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Up Close and Personal with Cady

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Hey guys! Just in time for the release of The Company of Darkness, we have some fun interview questions from Laveda for Cady and Ethan from The Company series. I’ll post Cady’s first and Ethan’s answers in a few days. Also, if you leave a question or two for them in the comments, they just might answer yours as well!

Cady~ First impression of Ethan.
When I first, first saw him or that night at Inferno? When I first, first saw him, I thought he was cute, but always in a hurry. I didn’t particularly take notice of him. I probably wouldn’t have noticed him in the club at all if the girls hadn’t pointed him out with their stupid game. I never thought he looked like a homeless guy though, he’s way too clean for that. My first impression when I first talked to him was that he didn’t like me much. Except he did call me pretty, even if he said I was distracting him and kind of scowly at the time. And he was so polite… No, thank you this and no, thank you that. I wasn’t even offering him anything, I just wanted to talk for a minute.

Cady~ Ethan’s your neighbor, right? So why was at the bar the first time you’re meeting?
Well, like I said, he always seemed in a hurry, his head down, not really the friendly type. I’d smiled at him in the laundry room before and nothing, so I just figured he wasn’t interested.

Cady~ It had to be a crazy scary experience for you, the night you were attacked by Claudio. What was going on in your head? I especially want to know what was going on inside your head when Ethan impaled a knife through Claudio’s hand through his own while speaking a foreign language. He also ends up killing him, were you not freaked out? Why were you not scared of Ethan?
It was a crazy scary night, for sure. First of all I was freaked out over Claudio’s hypnotism or whatever he tried with me that made me want to go home with him in the first place. I do not go home with strange men, I’m not that kind of a girl. One moment I’m trying to drag Penny away from him and the next I’m ready to pull him into the parking lot and tear his clothes off with my teeth. So when I finally snapped out of it and Ethan showed up, I was all kinds of glad to see him. It all happened kind of fast after that. The next thing you know Ethan’s stabbing the guy through both of their clasped hands while chanting something straight out of Sunday school – it was the most bizarre thing I’d ever seen until Claudio sliced his own neck with the tip of the knife. Ethan didn’t want him dead, I’m sure of it. Plus, I thought Ethan was a cop, you know. I couldn’t leave him bleeding in the parking lot after he’d just saved me from… whatever. I had to help him. It was the right thing to do.

Cady~ While in your dreams with Ash, he asks you to show him what you desire most, in a man. He sees flaws in your choice and asks why you would pick someone so flawed. You tell him, sometimes the beauty is in the flaws. Tell me, what flaws of Ethan’s are most beautiful to you?
If it was up to Ash he’d look like an underwear model, all airbrushed and perfect, but that’s not what I want.
I like a guy who looks like he’s lived a real life, not that pretty boy you see on TV or the movies. Just looking at Ethan, you can tell he’s seen things and done things, made decisions that haunt him and it’s more than the tattoos or the way his nose looks like it’s been broken before or anything about his appearance really. I love the way he looks at me. Like… he wants to touch me, but is almost afraid to, sometimes, like he’ll screw things up just by getting involved. There’s a core of sadness there, like a lost little boy who doesn’t think he deserves to be loved. It makes me want to give him a big hug and tell him everything will be okay. I know that’s nuts, right? Here he is, this big bad demon hunter and I’m the one who wants to do the comforting.

Cady~ Do you still have any feelings for Ash, even ones you don’t mean or want to have?
No, of course not! I could never have feelings for such a monster. What kind of a person would that make me? Just because I let him get close to me… I didn’t know what he was when he came to me in my dreams, that he was a murdering… I do not have feelings for Ash. Except maybe pity. No, not even that, he doesn’t deserve my pity, not after what he put me through. I couldn’t care less if he deluded himself into thinking he loves me, he doesn’t even know the meaning of the word. *sits and stares at nothing for a moment* I don’t have any feelings for Ash.

Cady~ Now that everything is over with Ash, what happens now? For you individually and together.
I finally got a real job instead of having to work at Spanky’s. It sucks having to get up so early, and paying taxes is pretty depressing, but it’s nice to work in a place where guys aren’t ogling my goodies. As for together, Ethan and I have to keep things on the down low. So my friends basically think I’m single again. You do not want to know what happened when they ambushed me with a blind date.

Favorite color?
Green.

How do you decompress?
I like to chill and listen to music, read or watch movies. I love movies! Just about any kind of movie, I don’t care how sucky it is.

Describe Ethan in three words.
Sweet, intense, mine.

What would your perfect future be?
I don’t know, that’s a good question for Gobi maybe. I try not to think too much about the future, you never know what will happen. I used to think my life would end up a certain way and when it didn’t… I think it’s better not to get too worked up over a dream future that might never happen. I like where I am now, even if it wasn’t what I would’ve wished for. Isn’t that all that matters?

The Company of Darkness is out!

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My new book is out! The Company of Darkness is now available for sale on Amazon and Barnes and Noble! It’s out as an e-book for $3.99 but you don’t have to have a Kindle or Nook to read it, they have free downloadable apps so you can read it on your PC, or even your phone. It’ll be available in print as well in a few weeks through Amazon. Here is the blurb:

Cady and Ethan beat the bad guy and saved the day… or did they? Cady has been touched by evil, polluted by unbound demon blood, will she ever truly be the same? Asherik the demon is bound but not destroyed, and Ethan’s moods have taken on a distinctly darker turn since absorbing his power. Detective Lucas hasn’t left his investigation behind either, and Cady will have to use all of her wiles to throw him off the scent for his own safety. And then there’s The Company – how much will Cady come to regret showing up on their radar? There’s no mistaking Rikard’s interest, but does it stem from duty or something more personal?

In a world where demons thrive in shadows, preying on the innocent, there is one organization that stands against the enemy in the darkness. But what happens when The Company tasked with our salvation becomes corrupt with its own darkness?

Next up… Book 7 of the Forged Bloodlines series: Release Me When the Sun Goes Down
In this new book we’ll deal with the appearance of another Ellri who’s come to destroy everything Jakob holds dear – which translates into wreaking havoc on Anja’s life and all of her loved ones. We’ll find out just what this costs Rob and Mason, and how Anja manages to take her life back.

Questions for The Company

I am currently putting together some character interviews for Cady, Ethan and Ash from The Company of Shadows. If anyone has any questions they’d like to submit, now’s your chance. You can either comment with them here, or send me a direct message.

p.s. I’m thinking we’re maybe a week or a week and a half away from The Company of Darkness being ready.

Cover reveal for The Company of Darkness

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I’m proud to reveal the first look at the cover for The Company of Darkness, courtesy of my fantastic cover artist, none other than my husband James. I keep telling him he should go into business designing covers on his own. What do you think?

Edits are going well on The Company of Darkness and it’s out of my hands for a while as my team polishes it up a bit. Here’s the blurb:

Cady and Ethan beat the bad guy and saved the day… or did they? Cady has been touched by evil, polluted by unbound demon blood, will she ever truly be the same? Asherik the demon is bound but not destroyed, and Ethan’s moods have taken on a distinctly darker turn since absorbing his power. Detective Lucas hasn’t left his investigation behind either, and Cady will have to use all of her wiles to throw him off the scent for his own safety. And then there’s The Company – how much will Cady come to regret showing up on their radar? There’s no mistaking Rikard’s interest, but does it stem from duty or something more personal?

In a world where demons thrive in shadows, preying on the innocent, there is one organization that stands against the enemy in the darkness. But what happens when The Company tasked with our salvation becomes corrupt with its own darkness?

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In the mean time, here is a little taste to tempt you with. This is Cady and Ethan sharing a little pillow talk – only they never made it to the bed, so picture them on the floor next to the couch. :)

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“So that’s all you do, move from place to place, hunting demons or whatever else they tell you to do?”

“It keeps me on my toes,” he said with a faint smile. “And I’ve learned not to form attachments to things, I can be ready to go at a moment’s notice.”

“Or people?”

“For the most part, yes.”

“Sounds lonely.”

Ethan tipped back the rest of his beer before he spoke. “You get used to it after a while and you don’t miss it.”

“So you’re saying you wouldn’t miss this? Me?”

“After a while, no.”

Cady shoved at his shoulder, eyes narrowing to slits. “You’re not supposed to say that! You’re supposed to tell me you’d miss me for the rest of your life, or even better, that you’d find some way to come back to me or take me with you,” she scowled, and he gave her a baffled shrug.

“Sorry, I haven’t had a girlfriend in a while.”

“Really? Couldn’t tell from the sexcapades we just shared.”

“I didn’t say I hadn’t had sex in a while.”

“Okay we can just stop this topic of conversation right there…” Her hand came up, not wanting to hear another word until she caught the hint of a smile on his lips and she punched him on the shoulder. “I’m gonna get you for that, just you wait and see.”

“Try it, I’ll be ready.” His lips curved into a wider grin as he caught her fist and pulled her into his arms, her head lying mostly in his lap as he looked down at her. “I told you, some things you don’t forget. But nobody’s been stupid enough to get involved with me before, not since I joined the Company.”

“I love your pillow talk, baby. Especially when you call me stupid.” She batted her eyelashes up at him.

“And I love you, which makes me the stupid one for bringing you into this kind of a life,” he sighed, stroking the side of her face.

“Any life with you is worth the risk.”

Hear Me When the Sun Goes Down is out in print!

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Hear Me When the Sun Goes Down is now out in print! So, for all you out there who prefer to hold the physical book in your hands (and it’s very pretty!), you can buy it on Amazon.com here.

Angel of Mercy is also now available in print with it’s new cover here.

In other news… I’m about 64K through The Company of Darkness and things are starting to kick into high gear! I’ll be revealing the cover in the next couple of days. :)

Mercy for the Fallen is out in Print!

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Okay, so it’s been out for a while, but I thought I’d make it official and let those of you who prefer a print book know it’s out. I get so caught up in moving right from one book to the next, I sometimes forget to stop and go back and make announcements like this! You can buy it here at Amazon.

The planning is going well for The Company of Darkness, I’m hoping to start the actual writing later this week. Right now I’m just making some last minute casting decisions and fleshing out a few bits, but the basic outline is done.