THE WARRIOR'S PROGENY
The Heaven and Earth, #2
by Jeny Heckman
Date of Publication: July 27th 2020
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Cover Artist: Debbie Taylor
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-5092-3219-2
ISBN (Digital): 978-1-5092-3220-8
ASIN: B089PZQJ34
Number of pages: 424
Word Count: 102,620
Tagline: If love dies, can it be reborn…only stronger?
BLURB
Colton Stone is a newly traded tight end whose reputation is as battered as his football helmet. When he receives a vacation invitation from his new teammates, he accepts. There he collides with Dr. Lillian Morgan, a pediatric cardiovascular surgeon, and doesn't know what to think.
A widow with two children, Lilly is looking forward to her friends' wedding. When she meets Colton Stone, his arrogant attitude only makes her long for the love she took for granted. Lilly struggles between letting go of her perfect past for an uncertain future.
Strange events occur, out of the realm of normal consciousness. When black energy touches their world Colt and Lilly become the pawns of the immortal Greek gods. Is the love developing between them natural, or part of a larger prophecy?
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/zy5nbMGQoCg
EXCERPT
Colt’s body
temperature heated until his helmet, now that of a Trojan, melted and became
part of his skull. Painful, thick, fire plumes ignited from the sides of his
head and curved toward the sky, until they solidified in a solid line down the
middle of the helmet. Black snake-like smoke wafted up from the earth and
encircled his ankles and wrists, locking him into place.
The smoke turned
into bindings and massaged tentacles over his chest and phallus.
He looked over
at Lilly, who now knelt helpless as her skin became dusky, then turned a
brilliant shade of blue. However, the color became an iridescent hue that
reminded him of something just outside the confines of his mind. Her skin
bubbled, separated, and formed into thousands of compact hairs. Small points
protruded from her shoulders and down her arms until they freed themselves from
the surface of her skin, as she screamed. Several long, hollow shoots grew,
lengthening into the elegant, arching rods, as more buds sprouted from them and
turned into thready feathers. As the feathers lengthened, green and blue eyes
opened in intervals. At a screech of transformation, Lilly turned into a peacock,
whose tail plumed out in a perfect fan. A feathered diadem lifted from her
skull and the beautiful eyes all blinked at him. He wanted to mate with her,
devour her, possess her, and bellowed out an unearthly warrior battle cry.
Breaking his bonds, he charged at her.
Author Info
Award-winning author, Jeny Heckman, was born in Bellingham, Washington, and was the youngest of two daughters. She met her husband, Jeff, in August 1992, and eloped three months later, at Magen’s Bay, on St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
She wrote her first book, the Catch, in a few short months but took several years before she gained the courage to self-publish it at her son’s urging, and her love for writing began.
In 2018, Jeny knew her next project would be a series that showed adults could have adventures in the paranormal-fantasy genre too. So, she created the Heaven & Earth series, a story of doomed Greek gods and their only salvation, their modern-day descendants. Her first book of the series, the Sea Archer, was immediately picked up by the New York publishing house, the Wild Rose Press, and won, “Best in Category” from the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards.
In the year 2020, Jeny released, Dancing Through Tears, a short story from the anthology, Australia Burns: Volume Two, highlighting the Route 91 massacre from the perspective of one family at the concert, and at Mandalay Bay. She also intends to release, the Warrior’s Progeny, and Dee’s Cornucopia, in 2020, continuing the Heaven & Earth Series.
Jeny lives in Washington State with her husband of over twenty-eight years.
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Interview with Jeny Heckman . . .
How would you describe you style of writing to someone that has never read your work?I like to write realistically, meaning I like the dialogue and characters to reflect how and what people actually say and do rather than “romance lingo” I promise you won’t read about heaving breasts and throbbing…
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something that flows naturally for you?
I’m a little of both. I create detailed outlines and major plots points, but when it comes to writing, sometimes that goes out the window. As long as I hit the major points, I feel good about it.
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)?
Yes, I do have a system. My office needs to be spotless when I start a new book. It can get messy 30 minutes in but to start, it has to be clean and organized. If I feel like things are feeling sluggish, stale or the characters are speaking gibberish, I clean out my office then too. My characters need to be fleshed out before I start as well. Basically, it’s all their pertinent information complete from the time their born until the time they die. Finally, I work in silence or with instrumental music, no words, because I get distracted easily.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
The characters are how I start the story. I need them to be flesh and blood, with clear voices in my mind when I begin. After I’ve done that I find a photo of how they look in my mind and place it as a thumbnail on my desktop. I’m a character driven author, so yes, the characters are developed throughout the story as they grow and change.
Do you have a character that you have been working on for a long time that still isn't quite ready, but fills you with excitement to work on the story?
Yes, her name is Piper and she is the heroine in a story I’ve been working on for some time now. She comes into her own and leads a rebellion. Hopefully, one day I’ll be able to share her because she is an amazing and inspirational person
Have you ever felt that there was something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs you to reach for the unexperienced?
If someone asks for my opinion, I give it, no holds barred. I can keep it under control on my own, but if someone really wants it, I will give them it, the way I see it. Also, when injustice happens or something I think is unfair to someone weaker, I have a hard time staying quiet.
If you could have dinner/dinner party with 7 real or historical people, who would they be?
Abe Lincoln, Jackie Kennedy, Diana Gabaldon, my late father-in-law, Chuck, Jane Austen, Martin Luther King Jr., my grandmother
If you could spend one-week with 5 fictional character, who would they be and where would you spend that time?
James Alexander Malcom Mackenzie Fraser – Outlander, none of your business :D
Charley Davidson – Darynda Jones Series, I’d want to hang out and have drinks with her and Cookie
Forrest Gump: I wouldn’t care where it was, I just love his light and energy
Tyrion Lannister: I would love to drink and know things
Dee Taylor: I would love to sit in her garden with a glass of wine and hear every one of her stories
Where would you spend one full year, if you could go ANYWhere, money is not a concern? What would you do with this time?
Go to Scotland (mainly the Highlands). Heaven!
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