Tell us about your current release.
My
current release is TREVOR. It’s a contemporary novella and kicks off the
MacLaughlin Family Series. Trevor and Lorelei are a true second chance love
story and of course, if you’ve read my writing before, you know there will be
some laughs to be had. I’m having a blast writing the following books in the
series and can’t wait to get CAIDEN and HARVEY out in January.
When in the day/night do you write? How long per day?
I
write all over the place. Day. Night. In bed. At a desk. My favorite place is a
recliner, but I get more words on paper when I sit at my desk with headphones
blaring thunderstorms. I try to get at least an hour a day of writing, but
three hours is my goal.
What does your family think of your writing career?
My
family is very supportive and couldn’t be happier for me. They think it’s
awesome that I’m getting to pursue the career I dreamed of for so long.
Does your significant other read your stuff?
He
reads snippets, but no, not the full books. He is however, a fabulous sounding
board for plotting and has come up with some great twists for some of my
stories.
Do you have critique partners or beta readers?
I
have a critique partner. We’ve been together for several years and I soooooooo
wish we lived on the same side of the country. I rotate around beta readers.
I’m still building that network.
How do you develop your plots and your characters? Do you use any set formula?
I
have no formula for creating stories. They’ve always just come to me. I do get
a lot of ideas from photography and songs on the radio, too. But, really,
anything could spark an idea or a character.
What songs are most played on your Ipod?
White
Lightning Hit the Family Tree – Chris Young
Chasing
Cars – Snow Patrol
Love
Story – Taylor Swift
Eyes
Like Yours – Shakira
Thanks
so much for hosting me!
Hugs,
Krystal
Trevor
A
MacLaughlin Family Novella
By
Krystal
Shannan
Trevor MacLaughlin has
been in love with his sister's best friend for years. But, he let her move away
to college without ever telling her how he felt and hasn't seen her since.
Now, years later, a second
chance with the woman of his dreams practically falls into his lap.
Will he take a leap of
faith and tell her how he feels? How he's always felt? Or will the woman he
knows is meant to be his slip through his fingers a second time?
Excerpt:
Trevor
opened the hotel room door at 9:05pm. The meeting with the client had taken
longer than he expected. The flooding had taken down a wall, collapsed a roof,
and ruined several large machines. The owner was paying upfront for a quick
salvage, but it would be tomorrow morning before he could have a crew mobilized
and here.
As
late as it was, he’d managed to find a little place still open and got them
both a home-style burger and fries. Hopefully she would forgive him for being
so late.
The
site that greeted him was adorable and frightening at the same time. Her
luggage was open on the floor and appeared to have been dug through, as if
whatever she’d wanted was at the very bottom. A pair of pink satin and lace
panties lay draped over the edge and a matching pink and black bra lay just
inside the suitcase on top of a pile of shoes. The thought of seeing her in
those made blood rush to his dick. Papers and books were scattered across the
bed along with a tablet computer wrapped in a bright yellow cover.
He
set the bag of food down on the dresser next to the tv and picked up one of the
books off the bed – Ancient Gods and
Goddesses. He flipped through a few pages. Next to it he picked up an
inside out black, over-sized sweatshirt. He turned it the right way and
chuckled. On the front it read –Men say a
women’s place is in the kitchen. Just remember, that’s where all the knives
are. This girl was something else.
The
door of the bathroom clicked open. Lorelei walked out half wrapped in a towel,
wet hair glistening, looking like one of the goddesses from her book. I’ve truly died and gone to heaven.
“Holy
mother of popcorn balls! Trevor!” She screeched and ducked back into the
bathroom, but not before giving him a nice peek at her bare ass. “You could at
least make a little noise when you come in,” she spat out through the barely
cracked door.
“Where
would be the fun in that?”
He
heard a faint curse, but couldn’t decipher what she’d said.
“Can
you please leave so I can get dressed?”
He
had no intention of leaving the room. “I can bring you clothes. What do you
want?”
“I…fine.
The yoga pants and the sweatshirt on the foot of the bed.”
He
picked up the requested items and glanced down at the lacy bra and underwear. She hadn’t asked for them. A few steps
brought him to the bathroom door. She opened it far enough to stick her arm
through, snatching the clothes from his hand and shutting the door in his face.
“Anything
else?” Underwear, perhaps?
“No.”
Her voice was irritated, but husky. The raspy quality made his mind go places
it shouldn’t.
~~~~~~
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Meet the Author:
Paranormal Romance author, Krystal Shannan, lives
in Texas and is married to the love-of-her-life. They have a spunky young
daughter who believes in fairies. Krystal professes to loving shoes, but avoids
wearing them at all costs. She teaches in the public schools and writes as much
as she can in her free time. If any more spare time can be squeezed from her
day, she enjoys reading romance in all genres, but especially paranormal. If it
has a 'Happily Ever After', she's on board!
She is an active member in her local RWA chapter
DARA.
Krystal Shannan
Putting Magick in Romance one Soul Mate at a Time.
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