Thank you for tagging me in the Next Big Thing, Shawna Romkey. If there is anything I like talking about, it’s my books. While I have several projects on my plate right now, Council Courtship is just days away from being submitted, so I picked that one to talk about today.

1)     What is the working title of your next book?

I just finished a short novella I’m getting ready to submit called Council Courtship. It’s in the fairy world that is talked about and seen in Fairyproof and would serve as a bridge between Fairyproof and the next (hopefully) full length novel to follow that book.

 2)     Where did the idea come from for the book?

While we saw glimpses of the fairy world in Fairyproof, the majority of the book happened in the human world. I wanted an opportunity to showcase the fairy world and the Council who are the ruling body among the fairies in these books.

I wanted to give the readers who enjoyed Fairyproof and opportunity to see more of the society that Monique and Keiran are from. Those two and Daniel do make an appearance, but the story focuses on a new couple: Tristan and Quin.

3)     What genre does your book fall under?

Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance. Though, even more than Fairyproof, I think Council Courtship falls closer to Paranormal Romance.

4)     What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?

Kristen Storm  as Quin

Ian Sommerhalder as Tristan

5)     What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

Tristan Ipsly wants to be appointed to the Council and to be allowed to court Quin Vettore. Quin’s Grandfather is the one man who stands in the way of both goals.

6)     Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I am getting ready to submit this on my own to the publisher who published Fairyproof, Crescent Moon Press.

 7)     How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?

This is a short novella, so it was pretty quick. I’d say I had the first draft in about ten days.  Now, revising, that’s a different story.

8)    What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Well, obviously, Fairyproof. I have a hard time comparing my work to others. Maybe, I’m just too close to it. I like to think I have a bit of my writing heroes in my voice (Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward) with a twist of my own style and my own voice.

 9)     Who or what inspired you to write this book?

I was inspired to continue the story I started in Fairyproof. I have synopsis for two more full length novels, but wanted to do something sorter in length that would fill in the fairy mythology while telling its own romantic story.

 10) What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?

It’s a story about human rights and standing up for what you believe in, even when an entire society is standing against you.

Who I’m tagging:

Shannon Eckrich

Louann Carroll