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| Haven |
Celia Breslin, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about
your book, Haven.
Genre: Urban fantasy romance
Publisher: Champagne Books
Cover artist: Amanda Kelsey
Length: 372
Heat rating: steamy
Tagline: Chosen by destiny.
Bonded by blood.
Blurb: San Francisco
nightclub owner Carina Tranquilli works hard, plays hard, and never allows the death
of her parents and her twelve-year memory gap to get her down. But her life takes
a left turn when a witch attacks her on her twenty-fifth birthday.
Three hauntingly familiar vampires emerge to reveal she possesses
a latent power. To protect her from their enemies, they admit to wiping her memories
clean and abandoning her as a child, but now they need her help. As she struggles
to evade her new protectors and even newer enemies, she meets Alexander, an enigmatic,
undead musician. Insta-lust flares, leaving her wanting more.
With evil’s minions hounding her every move, and everything she
thought she knew turned on its head, Carina must harness her burgeoning power, unravel
her vampire family’s web of deceit, and fight to have a love life…without getting
killed in the process.
Buy links:
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Haven-ebook/dp/B00DQH3SZI/
Champagne Books http://champagnebooks.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=158&product_id=667
What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
Carina Tranquilli, 25, San
Francisco dance club owner
Alexander Wallace, 45, musician
Interview
Tell us about your story’s world. What is it like in this
period or place?
Haven is set in present-day San Francisco, California,
with twists, of course. I maintained the basic geography and beauty of my hometown
and added new venues as needed, such as my heroine Carina’s dance club. I’ve preserved
the current cultural, societal and political norms of our reality and layered in
the “fantasy” via the paranormal inhabitants. Vampires hide in plain sight
and use their power to manipulate mainstream society and maintain their secrecy.
Many humans know of their existence but it’s a don’t-ask-don’t-tell situation. Unless
you want your mind/memory tweaked. Or your throat ripped out. The vamps are cranky
like that.
Which character in your current book do you think readers
will like the most? Why?
Jonas is my favorite and I suspect he’ll win over readers, too.
. An ancient vampire originally from England, Jonas embodies extreme violence
in a pretty package. He’s a man of few words, dark and moody, fiercely loyal and
violently protective of those few people he loves, such as Carina.
I adore Jonas so much I gave him his own story, a short story
prequel to HAVEN entitled “Vampire Code.” It released earlier this month
from Champagne Books.
When you write, what things do you want close at hand? (Coffee,
water, chocolate… pictures of gorgeous hunks for inspiration…?)
Water, laptop, music.
What’s your writing schedule like?
A typical writing day looks something like this: Chauffeur child
to school, exercise, write, line edit and/or read slush pile for indie publisher,
pick up child, spend evening with family. Rinse, repeat.
Any advice for new authors?
Write every day.
What are you currently reading for fun? Anything for research?
For fun, I’m about to start J. R. Ward’s Lover At Last from my
TBR pile.
What kind of music do you listen to while driving? Same question
when writing?
Genre of music for both writing and driving depends on my mood.
For Haven, I listened to primarily House, Techno, Electro and Industrial music.
Haven’s playlist is on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/1292279739/playlist/1TWos0QMsQe5QjUgl5xPQJ
Do you play any musical instruments?
Piano
What do you wish I had asked you? Please ask and answer it
now.
If you were given the opportunity to meet/have
lunch with/pick the brain of one writer in the world, who would it be? (In other
words, who makes your Fan Girl brain go *SQUEEE!!!*)
Joss
Whedon!
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| Celia Breslin |
Please complete the sentence
I love pizza with fresh basil, feta and black olives
I’m always ready for fun with the family
When I’m alone, I write
You’d never be able to tell, but I have a tattoo I designed
myself
If I had a halo it would be a
chakram like that of Xena, Warrior Princess
If I could teleport I’d go to Scotland right now.
I can never eat pizza with fresh basic, feta and black olives
because I’m allergic to dairy!
Previous Books
Haven, book 1, Tranquilli Bloodline Series
Vampire Code, prequel, Tranquilli Bloodline Series
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