Character Interview For Heartfelt
Were-lynxes Asia Blue and Conrad Pike have been BFFs for years. BFFs without benefits. But things are changing. Asia’s telepathy with animals is now expanding to enable her to read the minds of humans. It’s all very confusing for Asia to learn to manage her new ability, especially since she’s trying to develop a romantic relationship with a human, Gavin Strong.
Conrad Pike is right there to help her learn to adapt with thoughts of humans invading her mind. He believes the change that is driving Asia crazy is something she brought on by opening herself to a human. But he’s changing, too. He’s never wanted a romantic relationship with his best friend because they’ve agreed it could jeopardize their friendship.
Plus their differing beliefs about humans stand between them: Asia respects them; Conrad believes they are irrational and dangerous as a species. But stirrings inside him, whenever Asia was around, are prompting questions about their relationship. Let’s listen in on a brief sit down interview.
Me: Asia, how long have you and Conrad been good friends?
Asia: (smiles and looks at Conrad) About eight years. We met back when Mr. Bad Boy here was not yet 21 and I was 18. He was sweeping floors at a soup kitchen, serving community service instead of going to jail.
Me: Conrad, jail? What was that about?
Conrad: (Glares at Asia) Underage drinking. Thanks, Asia, for mentioning that.
Asia: Well, it’s the truth. My mom and I were barely scraping by, and we frequented that same soup kitchen. Conrad and I both knew by scents that the other one was a were-lynx. It was a lucky encounter for me. Conrad helped me. I’ll always be grateful. (Asia leans her head to rest on Conrad’s shoulder.)
Me: So what brought you together were your similar secret identities? The fact that you were both were-lynxes?
Conrad: That. Plus, we both had issues and found solace in each other. It just happened, and we’ve been friends ever since.
Asia: Just friends. (Exchanges a glance with Conrad)
Conrad: (Runs his fingers through his blond hair) Right. Besides, Asia is interested in a quote, normal relationship with a human male, not with a were-cat.
Me: Is that so, Asia?
Asia: (Narrows her eyes) Yes. I’m weary of all the drama and danger our were-lynx colony seems to run into all the time. I want normal. I’ve never had normal, not with my mom’s alcohol abuse. I mean, I’ve always had to take care of things: make sure food was in the house, the bills were paid, stuff like that.
Conrad: And now she has to learn how to manage her expanding ability to read minds. It’s not easy for her to have a relationship with a man. Humans’ thoughts are more invasive and complex than animals.
Me: Interesting. Tell me about that, Asia.
Asia: Animals are very straightforward. If they’re hungry, they find food. Humans get hungry and they think about what food sounds good to them, can they afford to eat out or should they make dinner at home? Can they eat something high in calories or should they stick to carbs? I’m learning to filter out all the many, many thoughts floating around me. Since it’s a new thing for me, my brain is frequently overwhelmed, painful. But why are we talking so much about me? Conrad’s life hasn’t been a cakewalk, even though he comes from a very wealthy family. People don’t understand the pressures of wealth and status on children of wealthy parents. (She drops her gaze.) He almost committed suicide years ago.
Me: How awful.
Conrad: Things are better now. Thanks in large part to my best friend.
Me: You mean Asia.
Conrad: Very mush so. She’s beautiful in body and spirit, and she saved my life. I’ll always be grateful.
Asia: You nut.
Me: You two appear to share something deep and meaningful. Are you sure there’s no romance in your future with each other?
(Silence as they stare at each other)
Fierce Hearts Box Set
Lynn Crandall
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Date of Publication: May 30, 2016
Cover Artist: Crimson Romance
Book Description:
This bundle includes 5 individual books: Secrets, Book 1, Cravings, Book 2, Heartfelt, Book 3, Probabilities, Book 4, and Unstoppable, Book 5
Five suspenseful paranormal romances, five stories of supernatural tragedy, triumph, and love in one beautiful bundle.
Secrets
Page Count 256
With her penchant for premonitions, Michelle Slade has always had trouble connecting with other people, and a horrific attack five years ago only made her isolation worse. But working to help defenseless animals with her rescue organization, Cats Alive, has given her new purpose and joy in life. When several homeless cats start vanishing into thin air, she's determined to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Casey Mitchell has always kept his private identity as a were-lynx secret. But he's drawn to Michelle, and when he begins to help investigate the odd circumstances surrounding the cats' disappearance, he uncovers a powerful businessman's diabolic designs on the unassuming woman.
Now both he and Michelle are in grave danger, and their survival depends on trusting each other with secrets better left unspoken. Will these two lonely souls triumph and find true love…or lose everything?
Book Trailer for Secrets https://youtu.be/vRwHQX4bNx0
Secrets
Excerpt:
Casey sat up in
bed, the dream he’d been having still alive in his head. He rubbed his hand
through his hair. Sweat beaded on his forehead. “Oh, my God.” His heart thudded
hard and fast in his chest. He glanced at the clock on his nightstand, sucking
in deep breaths of air. Four in the morning. Loneliness heavied his heart.
The dream had
been so real, so terrifying. So unusual.
He set his feet
on the cold wood floor and sat still on the side of the bed. He took in the
room, his room in his house, and sorted through the images in his dream as his
body reactions calmed.
He was
accustomed to dreaming as his lynx form. Dreams of running through fields with
the speed and exhilaration of freedom made frequent nighttime appearances. But
this, this dream made him shiver. He dropped his head in his hands and lived
through it again.
He saw himself
standing in his human form with Michelle in her backyard. Darkness enveloped
them comfortably and above a starry, moonless sky contained their moments of
shared solitude. He’d brought her warm hand to his lips, the scent of her skin
heady and alluring. She’d laughed, delighted when he pretended to take a
delicate nibble of her skin.
Casey balled his
hands. The moment of togetherness in the dream thundered through him as he
revisited what happened next.
He’d lost
control. He’d done the unthinkable. He’d shimmered, right in front of Michelle,
into his lynx form. Horrified, he’d stood there as his purest self and her
screams echoed fiercely against his heart.
Cravings
Page Count 226
Were-lynx Kennedy's world implodes when she's sent to a facility for illegal and torturous experimentation. Only after she's rescued does she learn she's been living a lie for 22 years. She can count on nothing from her past - not her parents, her surname, or her safety. Only the brother she didn't know and his colony of were-lynxes offer any semblance of stability. Suspicious of everyone and unsure of her path forward, Kennedy reluctantly starts to realize that charming were-bobcat Asher Monroe might be her only hope.
Sportswriter Asher has been trying desperately to ferret out the truth behind why the sinister Nexus Group has been kidnapping and experimenting on were-cats. But he's also willing to use his special mind-controlling ability to discover whether the gorgeous Kennedy is a threat to the colony or simply a lost soul.
As their need for the truth takes them into escalating danger, they discover explosive secrets that could bring Kennedy and Asher together - or rip them apart forever.
Book Trailer for Cravings https://youtu.be/1llwRMiMvX4
Heartfelt
Page Count 222
The daughter of an alcoholic single mother, Asia Blue learned young that if she wanted to survive, she'd have to take care of herself. Tough and independent, she never encountered a challenge she couldn't conquer . . . until Asia discovered she was a were-lynx. Befriending sexy fellow were-lynx Conrad Pike and finding a colony helped her adjust to the startling revelation and get through college.
Now an investigative reporter, Asia faces an entirely different sort of problem when her mother goes missing and she suspects the mysterious Nexus Group . . . who seem determined to wipe out her colony. She reaches out to Conrad, now an investment banker and serial heartbreaker, for assistance, and they must once again join forces to save their colony - and her mother.
Will this strong-minded duo risk opening up their hearts and owning up to their long-simmering attraction?
Book Trailer for Heartfelt https://youtu.be/q8ubCUWY4IY
Probabilities
Page Count 222
Bubbly were-lynx Tizzy Sands mapped out her life years ago: she'd teach kindergartners, eventually marry, and start a family. But when cancer stole her dream of having children, her focus changed. As a member of a were-lynx colony that faces constant danger from the nefarious Nexus Group, her goal now is helping the colony defeat them--and steering clear of any romantic involvements.
With his genius IQ, Quinn Arons isn't the most socially skilled were-lynx in the colony and can't imagine party girl Tizzy would give him a second look. But although his past mistakes and childhood experiences haunt him, he can't accept Tizzy's fear that cancer will return and claim her life soon. Instead, he decides to show her that life is what you make it.
Now they're working as partners to prevent Nexus from launching its Project Powering, but can Quinn convince Tizzy there's more to save here than just their world?
Book Trailer for Probabilities https://youtu.be/1yf5cS_RbWY
Unstoppable
Page Count 234
Reeling from the recent Project Powering battle with the evil Nexus Group, were-lynx and veterinarian Lara Monroe struggles with thwarting the group's plans to eliminate her colony while dealing with her own traumatic past. Still, when her fellow colony cat - and secret crush - Booker Chase needs help, she's willing to use her special healing touch to help him survive his emotional hell.
A formidable were-lynx and a physician, Booker has his hands full helping patients who were seriously injured in the battle. But nothing can repair his soul, broken from the loss of his wife and the PTSD from his service in Afghanistan . . . or can it? Now that his good friend Lara is standing by him in his emotional struggles, he's finding there is more to their connection than he realized. But dare he open his heart?
In the epic conclusion of the Fierce Hearts series, the colony takes its biggest risk of all to shut down the Nexus Group forever - will Lara and Booker survive to take their second chance at love?
Book Trailer for Unstoppable https://youtu.be/5MYdBXkPMx0
About the Author:
Lynn Crandall lives in the Midwest and writes in the company of her cat. She has been a reader and a writer all her life. Her background is in journalism, but whether writing a magazine or newspaper story or creating a romance, she loves the power stories hold to transport, inspire, and uplift. In her romances, she focuses on vulnerable, embraceable characters who don't back down.
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