Who knew a truck stop post card would send Alexis Davis' life spiraling out of control only to discover a supernatural destiny that she never knew existed. Not wanting to follow in her mother's footsteps, she embarks on a new adventure. Armed with a fresh tattoo and desire for freedom, she winds up in the quaint fishing town of Reedsport, Oregon.
Alex meets two men that awaken something frightening that was buried deep inside her very soul. Soon the lines between her past, present, and future become blurred.
Now Alexis must decide who she can trust. A dark and mysterious coven that believes she is the only one who can restore their power that was lost long ago....or the two men who have hated each other for centuries because of her.
Waiting to learn a little bit more on the inside mind of Christine? Here's our Q&A Session with her!
1- Did you always want to be a writer?
I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. I would write poems and short stories from the time I could put sentences together. I would often be caught in class writing instead of paying attention to the lesson at hand.
1- Did you always want to be a writer?
I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. I would write poems and short stories from the time I could put sentences together. I would often be caught in class writing instead of paying attention to the lesson at hand.
2- What's your favourite book?
I don't really have a favorite book. I have a slight addiction to books, but I do find myself going back to The Collective works of Emily Dickenson and Edgar Allen Poe when I need to escape for a bit.
3- What's your favourite children's book?
Right now my favorite children's books are the Dr. Seuss books mainly because that is the collection that my children gain their love of reading from. I read one of them every night along with a chapter from a Y.A. novel Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
4- What inspired this story line?
My kids were actually brain storming ideas to create a really cool love story one day and I sat back and listened. Since it began to weave its world in my mind it didn't stay a little girls story for long but instead grew into a paranormal romance that could never be read by kids.
5- How did you make the choice between indie/self publishing and traditional publishing?
I did a huge amount of research for both. When I was trying to decide what genre Aconite would fit into best I realized that my world and my ideas for the book would stay more intact if I chose to branch out on my own and publish it myself.
6- Can we expect to see more from you in the future?
Oh yes! Aconite is only the first book in a series that has yet to find an end in my mind. I also have a paranormal dark erotica series that should go live in March. This job is the only one in the world that thrives on having multiple personalities and that I have. So, all the time I have new character bubbling up in my mind with stories of their own to be told.
7- Who has been your biggest supporter?I have been so lucky to have a wide range of supporters including my family and the indie world. They have helped and stood by me from the very beginning of my journey. Even though my kids can only be apart of certain aspects of creating this book they have become my cheerleaders throughout this whole journey.
8- What are your most and least favourite parts of being a writer?
My favorite part of being a writer? I think it is getting to create worlds that don't actually exist. The ability to escape into my own mind and come out feeling less stressed and having created something that only exists in my head.
My least favorite part to writing? Publishing. If I was able to skip all the stress of rereading, revising, hurrying up to wait, the pressure to get it out and promote the crap out of it and just have it go from my mind to perfect and ready to let the world have it than it wouldn't be my least favorite.
9- What's been the biggest hurdle for you?
With Aconite it was the decision to publish. The fear of failure or dismissal was high for me. I hadn't written a word in years and the worry that the world had forgotten that books are magical. So self doubt has been my biggest hurdle during this entire process and probably still will be.
10-What's your Pet peeve or share an embarrassing moment.
I am a very easy going person so I cannot think of a pet peeve that I have. I just kind of go with the flow, but I do have an abundance of embarrassing moments. I am a mother and small kids tend to give you tons of those. The one that sticks out in my mind the most is when I was waiting at the Dr. office with my two oldest they were 4 and 2 1/2 at the time. They had sat down to color as we waited. The room was packed full of people and my 4yr old starts screaming, "I HATE BLACK PEOPLE" as loud as she can at her sister. Then she hops up screaming, "MOMMY TELL HER I HATE BLACK PEOPLE!"
I was mortified to say the least. Every eye in the room was on me. When she got to me she handed me the black crayons and said, "Tell her not to color all the faces black!" I sat there for a second holding the crayons trying to figure out what to say. Luckily the room was small and they all heard why she had said it like that. Eventually the spotlight was turned off and the nurse called my name. I stood up and said, "Kids say the darndest things."
11- Who's your favourite disney princess?
I actually love Princess Merida she is a spectacular example of a woman's independence. She doesn't need a man to prove anything and I thought the movie was freaking awesome.
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