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Nancy
Gideon-Romance by any other name. Historical, series contemporary suspense,
paranormal with a horror chaser! Dark heroes, sleepless nights!
Very good, especially the last sentence. What 3 authors who inspire you? Why?
Dean Koontz,
Norah Roberts and Cassandra Clare.
Awesome at their craft. They always leave me wanting more! And soon!
What 3 things have you learned that makes you a better
writer?
Persevere,
adapt, overcome. It should be a tattoo.
That's for sure. What was a turning point in your writing career?
So far,
it’s been a winding road with sharp curves put together by smooth patches. A
wild ride I’ve never regretted taking.
How do you get to know your characters?
I sleep
with them first. Literally. I mull over scenes and conversations and plot
points before drifting off at night until I’m comfortable in their skin. That
doesn’t sound perverted or serial killerish, does it?
No, because I do the same. Never thought of it as "sleeping with them" though. LOL
Tell us about your two series—By Moonlight and Touched by
Midnight. How did you come up with the series’ names?
“By
Moonlight” is a dark paranormal shape-shifter series, now numbering 10 books
with the release of UNLEASHED BY SHADOWS. The series follows Max Savoie, leader
of an outcast clan in New Orleans, and his unlikely love affair with NOPD
detective Charlotte Caissie in the “Moonlight” books and expanded stories
regarding strong secondary characters in the “Shadows” books. All can be read alone, but once you start,
you’ll go through them like candy. Sweet, sinful, addictive candy. UNLEASHED BY
SHADOWS, the latest book, concerns the new king in a rival clan who endangers
his life in an underground Shifter fight club in New Orleans in order to pay a
debt that darkens his soul and his queen who is forced to shed her innocence in
order to protect him.
“Touched by
Midnight” is a vampire romance series that begins in Regency London and follow
a cursed family as they elude their enemies and search for a cure through the
centuries. Currently, the entire nine book series is being rereleased with all
new covers, a book a month, by ImaJinn Books. Book four MIDNIGHT ENCHANTMENT
should be rising up at any time.
Titles? Moonlight/Midnight.
Shape-shifters/vampire. Nuff said.
What are you working on now?
After
falling hard for the Terriot princes in UNLEASHED BY SHADOWS, I’m giving them
their own novellas in a “House of Terriot Foursome.” Now, which one to start with?
Now share with us your latest.
UNLEASHED BY SHADOWS
How
to protect a prince turned king made pawn?
Burdened by the
weight of his secrets and his father’s sins, the need for redemption pulls Cale
Terriot from his duty to his clan and the arms of his new mate into deadly
intrigues in a rival territory. His
dangerous masquerade in a high-stakes Shifter fight club is about to be exposed
to those who would show no mercy – if he can survive in the ring.
Can her
love tear him from an unbreakable vow that can only end in death?
Fearing she’s
about to lose her soulmate to the darkness he carries inside, Kendra Terriot,
newly made queen in the Shape-shifter House of Terriot, must provide him with
an heir in order to save his life . . . and his soul. But first she must risk all to coax him back
from the edge of violence inherited with his crown.
“Every delicious word Nancy Gideon puts on the page
exhilarates with a sensuous ferocity.
Hopelessly addicted.”
—Darynda Jones,
NY Times
Bestselling Author
Diane here: I totally agree with Darynda. Here's an excerpt.
“You’re in no position to make threats.”
Cale
leaned in, not a muscle moving in his face as he vowed through clenched teeth,
“You don’t know that. You don’t know me, who I am, what I’ve done, what I’m
capable of. I am not weak. I am not desperate or confused. I became king in the
House of Terriot on the bones of many, and I am nobody you want to mess with.
You have my queen and my sister, and if they are more than mildly
inconvenienced before they’re returned to me, you will die the second I learn
of it. A Terriot kneels to no one.”
UNLEASHED BY SHADOWS is available at:
All Romance Ebooks: https://www.
Nancy Gideon is the author of over 58 novels ranging
from Regencies, historicals and contemporary suspense to dark paranormal
romance, with a couple of horror screenplays thrown into the mix. When not at the keyboard or working full time
as a legal assistant in Southwest Michigan, she can be found feeding her
addictions for Netflix and all things fur, feather and fin, enjoying Grammy
time (usually watching The Avengers), and
meeting new friends and readers through her GoodReads “Nancy Gideon by Moonlight”
group. Her books can also be found under the pen names Dana Ransom, Rosalyn
West and Lauren Giddings.
Website: http://nancygideon.com
I want to be like Nancy when I grow up. Whenever I get discouraged and think I don't have time to write, I think about how much she's been able to accomplish and I stop feeling sorry for myself. Congrats on the new book!
ReplyDeleteDoes that make ME a grown up?
DeleteNice interview. I agree with your "Persevere, adapt, overcome" So true.
ReplyDeleteHey, we should know!
DeleteUnleashed by Shadows sounds like a great read. I like Cale already!
ReplyDeleteInteresting and entertaining as always. That's quite an excerpt. Pulled me right in!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margo!
DeleteWonderful getting to know more about you! I loved the interview. I grabbed a copy for my keeper shelf!!
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