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to my stop on the Virtual Book Tour, presented by Shades of Rose Media, for Soulfire
by Lillie J. Roberts. Please leave a comment or question for Lillie
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Thanks
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Hello
Readers!
Today,
I thought I'd let the main character of SoulFire, Rena Langley, talk to you.
She's found out a few new things about her life, and it's not all good (and not
all bad either).
So,
Rena, why don't you tell our readers a little bit about yourself and your
story?
K,
thanks Ms. Roberts.
Hi
Everyone, I'm really shy and seventeen. Oh, I have this really sweet German
Shepherd named Random. I hate talking in front of people, but when Ms. Roberts asked
me if I could tell you a little bit about my life and all this strange stuff
that's been happening, I decided I'd give it a try. Petrov tells me it's better
to come out of my shell once in a while anyway :)
So,
I thought I was just a normal girl, going to high school, flying under most of
the kids's and teachers's radar. Let's face it, I'm not one of the cool kids, I
don't play sports. I like video games and Cos Play. I'd love to go to ComicCon
(like that's ever going to happen), and I have more in common with Star Trek
and Star Wars fans than those who watch the Teen Mom or 16 and Pregnant.
YouTube and Netflix are better than cable any day. My life was pretty boring.
But,
it all change when this really hot guy talked into it. Petrov.
At
first, I considered him to be totally insane, like around the bend, looney
toons. He comes to my house, tells me that I'm some kind of old soul, and to
top it all off, demons are real.
Ha
Ha Ha! Good joke, right? Wrong. It wasn't until I saw them with my own eyes that
I finally believed him though. We've had some strange adventures, scary
adventures, but through it all, Petrov has kept me safe. (Don't tell anyone,
but we're kind of dating too.)
Well,
besides the demons who seem to always to crave either my blood or my death, I
guess my life is pretty much the same.
Oh,
one more thing, I found out I have a guardian angel, Constantine. He's seems
pretty cool too.
Is
there anything else you'd like to share with our readers, Rena?
Um,
I like chocolate cake and butter pecan ice cream, but not together. On, and
fudge bars. :)
LOL,
thanks Rena!
I
hope all the readers get a chance to read all of Rena's story in SoulFire!!
Thanks
again for having me! :)
Soulfire
By
Lillie J. Roberts
Publisher:
Midnight Frost Books
Release
Date: April 29, 2014
Genre:
YA Fantasy
Length:
202 Pages
ASIN: B00K1DP3F8
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About the book:
What's
worse than finding out the monsters from your nightmares are real? Discovering
you've spent lifetimes trying to defeat them. . . And lost.
Seventeen-year-old Rena Langley wants her life to be normal.
She works hard to not attract attention, to be a face lost in the crowd. A
gamer, she succeeds in flying under the radar. Except for the nightmares.
They've plagued her life and they're worse than ever.
Petrov DeForest claims that the monsters from her nightmares
are deadly real and hunger for the pureness of her soul. She's starting to
think he's right, even if she doesn't believe they've spent lifetimes together.
Then Petrov tells her she has the defense against the monsters held deep within
her body, her SoulFire. She's certain he's insane. Until the monsters invade
her waking hours. Using her SoulFire to defeat the monsters means accepting her
destiny.
Ben Foster is a detective investigating the murder of two
students at Rena's high school. Can she be involved? Her name is the last word
his partner spoke before being swallowed by the darkness.
Can Rena and Petrov survive? Or will this lifetime end like
so many have before?
Rena rolled her eyes as she increased the video game's
volume. “Have fun Brea,” she shouted over the racket, ignoring her sister and
the news that the relative invasion had begun. She would never begrudge her
mother's time with her only sister, or the injection of testosterone in a house
flooded with female hormones, but she didn't have to like it. Her father and
her uncle Ron were friends from way back, at least to their college days.
Pretty soon it would be all fishing trips and barbeques.
“He's been stuck with creepy Eugene all summer, but they're
here now, and he's all ours!” Brea buzzed, almost quivering, and shot to her
feet.
“No, he's all yours, and Eugene's not that creepy.” Rena
ignored the rest of her sister's words, slipping the headphones back into
place.
“He's gorgeous... dark wavy hair, big beautiful sapphire
blue eyes.” She faked a swoon, once again landing on the bed, but quickly
sitting back up. When Rena didn't respond, Brea pulled the headphones away.
“You gotta see him! But, remember, I saw him first!” She
dragged Rena to her feet.
The problem with Brea was that she never had a shortage of
boyfriends, and another stupid jock was so not worth Rena's time.
“Oh, you saw him first all right. Go for it; I've had my
fill.” Rena tugged her hand from Brea's clutch. “It's very okay with me.
Besides, I don't want to deal with relatives or their friends, but you go
ahead, have fun.” Rena's hands found the middle of Brea's back, prodding her
toward the door. Guys were the last thing on Rena's mind. She remembered the
humiliation of being ditched. Her first and only date had left with Brea
instead.
“Oh, honestly! Just come and meet him, then you can come
back here to brood and hide. Besides, he's already asked about y-o-u.” Brea
crowed as she sucked in another breath. “Isn't it driving you crazy? Knowing a
strange boy has asked about you? Come on, you're not still mad about Bobby?”
Brea squeezed her eyes closed. “It's not my fault he asked me to go out with
him.”
Rena shook her head in disbelief. How could Brea not see how
wrong that was? “Oh, no, not me, I'm not mad at all.” She reached down,
stroking Random's soft fur. “Gee-sus, Brea! He dumped me in the living room,
and you left with him!” It had all been a ploy to get close to Brea. He was a
creep-a-zoid from the outer reaches of Tamriel. Rena tried to imagine him as
one of the goons on Skyrim.
Then, she stopped cold, almost dropping the game controller.
“What do you mean he asked about me? Why would he think about me? I don't know
him.” Rena wanted to strangle Brea. Now it was going to drive her crazy.
“Come on Ree, say you're not mad.” Brea fluttered her pretty
blonde eyelashes. “Come on, I'd do it for you.” She pushed out her bottom lip
in a pout, giving Rena her best imitation of puppy dog eyes.
Rena snorted a laugh, covering her mouth with her hands.
“You're delusional Brea.”
“Oh, come on, you know you have got to meet this guy! It
could be your destiny!” Brea breathed with wonder as she wheedled. “Besides,
Mom said to come get you, to introduce you to our company. Want me to go back
and tell her you said no?” Her toe started to tap an annoying beat.
Rena squeezed her eyes closed. “Okay, all right, don't get
your panties in a bunch.” She eyed Brea, and thought, the sooner I get it over
with the better. “Fine, I'll come meet your Petrov whatever, but don't say I
didn't do you any favors.” Rena heaved a sigh, dragging her feet as she
followed her sister out of the room, Random close to her side.
Brea hurried ahead to the living room where the others
waited. When Rena finally made her way down the hall, dog quivering at her
side, Brea snatched up her hand.
“Ree, meet Petrov, Petrov, my sister Rena,” Brea gushed as
she released Rena's hand to grab Petrov's.
Rena could only stand and stare. His eyes... His sapphire
gaze faded to an icy blue as she became aware of his critical appraisal, and
she felt like a bug on display.
Lillie J. Roberts is a multi-published author who loves to
reviews books as well. Lillie (a.k.a Dottie at Tink’s Place), enjoys
sharing her thoughts about the books she’s read. Stop by sometime, let her know
what your think. Her preferred genre is paranormal romance, the darker the
better, though if you give her a good thriller/chiller and she’s happy too. She
loves all types paranormal creatures from vampires, were- creatures, witches,
ghosts, and other things that go bump in the night. She loves a good ghost
story, so if you have one, share it with her. The scariest book she’s ever read
is a toss up between Bram Stroker’s Dracula or Stephen King’s It (both gave her
nightmares).
Lillie lives in central Illinois with her husband, three
children, and one wild Westie (who is also her reading and critique partner; he
listens to all her new story ideas, almost always with a wicked sense of
humor). She is an animal lover as are her heroines and heroes (and no, that
doesn’t include insects or spiders). She loves movies and listens to them while
she writes, it doesn’t matter if they’re old or new, as long as they’re
engaging. She enjoys all kinds of music, especially if it has a hard driving
beat. You’ll find some on her favorite artists mentioned in the pages of her
books. She writes Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Chillers/Thillers,
Suspense from Modern Contemporary to New Adult and YA, from sweetly innocent to
naughty romance. She tends to be a genre bender, mixing her genres to provide
an unique read.
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