Heartless
The
Heartless Series
Book
One
Kelly
Martin
Genre:
Paranormal
Publisher:
indie (Kelly Martin)
Date
of Publication: Jan. 17th, 2016
ISBN:
978-1-942246-75-6
ASIN:
B0199LR1UM
Number
of pages: 386
Word
Count: 68000
Cover
Artist: P.S. Cover Design and Author Services
Book
Description:
Gracen
has to fight the devil in her mind and the angel on her shoulder
before one of them destroys her.
For
thirteen years, Gracen Sullivan dreamed about a red-eyed demon named
Hart Blackwell who tortured her every night. Her mother freaked when
she found out about her daughter's "hallucinations" and
forced Gracen to go to the doctor, who prescribed some very powerful
medication which kept Hart out of her head for five years.
A
week ago, Hart came back and brought a friend.
But
something has changed, and Gracen is seeing Hart when she's awake
too. And the other "friends" in her dreams? They have been
found dead.
The
police want to talk to her.
Her
boyfriend has become distant.
Her
dreams are becoming more and more intense.
Hell
wants her.
Heaven
has to stop her.
When
push comes shoving, can Gracen fight the evil eating away inside her
or will she be forced to embrace it and destroy the world?
Book
Trailer: https://youtu.be/D-D11pA3YtI
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Excerpt:
Jessup
Hart Blackwell ate my brain every night. He also ate my spleen, my
liver, and my kidneys. Basically, anything he could get to, he ate.
My tongue was his favorite. He said liars’ tongues were the best.
The
leather straps with the weird symbols on them held me down—and
quite frankly chaffed the heck out of me—while he cut and ripped
away at every bit of skin, muscle, and cell I had.
All
but one.
My
heart.
He
said it was because I didn't have one.
For
years this happened until I finally told my mom who took me to the
doctor who in turn gave me some medicine to induce a dreamless sleep
and offered the alternative of placing me in a mental hospital if I
didn't want to take it.
I
chose medicine.
The
nightmares stopped.
Until
a week ago when I started my freshman year at the University of
Tennessee at Crimson Ridge campus.
Last
night, Hart brought a friend.
Author Interview
First,
tell me a little about your book ….
Eighteen year old Gracen Sullivan has to fight the devil in her mind
and the angel on her shoulder before one of them destroys her.
Do
you recall how your interest in writing originated or did you always
just know? I've always loved to write. I wrote a lot of fan fiction
when I was younger (don't tell... just don't...).A few years ago, I
decided I wanted to make my own characters and my own worlds. But
I've always loved to write. In school, the writing assignments were
my favorites.
What
inspired you to write your first book and what was it? My first book
was called Crossing the Deep and it came out October 2012. I 'saw'
this scene in my mind of a man crying in the woods as he leaned over
the body of this redheaded woman, and I wanted to know why. That's
where Crossing the Deep came from. All my books start out with "why"
or "what if".
Are
experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life? In
Heartless, well... Hmmm... yeah. Strangely. There is one line that
has been said to me in the past, but I've promised not to reveal what
it is or who said it ;)
How
do you chose when/which characters die in your books? Oh, I murder
characters all the time in first drafts. I usually bring them back in
other drafts though lol. I think you can't just kill a character for
the sake of killing them. There has to be a reason and it needs to
make sense. And most of the time, it hurts like heck.
Are
there any new authors that have grasped your interest? She's not
'new' but Erin Morgenstern's THE NIGHT CIRCUS has grasped my
interest.
Who
do you look up to as a writer? I have a lot of writer friends who
keep me going and who I look up to: Casey L. Bond, Tia Silverthorne
Bach, KD Wood, Angela Schroeder, and Leah Sanders. I know I'm
probably missing some people. That's why I hate naming names. There
seriously are so many. I love them all!
If
you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your
book? I don't think so. I'm happy with it.
Is
there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing? I
write linear, meaning I don't outline much. I just sort of go with
the flow which is awesome except when I change mid story. But I don't
stop and go back to change the first part of the book. I just keep
going. Edits aren't entirely pleasant ;)
What
book are you reading now? Or what genre? I'm reading 7 by Jo
Michaels, Tia Silverthorne Bach, Kelly Risser, Casey L. Bond, and
N.L. Greene.
Who designed the cover? And do you help with them? Laura Heritage from PS Cover Design and Author Services made them. She is AWESOME! She doesn't need my help to design them. :) I put in input, but she always makes them better than I could ever imagine.
Did
you learn anything from writing your books and what was it? I learned
that I have a lot of really weird nightmares. #truth
If
you could be one of your characters, who would you chose? I wouldn't
want to be one of my characters-- poor tortured things. If I HAD To
be anybody, I'd pick Gracen from Heartless... for reasons ;)
Are
there any books you think some of us should read, just because? My
books? Heartless ;) Other books? I think you should all read Asylum
by Madeliene Roux.
Do
you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
Thank you so much! It's been a long and wild ride to get to this
point. Thank you for sticking with me, and thank you for being so
nice and kind--and sending me random gifs of Jensen Ackles #thatslove
About
the Author:
Kelly
Martin writes paranormal, contemporary, historical, and YA fiction.
She has been married for over ten years and has three rowdy, angelic
daughters. When she's not writing, she loves taking picture of
abandoned houses, watching horror gamers on YouTube-- even though
she's a huge wimp-- and drinking decaf white chocolate mochas. She's
a total fangirl, loves the 80s and 90s, and has a sad addiction to
paranormal TV shows. {Basically, she likes creepy stuff.} Her
favorite characters are the very flawed 'good guys'--and 'bad guys'
who don't know they are evil. She loves giving her readers books with
unexpected twists and turns, but (here's a hint) most of her books
have the ending spelled out in the first chapter. See if you can
figure it out.
You
can follow her writing adventure at www.kellymartinbooks.blogspot.com
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