Hello, my name is Lexi George,
and I write Southern-fried paranormal romance. With me today is Grim, the demon
hunter hero in Demon Hunting with a Dixie
Deb.
Lexi: Hey, Grim. Whatupdoe?
Grim: I do not understand the
question.
Lexi: Oops, sorry. I forget
you’re a medieval dude. What is toward?
Grim: I am Dalvahni. I hunt the djegrali through
space and time. I am immortal. I know not hunger, heat, cold, or loneliness. I do
not falter from my purpose.
Lexi: Alrighty, then. You’re
a focused kinda guy. The dje-whats-a-doodles, they’re demons, right?
Grim: Of a certainty. The
djegrali are amorphous creatures that seek physical sensation and pleasure. To
that end, they possess hapless mortals, consuming them from within before
moving to the next victim. It is my task to extract the demons from their
mortal hosts and return them to The Pit, where they can wreak no harm. If they
resist, I slay them.
Lexi: So, you’re like a
bounty hunter?
Grim: The word ‘bounty’
implies recompense. The Dalvahni were created for the noble purpose of pursuing
the enemy. We do not seek gain. Duty is our reward.
Lexi: Sounds grim. Grim, get
it? Ha ha!
Grim: It is a jest, is it
not? A play on words, as it were. Levity is not valued among the Dalvahni.
Lexi: Obviously not. O-k-a-a-y.
Note to self: no sense of humor. What about love, friends, family?
Grim: The Dalvahni were
created, not born of a woman. The Brotherhood is our family. Therein, we find camaraderie.
As for “love,” that is a human emotion. The Dalvahni are unfettered by it.
Lexi: Whoa, you’ve never been
in love?
Grim: No.
Lexi: What about . . . you
know . . . boinky boinky boink?
Grim: Your words are strange
to me. Give me but a moment to consult the Provider.
(Silence as Grim consults a
translator)
Grim: Ah, you refer to sexual
congress. The Directive requires the Dalvahni to partake in regular and
vigorous sessions in the House of Pleasure, wherein the thralls reside. Thralls
are succubi that feed on emotion. The Dalvahni engage in coitus with a thrall,
thereby emptying themselves of emotion. An emotionless warrior is an efficient
warrior.
Lexi: Sort of like getting
your oil changed and your tires rotated.
Grim: I do not take your
meaning.
Lexi: Never mind. Where does the job take you next?
Grim: The hunt takes me
throughout the various dimensions. At the moment, I have tracked a demon to a
place called Hannah. That is my next destination.
Lexi: I know Hannah! Sweet
little town in south Alabama. Be sure and eat at the Sweet Shop Café. Miss Vi’s
fried chicken will make you want to slap yo’ mama.
Grim: I do not have a mama.
This you would know, had you listened.
Lexi: It’s an expression.
Have fun in Hannah. Fingers crossed you meet a nice Southern girl and fall in
love. Have an adventure or two.
Grim: I am Dalvahni. I hunt
the djegrali through space and time—
Lexi: (Interrupts) Yeah,
yeah, we get it. You’re a demon hunter. Go whack some demons with your sword.
(Grim leaves)
Lexi: Sweet mother of pearl,
the guy’s easy on the eyes, but he really needs to loosen up. That’s it for our
interview with a demon hunter. Thanks for stopping by.
Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb
Demon Hunting Series
Book Four
Lexi George
Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Kensington
Date of Publication: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9781601831774
ASIN: B014NWMH0G
Number of pages: 452
Word Count: 105,000
Cover Artist: Lyrical Press
Book Description:
Deep South legends. Deep fried curses. Deep dish revenge . . .
This Debutante Is Having A Ball!
Way down south in the land of cotton, one belle's plans are soon forgotten--when Sassy Peterson drives her Maserati off the road to avoid a deer and lands smack-dab in the proverbial creek without a paddle. The Alabama heiress should have known something weird was going on when she saw the deer's ginormous fangs. Hello, Predator Bambi!
But nothing can prepare her for the leather-clad, muscle-bound, golden-eyed sex god who rescues her. Who wears leather in May? That's just the first of many questions Sassy has when her savior reveals he's a demon hunter named Grim. Also: Why would a troop of fairies want to give her magical powers and rainbow hair? Why would a style-challenged beast called the Howling Hag want to hunt her down?
Most importantly, what's a nice debutante like Sassy doing in a place like this anyway? Besides feeling Grim . . .
Excerpt:
“Sugar,” Sassy
murmured. She laid her head on Grim’s shoulder. “Fairies.”
With a drowsy
sigh, she relaxed against him and went to sleep.
Grim stilled. A
surge of lust hit him, hard and fierce. Sassy smelled delightful, a dizzying
combination of summer roses and female. Curling tendrils of her hair lifted to
caress his jaw, like flowers reaching for the sun.
I am her sword
and shield. The vow rose unbidden in his mind. Here and now I vow to protect
her, from anyone or anything that threatens her.
An admirable
sentiment, I am sure, the Provider said, but hardly necessary. She leaves tomorrow,
and you return to the hunt. That is good, is it not?
Yes, of course.
Then why the
hollow ache in his chest?
About the Author:
Lexi George writes snarky, Southern-fried paranormal romance for Kensington. Her debut novel, Demon Hunting in Dixie, was released in 2011, and a novella and two more demon hunter books followed. Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar, the third book in the series, was nominated for a RITA in 2014. The fourth book, Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb, is due to be released May 24, 2016. Lexi enjoys reading and writing romance, but her first love is fantasy. A Meddle of Wizards is the story of Raine Stewart, a sheltered, sickly young woman who comes into her own when she’s transported to a magical world, discovers her burgeoning powers as an adept, and faces the evil wizard who killed her parents. Lexi’s day job as an appellate attorney requires reading transcripts filled with murder, mayhem, and worse. Perhaps this is why she enjoys stories filled with humor, action, adventure, and magical creatures. She has a violent aversion to sad movies, having been scarred by Old Yeller at the age of nine. She drinks tea, not coffee, and has never seen The Exorcist, because she is a world-class chicken. She is the third of four children, with all the attendant neuroses.
Website: www.lexigeorge.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexigeorge12
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5 comments:
Thanks for having me as your guest! I had fun interviewing Grim!
Thanks for having me as your guest! I had fun interviewing Grim!
I am looking forward to reading this series.
sound cool! Cute cover Art!
Thank you Juana and Stacey! This one was fun to write. It was interesting trying to get inside the head of an eternal optimist!
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