Author Name: Megan Slayer
The hero or heroine in your latest book is asked to decorate for a Halloween party. What does he/she use?
Kratos and Andy love Halloween, but since Kratos is a Greek god, he’d go all out with an Olympus theme. Tall white columns, lots of olive trees. The area around the food would be a temple and he’d have the Parthenon encasing the dance floor. The DJ would have his own temple style space. The party goers would be given golden laurel leaf crowns to wear as well as being asked to don their best togas. There’d be lots of wine and good spirits at the party, too.
What is your favorite Halloween or autumn decoration?
My favorite Halloween decoration is this funky little cat statue I found at a craft store. The minute I saw him, I had to get him. Why? He’s kind of funky looking. That smile, the crazy eyes…he’s cute. He also reminded me of Nightmare Before Christmas. I realize that’s supposed to be a Christmas movie, but it has so much fun Halloween scariness to it that I love it. It also reminds me of my tot being small. I think of the good times and it makes me smile. I also love black cats, so nabbing him was easy. I love Halloween and he’s going to be a part of my celebrations for quite a long time.
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Featured Book Title: Soft Marble
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Blurb:
One touch from his lover and this marble will come to life.
Kratos, God of power and strength, has been imprisoned in pure white marble for more than two centuries. His lover can break the spell–if only his lover would find him.
Andy Green knows his ancient artifacts. He spends his days restoring works of art. When the sculpture of Kratos enters his studio, he can’t hide his attraction. Will he be able to free the god or will forces beyond his control destroy everything he’s earned?
Excerpt:
©Megan Slayer, 2014, all rights reserved
Andy strolled down the hallway to the restoration room with his bag slung over his shoulder. He still couldn’t wrap his mind around what had happened. One minute he was cleaning a sexy statue and the next he was talking to the man who’d been the statue. His stomach rumbled. Maybe the encounter with Kratos came out of his lack of food in the last twelve hours. Possibly.
When Andy entered the room, Kratos stood next to his pedestal. He grinned and pointed to the place he’d once stood.
“Magic.” Kratos’ smile grew and he shrugged. “Gods can do things like that.”
“You–you put you up there.” Andy touched the marble. The stone chilled his fingers. The statue resembled the one brought in for him to clean. He studied the facial expression. “It’s almost like you.” His gaze switched between Kratos and the marble. “He’s not so pensive. Less detailed.” He turned his attention back to Kratos. “What happened?”
“I am a god. We have magic at our fingertips.”
Andy stared at the naked man. He kept saying he was a god. The replica statue helped–especially since it had been conjured seemingly out of thin air, but still. The bag on his shoulder slipped to the crook of his arm.
“Oh fuck.” Andy offered him the gym bag. “Here are some clothes. I’ll leave you alone to get dressed.”
“Why?” Kratos accepted the bag. “How does this work?” He tugged on the bag. “I’ve never seen one like this before.”
“I forgot. It’s a zipper.” Andy tugged the tab, opening the bag. “If you’re sticking around a while, I’ll have to get you up to speed on current culture.” That is, if Kratos wanted him to teach him. The man could always tell him to get lost.
“I hope you do.” Kratos withdrew the T-shirt. He wrestled the garment over his head, covering his chest. The shirt molded to his upper body like a second skin.
“Wow,” Andy murmured. “Looks great on you.” He expected Kratos to kick him out of the room and want privacy. He was a god, right? Didn’t gods expect preferential treatment? “I’ll leave you alone to change.”
“Stay.”
Author Bio:
When she’s not writing the stories in her head, Megan Slayer can be found luxuriating in her hot tub with her two vampire Cabana boys, Luke and Jeremy. She has the tendency to run a tad too far with her muse, so she has to hide in the head of her alter ego, but the boys don’t seem to mind.
When she’s not obsessing over her whip collection, she can be found picking up her kidlet from school. She enjoys writing in all genres, but writing about men in love suits her fancy best. The cabana boys are willing to serve, unless she needs them. She always need them. So be nice to Javier or he will bite–on command.
She also masquerades under the name Wendi Zwaduk and is published through Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press, Decadent Publishing , Liquid Silver Books, MLR Press, Resplendence Publishing, and Total-E-Bound Publishing.
Halloween Page Contest
As part of the Halloween Page Contest, Megan is offering a swag pack with a key ring featuring the Soft Marble book cover, a bracelet/earring set as well as autographed swag. For details on how to enter for the chance to win, visit http://www.kate-hill.com/halloween2014.html.
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“There’d be lots of wine and good spirits at the party, too.” That’s right up my alley! LOL Enjoyed the excerpt; I’ve added the book to my wish list.
Love wine and spirits. Another book for my list.