Twenty-three year old Dimitri has to do what he is told—literally. Controlled by a paranormal bond, he is forced to use his wits to fulfill unlimited deadly wishes made by multimillionaire Karl Walker.
Dimitri has no idea how his family line
became trapped in the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well.
When he meets Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—he becomes determined to
make her his own. Except Karl has ensured Dimitri can't tell anyone about the
bond, and Syd isn't the type to tolerate secrets.
Then Karl starts sending him away on
back-to-back wishes. Unable to balance love and lies, Dimitri sets out to
uncover Karl's ultimate plan and put it to an end. But doing so forces him to
confront the one wish he never saw coming—the wish that will destroy him.
I dislike having to murder someone. Kidnapping is worse. At least when I setup a kill, I know what's coming. No connections, no honesty, no surprises. Everything I say and do are just steps to luring in my victim. Once the victim falls right into the trap, the next move is swift: crushed windpipe, fatal concussion, or a good ol' fashioned headshot.
Kidnapping,
on the other hand, is a little trickier. First, the victim has an opportunity
to respond. I don't like this. Sometimes they cry. Sometimes they manage to alert the authorities. And sometimes
they escape, usually by inflicting bodily harm on me.
Dead
people don't retaliate. Kidnapped ones, well, they're a little more . . .
lively.
The
second major difference between killing and kidnapping is my conscience. I get
in and out with a kill. We have no chance to bond.
Abductees
require a little more one-on-one. As much as I try to keep the switch turned
off, I can't help but listen to their pleas and demands. And I usually realize
I'm a jerk.
That's
exactly where I find myself one late afternoon in June. I prefer doing this at
night, but moreover, I would prefer not doing this at all.
Instead,
I have a belligerent nine year old girl sitting in the passenger seat of my
Honda Accord, shackles on her wrists and ankles and a small stuffed bunny on
her lap. She's eying me in a way that makes me self-conscious. Like I'm the bad
guy.
Is Summoned your first novel?
No, but yes. But no. I've completed four
other manuscripts before Summoned, but they are all part of another series
which is not quite ready to be plopped onto Amazon. My friend, author Natasha
Larry, and I decided to take a break from our usual made up worlds and each try
something else. Sixteen days later, I had written the draft of Summoned. A
couple of months later, I signed with my lovely agent, Rossano Trentin.
Do you intend to write any more novels?
Yep. While Summoned was written as a
standalone novel (no cliffhanger), there are likely to be a few more adventures
with Dimitri. He's way too much fun to write. Plus there's that other series in
progress, and a few other outlines floating around in my brainspace.
Why did you decide to write about
genies?
I didn't decide to write about genies. I
decided to write about Dimitri and, as it turns out, he's a genie. He doesn't
live in a lamp or use magic, but you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end
of a wish he has to fulfill.
Why did you write about a male
character?
The primary protagonist of the other series
is also male, so even though Dimitri is nothing like him, it wasn't something I
had to give any real thought. Despite the fact “kick ass females” are a big
thing right now, I think you just kind of know if your character is going to be
male or female.
What was the most difficult part of
writing Summoned?
I was working a day job and then turning
around and pulling another eight hours writing. I did this nearly every night
for sixteen days. So, basically, the hardest part of writing Summoned was
recovering from the caffeine addiction.
Rainy Kaye is an aspiring overlord. In the
mean time, she blogs and writes
paranormal novels from her lair somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona. When not
plotting world domination, she enjoys getting lost around the globe, studying
music so she can sing along with symphonic metal bands, and becoming distracted
by Twitter.
She is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA.
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OOOH, This book looks good, very different from the current fashion of paranormal. I will be Reading it.
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