Protect
Her
The
Druid's Curse
Book
1
Sophia
Kimble
Print Length: 260 pages
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
ASIN: B00O4G18RK
Book Description:
Golden Alexander is trapped in a
nightmare.
Trying to flee her hallucination
of a demon, she runs heart first into the brooding alpha male she’s been
dreaming about for years, and then her nightmare really begins.
Kris Pietka is done with
women...he’s broken. But when he meets Golden, an overwhelming need to protect
her tests everything he thought he knew about himself, and the paranormal.
A bond forged centuries ago
thrusts them together as they search for a way to break an ancient Druid curse
prophesying their demise. Racing against the clock, they travel from Vermont,
to the Carpathian Mountains in Poland, and the Scottish Highlands in search of
answers and a way to break the curse.
But something evil watches—it
covets, and time is running out.
Will fate allow love to prevail
against unbeatable odds, or will Golden wake to find it was all a delusion?
Available at Amazon
Short Excerpt:
The side door to
the house opened behind her.
“Matka? Dzien
dobry? Ma? Hello?”
The deep male
voice filled the kitchen. Filled her. Her muscles tightened, her arms vibrated
like she’d been doing yard work for the last hour and had just turned off the
weed whacker.
Mary raised an
eyebrow in her direction before looking past her to the door. “Kris, proszę
meet Golden. Come, come.”
Heavy boots
sounded on the wooden steps. The loud thumping stopped as if in mid-step and an
invisible electric current slammed into her back. Heat spread through her and
settled in her belly.
“Matka, what’s
going on here?”
“Golden is your
Babci’s new caregiver.” Mary enunciated as if she were speaking to a
five-year-old. “I told you last week she answered the ad and was coming today.
She’ll be starting on Monday.”
Mary glared at
Kris and then turned to Golden with an apologetic smile on her face. Kris moved
around the table and stood next to his mother.
Her mouth fell
open.
He narrowed his
piercing blue eyes at her, and a lock of sandy brown hair fell from behind his
ear.
About
the Author:
Sophia Kimble has always wanted
to be an author, but for years, life got in the way. She wouldn’t change a
thing about how her life turned out, though. Her family keeps her laughing and
loving. Her wonderful husband and two extraordinary children stand beside her
every step of the way and make this journey called life worth living.
Sophia has worked as a nurse for
twenty years, but has put that career path aside to devote her time and
imagination to writing down the stories that keep her up nights.
She takes her love of the
paranormal, history, and genealogy, and weaves them into tales of family, fated
love, and supernatural occurrences.
Interview:
Where are you from?
Altoona, Pennsylvania, but I’ve lived all
over the United States… Many places in Southern California, Washington,
Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.
I think my parents were gypsies in another
life.
Tell us your latest news? My
debut novel, Protect Her, was released by Soul Mate Publishing on October
22, 2014 on Amazon.
When and why did you begin writing? In 2012 I decided to write my first novel, Protect
Her. It was something I’d always wanted to do, but was afraid to try.
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I signed on the dotted line of my publishing
contract.
What inspired you to write your first book? I’d always thought I could write a novel, God knew I’d
read enough of them, but it was my husband who pushed me to give it a serious
try, and I’m so glad I did.
It’s kind of like the lottery, you
can’t win if you don’t play. And believe me, I feel like I’ve won the lottery.
Do you have a specific writing style? I’m a pantser, I write by the seat of my pants. I’ve
tried writing a synopsis beforehand, making an outline of my novel before I
write, but it never ends up remotely like I’ve planned.
So really I just sit down with a vague
idea of what’s going to happen and give my characters free rein.
How did you come up with the title? The hero, Kris, hears a little voice in his head telling
him to Protect Her, so it wasn’t hard
to learn the title about a quarter of the way through writing the book.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp? The ago old cliché – love truly
does conquer all.
How much of the book is realistic? I am a research junkie, so there are many aspects of the
novel that are realistic, with just enough of the paranormal to give readers
the fantastical they want when they pick up that genre.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life? Yes, yes, and yes. I had an
episode of sleep paralysis when I was much younger and the experience was the
genesis of Protect Her. I’ve also spent a lot of time in the location of Protect
Her, and based the hero’s mother after my beloved mother-in-law who is
no longer with us.
What books have most influenced your life? When I was a teenager, I read Stephen King’s, It, and it
scared the crap out of me. I don’t think I took a shower without being mindful
of the drain for years after.
My love of romance novels came about
the same time when I read Janet Dailey’s Calder Saga. I was never the same
after that, and a love of romance was born.
Naturally, when I decided to pen my
first novel, I combined the spookiness of Stephen King and the romance I fell
for from Janet Daily, and wrote a paranormal romance.
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor? That’s going to be a cross
between several; Stephen King, Dean Koontz, J.R. Ward, and Elizabeth Kostova.
What book are you reading now? Destiny Calling by Maureen L. Bonatch
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest? Maureen L. Bonatch writes Paranormal with
a touch of romance and a lot of wit. I just love her.
What are your current projects? I’m editing the second book in The Druid’s Curse series-
Avenege
Her, and writing the third- Fear Her.
What would you like my readers to know? That no matter
what life throws at you, a good book can take you away from your worries for a
while.
Connect with Sophia at the
following sites:
Website: http://sophiakimble.com
Twitter: @SophiaKimble https://twitter.com/SophiaKimble
Thanks so much for having me.
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