Since I suck at titles, I usually list everything by their work in progress title, which, if it's a novel, is the main character's first name. I know, original isn't it?
Tayce Book 1 (The Blood Queen)
- Summary: In the 1980s, a witch doctor tried to raise a zombie and found out, the hard way, that he couldn't control them. As a result, the zombies destroyed a small town in Colorado, USA before being wiped out by the army (they used a lot of flamethrowers). Suddenly, humanity couldn't ignore the fact that supernatural beings and magic were true. Flash forward to present day: Tayce is the world's most advanced golem. She looks, acts, and thinks like an average, human woman except for one fact: she's immortal. Faced with eternity, Tayce wants nothing more than to stay out of trouble, but when Dorian, the hot heir to the vampire family, knocks on her door asking for a favor can she say no? And just what is she getting herself into?
- Author Comments: This story was conceived a dark, stormy night (OK, I'm exaggerating) after reading perhaps the 100th urban fantasy story that involved pussified vampires, werewolves, etc. Where were the monsters that actually caused mayhem? Who were like double-edged swords of seduction and danger? When had the mythological world become so...safe? After bitching about another book that was a disappointment, one of my friends said, "Well, if you think you can do so much better, then why don't you?" After thinking about it, I decided, Yeah! Why don't I? I didn't want to write a story to show up anyone or say that I knew how it was supposed to be done, I just wanted to write an urban fantasy that I'd like to read. Somewhere around that time, a story idea popped into my head: a golem who looked human, but much like a weird Pinocchio tale, she didn't feel human. From this thought, Tayce was born. :)
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Tayce Book 2 (The Eternal Forest)
- Summary: Tayce may have survived a vampire war, but she's definitely hoping her life will settle down. She's lost her job and her Supernatural status has been broadcasted to the world. She's ready for a break. But, as Halloween comes around, the rift between the Eternal Forest -- where all matter of fantastical creatures from ancient times live -- and Earth thins. Tayce finds herself dragged into that world looking for her lost friend, Alice. But, she'll have to play the politics game between the monarchs of this strange land, survive the Wild Hunt, and figure out if the strange man whose tagging along is an ally -- like he claims -- or an enemy.
- Author Comments: Slowly but steadily, I am working on the sequel to The Blood Queen. This book will be mostly set in the Eternal Forest, a dimension created by the Fae as a sanctuary from the human world. Tayce has utterly no idea about this place; no one's really traveled there before and come back to tell the tale. It'll be nice to write something where Tayce can't be a know-it-all about anything Supernatural.
