Please tell us about yourself and your writing.
Thank you for having me
drop by! I’m a veterinarian by day and a writer at night. In the middle
I’m a mom. My special love of
archaeology, especially anything Egyptian, shines through in the Scimitar Magi
series. A deep part of me wishes I had pursued a career that would have
me at a dig site in a hot, sandy country, but I’m a small animal veterinarian,
caring for everything from chinchillas to dogs...and even one hermit crab in
there.
What does your writing space look like?
I don’t have one spot to call my own that I use for writing. With my busy schedule I’m happy to grab a few
minutes to type some lines. And I’ll do that wherever I might be. My space is
my laptop and somewhere quiet.
Do you have a process for coming up with character names and
book titles?
I like to come up with back story for the character first, and
then peruse names that are of the ethnic origin of the character I am working
with. For my latest release, Dawn of a Dark
Knight, the title was based on the
African proverb: No matter how long the
night, dawn will break. The idea
reflects the struggle of the main character, Ashor, in conquering his internal
darkness and finding his own dawn.
Tell us about your current book. What is it about? What inspired
it?
For Dawn of a Dark Knight
(book one in the Scimitar Magi series) I created a new type of hero. As a
passionate reader of paranormals I’ve read my fair share of vampires, weres,
face, shape shifters, and demons. And loved them all. But I wanted something
fresh. In DAWN OF A DARK KNIGHT the
Scimitar Magi are ten pseudo-immortals that live within our modern world, but
struggle to remain incognito. The guys
are not exactly thrilled to discover they vowed their eternal soul eons ago to
serve the Egyptian gods, and now must execute daemons for the rest of their lives. With no past-life memory, they’ve got no clue
how to wield the powers gifted to them by the gods. Man to super warrior in a
five-minute induction ceremony with no instruction manual. So, it takes each Scimitar a long time to
work it out. At first losing control at
random is the norm, and irritates the bejesus out of the more experienced
guys. Incidents happen like blowing up a
gas station, which is misinterpreted as an international terrorist act. And then there are the women. Each Scimitar
gets matched to one woman for all time, and she is also reincarnated. But when,
and if, this woman shows up is entirely up to the gods, who love to muck things
up for entertainment.
BLURB:
In the
shadows of our world, a secret band of warriors fights to protect us. They are
the last line of defense against an evil no human can stop.
An ancient
nemesis has resurfaced. Duty demands that Ashor Vlahos, Scimitar Magi
commander, recruit a magical healer to fortify the remaining eight magi. The
gods' choice is the woman who helped him escape torture a decade ago. Ashor
couldn't have imagined a better punishment for his vow-breaker homicidal
incidents than for the gods to bind him irrevocably to the only woman in the universe
he cannot have. The soul-searing desire she ignites in him is strictly
forbidden.
Kira
Hardy, M.D. is a brilliant, hardworking internal med resident with big secrets.
But when Ashor asks for aid after a brutal daemon attack, she is sucked into
his dangerous, secret world. Enslavement to the magi, no matter
how hot they are, may be an unattractive life plan, but being targeted for
death by their enemies is less tolerable.
She must
trust the sexy, tormented Ashor to keep her safe while he must deny his
ultimate desire and keep Kira at arm’s length lest he bring destruction down on
them both. As a centuries-old evil catches up to them, they face a crucial
decision—follow the gods' rules or follow their hearts.
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Quick quiz:
Favorite food? Hot fudge sundae
Favorite color? Green
Favorite animal? Horse
Biggest pet peeve? Not
refilling the toilet paper when it runs out.
Name one person, living or dead, you'd most like to meet. Mark
Twain.
Where can we find you on the web?
Email: zoe@zoeforward.com
Thanks for having me visit!
ReplyDeleteHi Zoe, Thank you for being my guest today. :)
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