Alexis: Today we have Paranormal Romance author, Mary Buckham who is giving away an ecopy of one of her books, winner’s choice! Just leave a comment at the end for a chance to win.
So Mary,what are your favorite
traits of the two main characters in Invisible
Fate Book 3: Alex Noziak?
Mary:
Alex is willing to do the hard things regardless of the cost to herself and
she’s also vulnerable though she hides it well beneath her wit (or should we
say sarcasm). Bran is a self-made man who’s very comfortable with what he’s
achieved but he’s not so comfortable falling for a witch/shaman woman who turns
his world inside out.
Alexis:
Where did you get the idea for this story?
Mary:
A traffic ticket (fortunately it wasn’t mine) but it made me aware of how we
quickly learn to spot speed traps and cop cars. They all have a similar look
and feel to them. So what if you trained agents who were not law enforcement
trained initially but came from everyday backgrounds? Would they be able to
infiltrate some situations better? And what if you gave the new recruits some
extra mo-jo with paranormal abilities they had to keep hidden for most of their
lives? The series came from there.
Alexis: Very cool idea. What made you chose your title?
Mary:
I think at some time most women have felt invisible. I wanted to use that
feeling and turn it upside down into an asset instead of a liability, so each
book in the series celebrates the fact that women might feel invisible but that
doesn’t mean they don’t have a whole lot to offer the world.
Alexis: I agree. What was the
strangest thing that inspired a story for you?
Mary:
Everything contains inspiration. A newspaper article from the 1800s about a
little girl escaping an orphanage wearing two sets of clothes. Her work clothes
on top and her best clothes underneath so when she found her mother her mother
would be happy with her. A snippet of conversation. The look a man gives a
woman who’s unaware of it. Figuring out how to bribe a fisherman to cross the
Mekong River from Thailand to Laos. (probably not one of my smarter ideas but
hubby was with me).
Alexis:
What was your very first writer’s conference?
Mary: I think it was an Emerald City
Romance Conference in Seattle. I was so new that I’d only been writing a few
weeks and packing up, driving across the state and being surrounded by people
like me, who had stories in their heads and dreams in their hearts, was just
what I needed. I also remember sitting at a dinner table and every single
person there was a New York Times author: Jayne Ann Krentz, Stella Cameron,
Linda Lael Miller, Debbie Macomber and a half dozen more. Led me to believe
every romance writer could be a NYT author.
Alexis:
Wow, talk about inspiring. Thank you so
much for visiting us here at Happily Ever After Thoughts.
Blurb of Invisible Fate Book 3: Alex Noziak
Novel three in the paranormal
romantic Suspense series, featuring Alex Noziak and the team members of the
Invisible Recruits Agency
Forced to choose, will dark magic be
the only path.
Hidden from a world unaware of
magic, a recently and only partially trained group of operatives known as the
Invisible Recruits are the only ones willing to stand between mankind and those
powerful preternatural factions seeking to change the balance of power and gain
world domination.
Alex Noziak, part/witch,
part/shaman, is imprisoned by a powerful Druid bent on changing her into a
black-magic portal to release a three thousand year-old demon on the world.
By trying to shield a juvenile witch
from the Druid, Alex places the lives of her IR teammates in jeopardy.
Her relationship with Bran is in
turmoil, making him the last man she'll turn to . . . but the only one who can
help her.
Alex is placed between watching Bran
die or saving the world. Choices. Choices.
USA Today Bestselling author, Mary
Buckham throws her readers into a world of danger, explosive conflict and dark
magic as the team learns to fight the dark paranormal forces out to overthrow
the world of humans.
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1cumqTE
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/1jRB3A6
More about
Mary
USA Today
Bestselling author Mary Buckham credits her years of international travel and
curiosity about different cultures that resulted in creating high-concept urban
fantasy and romantic suspense stories. Her newest Invisible Recruit series has
been touted for the unique voice, high action and rich emotion. A prolific
writer, Mary also co-authors the young adult sci-fi/fantasy Red Moon series
with NYT bestseller Dianna Love.
Mary lives in
Washington State with her husband and, when not crafting a new adventure, she
travels the country researching settings and teaching other writers. Don't miss
her latest reference book Writing Active Setting.
Links
Websites: http://www.marybuckham.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Mary.Buckham
Alexis: Don’t forget to leave a comment for
Mary and you will be entered to win your choice of any of her novels in ebook.
Good luck!
