"IMMORTAL BECOMING" CHARACTER INTERVIEW

Niina : Welcome to Shane and Jess, I’m glad you could make it!

Shane :  Sorry we are a little late.

Jess : ( Elbows Shane in the ribs ) If it were up to you we'd have never made it.

Shane : I wanted to conserve water. ( Shane grins at Jess innocently )

Niina : LOL! No problem! What 4 words would you use to describe each other?

Shane : Beautiful, compassionate, resilient, strong, loving, sexy, amaz-- ( Jess snaps her had up with four fingers extended ) Oh ... right, pick any four.

Jess : Honorable, frustrating, passionate, loving

Niina : Revealing. ;) Shane you’re a Volaticus Warrior, what does that entail?

Shane : I have been lucky to have lived during relative peace between our species and the others. Today's warriors are focused on eliminating the rogue element, terminating the prolific Morsdente killers and aiding humanities strife without direct interference. To that end I have served time as an Army Ranger while maintaining an active status within the SOSC warrior rolls. There will always be those in every species that place value on personal fanaticism and agendas to the detriment of others. Those incapable of realizing we are all connected. A warrior faces any threat to his kind and will stand behind all allies.

Jess : Plus his ass looks yummy as hell in fighting leathers.

Niina : LOL, yes let's not forget the leathers. Jess, being psychic must have been hard growing up?

Jess : I felt natural ... until my mother died. I didn't have anyone to teach me to manage and shield them as they developed. When in crowds I'd seize from empathic overload. I missed out on a lot--clubbing, concerts, restaurants yet I feel I made a decent life for myself.

Shane : I've tried to drop my mental shield a few times to gain perspective on how difficult it was on Jess. After a few seconds the pain becomes too much. I am awed by the level of determination it took her to face that every minute of everyday.

Niina : How did you two meet?

Shane : By the grace of Fate!

Jess : ( Jess bites her bottom lip and smiles at Shane ) My friend and I own a mixed martial arts school. Maybe you've heard of it, it's called The Ryu. We have a contract with the locale police academy to teach self-defense and martial arts basics to the cadets. Meeting Shane truly was Fate. Before that day I personally had never taught those classes ... too many people for me. He wasn't even a cadet, he went to watch over his protege Jerika and make sure she didn't reveal herself as Volaticus.

Niina : Okay let’s get bit more personal! What is your favorite guilty treat?
Shane : Does it have to be food? ( Shane quirks an eyebrow, Jess rolls her eyes ) Is it my fault your Oleander scent is making me hungry? ( Shane gives Jess another innocent look ) Guilty pleasure ... err ... treat-- Red rope licorice. Definitely.

Jess :  I'm a starch girl. I buy Lay's potato chips by the truck load.

Niina : Good choices bot of you! What is your signature dish?

Shane : Coffee

Jess : Take-out

Niina : Err... not into cooking I see... What’s your significant other's sexiest article of clothing?

Shane : I don't care what she wears Jess is sexy. Her mating gown is probably my favorite article of clothing on her. Of course it still looks best rumpled in the corner leaving her naked.

Jess : I already mentioned the leathers. He also looks hot as hell with scarves tied at his wrists

Shane : You know those bond aren't really holding me, right?

Jess : I've warned you, first time you break free I'm buying platinum & lead handcuffs. They might not restrain you but the threat sure as shit does.

Shane : Indeed, Beauty.

Niina : LOL! Your most outrageous night out?

Shane : I made the mistake of taking Jess with me to poker night. She cheats by the way! Luckily she is also very proficient at charming her way out of trouble.

Jess : I won didn't I? Besides that wasn't the most outrageous night out. The night we went out with Eric, Jerika & Aymee was way more outrageous. You and Eric bickered with each other all night like old women in a Bingo parlor. While treating a game of pool  & beer pong like an Olympic sport. Then it took Jerika, Aymee & I working together to get your drunk asses home.

Niina : That would do it! Now, M&Ms: With or Without Peanuts?

Shane : Both.

Jess : Peanut

Niina : Women:  Curvy or Slim? Men: Clean Shaven or Stubble?

Jess : Since Volaticus are unable to grow body hair I kind of like it when Shane's face get's stubbly though he's handsome clean shaven too. I think I'll take an indecisive pass on that question.

Shane : Curvy. Jess is a perfect model. Stand up, Beauty, wiggle your hips. Niina needs visual aid, don't you, Niina?

Niina : Don't include me in this! LOL! Okay, next, live a thousand years alone or ten with your true love?

Shane : Ten

Jess : Yep, Ten.

Niina : Correct! Puppies or kittens? Also any plans on getting any?

Jess : I like puppies. Our life is too crazy with duel careers to get a puppy right now. I want our kids to have pets though ... someday.

Shane : Can't we just hire a Tellus nanny? Then the nanny could shift ( book two spoiler alert ) into a pet and still not require me scooping piles off the lawn. I have to admit Niina I'm not much of a pet person. As a warrior my life has never been suitable to give the kind of attention a pet would require.

Niina : Thought your nanny idea was great though. :) Thanks for visiting the For The Love of Reading, Jess and Shane! Any news would you like to share with my readers here?

Jess : I'm pregnant. ( Shane's mouth drops open ) Haha, Just kidding! April Fools a day early.

Shane : That it. ( Shane grabs Jess's hand and drags her out of the room ) I'm taking you home. You need a spanking. ( Jess's giggle fades down the hallway )

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REVIEW - IMMORTAL BECOMING

"He never expected to meet Jess Reed. A female living amongst humanity completely unaware that she is a human/Elven hybrid race of Volaticus, or that she is on the cusp of Becoming into her Elven traits. Shane should turn Jess over to the Symbiosis of Species Council."

Author: Wendy S. Hales
Published: Self Published on March 2012
Pages: 261 Pages
Form: E-book (from a tour for an honest review)
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: The Enlightened Species #1
Amazon: Buy / $3.99 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $3.99 (Nook)
Smashwords: Buy / $3.99 (Ebook)
Excerpt: Teaser

"Shane Einar is a five hundred year old Volaticus Elven warrior, sworn to duty and honor. His species has inhabited the earth since the beginning of time. The sources of vampire, elf and fairy myths, Volaticus are in reality something altogether different.

He never expected to meet Jess Reed. A female living amongst humanity completely unaware that she is Hulven, a human/Elven hybrid race of Volaticus, or that she is on the cusp of Becoming into her Elven traits. Shane should turn Jess over to the Symbiosis of Species Council, SOSC. His attraction to her along with her ability to enrapture him with a smile bars him from it. He rightly suspects that this female is his bloodmate.

Jess had always been psychic, a painful and confusing fact of her life. With Shane’s loving support she learns to control her abilities and discovers the psychically enlightened species that share this world.

Together they sacrifice the power of their bloodmating in the battle to save females from breeding cages under the control of an Elven rogue."

Wonderful new world, unique setting, believable characters and romantic action, this novel was a pleasant surprise! I literally couldn't stop reading this novel until I was done, it's addictive. Hales does a great job in hooking the reader with a fresh paranormal world, new species and twist of all things old a legend - loved it!

Jess and Shane worked so well together, all that yummy tension turned to entertaining reading! Jess was lovely, kind but had a really good attitude at times when she needed it - compliments of juvie and being a foster kid. And I have to give props for her not being a stupid heroine, you know the kind who makes dumb choices under stress... well not Jess, it's nice to see that. Shane was cocky, funny, arrogant and I loved it, he was also sexy as hell in 6 foot 2, dark, handsome and did I mention arrogant and witty... so sexy!

The plot I liked a lot, the decision Shane has to make, the world Jess has to face, aunt Moira, the rogue Elven, the council this book was filled with interesting scene after scene. If you're a fan of paranormal romance then this is a must read for you!

Now what could be improved: the blurb, it's an info load it doesn't have to be, I'd remove words like Volaticus Elven, Hulven and SOSC, and it needs some work to make it clearer, there are changes of tone, and mood. It needs a rewrite to truly draw a reader in ( see below the review ). The cover is gorgeous and the girl reminds me of Kendra ( anyone else? ).

Rating :

"Shane Einar is a five hundred year old warrior, sworn to duty and honor. His species has inhabited the earth since the beginning of time. The source of vampire, elf and fairy myths, Volaticus are in reality something complitely different.

Shane never expected to meet Jess Reed, a female living amongst humanity completely unaware that she is  a human/Elven hybrid race of Volaticus, or that she is on the throws of Becoming into her Elven traits. Shane should turn Jess over to the Symbiosis of Species Council, but his attraction to her along with her ability to enrapture him with a smile holds him back, and his suspicion that Jess is his bloodmate doesn't help the matter.

Jess had always been psychic, a painful and confusing fact of her life, but with Shane’s support she learns to control her abilities and discovers the psychically enlightened species that share her world. Together they sacrifice the power of their bloodmating in the battle to save Elven females from the control of an Elven rogue."

Come check out Jess & Shane Fun Character Interview!

( See what Jess and Shane think are each other's sexiest article of clothing? 

And what's Shane's guilty pleasure... err... treat! ;) )

SPOTLIGHT - SPELL CHECKED

"Broken relationships were a constant in Mae’s life, causing her to swear off men forever. Unwittingly lured to Ireland, Mae finds herself knee-deep in a hidden world she never knew existed and head over heels for the very man that tricked her to coming there. His deception is complicated by his own feelings for the one person that holds the key to merging the ancient races that once ruled the ancient word.


Mae finds herself in an underground world of witches, and vampires, which are half-breeds of aliens long gone. She learns about her own unique parentage and powers, which she must study in order to control, before they consume her.


Beck and Helen’s love for one another spans across a millennium, her human soul reincarnated to match Beck’s own immortality. This time however the body she occupies is of a being that cannot be eclipsed by her return. After waiting two hundred years, Beck finds himself tormented by Helen’s inability to return and his growing love for her new host.


Some of the underworld creatures welcome her with open arms as a savior, while others seek to destroy the abomination they believe her to be. Will the knowledge of her existence cause a race war when the true power of her blood is discovered? Or will love become her ultimate downfall?"

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As a teen C.G. Powell was selected as a member of her school's newspaper staff. After her first article the editor decided the darkroom was a more suitable place for her skills…or lack of. Since then, she has traveled everywhere—thanks to her innate curiosity about the world and the Navy. In her life time, she has learned: aviation electronics, CCNA networking, Gemology and how to get bloodstains out of the carpet ( you never know when you might need that ). But her latest, all-consuming, endeavor is storytelling. When asked why, her response was "I live to challenge myself; I like to be pushed outside of my comfort zone and writing is one of those things that pushes my boundaries. Besides it was the only way to share all of the crap bouncing around in my head!" C.G. Powell lives in Virginia with her husband and children. When she is not writing, you might find her watching hot guys jog past her front window, ordering the cabana boy to fix her another drink or abusing the local authorities…but that’s just hearsay.

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