Interview With Kryssie Fortune

Many thanks to Kryssie for being my guest today.

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Blurb

Crusader knight, Blaxton de Ferrers rises as a vampire after the Knights Defender steal his soul. Murdered by his cousin, he preys on the people he once swore to protect. His emotions leach out of him. Gradually, he forgets how to feel.

Eight hundred years later, he meets Harriet.

Harriet Mortlake’s a strong, sassy woman who battles her weight and her temper. She’s the modern-day archivist in the castle which was Blaxton’s childhood home. She’s supposed to ferret out the castle’s secrets. Instead, she finds the love of her life.
When danger threatens Harriet, Blaxton steps in. Harriet and Blaxton are a match made in heaven. Except… he’s a vampire and he’s destined for hell.

Excerpt

“How dare you embarrass me like that?” Harriet Mortlake planted her hands on her hips and glowered at the man she’d cornered outside the cafe. Her normal iceberg cool deserted her, and she wanted to slap the condescending smile off his face. Around this stranger, she felt as though lightning bolts flashed from her eyes.

“It’s a temple, not a chapel,” he insisted.

Stubborn. Damn. Male. She’d been showing the big guns from the Castles’ Management Trust around the building. They’d already made it clear they thought her too young for the archivist’s role. This know-it-all had infuriated her when he sounded off in the chapel. Now he antagonized her all over again.

“As if!” Harriet snorted. “No way would medieval Christians build a pagan temple on their grounds. Superstitious locals would have accused them of devil worship. They burned heretics at the stake, remember?”

Despite Mr. Condescending’s interference, she’d impressed the big bosses—she thought. Now the sexiest male, ever, clung to his ridiculous belief the chapel had been a pagan temple.

He flashed her a smile which would have lit up the underground chapel where he’d embarrassed her earlier. He should keep his mouth shut and let her admire his looks. Everything about him radiated sex appeal. Looking at him almost made her anger evaporate, but he gave her the know-it-all look that made her bristle.

“You need to get your facts right,” he told her, determined to have the last word.

Stupid, arrogant male. She couldn’t decide whether to show him her diplomas and degrees or kick his shins. She’d reined in her temper while the higher-ups carried out their inspection. Now they’d left, she felt free to vent her rage. Hands still on her hips, she tapped her foot at him.

“Lost for words without an audience? Or don’t you have any facts to back up your cock-and-bull story? Put up or shut up, Mister. Tell me why you think it’s a temple.”

Mr. Condescending sat outside the castle’s tearoom as if he hadn’t a care in the world. His interference when she’d shown the bigwigs into the chapel could have cost her the job she loved. Whitborough Castle’s extensive records needed cataloging, and Harriet couldn’t wait to get her hands on them.

A short interview with Kryssie Fortune

Do you want each book to stand alone, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?

I have five stand alone books and two series. Three are paranormal romances. One is a contemporary romance and one is a very naughty historical. That’s by far my biggest seller to date. The day I made number 54 in the Amazon rankings was a huge deal for me.

The Scattered Siblings are paranormal romances featuring the Fae Warrior King trying to find the siblings his father sired. The trouble is, they keep mating werewolves. Each romance can be read as a stand alone or as part of the series.

My Heroes of Westhorpe Ridge is about former military men building new lives in the small town of Westhorpe Ridge. Along the way, they meet the love of their lives. Again, each can be read as stand alone or as part of the series.

What is your writing Kryptonite?

My granddaughter.

I’d rather play Lego with her than write. If I’m honest, I’d rather spend time with her than do anything.

What other authors are you friends with, and how do they help you become a better writer?

I’m really lucky to have met Ashe Barker and Jenifer Davies. Not only are they great writers, but they are lovely people and good friends. We meet up regularly to compare notes on the writing world. Mostly though, we meet up because it’s fun when we get together.

As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?

I was asked this at a work meeting once. Everyone was incredibly series and thought about it deeply. Except me. My mouth runs ahead of my brain. I leaped in and said Cougar. I thought about big cats. They thought I had toy boys. Well… ?

How do you select the names of your characters?

This sounds creepy, but sometimes they tell me. Other times I look at popular names in the year they were born. Sometimes, I just like a name and go with it.

Who is the most famous person you have ever met?

I used to work on Emmerdale – The biggest and best UK soap. If someone appeared in it between 2008 and 2016 I met them. I have never met nicer people. Leaving to retire to the coast was like leaving family behind.

More about Kryssie Fortune

Kryssie Fortune writes the sort of hot sexy books she loves to read. If she can sneak a dragon into her paranormal books she will. Her paranormal heroes are muscular werewolves, arrogant Fae or BDSM loving dragons.
Kryssie likes her contemporary heroes ex-military and dominant. Her heroines are kick ass females who can hold their own against whatever life – or Kryssie – throws at them.

Kryssie’s pet hates are unhappy endings, and a series that end on a cliff hanger.
Her books are all stand alone even when part of series. Plot always comes before sex, but when her heroines and heroes get together, the sex is explosive and explicit. One review called it downright sensual.

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