I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing MaryLynn Bast, the awesome author of No Remorse. Here is my interview with her as well as a Adam a key character in the book.
Thank you Mary for taking the time to answer a few questions for me. I am so excited for others to know about such an amazing author.
1. How
did you come up with the Character of Amber?
A friend suggested I enter a short story
contest featuring werewolves. I had
always written romance, so I figured I would do a werewolf romance. All
werewolf stories I have seen were always centered around men, so I wanted to
change it up a bit and decided to go with a female main character instead. I
put myself in her shoes and what it would feel like to be in the woods. What
would I see, what would I hear? That’s how I started the story. The short story
morphed into a novella and just kept growing. I had no idea what I was going to
do with her or her character until it just happened.
2. What
is the hardest part of writing for you?
Sharing my work with strangers has been the
hardest part for me. No Remorse is the first story I have taken to the end and
actually did something with it. Sharing the story with others terrified me that
they were going to hate it. But, here I am, the story is done and I’m ready to
take on the world now.
3. What
are you working on now?
“Softest Touch” is the next story of the
series and is nearly half way completed.
The plan is to release early 2013.
“A Justified Kill” is a novella that is
being edited now, which will be going into an anthology to be released August
2012. This story will give the readers more insight to Amber’s life before “No
Remorse”. Her first victim is mentioned in the “No Remorse” but does not go
into details. I thought her trials and tribulations of being a lone wolf on the
run, not knowing when to expect her first change was worth following up on.
“One Bite To Passion” is a story that is
currently being beta read. This is not part of the “Heart of a Wolf” Series.
This story is a novella that a publisher requested that I write and is an
“adult” paranormal romance.
4. What
can a reader expect in the next book in the Heart of a Wolf Series?
“Softest Touch” features new characters that
will interact with Amber, Blake and the rest of the pack. Well, I guess I could
give you a preview of how the story begins:
Blood trickled into a dark red
abyss where the woman sprawled naked on the floor. Enough time had passed that
the blood was no longer pouring from her head. The part of her face that was
not splattered across the floor and all over the white furniture was turned
towards him with the one eye staring blankly, not blinking. The man was a
couple feet away on his knees with trails of congealed blood that had trekked a
path down his naked torso from the holes in his bare chest. His face frozen in
terror, his mouth remained gaping where he had fought to suck in his last
breath of air before slumping awkwardly against the cushions of the loveseat,
his eyes staring wide at the high ceiling. His hands were hidden behind his
back where they had been tied while he knelt on the carpet.
Six year old Jimmie sat on the
floor staring in horror at the gun in his hand. Even though his mind registered
the shadows that shifted by the door, the boy could not force his muscles to
react. He stared blankly at the horror in front of him. Not moving when the mob
of dark clothed shapes swarmed into the room. Off in the distance, there were
voices telling him to drop the gun. Still he sat there, frozen in place, not
understanding what was happening around him; he stared at the lifeless forms.
Suddenly,
the gun was snatched forcefully from his hands. Jimmie vaguely felt the strong
arms that lifted him from the sticky floor and snapped out of the fog that
filled his brain and began to struggle. His eyes darted wildly around and he
opened his mouth to scream, but no sound would escape. In his mind he shouted
at the strange people to get out of his house and leave his family alone.
Jimmie was lost in a world of silence and horror.
5. What
question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview? How would you answer that question?
Who do I make the check out to? Answer: MaryLynn Bast…
Seriously, I think the question would
be: Sherilynn Kenyon and Christine Feehan
have requested you write a story with them…would this be something you would
consider doing, if so which one? The answer:
HELL YEAH and why not both?
Thank you Adam, for taking time out of your busy schedule and answering a few questions for me.
1. What
were your first thoughts of Amber when seeing her again?
Wow, she’s even hotter than she was in
school! If Blake doesn’t jump on that,
I’m going to have to give it a shot.
2. How
do you feel about the future of the pack?
Since I have a little insight to what’s
going to be happening, I know there are going to be a lot of obstacles along
the way. The one thing I can say for sure, we will have to protect the cubs of
the pack. Another thing, the council didn’t consent to Blake forming the pack,
so there could be some issues with that down the line. Speaking of the council,
they are going to have to get their heads on straight because the territories
were set a long time ago and apparently there are going to be a lot of
disputes.
3. Can
readers expect to hear more from you and about you in the series?
You think I am going to be left out? No
way! Even though I do tend to get in
trouble quite a bit, Blake and Amber still needs me to be around.
4. Have
you found your mate? Or is that
something to come?
No, I have not found my mate yet. You would
think with my ability to foresee things I would be able to find her. I thought
maybe the sheriff’s daughter might work out, but her daddy didn’t take too
kindly to her hooking up with the likes of me. For now, I kind of avoid him
when I can. I kind of shy away from being shot at whenever possible.
5. What
is the biggest drawback of the pack connection?
The biggest drawback is the ability to
communicate telepathically. Amber has got to learn to control the broadcasting.
She has some really uhh hummm, how should I put it? The woman is just damned
sexy! And we can’t help it if she broadcast images as well as sound. If she
doesn’t control it Blake is going to kill us!
My Review of No Remorse
No Remorse by MaryLynn Bast {Read April 2012}
No Remorse is Book 1 of the Heart of a Wolf Series
by MaryLynn Bast. The book follows,
Amber, a lone werewolf as she finds a mate as well as a pack and finds out who
she really is. Her past comes back full
force and she has to quickly realize who she is. Amber realizes she was never as alone as she
once thought. I fell in love with this
book and with a few of the characters.
It was difficult to put down. MaryLynn
quickly put herself on my list of top writers.
It was greatly written and the story line flowed smoothly. There is twist which can change
everything. This was my first read by
MaryLynn Bast and I can happily say it will not be my last. I look forward to the second book and more
from her. I highly recommend this book
and give it 5 out of 5 stars.
*This book does contain adult material.
Now For The Giveaway!!
Below are the rules for the giveaway as well as the dates and location for No Remorse blog tour.
No Remorse Blog Tour Giveaway Contest Rules:
First Prize: Signed Copy of No Remorse, A No Remorse book mark, and a $20 Amazon gift card.
Second Prize: Signed Copy of No Remorse, A No Remorse bookmark.
How to win 1st or 2nd prize:
visit each site on the blog tour schedule, post a comment on EACH DAY
of the tour, post your name and email address. Your name will be placed
in the drawing. *All posts must be made no later than 11:59pm May 5th to be entered.
Other Prizes: 5 No Remorse E-Books
How to win: Post
a comment about werewolves on any of the blog tour websites, post your
name and email address to be placed in the drawing. *All posts must be
made no later than 11:59pm May 5th.
PLUS: One lucky winner who comments on THIS blog post will win a signed copy of No Remorse, and a few others will win bookmarks (a few signed as well).
Tour Schedule
April 20 – A Page Away http://pageaway.blogspot.com
April 21 – Tahlia Newland http://tahlianewland.com/reviews.
April 23 – Vampyre Kisses http://www.vampyrekisses.com
April 24 - Persephone http:wingedpersephone.wordpress.com
April 25 – Mandi Case http://www.whoareyoucallingavampire.blogspot.com
April 26 – Nancy Hanchliff http://www.amemorabletimeofmylife.blogspot.com
April 28 – Jennifer Turner http://jennifer-turner.com
April 29 – Stephanie Brenston http://starrynightbookreviews.blogspot.com
April 30 – Anna Dase http://amadase.blogspot.com
May 1- Inga http://www.ingasilbergbooks.com
May 4 – Heather Lynne http://www.fullmoonbites.blogspot.com
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