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Katharine J. Adams | A Witch Risks Her Soul to Save Her Sister, Falls in Love, and Ignites a Rebellion
Author Guest / November 9, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? TONIGHT, I BURN   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Bisexual, death-walking witch risks her soul to save her sister, falls in love with a man who deals in lies and a woman who weaves the truth, and ignites a magical rebellion that will change the world.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The place formed around the story. At first, Penny is incredibly isolated, her world narrowed down to the Colligerate compound where her coven are held in servitude to the nefarious High Warden. As Penny grows, so does her world.   4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? After everything I put Penny through, I’m not sure she’d want to hang out with me! I’d love to take her walking on the beach near my house with the wind blowing around us. We both overthink everything, so we’d need a bit of a buffer, maybe Ella and Mila could come along too.   5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Bookish, loyal, determined.   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? You can tell the future…

Joanna Morgan | Author-Reader Match: CRUSH
Author Guest / October 19, 2023

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Joanna Morgan!   Writes: Emotional, steamy romance with unique paranormal beings. Escape from real life & see through the veil to hidden worlds. Go on adventures, overcome danger, and fall in love forever after! This is book 3 in a series of elemental warrior romances but can be read as a stand-alone. If you already read BURN or RISE, you’re going to absolutely love CRUSH! Micah is my favorite hero, and many readers agree.   About: Joanna Morgan is a hybrid author who writes paranormal romance. She loves reading, chocolate, and the magic of nature. She’s an awkward introvert and chronic daydreamer. Lover of puns & pastries. Hopeless romantic? Nope. HOPEFUL romantic. I love love and all things romance.   Readers might be compatible with me if: You loved the Black Dagger Brotherhood (at least the first few books) and want that vibe with other paranormal beings. The idea of fate & true love. Yes, you’re destined to meet your one true love. When…

Ava Morgyn Interview – Sisters, Storytelling, and Magic
Author Guest / October 5, 2023

Miranda Owen: The description for THE WITCHES OF BONE HILL says that it’s a “romantic novel”. Without giving too much away, could you explain that? Do you try to balance all your elements – like suspense, the paranormal, character building – or does one element dominate this story? Ava Morgyn: There is definitely a romantic interest for the main character of the novel, Cordelia Bone, which runs throughout the book. Romance doesn’t dominate the story—this novel is many things—but it plays an important role in Cordelia’s character arc and growth. I do try to balance elements in my work. This book, in particular, has a lot for readers to chew on. But I tend to lean into the supernatural and paranormal elements the hardest, I think.   How would you describe your setting? Rural, isolated even. Beautiful but eerie. I want my settings, and this one in particular, to be enchanting and almost fantastical but with a dark edge, so the characters and the readers never feel entirely at ease there. This gives the setting an unpredictability and animism that adds another layer to the story.   What appeals to you about writing about magic? Some authors write about magic…

Paige Crutcher | A Tale of Ley Lines and Magic, Found Family, a Powerful Coven, and the Many Ways We Love One Another
Author Guest / September 28, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? WHAT BECAME OF MAGIC 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? WHAT BECAME OF MAGIC is a tale of ley lines and magic, found family, a powerful coven, and the many ways we love one another. It is the story of Aline Weir, a witch and outcast who doesn’t believe she belongs the world until the fates intervene, and she is tasked with saving it. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s based off a real place! Serenbe is a wellness community in GA, outside of Atlanta, and it bears a striking resemblance to the town of Matchstick. The rest of the places in the book are based on the town I grew up in, and on the locations of ley lines in the world. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? I would love to be friends with Aline. I feel like I already am, since I know her so well. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Willing, brave, kind. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How to move through loss. I wrote this novel over the…

Catherine Haustein | Conversations in Character with Professor Gormley Grimn
Author Guest / August 31, 2023

Book Title: SNAKES IN THE CLASS Character Name: Professor Gormley Grimn   How would you describe your past? I was in graduate school studying to be a scientist, high on my dreams of helping humanity. The world of monsters and demigods was right beneath my nose, but I was unaware of it. Little did I know my flunky study partner was a minor deity leaning on me to help him pass organic chemistry. I admit, he was cute and I was a flirty free-spirt but I didn’t deserve what came next. His jealous fiancé cursed me!  My strawberry blonde hair gave way to corn snakes. My professor died without explanation. I was a gorgon, a monster who killed my harmless teacher.   Biggest challenge in relationships? I’m not always safe to be around and now and then during a passionate encounter, one of my snakes will fall off.   Where do you live? What do you do for a living? I’m a professor at Manster College, a school for humanoid monster organisms, in the small town of Eerily. I teach my monstrous students chemistry and do my best to help them learn to fit in with humans so they can…

Christine Feehan | 5 Series That Put a Unique Spin on Supernatural Abilities for Fans
Author Guest , Author Spotlight / August 24, 2023

Taking something supernatural and putting your own spin on it can be a challenge. There are many authors out there molding the status quo of supernatural abilities into something refreshing and exciting. I love it when I find a series that feels new in some way. With my Shadow Rider series I have people who can use shadows in order to travel anywhere. Then I layered in the fact that they’re assassins who mete out justice where the law has failed to give it. Now, book #8, SHADOW DANCE, will be released on August 22nd and we’ve moved from Chicago to New York. Whether it’s a new ability or a unique spin on an established supernatural trope I love when an author creates a series that pulls me in. Here’s a list of just a few series that I find refreshing, interesting and exciting. Gunnie Rose series by Charlaine Harris: Magic. Western. Need I say more? This series is an alternate history in the U.S. where magic is acknowledged but not entirely trusted. Especially by Lizbeth “Gunny” Rose. I’ve always loved westerns. I love how you feel like you’re part of the world Charlaine Harris has created. You feel grounded…

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore | Conversations in Character with Yaga
Author Guest / August 24, 2023

Book Title: THE WITCH AND THE TSAR Character Name: Yaga   *This interview was conducted in Yaga’s hut before the events of The Witch and the Tsar. Yaga doesn’t know it yet, but the next night, she will receive a visitor whose news will interrupt her peaceful yet lonely existence. In a matter of days, it will catapult her from the woods to a royal court, where she will meet Ivan IV—soon to be Ivan the Terrible—and begin a years-long battle not only for the land she loves, but for her heart.   How would you describe your family or your childhood? My family consisted of my mother, as I never knew my father. My childhood with her had been ideal. She was the Earth Goddess Mokosh, the protector of women and their destiny. She is also the one who taught me about charms and rituals, about herbs and incantations. Sometimes, a god or goddess would appear on our doorstep and stay with us for a while, which piqued my curiosity about Mother’s world. Old gods and goddesses walked the Earth then, and we were venerated. It was only when Mother died, and a new god came to Russia, that…

Isabel Canas | Reunited Childhood Sweethearts Defend Their Home From Threats Both Human and Supernatural
Author Guest / August 17, 2023

1—What is the title of your latest release? VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE 2—What is the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When two childhood sweethearts, separated by a tragedy for nine years, are thrown together on the road to war, they must overcome past hurts and work together to defend their home from threats both human and supernatural. 3—How did you decide where your book was going to take place? VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE takes place in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, which is where my mother’s family has hailed from for generations. When brainstorming this book, I originally had only one character from South Texas, but then my brilliant editor suggested setting the whole book in that region because of my family history. All the pieces fell into place after that! 4—Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Nena is hardworking and the kind of person I’d want to be paired up with for a group project, but for a good time? I’d call Néstor any day of the week! 5—What are three words that describe your protagonist? Nena is determined, sharp-witted, and empathetic. Néstor is decisive, stubborn, and big-hearted. 6—What’s something you learned…

Carla Simpson | Ghostly Images, Levitating Objects, and a Beautiful Assistant Who Disappears
Author Guest / August 9, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? DEADLY ILLUSION – Mikaela Forsythe and Angus Brodie Murder Mystery Book 4 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Ghostly images that appear and float across the stage, objects that levitate into the air, and a beautiful assistant who disappears inside a glass box.  The case is no sleight of hand, but a series of dangerous illusions meant to deceive both Mikaela and Brodie, and perhaps make them both disappear for good, while the murderer goes about his deadly scheme. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? That’s easy since the series is set in late 19th century London; however, they will be traveling in this book and in Book 5 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh yes, particularly since she is someone very real. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Strong-willed (I count that as one), stubborn, persistent (like a bulldog with a bone) 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? The art of disappearing goes back centuries with very creative methods. Fascinating. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I…

Adrienne Blake | Half-goblin, Half-witch Dionne Cruz is Thrust into a World of Intrigue, Abduction, and Murder
Author Guest / July 20, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? WITCHY WAY TO MURDER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Half-goblin, half-witch Dionne Cruz is a street-smart private investigator working in the magical shadows of Philadelphia. Sent to investigate what should have been a simple robbery, she is thrust into a world of intrigue, abduction, and murder. Needing a man on the inside, she teams up with Liam Wells, a non-magical friend from the police academy she’d once kissed but had ultimately kept at arms-length. Any unfinished business between them must be put aside while together they track down a wily killer. If they’re too late, the feuding goblin gangs will drench the streets of Philadelphia in blood. Including their own. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I live near Philadelphia and often thought the historical elements of the city would lend well to a fantasy story. All those iconic cobblestones and historical architecture – just ooooh. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. Dionne’s no shrinking violet and though she has a sensitive side, she’s not afraid of saying exactly what she thinks and all-too-often does. And though she…