A
New Day at Midnight
The
Hearne Family Saga
Book
1
Michelle
Hiscox
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
Bookkus
Publishing
Date
of Publication: February 14, 2015
ISBN:
0991709497
ASIN:
B00TGOODU4
Page
Count Print – 264
Page
Count Electronic – 268
Word
Count: 92,691
Cover
Artist: Bookkus
Publishing
Book
Description:
When
Merik Hearne finally lays claim to the woman that betrayed him, she
inspires much more than his need for revenge—but is her love worth
dying for again?
Condemned
to play host to a demon, the scarred Romani leader has amassed a
fortune with only one goal in mind—to possess Hannah Worthington,
the traitorous beauty that has eluded him for over a decade. With an
exchange of coin, everything he has been striving for is within reach
but nothing is as he imagined. The tender, sharp-tongued woman he
encounters tests the bounds of his convictions and he is torn between
the promise of reckoning and longing for a love that once destroyed
him.
Exchanged
for a purse of gold and informed she is to be a slave, Hannah vows
she has not survived a lifetime of loss only to wither under the
likes of Merik Hearne. And she will do everything she can to make
sure he knows it. Despite his overbearing manner, his fierce scars,
and her own determination to escape him, she begins to see that
something beautiful might lie beneath…something that belongs only
to her. She must discover the angle from which the great lord plays
before his dark desires consume them both.
As
they struggle to find truth amid pasts marred by sorrow and secrecy,
they are unaware that a vengeful apostle orchestrates the rise of a
forgotten god—and the end of their chance at a life together.
Excerpt
As
Merik looked about the darkness of his cell with new eyes, he saw
Hannah standing in the corner. He knew she was not truly there, but
the voice of the other ensured he did not look away as it whispered
in his ear. He saw her many times, always a mirage, always torturous.
Unsure if his rage outweighed his disappointment at her absence, he
listened.
She
mocks you, young one. She told those men where to find you. She told
them lies about you. They could know nothing without her betrayal.
You will find her. Make her bleed. You will find her and make her pay
for each transgression. Sink your teeth deep within her and watch the
blood flow over the ground. Drink her dry until her offences are but
a memory. It will ease the agony, as nothing else will.
Merik
saw her a thousand times during his short stay in the cellar. The
pain sliced through him, and it would not ease no matter how much his
father fed him. Nothing helped to suffuse the suffering until he
began seeing Hannah in the confines of the cell.
He
saw her exactly as she looked that night at the clearing. In spite of
himself, he found himself reaching for her hand, and did so each time
she appeared to him. Desire bubbled to the surface and he despised
it, closing his eyes against the sight of her. The image played over
and over in his mind, running like a crooked wheel. He saw the woman
who destroyed him, the woman who destroyed his brothers, and he could
think only of making her suffer—until he thought of touching her
again.
The
bottle shattered in his hand from the force of his grasp, and he
looked down to see shards of glass embedded within the flesh of his
palm. When he looked up, Hannah was gone.
About
the Author:
Michelle
Hiscox is a Paranormal Romance fan and author who hails from
Drumheller, Alberta. The dinosaur bones buried in the hills of her
hometown inspired the first stories she ever wrote, and she feels
blessed to walk those same hills with her daughter today. Crocus
flowers and dust bowls full of cactus never fail to inspire.
While
her little girl and husband provides many welcome distractions to
writing, it's something she always finds her way back to. Michelle is
the proud, and slightly crazy, owner of two dogs and three cats, all
animals she loves more than she reasonably should. She's been reading
voraciously since she was a child and, one night, pulled her nose
from a book to start writing her own.
Interview
Where are you from?
Drumheller, Alberta. I live in The Badlands, home to
the Royal Tyrell Museum, the Hoo Doos, and a dinosaur on every street corner.
Tell us your latest news?
I’m working with Bewitching Book Tours to promote my
new paranormal romance, A New Day at
Midnight, and I have a second installment, Chasing Dawn, in the works.
When and why did you begin writing?
I started as a kid, I had wonderful teachers who
encouraged my story writing. Innocent short stories evolved into themes with
crime or horror origins. I was also a big reader, I loved Stephen King and much
later JR Ward. I read so much paranormal romance in my twenties it eventually
occurred to me that I wanted to write my own.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
William Yatscoff, the publisher behind Bookkus
Publishing, surprised me with a first copy in the mail. It still feels surreal
to consider myself a writer, maybe because I wear so many other hats. Writing
is part time for me between family, work, and life in general, but it is
something I truly love doing.
What inspired you to write your first book?
It was a culmination of several factors. My love of
horror and romance novels, a strong interest in Romani history and culture, and
the desire to create something unique that people would want to read all pushed
me along the way.
Do you have a specific writing style?
I always write in third person. I try not to be
overly flowery, which I had the inclination to do when I first started writing.
I also cut adverbs and adjectives to the bone. Aside from technical aspects, I
think much of my writing can be dark, intense, and even humorous at times.
How did you come up with the title?
There are a few different reasons I chose A New Day at Midnight. It speaks of
rebirth, of the opportunity to start anew. It also fits the supernatural theme
of the book, that’s when the monsters come out to play.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp?
I want them to feel it more than intellectualize it.
I want readers to fall in love with the characters, the setting, the course of
events. My goal is to make people feel the way I do when I write it, to live
out the story through the characters.
How much of the book is realistic?
The emotion in the book is probably the most
realistic aspect. I think in any paranormal writing there is an element of
fantasy, but humanizing the interactions makes characters relatable. It isn’t
the real world, but there are definitely parallels to the good and bad found
around and within all of us.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life?
My immediate answer to this was no, but on thinking
about it there were definitely times when whatever I was experiencing
influenced the tone of my writing. So while it may not be based on actual
events of people, real emotion is inflected throughout.
What books have most influenced your life most?
JR Ward’s Lover Awakened is my all-time favorite
paranormal romance novel. It stunned me when I read it, I was immediately hooked.
That single book played a big factor in why I decided to sit down and write my
own. I can only aspire to be that good.
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
Stephen King and JR Ward. They both have so much to
offer in terms of style, structure, ability, humor.
What book are you reading now?
I just started The
Dark Half by Stephen King.
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest?
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion really impressed me.
It’s about a zombie that slowly evolves back into a human. It was original and
poignant, and I’m a sucker for a good love story.
What are your current projects?
I mentioned I’m working on Chasing Dawn, the second book in the Hearne Family Saga. It focuses
on Nicolai, professional tracker and self-possessed Vetala (demon) with a past
still weighing him down. Ella, the child he saved years before is now the woman
seeking his help to find out what happened to her family. When a wounded
Nicolai falls into Ella’s arms, she begins to learn just how much his past
intertwines with hers and the threat it brings to the future.
What would you like my readers to know?
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