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Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the more…ah…serious works of fiction. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest. She writes paranormal and contemporary romance, as well as romantic suspense.
Q- What made you finally decide to write Nessa’s story?
A- It wasn’t so much of an active decision on my part. It was that Nessa was ready for her story to be told. I’m not one of the writers who plots things out-the stories come as they are ready to be told and Nessa was finally read to let me tell her story.
Q- The world of The Hunter’s and Nessa’s journey in particular, go to some rather dark places. Is it ever difficult to go there and expose that dark side of human nature through your characters?
A- Not really. If the story didn’t naturally flow that way and I tried to force it, then yes, it would be hard, but I just go with what the story wants.
Q- With the Hunter’s world being made of various supernatural beings (Were’s Vampires, Witches) did you base your mythology on any existing folklore and what kind of research have you done for the different spells used in your stories?
A- Well, I’ve always read a lot of paranormal and fantasy works and I’ve read up a lot of the folklore behind vampires and werewolves, but that’s the closest to ‘true’ research I can say I’ve done. With the Hunters, it’s mostly just imagination, I’m afraid.
Q- Readers get to know the character of the vampire Hunter, Dominic Ralston in Hunter’s Fall. His back story seems very sad and emotional, will we learn more about him in future books or short stories?
A- Dominic’s story was actually relayed in an older book of mine-it was released from Ellora’s Cave some
time ago. The book was Hunters: Rafe and Sheila
and Dominic was introduced then as a college student. I knew the minute he came onto the page that he’d have a story, and I had a feeling it would be with Nessa. It just took a while for both of them to be ready.Q- As the series has progressed the world has gotten more complex. What is it like writing such a long series, how many more books can fans anticipate?
A- Oh, that’s a question I have no answer for. I’ll continue writing the books as long as the stories keep coming to me easily. If it gets to the point that I’m forcing them or they feel like they are becoming redundant, I’ll move on. Nothing sucks so much as a series that’s gone stale.
Q- Which couple from the Hunter’s World did you find most rewarding to create and why?
A- Probably Dom and Nessa…because it took so long to tell their story.
Q- Do you have any mental images for some of the Hunters…inquiring minds want to know;)?
A- Afraid not-I have images in my mind, but I rarely see anybody that matches them.
Q- What is next for you? Anything you can tease us with?
A- The next book due out is an ebook, one of my Grimm stories, called LOCKED IN SILENCE. After that, my romantic suspense series from Ballantine, which I’m so nervous about. Afraid I can’t give you details on that one, though…I’m keeping it close to my chest. I do have excerpts from the books posted at my site, if the readers want to check it out.
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Stirring the flames of age-old controversies, The Eighth Scroll by Laurence B. Brown draws on the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to create an unbelievably dynamic and powerful story. Set in a world that teeters between orthodoxy and heresy, this thriller is packed with intrigue and adventure. When a Roman Catholic scholar involved in the Dead Sea Scrolls Project hides one of the scrolls because of the heretical message it contains, no one is the wiser until decades later, when a prominent archeologist discovers reference to the scroll in an archeological dig. This discovery spurs the world religions into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, in which all who seek the hidden scroll are mysteriously silenced, leaving the salvation of humankind to a father and son, who must either find the hidden scroll . . . or die trying. 
(and as a tax write-off!) is great. But I’m also impressed by all the great Teen Day stuff that’s happening at RT this year. I think there’s going to be a great turnout of teens and YA readers, and getting the chance to meet them is definitely worth the trip.
being my favorite recent book. I also loved 
, even though I haven’t been able to read the sequel yet because it was just so emotionally draining. 
A: Of course! I started out wanting to write romance and I still go a little insane when I see my favorite historical romance author, Julia Quinn. And I’m still a bit intimidated by my favorite YA authors, even ones I’m friends/acquaintances with, because I’m still in awe of their talent. I would lost it if I were in the same room as Suzanne Collins. 
by Julia Quinn. That book still makes me cry. And I have to say that Quince and Lily in my
are the favorite couple I’ve created. They work hard to get together, and I think the payoff is … lifetime.
few things very quickly. I will never, ever be able to write to please everybody. There will always be someone who doesn’t get your writing, doesn’t like heroines who can’t make up their mind, can’t stand the bad boy hero, or hates characters named Jane. Bad reviews still hurt, but you have to be Zen about it. I always tell myself that maybe that person stepped in a muddy puddle on the way to work and their day went downhill from there. Who knows why they didn’t like the book, and dwelling on it can’t change that.
A: Yes! And I’m not saying that because I write about mermaids and descendants of Medusa who hunt monsters. I don’t see any signs that the bulk of the audience is shifting to straight contemporary or historical or mystery subgenres. There is room for all of those and more in YA, of course, but it just seem that the paranormal is staying strong.
. books at this time, but it’s the first time I’m telling that reader. And above all I appreciate that the reader was so drawn into my story that they’re taking the time to write and ask questions. I can’t ask for much more than that. 
(the sequel to Forgive My Fins) goes on sale. Then, this fall my new trilogy
about monster-hunting triplet descendants of Medusa begins with 
. I am SO excited about this one. I call it Buffy meets Charmed meets mythology (with maybe a little Parent Trap thrown in). I can’t wait for it to hit the stores! 
Trying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back.
struck a chord for me. My heroine, Marguerite, has less than a year to live, so, of course, everything is more desperate, more intense, more emotional in her relationship with the hero.
series. Book #2, 
, releases this September.
. The cover is stunning, and I’m thrilled for this book to hit shelves.
Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet of her kind, she nearly pays with her life, only to be spared by a beautiful stranger sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki–a descendant of dragons whose ability to shift into human form is her best defense.
by Tom Franklin. I’m re-reading Rachael Herron’s 
(disclaimer – she’s a dear friend, but that book is such a great pick-me-up I couldn’t resist) and I just cracked the spine on 
by Jonathan Maberry.
series, called UNFORSAKEN, will be out this fall. I’m thrilled with the cover and the work my editor and I did to make it the best book we could. And I’m just getting started on my next young adult novel, which will also be published by Delacorte. It’s too early to say what it’s about – I’m afraid I’ll jinx it! – but I love the idea and the characters and I can’t wait to dig in!
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