Interview with Author Rachel Slate
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Now, on to the good stuff for today! *rubs hands together* I have Rachael Slate, author of Moon Borne, with me here today as an interviewee. I hope you'll join me in giving her a warm welcome, NNP style. *grin*
Hi Rachael, thanks so much for joining me on the blog! I know you are one busy lady so I promise not to keep you too long...I hope. *wink*
Thank
you for having me here today. I’m so excited to share my books with you.
We are excited to hear about them!
Tell me, how long have you been a writer
and how did you get into writing?
I’ve
been writing for about six years. As a stay-at-home mom, I rekindled my love
for romance novels and decided I had a passion for writing them myself.
Are you a full time author?
What are the best and the worst
aspects of writing for you?
The best aspect is immersing
yourself in your characters’ worlds. I love to be swept away and really drawn
into another place and time. Whenever a fan tells you your book did the same
thing for them, that’s pretty much the most awesome part.
The worst aspect is whenever
your characters don’t behave as they’re supposed to… Hehehe.
Oh, I know that feeling all too well. I supposed sometimes we just need to whip them into shape. *winks & grins* So, what inspires you to write?
So
many things. Sometimes, it will be a picture I see, or an idea that pops into
my head, and the story grows from there.
Is there a particular author
who inspires you, perhaps even drove you into writing?
The first authors who inspired
me to write were Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kresley Cole, and J.R. Ward. Love them!
What is the title of your
inclusion in Beyond the Veil? How did you come up with the idea for it?
Moon Borne is my title in
Beyond the Veil. It’s a mix of everything that fascinates me—Greek mythology,
fantastical creatures, historical time periods, pirates, a f;ierce Amazon
warrior, a tortured hero, and of course, steamy romance.
How did you conduct your research for Moon
Borne?
I studied a lot of Greek mythology.
A lot. And then I placed my own twists on the myths.
Can you give our readers your
two favorite lines/quotes from Moon Borne?
“Her lust for blood was sated,
her lust for him not even close.”
“I have your scent. You’ll not
run from me.”
What would your friends say is
your best quality?
Loyalty. I’m a Dog in the
Chinese Zodiac, so this suits me perfectly!
Are reader reviews important to you?
Of course! I love to hear that my stories have touched someone else.
What do you do when you don’t
write?
Well, I have two young children
who keep me quite busy. I also love to read, bake, and I love being
outdoors—hiking, swimming, canoeing, camping. I’m an avid runner too.
See, totally busy lady! Please, tell us about your other books?
I just released the second book
in my Halcyon Romance Series, Earth Borne. Moon Borne is the first book in that
series. Earth Borne features the charmingly roguish centaur, Thereus, and the
nymph he simply can’t resist.
My Chinese Zodiac Romance
Series is a scorching hot twist on Chinese mythology that will definitely drive
you wild.
If you could share one thing
about yourself you would like our readers to know, what would it be?
I
would love to connect with you! If you enjoyed my stories and have any
questions or comments, I would be thrilled to hear them.
See folks, she's approachable too! Coolies. We love friendly authors, right? Of course...they may not like us as much, but that's a story for another time. Opps, sorry Rachael, got sidetracked. Moving on... Where can readers find your
works, do you have a blog or
website?
Where else might readers
contact you or follow your everyday writing journey?
Holy cow! You're everywhere, Rachael! *laughs*
Thank you so much for joining
us today. It's been a true pleasure working with
you on the Beyond the Veil Boxed Set. I am sure readers will fully enjoy Moon
Borne.
We are going to leave them with
a small tease to get them started, care to give us something steamy? *naughty
grin*
Rachael Slate: Thank
you for having me. I’ve enjoyed being here.
His
blood thundered in his ears. Arsenius had been far too gentle with the Amazon
this afternoon. Thereus was bloody right. Kyme’s buried passion burned hotter
than Hades.
The
way she’d fondled him, no timid female there.
This
argument was far from over. He wrapped his arm around her waist; she gasped and
struggled against his hold. She slammed her foot on top of his and rammed her
elbow into his nose. Had he not turned his head at the last second, she would
have broken it.
He
hopped back to avoid her knee in his groin, but his foot slipped on an errant
bucket. Damn powder monkeys. As he
went down, he swept his foot out and knocked her off balance. She stumbled, but
he caught her and crushed her on top of him. He rolled them over and pinned her
beneath his weight. His cock throbbed so painfully he barely registered why he
couldn’t plunge himself deep inside her. She hissed at him like a little cat,
her claws searching for any surface to scratch. He restrained her wrists and
his mouth claimed hers, kissing her into submission.
Arsenius
lifted his head and smiled at the defiance shining in those midnight blue
depths. He was far stronger than she, but she was capable of hurting him. She
arched her spine and threw her weight into a roll, slamming his back into the
floor.
She
straddled him, but he still clutched her wrists. He tugged her down and stole
another kiss. Her teeth snagged his lower lip, drawing blood. A metallic tang
glossed across his tongue.
He
released her wrists to wipe at his mouth, grinning despite the pain. She leapt
off him, but he wasn’t finished. Neither was she. She might struggle, but he
could scent her arousal from miles away.
It
was time to determine who was master and who was slave.
Arsenius
rose to his feet and caught Kyme by the wrist. He scooped her up and set her on
the desk.
She
squirmed and hissed. He cut her off, gripped the back of her head with his
hand, and claimed her lips.
As his hand cupped her breast, the air retreated from her
body in a moan. She stopped fighting him as he teased her nipple with his
thumb. Her breath came in long, shuddering gasps. He trailed his lips down her
neck, leisurely unbuttoning her shirt and kissing each inch of newly exposed
skin.
His
whole body trembled in anticipation. This first touch was his.
Mine, the
beast inside him roared. He closed his eyes, not bothering to correct that
declaration. Slipping his hand inside her shirt, he palmed the delicate weight
of her breast. A delightful handful that shot painful jolts through his groin.
He lowered his mouth onto her other breast, suckling her through the linen. He
gave a gentle tug and glided his tongue along the tight tip in slow, deliberate
circles. She moaned and went utterly limp in his arms. He balanced her weight
easily with one arm and used his other hand to finish undoing the buttons.
He
pulled back before peeling aside her shirt, for he was unwrapping this gift of
the gods. His hands shook with desperation as he slid the garment from her
shoulders. Her creamy skin and lush feminine curves dried his mouth, and he
swallowed hard. Her pebbled, rosy nipples perked, awakened by his touch. Hell,
he could release in his breeches just from gazing at her. Coupled with the way
she offered herself to him and…
Damn,
he was lost. Coherent reasoning drained from his body as his fingers brushed
her flat belly. He stopped short of her smooth sex, making a detour around her
hip and down her thigh. His mouth teased her other breast as he had the first.
No, devoured. As though he’d been wandering in the desert for centuries and
Kyme was his oasis.
He
growled against her skin as his tongue lapped up her exotic taste. His fingers
roamed, once more circling where they ached to pleasure. Kyme arched and
whimpered. In invitation.
As
his finger slid into her folds, he nearly spilled his seed at how wet she was.
He groaned into her breast. His thumb circled upward until he glided across her
bud, swollen for him.
Without
warning, she cried out his name, her body shuddering in his arms. He clutched
her, his hands easing the last pleasures from her body.
“Damn,
Kyme, you’ve got to make me work harder than that.” If he wasn’t so tense with
lust he might have laughed. Closing his eyes, he nuzzled her neck and savored
her whimpers. The way she clung to him as though he would guide and protect her
through this new storm of sensations.
He
eased his lips lower, desperate for a taste of her, and kissed a path down her
stomach. At her middle, he lifted his lashes. A smear of scarlet slashed across
her abdomen, blood from his lip when she’d nipped it earlier.
No. No! A
thunderbolt stabbed his body. His right side flared as the markings penetrated
his skin. Nay, not blood. Damn, especially not his own blood. He drew his lip
into his mouth to seal the wound and slammed his eyes shut. Bloody hell, it was
too late. His gut dropped as though he’d swallowed a twenty-pound stone. A
tremor jolted through him, wrenching his eyes open.
Crimson
clouded his vision.
He
sank to his knees and roared.
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