{"id":104,"date":"2017-07-15T08:26:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T12:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/korysteed.com\/?p=104"},"modified":"2017-07-15T08:26:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T12:26:49","slug":"an-interview-with-author-sarah-marsh-about-her-novel-viktor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.korysteed.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/15\/an-interview-with-author-sarah-marsh-about-her-novel-viktor\/","title":{"rendered":"An interview with author, Sarah Marsh, about her novel, Viktor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome, Sarah! You have a new novel out, Viktor<\/em><\/strong>, the first book in a new series. Starting a new series is always exciting. I can’t wait to hear about it!<\/p>\n

\"Viktor,<\/p>\n

What would you like readers to know about your book?<\/b><\/p>\n

Viktor is book one in a brand new series called Happy Evil After. It\u2019s a paranormal romance series with a twist. This one is a little different than how I usually write my series books, this series will still feature a different couple for each book, but Dori remains the common denominator throughout.<\/p>\n

What was it like to write the story? Did you face any difficulties\/challenges?<\/b><\/p>\n

This first book has been in the works for over a year, I wasn\u2019t quite sure how to blend the three POV\u2019s at the beginning\u2026and I was hesitant about letting Dori \u2018loose\u2019 with the full force of her personality, lol but in the end I figured I might as well just go for it!<\/p>\n

What do you love about your story, and why?<\/b><\/p>\n

I love a romance that makes me laugh, and this series is by far the funniest that I\u2019ve written. Pandora is a little crazy\u2026and a whole bunch of sassy, combined with the other couples it hopefully makes for a laugh out loud read.<\/p>\n

What have you learned from the main characters in your story?<\/b><\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one thing Pandora taught me, it\u2019s that you should never be afraid to be yourself.<\/p>\n

Where do you find your inspiration?<\/b><\/p>\n

Inspiration comes in many different forms, I\u2019m a very creative person by nature, almost compulsively. I also paint and am a former pastry chef so all sorts of things can send me into a creative flurry, but one thing that I find does it time and time again is music. The perfect song can change everything.<\/p>\n

Who are your author idols and if you met them what would you say to them?<\/b><\/p>\n

If I had to choose one, it would be Anne Rice. Her Vampire Chronicles were one of the first paranormal series I ever read as a teen, and she really fostered a fascination for the unknown which I hope never goes away.<\/p>\n

If you had to choose your three favorite books by other authors, what would they be and why?<\/b><\/p>\n

I absolutely loved American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I\u2019ve always been interested in ancient cultures and religions, so the whole idea that they could be wandering around amongst us was pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

The next one I\u2019d have to pick a series instead of a book, and it would be the Sleeping Beauty series by Anne Rice. Lol, now for those who have read this series it is quite\u2026intense, but I\u2019m not certain I can say I\u2019ve ever read anything else that was able to pull me into the characters shoes quite like this series does.<\/p>\n

For my next pick, it would be another series, because there\u2019s no way I can choose one book from it. The League Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon, because no one does world building like she does\u2026and I\u2019m a huge sci fi geek at heart. ?<\/p>\n

What is your next literary project?<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently working on book 2 for a sci fi romance with Evernight, as well as an anthology project that is another paranormal romance. After that, lol I have a list going for WIP\u2019s that is up to about 10. So much to write, so little time!<\/p>\n

Blurb for your book:<\/b><\/p>\n

Viktor, Happy Evil After Book 1<\/p>\n

Pandora is a Fairy Godmother who\u2019s never fit in with her own people. Only she has the power\u2026and the attitude, to step in and help those who others have decided aren\u2019t worthy of a happy ending. How hard could it be to manipulate some of the most feared beings in their world?<\/p>\n

Viktor has spent his entire un-dead life being the bogey man to the paranormal community and that\u2019s the way he wants to keep it…with everyone else far away from him. When the opportunity arises to take his revenge on his nemesis, he can\u2019t resist\u2014even if it means risking his reputation and rescuing the damsel in distress.<\/p>\n

Halle never expected to find herself in need of a savior, especially one with a reputation like Viktor\u2019s. But she\u2019s used to listening to her instincts and her cat trusts the strange woman who pops up and claims to have some solutions.<\/p>\n

If a girl can\u2019t trust her own Fairy Godmother, then what is this world coming to?<\/p>\n

Excerpt from Viktor<\/em><\/strong>:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cI mean you no harm, lady. You can go. I\u2019m only here for what\u2019s in the car,\u201d he said slowly walking towards her. She was a cute little thing, all soft curves with golden skin and hair.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmmm, yeah, about that \u2026 I\u2019m<\/i> what\u2019s in the car, Mr. Krescech. You have to take me with you out of here,\u201d she said almost nervously, those big green eyes pleading with him.<\/p>\n

Clearly, she was also<\/i> insane. What was with the women he was running into this week? Viktor had had more than his fair share of groupies throwing themselves at him in the bars, wanting to take a walk on the wild side for a few hours, but this wholesome little beauty certainly didn\u2019t look like the type, so he had no idea exactly what she was asking him for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d he said, moving past her towards the open back door to search the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeriously, there\u2019s nothing else in the car. They were taking me from my family and my pard to be married to Conrad. I have to go with you to get away from him,\u201d she continued, putting her tiny little hands on her very curvy hips in a way that distracted him far more than it should have.<\/p>\n

Interesting, so this little number was a leopard shifter? Viktor hadn\u2019t really had any interaction with the pard in this country, but by reputation, they were a good lot. Why on Earth would she agree to marry Conrad?<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t rescue damsels in distress. I eat them,\u201d he said with a flash of fang. \u201cSo run along, little kitten.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tiny spitfire threw her hands dramatically up in the air and sighed loudly.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just saved me from a life of baby-making slavery. Aren\u2019t you supposed to whisk me away to your super-secret villain lair and ravish me? Sheesh, where\u2019s your follow-through?\u201d<\/p>\n

Viktor just stood there and stared at her for a moment. He didn\u2019t know whether to laugh at her ridiculous statement or take her up on her offer and bend her over right here on the trunk of Conrad\u2019s car. He was extremely turned on by the fact that she didn\u2019t seem the least bit afraid of him. He\u2019d always tried to pretend that his reputation in the paranormal community pleased him, that it helped him by keeping the rabble away. But deep down it bothered him that everyone always thought the worst of him. His honor was just yet another thing that Melisandre and Conrad had stolen from him when they took his mortality.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you know who I am, woman?\u201d he finally said as she just stood there looking at him expectantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I know who you are. Who else is capable of keeping me out of Conrad\u2019s douchy hands?\u201d she said sounding a little impatient.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you have a family you can go to?\u201d he asked, still wondering why he was even standing here talking to her.<\/p>\n

Well, that wasn\u2019t entirely true. Once she\u2019d said the word \u201cslavery\u201d he knew he couldn\u2019t leave her to Conrad\u2019s tender mercies. Viktor knew more about slavery than he ever wanted to, and no being should ever be held against their will. That and he had seen firsthand what Conrad enjoyed doing to women. It still sickened him to think back to the horrors he\u2019d had to witness as Melisandre\u2019s pet.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I go back to my family they\u2019d just have to hand me right back over to him again. My pard owes him a blood debt, and I am the payment. I need this to look like Conrad\u2019s men lost me in the confrontation with you. This needs to be his fault, as otherwise, it will start a war between my family and his coven,\u201d she said, stepping ever closer.<\/p>\n

She stood so close now that Viktor could smell the strawberry and coconut scent of her shampoo. Good Gods, she smells good enough to eat.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy would you think that I should care whether or not this starts a war for your people? I will not be fighting in it,\u201d he answered, trying to sound like he didn\u2019t care one way or another.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I think that you hate Conrad just as much, if not more than I do, and there\u2019s nothing he wants more than to possess me,\u201d she answered quietly, her huge green eyes staring right into his grey ones.<\/p>\n

She was right of course. There was no one on this Earth that he hated as much as he hated Conrad. That\u2019s what he told himself anyway when he ultimately decided he would take the girl with him\u2014whether it was the whole truth about his motivations or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, tell me how your pard was thoughtless enough to enter into a blood debt with a killer like Conrad?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like we had any choice. My father was jumped one night by a bunch of rogues, and Conrad just happened<\/i> to be there to offer his assistance \u2026 for a price.\u201d<\/p>\n

The venom in her voice clearly stated that she suspected they\u2019d been set up. The rogues were most likely paid to attack by Conrad himself. It was a trick the coward had used over and over again.<\/p>\n

\u201cFine,\u201d he said with a sigh. \u201cYou can come with me, but just until we find somewhere to stash you that Conrad cannot reach you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you!\u201d she said with a squeal just before she reached up and hugged him before he could stop her. \u201cI\u2019m Halle, by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clearly, his reputation was never<\/i> going to recover from this if anyone saw him being hugged in the alley, but with her luscious frame leaning against his, smelling so sweet, he had a difficult time finding a reason to care.<\/p>\n

Purchase Links:<\/b><\/p>\n

Amazon: https:\/\/www.amzn.com\/B0731FTJ8H<\/a><\/p>\n

Evernight: http:\/\/www.evernightpublishing.com\/viktor-by-sarah-marsh\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Bookstrand: http:\/\/www.bookstrand.com\/viktor-mf<\/a><\/p>\n

Kobo: https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/viktor-6<\/a><\/p>\n

B&N:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/viktor-sarah-marsh\/1126625136<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Media Links:<\/b><\/p>\n

Blog: http:\/\/sarahmarshfiction.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarahmarshfiction\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/SM_fiction<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarah_marsh_fiction\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook Street Team link: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/955387561187276\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Newsletter sign up: http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b50yvX<\/a><\/p>\n

Bookstrand: http:\/\/www.bookstrand.com\/sarah-marsh<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/author\/sarahmarshfiction<\/a><\/p>\n

Goodreads: https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14226436.Sarah_Marsh<\/a><\/p>\n

Evernight Publishing: http:\/\/www.evernightpublishing.com\/sarah-marsh\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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