Uncaged
Chattanooga
Supernaturals
Book
Four
Candace
Blevins
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
Excessica
Date
of Publication: February 10
Word
Count: 60,000 words
Cover
Artist: Syneca Featherstone
Book
Description:
It’s
been fourteen years since Keisha’s criminal actions put their son
in foster care while Darnell was out of the country on a Navy SEAL
mission. His attorneys handled all communication with her during the
divorce proceedings, and he hasn’t spoken with her for nearly a
decade and a half.
When
she’s finally paroled, his wolf is insistent he makes sure she has
a place to live and help getting on her feet.
Wolves
mate for life, but the man can’t forgive her for putting their son
at risk.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Candace
Blevins lives with her husband of 19 years and their two daughters.
When not working or driving kids all over the place she can be found
reading, writing, meditating, or swimming.
Candace
writes Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary BDSM Romance,
and a kick-ass Motorcycle Club series.
Her
urban fantasy series, Only Human, gives us a world where weredragons,
werewolves, werelions, three different species of vampires, as well
as a variety of other mythological beings exist.
Candace's
two paranormal romance series, The Chattanooga Supernaturals and The
Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club, are both sister series to the Only
Human series, and give some secondary characters their happily ever
after.
Her
Safeword Series gives us characters who happen to have some extreme
kinks. Relationships can be difficult enough without throwing power
exchange into the mix, and her books show characters who care enough
about each other to fight to make the relationship work. Each couple
in the Safeword series gives the reader a different take on the
lifestyle.
You
can visit Candace on the web at candaceblevins.com
and feel free to friend her on Facebook at
facebook.com/candacesblevins
and Goodreads at goodreads.com/CandaceBlevins.
You can also join facebook.com/groups/CandacesKinksters
to get sneak peeks into what she's writing now, images that inspire
her, and the occasional juicy blurb.
Stay
up to date on Candace’s newest releases, and get exclusive excerpts
by joining
her mailing list!
Do
you plan everything or just let the story flow?
I
write with a mix of pants and plot. I know who my characters are —
inside and out, current and past — before I start the book. When I
begin the manuscript, I know how the story starts and how it ends,
and I know their main challenges and conflicts… but everything else
I find out as I write.
Do
your characters ever want to take over the story?
All
the time, and I’ve found out the story is richer if I let them.
What
is your favourite food?
Mint
chocolate chip ice cream over a warm brownie. Alternatively, potatoes
in almost any form. Too bad carbs are supposed to be the enemy.
Are
you a morning person or a night owl?
Before
becoming a parent I was a night owl. Now, I’m both a morning person
and a night owl, which means I don’t sleep much.
Where
do you dream of travelling to and why?
Out of
all my world travels, I regret I haven’t yet made it to Machu
Picchu.
Do
distant places feature in your books?
Not
yet. Eventually, Kirsten will travel to China and readers will
experience the beauty of Guilin, the crowded cities and loud
restaurants, the Star Ferry in Hong Kong, and so much more. For now,
I hope I’m introducing them to some fun places in the South.
Do
you listen to music while writing?
I
listen to Classical music if I need to drown out the sounds of my
family around me. Otherwise, I often work in silence. I can’t write
to music with words — it’s too distracting.
Could
you tell us a bit about your latest release?
Uncaged
is the story of Ghost’s mom finally getting out of prison and
finding her Happily Ever After. I had no idea I’d need to tell her
story when I started Ghost’s book, but before I ended the first
draft of the manuscript, I’d stopped long enough to plot the
beginning and end of his mother’s book.
What
have you learned about writing and publishing since you first
started?
What
I’ve learned could fill a book. Seriously.
My
best quick
answer would be to tell budding authors of the luxury they have when
they write their first book, when there’s nothing else to do. I’m
in the editing phrase for Unhuman Acts right now, but stopped to
spend a day working on promo for the release of Uncaged.
I’m also handling promo for Hallowed
Destiny.
Some weeks, eighty percent of my time is spent on the business of
writing, and only twenty percent is actually spent writing. Other
weeks, it’s seventy-five percent spent writing — but that’s as
high as it ever gets, and those weeks are rare. Usually, it’s
probably around half and half. So, if you’re writing your first
novel, bask in the luxury of not having to do anything except write
and edit, because once you’re published everything
changes.
As
with all jobs, there are always going to be parts you love and parts
you’d rather not have to do. I love writing, but I’m not a fan of
the editing process. I’m uncomfortable with most of the promo parts
of the job, but I’ve learned to push past it and deal. I love
interacting with readers, which surprised me because in general I’m
not really a people person. Turns out, I’m a people person with
book people, just not the general public.
Who,
or what, if anything has influenced your writing?
JRR
Tolkien and Johnny Gruelle, because they brought fantasy alive to me
as a young child. Johnny Gruelle created Raggedy Ann and Andy, and if
you have young kids or grandkids, find one of the original books and
read it to them. The series is pure magic. I was an avid reader at a
young age, and I found Tolkien as soon as I went to middle school and
had access to the library. I knew
some trees were jealous of people and used their roots to trip us
just because they could! It was like Tolkien and I shared this
secret, and everyone else thought he’d just made it up — just as
I’d known my dolls really came to life at night when I’d been
younger.
I was
hooked on fantasy by these two authors, and now I enjoy creating
paranormal worlds that make people wonder if the guy in the grocery
store buying all that beef is really a werewolf, and no one else
knows.
Blurb
of your latest release or coming soon book
It’s
been fourteen years since Keisha’s criminal actions put their son
in foster care while Darnell was out of the country on a Navy SEAL
mission. His attorneys handled all communication with her during the
divorce proceedings, and he hasn’t spoken with her for nearly a
decade and a half.
When
she’s finally paroled, his wolf is insistent he makes sure she has
a place to live and help getting on her feet.
Wolves
mate for life, but the man can’t forgive her for putting their son
at risk.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Candace
Blevins lives with her husband of 18 years and their two daughters.
When not working or driving kids all over the place she can be found
reading, writing, meditating, or swimming.
Candace
writes Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary BDSM Romance,
and a kick-ass Motorcycle Club series.
Her
urban fantasy series, Only
Human, gives us a world where
weredragons, werewolves, werelions, three different species of
vampires, as well as a variety of other mythological beings exist.
Candace's
two paranormal romance series, The
Chattanooga Supernaturals and
The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle
Club, are both sister series
to the Only Human
series, and give some secondary characters their happily ever after.
Her
Safeword
Series gives us characters who happen to have some extreme kinks.
Relationships can be difficult enough without throwing power exchange
into the mix, and her books show characters who care enough about
each other to fight to make the relationship work. Each couple in the
Safeword series gives the reader a different take on the lifestyle.
You
can visit Candace on the web at candaceblevins.com
and feel free to friend her on Facebook at
facebook.com/candacesblevins
and Goodreads at goodreads.com/CandaceBlevins.
You can also join facebook.com/groups/CandacesKinksters
to get sneak peeks into what she's writing now, images that inspire
her, and the occasional juicy blurb.
Stay
up to date on Candace’s newest releases, and get exclusive excerpts
by joining her mailing list!
Other
links:
Only
Human series (Urban Fantasy)
- Unhuman Acts (2017)
Chattanooga
Supernaturals (Paranormal Romance)
Rolling
Thunder Motorcycle Club (link)
Dark
erotica shorts from the world of The Chattanooga Supernaturals
Safeword
series (Contemporary BDSM Romance)
- Safeword: Mayday (2017)
Tour giveaway
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