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Read a Quirky Character Interview with Arturo from Sofia’s Silver Bullet by Kate Hill @katehillromance #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance
In Kate Hill’s paranormal romance Sofia’s Silver Bullet, an ex hit man and a former soldier team up for a road trip through hell on earth.Kate, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Sofia’s Silver Bullet.
Sofia’s Silver Bullet by Kate Hill
Genre Paranormal Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): RArturo As a mortal, I was a hit man. I’m not proud of it. Since becoming a vampire, I’ve done my best to turn my life around, but violence is in my nature. When demons take over the world, I jump into the rebellion against them. Then I cross paths with a sexy young vampire with more attitude than an alpha werewolf. Like me, she’s no stranger to betrayal, but that won’t stop me from winning her heart.
Sofia Demons destroyed my world. Now I dedicate my life to the rebellion against them. I’m temporarily partnered with a gorgeous vampire from Boston who exasperates me, mostly because he’s impossible to resist. I’ve been betrayed before, but is it time to take a risk for love?
Note: Sofia’s Silver Bullet is a short paranormal age gap romance with a bad boy turned good hero, a kick-butt heroine, and a HEA.
Interview with Arturo
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What is your favorite childhood memory?
I don’t like to think or talk about my childhood, but that just makes it more intriguing to you, right? Okay, how about having pancakes on Sunday with my mother? She wasn’t around long, but looking back, I think she did the best she could with what she had. I spent a lot of years angry at her, and in lots of ways she deserved it. Nowadays I’d rather remember the pancakes than all that other stuff.
What bad habits do you struggle to overcome?
Bad habits as in I smell my shirts before I put them on or bad habits as in I spent most of my mortal life taking other people out? Violence is in my nature. I was made that way. That’s what Lucas said after he shared his blood with me. Then he said that he gave me a new life and it was my choice to make changes for the better. I’ve tried to do that. All those skills I learned as a killer I now use to help the rebel cause.
What’s your favorite food?
Spinach pie. Oh, and there’s also nothing like good cannoli. The restaurant next to my house has cannoli that tastes like it’s straight from heaven. You know, I’m not even sure they have cannoli where the angels come from. I’ll have to ask. Sometimes I find it harder to believe that actual angels are here in our world than the fact that I have both vampire and demon blood in my veins. Go figure.
What’s your favorite drink?
Come on. Is this a trick question or something? Blood, baby doll. Blood. I’m a vampire, remember?
What is your biggest regret?
Seriously? Nearly my entire mortal life is a regret.
What keeps you up at night?
Everything. My kind can walk around in daylight, but things are better for us at night.
Who always makes you smile?
Sofia. My princess. Even when we’re fighting, she always manages to bring a smile to my face. That woman is so beautiful, and I’m not just talking about how she looks, even though she’s gorgeous. She has heart. Guts. When she’s by my side, I feel like there’s nothing we can’t handle together.
If you could bring one person back to life, who would it be and why?
My mother. I have so many questions about why she did what she did. I couldn’t do anything for her back then. I was just a kid, but now—I’d try to help her. Make her listen. Lucas did what he could for her. He tried to help her, but what’s the old saying? You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
What’s the first thing you tend to notice about a person?
The way they smell. Their scent, ya know? I have an even stronger sense of smell than other vampires. It’s a demonic trait. When Lucas changed me, he said he wasn’t sure what I’d inherit from his demons side. A keen sense of smell is one of the traits I got.
Do you feel a need to fix problems that don’t directly involve you?
Sometimes. More than I used to. It’s one of the things I worked on after I decided to turn my life around. It’s something else I learned from Lucas. He’s not your average demon, that’s for sure, and he’s a better father to me than my human father ever was. I’m proud to be Lucas’s vampiric son.
Where to buy Sofia’s Silver Bullet
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C4K3GZSK
Kate Hill Social Media
Kate Hill is a vegetarian New Englander who loves writing romantic fantasies. When she’s not working on her books, Kate enjoys reading, working out, watching horror movies, and researching vampires and Viking history. She runs the Compelling Beasts Blog that is dedicated to antagonists, antiheroes, and paranormal creatures. Kate also writes as Saloni Quinby.
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Read a Quirky Character Interview with Betha from Choice of the Traveler by Toni Binns #RLFblog #NewAdult #Fantasy
Betha’s world is turned upside down when demons invade in Toni’s Binns new adult fantasy book, Choice of the Traveler. With her friends surrounding her, will she able to unlock the truth of her magic in time?Toni, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Choice of the Traveler.
Choice of the Traveler by Toni Binns
Genre New Adult Fantasy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG-13A war between two worlds. A destiny she can’t escape…
When Betha transfers to her best friend’s university to study, life is looking hopeful.
Her dream to open up her own café could finally become a reality, and all she has to do is study, enjoy nights out, and try not to make her crush on the tasty and intense Self-Defence trainer, Carter, too obvious.
But her world is shattered when demons invade.
As powers Betha didn’t know she had begin to emerge, hopes of stopping the invasion fall to her, and Carter is tasked with keeping her alive.
Betha has no fighting ability, no matter how hard she tries, but everyone she knows is dying.
With Carter and her other friends surrounding her, will she be able to unlock the truth of her magic in time? Or will a cloak of darkness and despair shroud the land and destroy everything she loves?
Interview with Betha
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What is your favorite childhood memory?
That’s a hard one. I have so many great memories with Angie. It would be a toss-up between the time we went camping with Grandpappy or when Angie surprised me for my birthday. Both were amazing. When we went camping, we chased fireflies until they vanished into the dark. Not to mention, Grandpappy let us stay up as late as we wanted around the campfire. My mom had been a little strict with bedtimes for that’s probably the best one.
What does a perfect world look like to you?
That’s a hard one, I thought these were going to be easier questions. One where there isn’t such a divide between humans and others. Money was tight when I was growing up and I’d love if it single mom’s didn’t struggle as much.
What smell or scent makes you feel safe?
I miss my mom’s flora scent. She planted lilacs outside of the house we had, and smelling them always comforts me. I can picture her face from the last time she cut some of the flowers to put them on the table.
What color looks best on you?
You need to ask Angie about that one. I know she once told me purple makes my eyes pop, bu then she gave me a blue dress to wear once. *shrug*
What’s the first thing you tend to notice about a person?
Are they a nice person. Do they treat others well. That sort of thing. Don’t get me wrong, I see the muscles or the great smile, but personality is key.
Do you feel a need to fix problems that don’t directly involve you?
Yes, if I can help fix a problem I tend to jump in feet first. This has gotten me in some interesting situations. I don’t regret any of them, but I do wish I had listened to some advice I have gotten first.
Do you have pets?
I never had pets growing up and now, it just doesn’t make sense. I once was called ‘mouse’ from someone but that might be a spoiler.
Anything you’d like to say to your author?
Dude, please don’t make my father a bad guy. I’d like to reconnect with whoever he is. *hint hint* Can we please meet him sometime soon?
Where to buy Choice of the Traveler
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Toni Binns is a new adult fantasy author known for her book “Choice of the Traveler”. She is a morning person who gets up early to write, and her forever home is in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Toni enjoys gardening, board gaming, and taking photos of her flowers. She has a soft spot for fantasy worlds where magic is real. “Choice of the Traveler” features her favorite character of all time (though she won’t reveal who it is, no matter how much whiskey and chocolate you offer). Keep an eye out for Toni’s upcoming works, as she continues to captivate readers with her imaginative storytelling.
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Interview with Rick Sanders
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What is your favorite childhood memory?
Christmas morning. My younger brother and sister would tiptoe into my bedroom and shake me awake. One year my sister literally tugged my eyelid open, and whispered, “Is it time yet, Ricky?” We weren’t allowed to go downstairs and check out what Santa left until 6 am, and they didn’t know how to tell time, so it was all on me to get Christmas rolling. Our excitement increased once we smelled the coffee brewing because that meant it was close to six.
Now I realize my folks desperately needed that first cup before we came storming downstairs because they’d been up half the night wrapping our gifts and putting toys together.
What bad habits do you struggle to overcome?
I am a control freak. (sigh). I need to know what’s going on around me and have everything planned out. I prefer to act and not just mindlessly react. That’s not always a bad thing, but it kills spontaneity, which is. I guess I’m trying to be more of a go-with-the-flow kinda guy and enjoy surprises.
What smell or scent makes you feel safe?
Freshly brewed coffee definitely puts a smile on my face, but anything with cinnamon reminds me of home. As a kid, my home was my safe place. We didn’t always have a lot of extras, but I knew that no matter what, the people who lived there loved me.
What keeps you up at night?
Cops see a lot of scary stuff. Criminal actions make me angry – especially when the victim is a child or elderly. But what really worries me are vehicle accidents. Black ice, drunk drivers, and speeding are all things that can come out of nowhere and change someone’s life in an instant.
What was your proudest moment?
The way my karate students conducted themselves when they competed in their first state karate meet made me beam. One of our students made it to the final round, and every one of the other kids knelt, by rank no less, behind her in support. That showed me that the philosophy behind karate, and not just the physical aspect of the sport, had sunk in.
Who always makes you smile?
Piper makes me smile – most of the time, lol. I love her compassion and dedication to her students most of all. She’s incredible. I’m learning that it’s okay to let go a little because she always has my back. I know I can trust her.
What is the biggest turn on for you?
Confidence is a huge turn on for me. When a woman walks into a room and doesn’t worry about how expensive her clothes are, or if the diamond on her finger is the biggest, but looks people in the eye and is herself – that’s sexy.
Do you have pets?
We live in an apartment and pets aren’t allowed. But! The second we buy our own home, I want a big hairy monster of a dog! The kind that gives you big slobbery kisses when you get home and lets all the neighborhood kids pet him.
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Rory & Ink by Alexa Piper
Genre MM post-apocalyptic monster romance
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Interview with Rory
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What bad habits do you struggle to overcome?
Getting scared when I hear loud noises. That usually means there’s a monster out to get you, but I know that Ink is there to protect me now.
What does a perfect world look like to you?
I… This is difficult. On the one hand, of course I wish the Apocalypse had never happened. I wish that I’d never had a part in it, that everyone was still here. But on the other hand, I don’t think I’d ever have met Ink and my guys if it hadn’t happened.
I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m not happy about the Apocalypse, but meeting Ink and my guys, Kinnek, Charles, and Donna, that changed me. They are my people, you know. They are home.
What color looks best on you?
Oh, I like navy a lot, but everyone else seems to think green and terracotta are my colors.
What’s your favorite food?
I can tell you which food I hate: massa buns! Vinne is pretty good too, they make a great snack. As far as Earth foods are concerned, I always liked fries, which I haven’t had in ages. The Apocalypse made me less picky though, and really whatever Nokim makes I’ll eat.
What’s your favorite drink?
Hmm, I don’t think I have one favorite drink, but I would go get a Starbucks with my friends sometimes, you know. I always liked a drip coffee with honey and almond or hemp milk, but more than that, it’s just the people. I really miss them, and I miss going somewhere and there being people around.
Is there a secret spot you like to retreat to? Where is it?
Okay, this isn’t really a secret spot, but my buddy Vergis and I like hanging out on the roof sometimes. I wouldn’t say that Vergis is fun, not unless your sense of humor is very dark, but to be fair, what he says tends to be insightful. And direct. Vergis can be very direct.
Who always makes you smile?
Ink can usually do that, but I’m happy when I’m with everyone, when nothing happens, when the greatest problem we have is that we ran out of iced tea again. Days like that have me smiling from morning to evening.
What’s the first thing you tend to notice about a person?
These days, if their have horns and are bagu, in which case I’ll pay attention to whether they have anything that makes them look like Koa Esher about them. If they are humans I don’t know, I’d be careful as well.
How do you wish others saw you?
I used to wish I would be cast in a leading role, but looking back, I didn’t want to be an actor for the fame, just for the acting. Because what I really want is for people to look at me and just see me as Ink’s trophy mate. I don’t want them to think of me as some powerful mage or whatnot, and I’m always scared they’ll hate me for attracting trouble. I just want to be unimportant enough for people to politely acknowledge and then ignore me.
Where to buy Rory & Ink
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Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them.
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