Immortals by Ednah Walters: Interview with Andris

Book Title:  Immortals

Series:  Runes

Author:  Ednah Walters

Release Date:  August 5^th 2013

Genre:  YA Paranormal Romance

Length:  342 Pages

Publisher:  Firetrail Publishing

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Jeannette paces as she waits for Andris. She doesn’t know what to expect. Their appointment was at two o’clock. It is five past. Sighing, she turns and screeches when she spies Andris leaning against the wall, a smirk on his lips, arms crossed.

Andris: Did I startle you?

JEANNETTE (hand pressing on her chest):  Where did you come from? I mean, there’s no mirror in this room.

Andris (rolls his eyes, pushes against the wall and walks toward her):  But you have walls, sweetheart. Some of us, powerful ones only, can create portals through walls too. So, where do you want to do this?

JEANNETTE (points to a chair): Sit, please.

Andris:  Thank you. *sits* So what do you want to know? And please don’t ask me how old I am or where I grew up… *rolls his eyes* boring. Be creative, or I walk.

JEANNETTE *shakes her head and studies him, the silver hair, brown eyes , the chiseled features:  You like to tick people off.

Andris *cocks his eyebrows*:  Is that a question or a statement?

JEANNETTE: An observation.

Andris *shrugs*: I’m just being me. If anyone objects to that, not my problem.

JEANNETTE: I’m not objecting. You speak your mind. I like that. So let’s be honest here. What kind of relationship do you have with Torin?

Andris *frowns*: What do you mean?

JEANNETTE *winks*: What do you think I mean?

Andris *chuckles*: You are bold for a Mortal. If you’re asking if I’m into him like I would be into another guy… no. He’s my big brother. Sort of. Knocking heads then not speaking to each other for a few decades doesn’t change that. He knows he can depend on me and I know I can depend on him. End of story.

JEANNETTE: Let’s talk about Maliina.

Andris *narrows his eyes*: Let’s not.

JEANNETTE *sighs*: Ingrid?

Andris: Nope.

JEANNETTE: Raine?

Andris *grins*:  She’s a sweetheart.  She can be stubborn, annoyingly snarky and doesn’t appreciate my skills. Since Torin plans to keep her, *sighs* I will tolerate her.

JEANNETTE *laughs*: I think they are planning to keep each other?

Andris *shakes his head*: No. Torin is the one doing the keeping. She is lucky to be chosen.

JEANNETTE *shrugs*: Let’s agree to disagree.  Any new girlfriend?

Andris (makes a face): Nope. I’m in my no-girls phase?

JEANNETTE: What does that mean?

Andris: You are smart, you figure it out.

JEANNETTE: Guys?

Andris *wicked grin crosses his lips*:  

JEANNETTE *leans forward*: Who?
 

Andris *rolls his eyes*: I don’t kiss and tell.   

JEANNETTE:  Spoilsport. What does the name Andris mean?

Andris *cocks his brows*: Seriously?

JEANNETTE *stares him down*: Seriously. This is my interview, which means you answer my questions.

Andris *chuckles*:  The kitten has claws. I like that. You should have started with that.

JEANNETTE: Andris!

Andris *sighs*: It means warrior.

JEANNETTE: Do you consider what you do as war?

Andris: Nah. More like a service to humanity. Not that they know it. Or appreciate it.

JEANNETTE: Is your hair natural?

Andris *rolls his eyes*: Who cares?

JEANNETTE: I do. My readers too.

Andris: You Mortals are so concerned with trivial things. Let me summarize my stats. My silver hair is natural. My favorite food is pizza. I love to wear black because I look good in it and it makes my hair noticeable*grins*. I hate whiners. I like modern technology because for once Mortals are finally getting somewhere. Favorite music group was Nirvana. Movie? Haven’t watched anything worth mentioning. TV series? Game of Thrones.

JEANNETTE: What do you do when not reaping?

Andris: I write poetry. If you tell anyone, I will rune you and make you do depraved things to yourself, tape you and post them online.

JEANNETTE *eyes wide*: You write poetry?

Andris *gets up*: Like I said, depraved things if you tell. We’re done.

JEANNETTE *stands too*: One last question. Will Ednah tell your story next?

Andris *shudders*: I hope not. The things I do are not for young minds. *bows* It’s been a pleasure. This time, may I use your mirror? Portals through walls are like walking through a jungle. Murky.

JEANNETTE: My bedroom is this way.

Andris: I did tell you I was off girls, right?

JEANNETTE *laughs*: You really think every woman wants a piece of you?

Andris: Absolutely.

JEANNETTE: Yeah, well, not this one. My long mirror is in the bedroom.

JEANNETTE watches as he creates a portal, blows her a kiss then disappears.

BLURB

Nothing can stop Raine Cooper when she wants something…

Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology, and that her feelings for him are strong. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her, his memories erased by Norns—Norse destiny deities—to punish her for defying them.

She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again.

But she quickly learns that well-laid plans do not work when dealing with deities and supernatural beings. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves.

My Thoughts:

I thought I had a good handle on my "Hotness Radar".  I mean I've read countless books with drool worthy, man candy spilling all over the pages.  Yet, Ednah Walters can write a male character that can over heat my radar AND my insides in about 2.7 seconds.  No surprise I was a puddle of goo while reading about Torin.  Torin and Raine are picking up where Runes left off only Torin has no memory of Raine or their feelings for each other.  The chemistry is still there, steamy as ever, but the added frustration has Raine torn between trying to make Torin remember her and protecting another important guy in her life.  I loved watching Raine develop her powers and take charge of shaping her own destiny.  The new characters and depths to the story had me burning through this book as fast as my eyes could take me.  I can't wait for the next book in the series!

AUTHOR BIO

EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com

Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. IMMORTALS is book 2. She is presently working on book 3, GRIMNIRS (Release date TBA). Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com

Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.

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Secret by Brigid Kemmerer

Kensington Books 

Release Date: January 28, 2014

Goodreads link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17149088-secret

ISBN: 0758294379

Summary:              

Nowhere is safe. Not even home…

Nick Merrick is stretched to the breaking point.

Keep his grades sky-high or he’ll never escape his hometown.

Keep his brother’s business going or the Merricks will be out on the street.

Keep the secret of where he’s going in the evenings from his own twin—or he’ll lose his family.

Keep his mind off the hot, self-assured dancer who’s supposed to be his “girlfriend’s” partner.

Of course there’s also the homicidal freak Quinn has taken to hanging around, and the Elemental Guide counting the hours until he can try again to kill the Merrick brothers. There’s a storm coming. From all sides. And then some.

Nick Merrick, can you keep it together?

Brigid Kemmerer is the author of The Elemental Series, about a family of four brothers who control the elements, and their battle with those who want them dead. Storm, Spark, and Spirit are available now wherever books are sold. To read the novella introducing Nick’s story, be sure to check out Breathless, available as an e-book only from major e-book reteailers. You can learn more about Brigid and the Elemental boys at www.brigidkemmerer.com.

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Back from vacation and excited about a new movie!

Hope you all missed me a little.  I had a fantastic time at Camp Bandina Christian Youth Camp.  It was a week of hard work and countless blessings.  I actually finished one book and started another.  But what I want to show case today is something I've been waiting a VERY long time for.  
The new Percy Jackson movie!!  I had almost lost hope that this movie would be released.  Imagine my pure elation when I discovered the movie trailer!!  So without another moment of waiting here it is!  Enjoy.

So, what do you think?  I think it will blow the first movie, which I loved, out of the water.  ~Snicker~  Get it?  Since Percy is Poseidon's son...
Anyway...I hope you enjoyed it.  When the movie comes out I plan on doing a giveaway to celebrate so come back soon.  

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Jack Templar and The Monster Hunter Academy

 

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Jack Templar and the Monster Hunter Academy (Book 2) After barely surviving the onslaught of monsters that tried to kill him the day before his fourteenth birthday, Jack Templar leaves his hometown on a quest to rescue his father and discover the truth about his past. Joined by his friends Will and T-Rex, and led by Eva, the mysterious one-handed monster hunter, Jack sets out for the Monster Hunter Academy where he hopes to find answers to his questions. Little does he suspect that the Academy is filled with dangers of its own, many of them more terrifying than anything he’s faced so far.

My Thoughts:

This book was a fantastic sequel to the first book.  It begins where the story left off in Jack Templar: Monster Hunter.  From the very beginning of his journey, Jack faces huge obstacles to become the Monster Hunter everyone expects him to be.  Jack is torn between his fear of what he will have to face and his duty to do what needs to be done to save the world.  The other characters, Will, T-Rex & Eva are there to help him, along with a new frienemy named Daniel.  I'd like to reiterate what a great series this is all ages, boys and girls.  Jack is pragmatic and easy to connect to.  I highly recommend reading this series.  It's a lot of fun!

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Jack Templar: Monster Hunter Orphan Jack Templar has no memory of his parents and only the smallest details from his Aunt Sophie about how they died. The day before Jack's fourteenth birthday, things start to change for him. At first it's great: A sudden new strength helps him defend his nose-picking friend "T-Rex" from the school bully, and even his crush, Cindy Adams, takes notice. But then a mysterious girl named Eva arrives and tells him two facts that will change his life forever. First, that he's the descendent of a long line of monster hunters and he's destined to be in the family business. Second, that there's a truce between man and monster that children are off-limits...until their fourteenth birthday! Jack has only one day before hundreds of monsters will descend on his little town of Sunnyvale and try to kill him. As if that weren't enough, things get even more complicated when Jack discovers that the Lord of the Creach (as the monsters are collectively known) holds a personal grudge against him and will do anything to see that Jack has a slow and painful death. To stay alive and save his friends, Jack will have to battle werewolves, vampires, harpies, trolls, zombies and more. But perhaps the most dangerous thing he must face is the truth about his past. Why do the other hunters call him the last Templar? Why do they whisper that he may be the "One?" Why do the monsters want him dead so badly? Even as these questions plague him, he quickly discovers survival is his new full-time job and that in the world of monster hunters, nothing is really what it seems.

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 WARNING

Yeah, you read it right. I’m a monster hunter. Back before I actually became one, I would have thought that sounded totally awesome. And don’t get me wrong, in a lot of ways it is. But most of the time, I’m either running for my life or hiding in the shadows, praying the monster chasing me doesn’t pick up my scent. And I’m almost always scared to death. In a few pages, I think you’ll see why.
But there are a few things I need to warn you about before I tell you my story.
First, this isn’t a cartoon. These are bloodthirsty creatures who will stop at nothing to kill. They are scary. Very scary. Second, the only way to stop them is to kill them first…and that gets gross and messy. Third, this is all real.
You think I’m kidding, don’t you? I can almost see you smirking as you read this. But this isn’t a joke. Monsters are real and the story I’m about to tell you really happened. If you’d rather walk through life believing that monsters are only found in books or on the movie screen, then you should shut this book right now and go do something else.
I give you these warnings because the story I’m about to tell you isn’t for everyone. Not everyone can handle it. The blood. The gore. The monsters.
This life was thrust onto me. I had no choice but to take up a sword and fight. But you can still walk away and pretend this dark world doesn’t exist. Or you can walk through the door that I’m about to open and find out the truth about the world around you.
But I warn you (and this is a big warning), if you read this book, if you learn about the monsters that roam among us and the hunters who fight them, if you decide to learn the truth, then you will become fair game for the monsters to chase.
Make sure you understand what I’m saying.
If you read this book, you will be part of this world and the monsters will come after you too. You will start to see things that no other humans can see. The shadows will move when you walk near them. The creatures of the night will seek you out, testing the doors and windows of your house, looking for a way in.
And, at some point, they will find you, just like they found me, and you will be forced to defend yourself.
So, think carefully before you turn the page, because once you do, there’s no turning back.
Ever.
Once a monster hunter, always a monster hunter.
See you on the other side.
If you’re brave enough.

Awards for Jack Templar Monster Hunter

Book of the Year Finalist by Forward Magazine  

Next Generation Indie Book Finalist

            Indie Excellence Finalist           Parents Choice Recommended Book Award                  

Author Jeff Gunhus Jeff Gunhus grew up in Cyprus, Greece, and Saudi Arabia where there was a distinct lack of television. He quickly found books were the gateway to incredible adventures, fascinating characters and unbelievable discoveries. Now, with five children of his own (all who watch too much television, in his opinion), he has enjoyed revisiting his old books and reliving those adventures all over again.

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Immortals by Ednah Walters: Cover Reveal

Nothing can stop Raine Cooper when she wants something… Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology but that doesn’t stop her from falling hard for him. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her or that she saved him by making a deal with Norns—Norse destiny deities—the same Norns who have now erased his memories of their past together to punish her. So Raine comes up with a plan... She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again. But before Raine can put her plan into action, the Norns return. This time, they demand she protects Eirik Seville, her best friend since childhood, from an evil so dark even the Norns are scared. But you know what they say about well-laid plans… Caught between protecting Eirik and convincing the stubborn, cocky Torin St. James that the two of them are meant to be together, Raine's life slowly unravels. Friendships are tested. Enemies become allies. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves. 

Release Date: August 5th 2013 by Firetrail Publishing

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About Ednah:

EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans. Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Ednah also writes New Adult paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. She is presently working on book 2, IMMORTALS. Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at www.ednahwalters.com or www.ebwalters.com. 

Connect with Ednah: Website: http://www.ednahwalters.com/index.html Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4188120.Ednah_Walters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdnahWalters Twitter: https://twitter.com/ednahwalters 

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