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The lights were off in her cell, I am not sure why. Ah, that's why, it's nine o'clock at night, still, no
matter what the protocol was, I wasn't about to let a wild animal ambush me. I was not about to allow some wild animals to ambush me.
Of course, she’d be at the losing end if she even attempted it. The
moment I stepped into the cell, the light automatically turned on. I
jumped, it was startling to be face to face with the girl. She was a lovely
girl but would be even more attractive if she didn’t wear such a menacing smile
on her face. “Who in the fuck are you?” This feral animal asked me.
“Since you are apprehensive, I will leave this cell and
never bother you again, Kassandra. It’s up to you, eternal life, or rot here
within these four walls?” He had one hand on the door, about ready to
knock.
“Wait. Wait.
Don’t go.” Dominic sat down on my cot and raised his brows. “So I watched
‘Interview with the Vampire’ about a thousand times. I know how this works. You
suck my blood.” Doing my best Tom Cruise impression, quoted a line from
‘Interview with the Vampire.’ “And then you make me drink your blood. I lose my
shit as I die as a mortal, and then I look on with my ‘vampire eyes’ and go on a killing spree.”
Dominic smiled at
me, furrowing his brow, “It’s something like that. So, Kassandra, I’m going to
start the process and give you twenty-four hours to give me your decision.”
(Kaysee) The psychedelic tour has come to an end, thank
fucking God. Now, I find myself standing in the middle of a fork in the dark,
literally pitch-black road. There is a man at the end of the trail with his
back turned to me. It’s not Clive; he had brownish hair. This man has black as
midnight hair, neatly groomed. One hand balanced his tumbler of crimson liquid.
Is the man drinking blood? That’s just fucking nasty. But who am I to
decline his invitation when he held up two fingers, signaling for me to come
closer. “Can I help you?” I asked. I almost
piss myself when he turns his head to look at me, revealing the man who has
haunted my dreams for months. He’s intimidating and
perfectly chiseled. He’s gorgeous, the most intensely magnificent man I’d ever
seen in my life.
Where were you born/grew up at?
I
was born in Olympia, Washington a very long time ago – in the same hospital as
my father. I was a Navy Brat, so we moved every four years. I grew up in
Washington to California to Florida back to Washington and eventually down to
California. However, I’ve been living in Las Vegas for 17 years now and this is
what I call my home.
How did you come up with name of this book?
At first the book was
called I.D.G.A.F and it was going to be a modern day retelling of Little Orphan
Annie where the lead character was indifferent to everything. Yet, it
transformed into a vampire story and decided to change the name to ‘Jaded
Vamp.’
Who designed your book covers?
Trice Ellis at
DreamCovers by K&L designed my gorgeous covers for the entire Jaded Vamp
series. (Wild Vamp coming soon – Fierce Vamp in September)
How did you come up with the concept and characters for the
book?
The original concept
was about a teenage girl who did nothing but cause a lot of trouble. Once I
changed it to a vampire story, it became a girl who was essentially lost and a
troublemaker when she was a human. However, once she’s turned, she looks at
this as a second chance at ‘life’ and love, for that matter. Kaysee Goad is the main character and she’s
been bounced around foster homes. She get mixed up with an older man who leads
her into a life of crime. When she is solely accused of the crimes, which were
plenty and she’s not innocent, she is sentenced to a LWOP term in prison. Ten
years into her sentence she gains the attention of a handsome vampire who
‘gives her the choice he never had.’
Dominic Belluomo is the
main male whose purpose of being ‘King’ of the Milite Coven was to see how many
vampires he could sleep with, while throwing his weight around. However, when
he turns and bonds with Kaysee, he becomes more centered and his perspective
about love and power shifts because of her.
Where did you come up with the names in the story?
I started writing a
story a long time with a female named Casey and wanted to use the name. Originally,
her name was spelled Kaycee – the last name Goad, I have no idea. I may have
been craving cheese and thinking of Gouda. My PA helped me with the name
Dominic and Belluomo is Italian for handsome.
What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
Stepping out of my
comfort zone for one. I normally write historical PNR in 3rd person
prose, so this was my first contemporary and first vampire in the 1st
person prose. Oh, not to mention, it’s my first heavy erotic novel. It was also
liberating to curse up a storm. Even so, it was the characters in the book that
made this so fun to write.
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