Title: Break Out (Blood Hunter, #1)
Author: Nina CroftGenre: Sci-Fi Romance/Vamps
Length: 304 pages
Release Date: August 2012
Print ISBN: 978-1-62061-227-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62061-237-8
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The year is 3048, Earth is no longer habitable, and man has fled to the stars where they’ve discovered the secret of immortality—Meridian. Unfortunately, the radioactive mineral is exorbitantly expensive and only available to a select few. A new class comprised of the super rich and immortal soon evolves. The Collective, as they’re called, rule the universe.
Two-thousand-year-old Ricardo Sanchez, vampire and rogue pilot of the space cruiser, El Cazador, can’t resist two things: gorgeous women and impossible jobs. When beautiful Skylar Rossaria approaches him to break a prisoner out of the Collective’s maximum security prison on Trakis One, Rico jumps at the chance. Being hunted by the Collective has never been so dangerous–or so fun!
Interview
What's your favorite part
of a book?
The beginning, because I
know it’s all still to come.
When naming your
characters, do you give any thought to the actual meaning?
No, not in general. But if I
can’t think of a suitable name, I’ll often go to one of the many
baby naming websites, and I’ll put in a meaning such as ‘wolf’,
or ‘dark’ or ‘ruler’ or whatever word means something in
relationship to my character.
How do you get started
with writing a story (as in, how do you start developing the story,
how do you get inspired for it)
It changes from story to
story. Sometimes I’ll have an idea for an opening scene and I start
from that, or I have a character who I really want to write about
(this is often the case with sequels). Sometimes I have a theme I
want to explore. With Break Out it was a combination of character
(Rico the hero of Break Out actually appeared almost fully formed)
and theme – I wanted to write about man’s fear of death and
search for immortality.
How long did it take you
to publish your first book, after you started trying?
I sent out my very first
submission in 2005 and received my first acceptance in 2010. There
was a whole load of learning went on in that five years (there still
is!)
What books have most
influenced your life most?
Probably, the Lord of the
Rings. I read it when I was about twelve and it’s such a huge book,
it made me realize there were whole new worlds out there, and they
could all be mine.
What book are you reading
now?
I’m reading Catching Fire
– book 2 in the Hunger Games trilogy. And loving it so far!
Name one entity that you
feel supported you outside of family members.
My romance writers group:
Passionate Critters. They always tell me what I’m doing wrong…and
right!
Do you recall how your
interest in writing originated?
I’ve always been an avid reader and often
thought it would be great to write. But I actually started writing
when I worked as a volunteer in Africa in my twenties. I’d been
working as an accountant in London and not really enjoying it. I
wanted to see something of the world and so did my husband. So we
signed up as volunteers with a UK organization: Voluntary Service
Overseas. I was still working as an accountant but in vastly
different circumstances. We were living in a remote village on the
edge of Lake Kariba, with no TV, no internet, and a very restricted
supply of books. I started writing as a means of entertaining myself.
Can you share a little of
your current work with us?
I’m currently working on a
sequel to my up and coming December release, Bittersweet Blood.
Bittersweet Blood is book one in a paranormal romance series which
follows the activities of the Order of the Shadow Accords, the group
set up to police the supernatural world. The sequel is called
Bittersweet magic.
Is there anything you
find particularly challenging in your writing?
Probably, the moment when I
have to decide what to work on next. There are so many things I want
to write, and I need to choose between them. These days, a lot of my
work is contracted before I write so that forces me to choose. I’m
not always convinced that’s a good thing though. I mean, maybe I
have a deadline for vampires and I really want to write werewolves.
It’s a hard job!
Who is your
favorite
author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
This changes on an almost
daily basis, but right now, probably Karen Marie Moning—I’ve just
been re-reading the Fever series and I’m seriously in love with
Jericho Barrons. I love her characters and the way she isn’t afraid
to push boundaries.
Do you have any advice
for other writers?
Write what you love. Because
it’s not always going to be easy and that’s the only thing that
will keep you going when times get tough.
Bio:
Nina Croft grew up in the north of
England. After training as an accountant, she spent four years
working as a volunteer in Zambia, which left her with a love of the
sun and a dislike of 9-5 work. She then spent a number of years
mixing travel (whenever possible) with work (whenever necessary) but
has now settled down to a life of writing and picking almonds on a
remote farm in the mountains of southern Spain.
Nina writes all types of romance often
mixed with elements of the paranormal and science fiction.
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