Hi all! It’s an honor to be a guest on The Good, the Bad, and the Unread. (Hopefully, my books fall into the first category, lol) It’s been a wild summer ride with the release of the Immortals series. I bless the day that my editor at Dorchester called and asked me if I wanted to be part of Jennifer Ashley’s cool project, taking the third slot with a Celtic themed Immortals book set in Scotland. I write Celtic paranormals for Dorchester, including my Druids of Avalon series–those books are historical with a healthy dose of Druid magic, shapeshifters, sorcerers, etc. A contemporary paranormal with a Celtic theme sounded like a huge amount of fun. Best of all, I got to work with Immortals authors, Jennifer Ashley and Robin T. Popp.
And what a payoff! To say that I was thrilled when Immortals: The Awakening hit the USA Today Bestseller list last week would be the understatement of the millennium. For anyone who doesn’t know yet–the premise of the Immortals series has death magic swiftly overpowering life magic in the human world, with horrible consequences. The witches of the Coven of Light realize their only hope is to cast a spell to Call a group of missing Immortal Warriors, half-god, half-human champions, to battle for mankind.
The series started in May with Immortals: The Calling by Jennifer Ashley, and continued in June with Immortals: The Darkening by Robin T. Popp, and Immortals: The Awakening in August. Immortals: The Gathering will be released in September.
In Immortals: The Awakening, Christine Lachlan, witch and starving artist, travels from Rome to Scotland to track down the elusive Immortal Warrior Kalen. She figures that once Kalen understands what dire straits the world is in, he’ll be eager to join the fight against the villains–his own brother, the rogue Immortal Tain, and the demon controlling him. Christine is in for a shock, though–Kalen, ensconced in a magical castle near Inverness, wants nothing to do with battle, humans, or anything invented since the nineteenth century. Why won’t he fight for good? Christine senses Kalen’s hiding something, but Kalen’s not admitting to anything. When Kalen realizes Christine possesses a special muse magic he’s been pursuing for centuries, he decides to keep her as his own and his magical castle becomes a prison. Then Kalen’s vindictive Sidhe ex-lover, a wild pack of Unseelie goblins, and a powerful ancient enemy from Kalen’s past conspire to drive Kalen to a choice that could damn him for all eternity.
Congrats on the bestsellers list! Sounds good!
Hi Joy! I’ve peppered Robin and Jennifer with questions (Thanks for answering ladies!) so I figured I’d throw out this one to you…
First, I have to say that I’ve got The Awakening sitting here CALLING to me, but for some reason my kids think they need shoes, clothes, supplies, etc. for school so I only have time for marathon shopping right now.
Anyway, both Robin and Jennifer’s heroes had issues with their Mamas (Darius’ Mommy Dearest problems still crack me up). Since I assume that wasn’t a coincidence, can I also assume that Kalen has some Mommy issues, too? Can you give us an idea how the Mama problem planning session with the three of you went?
And I asked Jennifer and Robin this: Did you have to make any adjustments in your writing process or habits in order to accomodate the other two authors?
Thanks, Amy!
congrats on the bestseller list. This one is on my wish list.
Congrats on making the bestseller list. Now I have the first three, which I’m excited to read, and then I’ll be ready for the fourth. I have already read your Druids, Joy, can’t wait for the next.
Bev,
Yes, Kalen does have “Mama Issues,” like Kalen and Darius. Originally, Jennifer, Robin, and I thought all the Immortals would have the same mother goddess. Then sometime in our early planning sessions we thought it would be cool if each Mama was a different aspect of the mother goddess (the same goddess in a way, but with different twist in each book). A great idea, since it gave us more room to play with each hero’s personal history.
Kalen’s Mama is Uni, Queen Goddess of the Etruscans. Without giving away too much, I can tell you that Kalen has done something in his past that has made Uni very, very angry.
Pam,
Thanks for your Congrats! And I’m so glad you like my Druids of Avalon series, too. Deep Magic, Marcus and Gwen’s story, will be out in January.