I’m so very pleased to announce Ednah
Walters as the first author to stop by my Spencer Hill Press Blog Run.
SQUEE!!
*confetti and balloons*
Welcome Ednah to my little blog.
Ednah is the author of THE GUARDIAN
LEGACY and the first of the series, BETRAYED, was just released June 05.
You should pop on over to her blog right
now because she has a contest where you can win your very own copy of BETRAYED.
Free book! Can’t beat that.
I’m gonna be nice and even provide the
link. <----that’s
it right there. Click on it and go enter
her contest.
As a matter-of-fact, I’m gonna provide a
lot of links to Ednah, so that you can stalk…err… lurk … um…
follow, yes follow her. Goodreads, twitter, and facebook.
How excited are you? BETRAYED is hot off the presses. You have a
blog tour and contests going on.
Exciting things happening.
And, if I’m not mistaken, there is a
prequel, AWAKENED. Both of the covers
are just…I’ll just say tasty. What I
like to call inhibition killerz at their best.
Go check out the covers here . Drool worthy.
Back?
Good. They were drool worthy,
right?
Now a little bit about Ednah…
What type of books did you read when you
were younger?
Suspense-Nancy
Drew and the Hardy Boys series then I graduated to romance (Mills and Boons and
Agatha Christie).
During
my teens, the romance books were very *clears throat* tame. They couple didn’t touch or kiss until the end of the book.
What do you think? Tamer than most YA books, right?
Who are your favorite authors now and
why?
I
like Cassandra Clare and Rachelle Mead because they are good at writing urban
fantasy and I love urban fantasy. When not reading YA books, I read adult
romance by several authors, including J.R. Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Nalini
Singh.
Besides writing and reading, what other
hobbies to you have?
I
love to dance. I do zumba at least three times a week, and I love to dance with
my girls, especially my 7 and 9 year olds. We have an amazing collection of
zumba songs. We even have Wii Zumba and Just Dance.
What is your absolute favorite pastime?
Reading.
Seriously, I read everything-from Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy espionage to medical
and courtroom drama, romance to YA. I’ve even read some amazing biographies and
non-fiction (The Road Less Traveled, my fav)
What is your favorite food that you make
for dinner? Care to share the recipe?
Jambalaya.
I wish I had the recipe written down. I tend to add whatever I have in my
freezer, lol, though shrimp, chicken and celery sticks are a must. Next time,
I’ll write a recipe. Promise.
First thing that pops into your mind.
Wine or margaritas? wine
Cupcakes or cookies? cookies
Sweats or jeans? jeans
Vanilla or chocolate? chocolate
Favorite movie? The Notebook
Most embarrassing moment? Really?
*Insert evil laugh*
Come-on, share.
*sigh* okay. When I was 17, I was invited to a party hosted by this hot guy I
was into at the time. So my girlfriends and I arrived there, all dressed up and
looking amazing. I had on a top with spaghetti straps and no bra. Yeah, we were
being naughty. Just when the guy walked up to talk to us (although I’d like to
think he was about to talk to me), one of my straps snapped. Now that wouldn’t
have been so bad if I was flat-chested. I ran out of there pressing my top to
my chest and tears in my eyes. I was so humiliated. Now if that happened to me
now, I would improvise and not leave the party.
When did you find your love for writing?
I’ve always wanted to write. When in high school,
I’d write school plays for the drama club or my class. I think my love for
writing comes from reading. I read a lot growing up.
Can you tell us about the very first
book you ever wrote?
Actually,
the first book I ever wrote was Little Red Riding Hood Before the Three Bears.
I wrote quite a bit of children’s short stories, or should I say, my version of
classical fairy tales. I still have them. Maybe one day I’ll have them
published, lol.
Would you mind providing us with a short
description of AWAKENED, the prequel
to BETRAYED?
Most teens turn sixteen and get the license to drive, but Lil
Falcon gets the license to kill. Orphaned as a child and raised by an eccentric
grandfather, Lil is concerned with surviving high school and is unaware that
she's a Guardian-a being with super powers charged with killing demons and
protecting humanity. When she meets Bran, a mysterious boy with amazing
abilities, his psi energy unlocks her latent powers. But Bran has a secret that
can ruin their growing relationship, and the truth she discovers may destroy
everything she believes in unless she finds the right balance between love and
sacrifice.
A
description of BETRAYED.
Lil isn't just an average
teenager. She's one of the Nephilim--the descendants of humans and
angels--which gives her some serious psi skills and a mission for redemption.
Just when Lil thinks she's found a balance between her normal life with human
friends and her training to become a Guardian, she's warned that someone close
to her will betray her. When the boy she loves starts acting strangely and one
of her human friends acquires a supernatural ability, Lil begins to realize
that someone is manipulating the people she loves... and won't stop until she's
been lured to the dark side.
Now
for the tantalizing teaser to tempt us with.
An Excerpt from HUNTED (Unedited scene
from the next Guardian Legacy book)
Bran’s
gaze shot to mine as he reached out to take the dagger from my hand. I had
kicked his butt.
“Don’t
worry,” I said. “I promise to go easy on you this time.”
Smirking,
he took the dagger and flipped it around. The blade gleamed as it whipped in
the light. He flung it in the air then grabbed it backhand and lunged for me,
the blade directed at my throat. I batted his arm away and surged toward him.
He
used my weight and threw me over his head, but I teleported and reappeared on
his side. He was waiting for me and I barely managed to block his attack.
Another bout of strikes and counterstrikes followed and it seemed like forever
before I tackled him and had him at a disadvantage. I loomed over him, my pulse
quickening.
“You
are enjoying this?” he said.
“Oh,
you have no idea.” My powers had grown by leaps. Usually, I couldn’t keep up
with him. I pressed the edge of the blade to his skin, loving the way his eye
widened. I would never hurt him and he knew it. Still… I nicked him. He sucked
in a breath.
“You’re
playing with fire,” he warned in a voice gone suddenly husky.
Heat
pooled like warm honey in my belly. “What are you going to do about it?”
He
grinned.
“This.”
His free arm looped around me and pulled me on top of him.
***
Now
for all you lucky people who stopped by, Ednah is kind enough to offer two T-shirts and a signed copy of Betrayed.
I soooo want that shirt.
I'm already reading the book. HA! HA! HA!
I’m not even going to make you hop all over the place to win.
All
you have to do is follow my blog. That’s
right, my blog...my rules.
Oh,
and this little contest.
What? You didn’t think you would
get off that easy did you?
In the comment section, please write a caption for the pic below. You know, something funny.
You have until Saturday, June 23rd. Winner
will be announced Monday, June 25, 2012.
Thank
you so much for visiting Ednah. I really
enjoyed having you.
Please
be sure to leave a comment thanking Ednah for her time and super cool prizes.
Enjoy
the contest!!! Good luck!
Don't forget at the end of the blog run (the whole blog run) one lucky commenter will win the grand prize!!! Pretty awesome.
Don't forget at the end of the blog run (the whole blog run) one lucky commenter will win the grand prize!!! Pretty awesome.
Great to meet you, Ednah! Love the idea of this summer blogfest.
ReplyDeleteThe cover of your book is so interesting and I love the title! I'm sure this legacy will just get better as it goes. ;D Ooh, and I'm a wine lover too. Hopping over to your site now...
Thanks, though can't tale credit for the cover , lol. Kate and her people at SHP did all the work. I just wrote the book...I and had fun doing it.
DeleteI forgot the caption J.L.
ReplyDelete"Cowabunga! She likes me...she really likes me!"
that's a great excerpt!
ReplyDeletecaption: It'd be a lot easier to lick your face if you'd come down to my level.
Thank you, Jessie. Thanks for stopping by
DeleteI have a copy of Betrayed already and loving it, Ednah! J.L., great job -I love your sense of humor! Since I already have a copy, I'll do a caption for fun: "Enough, you paparazzi!"
ReplyDeletehappy reading, Darby. You guys are way too hilarious!!!
DeleteWell, since I work for SHP, I will just do my best at captioning this w/o entering to win: "Are you eating bacon? I smell bacon. I want bacon!"
ReplyDeleteLOL. hey Kendra.
DeleteAwesome
ReplyDeleteCaption: Ice cream Truck!! Giveme giveme!!
jmluker at vhtmail dot net
Thanks for stopping by Michele
DeleteGreat interview!
ReplyDeletecaption: What?? Betrayed isn't translated into dog?
zenfoxflowerATyahooDOTcom
I wish we could translate it into all languages, even cat's. I'm a cat person and I tend to kick my two cats from my work space and the poor darlings don't understand why. if only they know who hijacks me and insists I write their stories. Darn Guardians!
DeleteI really would LOVE to own one of those shirts to add to my book tshirt collection! *yes I am selfish* LOVE the interview and LOVE LOVE LOVE Ednah! Betrayed is fan freaking tastic and I have read it twice! AMAZING series for sure.
ReplyDeleteDog caption:
Maybe if I do this "dog jumps up in the air, teeth showing and tongue hanging out" that darn dog back there will leave me alone!
Thanks!
mindy
boo(2) bosh (2) gmail (dot) com
Hey Mindy, nice to see you here. Good luck winning something.
DeleteCongrats, Ednah! The book sounds great!
ReplyDeleteCaption: "Ah! Did you see that doppelganger?!"
Thanks, Larissa. It was a fun book to write
DeleteI'm reading Betrayed right now and it just might be the best book I've read all year. Seriously, it's that good!
ReplyDeleteKelly, happy you are enjoying it. spread the word...*clears throat and whispers...write a review, pretty please...hint*
DeleteI really loved the excerpt -- it was hot! *fans face* Nothing better than action and romance. Good luck, Ednah. May all your dreams come true! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lexa
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