Excerpts
#1
“So we are in a place outside of human contact?”
Lorrain asked, trying to grasp what he was saying.
“Almost. The only human contact can come through
the portal door which is the one you two arrived in. Usually, I would destroy
it but we might need to use it so I have it being guarded by a spell that makes
it look invisible to humans.”
Theresa decided to add, “Think of it as a safe house. We are
protected here and with our spells included, the Shack is nearly impenetrable.”
“No one will hurt us here.” Vincent reiterated.
“Now to talk about you. I know me and Xavier have not been very
informative but it is truly because we know a little bit about what you are.
But Stan here has uncovered some actual documentation from some archives in
Europe. We do know what you are called.”
“What’s that?” Lorrain asked.
“You're called a Soul Warrior,” Xavier said from
beside her like he had known the whole time.
#2
Nightmares of fire burned in her dreams again.
But this time it felt real.
Lorrain opened her eyes to see the familiar flicker of orange
flames. She leaped up and noticed she was still in her bedroom in the Shack.
Her entire bed was on fire! Lorrain froze there in the middle of the fire.
The fire wasn’t hurting her.
Lorrain stood still and made herself relax. Like magic, the fire
slowly subsided without ash or ember to be found. Lorrain sat back down on her
bed stunned.
Did she just put out that fire
herself?
Had she made the fire? Lorrain looked at her hands. They looked normal
but her body felt warm and sweaty. She got out of the bed and gave it a good
look over to see if there was something under her bed but there was nothing.
Then she thought about yesterday.
Powers.
About the book/characters
My book was inspired by many things including some well-known
books, movies and television shows. I was a huge fan of True Blood when
it came out on HBO in 2008. But what I loved even more was the Sookie
Stackhouse novels they were based on. It was from this wonderful series
that made my love of vampires and vampiric lore come alive. Besides being
sexualized creatures, they are also seemingly misunderstood beings because of
how intricate and complex an actual vampire would be. Imagine living for
centuries and experiencing the highs and lows that come with being a vampire.
They love but also can’t bear to love because it’s almost torture, especially
to love a human. They also must experience the sadness of immortality with all
their memories, regrets, and dreams to boot. It was from this idea, from this
train of thought that produced the beginnings of The Soul Warrior. I knew I
wanted a vampire love story but what I didn’t know was how my vampire
characters would evolve.
Believe it or not, my book was originally going to take place in
the 1850’s with Lorrain’s soul traveling to the future from the 1700’s. But
that changed when I decided to take a stab at redeveloping my vampire
characters, Xavier and Queen Dahlia. At first, Xavier was just a regular
vampire from the time period and not Native American. Queen Dahlia was also not
Native American, and she was one of four original Kings and Queens that I later
decided didn’t fit into my new storyline. It wasn’t until I began rewriting
(again!) and decided to make some changes. I thought making Xavier a Native
American would provide a means of tension between Lorrain and him. Then the
thought of making Xavier Queen Dahlia’s son came to be and the rest is history-
and their stories are revealed much more in my book.
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