Dark
Caster Series
Book
4
Anna
Abner
Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Mild Red Books
Date of Publication: June 20,
2015
ISBN 978-0-09914031-4-1
ASIN: B00XDBNURI
Number of pages: 275
Word Count: 70K
Cover Artist: Jaycee DeLorenzo
at Sweet & Spicy Designs
Book Description:
Dive
into the heart-pounding final chapter of the Dark Caster series!
If the Chaos Gate opens…
Demons will infest the world.
When the charismatic mayor of
Auburn hires junior agent Jessa McAvoy to acquire him a very specific property,
she hopes this is her big break. She’ll do anything to make her first real
estate client happy, but the one favor he asks of her is impossible—convince
her former friend Derek Walker to come out of hiding. Doing so will not only
bring her into the orbit of dangerous casters, but force her to confront
long-buried feelings for her missing friend.
After failing his tasks for the
Dark Caster, necromancer Derek Walker is hiding in Alaska from his humiliating
defeats as a card-carrying member of an evil dark cabal. But when his old boss
begins opening the Chaos Gate, there is nowhere on earth Derek can hide. With
no other options, he must return to the last place he wants to go—home.
When Derek Walker joins forces
with Jessa and the entire Raleigh coven, the dark cabal’s biggest
disappointment may be the only thing standing between earth and total
destruction.
Available at Amazon
Excerpt:
Spell of
Shattering (Dark Caster #4) by Anna Abner Excerpt
With a little
pressure, Derek Walker punched his boning knife through the throat of a dead
Silver Salmon. Working the knife like a saw, he removed the head and tossed it
into the trash, and then got to work gutting the unlucky creature. Bright fish
blood swirled in the lake below, creating an abstract waterscape.
Bo’s voice
carried over the sound of the lapping tide. "Ice is the strongest element
there is," he shouted at Stubby.
They were
certainly surrounded by the stuff. Bits of frost clumped in Bo’s scraggly
beard, heavy snow clung to drooping tree limbs, and gray clouds swept across
the sky ready to shower ice upon their heads at any moment. Derek hoped the
storm would hold off a little while longer, though, at least until the men
finished fishing.
About
the Author:
Anna Abner lived in a haunted
house for three years and grew up talking to imaginary friends. In her
professional life, she has been a Realtor, a childcare provider, and a teacher.
Now, she writes edge-of-your-seat paranormal romances and blogs from her home
in coastal North Carolina about ghosts and magic. You can connect with her
online at AnnaAbner.com.
Interview
Where
are you from?
I grew up in southern California, but since marrying
a US Marine, I’ve lived in Utah and North Carolina.
Tell
us your latest news?
I’m so excited for you to read my latest release, Spell of Shattering. It’s the final
novel in the Dark Caster series and I’m so happy the way everything gets tied
up for my North Carolina necromancers and witches.
When
and why did you begin writing?
I feel like I’ve been telling stories my whole life,
but I started to take writing seriously after winning a writing contest in
middle school. I wrote nonstop through my turbulent teen years, and then tried
publishing in the traditional ways. After years of disappointing experiences I
leapt into self-publishing in 2013 with Spell
of Summoning (Dark Caster #1), and I’ve been thrilled with the results.
When
did you first consider yourself a writer?
I’ve always been afraid to call myself a writer, so I
didn’t start referring to myself as an author until I published my first novel.
What
inspired you to write your first book?
After years of exchanging letters and emails with
agents and meeting editors at writing conferences, with nothing to show for it,
I decided to take my career into my own hands.
I set a goal to write the best novel I possibly
could and self-publish it. The Dark Caster series was my new, exciting idea,
and I love how it turned out.
Do
you have a specific writing style?
My writing style is fast-paced and emotional. I love
drama and high stakes, but I don’t like a lot of fluff. Quick and to the point,
that’s me.
How
did you come up with the title?
From the first novel in the series (Spell of Summoning), I wanted to name
each book after the major piece of magic in the plot. In Spell of Shattering, the only way to destroy the Chaos Gate is with
a shattering spell.
Is
there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
In Spell of
Shattering, the message I really wanted to explore was the idea of second
chances. The hero, Derek Walker, had been a villain in the first book, so I
wanted to show that he could redeem himself and become the hero of Jessa’s
dreams.
How
much of the book is realistic?
My characters live in the real world, but they
control magic and communicate with the dead.
What
books have most influenced your life?
When I was a young adult, Victoria Holt, Lisa
Kleypas and VC Andrews inspired me to write romance novels. I’m so grateful to
these ladies and the amazing stories they wrote.
What
book are you reading now?
I just finished Devil’s
Kiss by Zoe Archer, but right now I’m reading My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne, and I love it!
Are
there any new authors that have grasped your interest?
I’m really interested in Rose Montague and Christine
Rains, two new(ish) paranormal romance authors I’ve recently discovered online.
What
are your current projects?
Currently, I’m taking some
time off to move my family across the country, but I have a ton of fun ideas
lined up for when I get settled in Washington. First, the Dark Caster boxed set
will come out and then the first one or two volumes in a new paranormal series
set around Las Vegas and starring seers, witches, shifters, vampires, and
hunters will come out.
What
would you like my readers to know?
@AnnaAbner
Tour
giveaway
5 ebook copies of Spell of
Shattering
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