
“I can’t feel love. I told Daksha I loved her, but she needed to hear those words. To me, love is nothing but a hollow emotion.”
Mella touched his arm gently. “But why would you do that if you knew it would hurt her?”
“I have no easy answers, do you see why I can’t be your hero?”
About the Authors:
E.W. Saloka are writers, artists, conceptual designers, and a husband and wife team.
Welcome to the Kingdom of Brandiss-Dor. Their Silver Leaf Legacy series is the
culmination of twenty years of working in the fantasy collectible industry.
William began sculpting professionally several years ago with fantasy being his
preferred subject.
Elaine began writing the storylines to accompany William's sculptures for his
art shows and Ren Faires. Eventually, those stories grew into an outline for
Dragon Masters. William is a dragon expert so she relies on his expertise to
bring the dragons to life in their story. Between his fantasy and her romance
their characters shine.
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