Giveaway and Interview with Joanne Brothwell and Stealing Breath

Happy Saturday Everyone, and Welcome to another addition of  The Rack.  Today we are torturing Joanne about her new book Stealing Fate.  Boy was that a great read!!  Under some "gentle persuasion"  she agreed to trek down and have a seat to talk to me....lol...here's what she had to say:

Hello and Welcome to the dungeon!  I’m so glad you could join us in the torture chamber today, just slide the chains over and have a seat.  Watch out for Marcus..he bites…hard. Aria won’t though. My pets have to get used to visitors.  They aren’t used to seeing our…guests..er…mobile.  Would you like a drink?

Yes. Perhaps some water for my Valium! *Slaps away a spider*

Now Now,  You can’t be mean to Aria’s babies..they are pretty friendly…lol.

So tell us a little bit about yourself.

Hi, my name is Joanne Brothwell, I’m the author of Stealing Breath, a paranormal romance by Crescent Moon Press. I live in the country on the Canadian prairie where my stories are inspired by the dead things that appear at my doorstep on a daily basis.

Do you have any hobbies?

Writing is my main hobby, but I also like to draw, paint and play around with photomanipulation.

What was your biggest influence that steered you towards writing?

My mom. She has always read, for as long as I can remember, and I started to read her books when I was about thirteen. She got me hooked on Stephen King, Anne Rice and John Saul. After that, it was all about the horror!

Tell us about Stealing Breath.

 Here’s the blurb:

Deep in the backwoods of North Dakota, twenty-one year old Sarah Ross is searching for a missing child when she is attacked by a glowing-eyed, transparent creature known to the Navajo as a Skinwalker. Sarah survives, destroying the monster by using mysterious abilities she didn’t even know she had.

Bloody and bruised, Sarah flees the scene and runs directly into Evan Valente, a handsome, charismatic stranger who helps her back to safety. But what is Evan doing out in the forest at five in the morning?

Turning to a healer, Sarah is shocked to learn her eyes bear the mark of the Indigo Child—an evolved human with the ability to feel the emotions of others. But her indigo aura also makes her an easy target for those who wish to consume her powerful essence.

Soon, Sarah is falling deeply in love with Evan and wants nothing more than to follow her heart and trust that he is the man he says he is. But she can't ignore the lingering feeling that Evan is hiding a terrible secret. The deeper she digs, the more danger she faces, leading her on a course that will force her to face the darkest, innermost parts of her soul.

Is this going to be a series or stand alone?

This is the first in the series. Book two, Silencing Breath, is in for formatting right now, and will be released in 2013. Book three is half written.

Tell us about some of your other books.

The only other book I have available right now is my novella, Vicarious, a prequel to Stealing Breath. In this short story, the main character from SB, Sarah, realizes she has empathic abilities, while simultaneously learning a hard lesson about bad boys.

Do you have a favorite character or book that you have written?

Evan Valente, the hero in Stealing Breath, is my favorite character. He comes from a blueprint in my mind of what the perfect man would be like, plus a tortured past!

I have to ask, what are the hardest scenes for you to write?

Sex scenes are hard because too much description and it sounds like a porno mag. Too little and it reads like Young Adult. It’s hard to get just the right amount of heat!

Are any of your characters reflective of you?
Oh, sure! Sarah is definitely reflective of me. Not in the sense that she is a Mary Sue, but she definitely comes from a place within me. But then again, so do all of my characters.

Who is your favorite book heroine?

Rowan from The Witching Hour. Loved her – she is so smart!

Who is the character in this book that pulls at your heartstrings the most?

Evan. I love him. Love.

What is your favorite mystical creature?

 The Skinwalker from Stealing Breath. They are part of Navajo lore and are very interesting to me. Actually, the whole concept was inspired by a story an Indigenous friend of mine told me of a time she was on a road trip in the US. It was the middle of the night and she was growing too tired to continue driving, so she pulled her car over to the side of the road, somewhere in Arizona near the “four corners” (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah). She planned to have a nap, but was startled awake when her car started rocking as if someone was jumping on her car, their mocking laughter outside sending shivers up her back. Quite abruptly it stopped, and when she spoke to some of her Navajo relatives later, they said these tricksters were Skinwalkers, people who practiced “Bad Medicine” and could perform astral-projection!

Do you have any advice for newer authors?

Either walk away before you get in too deep, or dig your heels in and give’er!

Where are your books available?

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Breath-ebook/dp/B007IUGMM0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1331328901&sr=1-1

Barnes and Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stealing-breath-joanne-brothwell/1109679498?ean=9781937254315

What can we expect from you in the future?

The next two in the Stealing Breath series (with a possibility of more), and a brand new series, a sci-fi fantasy currently called The Fifth Daughter of Eve.

Where can we reach you and become informed of updates?

Website:

http://www.joannebrothwell.com/

Blog:

http://www.joannebrothwell.com/blog.html

Twitter:

@JoanneBrothwell

Facebook:

Author Joanne Brothwell

Dungeon Fun

So I’m going to take you on a little tour of our…..facility.  Just a few questions and I’ll introduce you to our prison...errr guests J

Whips or chains?

Oh, dear! Um, neither?

Leather studded bodysuit or corset top?

Corset!

Fishnets or garterbelt?

Fishnets J

Leather pants, mini, or a long skirt slitted up both sides?

Long skirt with slits up both sides. Right to the hip!

Lace up boots or high heels?

Pretty heels

Ball gag or blindfold?

Um, dunno?

The rack or the whipping post?

Uh, *fans self*… um?

Wine, mixed drink, or straight up?

Coffee!

Candle wax or clamps?

Oh, jeez!

I think I know just the play area to take you to!!  Here are your tools and clothing.  I’m taking Joanne with me to get …suited up..but we will be here all night to answer questions.

Let’s go Joanne…Don’t worry about the fact you couldn’t choose between all the yummy toys, I get that way myself so I decided to bring them all!  I can’t wait to introduce you to Jason and MaryLynn!  He was here last month and I captured…err invited MaryLynn last week and she decided to stay!  Here hold these…I’ll show you how to put them on Jason.

Eek! *adjusts leather and corset strings* Oh, and… thanks for having me!

 

LOL...Let's take a look at Stealing Breath:

Deep in the backwoods of North Dakota, twenty-one year old Sarah Ross is searching for a missing child when she is attacked by a glowing-eyed, transparent... creature. Sarah survives, destroying the monster by using mysterious abilities she didn't even know she had. Bloody and bruised, Sarah flees the scene and runs directly into Evan Valente, a handsome, charismatic stranger who helps her back to safety. But what is Evan doing out in the forest at five in the morning? Turning to a healer, Sarah is shocked to learn her eyes bear the mark of the Indigo Child-an evolved human with the ability to feel the emotions of others. But her indigo aura also makes her an easy target for those who wish to consume her powerful essence. Soon, Sarah is falling deeply in love with Evan and wants nothing more than to follow her heart and trust that he is the man he says he is. But she can't ignore the lingering feeling that Evan is hiding a terrible secret. The deeper she digs, the more danger she faces, leading her on a course that will force her to face the darkest, innermost parts of her soul.

Joanne has willing offered up 2 copies of this book to one of my commenters.  Maybe she'll be done playing by then to give them out!! Good Luck!!!

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