Together they face deadly wing-strikes from carnivorous birds, earthquake, betrayal, ambush, and an enemy invasion, only to be confronted with the possibility that the Warrior Pledge will bond Checa and Heath to others. Nor does Heath’s mother approve of her son bonding with a lowborn warrior. He knows Heath is his Bond-Mate but refuses to bond with the younger man because he feels he isn’t worthy. Thanks to the friendship and loyalty of Heath, son of the Mafdeti Matriarch, Checa has survived and thrived after a childhood of horrific abuse. Silver-eyed Checa is Captain of the Guard for the Mafdeti. They must find each other before time runs out. There are four who can save the people and their land: the Silver Shining from Rock, the Great Heart Farseeing, the Changeling, and the Pure. When the two moons of Thalazar cross orbits, the Warrior Pledge must be completed or the cat-shifting Mafdeti nation will face annihilation. Sometimes I write what I consider absolute drivel so I have to go back to the basics and work out what went wrong. I know that’s two pieces, but they link together. What’s one piece of advice you would give to an aspiring author? Never stop learning, never give up.They both sound like they’re interesting people with a wealth of experiences and insights to share. Which (living) celebrity would you most want to have dinner with? Either Hugh Jackman or Whoopi Goldberg.I had a lot of trouble when I found out the science behind that book was flawed because of lack of data. Shortly after that, I read Asimov’s Oceans of Venus. The first complete book I read was Alistair MacLean’s Ice Station.
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I want to stand on the ramparts in the wind and the rain and listen to private conversations. If you could spend a week in one historical place, where and when would you choose? I’d go to Tintagel castle at the time that King Arthur is born (assuming King Arthur is more than a myth).Today’s Interview Roulette player is E E Montgomery! So now perhaps you’ll understand why, in one of my upcoming novels, Bakersfield is the gateway to Hell. He’s doing okay now–with less bacon and potato chips in his future, I suspect–but it hasn’t been a fun experience. Having apparently decided our lives weren’t interesting enough, he had a heart attack.
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This week, I was in Bakersfield in meetings when my husband texted to inform me he was in the hospital. While I was pulling away, I went to take a sip and the cup geysered, drenching me in cold coffee. On one of these stops, I bought a venti iced coffee at Starbucks. Sometimes I stop in Bakersfield to grab something caffeinated and use a bathroom. Once, our car blew a tire on I-5 there, and my entire family ended up stranded at the Bakersfield Sears for over 3 hours while the Worst Tire People in the Universe replaced it. Usually, Bakersfield’s a place I zoom through on the way to somewhere else. My apologies in advance to anyone who adores Bakersfield, California, but I just… don’t.