Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Indie Author Spotlight: SM Reine

Author:  S.M. Reine

Book:  The Darkest Gate (The Descent Series Book 2)

Indie Publisher:  Red Iris Books

Bio: 
SM Reine is a writer and graphic designer obsessed with werewolves, collecting swords, and the occult. She spins tales of dark fantasy to escape the drudgery of the desert, where she lives with her husband, the Helpful Toddler, and a small army of black animals.

Book Synopsis:
 When Elise Kavanagh retired from demon hunting, she swore it would be permanent. But an attack from a powerful necromancer forced her back into the business, and now she's trying to balance her normal boyfriend and normal job with everything supernatural.

Mr. Black is a demon hunter gone rogue. He's enslaving angels and stealing ethereal artifacts in pursuit of forbidden immortality, and an old grudge drives him to make his final stand in Elise's territory. Destroying her life and killing her friends isn't the goal, but it's a definite perk.

A demonic overlord offers to join against Mr. Black and protect Elise's loved ones. All she needs to do is ally with the demons she's sworn to kill, at the cost of her morals--and maybe her immortal soul. But once she crosses that line, there's no turning back.

Nothing is sacred when Heaven and Hell collide on Earth...

Buy it: S.M. Reine's The Darkest Gate is available for just $4.99 on amazon.com.  Click here to purchase it.

Questions:


1. Why did you decide to publish with an indie press?
Niche publishers are a nice way to group together authors who write books with similar subject matter. If a reader gets through my entire backlist and wants to find something else that's dark and paranormal, all they have to do is check out the Red Iris Books site. There's not much to discover just yet, but there are a couple more authors joining us this year, so it's looking very exciting!

2. What kind of books do you like to read?
I love richly-textured fantasy worlds that take advantage of the genre to tell very personal, very human stories. I also adore the strong heroines of urban fantasy, but I'm not a big fan of characters with spunky agency, so it's tricky finding the good stuff sometimes. Seanan Maguire is great, though, and so is Kit Whitfield. I'm also a big Jacqueline Carey fan.

3. Chocolate or vanilla?
Vanilla! You can dress it up with anything--sprinkles, marshmallow, fruit, cookie dough, brownie chunks, whatever. It doesn't get too overpowering, but it can still be just as exciting as chocolate. ;)
For more info about S.M. Reine you can visit her website or tweet to her @SMReine.

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