When did you first start writing?
I started writing early. Telling stories were always a big thing. I first started writing "fan fiction" in the world of the shows I watched, the old Dark Shadows and the original Star Trek were the main two. Of course, I wrote "Mary Sue" stories back then; stories with me as the main character.
I did that through high school. I discovered non-fiction with the journalism department and won some awards in both high school and college, then wrote articles for various magazines and also the "Train the Trainer" manuals for Compaq Computers.
It was only after the contract with Compaq closed that I found myself wanting to write again. I started writing book reviews on novels I read, writing for Paranormal Romance Guild. Then I thought about writing my own book. One idea led to another and the Fangs & Halos series started coming into my head.
The rest, they say, is fictional history!
What's the story behind your latest book?
The latest book is Book 3 of the Fangs & Halos Series: Vampire rEvolution. Marcus Lancaster and Lilly Marchantel are back. Marcus is dealing with the Vampire Council's demands and trying to get back to Texas to tend to his business and to his lover, Jesse, and Lilly. Lilly is sick and both Isobel and Baron (the vampire cat) are worried about her. They're in a hotel in San Antonio as Hurricane Rita passes through the state. And there's another complication: there's a human trying to get control of Lancaster Industries and is willing to send a very personal message to Marcus about that.
The Angels, meantime, are trying to figure out what the vampires are planning and have sent Essex, the Enforcer angel, into Houston to infiltrate Lancaster Industries. Lilly knows he's there and doesn't know quite what's going on.
Sullivan, the angel-turned-vampire is still in the monastery in Norway, still pining for Lilly and trying to be good enough to be let out. His temper, however, is still not under control and a friend from heaven shows up to help him.
Of course, there's so much more to the story, you'll have to check it out!
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