A Review of Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend by Linda Wisdom

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Book Description:

A bewitching woman on a mission...

Feisty witch Maggie enjoys her work as a paranormal law enforcement officer-that is, until she's assigned to protect a teenager with major attitude and plenty of Mayan enemies. Maggie's never going to survive this assignment without the help of a half-fire demon who makes her smolder...

A hotter-than-sin hero with an agenda...

Declan is proprietor of an underground club and busy demon portal. No way he'll allow his demon race to be blamed for the malicious acts of some crazy evil Mayans. But he's already got his hands full when the sexy witch offers him a challenge he can't refuse...

My Review:

I was thrilled to learn that Linda's witchy Hex series would finally continue- with a bit of a makeover, a littler repackaging, a little rewriting maybe to give the books more of an urban feel along with a new series name- but it's still the witches we started with. The original group banished to the world so long ago that started with Jazz.

In this installment we get Maggie, the hardcore warrior. She works to bring justice to the world by keeping the bad guys in line. Now her assignment is to keep a teenager safe from Mayan demons- and to do this she has to enlist the help of a sexy man who happens to be half fire demon and let me tell you, Declan is hot, fiery hot, flaming hot...and it's not just because he's a fire demon :-) The chemistry he and Maggie have is hot too. So hot the pages may sizzle in your hands.

But the heat between them doesn't stop them from getting the job done, all with a little help from magic, an interesting cast of supporting characters and one wild little sidekick of a black widow spider who occasionally resides as a tattoo on Maggie's arm.

Demons are a Girl's Best Friend is a great book that'll keep you turning pages, full of magic, mayhem and sexiness along with a few fabulous splashes of humor- it's well worth reading. You'll easily want more of Linda's witches.

Linda Wisdom Guest Blog and Giveaway

Today we once again have the wonderful author Linda Wisdom

as a guest here at Fang-tastic Books.

About Linda:

Linda Wisdom has published more than 70 novels with 13 million copies sold worldwide including traditional, paranormal, humor, action/adventure romance, and romantic suspense. Her bestselling books have been nominated for Romantic Times awards and the Romance Writers of America Rita Award. She lives with her husband in Murrieta, California.

Her newest release is:

Hex in High Heels—in stores now!

Fourth in the popular, light paranormal romance series by an author whose books have sold 13 million copies

In this sexy, funny paranormal romance by bestselling author Linda Wisdom, it's all beautiful witch Blair Fitzpatrick can do to keep a lid on her talent for revenge spells, but things are about to get a lot more complicated...

Blair loves running her vintage shop and hanging out with witchy friends Stasi and Jazz. She's forever had a crush on hunky carpenter Jake Harrison, whose Were nature (he's a Border collie) makes him loyal, lovable, and fierce when need be. Just as sparks are beginning to fly, Blair is served with a big surprise when Jake's mother shows up along with his pack leader, who threatens to make Jake heel! When the alpha does the unthinkable, Blair is pushed over the edge. No one messes with her boyfriend-to-be, even if he does shed on the furniture!

(By the way, I think this is so awesome, one of my review quotes is on the cover of this book!)

Now onto Linda's Guest Post and Your Chance to Win a Copy of Books 3 and 4 in the series: Wicked by Any Other Name and Hex in High Heels

It’s A Magickal World

By Linda Wisdom

A mega thank you to Fang-tastic Books for having me here to talk about creating worlds.

Since rumor has it that the preternatural communities don’t really exist – although, I’m still convinced that vampires are living in Hollywood :}, I’m going to discuss the world I created for my witches. Or maybe I should call it the world they created for themselves. Because I don’t think I could have accomplished it without their help.

And yes, with that statement, I’m sure those with psychology degrees are muttering, “hmm, we must have a talk with her”.

Still, if you’re going to create a world where the supernatural and mortal co-exist, then you need to believe in what you’re crafting.

Although, just how different would it be?

Perhaps the grocery store would have a refrigerated section carrying synthetic blood? Butcher shops carrying ultra large cuts of meats for the shapeshifters who are on strict protein diets. Cute witchy boutiques that only magick users can enter where they can pick up those special spell ingredients and other supplies.

And what about houses and apartments that offer cells in case the shapeshifters don’t want to go out of town during the full moon. Windowless rooms or heavy-duty blackout draperies. Houses with two kitchens, so spells wouldn’t be brewed up in the same kitchen you cook a roast.

I like to call it the little things. Jazz lives in Santa Monica near the boardwalk where the Midway is run by Weres and her vampire lover, Nick, owns an art deco building that holds his Civil Defense shelter turned lair and office. She deals with mortals a lot since they seem to be the ones who are cursed and spends her evenings driving members of the preternatural community who don’t want to have a car. Not to mention a ghost haunts her classic T-Bird. There’s a little bit of everything in the world and it works because I try my best to make it fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

Stasi and Blair live in a small mountain town they’ve inhabited off and on since the mid 1800s. The locals know they’re witches and aren’t bothered by it. Maybe because the witches do their magickal best to keep the mountain safe from developers. And they know about the Weres, but have no idea that the ghosts of their ancestors visit the town every Samhain. Maybe it’s a good thing that they ease into the idea of a little bit of everything existing up there.

The fun part of writing a paranormal world is that you basically make your own rules. I consider that you still have to make the world sound logical and believable. Let the magick and the normal world co-exist without any hitches. Although … some hitches could make it even more interesting and has my imagination thinking overtime on that.

What do you think? Can the two worlds blend well together or do you think they should be entirely separate?

~Linda

Answer Linda's above question in the comments section for your chance to win a copy of books 3 and 4 in this hexy series:

Wicked by Any Other Name and Hex in High Heels

1 winner will be chosen, open to residents of US and Canada, please leave contact info so you can be reached if you are chosen as the winner

Interview with Linda Wisdom

OK, continuing on with Linda Wisdom Tuesday we have an interview for you all to enjoy.

Are the Hex books your first paranormal books or have you dabbled into the realm before?

I’ve written several paranormal books before in category romance and I felt it proved I needed to continue with my favorite genre. .

A lot of paranormal writers admit they have always had an interest in vampires, witches, ghosts, etc. while some just stumble into the genre with an idea along the way. Which is it for you, have you always been a lover of all things spooky or did inspiration entice you into the web of the otherworld?

Definitely loved anything and everything that goes bump in the night. To me, it’s a genre of infinite possibilities.

In another interview you mentioned you hope to have at least 16 books in the series, is that a definite or just what you have planned to write?

It’s what I have planned since there are 13 witches in the class of 1313 and I had at least three books planned for Jazz.

I also read that there may be TV shows or movies featuring your characters in the future, any definite news on that?

No definite news on that yet, but the producer is out there pitching them.

Do you plan your books in advance or let the characters lead the way?

The characters are very much in charge, even to who goes next. And it seems the stories go the same way because the story has to fit that particular witch.

Where do you get the inspiration for your characters? I know this can be hard question because mostly ideas just pop into a writer's head (thank the muse) but I am curious about some of your "out there" characters like Fluff and Puff, Dweezil and the horrid Foulshadow- any interesting stories behind those characters?

LOL! Mine are definitely out there and more out there coming. Fluff and Puff popped into my head as in I could see Jazz in her Happy Bunny pjs and wearing bunny slippers that talk and have razor sharp teeth. Fluff and Puff are so special to me that they’re tattooed on my ankle and the artist did an awesome job of inking them and their personalities. I have no idea where Dweezil came from but he was very fun to write. He’s so politically incorrect, given to drama and has some odd quirks. Foulshadow is a bit Jabba the Hutt in looks, but with the noxious farts. I wanted something that people would go “euww!” when they read about him, and they did.

Will all the books have Jazz and Nick in them or will they branch out? The third book features one of Jazz's fellow banished witches, Stasi, yet Jazz and Nick are supposed to make appearances, will that be the theme for most of the books? The stories wil focus on one of the other banished witches while Jazz may pop in from time to time?

Not all the books will have Jazz and Nick, but she could show up in a few of the future books and I see a third book for her.

How many books in the series have you written so far? Stasi's book, Wicked by Any Other Name, is the third- how many others are finished or currently in the works?

Four books are written and a few more are drafted along with a few other witches chattering away in my ear.

Do you know when your next book is scheduled to be released? Is there a working title yet?

Hex In High Heels will be out in October and features Blair.

So can you tell the readers a little about your current release, Wicked by Any Other Name?

Stasi is being sued in Wizards Court and now dealing with the plaintiff’s wizard attorney who’s revving her hormones and vice versa. It doesn’t help that red hearts are over both of their heads. Cupid’s way of telling them they’re meant for each other. But the town of Moonstone Lake is also in danger from some very olde magick that’s affecting the humans in the town. While Jazz, Nick and Irma are there to help out, Stasi knows it’s her problem and she has to be the one to fix it before something really bad happens. And look for a Fluff and Puff extra at the end of the book and Horace, a gargoyle with total attitude.

You've had a rather prolific writing career with very little rejection, that's unusual in the writing world. Any secrets or advice to share with struggling writers out there?

Some of my rejections later ended up in sales because I had faith in the story and I wasn’t going to give up on it. You have to have faith in your work, be willing to do what it takes and realize it doesn’t always happen overnight.

Is there anything else you would like to share with the readers?

Just that I hope readers enjoy Stasi’s story as much as they enjoyed Jazz’s and keep demanding more of the series!

Well Linda, thank you so much for taking the time to do an interview with Fang-tastic Books and Paranormal News . I look forward to reading any and all upcoming books in the series. So far all the ones I've read have been a mystical romp on the wild and witchy side of life.

Thank you for joining us at Fang-tastic Books!

~Roxanne Rhoads

Want more Linda visit her at MySpace, read another interview with her at Darque Reviews, and check out this fun snippet about Wicked by Any Other Name where Horace the gargoyle chats with Stasi. You may also find Linda at Witchy Chicks and Wickedly Romantic.