Welcome
to Immortality and Beyond. May I offer you a drink?
SG:
Ooooh, what am I in the mood for? Let’s go with Witches Brew,
thanks. Nothing like a nice brew at the end of a long day…
Zar,
our Zombie Butler will fetch that for you. Zar…
SG:
*stares at Zombie Butler*
SG:
*secretly wonders if hand sanitizer will be required to survive
interview*
SG:
*wants mommy*
Thank
you Zar
*Drools*
while handing drink over…
SG:
Eep.
*Rolling
eyes* You may return to your quarters now. Please don’t mind him,
sometimes he just gets so excited when we have guest authors. He’s
only ever bitten somebody once, *grins*.
SG:
How…how delightful. So difficult finding good help these days,
don’t you know… *frantically searches through black hole of a
purse for the damn hand sanitizer*
Now
that we’re settled in, let’s chat. Shall we?
SG:
Absolutely!
BK:
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
SG:
I’ve always written, from the time I could read. I used to
rewrite the endings to my favorite books to make them “better”.
Hey, wait. Come to think of it... I INVENTED FAN FICTION! *is
amazed*
BK: *Clappinghands* I've always wondered who to thank for that! Please share with us how your current release came to life...
SG:
First, I’m a nerd. Second, my brother’s a nerd. Third, nerdy
siblings have nerdy conversations. That being said, we were talking
about how it was too bad the Nephilim (angel-human hybrids) had been
wiped out by heavenly wrath, because they would have made some
kickass superheroes, at least as good as The X-Men. Then the
giant guy, Goliath, came into the conversation, and since he was
supposed to be descended from the Nephilim, we speculated how cool it
would be if a few of them had escaped annihilation, only to have
their descendants living among us. That conversation happened years
ago, but I’ve never forgotten the “what if” germ of an idea of
the Nephilim secretly existing somewhere in the world.
BK: I love it already. Do you let your characters tell the story, or do you often fight
with them on the direction it will take?
SG:
They gang up on me. They won’t let me sleep or have any fun. They
hold me hostage until I tell their story, like they think the
universe revolves around them. Ugh. *sinks into pity-party*
BK: I know how that is. It sucks! LOL. How do you keep your writing different from all the others that
write in this particular genre?
SG:
I avoid reading whatever genre that happens to have caught my
attention as a writer. While I’m currently focused on writing PNR,
sci-fi rom and contemporary rom, what I’m reading is
historical rom, UF and New Adult fiction. Fun stuff, but I’m not
going to be writing it any time soon. ;)
BK:
Which character was your favorite to write for in this story? Why?
SG:
ZEKE! Oh, Zeke, my deliciously angsty guy. ^_^ He’d thought he was
the first in his family lineage to escape the Nephilim “curse”
when he was born without wings, but no such luck. He might be a
late-bloomer, but he’s definitely got the angelic DNA going on.
Zeke’s got such a noble side too. Even though he’s certain he’s
cursed simply because he was born, he still does his best to use his
powers for good. And it’s a good thing—when a malevolent spirit
targets the heroine Kendall Glynn, Zeke’s the only one who can save
her.
BK:
Tell us about the one scene you had the most fun writing…
SG:
Ha! It’s got to be when Kendall sees Zeke’s wings for the first
time. Her shock at the extra anatomy is…understandable. *laughs*
BK:
If you were stranded on an island, which character in your books
would you most want to be stranded with and why, and what is one
thing that would be a must-have?
SG:
Ack, that’s a tough one! I’d have to choose Zeke, because he
DOES strand himself on an island with Kendall, the Farallon Islands
to be precise, and things turn out great for them. As for the
must-have item…if I’m stranded there with Zeke with nothing else
to do, I’d be thinking along the same lines as Kendall—I’d want
an economy-sized box of condoms.
BK: *LMAO* Now for a little fun, tell us a bit about what your office looks
like. Do you need silence to write?
SG:
*sigh* My sad little office is so boring. The focal point is this
ancient pre-fab computer desk built in the 1990’s, back when
desktops were HUGE. This desk is a particle-board monstrosity, about
the size of a smart car. One day, I’m going to invite all my
friends in to attack it with sledgehammers. And silence is the last
thing I need to write. Usually I have Pandora blaring, or a movie
I’ve already seen going in the background. Sometimes I’ve got
both going on at once.
BK:
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
SG:
I’m a figure skating pro when I’m not stuck in editing hell. If
I’m not listening to awesome pieces of music to skate to, I’m
either on the ice or working out choreography.
BK: Well, who knew!? Awesome! I like figure skating. Watching it that is. If I tried to skate I'd be in ICU from a broken neck or dead. What is one thing your readers would be most surprised to learn
about you?
SG:
I can’t throw a Frisbee. *waits for laughter*
BK: *LOL*, I haven't thrown frisbee in forever. Maybe you can show me sometime, *Smirks*. What is the craziest thing you’ve ever wanted to write, or have
written, even if it never reached public eyes?
SG:
Oh, I can guarantee you it’ll never reach public eyes! I was still
in my teens when I wrote this ridiculous college-aged ghost story
piece, which really had more to do with having rambunctious sex in
odd places than an actual plot. *dies*
BK: Great foundation. Sex is always good :). What is one piece of advice you can give to aspiring
writers/authors?
SG:
Don’t give up!
BK:
What can we expect from you in the future?
SG:
Wheee, I’m so glad you asked! In addition to NOBODY’S ANGEL
releasing this month, the second book in The Earth Angels series,
SAVAGE ANGEL, is out in February. The third book, WOUNDED ANGEL will
be out in May, and the fourth and final book in the series, DANGEROUS
ANGEL, has just been completed (yay!). And lastly, my latest venture
into series writing is coming in July. Carina Press is releasing the
first book in an open-ended, small town contemporary romance series.
The first book is UGLY DUCKLINGS FINISH FIRST, a high school reunion
story, and the series is called Bitterthorn, Texas. Ummm…and
that’s it for this year. :D
BK:
Where can readers connect with you?
They
must contact me! I’m lonely! And needy! And vaguely pathetic! (And
apparently I also like exclamation points!)
BLURB:
Investigative
journalist Kendall Glynn is horrified when a friend and colleague
signs off permanently during a live newscast, jabbing a pen into his
jugular. Kendall's no expert, but judging by the strange white veil
in the anchorman's eyes, she would swear he was a man possessed.
A
descendant of the accursed Nephilim, Zeke Reece prowls San Francisco
by night, keeping the city free from paranormal phenomena. But even
he is no match for whatever malevolent force is behind a recent rash
of murder-suicides. And when a beautiful tenacious reporter becomes
the next target, Zeke has no choice but to stay close to her, until
he can find the evil spirit and cross it over.
The
closer Kendall gets to the truth, the more danger she's in.
Fortunately, a sexy and mysterious masked stranger keeps swooping in
to the rescue. Kendall's life depends on finding who or what is
responsible for the killings, before it finds her.
Excerpt
Two:
“You,”
she breathed. She struggled to get a clear view of him, but it was a
hopeless task. Even if a mask hadn’t covered half his face, the
darkness around him seemed deeper, like an impenetrable black hole
where no light could exist. “Where… How…”
“Quiet.”
The tension in his voice was palpable. She could even feel it in the
body that pinned her to the alley wall, thrumming with a
kill-or-be-killed urgency that made her own pulse pound. “It took
off once it diverted me. I can’t believe how smart it is.”
“What’s
smart?” Shadows filled the places where his eyes should be, leaving
dark pools of endless mystery. Belatedly she realized their bodies
touched in one long line from chest to knees, and it was all she
could do to pull a coherent thought together. “What took off? Why
did you attack me?”
A low
growl emanated from him. “I didn’t attack you, I saved your life.
Again. You’re welcome, by the way.”
“You
saved me? From what, that out-of-control scooter? I’ll admit, I
never heard it coming—”
“That’s
because it wasn’t running at the time.”
“What?”
Her eyes went wide as horror began to creep in. “That’s
impossible.”
“Impossible
is the definition of your life lately.” She sensed more than saw
his head angle closer to hers, as if to share intimate whispers in
the dark. A shiver she knew he must have felt shook her when the
feathering of his breath caressed her lips.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
A
competitive figure skater from the age of eight, Stacy Gail began
writing stories in between events to pass the time. By the age of
fourteen, she told her parents she was either going to be a figure
skating coach who was also a published romance writer, or a romance
writer who was also a skating pro. Now with a day job of playing on
the ice with her students, and writing everything from steampunk to
cyberpunk, contemporary to paranormal at night, both dreams have come
true.
Contact
Information:
BUY
LINKS FOR NOBODY’S ANGEL:
Barnes
and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nobodys-angel-stacy-gail/1113832190?ean=9781426894961
Google
Play:
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Stacy_Gail_Nobody_s_Angel?id=E4mDJl_ouc4C&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImJvb2stRTRtREpsX291YzRDIl0.
Giveaway:
Stacy will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC for the grand prize; and second prize is a Zazzle mug with cover art on front, plus a Starbucks Via coffee pack (US only) to two randomly drawn commenters during the tour
