Special Guest: Author Virna DePaul “Speaks Up”
Speaking Up . . .
Want to know something funny? I have always been a pleaser. I want people to like me, maybe too much. Granted, it’s become less important as I get older, but it will probably always be a part of me in some form or another. Yet I’m a writer. And we all know what all writers have to face: rejection, criticism, and bad reviews. So how’d that happen?
A friend of mine recently did a tarot reading for me and the experience was enlightening. The first card she pulled was “Throat Chakra,” which symbolizes communication, sound, and creativity. Many artists and writers have active Throat Chakra and to keep inner balance, they are often urged: “If you have something to say, please speak up!”
And that’s the reason I’m a writer. Because I have something to say. I have words inside me that I need others to hear, even if that means opening myself to criticism. After all, it’s often when we are most uncomfortable that we learn the most about ourselves, and if I can maintain my voice even in the face of rejection, then I’ve truly shown the world part of who I am. Maybe not everyone will enjoy my books, but anyone who reads them will have some insight into me and I can end each day knowing that I spoke and was heard.
Is it easy for you to speak up or is it a skill you’re still developing?
There’s a fine line between life and death, pleasure and pain….
Five years after the Second Civil War ends, humans and Otherborn— humanlike creatures with superhuman DNA—still struggle for peace. To ensure the continued rights of both, the FBI forms a Para-Ops team with a unique set of skills.
Although he keeps company with a vampire and a were, human Shaman Caleb O’Flare can hold his own. But neither his psychic ability nor his healing powers can help his sexy-as-hell teammate, Wraith—a ghost with no memory of her human existence, one who cannot experience touch without pain.
No wraith has managed to exist past its tenth year, so Wraith’s time is about to run out. She wants only two things before accepting her fate: to learn her human identity and experience one night with Caleb. Willing to risk any amount of pain, Wraith propositions him. But when a sign of impending death appears on his chest, Wraith sacrifices her own needs on the chance that sex with her could kill him.
Caleb doesn’t understand Wraith’s change of heart but refuses to let her push him away. As the team travels to Los Angeles to investigate a series of crimes in the feline community, Caleb sets out to prove to Wraith that pleasure and love are worth any risk, including death.
Virna DePaul is a former criminal prosecutor and now National Bestselling Author for Berkley (paranormal romantic suspense), HQN (single title romantic suspense) and HRS (category romantic suspense). Her upcoming release Chosen By Fate (Para-Ops Novel 2) comes out October 4, 2011. www.virnadepaul.com
Fantastic guest blog! Thank you so much for visiting us, congratulations on your upcoming release. I can’t wait to read it!
Thanks for having me here! :)
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