CHARACTER INTERVIEW- Chris Triton

CHARACTER INTERVIEW

 

Inside the Mind of Chris Triton

 



 What's the best way to learn more about a person? By asking someone exactly what you want to know. Today I'm sitting down with Chris Triton, one of the stars of the new Demi-god Daughters novel, Goddess by Chance.

ME: Chris, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me today.

CT: First of all let's cut the Chris nonsense. My real name is Triton, Greek God of Calm Seas to those that didn't know.

ME: Forgive me. I didn't know if you wanted your real identity exposed to everyone.

CT: There's no time like the present.

ME: I agree. Well then, shall we get this interview started?

T: I'm ready whenever you are.

ME: Well let's get to the meat of things. What is your greatest fear?

T: Wow, no warning with that one. Straight to the gut. Hmm...Since I'm being honest, probably being alone with no one to love and truly care for you. Eternity gets lonely for everyone.

ME: I can't even imagine. So what would you say is your current state of mind now?

T: Absolute bliss. I have everything I could ever ask for. I love Arienne more than anything in this entire universe. Everyday is something to look forward to because she's here.

ME: It seems she's changed your life in a lot of ways.

T: She has. I started living again when I met her.

ME: So how do we classify you now? Hero? Reformed Villain? Stoic Anti-hero

T: Why so many labels? Geesh

ME: Well people want to know.

T: I know. I know. For all the inquiring minds I'm still the stoic anti-hero. Don't get me wrong. I'm a changed man, but if the time calls for it I can still be ruthless and will not hesitate to be so.

ME: I guess that says everything we need to know.

T: It should. Anything else you want to know?

ME: What is the quality you most like in a woman?

T: I have to pick just one?

ME: Try to.

T: Hmm...Well if I have to pick just one, then loyalty.

ME: Why loyalty?

T: Because while there are a lot of people who may claim to love you and may even believe that they do if they aren't loyal to you, it doesn't mean anything?

ME: I can't argue you with you on that point. You've made it abundantly clear disloyalty is the trait you most deplore in orders. Would I be correct?

T: Absolutely. Without a doubt.

ME: Now out of everything, what would you say is your biggest regret?

T: Denying my feelings for Arienne as long as I did. Trying to convince myself that love wasn't in my future anymore.

ME: Now that is an all too human feeling.

T: Indeed it is.

ME: But knowing what you know now, aren't you glad you finally gave in to what you felt?

T: More than you'll ever know.

ME: So what would you say the future holds for you now?

T: Happiness for all eternity. A life with the woman I love and lots and lots of babies.

ME: Lots of babies huh? Is Arienne on board with this?

T: I kind of still have to ask her.

ME: Be sure to let me know how that goes and thank you for sitting down with me today.

T: Thank you for having me.

GODDESS BY CHANCE- A New Release

GODDESS BY CHANCE

       
       Well, it's that time again. I have been blessed to have the opportunity to release another novel. Releasing on November 12th from Evernight Publishing is the second novel in the Demi-god Daughters series...Goddess by Chance!

 Blurb: Arienne Marcos is a librarian with a secret. She has super human strength, a genius level IQ and a goddess mother who is never satisfied. When Arienne lands on the radar of a god determined to use her for revenge, she has no idea what she is in for.

When Chris Triton enters her life, Arienne is unprepared for the long dormant feelings and blazing passion he arouses. While basking in her budding new relationship, Arienne is unprepared for the shattering event that nearly destroys her town and her entire life.

In time, Arienne will discover that her new lover harbors secrets of his own that could be deadly. Along the way she will find herself caught in the center of an eons old grudge between gods with a thirst for revenge.

Interested yet? I hope so. I had a great time writing Goddess by Chance and I hope that you will love it as much as I do.

And if you haven't read the first in the Demi-god Daughters series, Goddess of Legend, there's still time to get caught up. http://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Legend-Demi-God-Daughters-Book-ebook/dp/B00FVGCZN8/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_4



SPOTLIGHT ON STEPHANIE DRAY'S "DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE"

SPOTLIGHT ON STEPHANIE DRAY'S "DAUGHTER OF THE NILE"

 

I recently had the pleasure of reading this novel and I would like to spotlight it today.

From critically acclaimed historical fantasy author, Stephanie Dray comes the long-awaited new tale based on the true story of Cleopatra's daughter.

After years of abuse as the emperor’s captive in Rome, Cleopatra Selene has found a safe harbor. No longer the pitiful orphaned daughter of the despised Egyptian Whore, the twenty year old is now the most powerful queen in the empire, ruling over the kingdom of Mauretania—an exotic land of enchanting possibility where she intends to revive her dynasty. With her husband, King Juba II and the magic of Isis that is her birthright, Selene brings prosperity and peace to a kingdom thirsty for both. But when Augustus Caesar jealously demands that Selene’s children be given over to him to be fostered in Rome, she’s drawn back into the web of imperial plots and intrigues that she vowed to leave behind. Determined and resourceful, Selene must shield her loved ones from the emperor’s wrath, all while vying with ruthless rivals like King Herod. Can she find a way to overcome the threat to her marriage, her kingdom, her family, and her faith? Or will she be the last of her line?

 

Read the Reviews

"A stirring story of a proud, beautiful, intelligent woman whom a 21st century reader can empathize with. Dray's crisp, lush prose brings Selene and her world to life." ~RT Book Reviews

"The boldest, and most brilliant story arc Dray has penned..." ~Modge Podge Reviews

"If you love historical fiction and magical realism, these books are for you." ~A Bookish Affair

 

Read an Excerpt

Below me, six black Egyptian cobras dance on their tails, swaying. I watch their scaled hoods spread wide like the uraeus on the crown of Egypt. Even from this height, I'm paralyzed by the sight of the asps, their forked tongues flickering out between deadly fangs. I don't notice that I'm gripping the balustrade until my knuckles have gone white, all my effort concentrated upon not swooning and falling to my death.

And I would swoon if I were not so filled with rage. Someone has arranged for this. Someone who knows what haunts me. Someone who wants to send me a message and make this occasion a moment of dread. My husband, the king must know it, for he calls down, "That's enough. We've seen enough of the snake charmer!"

There is commotion below, some upset at having displeased us. Then Chryssa hisses, "Who could think it a good idea to honor the daughter of Cleopatra by coaxing asps from baskets of figs?"

The story the world tells of my mother's suicide is that she cheated the emperor of his conquest by plunging her hand into a basket where a venomous serpent lay in wait. A legend only, some say, for the serpent was never found. But I was there. I brought her that basket. She was the one bitten but the poison lingers in my blood to this day. I can still remember the scent of figs in my nostrils, lush and sweet. The dark god Anubis was embroidered into the woven reeds of the basket, the weight of death heavy in my arms. I can still see my mother reach her hand into that basket, surrendering her life so that her children might go on without her. And I have gone on without her.

I have survived too much to be terrorized by the emperor's agents or whoever else is responsible for this.

If it is a message, a warning from my enemies, I have already allowed them too much of a victory by showing any reaction at all. So I adopt as serene a mask as possible. My daughter blinks her big blue eyes, seeing past my facade. "Are you frightened, Mother? They cannot bite us from there. The snakes are very far away."

I get my legs under me, bitterness on my tongue. "Oh, but they're never far enough away."

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