Book Blitz - Author Interview (Bewitching Book Tours): Destiny Bewitched by Leia Shaw

Little Blurb about yourself: Leia Shaw

I began my writing journey while I was stranded at the airport waiting for my delayed flight. I browsed the Border’s kiosk and grew frustrated that I couldn’t find the “it factor” — the perfect combination of alpha male-ness, ass-kickery, strong females, magic, and sex.

So I spent the next four hours on an airplane writing my first book on scraps of paper and an airsick bag (which thankfully I didn't need to use).
Now I spend too much time in my head, plotting evil villains and the hot men (and women) who ruthlessly kill them. I think far too much about fae politics, dragon power games, and how fast werewolves can change forms. But writing my paranormal romance series has given me a productive place to express those dark places in my mind.
I live in New England with my husband and two kids. Though I will go to my grave denying it, my husband insists I would be thrilled if he suddenly sprouted fangs.


1. Who or what inspired you to become a writer?

I’ve always been a writer, ever since I wrote my first story in 1st grade called “Motorcycle Grandma.” Both my mom and grandma encouraged me.

2. How long did it take you to write Destiny Bewitched?

It took be about four months.

3. While writing how many times do you go back and rewrite a plot?

With my first couple books, it was often. Now I’m getting to the point where I get it almost right the first time. That being said, a manuscript still needs lots of revisions. After a rough draft, I go through it at least three times before it’s ready for the editor.

4. You run into a bookstore, where do you go first?

Romance of course!

5. How many books in a month do you tend to read?

Depends on where I am in my writing. Near a deadline, hardly any. When I’m taking a break, I can read a book a day. It’s usually somewhere in the middle. Two a week perhaps?

6. In all the books you've read. Who is your most favorite character and why?

Kate Daniels from Ilona Andrew’s Urban Fantasy series. She’s kick-ass, smart, funny, but also kind and loyal.

7. State 5 random facts about yourself.

1) I have 6 tattoos 2) I play the cello 3) I’m a chocoholic 4) Fall is my favorite season 5) I have two adorable and hilarious kids

8. Your favorite Genre?

Paranormal romance of course!

9. What are you currently reading?

Right now I’m reading through the Discworld Novels by Terry Pratchett

10. What is the best book you've read?

Everyone asks that and it’s such a hard question! I have to pick Matilda by Roald Dahl because it’s a classic and my favorite book when I was a child. Roald Dahl is the author that pulled me into reading.

11. Any new projects coming up?

Yes! The 5th book in my paranormal romance series, Shadows of Destiny, will release some time this winter. It’s called Destiny Forgiven and features a side character we met in book 1, Destiny Divided. Maddox, a fun-loving, goofy sorcerer has been missing for two years. Felicity, his childhood sweetheart finds him in the most unlikely place – as head of the prison where she’s confined. Destiny Forgiven will be a darker, more emotional tale than the high fantasy, fun book Destiny Bewitched. But it’ll still have the humor, heart, and steamy sex readers have come to expect from my books!

My contemporary erotic romance, 31 Flavors of Kink, releases July 3rd in e-book format. It’s based on a true story and very funny, heart-warming, and hot!

Here’s your chance to market your book. Describe it. And why readers should pick it up?

Destiny Bewitched is a paranormal romance that will make you smile, sigh, maybe cry, definitely laugh, and make you fall in love with a dangerous but tender demon and feisty but vulnerable witch.


Destiny Bewitched

blurb:

Deemed “trailer trash” by humans and the daughter of the most disgraceful family of witches and warlocks since the Puritan age, Samantha is used to fighting her own battles. When her younger sister is taken to the Underworld, Sam doesn't hesitate to rescue her.

To survive the harsh land, she makes a deal with a demon — the most dangerous of creatures in the realm.

Even with those lustrous horns, Geo is as hot as the hell she's stuck in. Fighting nasty beasts in a supernatural version of the gladiator games is easy compared to falling in love with a man who has no future to offer.

Author bio:

I began my writing journey while I was stranded at the airport waiting for my delayed flight. I browsed the Border’s kiosk and grew frustrated that I couldn’t find the “it factor” — the perfect combination of alpha male-ness, ass-kickery, strong females, magic, and sex.

So I spent the next four hours on an airplane writing my first book on scraps of paper and an airsick bag (which thankfully I didn't need to use).

Now I spend too much time in my head, plotting evil villains and the hot men (and women) who ruthlessly kill them. I think far too much about fae politics, dragon power games, and how fast werewolves can change forms. But writing my paranormal romance series has given me a productive place to express those dark places in my mind.

I live in New England with my husband and two kids. Though I will go to my grave denying it, my husband insists I would be thrilled if he suddenly sprouted fangs.

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Twitter: @LeiaShaw