Today we have Janice Seagraves in the hot seat, chatting about her newest release, Matrix Crystal Hunters! I love a good sci-fi romance and this is definitely going into my TBR pile!
~Mia
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Janice Seagraves' Quick
round:
Coffee, tea or…what’s your vice? I drink a lot of
tea. My favorite is Roasted Green Tea.
Favorite Movie: Princess Bride
Favorite Color: Blue, but I also like mint green and
burgundy.
Favorite book/author: PD Hodgell
How do you feel about bacon? Love it. Do you have
some?
The
REAL questions…
Tell
us a little about yourself.
I’m a trained artist. I’ve drawn (not written) since
I could hold a crayon in my chubby little fist.
What’s
under your bed?
Storage. And some of my daughter’s baby clothes, and
a box of leather. I’m an artist so I do keep odd things around.
Really.
What
comes first, plot or characters?
Both, but my stories are character driven.
Pantser,
plotter, or hybrid? Tell us about your writing process. Plotter.
I either dream or daydream my stories into existence.
Oddest
thing on your desk?
Um. *looking around* Do I have to name all of the
odd things on my desk? I have two dancing flowers, two statues of kittens on
top of phones, an old landline phone, and sticker of a vampire.
What’s
your most interesting writing quirk?
I stare off at nothing but I’m really writing in my
mind…. I am really.
What’s
your favorite thing about the genre you write in?
Right now it’s Science Fiction Romance.
What
is the hardest thing about being an author?
People not respecting what you do. They’ll call it a
hobby.*wench*
What’s
the easiest thing about being an author?
Writing.
What
do you wish someone had asked you for an interview question?
How does my family feel about my writing? I could
make you weep. When I first told them I wanted to be a writer, they laughed at
me. *sob, sob, sob*
Tell
us about your latest release!
Blurb: Team Alpha
Three’s spaceship is out of power after fighting a wormhole, and parked on the
primitive world of Zenevieva. With half the team sick from radiation poisoning,
the team commander entrust geologist, Maya Gladstone, to find enough matrix
crystals to power up their spacecraft, so they can go home to Earth.
Vach Namaste of the powerful Clan Namaste, a native
of the planet, has desire the lovely Maya since she stepped off the spaceship
on that astonishing day a year ago. He’s hounded her every step since. As
Hymeneal Night approaches, he makes plans to take her as his bride… willing or
not.
~*~
As promised, Maya bought another cheap tote so she wouldn’t damage her prize. Then she worked her way through the bazaar, buying supplies for the next day’s trip. As she went from tent to tent, hunting down the few veggies, fruit and other types of food that she could digest, she caught glimpses of the Zeeman following her. She tensed. What does he want with me?
She stalked completely round one of the tents to come face to face with him. Now’s my chance. “Why are you following me?”
“What? I don’t know what you mean.” He took a step back.
Maya grabbed a fistful of his dark brown robes. “Yes, you do. You’ve been dogging my steps from moment I set foot on your planet.” She suddenly noticed that the young man was bigger than she’d thought. His chest was deep and his shoulders broad. His arms were larger than Bobby’s and he worked out. And here I am, holding him by his clothes.
He stared at her hand. “I like you and want to get to know you. If you were one of my people, I would woo you.”
She realized his robe wasn’t made from the rough, homespun fabric used by the common Zeeman. Is he a clan lord? Maya loosened her grip on the silky material. “Who are you?”
He moved back and swept his arm down in an elaborate bow. “My name is Vach Namaste of the Namaste clan. It would please me if you remembered it.”
With a flutter of his robes, he hurried away, weaving through the crowd. It wasn’t until he had disappeared that Maya realized that he’d been speaking to her in English.
She stalked completely round one of the tents to come face to face with him. Now’s my chance. “Why are you following me?”
“What? I don’t know what you mean.” He took a step back.
Maya grabbed a fistful of his dark brown robes. “Yes, you do. You’ve been dogging my steps from moment I set foot on your planet.” She suddenly noticed that the young man was bigger than she’d thought. His chest was deep and his shoulders broad. His arms were larger than Bobby’s and he worked out. And here I am, holding him by his clothes.
He stared at her hand. “I like you and want to get to know you. If you were one of my people, I would woo you.”
She realized his robe wasn’t made from the rough, homespun fabric used by the common Zeeman. Is he a clan lord? Maya loosened her grip on the silky material. “Who are you?”
He moved back and swept his arm down in an elaborate bow. “My name is Vach Namaste of the Namaste clan. It would please me if you remembered it.”
With a flutter of his robes, he hurried away, weaving through the crowd. It wasn’t until he had disappeared that Maya realized that he’d been speaking to her in English.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Vach finally reached the edge of the bazaar, where he had tied up his steed. He patted its thick neck. “Hey, Brawley.”
His mount woke up with a snort, then lipped at his hand, demanding a treat. It was still standing in the same place that he left it and no one had bothered it. No one would dare touch a sherakey, not even this sleepy fellow. Reaching into a pouch, Vach dug out a sweet lump for his mount. Giving him the treat, Vach turned to see if the human female had followed.
She hadn’t.
He felt disappointed. But she wasn’t of his race and didn’t understand the proper way to act. If she wanted him to woo her, she should have followed him. If she didn’t, then she should have knocked him on his well-bred butt, just like the human guard had suggested.
Vach had wanted this human female since he saw her step out of the spaceship on that astonishing day a year ago. Her blue eyes drew him closer. Her long, red hair made him want to run his fingers through it. Her curves sent flames of desire flickering through his body. He’d taken to coming into town regularly to stroll by the compound, just to see if she would be there. Today had been one of those rare good days when she was there to follow. He learned a little more about her each time. Now he knew she wanted to find something. If he knew what it was, maybe he could find it for her.
Climbing up on the saddle, Vach clicked his tongue and his mount started down the dusty road toward the Namaste bachelor compound. He contemplated his plan for Hymeneal Night. Vach already knew from eavesdropping at the map seller’s tent that Maya would be out on the desert, all alone.
And then he’d get his chance to have her.
His mount woke up with a snort, then lipped at his hand, demanding a treat. It was still standing in the same place that he left it and no one had bothered it. No one would dare touch a sherakey, not even this sleepy fellow. Reaching into a pouch, Vach dug out a sweet lump for his mount. Giving him the treat, Vach turned to see if the human female had followed.
She hadn’t.
He felt disappointed. But she wasn’t of his race and didn’t understand the proper way to act. If she wanted him to woo her, she should have followed him. If she didn’t, then she should have knocked him on his well-bred butt, just like the human guard had suggested.
Vach had wanted this human female since he saw her step out of the spaceship on that astonishing day a year ago. Her blue eyes drew him closer. Her long, red hair made him want to run his fingers through it. Her curves sent flames of desire flickering through his body. He’d taken to coming into town regularly to stroll by the compound, just to see if she would be there. Today had been one of those rare good days when she was there to follow. He learned a little more about her each time. Now he knew she wanted to find something. If he knew what it was, maybe he could find it for her.
Climbing up on the saddle, Vach clicked his tongue and his mount started down the dusty road toward the Namaste bachelor compound. He contemplated his plan for Hymeneal Night. Vach already knew from eavesdropping at the map seller’s tent that Maya would be out on the desert, all alone.
And then he’d get his chance to have her.
~*~
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