AUTHOR: A.M. Hargrove
BOOK TITLE: Dark Waltz, a Preastani Novel
PUBLISHER: A.M. Hargrove
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Please tell us about yourself?
I am a self published Indie Author that
started on this venture a couple of years ago. After working in for big pharma
for over twenty years, my job was eliminated due to a corporate buy-out. I
decided that instead of staying in the corporate world, I would make a complete
career change and here I am!
Tell us your latest news?
I
just released Dark Waltz, a Praestani Novel, the first in my adult series. It’s
a spin off of my YA/NA series, the Guardians of Vesturon. In my 3rd installment
of the Guardians series, Determinant, I introduced a character that basically
stole the show and demanded a book of his own. He was too old and much too
irreverent to be written as a YA/NA character so that’s how Dark Waltz was
created.
When and why did you begin writing?
I
laugh when I think of it all and then I pinch myself. As I stated above, I
didn’t want to go back to work for corporate America. There’s just too much
instability in this economy and I didn’t want to face that. So I thought--what
the heck. That’s really the when and the why but the truth is I always wanted
to write but never had the time. So I suddenly had that resource and I decided
to run with it.
Are experiences based on someone you know,
or events in your own life? (Has
anyone ever realized it?)
For
my first novel, Survival, a lot of the backpacking scenes from the Appalachian
Trail were taken from my own personal experience up there. All my friends knew
it and some of them laughed because I used to bug them to death about going up
there with me. Not too many friends of mine are into that sort of thing. After
I released Survival and they read it, they all said they were glad they never
went up there with me! (There’s a scene in the book with a serial killer that
takes place on the Trail!)
Are there any new authors that have grasped
your interest?
Absolutely!
Lila Felix, Misty Provencher, Michelle Leighton, Janelle Stalder, John Corwin,
Christie Rich, Shelly Crane, and I know I’ve forgotten a ton. I’ve become a
huge Indie fan because there are so many talented writers in that group. And many of them have hit the NYT
bestsellers list.
What are your current projects?
I’m
currently writing my first adult contemporary romance and I still don’t have a
title-GRRR! It’s nearly ready for the editor and nothing is sticking. I’m also
writing book 4 of my Guardians series, reEmergent and Death Waltz, the sequel
to Dark Waltz.
If you had to do it all over again, would
you change anything in your latest book?
Not
a single thing!
Do you recall how your interest in writing
originated?
I
used to make up stories as a kid. I wouldn’t write them I would tell them, but
they would get so convoluted, no one would pay attention after a while! A
teacher told me I should write them down. I never did but should have. Then
when I was in high school, an English teacher always praised my creative
writing skills. When I went off to college I started out in Accounting. What
was I thinking? That didn’t last long. I ended up in Marketing with a minor in
journalism. I was only one class short of a double major in journalism. I found
that I loved to write. My career took me in an entirely different direction,
but it always stayed in the back of my mind.
Is there anything you find particularly
challenging in your writing?
Ending
the story. I hate to end a book. I could go on and on.
Do you ever have problems with writers block? If so how do you get through it?
Oh sure. When that
happens, I put on my ipod and go for a run. I come back with all kinds of
ideas. Writer’s block doesn’t last long for me.
Do you have any advice for other writers?
Read
as much as you can and write as much as you can. Join Goodreads and get
involved in writing groups. There are critique groups out there with people who
are willing to help make you become a better writer. Then, as the Nike slogan
says...just do it!
Who is your publisher and how did you connect with them?
I am self published
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Website
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Category: ADULT Romance…NOT appropriate for
young readers. (High STEAM contents inside)
Dark Waltz--A sizzling legend of loss, lust and
love.
It’s the year 2030 and the human population has
been annihilated by a virulent form of small pox. Liasare Davidson is desperately searching for her brother,
who has been missing for three months.
It’s been eighteen years since she was evacuated from Earth and she is
horrified to see it’s become a cesspool of unimaginable things.
In her quest to find her brother, she meets
Jurek, a powerful and enigmatic being that frightens her, yet she is unable to
resist. When things begin to
unfold between them, they both discover a paralyzing truth that puts Liasare at
grave risk. She must make a choice
to join Jurek and find her brother or fulfill a role she believes she is ill
equipped to undertake.
Now, please enjoy an excerpt from A.M.
Hargrove’s latest book, Dark Waltz, a Praestani Novel.
“Going somewhere?” that husky voice asked.
Crapitty crap!
She sucked in her breath and dropped her weapon,
as his voice startled her. Before her brain could comprehend what was
happening, she felt her body swirling through a vortex.
She finally came to rest in another place.
Disoriented and dizzy, she tried to focus on her
surroundings, but everything seemed to tilt sideways. She reached out her hand to stop herself from falling, but
only succeeded in grabbing a fistful of air. Not knowing which way was up or down, she tried,
unsuccessfully, to break her fall. Instead, she felt her breath leave her body
in a whoosh as she slammed into
the ground.
Fighting for oxygen, her diaphragm wouldn’t
cooperate with her brain’s commands.
Worse yet, she felt a pair of hands latch onto her waist, drag her to
her feet and ram her back into a wall.
Her head hung down as she fought to draw in precious oxygen, yet found
she was still unable to do so.
Then the asshole had the nerve to jam his arm straight into her
diaphragm and start demanding things of her.
“Who do you work for?”
Her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, like a
poor fish that had been hauled out of the water, desperate to be thrown back
in.
“I’ll ask again, who do you work for?” he bit
out each word with precision.
Things began to turn grey and hazy as the lack
of air finally took its toll on her brain. She knew she was going to pass out.
Double crapitty crap!
Her head lolled to the side and...blink, lights
out.
Jurek looked at her and cursed, “What the f**k?”
He hadn’t realized she was so close to losing
it. He laid her out on the floor
and looked at her for a moment.
She wasn’t beautiful in that traditional, cookie-cutter sense, but there
was something about her that enticed him.
Her chestnut mane for one, and Jurek had always been a sucker for women
with beautiful hair, but those hazel eyes of hers were something else. Her full lips were kissably soft, he
thought, as he ran his thumb along her mouth. He finally placed his hand on her forehead and in seconds,
she came to, moaning.
Her eyes fluttered open and when the recognition
in them flickered, those hazel eyes shot sparks of gold. Hovering before her was the dark haired
man from the bar. She wouldn’t
have had to open her eyes to know it was him since every cell in her body was
on fire with his power.
End of
preview
You can
find A.M. Hargrove and more information about Dark Waltz and her other books at
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Penny, thanks so much for inviting me over today. I've really enjoyed the visit! Annie xx
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I enjoyed getting to know you.
ReplyDeleteI love a good steamy romance.
ReplyDeletePenny, Anne nice interview. Good luck with your books release. Sounds awesome!
I would love a copy. yolandarenee(at)hotmail(dot)com
Wow — that cover alone is something else! Sounds like an awesome book. :)
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