"Genesis Queen"
Book 3 in ROAD TO HELL series
Victory
is hollow when fate maneuvers one as a pawn.
Madison’s
mission is complete. Nix is rescued from Hell and her son safe from his dark
destiny. But as she rests in the safe harbor of Nix’s love, her demonic husband
warns of a murderous plot. Can she trust that it’s the truth and not another
scheme to claim her for Hell’s throne?
Sometimes internal conflict can
house our biggest demons.
With allies
divided and prophecy heralding defeat, Madison gambles on Micah’s tenuous honor
to keep their son protected. Torn between her heart’s desires and her dark
requirements, Madison worries her hellish fate cannot be avoided. When betrayal
comes from an unlikely direction, all their futures may be damned. In the
darkest hour of Madison’s life, an undeniable providence will transpire. Who
can she trust? And how far will she fall to defeat her foes?
Amid
the rubble of defeat, will Hell’s Genesis Queen dawn?
Genesis Queen Excerpt:
“I like the way you move,
kitten.”
She took a deep breath, like
she needed the extra oxygen to deal with him. “Did you square away the angels
in Hell?”
“Yes.” Details weren’t
necessary when they both knew he’d instituted a brutal torture regimen for all
of them. “Dance with me?”
“To this music?”
“You didn’t appear to be
having any problem.” He held his hand out toward her.
She stared at his palm. Her
expression was reminiscent of an individual confident selling their soul was a
reckless choice but entering the deal anyway.
“I don’t bite.”
Her gaze felt like an impact
against his. “You did in Hell.”
He wrangled the grin under
control. “Then I won’t bite.”
“I don’t think it’s a good
idea, Micah.”
“Why?”
A casual shrug when nothing
about her body language suggested she felt relaxed. She crossed her arms
beneath her breasts. “Nix says my idea of dancing is sex with clothes on. He
couldn’t tolerate it and if he couldn’t….” She trailed off and gaped at him as
if she’d just realized she’d been about to insult him.
Micah grinned. “I haven’t
lived as long as I have without executing restraint.” He stepped closer to her.
“I’ve controlled myself with you more than any other.” Because she is my woman
and deserves my respect.
Madison allowed him to pull
her arms free of their defensive fold. Holding her gaze, Micah coaxed her into
his embrace…left hip to left hip, his leg thrusting between her knees, gliding
upward and parting her thighs.
She bit her bottom lip. Her
breathing grew shallow. The heavy beat of the music thumped around them. His
pulse throbbed faster.
Hell’s delights, she felt
fantastic against him.
“Relax,” he said when she
remained inflexible. A soft wind would break one of her bones. “I only want to
dance with you.” Like when they’d been married, just a different manner of
movement. This one more intimate than what they normally partook.
Her focus locked on his jaw,
and she sharply inhaled when he slid his palm down her back and settled on her
hips. He executed the first moves and she followed. As if magnetized, they
gyrated in perfect synchronicity.
Interview:
- Where
do you get your writing inspiration from?
Gracen: Various
places. A photo I run across on the web, a song or even something someone says
can serve as inspiration. But nightmares are my favorite forms of inspiration.
That’s how Pandora’s Box was conceived.
- Did
you have to do any research for your books? If so what?
Gracen:
Sometimes I research paranormal creatures and sometimes I just make up my own
mythology. The Crow that shows up in Pandora’s Box was researched and the
mythological attributes were used. The same can be said for other characters in
the Road to Hell series. Being
Southern and living in the Bible belt, I was spoon-fed Christian ideology. I
incorporated religion into my Road to
Hell series, but changed things up a bit. I prefer to take a known concept
and alter it to add my own unique flare.
- What
are you working on now?
Gracen: At this
moment, I’m working on edits to Taboo Kisses, a ménage I wrote. I’m
also writing the next books in the Road
to Hell series—books 3.5 and 4.
- What
is the hardest part of writing for you?
Gracen: Not
getting distracted chatting with friends on Facebook. I love interacting with
readers and friends, so if I don’t force myself off Facebook, I’ll waste lots
of time when I should I should’ve been writing.
- What
can readers expect next?
Gracen: Book 3
in the Road to Hell series, Genesis
Queen, will release on December 18th with my publisher,
Decadent Publishing. I’m self-publishing my ménage, Taboo Kisses, and I’m in
the edits phase of it with a “real” editor (the biggest mistake self-publishers
make in my opinion is not hiring a professional editor). I’m also working on another
ménage, Demon Spelled, which will be self-published. Afterward, I have
two books slated for the Road to Hell
series.
- What
question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview and how would
you answer that question?
Gracen: That’s a
tough question. Hmm….How about, “How much is you writing and how much is your Muse
in charge?”
Answer…My
muse—Dom—is always in charge. I sometimes do what I call “channel write” where
I go into an almost trance-like state where I will write for hours if I’m not
interrupted. This state freaks out my family because they say it looks like I’m
‘not here’. When I’m finally snatched out of that state—most of the time
because I’m interrupted by family—the things written were never anything I
planned, but are so vivid, clear and creative, that I’m giving Dom mental hugs
and kisses for his brilliance.
- If
you were writing a book about your life, what would the title be?
Gracen: Wow! Another
toughie and back-to-back at that! LOL
I guess I’d go
with…Surviving the Road to Hell because
my childhood wasn’t easy. Much of what my heroine went through in Madison’s Life Lessons are similar to my
childhood experiences with my father, except my dad was a drug addict and
Madison’s father was a Baptist preacher. My own father is now a Baptist
preacher and just as pious and faultless (in his mind) as Madison’s father
thought he was. So yeah, I’d go with Surviving
the Road to Hell because I’m stronger for the hell my father put me
through.
- Who
is your favorite author?
Gracen: Nalini
Singh and Kresley Cole are at the top of my list for paranormal romances.
Favorites for short erotic stories are Nichelle Gregory and Ann Mayburn
(although Ann has a kick-ass demonic erotica series, For the Love of Evil).
- What
is your guilty pleasure?
Gracen: Writing!
I use a pseudonym so most people I interact with on a daily basis (and much of
my family) have no idea I even write. Aside from that, Reese Cups, Reese Cups
and more Reese Cups…tongue orgasms! ;-)
- Highest
point of your writing career?
Gracen: Getting
published. Nothing compares to the high of having a publisher say, “I want to
contract your book.”
- Advice
for aspiring authors?
Gracen: Don’t
give up on writing that book. It takes lots of hard work and dedication to get
it written. And don’t ever let anyone kill your dreams of being a writer! Your
dreams are as important and as realistic as Joe-Schmoo who wants to be a
lawyer. People tend not to take the dreams of a writer seriously, so chin-up,
square your shoulders and say ‘screw them, my dreams are important, too’. Nothing
agitates me more than family and friends who aren’t supportive.
- Last
song that was stuck in your head?
Gracen: Coming
Down by Five Finger Death Punch
Thanks for
allowing me to join you in the spotlight, A Page Away! It was a pleasure and an
honor to join you!
Where you
can stalk me—not really!—but I would love to meet and interact with you:
