Special Interview Heather Kilough- Walden

Let’s welcome Heather Killough-Walden to Julie's Book Review. Heather is giving away an eBook copy of Death’s Angel, her newest Lost Angels release, so don't forget to check out the rafflecopter to the right of the pg.

Welcome to my chew the fat special. Can you tell me a little about yourself?

I am… passionate. Sensitive. I hate real evil and suffering, I love kindness and compassion and empathy. I adore intelligence and knowledge, science and advancement; it keeps the world turning. I abhor conservative fear and loathing; it holds us back. I am a New York Times bestselling author of paranormal romance (and other things), and I am really fond of hockey. ;)

What kind of books do you write?

I write in all genres from young adult fantasy to young adult paranormal romance to romantic thrillers to science fiction and fantasy. You name it.

Newest release?

I’ve released three books in the last three months: In October, I released Secretly Sam the second book in The October Trilogy. In November, I released A Sinister Game, a sizzling hot stand-alone paranormal romance. And in December, I am releasing Death’s Angel, the third book in the paranormal romance series The Lost Angels. J

What should we expect in your book?

This third novel centers on Azrael – the vampire of the bunch. Not only is he a vampire, he’s the king of vampires. He’s also the former angel of death. A more powerful, dark, and dangerous character I have never written. He is…. He’s in a league all his own.

How HOT? MM,MF, MMF, etc.

With the exception of an intimated scene in The Spell, the third book in the Big Bad Wolf series, all of my books are fairly standard in the MF department. Now, as to hotness – I’d say this one will leave you permanently branded.

How do you get ideas for these sexy books?

The characters come knocking on my door, give me that smile of theirs, pin me with those unbelievable eyes, and the rest just comes naturally. ;)

Anything in your stories based on real experiences?

Oh yeah. See above. LOL

Toughest criticism?

I’ve had some very hateful reviews in the past. I mean, these were reviews so horrible, it was obvious the person hadn’t read the book or was jealous or was just plain mean and bored. At first, these really hurt. Now I don’t even bother reading them. Their hatred is their problem.

Best compliment?

I get these every day from my readers. It constantly and unendingly astounds me. I am the luckiest writer in the world. The feedback I get just rockets me into Cloud Nine and leaves me there. I’ve had readers tell me that I helped them through chemo treatments, through the loss of loved ones, and that I’ve maintained their sanity during moments that would have otherwise broken them. I can’t tell you what that means to me.

Any advice for aspiring authors?

Never give up.

I don’t say that lightly, and I’m not reciting a platitude. I mean it.

Never. Give. Up.

How about some fun stuff?

Okay!

Dogs or cats?

Cats.

1 Fave book?

The Phantom Tollbooth.

Why?

It’s just so witty, so intelligent, and there is so much there to be gleaned and learned from it.

Favorite place to travel?

London. Britain in general, in fact.

1 fave author?

Samuel Clemens.

Why?

He was beautifully duplicitous. LOL He gave the appearance of being so incredibly genteel, so soft-spoken intelligent, and yet there was a fire beast under his skin that you could see every once in a while as it scorched the pages of his works. He had a biting wit. He suffered so much, as so many did in less medically advanced times. I can see this empathy in his words as well. He’s just very interesting to me.

Is this your full time job?

It’s my full time job and then some. I often work 20-hour days.

If yes, anything else you want to do?

I would love to be able to give up the marketing aspect of my job and just concentrate solely on writing. I would really, really love that.

Where can we find you and your books?

You can find me behind the screen of my laptop.

You can find my books at booksellers everywhere, including internationally. My print books are sold in the US, the UK, and Germany. My indie eBook novels are sold via Amazon in the US, the UK, Italy, Germany, Japan, and a host of other countries that I can’t recall at the moment. 

Pre-order

http://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Angel-Novel-Lost-Angels/dp/045123894X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353994183&sr=8-1&keywords=death%27s+angel+heather+killough-walden

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Thank you for coming on Julie's Book Review. I wish you lots of success and hope you and your families all have a Happy Holiday.

Thank you so much, Julie!! I wish the same for you (and for all of my cherished readers).

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Heather is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of the Big Bad Wolf series, The Kings series, and The October Trilogy. Check out all of Heather's acclaimed novels, including The Lost Angels series, published internationally through Penguin, Headline, Heyne and Fanucci. Now available at booksellers everywhere and as eBooks online!

Don't forget to check out the rafflecopter to the right of this post...lots of prizes and lots to read to come!!  The Book comes out Dec 31st!

Patches 9-15 of her top favorites of 2013

9-Kimberly-Hunter-
http://www.amazon.com/Kimberly-Hunter/e/B005GYAY2O/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1383875443&sr=1-1
Kimberly has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!





10-Sara King-http://juliesbookreview.blogspot.com/search?q=sara+king
http://www.amazon.com/Sara-King/e/B009Y8A7L6/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1383774105&sr=8-2-ent
Sara has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!


11-Quinn Loftis -http://juliesbookreview.blogspot.com/search?q=Quinn+Loftis
http://www.amazon.com/Quinn-Loftis/e/B005HJPD9C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1383774296&sr=1-2-ent
  Quinn has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!




12- Mina Moore-http://juliesbookreview.blogspot.com/search?q=Mina+Moore
http://www.amazon.com/Mina-J.-Moore/e/B008DNR0EU/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1383773974&sr=8-2
Mina has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!


13-Karli Rush-http://juliesbookreview.blogspot.com/search?q=Karli+Rush
http://www.amazon.com/Karli-Rush/e/B007DJNOMW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1383773908&sr=8-1
Karli has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!



14-Candice Stauffer-
http://www.amazon.com/Candice-Stauffer/e/B005VC3ARC/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1383875167&sr=1-1
Candice has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!





15-Heather Killough-Walden-http://juliesbookreview.blogspot.com/search?q=Heather+Killough-Walden
http://www.amazon.com/Heather-Killough-Walden/e/B005725SO4/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1383774042&sr=8-2-ent
Heather has a way of writing that brings the reader inside the book!

Death's Angel Excerpt by Heather Kilough-Walden

From Death’s Angel, by Heather Killough-Walden
Coming December 31, 2012
(book three in the Lost Angels series)


Azrael smiled, flashing perfect white teeth that sported incisors slightly longer than the norm. Some people naturally looked like that, he knew, but on him it looked different enough that he didn’t smile often. On him, it seemed to fit too perfectly and only served to reinforce the otherworldly impressions people often had when looking at him.
He was a starkly charismatic individual. He was taller than anyone he knew, save perhaps Samael. His voice could literally mesmerize. He was also uncommonly, almost painfully handsome. He wasn’t certain why the Old Man had seen fit to bother with such a thing while simultaneously making him a vampire. It was like the curse of Beethoven, who created the most beautiful music in the world and couldn’t hear it. What good was a beautiful face when placed on a monster?
But Sophie didn’t seem to mind the hint of fang he exposed. In fact, as he brushed her mind, unable to help himself from drawing nearer to her in any way possible, he was surprised to find that she found it attractive. My God, she thought. He really does look like a vampire.
This was the second time she had thought such a thing. If he’d been capable of choking, he would have done so the first time her mind had muttered the impression. Hearing it now had nearly as strong an effect on Azrael. Sophie wasn’t repulsed by vampires. And the idea that he resembled one was appealing to her.
Of course, Azrael was no fool. A lot of girls believed they would enjoy the company of a vampire – if vampires existed. In reality, he knew they would cower or scream or run, or most likely all three. Still… he found himself hoping.
“Sophie Bryce, right? The maid of honor?” he asked, his smile utterly disarming. He’d had millennia to practice.
Sophie blinked and he read her thoughts. She was desperately trying to find her head in the wake of his sudden presence. She’d been torturing herself over the last few days, and he knew it. He’d watched her every night. Listened to her. He knew damn well that she was drawn to him – and that she hated herself for it.
He sensed it when a slight pain twinged up her arm and Sophie realized that her friend was holding her tight. Taylor’s fingers curled into Sophie’s forearm in utter distraction, her hazel eyes glued to Azrael. He knew she couldn’t help it and wasn’t aware of what she was doing, but the fact that she’d brought his archess even the slightest discomfort was difficult for Az to ignore. It upset him.
And with practiced control, he tamped down the anger.
Sophie, on the other hand, appeared to be glad for the pain. It shot through the dazed fog that Az’s appearance had caused. It also cleared her senses enough to allow her to pull her arm out of Taylor’s grip, clear her throat, and say, “Yes.” He tried not to smile when her voice cracked halfway through the single syllable. She cleared her throat some more and forced a smile to her lips. “That’s me.” She was so fucking cute with half of her glorious golden locks tucked up underneath that Penguins cap. Wisps of it fell about her face, framing it and caressing it the way he wanted to.
He chuckled softly, watching her carefully to gauge the effect his laugh had on her. Sophie’s gold eyes brightened, her lips parted, and her cheeks flushed ever so slightly. Az’s monster reared its head and he felt his vision begin to heat up. If he wasn’t careful,
his eyes would begin to glow. “We never got the chance to actually meet the other night,” he told her, forcing himself to continue with the charade.
“No,” she agreed, relieved that she was finally finding her voice. “We didn’t.”
He cocked his head to one side and slid his gaze from hers to regard her friends. He needed to look away – just for a moment. Long enough to get himself under control once more. His gold eyes slowly scanned the faces of her companions – and then stopped on the pair of men who sat behind them.
A quick scan of their minds told him they were recent graduates from Carnegie Mellon University. The one on the right was the son of a wealthy factory owner here in the city. His name was Richard. And he’d been thinking all sorts of biblical things about Sophie that night.
Azrael grew very still and something dark flickered across his face. He knew it was there; he knew he was failing to hide his sudden fury. But he barely cared.
Richard fell back into the curve of his seat and swallowed hard as the blood drained from his face. Below him, Sophie cleared her throat, at once drawing Azrael’s attention. Sophie slowly stood and turned to face him. “Az, these are my friends, Taylor and Emily.” She gestured toward them and they smiled nervously, but politely, nodding in his direction.
Emily and Taylor’s eyes were still a little glazed over at his presence, so, Az allowed some of his vampiric influence to snake around and through the girls, easing them into a more comfortable state of relaxation.
It worked like a charm. Within seconds, Taylor was smiling easily and standing to greet him properly. “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” she said, extending her hand.
“Likewise,” Az agreed, and with a slight bow, accepted the offered hands of both Taylor and then Emily, who quickly followed suit.
While he shook hands, Sophie’s thoughts echoed through Az’s mind.
She couldn’t believe that her friends weren’t guessing he was the Masked One. It seemed so obvious to her now that she knew his secret. Everything about him screamed of the kind of rock star charisma that it took to hold millions of fans in sway.
Meanwhile, Sophie’s gaze traveled over Azrael’s form, and he tried not to visibly crow with the triumph he felt when she shamelessly took in the way the black button-up shirt under his sports coat stretched taut across the muscles of his chest. She was particularly fond of the curve of his neck where it met his shoulder.
Azrael released Emily’s hand, straightened again, and heard Sophie’s heart rate speed up.
He looked up to see that her sunshine eyes were glassy with unabashed desire. And, as if it would hide the way her mouth watered for him, she had pressed her bottom lip between two perfect, white teeth. Azrael’s gaze locked on the plump lip. He quickly slipped his hands into the pockets of his trench coat as they tightened into fists at his sides, and his nails began to cut into his palms. He imagined her pressing hard enough with her teeth to draw blood.
If she did… it would all be over.
“Juliette mentioned you live in Pittsburgh,” he said, trying to break through not only his tension, but hers. “I’d forgotten.” His tone was gentle, personal. He knew that to her, it was as if they were the only two in the arena.
“For now,” she told him flat-out. She didn’t want to bore him with the fact that she would only be there for two more days, but he was well aware.
“But what are you doing here?” she asked, honestly curious. It was quite a coincidence to her that she had never seen him before in her life – and then, suddenly, she’d seen him twice in the space of a week. She wasn’t stupid; she was wary.
That was okay with him. He had a story and he would use it, but even this lie was too much of a secret for him to share with her friends. Az glanced at Taylor and Emily and smiled an easy, even somewhat shy smile. “It’s a personal matter actually,” he said. “However…” he paused, turned, and glanced up toward the private booths up above them. His band awaited him in one of them; they had a bird’s eye view of the entire arena from their vantage point. He knew because he’d been watching Sophie from it all night.
He also knew that Sophie had never been in one of those suites herself, and he was hoping she’d be tempted enough by what he was about to offer that he could pull her away from her companions at least for a little while. “Second period will begin in a few minutes,” he said, looking back down at her and scorching her once more with stark eyes. “And there is plenty of room in our suite for another guest.” He chanced another glance at the men seated behind Sophie – especially Richard – and was smugly satisfied when the young man looked as though he wanted to piss himself. “Perhaps you would care to join me?” he asked, turning his gaze back on his archess.
He could hear her blood rushing through her veins. He was scaring her and thrilling her at the same time. She was finding it hard to think.
He wasn’t opposed to working with that; he had no desire to stand here and play the good guy much longer anyway.
A gentle push of his power, and it surrounded Sophie. In a few moments, she not only found it difficult to think, she found it impossible. Seconds ago, she’d had a thousand reasons why she should keep away from Azrael. And the fact that he belonged to – was destined to be with – another, was the most powerful.
But just then, every reason she’d had, and in fact, reason itself, fled from her consciousness and she found herself saying, “Yes.” She’d barely whispered it, but it was enough.
Azrael’s smile broadened.

- Death’s Angel, by Heather Killough-Walden

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Review of Death Angel by Heather Killough-Walden‏

Since the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, ,However before they could claim their mates (Archesses)  they were scattered to the wind beyond their realm and out of their reach. The THE FOUR FAVOURED Archangels made the choice to leave their realm  and journey to earth in search. They were not the only ones looking tho. The stuff of Legends started here bad and good.

Azrael was one of The 4 who went to earth,  he was The Death Angel,  yet when he was being coming to earth he changed into A Vampire. The first of his kind and no one could help guide him.  He felt even more distance from his brothers due to this fact.   He wonders if there really is an Archesses out there for him.  For 2,000 years he has searched.  The air is changing and more and more stuff of legends are crawling out of their holes and bringing so much death and destruction with them.  He and his Made Vampires as well as his Brothers are fighting for more then their own lives.

Sophie  has had a horrendous childhood and still has mental scars to prove it.  Her Best Friend Juliette is getting married  in Scotland and she is the Maid of Honor.  But first Juliette has somethings to tell Sophie.  Juliette is 1 of the 4 Archesses. Talk about blown out of the water and thrown for a loop.  With all the wings and healing abilities  etc...   She is coming to terms with all this when she sees Azrael.

He is the Lead Singer for the band VALLEY OF THE SHADOW.  She has had a crush on him forever and the daydreams are very x-rated.
He recognizes Sophie as his Archesses.  Azrael reads her mind somewhat and realizes that he must take this whole thing slow.   Until he must do what he needs to do or lose her forever.

I loved the Love Story that this book gives out.  The fight scenes are awesome! The scenes were so well written that I could picture everything as if I was a bystander in the book.  I was so drawn to this story line it was the most awesome feel.

I will never look at a  Sand Dollar the same way again!

Q-Who is the woman that Juliette and Sophie are chatting with??

I Highly recommend this book.

Patches
5 Stars