BLOG TOUR #9 - INTERVIEW WITH KELLEY YORK AUTHOR OF HUSHED

I would like to welcome KELLEY YORK author of 'HUSHED' , to Novels On The Run and thank her for taking the time to answer some questions and for writing such a brilliant YA genre, thriller. I’ve also popped in a couple questions for Archer and Evan.

Michelle:  I love to put song vid clips on my interviews that matches the character or characters relationship. It’s, a great way of also hearing new songs and the songs connection to the character. Kelley, what song would you use to describe, Evan and Archer's relationship, Archer and Vivian's relationship and Vivian?

EVAN AND ARCHER'S RELATIONSHIP

SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW by KEANE

 “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane : - Official vid .

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ&feature=colike

Kelley: Kind of lost and sad, but hopeful at the same time. Such a pretty song.

ARCHER AND VIVIAN'S RELATIONSHIP

SPIN by SPLENDER

Kelley:   A good song for them about halfway through the book. (Also one of my favourite songs ever!)

VIVIAN

STAY by SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER

 “Stay” by Shakespeare’s Sister: - Official Vid
http://youtu.be/_eXw47qb4U0

Kelley:  Two polar opposite personalities of a girl singing to the same guy, moving from sweet and loving to vindictive and cruel.


Wow this is very Vivian, this song!!

Michelle:  This question is for Evan and Archer.


Evan, could you please describe Archer in 5 words or less and also Vivian in 5 words or less?


Evan:  For Archer: (1) Confused (2) Lonely (3) Hopeful (4) Lost (5) Pretty!

For Vivian: (1) We (2) don't (3) talk (4) about (5) her.

Michelle:  Archer could you please describe Evan in 5 words or less?

Archer:  For Evan? (1) Charming (2) Safe (3) Geeky (4) Warm (5) Whale (...What? He eats like one.)

Michelle:  Are you more comfortable writing a dark story that is intense and emotional opposed to what I call a ‘combo’ story, where you get to laugh, cry, be on this mad rollercoaster of action and suspense with the characters? What I mean is ‘Hushed’ is not a book where you can laugh with the characters. You more want to cry at their pain or could you write a book that makes you laugh as well. You write dark emotional very well.

Kelley:  Thank you! Out of everything I've written, HUSHED is definitely the darkest. My other books, including my WIPs, have at least a little more brightness in them to counterbalance the dark. My narrator/MC in my third book goes through a lot of hell and is put in some pretty crummy situations, but her response to it is to shove it to the back of her mind and make jokes about it. Uhh, I don't know if that answers the question properly. ;) I think it just depends on my characters if it comes out as a 'combo' book versus purely dark and emotional. If HUSHED has been told from Evan's POV, it would have been brighter and more amusing.

Michelle:   Evan, what would be the perfect date night for you?

Evan:  The one with Archer, obviously. Maybe dinner and a walk down the beach. Oh, hey, maybe someday we'll be one of those super-famous power couples that are famous for doing absolutely nothing and we can get into any restaurant we want without reservations. Do you think our fans and the media would blend our names together, like Branjelina? We'd be...Avan. Or Echer. No, those suck. What about Ever? ... What was the question again?


Michelle:  Kelley, I read that you like writing male POV. Will you ever write a female/female thriller or are you happy writing male/male?

Kelley:  Oh, I'm good with whatever, really. Any character idea that catches my interest makes me happy. I like writing from a male POV for some reason, but I do have an idea for a dark ghost story with a female/female pairing.

Big Thank You to Kelley, Archer and Evan.

Michelle

'Kelley York delivers in this impressive debut. I was at the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next! Bottom line, this was unputdownable!!!' --- YA Fantasy Guide ---




'How exciting that we live in a time when gay teen protagonists can be just as screwed up as straight ones -- and their stories just as creepy!'--- Brent Hartinger, award-winning author of Geography Club and Shadow
Walkers ---


Author Bio:


Kelley was born and raised in central California, where she still resides with her lovely wife, daughter, and an abundance of pets. (Although she does fantasize about moving across the globe to Ireland.) She has a fascination with bells, adores all things furry - be them squeaky, barky or meow-y - is a lover of video games, manga and anime, and likes to pretend she's a decent photographer. Her life goal is to find a real
unicorn. Or maybe a mermaid.


Within young adult, she enjoys writing and reading a variety of genres from contemporary with a unique twist, psychological thrillers, paranormal/urban fantasy and horror. She loves stories where character development takes center stage.

Kelley's Website

Hushed - Synopsis:

He's saved her. He's loved her. He's killed for her.

Eighteen-year-old Archer couldn't protect his best friend, Vivian, from what happened when they were kids, so he's never stopped trying to protect her from everything else. It doesn't matter that Vivian only uses him when hopping from one toxic relationship to another - Archer is always there, waiting to be noticed.


Then along comes Evan, the only person who's ever cared about Archer without a single string attached. The harder he falls for Evan, the more Archer sees Vivian for the manipulative hot-mess she really is.


But Viv has her hooks in deep, and when she finds out about the murders Archer's committed and his relationship with Evan, she threatens to turn him in if she doesn't get what she wants...And what she wants is Evan's death, and for Archer to forfeit his last chance at redemption.

BLOG TOUR # 7 - BECCA FITZPATRICK - AUSTRALIAN SILENCE BOOK TOUR - AUSSIE FLAVOURED INTERVIEW

I would like to welcome Becca Fitzpatrick author of Hush Hush, Crescendo and Silence, to Australian book blog, Novels On The Run and thank her for taking the time to answer some questions for my interview.

Congratulations on the success of your Hush Hush series. I am a rather excitable Patch fan. I have a bit of a joke with a friend that we slap on our ‘Patch’, patches to give us a fix until we get to read another book.

I have been doing some research into other interviews you have done and have learnt quite a bit about you as an author.

I know that you listen to your IPod whilst running and plot to music, but you don’t listen to music while writing. Hush Hush took you 5 years to write. Hush Hush is now a graphic novel and there will be 3 graphic novels. 


I would like to share a couple of inspiring quotes from a couple of your previous interviews that I think should be framed on every budding writer’s wall.


“Uncertainty is the most difficult part. Take a deep breath, focus on the journey - the writing - more than the outcome....... If all that it amounts to is a labour of love, a story for my eyes alone, so be it!”


“I’ve got one shot at this life, and I should fill it with things I love.”


I really like the way you look at your writing process and life.

Interview Time!

MICHELLE:  This will be your first trip to Australia. Is there anything anybody has told you, you MUST eat, drink, visit or hold? ( I am thinking Koala here, people!)

BECCA:  I have heard I should absolutely NOT eat Vegemite, no matter how much I am pressured, ha! Of course, being the curious sucker that I am, I probably will. I also really want to see kangaroos in the wild. But I'm thinking that's unlikely, since I'll be spending so much time in the city...?

 (I funnily enough found a recipe for Vegemite Beef Tacos I felt inspired from Hush Hush and the Taco making that went on there)

MICHELLE: Becca, you will be getting the East Coast flavor of Australia with your visit, Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland, (my particular neck of the woods, although I have lived in all 3 states.)Will you be visiting any other parts of Australia for relaxation purposes, or is it all work and not a lot of play?

BECCA: This time around, it's definitely a work trip. As soon as the tour ends, I'll be heading to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a family ski trip. It will also be a bit of a research trip, too, since I'm planning to set my next book there. (The book won't be part of the HUSH, HUSH saga.)

MICHELLE:  Is there anything you can divulge about book 4, maybe a non spoiler quote between Patch and Nora, or anything really, a morsel is all I am asking. ( Like I wasn’t going to ask THAT question...hee..hee.)

BECCA: Quote.

  I pulled my blankets up to my chin, felt the soft, blissful tug of a dream beckoning me closer, let it drag me under— And then the mattress sunk with the weight of another body. “Not sure why you're so enamored with this bed,” Patch said. “It's twelve inches too short, four feet too narrow, and the purple sheets aren't doing it for me. My bed, on the other hand...” I opened one eye and found him stretched out beside me, hands clasped loosely behind his neck. His dark eyes watched mine, and he smelled clean and sexy. Most of all, he felt warm pressed up against me. Despite my best intentions, the close proximity was making it increasingly difficult to concentrate on sleep. “Ha,” I said. “I know you don't care how comfortable my bed is. You'd sleep just fine on a pallet of bricks.”

MICHELLE:  What songs would you use to describe, Patch and Nora's relationship, Vee, Nora & Scott's friendship, Patch and Nora?

I love to put the song vid clip onto my interview that matches the character as you have written 3 books, I thought it would be nice to hear these character’s or their relationships songs. It’s a great way of also hearing new songs and the songs connection to the character.

BECCA: 

PATCH & NORA’S RELATIONSHIP

“Just Like Heaven” by The Cure

VEE

“Lovefool” by The Cardigans

( Ha!..Perfect!)

NORA & SCOTT’S FRIENDSHIP

“Mad World” by Tears for Fears

 

PATCH

“Beast of Burden” by The Rolling Stones

or

 “Back in Black” by ACDC

( Woo hoot! )

OR

NORA

“Gravity” by Sara Bareilles

( I don't mind admitting this one had me reaching for the Kleenex, I was fogging up my reading glasses, nice pick Becca! I've not heard of this song before, Beautiful!!)

MICHELLE:  Could you give me 5 words that describe the fourth book in Hush Hush series?

BECCA:  Revelatory, sinister, explosive, twisty, seductive.

MICHELLE:  Is there any new characters that you are bringing to the fourth book? If so, can you describe one of these characters only, in 5 words or less, we don’t need a name.

BECCA:  Readers will get to meet an archangel, and I'd describe him as suspicious, cagey, and possibly up to no good.

MICHELLE:  Can you tell us the top 5 things you must have in your writing space?

BECCA:  A glass of water, red pens, a space heater (it's winter here!), index cards, and a cork board.

MICHELLE:  I know you are an ice cream lover, ( my snooping interview special powers). I am a Rum & Raisin ice cream girl, only flavour I touch..... I know, the world of ice cream is bigger than just the one flavour. This is a fun question. What flavour ice cream would you give these characters, as in what suits their personality?

Patch, Nora, Vee, Hank, Marcie, Scott, Nora’s Mum.

BECCA:

Patch: Rocky Road

Nora: Pistachio

Vee: Vanilla (that way she can top it with anything she wants)

Hank: Raisin

Marcie: Something fat free

Scott: Cherry Garcia

Blythe: Mint Chocolate Chip

MICHELLE:  I have a couple questions for Patch if he is available? I know from a previous interview you have done that you are afraid of albino bunnies..ha! I have an albino guinea pig, and yes the red eyes are freaky, I call her Rosey and she is my little vampire piggie.

Would it be accurate to say that another fear you have is not getting what you want most, a human body? What would be the first and foremost thing you would want to do if the Angel hierarchy was smiling down on you and gave you the gift of being human?

PATCH:  Take a guess.

Oh, ha! I think that might have been a daft question * rolls eyes*.

MICHELLE: What 5 words ( If you need that many) would you use to describe Scott?

PATCH: Scott isn't me. That says it all.

Lamington

MICHELLE:  Becca, when you are in Australia, you will have to try a Lamington, some Pav ( Pavlova) , Caramello Koalas ( no we don’t eat real Koalas dipped in caramel and dribbled with chocolate) , Tim Tams - HEAVEN!! (Often also dipped in coffee, I personally don’t do coffee but I hear it’s a goer).

Pavlova

We have gotten rather enterprising and have lots of Tim Tam flaves now, but Original flavour ,just a tad melted, is delish.....oh and a pie floater....and we all know a good Vegemite sanga ( sandwich) , not too heavy on the vege or else...

Caramello Koala

I personally like a nice baguette, vegemite, no butter, bacon and lettuce ( ha! .... don’t knock it until you have tried it) and I am a happy camper......also.... Slip, Slop, Slap! While you are here, yes, it’s our motto for putting on sunscreen and enjoy your time Down Under .

I am looking forward to saying howdy to you at The State Library Black Hand Ball in Brisvegas ( Brisbane) , 10th December, I’ll have my own Patch with me, my hubby.

Thankyou to Becca and Patch for answering my Q's.

See you there!

Michelle

Hi Michelle! Thanks so much for the great interview! I will see you in Brisbane (where it should be toasty hot, right?) Thanks again for everything! -Becca

Becca Fitzpatrick

New York Times bestselling author of HUSH, HUSH and CRESCENDO

SILENCE Released October 2011

http://www.beccafitzpatrick.com/

AUSSIE BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE

Pop over and check out all the great postings!

5th December:  Read Me Bookmark Me Love Me Special chapter Patch’s POV

6th December: Eleusinian Mysteries with a 'my favourite things' Q&A

7th December: Novels on the Run with an Aussie themed interview

8th December: The Rest is Still Unwritten with a Sydney Black Hand Ball review

8th December: Tales of Inner Book Fanatic with Becca’s top 10 books

9th December: Shirley's Books with a full signed series giveaway

10th December: Book Probe with a Melbourne Black Hand Ball review

10th December: Paperback Heart with a Hush Hush movie cast by Becca and Darcy

11th December: Nice Girls Read Books with a Melbourne Black Hand Ball review


Michelle


Big Thankyou to Caroline Payne from  Simon & Schuster Australia for organising this Blog Tour and to Becca Fitzpatrick for taking part in it.

BLOG TOUR # 6 - INTERVIEW WITH JUS ACCARDO AUTHOR OF TOUCH

I would like to welcome JUS ACCARDO author of TOUCH , to Novels On The Run and thank her for taking the time to answer some questions for my interview.

Jus: Thanks so much for inviting me.


Michelle:  What song would you use to describe Kale and Dez’s relationship?


Jus: Buckcherry - Bliss

Michelle:  It was fun seeing a short description of your book in another author’s book I just recently read. Are you able to give me a non spoiler quote from Toxic, book 2 in this series?

Jus: If you mean a blurb, then I don’t have one to share just yet, but I can toss out a quote from the book.


Dez to Alex : I’d smack you stupid but someone obviously beat me to it…

Michelle: Are you bringing any new characters to Toxic? If so , are you able to describe one of these characters only in 5 words or less, we don’t need a name, necessarily. It could be fun for the readers to try to work this character out.


Jus: There are several new characters. One of the main ones…hmmm… Smart, mischievous, sneaky, mysterious, and gifted.

Michelle:  Casting! I have read that you liked Ben Barnes for Kale but were most happy with the guy on the front cover, who currently is nameless. Did you find out his name? Could you please give us any casting thoughts you had for the following characters:


Jus: I wish I knew who he was. Wherever he is though, he’s got a lot of fans now!

Kale – Ben Barnes (or of course, hot nameless cover dude ;) )

Deznee – Avril Lavigne

Brandt – Steven R McQueen (blond and grunged, of course!)

Misha Vaugn – Natalie Portman


Alex Mojourn – I really don’t know about this one. Anyone have any suggestions?

Sueshanna - Charlize Theron

Dez’s dad – Daniel Craig


Michelle:  Kale’s novella. Can you tell us when that may be available. I am rather keen to read his POV.


Jus: I believe it’s out in February


Michelle: Dez is an adrenaline junkie, what is one thing you would love to do but are too frightened to do it?


Jus: I would seriously love to sky dive, but I’m terrified to fly.



Michelle: Thankyou for taking the time to answer these questions we wish you all the best with Touch and look forward to Toxic.


Jus: Thank you! This was fun:D



Author Bio:

Jus Accardo is the author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch, is due out in November 2011 from Entangled Publishing. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

Touch Blurb:

"When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.
 Except there's something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she'll turn to dust if he touches her. It's not until Dez's father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there's more to this boy - and her father's "law firm" - than she realized.


Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation - an organization devoted to collecting "special" kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons - his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. Dez and Kale team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they're caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect."

Title: Touch by Jus Accardo

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-44-2

Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-45-9

Release Date: November 1, 2011




Jus Accardo

Blog: http://www.jusaccardo.com/category/blog/
 
 
 

Michelle

INTERVIEW - ELIZABETH ISAACS AUTHOR OF THE SECRET OF THE KEEPERS - KAILMEYRA # 2 - BLOG TOUR

I would like to welcome author ELIZABETH ISAACS, to Novels On The Run and thank her for taking the time to answer some questions for my interview.

This is part of , 'THE SECRET OF THE KEEPERS', Blog Tour I will have the book review up shortly.

Michelle: What was the last book you read that really blew your mind?


Elizabeth: I love to read, but mind blowing books for me are few and far between. The last true book that was so creative that I marvelled at the imaginative mastery was probably the fourth book in the Harry Potter series.

Michelle:  You are such a creative person with your writing style. I was just wondering do you have a special place where you go to write as four walls in an office seems at odds with your writing style.

Elizabeth: I have an old kitchen table set in the laptop, printer, paper for notes and scripting something out. It’s a simple set up, but what I love about it is that it’s quiet. I find that I cannot write with music blaring, and if I try to take the laptop outdoors or to a coffee shop I’m too distracted with the sights and sounds around me. I have to have complete quiet when I write, and I often write in the dark. It helps me focus.

Michelle:  What 5 or 6 words would you as the author use to describe the following: The Light of Asteria, The Secret of The Keepers, Gavin, Nora, Rune.


Elizabeth :

The Light of Asteria-- A story of love and forgiveness.


The Secret of the Keepers-- A story of dedication and devotion.


Gavin-- Warrior, protector, one who understands love.


Nora-- Pure, devoted, one who understands intent.


Rune-- Fierce fighter, guardian, original, loyal

Michelle:  I sometimes ask this question , what song would you use to describe Nora and Gavin’s relationship.

Elizabeth: This one’s a toughy. There’s not a popular song that I can think of ... what reminds me of Nora and Gavin is this old Celtic tune that has a sweet, haunting melody on the sopranino (like a baby recorder of sorts). It haunts me in my dreams. The music on the trailers is close, but it isn’t the same melody. I’ve looked for three years for the music. I know I’ve heard it somewhere but have no idea where or when. I just know it’s their song.


Michelle:  I personally have tried to think of actors and actresses that would fill the shoes of Gavin and Nora and Rena and Tark. Who would you choose to cast as these characters?

I once wrote an interview about the fact that Rena’s character originate from my best friend in college. The real Rena was a dancer and a fighter. She hailed from Chicago and had seen more in her short 17 years of life than I believe I have today. Her small stature and fierce determination always struck me as the most original combination. The real Rena asked a long time ago that I refrain from pulling out the old college photos and posting them for the world to see. And so, if I had to choose and actress, Rena would be cast as Rachel Lee Cook. Her smile lights up her face, and she looks great in a tan in darker hair.

Nora is an extremely difficult character to cast because she has to have this innocent , pure quality , and yet not come off as a cream puff. There is a strip of steel running through her that would humble superman. The audience would have to "feel" that coming from her, and so I knew we'd need an accomplished actress. One who would portray Nora in an authentic way, and Amanda Seyfried fits the bill nicely.

Gavin is in a category all his own to me. I see him clearly in my mind's eye . He has to be a door full of man. He has to have a gentle quality tempered with steel. He has to have the sensitivity of a poet, the heart of a warrior, the brains of a scholar , and be able to lead an entire nation. I know, Gavin is larger than life. I've never found an actor that compares . But if I had to come up with someone Tatum Channing comes awfully close.

Tark would be Hayden Christensen. I love that he has this quality about him that seems laid back, yet there is something simmering under the surface. He smiles like a man whose seen more than his young years should know, and he seems like he could turn on a dime and be ruthless. After Elias, Tark's character was the easiest to pick. If anyone in the film industry is reading , I'd personally love to see ole Hayden in some main leads that would explore this side of his personality . I'm just sayin!

Michelle:  Rune is a wonderful new character you have brought to The Secret of the Keepers. How did you come to develop him as he is a great supporting character who I think readers will call one of their favourites.


Elizabeth: Rune originally started as a shy, childlike creature that Nora happens upon in the caves. I quickly discovered that his voicing was off and my mind’s eye didn’t have a clear picture of him. So I went back to the drawing board and came at it from a different angle. I threw out the character sketch I had of him and allowed him to become an unknown. It wasn’t until the second revision that his character blazed to life in my mind. I couldn’t be happier with how he turned out.


Thank you for stopping by Novels On The Run and we wish you all the best with your book.


Pop over to Elizabeth's web page and you can read some great quotes from other bloggers, errr....including myself for The Light of Asteria plus other great stuff HERE

Next blog on Blog Tour Book Crazy

Michelle

INTERVIEW WITH RHIANNON PAILLE AUTHOR OF FLAME OF SURRENDER

I would like to welcome Rhiannon Paille who is a psychic, seer, channeler , healer and author to Novels On The Run and thank her for taking the time to answer some questions.
This is part of the Flame of Surrender Blog Tour I will have the book review up shortly.




Michelle:  Where were you, and what were you doing when the idea for Flame of Surrender started to take shape in your mind?


Rhiannon: I was in a closet, there was a gargoyle statue on the wall, a lamp in the corner with a red light bulb, a circular carpet and some throw pillows. I was experimenting with the art of Immramma, a Celtic form of meditation, and in the meditation I travelled through the mists to an island. Over time I got to know the place, and the characters better. One day I decided to write about the stories my mentors had told me about that place and those beings.


Michelle:  Your characters have very interesting names. How did you come up with the names of Kaliel, Krishani, Desaunius, Pux, the Valtanyana to name some?


Rhiannon: Those names came directly from the characters themselves.

Michelle:  I found the whole idea of a Flame and Ferryman, very original. I didn’t catch on at first that a Ferryman was a grim reaper type character. Having your abilities, do you think they influenced the grim reaper character?

Rhiannon: That’s an interesting question! Actually the idea of a being taking souls to the other side exists in many cultures. The Norse called them Valkyries, others have associated them with Davy Jones and in pop culture today they are associated with grim reapers. The Ferryman distinction actually came from Greek, but there are many different versions of Ferryman in mythology and legend.


Michelle:  I liked how you included merfolk in your story. How did you come to think of using them. Merfolk aren’t character’s you read a lot in books.

Rhiannon: The Merfolk were just there. They were something I discovered through Immramma. I included them in the story because of their freedom and connection to the lake which is a central theme to the books.


Michelle:  If you could choose one of your characters that you were most like, who would it be and why?


Rhiannon:  I used to be like Kaliel when I was a kid. Now I'm nothing like her and more like one of the witches.


Michelle:  What genre would you list your book under?


Rhiannon: YA Fantasy with elements of Paranormal Romance, but everyone is calling it epic so it's like Scott Pilgrim, it's EPIC.



Michelle: Could you please give me 5 words that would describe Flame Of Surrender .


Rhiannon: Beautiful. Tragic. Deadly. Sweet. Unexpected.


Michelle:  What 5 words describe : Kaliel, Krishani, Pux.


Rhiannon:

Kaliel - uninhibited, enchanting, passionate, intuitive, strange


Krishani - withdrawn, tortured, enigmatic, protective, honorable


Pux - carefree, daring, flamboyant, spirited, secretive



Thank you for stopping by Novels On The Run and we wish you all the best with your book.

Michelle

CHARACTER INTERVIEW WITH THE GUYS FROM VAMPIRE WAKE by TIM O'ROURKE PLUS EXCITING GIVEAWAYS!! INTERNATONAL!

Kiera Hudson Book #2

Crikey it’s cold, dark and creepy out here. Where is that Summerhouse ? Hallowed Manor grounds are so spread out. I am supposed to be meeting Sergeant Murphy, Potter , Luke and Isidor for my interview in 5 minutes. This lantern isn’t giving off much light, I wish I could see better.... I think it’s time to turn around and go back the other way.



“Oooomph!” Okay who put that wall there? With a reflex movement my left hand reaches out, pushing me back a step, my palm slowly moving over a hard surface, left, right, up and down. “This doesn’t feel like a wall ,” I whisper to myself, swinging the lantern higher as I look up into a smirking face . “Eeeeepp!”, stumbling backwards I trip over a rock, landing spread-eagled .


“Oh! um... hello Potter, it's Michelle from Novels On The Run, nice to see you again. Um...how’s that Manilow thing working out for you?”


Oh crap Michelle, you are so babbling.


Potter: Hey guys, guess who I’ve found creeping about the Manor? It’s sweet-cheeks from down-under. You know the one – she can’t take her eyes off me!


Michelle: * blushing profusely* Ha! Like I was creeping, electricity is a wonderful invention, this place could do with some. You just give me a hand up and take me to the rest of the guys.


I so was not creeping, I may not be able to keep my eyes off him, but I so was not creeping. Did he just call me sweet-cheeks, again? Not that I am counting.


Michelle : Thanks guys for letting me come down and interview you again. Tim sure gets you guys out and about. I’ll start with you , Potter.


I am so trying not to ogle him, maybe if I focus on a spot behind him.


Michelle: I noticed in Vampire Wake you were making the most of ‘when opportunity knocks’ with Kiera. Do you feel at all bad for taking those opportunities, as there were a few?


Potter: Listen sweet-cheeks, she threw herself at me. I’m not falling for all that damsel-in-distress-stuff. Kiera thinks she’s this hot little Nancy Drew wannabe, sniffing around the place all the time, picking-up on the smallest of clues and she really wants me to believe that she didn’t realise it was me? Yeah right.




Kiera Hudson # 1
This was the cover that
just grabbed me and made me
want to know more.

HA! I would like Kiera’s version of that.


Michelle: How do you feel about the new kid on the block , Isidor? I loved your Madonna comment, not a tad jealous are we?


Potter: Take it easy-tiger! Jealous? You’ve got to be kidding me right? He’s just a boy and has a lot to learn. And what does he think he looks like swaggering around the place with all those rosaries? I mean that is so eighties! What is he anyhow? Some kinda new-romantic!



..and one easy-tiger, not that I am counting.


Michelle: You seem quite blasé about fighting. Is there anything that rattles you?


Potter: Apart from Isidor, not much rattles me…but then again, I think you could rattle me sweet-cheeks – but in a good way. You know that offer of some Manilow is still on the cards - It’s just a short walk from here back to the gatehouse and I’ve got his greatest hits just ready to roll. How about it tiger?


Michelle: Errrrr...ummmm .....Oh! The Gatehouse.....Luke! When there is an action scene , you are always diving in protecting Kiera, you are quite selfless. The Ragged Cove left you worked over, how are you feeling now?


*heart pounding* I am so all talk...please let my face not be bright red. Not that listening to some Manilow hasn’t crossed my mind. Well, duh, this is Potter.


Luke: Hello Michelle, nice to see you again. As for saving Kiera, I just can’t help myself. I mean she is so special and I think the world of her. I’d hate to see her get hurt. As for how I’m feeling – well, you know, I’m feeling a lot better than I was, but I’ve just heard what Tim has in store for us all in ‘Vampire Hunt’ book three and to say I was worked over in book two is an understatement. I don’t think we actually stop running – from the very first page the pace is going to be relentless.




My review for VH to come shortly
It ROCKED!!
Kiera Hudson # 3

I have read Vampire Hunt and Luke isn’t joking. It is relentless and a rollercoaster ride that had so many emotions going through me, totally awesome!!


Michelle: Just between you and me, do you have any idea where your next assignment will be?


Luke: Like I said, the third book is a non-stop race against time. We have to find Kayla you see but we’re being hunted throughout the whole book. But for the most part we are racing across the mountains in Cumbria, which is in the north of England. We spend most of our time hiding out in outhouses and derelict farms. We have to travel by night as we’re still healing from the wounds that we received during our final hours at Hallowed Manor and LOT 13 has run out so things are pretty bad for us in book three.


Michelle: If you thought, ‘this is it, my number is up’, what would be one of the last things you would want to do, if opportunity knocked?


Luke: To be with Kiera. Since meeting her at The Ragged Cove, we’ve never really had a lot of time together. There is always so much happening – so just sometime with Kiera would be great – I love that girl.


Awwww.... Luke loves Kiera. Oh hang on...that doesn’t bode well for Potter.


Michelle: Hey Sarge, how are those slippers and pipe going? Are you still making sure you get nice and comfortable at the end of a hard day. I didn’t think Tim gave you that much comfort this time round. He gave you a bit of a work out.


Murphy: You only know the half of it Michelle. Tim has put me right out there in book three. If you think I had a rough time at the Hallowed Manor then just wait to you read what he has planned for me in book three. I mean – this guy is going to take me to hell and back.


Michelle: Who do you think has a better shot at getting the girl ?


Murphy: It’s hard for me to say as I think of Potter and Luke as my sons – even more so since the death of my daughters. I’ll leave it up to Kiera to decide. After all she’s a switched-on cookie and will make-up her own mind. Kiera is her own woman and even if I did have an opinion she wouldn’t listen to me – she never does!


*Kleenex moment* . Poor Murphy and his daughters.


Michelle: What’s one thing that Sergeant Murphy would call, ‘heaven on a stick?’


Murphy: My pipe!


Enough said...that was a daft question of mine .


Michelle: I only have one question for you, Isidor. What do you think of Potter?


Isidor: I won’t say what I really think as I don’t know the age of your readership – but the guy is a total plank! I hate the way he keeps calling me ‘kid’ the whole time and making snide comments. But things get a whole lot worse between us in book three. I don’t know why – but Potter really doesn’t like me. I’m sure Tim will reveal all soon enough! I know he has a lot planned for me.


Potter: Okay, kid, I don’t think she came all the way from down-under to listen to you harp on about how hard-done-by you are. So when you’ve quite finished whining, me and sweet-cheeks have some Manilow to listen too.


Well he does sing , ‘My Eyes Adored you’ beautifully...what?...we are just going to listen to Manilow faves.


Michelle: Thanks guys for talking to me today it’s been fun and now Potter could you walk me out ..* wink*... well I did got lost earlier.

GIVEAWAY TIME!!

The two different styles of Bookplates
They are peel and stick
I will have to cut them up as 8 per sheet

FIRSTLY : With every paperback purchased from Amazon of Tim's first book in the Kiera Hudson series, Vampire Shift, email me your Amazon receipt number showing paperback purchased as proof and I will send you a Bookplate signed by Tim O'Rourke for you to peel and stick in the front of your book. Email address:
novelsontherun@gmail.com

I have a limited number of Bookplates, so first in get 1 bookplate per book purchased. Purchase 3 books, get 3 bookplates.  Incase you want to buy for your friends and save on postage from Amazon. Time limit is until I have no more to give.

Ok for this official interview giveaway I have :



Note I will choose one Bookmark from
the two different types Miss Suzi has made.

1 x A4 Pic signed by Tim of Vampire Shift - I like to frame these

1 x Signed Bookmark - Vampire Shift

2 x Signed Bookplates

So 4  Prizes to giveaway. Suzi has to complete the bookmarks and when I have them back I will post out to winner.

These two images , this one and the one to the
left are back and front of bookmarks.
Uncompleted. I will have completed shortly.

A4 sized signed pic
There's a bit of glare off
my flash on camera.

Here are the pics of the prizes and Bookplates I will give out to people purchasing the paperback of Vampire Shift from Amazon from 30th October until I run out. I will give updates on how many bookplates I have left. Early Bird will catch the worm.

GIVEAWAY STARTS NOW

ENDS 8TH NOVEMBER MIDNIGHT AUSSIE TIME

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GOOD LUCK!!

Michelle