Can you tell us a little bit about your latest book? When did it come out? Where can we get it?
The book is about a
group of supernaturals - vampires, werewolves and witches who come together to
battle against an ancient enemy. The enemy is the King of the Vampires
who believed that the werewolves were destined to be slaves, but a Queen, is
born and reborn to unite all the races. This book is the beginning of the
prophecy that will unite the races and bring forth a sense of peace and
unification in the end. Queen's Destiny came out on October 1, 2014 and is available in print and on Amazon.
Is there anything that
prompted your latest book? Something that inspired you?
Honestly, I got tired
of reading the recent stories where vampires aren't exactly true to their
nature. First of all, they don't walk in sunlight - no ring or special
power will ever allow that to happen. I wanted a book set in my hometown
of Seattle on top of that. So, what better way than to combine the two into
one new series?
Great! So, when did you know you wanted to write? Or has it always been a pastime of yours?
I've always written,
ever since I could remember. I loved having pen pals when I was younger,
that I'd write stories and exchange them with my pals. I wrote poetry
since I was in the fourth grade. On top of that, I was one of those nerdy
kids who loved writing essays, thesis papers and more. My imagination can
go wild and crazy and I love that I can include that in my writing.
Do you have any favorite authors?
I read so much and I
will read anything that my favorite authors all vary. I love Chris
Kuzneski, Lee Child, Steve Berry, Marcus J. Burg and many more.
Do you write in a specific place? Time of day?
I'll write anywhere
and at any time. To give an example about my quirkiness, I write anytime
I have a thought. In fact, I was on a dinner date once and I had a
thought based on my stumbling block, I apologized and had to interrupt dinner
to write. He understood but as you can tell, I will write anywhere.
I've even woken up in the middle of the night to write. I just need my laptop,
phone or paper!
I hear you on that. The muse doesn't have a sense of time.
So, are there any words you'd like to impart to fellow writers? Any advice?
So, are there any words you'd like to impart to fellow writers? Any advice?
I would say never give
up and write what your heart tells you. I have so many stories, poems,
novels on so many different topics. I write what my heart tells me
to. The other thing I would tell fellow authors is to get help when and where
you can.
That's great advice! Thank you for stopping by, Barb! :)
Readers, here is the blurb for Queen's Destiny, Blood Prophecy Book One.
Amber Stone, once a child prodigy, has just become
curator of a special collection of Macedonian artifacts for the Seattle Museum
of Natural History. Chloe, a prodigy of a different sort, holds a position at
the museum focusing on tribal art. The two become fast friends, united by
Amber's unsettling dreams and Chloe's unorthodox ways of dealing with them. Two
strangers arrive in town, bringing with them a prophecy recorded more than
three-thousand years ago, a prophecy that places Amber directly in the midst of
a battle that has spanned a millennia.
Here is an excerpt.
Chloe, Yakima, 1993
Chloe held tightly to her mother’s
hand and they walked through the pines. She stepped around the occasional
drifts of snow that stubbornly refused to melt even now at the end of
March. Six others walked
with them, heading deeper into the woods. Chloe
looked at their feet, trying to match the sound of the needles and brush
crackling under their boots to each particular step. She concentrated on the sounds. When she was satisfied she could
identify each of the walkers by the noise of their footsteps, she turned her
attention to their breathing. Her
mother was easy, and she recognized the pattern without having to think much
about it.
The others took a little
work. The man ahead and to
the right breathed shallowly and regularly, while the one behind them wheezed a
little. The woman next to
her mother breathed purposefully, as though every exhalation resulted from
conscious intention. The
others—
“Mommy, stop.” Her mother looked down at her and
Chloe began to tug at her arm, pulling her south. “Come on.” Her mother looked at the wheezing man
and he nodded, so she allowed Chloe to guide her and the others followed. In a few minutes, the bubbling of the
Yakima River reached Chloe’s ears. In
four or five more, the others heard it as well. She pulled her mother through a last
copse of trees and stood at the bank, staring at the water.
“What is it, honey?” Chloe’s mother
knelt beside her and studied her face.
“The whitefish is about to
die.” Chloe pointed at the
water.
“What whitefish, sweetie?”
“The one right there.” She was still pointing at the
water. Her mother followed
her finger to the water and squinted, but couldn’t make out anything below the
ripples of the river.
“How is the whitefish going to die,
Chloe?” It was the wheezer.
He’d walked up to where the girl and her mother stood on the bank. He pointed at the water. “Will another fish come and get
it?”
Chloe reached out and took the
man’s hand, still pointing, and lifted it up, pushing it as far as her reach
allowed. “The sky will kill
it.”
The man looked up and studied the
sky for a while, then turned his attention on Chloe’s mother. “Marlene, I’m just not sure. She feels intently, I know that. Still, it’s not just…what? What is it?”
Marlene’s eyes had grown wide and
she stared at the sky. “Look,
Tom.”
He looked up. It was an eagle, and it circled above
the river. Suddenly, it
dove, and Tom gasped at the speed of the thing. In only a second or so, it was flying
back upward, a whitefish in its talons.
He looked at Chloe. “You were right, she has the Sight.”
Author Bio
Having been born and
raised in Hawaii, I loved telling stories ever since I was a child about
vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, and witches. I was a little girl
who loved scary stories, much to my mother's dismay. The scarier - the
better. Hawaii was a perfect place for stories until I moved to Seattle.
I decided to turn a love for the supernatural into writing stories to see
if others would love them as much as I do. Currently, I live in Florida
but since I'm a Seattle girl at heart, my stories take place in the
Northwest. I continue to write supernatural stories of vampires,
werewolves, witches, and more while enjoying the beaches and sunshine. I
also love to help others and give back to my
community.
Author Links:
Website: http://www.thebloodprophecy.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Blood_Prophecy1
Amazon Author page: http://www.amazon.com/Barb-Jones/e/B0058W93RQ/
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