{"id":194,"date":"2013-02-16T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T21:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larisawalk.com\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2013-04-15T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T01:22:33","slug":"authors-confessions-their-characters-most-unusual-juicy-or-even-scandalous-quirks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larisawalk.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/16\/authors-confessions-their-characters-most-unusual-juicy-or-even-scandalous-quirks\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors’ confessions: their characters’ most unusual, juicy or even scandalous quirks"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Witch Without Magic by<\/strong> Larisa Walk <\/strong><\/p>\n

Character: Randolph Hammerschmidt was a ladies’ man.\u00a0 Except that the ladies he preferred to date were the inmates in the women’s prison where he worked as a correctional officer.\u00a0 When his mentally unstable wife found that out, she turned to black magic and became even more unstable.\u00a0 In a fit of revenge, she changed Randolph into a cat and he barely escaped from becoming her slave familiar.\u00a0 Now he lives in another witch’s house and is learning how to live like a cat.<\/p>\n

A Witch without Magic:\u00a0 http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/9mdcbc6<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sinister Presence by Brianna Carlisle<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Olisha, in my novel Sinister Presence, is a memory vampire, she is a memory junkie. Feeds on them and uses them like a drug.<\/p>\n

Sinister Presence:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sinister-Presence-ebook\/dp\/B00B5FCB2E\/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1360545600&sr=1-1<\/a>\u00a0 Blog:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/how2writeazombienovel.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Elijah’s Chariot by Douglas Kolacki<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reverend Masterplan. He doesn’t only preach resurrection, he’s experienced it, and still has the bullet-hole in his head to prove it. But don’t get too near that smell he’s given off since then. Elijah’s Chariot: \u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/A49eZj<\/a><\/p>\n

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Storm Dancer by Rayne Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dahoud is a troubled hero with a dark past. He seeks to atone for the terrible deeds he committed as a siege commander, and to build a new life of humility and peace. Ruling the land he once devastated, how can he keep the secret of who he really is? Possessed by a demon that tempts him back into his old ways, how long can he resist the lure? Dahoud fights to protect his people from war’s violence – but how can he shield the woman he loves from the evil inside him?<\/p>\n

Dahoud’s juicy fantasy: a strong woman wrestles him and wins, so he can submit.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B005MJFV58\/?tag=viewbookat-20<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon: viewBook.at\/B005MJFV58<\/p>\n

Kobo\u00a0http:\/\/www.kobobooks.com\/ebook\/Storm-Dancer\/book-T8AIA5xS_k6gZlCd-dUyiQ\/page1.html?s=KcWDYlJ4lkyuGb9QgU7bxA&r=6<\/a><\/p>\n

Smashwords\u00a0https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/88037<\/a><\/p>\n

iTunes\u00a0https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/book\/storm-dancer-dark-epic-fantasy\/id483339067?mt=11&buffer_share=d7658&utm_source=buffer<\/a><\/p>\n

Barnes&Noble http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/storm-dancer-rayne-hall\/1106014027?ean=2940011519741<\/a><\/p>\n

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Annwyn’s Blood by Michael Eging
\n<\/strong>Aldonzo, Prince of\u00a0Languedoc,\u00a0is our favorite quirky character in Annwyn\u2019s Blood.\u00a0\u00a0He is from a region of Southern France that retained its Roman-ness despite the collapse of the western Empire.\u00a0\u00a0To cement an alliance with a kingdom in Britain, his family sent him across hostile Frank kingdoms in Gaul to the court of High King Mattheus who rules in Wales.\u00a0\u00a0To say he is a fish out of water is generous. \u00a0Once there this young man, schooled in his letters and old Roman learning (and accustomed to life’s finer things), finds himself encamped on the fringe of civilization with a king whose retainers seem little more than the brigands and cutthroats they hunt.\u00a0\u00a0He gains a reputation among the court as a \u201cfop\u201d who seeks fame and glory while striving to avoid the hardships of military life.\u00a0\u00a0With his finery and oiled locks, he presents a very different, almost tragically comic figure compared to the hardened soldiers and questing heroes surrounding him.\u00a0\u00a0But this prancing popinjay finds himself thrust into the forefront of danger where he must dig deep within himself to find the courage and strength to survive and overcome, to rescue his betrothed, and at last earn the respect of Mattheus and his court.<\/p>\n

Can be found at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00AFDWHYE<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/257505<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/annwyns-blood-book-one-of-the-paladin-of-shadow-chronicles-michael-eging\/1113888236?ean=2940045104388<\/a>
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ANTics (children’s fantasy) by Linda Dakota Douglas<\/strong><\/p>\n

RepugnANT is an an evil spider. Born with seven instead of eight eyes, he was banished by his fellow spiderlings. He almost died but was saved by a Spider Witch who gave him magic powers that make him almost invisible. However, he has one flaw – a fear of water – that makes him vulnerable. And he’s also got the worst pong of any creature in The Crawly Kingdom.<\/p>\n

The link is viewBook.at\/B008EKVXB8<\/p>\n

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The Vampire\u2019s Game by <\/strong>Wendy Potocki<\/strong><\/p>\n

This expose of quirkiness is lovingly directed at Miranda Perry. Introduced in The Vampire\u2019s Game, she\u2019s the central character of the vampire trilogy, Addun\u00e9. A proper Englishwoman, she hides a dark secret \u2026 she sings into her hairbrush.<\/p>\n

A lover of popular music, she\u2019s practiced the fine art of hairbrush singing in front of her mirror since a small child. Discovered by her father when she didn\u2019t properly fasten her bedroom door, he said nothing about the experience\u2014keeping her privacy safe just the way a good father would. Not outgrowing the penchant, she continued to expand her horizons in college by involving her best friend, Tiffany Rodriguez, into her mad fantasy. The two joined forces, lip synching to Heart, Pat Benatar, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, The Black Eyed Peas, and with Tiffany\u2019s urgings, the Pussycat Dolls! Yes, imagine them writhing around while mouthing, \u201cDon\u2019t You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me!\u201d Yes, I\u2019m sure that he does, Miranda. Personally, I\u2019m hoping that before Part III ends, she takes the fine art to the next level by breaking loose with some karaoke in her favorite NYC bar.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Addun%C3%A9-The-Vampires-Game-ebook\/dp\/B004LX096C\/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2<\/a><\/p>\n

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SEEN by Heather Sutherlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margo wanted more. At 16 she had a man, but not just any man \u2013 a man who left his wife and child for her. But\u00a0when she ran away with Vincenzio she had no idea that he meant to take her through the portal into this realm. Of course there were benefits to this little quest, too. Claregh, their guide, was a man who commanded attention with his tall frame and broad shoulders.\u00a0A smile curved across her red painted lips as a new plan crystallized in her mind. She would seduce the wizard and convince him that they could rule the land together if he would help her. She’d whisper sweet words of lusty promises in his weak little ears.\u00a0When at last they reached the sorcerer\u2019s fortress, she would use the wizard\u2019s magic and her lover\u2019s strength to overcome their enemy. Just think of all that she could do with a fortress of her own and the sorcerer\u2019s newly claimed army. She may have needed Vincenzio and Claregh to get this far, but Margo didn\u2019t need a man to share her power and new found wealth. So, once their quest was complete, she would do what any smart girl would do. She’d dispose of them.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SEEN-Seen-1-ebook\/dp\/B00AYJJ1ZW\/ref=la_B008RRP19I_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1361055750&sr=1-3<\/a><\/p>\n

Blog: http:\/\/heathersutherlin.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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