Well, it's almost release time for Rachel's first book "Lexia"!!!!
July 27, 2013
BLURB:
Lexia
thought she was normal, ordinary...
Lincoln
thought he’d spend the rest of his life seeking revenge...
Find
out what happens, when the one you love is your enemy...
When Lexia
sneaks out one night to go to a party, she hardly expects to be attacked by
vampires. Much less be able to kill them with her bare hands.
That night
triggers events Lexia can't escape and soon she struggles to keep up a facade
around her friends and family.
And then there's
Lincoln; she finds herself irresistibly drawn to him. But Lexia senses he wants
something more dangerous than a simple romance.
Lincoln
has secrets and what she learns changes her life forever.
A
story of love, loss, and, betrayal.
Lexia
and Lincoln’s lives will never be the same again.
EXTRACT
~ From chapter 2 ~
As she turned up the drive a sickening chill set in the pit
of her stomach. Lexia lengthened her strides, each crunch of gravel making her
cringe. There was movement up ahead in the shadows. She stopped while her eyes
adjusted to the dark and then took a step back as she saw what waited for
her.
A woman stood ten yards ahead blocking her
path to safety, only she wasn’t a human woman; she had blood red eyes that
glowed in the darkness and ghostly white skin pulled sharp over her bony face.
Her clothes were torn and dirty, clinging tight to bones that seemed to jut from
her skin. She held her hands by her side, each long nail curled and ready to
strike.
“What do you want?” she called, surprised how strong her
voice sounded even though she was shaking with fear.
“You killed
my mate, bitch!” the woman spat, leaping
for her with lightning-fast speed, closing the space
between them in seconds. Lexia had no time to think over the woman’s answer or
even time to draw breath and scream. She felt cold, hard steel grip her arms and
then cool air rushing past her face. When she hit a tree, pain exploded
throughout her body. She gasped as she connected with the hard, ungiving
surface, all the air rushing from her lungs. For a second Lexia just laid there,
stunned, unable to move even a finger; tears pricked at her eyes as she tried to
deal with the pain. A voice screamed in her head, get up, it told her,
you can’t just lay here and be killed! FIGHT.
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We're
so excited for your debut release “Lexia”, what do you plan to do
on release day? Are your friends/family throwing a party for you?
Hey
thanks for having me here! I’m having a launch party and giveaway
on Facebook/Twitter and my family and friends are coming over for a
few drinks. I will probably need a few for my nerves lol. Over the
last few weeks of receiving reviews, I’ve had quite a few glasses
of wine! So far they’ve all been good so I’ve been celebrating
not drowning my sorrows ha ha!
When
and what inspired you to become a writer?
I’ve
always been the type of person that daydreams and I’ve always
thought how nice it would be to be a writer but until I read Nalini
Singh’s Psy-Changeling series I never really considered it
seriously. One morning I woke up with this urge to write and I
haven’t looked back! I finished most of Lexia’s first draft when
I was on holiday last year, lying about all day in the sun with
nothing to think about, had my imagination in over drive.
Which
authors have influenced you the most?
Well
I’ve already mentioned Nalini, I also followed Kitty French through
her experiences as she self-published, knowing that it wasn’t just
me who struggled with formatting and twitter! Made me feel a lot
better and I decided to give it a go.
Are
there any special childhood books you kept near and dear that
encouraged you to further your career as an author?
There
are two books I still have from when I was young and I read them now
to my children. Enid Blyton’s, Snowball The Pony and Magdalen
Nabb’s The Enchanted Horse, as you can see I was pony mad as a
child and still am! I read anything that involved horses and my
favorite childhood fantasy was dreaming about running away on my pony
Penny.
Which
genre do you prefer to read?
Fantasy,
Paranormal, I read a lot of YA books but I’m also getting into
erotic romance.
If
“Lexia” went to the big screen, who would you cast for your
characters? :)
Lincoln
- Tyler Hoechlin
Lexia
– Megan Fox
Alice
– Candice
Accola
What
sort of process takes place when you write? Do you make up an outline
beforehand or do you just begin writing?
With
Lexia I just woke up with a scene in my head and I decided to write
it down, it was a scene from about half way through and Lexia jumps
from her bedroom window after something! Then I’d just write bits
and pieces that popped into my head. I then started to really think
about the story and joined everything up.
But
I have started another story (Fantasy) I just had an idea and decided
to write out a basic plotline and with this book I’ve easily wrote
from chapter one – two and so on.
So
with Book 2 of The Deadwood Hunter series I tried to write a plot but
just couldn’t do it, I’ve ended up doing like I did with book one
and writing random chapters, I even have a few for book 3!
So
as you can see my minds a bit random and does what it likes!
Is
there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Editing!
When you know something has to go but it’s so difficult to hit
delete. Also I find it hard sometimes keeping track of what the
reader knows and not what I know; I already know most of the secrets
so it’s hard making sure I let them out at the right time.
Do
you have the T.V. Or radio on for background noise while you write,
or is it too distracting?
I
have no choice with one child home all day and another home after
school. I’ve become very good at shutting out the sounds of
cartoons and children’s screams, but if I had a choice I’d just
have some quite music on in the background and have no interruptions.
Sometimes I just need to be alone to make sure the story is as best
as it can be.
How
many books will there be in the “Deadwood Hunter Series”?
Three
I think, I have an ending in mind but I’m not sure how many words
it will take to get there!
What
are some of your ideas for future books after the “Deadwood Hunter
Series”?
I’ve
already started a fantasy novel, it’s about a Seer and a Dragon
shifter, and the books set in a completely different world with lots
of magic and people that can control the elements. This book will be
a YA book I think so far there is no steamy sex in it ha ha.
What
did you enjoy most about writing “Lexia”? World Building,
Romance, Character Building, etc...
I
loved writing Lincolns POV, he’s so confident and cheeky, and I’m
always smiling when I write him. I liked writing Lexia’s fighting
scenes too; I’m a sucker for a good action movie.
Do
you discuss your characters/ideas with your friends or husband to
gain any insight from them?
I
gave the first draft of Lexia to my mum to read, she read’s
paranormal romance all the time and I knew she’d give me insight
into what needed working on. I know what people think when I say my
mum thinks it’s good, but if I’d wrote a load of crap she’d
have told me lol And I love her for it!
I
also talk through my ideas with my Hubby and he’s even more honest
then my mum! If I need someone to make me feel better, I’d have to
go to my grandma ha ha.
Who
is your Book Boyfriend?
Wow!
It’s so hard to choose one! Okay from YA it has to be Richelle
Mead’s Dimitri belikov from Vampire Academy, and for a man that
knows all kinds of wicked treats, Lucian Knight from Kitty French’s
Knight & Play books.
What
sorts of hobbies do you busy yourself with when you're not focused on
writing?
When
I’m not writing or running about after my kids, I like to go see my
horse and if I ever have time I love to paint or draw.
Thank
you so much for having me on Booknatic’s
girls! I hope you
love ‘LEXIA’ as much as I do!
Thank you for hanging out with us Rach! =)
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Author
Bio
Rachel
was born and raised in N.E, England and then moved to New Zealand in
2008. She now lives in Queensland, Australia with her husband, two
children and the family dog and horse. LEXIA is her debut novel,
and she is currently working on the next book in The Deadwood Hunter series and
also a YA Fantasy novel.
Meg Collett lives deep in the hills of Tennessee where the cell phone service is a blessing and the Internet is a myth of epic proportions. She is the mother of one giant horse named Elle and two dogs named Wylla and Mandy. Her husband is a saint for putting up with her ragtag life. Her paranormal romance series, End of Days, is currently available in its entirety. Fakers, a contemporary romance, is also available.
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