I want to welcome M.S. Kaye. First, I’d love
you to introduce yourself.
Thank you for having me! I write
in a variety of genres, from romantic suspense to YA paranormal. I have a day
job too, but that’s boring. Lol
Tell us about your latest release.
I just had two YA paranormals
release right on top of each other (the fun of working with multiple
publishers). Clouded is about an
ancient Sumerian myth reincarnated in a modern Ohio high school. Awaken from Death is the second book in
my Born from Death series, which is
about a teenage girl who discovers she’s half ghost.
Now I have a few questions for you – I have
found readers do like to know fun things about us writers.
1.) Who is your favorite villain – it can be
from a book (even one of yours), movie or TV show. And why?
I don’t know that I have a
favorite, but I do have a few whom I respect or at least feel for in the end.
Ogden from my book Fight Princess is
a good example. And I hate to say it, but I have to respect Voldemort’s
brilliance, and I do feel for him when he was a child.
2.) Who is your favorite character out of
your books? Why?
I love all my female characters.
They all kick ass in their own way. And I have to admit I have a huge crush on
Alec from my book Endless as the Rain
(don’t tell my hubby!).
3.) What do genre do you write? What made you
pick that one?
Paranormal YA, romantic suspense,
inspirational romance. I don’t pick my genres. My stories fall into whatever
genre fits them. I focus on stories I can love.
4.) What are you working on now?
The fourth and final book in the Taken series (Endless as the Rain).
5.) What got you to start writing?
That’s kind of a crazy one. I
actually have zero natural talent as a writer, but when I watched an interview
of an author show said she got her idea for her book from a dream, it hit me
that I had a story to tell too. I picked up a pencil and paper and started
writing, and I haven’t stopped since. And now I get glowing reviews and win
awards. J
6.) Where do you get your ideas from?
Everywhere. As I write more, my
mind works differently. I see stories all over.
7.) What would people who read your work be
surprised to find out about you?
My characters are often badasses,
but I’m quiet and generally very nice.
8.) Do you have any special talents?
I have a 4th degree
black belt in Taekwondo, I’m a certified instructor, and I was a triple-crown
state champion.
9.) What was the one piece of advice you
received when you were an aspiring author that has stuck with you? Why?
Actually, it was a negative
comment. My dad went on about how I would receive enough rejection slips to
paper a wall. That just made me work harder. I showed my dad a review not long
ago; the reader stated that I could “write the wallpaper off walls.”
10.) If you could talk to any famous figure
(present, past or fictional) who would it be and what would you talk about?
John Steinbeck. How to write
powerfully.
11.) What song would you say describes your
life?
Uh…I don’t really pay attention
to the names of songs… Hold on; let me check my play lists… Got it! Gives You
Hell by the All-American Rejects.
12.) If you could come back as any animal –
what would it be?
Cat, definitely. A smartass
that’s so cute everyone has to love you anyway.
Clouded
A
Sumerian water and sky god myth collides with a modern high school.
Ayanna is a math nerd, logical and
rational, even cold, but Calder makes her feel things she never had before.
Somehow, she’s able to accept it when she discovers he’s a reincarnated
Sumerian water god. Will she be able to accept the full truth, that the story
of Enki and Inanna has been reborn in a modern Ohio high school?
Awaken from Death, Book 2 in
the Born from Death series
The only emotion Ilona can muster is anger for the death of her
mother. Barely engaged in life, she focuses all of her energy on finding and
punishing her mother’s killer.
Since Ilona can see ghosts, Archer has to find unique ways to hide
while watching over her. When Ilona is in danger of being mauled by a dog, he
desperately tries something that shouldn’t be possible. And yet he succeeds.
This is just the beginning of his discovery of who—what—he truly is.
Lettie
continues to interact with Ilona, her one friend, even when a Messenger warns
her. Eventually, Lettie remembers the ancient connection Archer and Ilona
share, as well as her part in the punishment Archer bore as a result of that
connection.
Strong
as Death, Book 1 in
the Born from Death Series
Ilona
runs from her sheltering mother in order to find the truth, why she’s seeing
people who are invisible to everyone else. A mysterious boy named Archer guides
her through Brooklyn and introduces her to Hendrick, the man who claims to be
her father—though he died in 1890. Ilona must discover not only what she must
do to rid the city of Soll, a sadistic and powerful spirit, but also what it
means to be half ghost. She proves what her mother told her—love is stronger
than death.
About the
Author:
M.S. Kaye has several published books under
her black belt. A transplant from Ohio, she resides with her husband Corey in
Jacksonville, Florida, where she tries not to melt in the sun. Find suspense
and the unusual at www.BooksByMSK.com.
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