Diane’s Book Blog: Keeper Witches Series by Kristy Centeno: Character Interview & Giveaway

Title: Keeper of the Innocents
Series: Keeper Witches, #2
Author: Kristy Centeno
Audience: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Formats: E-book and Paperback
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Cover by: Robin at Wicked by Design
Pages: 276 pages
ASIN: B00LLIPUC8
Date Published: July 8, 2014

Demi Redding has used her powers to vanquish demons for years, but when one shows up next door she will be forced to set both her experience and instincts aside to battle a war that has nothing to do with magic, and everything to do with matters of the heart.
As a Keeper of the Innocents, Demi’s load as a guardian reduces with only one charge to take on at a time. However, when her new foe proves to be a force she can neither see nor find, she has no choice but to doubt the so-called good intentions of the stranger one door down.
Rhyzel Connor is not your average neighbor by any means. The red specks of color in his green eyes alone sets him apart and his demonic heritage makes him an easy target. Because of who he is he can’t afford a mistake that will result in his demise, but the fact that he knows way too much about Demi quickly raises the suspicion veil over him.
There is a mission he must complete, and secrets he must fight hard to keep, but the biggest hardship he must face will be forfeiting his life in order to save Demi’s.

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Character Interview:

Please welcome Rhyzel Connor from Kristy Centeno's Keeper Witches Series to Diane's Book Blog.

What is your name? Do you have a nickname?

Rhyzel Connor. I have no nicknames as far as I know.

What is your hair color? Eye color?

Brown colored hair. Green eyes-most days anyway. They tend to turn red when the demon in me takes over.

How old are you?

21, soon to be 22.

Where were you born? Where have you lived since then? Where do you currently call home?

My mother says I was born in California. I think my birth certificate is forged so I might have been born elsewhere.

I’ve lived all over the place. Here and there. I can’t stay in one place for too long or demons will find me. Right now, my one bedroom apartment is my home. In a few weeks, that might not be the case.

What is in your refrigerator right now? On your bedroom floor? On your nightstand? In your garbage can?

There’s one gallon of milk, one gallon of orange juice, leftover meatloaf, bottled water, butter, mayonnaise, a carton of eggs, and ham and cheese in my refrigerator right now.

The clothes I took off after my shift at the warehouse are on the floor, I think. That being said, I’ll go pick them up as soon as we wrap this interview up. Demi might come over later and I don’t want her thinking I’m a slob.

There’s trash in my garbage can. That one might be obvious. I really don’t think to look what’s in there once I toss things out.

Who are the people you are closest to?

My mother and Demi.

Who is your funniest friend?

I don’t stay in one place long enough to make friends, sorry.

What is your biggest fear?

I have more than one fear. I fear giving into my demon side completely. I fear hurting Demi. I fear she’ll get hurt because of me. I fear my mother will get sucked up into the demon world because of me.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

The only girl I’ve ever fallen for is Demi.

What is your greatest regret?

Having to prove to Demi that she did have reasons to doubt my good intentions.

Which talent would you most like to have?

I can make myself invisible. Why would I want another talent? There’s nothing that can top that. Or is there?

Which living person do you most admire?

My mother. Even after finding out I would be born half demon, she loved, cared, and protected me even by putting her life at risk year after year. I can never thank her enough for being the woman and mother she is.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

None that I’m aware of.

What is your motto?

If you can beat ‘em join ‘em.

Everything happened so fast I couldn’t even react. Stunned, I just stood there for a moment trying to size up my attacker. Before I even glanced up to look at his face I could tell something was off with him, but because of my nervousness, it was hard to tell for sure. He’d come out of nowhere, and if he intended to kill me, I was easy prey.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” a deeply masculine voice growled at me. Fortunately, that same voice helped break me out of my stupor.
I was prepared to see some form of evil glaring down at me, but what I found when I glanced up was definitely not what I was expecting. The handsome stranger staring at me was hot. Not just your average Joe kind of hot. No. This was like the kind of hot that makes a girl want to sin in ways she’d never done before.
His pale skin, tousled, bronze colored hair, and full lips were striking to look at, but his eyes left me completely speechless.
Perfectly round green eyes stared back at me and though they were gorgeous all on their own, it was the few specks of red in his irises that I found beautiful and so unusual. I was left with my mouth hanging open. I’d never seen eyes that color before and no matter how many times my brain yelled at me to look away, I just couldn’t. I was drawn to him. To his unique eyes. To the mystery that shrouded him.

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Title: Keeper of the Lost Souls

Series: Keeper Witches, #1
Pages: 380 pages
ASIN: B00D9GGNNK
Date Published: 7 June 2013

Bryn McCaskey is young, naïve, and can talk to ghosts...
Like her mother and grandmother, Bryn comes from a breed of witches called The Keepers of the Lost Souls. Their main purpose is to guard those spirits who are permanently or temporarily grounded in the world of the living. Handling supernatural creatures is something which comes naturally to Bryn, however, dealing with people is a whole different story.
As her 18th birthday approaches it's time for her to take on her first assignment. Bryn is forced to confront her inability to communicate with others in an effort to save the one soul that can mean the difference between life and death for mankind.
Johnny Shaw is a lost soul with a personal vendetta against witches...
A vendetta he has carried on even after death. As much as he hate's them he must join forces with a keeper witch, in order to stop a century old threat. When fate brings them together, not only will they be forced to learn how to work as a team, but they will have to depend on each other to stop an evil witch carrying a six hundred year grudge!

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5 x E-Book copies of Keeper of the Lost Souls

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As a child, she used to lose herself in an imaginary world by the means of a good book. Now that she’s all grown up, Kristy gets to create her own fictional realms and make them come to life in ways that most readers might not expect.
She’s always had a passion for writing but never had the opportunity do so until now. After trying out numerous options, she realized that writing was what she loved the most so when she found herself with some free time on her hands, she decided to pursue her passion. As it turned out, her very active imagination helped her achieve her goals of creating believable plots with some ordinary, and some not so ordinary characters that helped the stories move along in one way or another.
As she keeps moving along in achieving her dreams of becoming a published author, she divides her time in between her five children and her very understanding husband.