The Hybrid
The
Wild Clan Sagas
Novel
2
Christine
Murphy
Genre: Futuristic Romance
Publisher: KnightFall Publishing
Date of Publication: August 1, 2015
ISBN: 9781311085313
ASIN: B00Z8QXLXO
Number of pages: 200
Word Count: 139,328
Cover Artist: Christine Murphy
Long
Book Description:
The ruling hiarchy of the known
world, BioGen, continues to manipulate the genetics of the human race to try
and prevent the extinction of mind-kind.
In their meddling to control life, BioGen combines human DNA with
alien. Success is achieved and unique
females are created and industrially born.
The baby girls are surprising in their beauty and abilities, but BioGen,
in their need to control and conquer, force the delicate females away from
their caregivers. Their only goal is to
hone the powerful gifts of the maturing teenagers. In the end, however, they perish one by one
because of the uncaring ways of their handlers until there is only one
extraordinary woman remaining.
Born part human and part Phoenix,
Sara has hidden among the enemy since she was created. Disguised in the
appearance of a Nul working for BioGen, she searches for the truth about her
creation and the sisters she lost during childhood. During her duties she is
assigned to guard and observe scientific experimentation on a man who she
discovers is no other than one of the Wilder males.
Captured as a young man while
searching for his brother, Justin is forced into service to be one of the
highly coveted Companions. Refusing to
be broken and used by the Gen female population he is tortured and then used
for genetic research. Under the Headquarter's control his very sanity and
memory is almost destroyed. Ultimately
BioGen will destroy him if he can't find a way to escape back to The Wilds and
his family. The fates bring him a breath-taking woman who is the key to both
his freedom and hers.
Thrown together in hopeless
circumstances, the fated lovers are initially enemies. However, Sara is
instantly drawn to Justin and she has no choice but to free him from BioGen's
grasp. At first Justin sees her as nothing more than his way to escape but it
doesn't take long for him to see the mysterious beauty under the surface of her
disguise. Together they find a way to escape from the enemy's
Headquarters.
During their run for freedom they
will find the most unlikely allies in both Daman, a high class Companion, and
Defiance, an underground group of escaped males who just may have their own
agenda. Joining the group of criminals
is a dangerous consideration, however, Justin and Sara must team up with Daman,
who is now leader of Defiance, if they have any hope of reaching The Wilds. In the end there is no choice as BioGen's
assembling army begins an all out attack on Justin's family and the
Rogues.
In the search for answers and
freedom, Sara and Justin's growing trust and dedication to each other will
become a flame of passion and love. They
will discover the intense love they have for each other makes them stronger
than all of the uncertainties and dangers in their life. Sara's gentle caring will allow Justin to
trust again and recover his memories. In
return, his belief in her will allow Sara to harness her Phoenix
abilities. Only the two of them have the
true power to save Justin's family and the Rogues who call The Wilds home.
In one great clash of wills at
the edge of civilization a great battle will be waged between BioGen's Nul
army, the Rogues, and Defiance. In the
midst of the conflict and chaos will be two incredible lovers who will do
anything to save those they care for.
Justin will rejoin his family and give Sara the strength to harness the
fiery ability of her Phoenix side in the final showdown. In the end, only the power of love will
prevail and ultimately set everyone free.
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Excerpt 1:
At first she
refused to look at the inside of the room. Instead, she shoved the door closed
and took a deep breath. Finally, she focused in enough so from the corner of
her eyes she could see the room was the same, unchanged from the past. Same
sterile white walls, white floor, silver equipment with the many wires and
probes, and same medical trays with the shiny silver scissors and scalpels. All
of it in her mind were instruments of torture. All she knew was she had to get
a grip or she would soon be the one on the table being experimented on.
Distracted she nearly jumped a foot
when the Gatherer dressed in white surgical scrubs stepped into view and called
out, “I’d be careful if I were you. Even though he’s strapped down this male is
a fighter, especially with the amount of hormones and drugs we have pumped into
him. He’s already taken out two Monitors and several guards.”
About
the Author:
Christine Murphy started her
writing career at a young age even before she was putting words to paper. Living in the Midwest left her with plenty of
time to read and develop her creative mind.
Her first short story was written in grade school and was in a
fantasy-type style. Later she took an
online course in writing and created another story based on the adventures of a
Native-American youth searching for her purpose in life and filled with lots of
symbology.
Science-fiction fantasy was her
main reading preference but quickly shifted to romance. In the beginning she preferred Contemporary
Romance but that didn't last long when she discovered Christine Feehan and JR
Ward. Paranormal Romance had infected
her and she read as much of it as her voracious mind could adsorb.
Eventually Christine joined the
work force, and although she continued to read, she didn't pursue her need to
create her own worlds other than in her head.
Her imagination continued but reality kept her busy including a
successful medical based career in the military. Working as a clinical laboratory scientist
she was stationed in several locations in the United States and in numerous
areas of the world including England, Italy, Germany, Africa, and the Middle
East. Finally her career brought her to
a small town outside the Tampa Bay area in Florida. This is where she finally realized time is
too short to put off those enjoyments in life especially when her husband was
struck with leukemia. He successfully
recovered but it made her decide she wanted to pursue writing which seemed to
be put off her whole life.
Within two years she had
completed an entire series - The Sphinx Warriors Series, and started the first
book of The Wild Clan Sagas. Currently she
continues to write from her Florida home while looking out her back lanai to a
small pond where the wild-life gathers and the flowers bloom in exotic pinks
and purples. This is her place of peace and freedom she has searched for all
her life and where her husband and crazy African Gray Parrot, Raider, hang out
with her. It’s the place where her
creativity runs wild while she spins tales of adventure and passion. She
captures the unique characters, civilizations, conflict, passion, and love in
her writing from the fantasies which still spin in her head. She captures the strong, spirited, and
powerfully attracted characters and all of their adventures and share it with
others who are searching for that very thing to make their lives more exciting.
If she accomplishes nothing else
in life, she hopes to share the romantically magical worlds and the lovers she
sees with all of the passionate readers out there. Her next projects are continuing to work on
her Wild Clan Sagas and her Midnight Riders Series as she partners with
KnightFall Publishing and CK Productions.
Interview:
Interview:
Where are you from?
Originally I am from the Midwest – Illinois – so I
would be what you call a corn-fed girl.
;) I lived there up until the
time I joined the military and then have traveled everywhere since. I’ve lived in S. Carolina, Georgia, Arizona,
Arkansas, Ohio, Maryland, England, California, and finally Florida. My travels were via the Army and Air Force as
I was both enlisted and officer. So as
you can see I am well traveled and experienced many adventures along the way
included deployments and temporary duty in Germany, Italy, and Qatar. Now that I am retired from the military (but
not really retired now that I’m working a civilian job) I have finally settled
in Florida and I do love it here.
To start, the second book in my Wild Clan Sagas is
releasing in August 2015. It is the
second book in the series with the first being The Source. This series started out originally as one
novel but once I was done I found there were too many characters and plot to
not write more books. The plan is to
have a total of four books, but who knows, it might end up more. At the same time I am also working on my
Midnight Riders Series. Road To
Redemption has already been released but I have two more books written – Road
To Devotion and Road To Temptation which will start releasing this
Christmas. I am currently writing Road
to Ravishment which should be completed by the end of this year.
When and why did you begin writing?
I truly began writing short stories when I was in
grade school and later took a writing course shortly after I was married. I really never took off with writing because
I was always too busy with work, kids, life, and all the other endless things
that take up time. However, when my
husband came down with cancer I realized the “I can do that later” might never
come. So determined to start writing I
dove in and haven’t looked back. I’ve
been writing now for about three years now and have completed a total of twelve
books with ten published by August of this year.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I believe I started to consider myself a true writer
when I truly committed to sitting down and capturing my imagination in
writing. I set up a work station in my
kitchen on the large island and have two computers. One for writing and emailing, the other for
book cover and movie creation. I like
the space because it is open and I can see into my living room as I perform my
creation in words. I believe the “being
a writer” was driven home when my first ebook was published. It was that moment of excitement when I saw
the first book cover of my first book.
Once I was published I knew there was no going back for me no matter how
successful I was in the career. I was
instantly addicted.
What inspired you to write your first book?
Two things inspired me. The first was when I read the Twilight
Series. The emotions of the experiences
that the characters in those books went through reminded me of the emotions I
went through in highschool. So many
feelings that I wanted to relive and capture that feeling of youth. Everyday life had sort of repressed all of
the adventurous things I wanted to do when I was younger. The hammer that drove my desire to do more
home was when my husband was told he had cancer. The suffering he went through to survive on
the other side motivated me to reach for the goal of writing and being
published. Even if I failed, how bad
could it be it comparison to having to go through chemotherapy sessions. Plus my writing was kind of a psychological
way to work through the demons that haunted me because of what he had to go
through while I watched.
Do you have a specific writing style?
I don’t think I have a particular writing style
other than I like to create visual background with my words and interlace it with
tension and emotions that capture the imagination. I like action so I like my books to be fast
paced. If I get bored with them how can
I expect my readers to be excited? So I
work hard at making sure the stories are exciting and keep them on the edge of
their seat but at the same time draw them in to the characters and the
romance. I like to create the ideas and
write down the synopsis first and then create the entire book from there. Sometimes I just start from a few notes or
jot down notes as I write. Sometimes I
don’t do anything. The characters seem
to have a life of their own and just take over my imagination like The Source
in The Wild Saga.
How did you come up with the title?
I read once that a title should be short and
concise. Too long and it might not jump
out at the reader. The Hybrid – my
latest book picks up on the fact that the main character is a blend of human
DNA and alien DNA. She is breathtaking
and unique no matter what her outer appearance. In The Wild Clan Sagas I chose
The Source (second book in the series) because in genetics the genetic material
always has an original pure source that started it all. In the series the rare female born with the
pure genetic material was a source, hence the name. For my Sphinx Warrior Series I wanted to
include the ancient past in the name since that is where the social structure
from the characters came from. The first
book was Sphinx Resurrected and plays on the fact that the characters genetics
are related to the Sphinx of Egyptian times.
The Resurrected part came from the fact they were trying to rebuild a
race that was almost extinct by find the one woman who could save them.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp?
The central premise of The Wild Clan Sagas,
including The Hybrid is that no matter how advanced civilization becomes or
what challenges face us love is the most important factor. Love and family is everything to fight for no
matter what the cost. In the Hybrid,
Sara longs for love and Justin has lost his family and has been captured by
BioGen. Together they find each other
and escape. They are fated to become
lovers and only as a team will they find their freedom to escape to The
Wilds. They will be free to love who
they want and be with their family without the influence of a futuristic
government determined to use them as nothing but genetic material for
procreation.
How much of the book is realistic?
Although the book is futuristic with an evil
government like structure, high tech cars that can travel a sky road system,
and medical techniques that don’t exist today,there is still realism. The older cities, the every day furnishings,
the clothes, and the forests are all described in realistic detail. The interactions between characters exist
today with everything from anger to love to happiness and all the other
emotions. Clothes, weapons are both
futuristic and of modern times. The
discussion is understandable versus being bogged down by scientific or
technical jargon that could lose a reader.
Realism is mixed in with futuristic fantasy at a level that still makes
sense but appeals to those readers who like a bit of science fiction in their
story lines.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life?
Some of the descriptions in the books are from
experiences I may have had such as riding on underground trains as in The
Source and The Hybrid when I was in England.
Another experience came from camping in log cabins on the waterfront of
a lake which was incredibly peaceful when I was in Tennessee visiting family at
Christmas. That was where I came up with
the idea of The Wilds and where the Rogue live in what was known as
Canada. Some of the personalities –both
good and bad – I have used with the characters of my books from people I have
meet through the years, especially while I was in the military. Some of the emotions that I have experienced
I have captured and integrated in my books.
I find it very therapeutic to work out real life issues this way in the
imagination of my books. I can fight an
enemy which may be a negative emotion in real life that I want to get rid of.
What books have most influenced your life most?
My favorite genres when I was younger was science
fiction/fantasy but as I grew older I got into romance. After a while I found that I lived some
sub-genres than others in the romance realm.
My favorite I have found are the paranormal or superhuman realm of
romance such as those written by JR Ward and her Black Dagger Brotherhood and
Sherrilyn Kenyon and her Dark Hunters.
These books captured my imagination and I liked all of the brooding
males, action, and dark enemies to fight, not to mention the incredible
heroines that end up with the guy. I
also enjoyed The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer because it touched the
young woman in me from back in the day.
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
I would have to say JR Ward and all of her
incredible Black Dagger Brotherhood men.
Her writing was both exciting and dark and I like all of the brooding
males running around. There was no pansy
cutesy hand holding and love scenes. No,
the character interactions are raw and more realistic including the male view
on “feelings” and the way they think.
She captured both the masculine and feminine (and some in between) in
her writing. She wasn’t afraid to take
her scenes to the extreme of the sensual or the disgusting. All of it was fascinating and kept my
attention for hours.
What book are you reading now?
When I’m not into my writing I’m working on Cat’s
Lair by Christine Feehan – one of the Leopards Series. She is an incredible writer as well and I’ve
enjoyed her books for year. She was my
first paranormal romance writer that I indulged in before JR Ward or the
others. Her Dark Series with the
Carpathians was the first time I got into the series format and since then have
always been fascinated with series. I
think the multi-book format allows a writer to better develop not only the
characters but a whole complete society and structure for the characters to
exist in. That is why I have gone toward
the direction of series writing. The
Source started as a single book but after writing it I realized it has so many
characters and plot lines that I could continue to build on and work with.
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest?
I hate to say it but in between my own writing and
reading my favorite authors works I have had little time to find new authors to
read. However, if a book captured my
attention, no matter who wrote it I would definitely check it out. I believe that new authors should have the
chance to be recognized for their works.
Some readers and others in the field may not be quite as open but I
would hate to miss the next up and coming author who will blow all of our socks
off. I endeavor to continue to reach for
that recognition but most of all want to write books that my readers will love
so that they will keep asking for more!
What are your current projects?
My most current project is finishing with the
advertising and other items still pending for The Hybrid. Most of the work is done but there is always
one more detail or one more location to get the word out to my readers that I have
another novel that has been released. My
other current project is writing the newest novel in The Midnight Riders Series
– Road To Ravishment. I am excited
because it is the fourth in the series and involves Mace – a hunk of a
blond-haired, emerald green-eyed biker who will do anything to protect the
Spirit Heart he is assigned to protect.
Kayla is that Spirit Heart who is determined to destroy the demons
trying to find her and steal her soul.
She is a DJ by night and hides among her technology from the Scythian
Spirit Demons. When she runs into Mace
she initially thinks he is the enemy because she trust no one even when he is
trying to save her. Needless to say the
tension between these two is incredible going from outright enemy to red hot
lovers. I can hardly wait to finish so
the novel will be ready to release to the world.
What would you like my readers to know?
I would like all the readers out there, be that they
enjoy romance, paranormal, historical, science fiction, or any other
combination to enjoy the many creative materials out there. Since I have started writing I have met so
many great people and appreciated there feedback, critiques, and suggestions
for my books. All of the support has
really made all of the effort in my writing worth it. I am dedicated to provide imaginative and
quality material for my readers to enjoy.
If nothing else in life I hope my writing inspires everyone out there to
reach for your goals in anything you endeavor in. I hope you enjoy my work and that it brings
you enjoyment. May all of you find your purpose
in life and someone to share all of your success and adventures with.
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