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"Genesis Queen"

Book 3 in ROAD TO HELL series

Decadent Publishing / Amazon / Barnes & Noble

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 18^th 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.