Victoria, can you please share with us a little about yourself
I own 7th House Publishing. I’ve been authoring and illustrating Seasons of the Witch calendars and planners for the past fourteen years. I’m married and have four grown children. I play Classic Rock music (keys, rhythm guitar, vocals) and manage Houston’s premier variety and R&B band.
Have you always wanted to be an author?
Yes, but I waited until I was old and had something to say before I started writing.
Who are some of your favorite writers? Kresley Cole, Laurann Dohner, Olivia Cunning. Who do you feel has influenced your writing? Anne Rice, Isaac Asimov, Shakespeare
How did you get into writing in this specific genre? I read A Hunger Like No Other and was hooked. Have you ever thought about writing in a different genre? I may do rock star romance at some point because I have the perspective of having actually been in a rock band.
What are some of your writing rituals?
I need quiet, time, and a keyboard.
Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?
A Summoner’s Tale is the third installment in the Black Swan saga and reads like the third act in a play. It’s a complicated story that centers on my beautiful, tortured vampire. Readers who like stripped down, “Dick and Jane” plots will not enjoy it. Readers who like multi-layered, non-formulaic presentation will love it.
How did you come with the idea for this story?
No idea.
Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?
The fourth installment – Moonlight: The Big Bad Wolf, BLACK SWAN 4 will release sometime in late Spring. There are at least seven books in the series, but there may be more. We’ll see.
Open your book to a random page and tell us what’s happening.
Trust me. That would not be helpful.
What would you be if you were not an author?
I have worked for airlines and managed travel agencies. I have been an evening wear designer with a showroom in New York and a clientele following from South America, Europe and New England. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom. I’ve owned and run a dance theater. I’ve been the utility player in a Classic Rock band (keys, rhythm guitar, some vocals). For the past fourteen years I have illustrated and authored Seasons of the Witch for 7th House Publishing, which I own. I have taught magickal arts through Seasons in Avalon. I was all of those things when I was not an author. What would I be if I wasn’t writing now? Lazy.
What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for? This is almost painful to say, but my old standbys are no longer exciting me. I’m shopping for new stimulation.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Yes. Thank you to all of you who took a chance on the first book of an unknown author. It was the thrill of my lifetime for my first book to be nominated for best paranormal romance of 2012 by the Reviewers’ Choice awards. I hope to continue to please readers and inspire them to tell their friends.
A SUMMONER’S TALE TOUR WIDE GIVEAWAY
Victoria is giving away 7 copies of The Order of the Black Swan COLLECTED TALES, Books 1-3.
ORDER OF THE BLACK SWAN SERIES
My Familiar Stranger: romancing the vampire hunters
Download for FREE: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iTunes / Smashwords
A SECRET SOCIETY, MODERN DAY KNIGHTS, AND VAMPIRE LIKE NO OTHER come together in a dimension where chance intersects romance for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure proving that true love can find you in the strangest places, even far, far from home.
Minutes ahead of inevitable assassination, Elora Laiken is forcibly transported to an alternate dimension similar, but not identical, to her own. She is stranded. Alone. Far from home. A stranger in a “strangish” land. Of course a girl could suffer worse problems than having gorgeous suitors. Perhaps more importantly, in the midst of an epidemic of vampire related abductions, can she stay alive long enough to choose between an honor debt, true love, or the breathlessness of single-minded passion?
My Familiar Stranger is a full length, stand-alone, Paranormal/Fantasy Romance novel that also sets up the foundation for the Black Swan series. It is loved by fans of paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and urban fantasy.
The Witch’s Dream: A love letter to paranormal romance
Purchase from: Amazon
From New York to Ireland to Edinburgh to Siena to the Texas Hill Country to Napa Valley, a secret society, a witch, a demon, a psychic, a berserker, an ex-vampire, modern day knights, heroes, werewolves, elves and fae come together where emotions intersect. The story maps a trail from rages to hunts to epiphanies, but, in the end, proves that true love can find you in the strangest places, when you’re least expecting it, even when you’re far, far from home.
He was left behind when Elora Laiken made her choice. Now he’s had it with love, but a transplanted witch who happens to be the world’s best tracker hopes she can change his mind.
The Witch’s Dream begins with B Team on temporary assignment to Black Swan headquarters in Edinburgh where they are supposed to fill in for stretched-thin resources and assist with a werewolf issue. They’ve been given permission to stop in Ireland for a few days and celebrate a handfasting at the palace in Derry.
When they reach Edinburgh, the afterglow of an elftale wedding quickly turns all business. A missing person report turns into a demon abduction. A simple werewolf sanction becomes a diplomatic issue requiring the one thing Elora is no longer willing to give – finesse.
Erotic quotient: 18+ Some steamy scenes. No menage. No BDSM.
A Summoner’s Tale: The vampire’s confessor
Just released on February 14, 2013
Purchase From: Amazon
THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT IN A SERIAL SAGA. Please read Book 1, My Familiar Stranger and Book 2, The Witch’s Dream FIRST!!
A secret society, a witch, a psychic, vampires, modern day knights, heroes, elves, fae, assassins from another dimension, and fairytales come together where emotions intersect.
Two souls, joined by a mystical bond, separated by distance, must simultaneously struggle through pain and darkness in an ultimate confrontation with character and an ultimate struggle for life proving that true love waits patiently through lifetimes and finds courage to survive.
Even in the strangest places. Even when you’re least expecting it. Even when you’re far, far from home.
*(Erotic quotient: A little steam. No menage. No BDSM.*
The Order of the Black Swan
COLLECTED TALES
Books 1-3
Just released February 14, 2013
Purchase from:
Amazon / B&N / Smashwords
These are single titles presented in a bundle, the first three installments of the serial saga presented in anthology form. There is no new content.
Discover a world of adult fantasy where modern day knights of a secret society interact with an alien, a witch, a demon, a psychic, a berserker, a most unusual vampire, werewolves, elves, and fae. Fairytales intersect adventure, romance, and emotion proving that true love can find you in the strangest places, even when you’re least expecting it, even when you’re far, far from home.
Included are:
Book 1, My Familiar Stranger: Romancing the Vampire Hunters. (Nominated for best paranormal romance of 2012 by the Reviewers’ Choice Awards.)
Book 2, The Witch’s Dream: A Love Letter to Paranormal Romance
Book 3, A Summoner’s Tale: The Vampire’s Confessor.
Erotic Quotient: 18+ Some steamy scenes. No BDSM. No menage.
Thank you for having me on the blog today to feature the release of A Summoner’s Tale. It was lovely of you to make mention of the entire series.
My best,
Victoria
This was one of my favorite interviews of Victoria. Love the books!
Great interview. The blurbs are wonderful too. Great reads – thanks.
Thank you for the interview and giveaway!