We are so excited to bring you the Mardi Gras Blog Parade for The Supernatural Chronicles! The Supernatural Chronicles is a fantastic box set with stories from ten different authors each celebrating a distinct supernatural creature! This is the Supernatural Chronicles: The New Orleans Collection. The Tour goes from February 1st-February 10th with different authors and content each day of the tour! Make sure you check out each stop along the way and enter to win the 1 of 10 Mystery Boxes!! See why everyone is talking about #DYNAMIS, and stop by The Supernatural Chronicles Facebook Discussion Group!
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Ten authors and one grand scheme of mayhem and magic
in the depths of New Orleans.
About The Supernatural Chronicles: The New Orleans Collection:
Beneath the brow of Bourbon and French architecture, the iris of New Orleans swirls with flecks of worlds and beings unknown to mankind. Come with us as we chronicle their journey—each supernatural race must hunt for an offering in hopes of saving their own. Skinwalkers, Wolves, Vampires, Dragons, Succubi, Witches, Necromancers, Cupids, and Asgardians are all in danger of losing control as an uprising darkness threatens to rip the veil that protects them all from the great beyond.
Ten original novellas, following each supernatural race as they fight an elusive enemy, are written by New Adult authors Lila Felix, Kristie Cook, Brenda Pandos, Delphina Henley, Julia Crane, Jamie Magee, Morgan Wylie, Kallie Ross, S.T. Bende, and Rebecca Ethington. Come join them for the hunt and discover hidden treasures inside.
Don’t miss each of the individual Supernatural Chronicles!
Supernatural
Chronicles: THE CUPIDS Synopsis:
#AreYouReadyToHunt?
Evelyn Bowden, at nineteen, sacrificed herself for
Tate Gallier. Her act inspired the gods to deem her immortal as a cupid. Now,
she’s been assigned to apprentice with Andel Lambros, a 200 year-old heavenly
archer that looks 24. The purpose of the cupids is easy enough for the newbie
to understand, and to resent. But the significance of their work doesn’t have
time to sink in when Evelyn is given her first assignment.
Cupid elders have received a message and need their
newest, least experienced, comrade-in-arms—Evelyn—to retrieve an arrow. That
means she must release a mortal from an everlasting love. When she discovers
the arrow is fastened to none other than her own love, Tate’s heart, Evelyn
battles with letting him go. The century old war for love may be lost if Evelyn
doesn’t gear up to save them all.
Being a cupid takes more than a bow and some arrows.
Evelyn is challenged to deliver her arrow, let go of her first love, and trust
an ancient brooding cupid with her existence. Giving up her lost love’s arrow
as an offering will be more painful than getting hit by a streetcar, and she
knows how that feels since it’s what started the whole predicament. Will Evelyn
be able to keep her covenant to her fellow cupids? Will she save them all or
lose everything trying?
INTERVIEW:
Hi Everyone! I am Rebecca Ethington, one of the
authors from The Supernatural Chronicles: New Orleans. In fact, I wrote the
Noir, and as the author of the final book, I had the privilege to not only read
all of the other books in the series, but to delve beyond their pages and into
their characters as I tried all of the stories into one.
One of the stories that I had the privilege to read
was written by Kallie Ross, the author of The Cupids.
This story was full of bittersweet loss, love,
healing - and most of all - intense adventure.
And yes, I may have even cried.
I am thrilled to be able to interview Kallie for The
Supernatural Chronicles Mardi Gras Parade, and I hope you enjoy delving into
the ins and outs of her story as much as I did. Don’t forget to pick up your
copy of The Supernatural Chronicles!
Kallie, I loved your take on the Cupid Mythology,
especially the detail about Cupid's being spawned from a deep heart felt
sacrifice. Was this something you had read previous, or a device you had
created?
I’ve actually never read a Cupid-based story, ever!
The only cupid characters I was privy to were from the TV shows Charmed and
Supernatural. I really wanted to write about paranormal race as tortured as the
Vampires or Werewolves without all the blood! LOL! I think there’s sacrifice
involved for anyone choosing an immortal life, but with Cupids it’s
double-tortured. Their sacrifice leads to an eternity of choosing to give
humans the very thing they died for, a.k.a. Love.
Evelyn’s back-story was heartbreaking, and one that
I connected with in many different ways. Was her journey a hard one to write?
How deeply did you connect with it?
There is so much backstory for Evelyn that I had to
wade through to get to the beginning of The Cupids, and it was heart-wrenching.
Working for a foster care agency at one point in my life, I learned a lot about
how kids raised in the system approach unconditional love. I also fell in love
in college, like Evelyn. My heart wasn’t my own anymore after I gave it away. I
definitely connected with her. I think I
would even react the same way Evelyn does when being confronted with becoming a
Cupid.
One of the funny things about your Cupids, is when
they become more able bodied they begin to use sugared food names as a source
of exclamation. This made me laugh! Where in the world did you come up with
this idea?
Well, at first Evelyn had a bit of a potty mouth,
and then I started working on my mythology for the Cupids. I couldn’t justify a
heavenly immortal cussing! LOL! So, I figured a way for Cupids to be
disciplined two-fold. Their earthly idols, from their human life, are brought
to the surface when they lose control. I wouldn’t anyone knowing what I
struggled with as a human, can you imagine what some Cupids would say?!? Holy
Hemsworth! It could get embarrassing, and be revealing.
(BTW, mine is totally sweets, like Evelyn). Dark
Chocolate!
Death affects us all differently in life, and it
affected your two star-crossed lovers very heavily in The Cupids. Have you been
affected by death in the past in order to write something so poignant?
I actually lost both my grandparents (who raised me
early in life) in the last 18 months. Essentially, I lost my first Loves. They
were wonderful people, and they gave me a glimpse of what love should look like
with their love for each other. They’s been married 69.5 years when my
grandfather passed away, and my grandmother had a difficult time living without
him. She passed last summer.
I have to ask, because of the sweet thing… But what
is your favorite treat?
Ha! I love all sweets, and it really depends on my
mood. I guess you can never go wrong with Hot Tamales or Milky Way.
In the Noir we learn a secret about all of the
Supernatural Creatures, and why they all held a piece of the seal that closed
up hell. Do you think your characters would have guessed that something so
sinister lay in their past?
No way! At least Andel wouldn’t. I think if Evelyn
would have asked (even) more questions if she’d been able to talk to more
Cupids. Since she was paired with Andel (he's her mentor), Evelyn had one goal
and that was to make it through her mission without another lecture.
Lastly, as Dynamis continues into a new city, are
you following your characters journey there, or will we be introduced to a
whole new variety of supernaturals from you?
I am in love with my Cupids! (pun intended) I’ve
started a novel starring Evelyn and Andel, and hope to finish it in the Spring.
I’m also planning for the future novellas with Dynamis to help bridge the gaps
between more novels and new characters.
About
Kallie Ross:
Writing unique adventures with heart.
Kallie Ross has a passion for writing that has
become an adventure in itself. She desires to create unique young adult fiction
that incorporates legend, conjecture, fantasy, and conviction.
In addition to loving her life as a writer, Kallie
adores being a wife, mother, friend, and teacher. She began her creative
journey with books, a blog, podcast, and lots of caffeine. Ross never imagined
her own adventure would be filled with so many wonderful people or words!
She's confident her heart, books, & the Tardis
are all bigger on the inside!
Links:
Website: http://kallieross.com/
Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8157355.Kallie_Ross
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kallieross
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kallieross/
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Thank you so much! ~Jessica, InkSlinger PR
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