Karilyn Bentley’s Interview – Demon Cursed??
Give a warm welcome to Karilyn Bentley, author of Demon Cursed, third in the Demon Huntress series!
Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Karilyn and Demon Cursed.
Tell us what inspired this particular story?
Demon Cursed is the third book in my Demon Huntress series, so it was more along the lines of continuing the overarching plot and tying up plot threads. The original book came about because the main character, Gin, kept talking in my head and wouldn’t shut up. She wanted her life’s story told RIGHT THEN. So I wrote it. I wanted a story that was a mix of mystery, paranormal, and humor.
And you found it.
Who is your favorite character of all of the books you’ve written and Why? I like Gin, the character in my Demon Huntress series. She’s snarky, quirky, and does things I wouldn’t dream of doing.
Why do you write what you write? Contemporary, paranormal, suspense, etc. I write paranormal and urban fantasy because magic interests me. I like the idea of magical creatures out there hidden from us. To be able to wield magic with a flick of my wrist would be fun. I could sit and read a book while having magic-charged brooms and feather dusters clean my house. Ah, imagine the possibilities!
Yes, know hat you mean. I love paranormal and urban fantasy. Love to be swept away from the everyday into a world of fantasy, if only for a little while. LOL
You’ve got a time machine, a cloak of invisibility, and one hour. Where would you go, and what eavesdropping would you do? Oh boy. I can come up with a bunch of things, some of which are not appropriate to put on here. Ha! Let’s see. At the moment I’m feeling nostalgic, so I would use this time machine to go back to when I was a child and see all my relatives who are now deceased. Just sit, listen to them talk, and refresh my memories.
Tell us a little about Demon Cursed.
Gin Crawford, the world’s newest demon huntress, just wants to enjoy a football game, but finds herself hunting a serial killer minion instead. When his victims turn out to be the local football star’s female fans, she must determine if the player has joined forces with the minion, but her efforts lead her deeper into danger. When her mentor, Aidan Smythe, is attacked, Gin resolves to go to any lengths to save him, even if it exposes her most tightly held secret. Minions and demons, however, aren’t the only terrors she faces. Will she realize the greatest danger lies within—before it’s too late?
How about a peek between the pages of Demon Cursed?
I shake my head at him before straightening my shoulders. And slapping a hand over my mouth and nose. Yuck. Hours-old death in humid Texas weather makes for a smelly situation. At least I’m not the only one with their hand, or handkerchief, over their mouths.
“What happened?” Smythe meets the gaze of each guard and the hyperventilating janitorial women who clearly found the body.
One of the women points to where the body lies in front of the Dumpster, flat on her back, hands resting in classic death pose on her bloody stabbed chest, a red rose clasped in her fingers. Her open eyes stare into the night, her mouth curled into a grimace of pain and death. Her clothes look like she came from a club: tight, short, and low-cut, with spiky heels. At one time, I would’ve been jealous of her hot-to-trot figure. Now all I notice is the pain and terror stamped on her face and the unfurling anger deep in my core.
Fucking murderers. I might be a fancy-assed demon huntress, but I destroy minions, not human killers. Lucky for me, I can tell which type of kill this scene belongs to with little effort.
Closing my eyes, I start to take a deep calming breath, think better of it, and focus on activating my minion sensors. Tapping into the power of the entity lying along my nerves, I open my eyes to a tactical grid display of reds and oranges, a clear indication of a minion’s presence at the scene.
Looks like I’ll get my wish to annihilate the bastard who killed this poor woman.
Available at: Amazon, Barnes&Nobel, The Wild Rose Press, and iBooks
More About Karily Bentley:
Karilyn Bentley’s love of reading stories and preference of sitting in front of a computer at home instead of in a cube, drove her to pen her own works, blending fantasy and romance mixed with a touch of funny.
Her paranormal romance novella, Werewolves in London, placed in the Got Wolf contest and started her writing career as an author of sexy heroes and lush fantasy worlds.
Karilyn lives in Colorado with her own hunky hero, a crazy dog nicknamed The Kraken, a silly puppy, and a handful of colorful saltwater fish.
Where to find Karilyn
Website: www.karilynbentley.com
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ba_0Rf
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarilynBentleyAuthor
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/karilynbentley1
Blog: http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4051943.Karilyn_Bentley
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/karilynbentley
Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/karilynbentley
It was wonderful having you with us today. Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with Demon Cursed!
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Posted in Authors' Secrets Blog and tagged Demon Cursed, fantasy, Karilyn Bentley, Mystery, Paranormal by Tena Stetler with 19 comments.
Hi Tena! Thank you for having me on today!! And thank you for the peanut butter cookies! Yum, my favorite! 🙂
I love homemade Peanut Butter Cookies. They’re my grandmothers recipe!LOL My pleasure! Stop by anytime!
I love when characters bug me! Sounds like a great series (I love snark). Good luck!
Thanks for stopping by Jennifer! I love snarky character too!
Thank you Jennifer! I love to read about snarky characters too. Which is why I wrote one. 🙂 Happy Reading!
Sounds like quite a read, Karilyn 🙂 I, too, like snarky characters. Best of luck with the book.
Thank you Barbara! Glad you enjoyed the interview! Snarky characters are great! 🙂
Good to see you Barbara. Thanks!
Really enjoyed your interview, Karilyn. Your love of magic shows through in your writing. All the best.
Thank you CB! I do love to write about magic. 🙂 It’s fun to create different worlds.
Wow you really hear her voice in the excerpt! Interesting concept and her hint at her special magical ability at the and is intriguing! And I actually had a mug of microwave-choc chip- Pb cookie as I read this.
Thank you for stopping by Jean! Glad you enjoyed the excerpt. Gin was fun to write. 🙂 Enjoy your mug and happy writing! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the cookies!Thanks for stopping by Jean!
Great interview and the excerpt sounds awesome! Best of luck with Demon Cursed, Karilyn!
Thanks for coming by Veronica!
Thank you for stopping by Veronica! Glad you enjoyed the excerpt!! 🙂
Gin definitely sounds like the kind of person I want on MY side. 🙂 I love to read about snarky, tough characters. Alter egos I can only enjoy vicariously! Loved your excerpt.
I love snarky characters too. Makes the stories so fun. Have a great day!. Thanks for stopping by Sandy!
Thank you Sandy! I’m glad you enjoyed the excerpt! 🙂 My love of snarky characters is for the same reason as yours. 🙂
Happy Reading!