Character Interviews

Character Interview: Sgt Jonah Carver @kendallmckenna #RLFblog

Brothers in Arms

Kendall McKenna, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about your book, Brothers In Arms

Author: Kendall McKenna
Genre: M/M erotic romance
Length: 32,000 words
Heat rating: 3. There’s more plot than heat but the heat that’s there is HOT.
Blurb:
Jonah Carver–a Marine and combat veteran–and his former Captain, Kellan Reynolds, once shared a scorching night, but then lost touch; something Jonah has long regretted.
When an investigation into government corruption ends in a killing on Jonah’s watch, the FBI arrives. With them is Kellan Reynolds. Together once more, sparks fly and Jonah begins to believe in second chances.
Nothing is that easy, though, as the suspects will stop at nothing to halt the investigation. Jonah must keep everyone in his charge alive while helping the FBI and Kellan find the proof they need.
When Kellan is kidnapped, can Jonah keep the investigation from unraveling and avoid losing Kellan for a second time?
Buy links:
MLR Press http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=KMBINARM
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-in-Arms-ebook/dp/B00AO72K4S/ref=la_B007SDTAQC_1_3_title_0_main?ie=UTF8&qid=1366553902&sr=1-3
ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-brothersinarms-1020416-145.html 
What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
Jonah Carver is in his mid-30’s. He’s a Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps.
Kellan Reynolds is a former Captain in the Marines. He’s in his early-30’s and currently runs a political consulting firm in Washington D.C.

Interview with Gunnery Sergeant Jonah Carver

Tell us about yourself. What are you like?
This is ridiculous. Did Kellan really say I had to do this? He did? That’s because he had to do it last time. He’s better at this. He wrote that damn book and he gives interviews all the time. (sighs)
I’m a United States Marine. I act like a Marine. Next question.
What do you think is your strongest point?
I’m a good fucking Marine.
Do you have a weakness? (If so, what do you think it is? What does your lover think it is? What does your enemy think it is?)
My weakness is that I keep getting surrounded by incompetent morons who can’t strategize, navigate, command, or shoot as well as I can. What? It’s true. I haven’t served under a decent officer since Kellan left the Corps. I have no weaknesses. I am made weaker by the incompetence that surrounds me.
(long pause)
Kellan thinks my weakness is that I hold other people to an impossibly high standard. He says it’s not fair to expect other people to meet the same standards that I do. My enemies know I have no weaknesses because I killed them all in combat.
Seriously, though…Kellan is my weakness. (clears throat)
What drives you to do the things you do? What makes you want to be the “good guy?”
Are all the questions this ridiculous? I do the things I do because they’re right. I don’t want to be the ‘good guy’. I’m not a good guy, not at all. I just do what I have to do and I do what’s right. Now Kellan…he’s the good guy. He needs to feel like he’s making a difference.
Kellan and my father…the two best men I’ve ever known.
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
Racing my bike along a stretch of open road, clocking almost 200 mph. And the only reason it’s a guilty pleasure is because Kellan worries.
If you didn’t know how old you were how old would you be?
That is such a stupid question. What does that even mean? Ask another question. Did Kellan answer that question? He probably gave some sort of philosophical answer like, ‘I would be as old as I am because I am that old’.
A biography has been written about you. What do you think the title would be in six words or less?
“Warrior”. Kellan keeps joking about writing my biography. He’d probably come up with a good title, you should ask him that question.
If money were not an object, where would you most like to live?
On a beach someplace with good surfing. Maybe Hawaii or Australia. (long pause) But Kellan would get a little stir crazy. He’d want to be back in D.C. doing something important. So I guess I want to live wherever Kellan is.
What song would best describe your life?
The Marine Corps Hymn
If you were a tool, what would people use you to do?
(long pause) Are you fucking serious? (heavy sigh) A Swiss Army Knife. I would be the perfect tool for whatever needed to be done at the time. What did Kellan say? He probably said something like ‘I would be a pen and people would use me to write words of wisdom’. (snort) He’s so smart it’s easy to forget he was a badass killer Marine, too.
Picture yourself as a store. Considering your personality and lifestyle, what type of products would be sold there?
M16s. Motorcycles. Beer. Condoms.
As a child, what was your favorite thing about school?
Precision drills. What? My parents sent me to military school.
Tell us an embarrassing story that has to do with a pet. If you have no pets, a story about a significant other will do. ^_^
We don’t have a pet. We talked about getting a dog, if we ever ended up living in the same city, let alone the same house. Maybe we could talk about that again, since we’re both at the Pentagon, now. I’m not telling any embarrassing stories about Kellan. He trusts me to have his back.
If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
I think it should say ‘Danger’, but Kellan would probably say it should read ‘Doesn’t play well with others.’
Waves Break My Fall

Please Fill in the Blanks (as Jonah)

I love pizza with beer.
I’m always ready for sex with Kellan.
When I’m alone, I enjoy it.
You’d never be able to tell, but Kellan can sing. Really well, actually.
If I had a halo it would be someone else’s I was holding for them.
If I could fly I’d take Kellan anyplace he wanted to go.
I can never win an argument with Kellan because he’s too fucking smart.

About the Author

Kendall McKenna is a writer of M/M erotic romance. Kendall’s first work of fiction was written at the worldly age of nine, and was a transformative work that expanded on the story told in a popular song of the time. She tried her hand at vampire and cowboy fiction, winning high school poetry and short story contests along the way. It wasn’t until she discovered the world of m/m erotic fiction and found her stride with cops, Marines and muscle cars, that she felt inspired to share her stories with readers who enjoy the same things. Kendall was born and raised in Southern California, where she still lives and works. A non-conventional relationship has kept her happy for the last decade. Her four dogs enjoy it when she writes, as she sits still long enough for them to curl up around her.

Previous Books

Brothers In Arms
Waves Break My Fall

Books Coming Soon

Strength of the Pack
Nights in Canaan

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