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Join me as I interview Katie Zaber!

1. Tell me about yourself. What inspired you to write?

I’ve always been creative, but never took up writing until I was recovering from surgery, was on a lot of meds, and let my imagination loose. Once off the meds and healed, I edited the story, building and rearranging, working through drafts until I was happy.

• Describe your desk / writing space.

I sit in front of a walnut stained secretary desk with a hutch holding an array of keepsakes. Albums, picture frames, my Snoopy collection, souvenirs, and nostalgic knickknacks line the shelves of the hutch.

My work space is a wonderland of post-it notes in three different colors: pink, neon-yellow, and green. On the right corner of my desk, shoved between the monitor and notary stamp, is a yellow, mini-spiral notebook that contains book outlines, plots, and ideas. Little sticker tabs separate the notebook into different sections. The tabs not in use are floating on the surface of pamphlets and lists of login information to accounts I hardly visit.

A leather bounded diary with nautical embellishments, complete with anchor bookmark, holds random thoughts and sketches. A mechanical pencil can be spotted, hiding between the yellow notebook and leather diary. Its extra parts—erasers & extra graphite are strewn about the entire desk.

Between the post-it notes there are three hacky sacks. There’s also a rectangular leather box with a brass kaleidoscope made to look like it was used on a whimsical pirate ship.

It’s a happy mess.

• Do you have a writing routine or do you write when inspired?

I try to stick to a schedule, but that normally doesn’t happen and I end up writing when inspired.

• How do you come up with the title to your books?

When I write a book, I usually have a broad idea of what I want to call it, but I usually decide when I’ve finished the first draft. Almost like a parent meeting their new born. They might have an idea of what they want to name the child while pregnant, but that can change when they see the baby face to face and realize he isn’t a Jim, he’s a Stephen. Kind of like that.

• What was the hardest scene for you to write? Which scene was your favorite to write?

Intimate scenes. They are my weak spot. I feel like I can never get them exactly right.

My favorite ones are when I’m describing something for the first time. When I introduce the reader to a new environment, object, or food, my goal is for the reader to feel the mist and sun on their skin. I want them to see in minute details what the character is looking at and taste the juice running down their cheeks as character bites into fruit.

• What inspired your book/series?

My fantasy series, Dalya was inspired by the song, Lord of the Dance. Somehow, it was stuck in my head and my imagination took over. I pictured a king singing the song—a much more sinister version—while destroying a village of people who disobeyed him. At first, the story was going to be about him and how his reign ends, but I didn’t want to tell it from his perspective. That’s where Megan comes in.

My other series, DNA Demons N Angels was inspired by a recurring nightmare. It’s weird, I know. But I kept having a dream that out of the blue I was pregnant and that it was a demon. One day, I played around with the idea of what it would be like to be the mother of something different. The story grew from there.

• What are you working on next?

I’m working on the third book in my fantasy Dalya series, Stranger Shores. It’s roughly 20,000 words, and I hope to have it out winter/spring 2022. It’s one heck of a ride and I encourage you to try out the series. Here is a link for a free copy of the first book, Ashes and Blood. Ashes and Blood

After that, I plan on writing the second book in my paranormal romance series, DNA Demons N Angels. Here is a link to the first few chapters. DNA Demons N Angels

• What authors or books have influenced your writing?

There’s a few. I’d say Margaret Atwood, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Conroe, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Karen Marie Morning, Jennifer Estep, Laini Taylor, and Chuck Palahniuk are some of the biggest influencers. However, I’d like to think I’ve absorbed a little bit from every book I’ve read.

• If you could live anywhere, in this world or fantasy, where would you live?

I’d love to live on a winery in southern Italy. The architecture is breath-taking and I love the small villages with cobblestone streets, knowing your local artisans by name and buying locally from them. There’s something really romantic and peaceful about that small village lifestyle that I hope to one day experience.

If I got to live in a fantasy world, it would be made of chocolate and it wouldn’t be frowned upon if I ate everything.

1. What is your favorite meal?

I’m a steak and potatoes kind of lady, but the steak needs a decadent brandy cream sauce and buttery garlic whipped potatoes.

1. Coffee or tea? Wine or beer?

A good cup of black tea with a little bit of sugar and milk is my go to in the morning. If I drink coffee, its half milk, and I don’t count the how much sugar.

I love moscoto and fruit wines.

1. Describe yourself in three words.

Curious, Spaz, Sensible

Synopsis of DNA Demons N Angels

It’s weird how every woman reacts differently. How each pregnancy differs.

Mine is definitely unique.

My sense of smell became stronger, picking up the faintest odors, and my stomach was in constant turmoil. Those were the first signs.

And then I started eating. And eating. If I don’t, I get a migraine and people’s faces become blurry. Electronics seem to malfunction in my presence. And the nightmares—they don’t stop.

Something is changing my body. Something that should have never happened.

Something that my husband and I had prevented from happening.

Something people say is miraculous.

The bigger I get, the more frequently I encounter people who become possessed. And the more often I wind up questioning if I am carrying a miracle baby.

The closer I get to the due date, the more I love this child and the more confident I am that I will protect my baby from anything.

Even its fate.

Susannah Shannon

What’s the title of your book in Midnight Magic?

Shifting Sands

Tell us a little bit about it!

It’s a rom com that explores what happens when a pragmatic scientist has to recognize that there are things in the world she cannot explain. Like the handsome Nate Sands, who is smart, fiercely protective and keeping secret the fact that living among us are shifters who carry genes for now extinct species.  When he’s not being a  tall, dominant man; he’s being a dominant Barbary lion. 

What’s your main character like?

Clementine Jasper felt her world be upended when her brilliant father went public with the notion that shifters exist. She has armored herself with science, embracing ehr career as a wildlife veterinarian.  Clementine is a realist and the discovery that her father was right all along, and this hidden world needs her help, will change her life forever. 

Is it part of a bigger series or world?

This is the first book in a series

Is there anything else you want to tell us about your book in Midnight Magic?

I have had an absolute blast writing this book- a dab of history, a lot of lore and a red hot, witty romance; all of my favorite things rolled into one!

MIDNIGHT MAGIC GIVEAWAYS!!!

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NEW RELEASES

Mouse and the Ball by C.D. Gorri is LIVE on March 15th!

The Maccon City Shifters series is WIDE for the first time!

Love and Curses by Carrie Pulkinen releases March 28

Witches & Whiskers releases March 15

Runaway by Eve Riley

Familiar Magic by Laura Greenwood releases March 3

The Demon You Love by Tami Lund NEWLY WIDE

Doom and Broom by Laura Greenwood & Arizona Tape

His to Keep by Carrie Davis

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Chinchilla and the Devil by C.D. Gorri is $0.99 on ALL platforms March 1-31!

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Apprentice of the Dead by Laura Greenwood is $0.99 March 18-27

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Once You Go Shifter is on sale $0.99 March 3-10

Immortal Legacies is on sale for $0.99 March 10-17

Shifters Do It Better is on sale for $0.99 March 17th-24 

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PREORDERS

Midnight Magic

Rituals & Runes

Shifters Ever After

Cocky Alpha Shifters

Lucifer: Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld By Gina Kincade & Erzabet Bishop

Ash: Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld by C.D. Gorri

Hazy with a Chance of Vampires by P. Mattern

Once Upon an Ever After

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Siera London

What’s the title of your book in Midnight Magic?

LUNA

Tell us a little bit about it!

In a post-apocalyptic world, Luna is an earth elemental being hunted for a power she can’t control. Kole, is a Kelvinian ice prince sent on a quest to find a new home with ample water for his people. When a beautiful elemental with the ability to influence the tides saves him from death, he knows he can save the nation he’s sworn to protect.  But, can he rob the woman he’s come to love of her freedom?

What’s your main character like?

Luna is powerful, yet gentle. Like the moon, she has an effect on the ebb and flow tide of the waters. The very flowers wilt when she’s sad. She’s courageous and generous, even though those she trusted in the past betrayed her loyalty. 

Is it part of a bigger series or world? Yes, Luna and Kole’s love story is Book 2 in my Kelvinian Warriors series. 

Is there anything else you want to tell us about your book in Midnight Magic? Midnight Magic is the perfect launch for Luna and Kole! The creative genius contained in this boxed set is otherworldly. Read every story!

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Castor Falk escaped from the ruins of Castle Blackthorne on the Isle of Pain with one goal in mind, to find his half-brothers. If anyone deserved to hear tell of the end of Dragomir’s reign of terror, it was them. Besides, what else did a dying Dragon have to do with the little time he had left?

Jozette Keeper was too old for story time. That didn’t stop the curvy normal from indulging in the longtime tradition that filled the bookstore with local children every day at two o’clock. It was just something to pay the bills while she worked on her non-fiction book.

When a handsome stranger knocks on her door in the middle of the night, she finds herself in the middle of her very own fairytale. Is Jozette willing to take a leap of faith to save the dying Dragon at her door?
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Rebekah R. Ganiere

What’s the title of your book in Midnight Magic?

Protector of the Night

Tell us a little bit about it!

It’s a prequel to my series Nocturne Academy. The first story was about Melisandre and Eonis, a vampire and a vampress (vampire/sorceress) and how they got together despite the fact that they were enemies. This one focuses on Natalia and Zander (werewolves) who are best friends of the vampire couple but can’t stand each other. In the book the vampires are forced to confront their families and make some hard decisions while Natalia and Zander try to protect them from being assassinated. Natalia and Zander must work together in close quarters despite not being able to get along at all. We will see if they can work together to save everyone’s lives though.

What’s your main character like?

Natalia is feisty. Unlike other werewolves she is actually quite old because she is blood bonded to a vampress whose blood keeps her healthy and alive. She was thrown out of her pack because of her health problems and she was left to die. Melisandre found her and took her in and because of that Natalia has a fierce bond to protect Melisandre at all cost.

Is it part of a bigger series or world?

Yes. It is a prequel to my series Nocturne Academy. Which is about the couple’s son who is in love with the Vampire Princess but he isn’t allowed to be with her in anything more than a bodyguard capacity because of who she is. That series is an RH with other vampire heirs wanting her as well. But this book is fun because you get to see what happened between the relationship between the two families long before the kids are born.

Juliana Haygert

What’s the title of your book in Midnight Magic?

The Shadow Fae

Tell us a little bit about it!

Twyla appears in my previous series, Rite World: Vampire Wars. She’s a shadow fae who was trapped inside a magical box for twenty years. Now she’s out and she finds out her brother was a very wicked villain (in another series in the Rite World too) and most supernaturals don’t trust her because of that.

What’s your main character like?

Twyla has been through a lot. Though time passed differently inside the magical box, twenty years is a lot, and things are completely changed when she comes out. She has to adapt to all the changes and face reality.

Is it part of a bigger series or world?

Yes! I’ve been writing in what I call the Rite World universe. I have 4 series in this world, and another one is coming soon! I also have lots of freebies and shorter work in this same world, with lots of cameos.