Love Me To Death
by: Marissa Clarke
Synopsis:
Medical research scientist Elena Arcos has always lived her life
under the radar. When she is shot in a convenience store robbery, Elena finds
herself rocketed into supernatural insanity courtesy of a sexy immortal law
enforcer. He’s convinced she’s some kind of freaky half-vampire thing and that
her deceased dad was the real deal: a blood sucking monster. Yeah, right.
Nikolai Itzov never anticipated battling the urge to kiss the
offspring of his father’s murderer. As a Slayer, an elite law enforcer descended
from Azrael himself, his orders from the Underveil General are clear: Kill her
or die.
Nikolai and Elena find themselves in a life and death battle to
stop a plot designed to lift the Underveil and enslave humans. With her
analytical mind and his centuries of training, they might be able to foil the
plot with their lives and maybe their hearts intact. But in order to succeed,
he must help her become the very thing he hates the most: an Undead.
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Author
Bio:
Marissa Clarke lives in Texas, where everything is bigger,
especially the mosquitoes.
When not writing, she wrangles her rowdy pack of three teens,
husband, and a Cairn Terrier named Annabel, who rules the house (and Marissa's
heart) with an iron paw. She loves to connect with readers, so
follow/friend her on Facebook and Twitter or shoot her an email from her website
"Contact" page.
Interview
Please welcome Love Me To Death author Marissa Clarke to Diane’s Book Blog.
What is your favorite part of the
story, Love Me To Death?
Rather
than a scene, I’ll pick an aspect of the story: I love Elena’s struggle to
accept her new reality and identity while dealing not only with forces that
want her dead, but her unnatural attraction to a man she should hate. She has a
lot thrown at her all at once, but possesses the inner strength to cope. I love
her.
If you were stranded on a desert
island which of your characters do you want by your side?
Um…
Nik, of course. No, wait… Vlad. Nuh uh.
Stefan. Definitely Stefan.
Who
or what inspired you to be a writer?
My daughter. I started writing
several years ago by accident. My daughter had just discovered teen literature
and had burned through several popular series. She was lamenting the fact that
most male heroes in paranormal books were demons, vampires or some type of
inherently evil creature fighting their wicked impulses. She asked me why the
hero couldn’t be a “normal” guy who has some kind of special/magical power, but
wasn’t evil or didn’t believe himself evil.
I told her that for her birthday, I’d
write her a book like that. (To this day, I have no idea why I would offer such
a crazy thing. I’d never written fiction and had no desire to do so).
True to my word, I gave her a chapter
a day for a month. The result was a 700-page young adult time-travel novel.
It had a cool premise, but was
awful—truly awful with respect to craft. Reading a book and knowing what works
is one thing; writing one is entirely another.
After
spending a month writing 8-12 hours a day, I decided I’d found the perfect job.
I LOVED it.
How do you overcome writer’s block?
I
sit down and write through it. Sometimes what comes out when I’m stuck is crap,
but at least it’s something. When I was a teacher, I didn’t have the luxury of
saying, “I have teacher’s block. I can’t work today.” I try to look at writing
the same way. It’s my living. I plow though.
What do you prefer paperback,
hardcover, or ebooks?
Ebooks!
So portable and flexible. My vision is deteriorating, and I love the fact I can
make the font on an ebook huge at the end of the day when my eyes are strained.
I can also load a whole suitcase of books into my purse for trips.
Do you have anything specific that
you want to say to your readers?
Thank you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for making it possible for me to do what I
love. Every purchase, review, and message is a gift. I am so grateful.
And thank you
to Diane for hosting me today.
Marissa Clarke
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