Happy Halloween!!!
Join me today in welcoming to my blog the best critique partner a girl could ever hope for.... KRYSTAL SHANNAN!!!!!!
Woo woo!! Today we are celebrating the release of Krystal's first book.... and I am just one of the stops along her blog tour!
So let's find out a little more about Ms. Shannan!
Krystal, do you make your bed each morning?
I do not
make my bed.... actually I can't remember the last time I did. I read an
article about how bed bugs didn't like unmade beds because it let the
mattress breathe and well, that was all it took for me! No more making
the bed, LOL!
Hmm.... clearly, I need to reconsider making my bed each morning!
Chocolate or Vanilla?
Dark chocolate all the way! Except for ice cream. If I eat ice cream, I want vanilla.
It's Halloween, do you plan to dress up?
Nope.
Halloween creeps me out and I prefer to stay home, turn off the lights,
cuddle up on the couch and watch movies (not scary ones). I don't like
horror flicks of any kind. No haunted houses. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Nothing. Not my cup of tea. I know, I know.... I love paranormal
romance, vampires and werewolves, etc., and I DO! But freddy kruger,
jason, the ring, exorcist, halloween, stuff that's MEANT to scare you.
SCARES ME. Paranormal and sci-fi stuff doesn't scare me.
See, we were meant to be critique partners... I feel the same way!
Vampires or werewolves?
Werewolves!
Totally dig the whole turning into a wolf thing. But, I have to confess
a huge crush on Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon Salvatore on The
Vampire Diaries........... *sorry, had to wipe away the drool* So I
guess it's a toss-up.
Mm, Damon Salvatore...... oh! Sorry, I was a bit distracted...
*wipes away drool*
Favorite color?
Kelly Green.
E-reader or print book and what are you reading now?
I read on my iphone on my kindle app. I am reading Forgotten Visions right now by Lia Davis and Brianna by Linda Andrews.
How do you get in the mood to write? Any quirky rituals?
I can
write anywhere. On a sticky note, a piece of scrap paper in my purse, a
journal. Once I came home from teaching one day with 30 sticky notes.
The bad part....they came apart in my purse and I had to sit and put
them back in order....kinda. LOL. Quirky rituals? Eh... not so much. If I
get stuck with what some people might call writers block, I go read
15-20 pages of one of my favorite books and that usually snaps me out of
it. So I guess that might be kinda strange to some people.
Do you have a specific writing style?
Fast-paced!
I have to really work to slow down get my setting in. I see my books
play out like movies, camera switches, scenes cuts, and all that. Movies
go fast and keep drama high. That's how I like to write.
Now, let's talk about your current release, Open House: Pool of Souls Book 1.
The cover is fantastic! Who designed it?
A friend
of mine did the cover for me and I love it. She designed the medallion
on the cover to represent the 'Flower of Aphrodite'. It's a
representation of Aphrodite's necklace and it's also carved into her
palace floor.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
It's
never too late to find the right person. Aphrodite's stories are all
about matching soul mates. In the Pool of Souls world. Every soul has a
particular match. If the soul doesn't find it's match in the first
lifetime, it reincarnates and tries again in the next.
What was the hardest scene to write?
The
scenes between Ares and Aphrodite. There's so much tension and history. I
had to work really hard to show the attraction as well as the anger
between them.
Which character will be the hardest to part with?
I loved Robert's sense of humor. I think, even though the story is mostly Rebecca's, I will miss him more.
Robert's sexy. What sort of Starbucks coffee would he order?
Black with a little cream.
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Intrinsically
woven into the fabric of human existence, Aphrodite, Titan Goddess of Love and
Passion, dedicates herself to matching soul mates.
Rebecca Carol and Robert Corvin missed their original chance to bond when Ares, God of War, took control of Robert's career ten years ago. Their souls have naturally pulled them back together for a second chance at love, but... How far will the gods go to get their own way?
Will divine influence create another perfect match or will it tear them apart forever?
Rebecca Carol and Robert Corvin missed their original chance to bond when Ares, God of War, took control of Robert's career ten years ago. Their souls have naturally pulled them back together for a second chance at love, but... How far will the gods go to get their own way?
Will divine influence create another perfect match or will it tear them apart forever?
Excerpt:
A
deep male voice boomed through her garden, breaking her concentration. “Aphrodite!”
The images of Robert and Rebecca swirled and were lost as the pool’s surface
went clear. She turned to face the irate male.
“Ditee!
Why can’t you just leave well enough alone?”
Aphrodite
leaned against the cool rock and gave him a lazy smile. She’d expected Ares to
complain. Robert Corvin played a key role in research and weapon development
for the United States. No human got into his position without a little shove
from the god of war.
“I
will do exactly as I wish, especially when it comes to souls who have searched
as long as these two have.”
“He’s
mine, Ditee. I’ve finally got him where he will be of most use, and now I hear
he has moved. Because of a girl! I knew it was your fault. Hands off.” His eyes
flashed red, and a deep growl rumbled from his chest.
Aphrodite
rose to face him. Her power rose and flamed within her, causing her skin to
glow white. Ares took a step back. “You will not speak to me so rudely,” she
said, her voice taking on its godly attributes, booming across the garden like
a sonic wave. Ares stumbled a little from the force. “I am your superior. These
souls deserve to be together, and you will not interfere.”
“The
hell I won’t.”
I'm in love with this book!!! Grab your copy today!!!
Amazon: Open House: Pool of Souls Book 1
Smashwords: Open House: Pool of Souls Book 1
And don't forget to enter Krystal's rafflecopter drawing for a chance to win a $25 gift card or one of 5 digital copies of OPEN HOUSE at the end of the blog tour!!
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