The Incubus Saga
by Amanda
Meuwissen
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BLURBS:
INCUBUS:
Nathan only ever wanted a normal life, but
for him, life, family, and love are anything but normal.
On
the other side of the Veil, dark and light fae exist outside the knowledge of most
humans. Nathan Grier was born human, but his twin brother Jim is a changeling.
On the run since they were children, time for both of them is running out.
Turning to fae hunter Sasha Kelly for help, Nathan must soon face his growing
feelings for the other man while trying to save himself and his brother from a
fate worse than death.
CHANGELING:
Nathan Grier’s dark fae bounty looms
overhead. As he faces the very real threat of becoming a slave to the bounty’s
owner, his brother Jim uses his changeling abilities more and more trying to
save him. Every changeling throughout history turns evil once their powers
manifest, meaning time may be running out for both of them as Jim nears True
Awakening.
Fae
hunter and incubus, Sasha Kelly, is prophesized to save Nathan, but while
Nathan has embraced his feelings for the other man, he fears their time
together will be cut short—either from his impending fate…or Jim’s.
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Excerpt:
Incubus
“Nathan, I couldn’t make you like me if you didn’t already
even if I doused you in pheromones. It doesn’t work that way. This is just us.
Just you and me. For all intents and purposes, right now I’m practically
human.”
“Ha,” Nathan laughed. “Right.”
“No tricks,” Sasha said, moving in that much closer so he
was practically speaking against Nathan’s lips. “Just…”
Nathan didn’t realize his eyes were shut until Sasha's lips
were on him. Half of him thought he had to be dreaming and that when he opened
his eyes he would be alone. His senses told him differently.
Sasha’s lips were as soft as Nathan’s were chapped, and
pliant, and giving. They enveloped Nathan like no lips ever had. A flicker of
what Nathan had felt when Sasha shared the feeding experience with him stirred
in Nathan's stomach, like an echo, and he found himself leaning in. Sasha was
so warm. Even without his jacket, he radiated heat and that glorious smell of
leather.
That's when it finally struck Nathan. Fae didn't have a
scent—not any that Nathan had ever met before—but Sasha did. And it was
intoxicating.
Sasha’s lips were moving against his, and Nathan was moving
his too, and their mouths were open just enough that the smallest tilt of
Sasha’s head pushed the kiss deep enough to touch tongues. Nathan shivered, and
shivered again when he felt Sasha’s hand at the curve of his face and
neck—gentle, guiding.
The kiss was lasting too long already. Nathan had to think
quickly. He readied himself as much as he could and pulled away, smiling.
“See,” he said, and his voice didn’t waver in the slightest. “Nothing. Sorry,
man.”
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Let's learn a little about Amanda Meuwissen:
What is
your writing environment?
Since I have a day job in an office building, I find myself
writing at my desk there a lot, surrounded by too strong of air conditioning, a
big white desk with an ergonomic keyboard, and giant windows behind me looking
out on downtown Minneapolis from the 32nd floor. At home I’m in my
small office with a much smaller desk, my laptop, and a kitty at my feet.
Who is your perfect hero and why?
Captain America. Don’t get me wrong, Spider-Man is my favorite
hero, but Cap…you can’t beat him. If you asked me to name the top 5 people I
would follow into Hell if they asked, Cap would always be at the top (after my
husband) because he just exudes good guy without being a boy scout like
Superman, and is a solid leader. He respects everyone, believes in what’s right
over what’s popular or accepted, and always gets the job done. You just gotta
love him.
What authors have caught your interest lately and why?
Some of my fellow authors from publisher BigWorldNetwork have
really blown me away, such as Daniel Mitchell and his high fantasy novels, The
Vlishgnath Chronicles and The Second Crudade, steampunk author Joseph Gatch and
The Adventures of Phineas Frakture, and young up and comer Tatjana Mutinelli
with The Tenth God of the Infinite Polygon. It gave me shivers.
What type of book have you always wanted to write?
One that gives people that perfect chill up their spine when they
start to guess some amazing twist right before it’s revealed, like who Tyler
Durden really is in Fight Club.
Top 3 things on your bucket list?
Own a house I had built.
Quit my day job before I retire to just write.
Voice a video game character.
How did you get the idea for this particular novel?
I was first inspired by this web comic about a teenage boy with an
incubus imaginary friend. I couldn’t get my own idea out of me at the time,
though, and let it sit. Then one day, while watching an episode of
Supernatural, the idea for my incubus character, Sasha Kelly, completely
different from anything like the web comic, just…came to me, fully formed. The
rest of the story fell into place with my love of fae lore and male
relationships.
What is your favorite scene in your new release?
There’s this small scene at the end of the first main section of
the book where the characters are about to drive off. Nathan, the protagonist,
is in the driver’s seat, and his love interest, the incubus Sasha, is in the
back with his guitar. They’re waiting for Nathan’s brother Jim to join them.
Sasha starts strumming and singing Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters,” and
Nathan absent-mindedly sings along. It’s during this scene, after a whole book
of build up before it, and several events already in this book, that Nathan finally
realizes he can admit he loves Sasha…and he does. Gets me every time.
What are you working on now and when can we expect it to be available?
I am first and foremost working on the third book in The Incubus
Saga, Sidhe, which directly follows Changeling. It will be available Summer
2015. From there I have a YA GLBT vampire novel I’m excited about, that I hope
to have ready the following year.
What do you like to do when you are not writing?
My husband and I watch a lot of TV and movies, and play a lot of
video games. Currently Star Wars: The Old Republic, but I’ll be all about
Dragon Age: Inquisition come October. I also love cooking and baking, and
trying new wines and craft beers.
What would you consider a perfect date?
The night my husband proposed. We spent the evening playing Shadow
Hearts II, ordered pizza, then watched the live action Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles movies. He really knew how to pop the question a way this girl would
swoon over.
What is one interesting fact about you that readers don’t know?
I have 13 nephews—no nieces. As the baby of five, my two
sisters and two brothers all only have boys between them. I have a god-daughter
now, but I love all my boys, from single-digits to the recently graduated. I
love being an auntie.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Amanda
Meuwissen is the author of The Incubus Saga and the novelette The
Collector. She has a Bachelor of Arts in
a personally designed major from St. Olaf College in Creative Writing, and has
been writing and posting online for many years, including maintaining the blog
for the customer engagement company Outsell.
She spent a summer writing screenplay script coverages for a company in
L.A., and is an avid writer and consumer of fiction through film, prose, and
video games.
Amanda also
serves as COO and Managing Editor for BigWorldNetwork.com. She oversees editing
and series selection, as well as being involved in marketing and promotion, and
is featured as a narrator for several BWN series.
Amanda lives
in Minneapolis, MN, with her husband, John, and their cats, Helga and Sasha (no
connection to the incubus of the same name).
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheIncubusSaga
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MissSuperCube
Buy Links for
Incubus:
Buy Links for
Changeling:
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Giveaway:
Amanda will be awarding a digital copy of
both Incubus and Changeling to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during
the tour.
The more you comment, the better your chances of winning!
Follow the tour HERE
Thank you for hosting
ReplyDeleteGreat interview! Thank you so much for letting me stop here today along the blog tour. It's a pleasure! I'm really excited about how well Changeling has been doing as the sequel to Incubus, and how much everyone seems to like it even more than the first book. I hope some of your readers take a look at this series, and that everyone enjoys the final installment, Sidhe, when it releases next year. Thanks again!
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