Hello Faye! Thank you so
much for visiting Written Butterfly with me today! It’s such a pleasure to chat with you. So tell me…
Q) How did you dream
up the dynamics of your characters?
I love writing about brooding men, those who struggle to
express their feelings for fear of getting hurt. Jarrah, the leading male character in Deceit & Devotion, is a perfect
example of the wounded male who struggles to appear strong and independent,
whilst inside he’s hungering for the love and affections of a woman.
As for Emily, the female main character, she is struggling
to survive in a very male dominated world.
I didn’t have to dream too hard to imagine what such a life must have
been like, as it was the world so many women lived in during the 19th
century.
Q) What gave you the inspiration for
your book?
My main
inspiration for Deceit & Devotion
came from my husband. He mentioned that
even though there are always tidbits of Aboriginal culture in each of my books,
there had never been a main character that was native to Australia. He suggested that I write a story about the
interracial relationships that were once frowned upon in our country. We were both aware of the scandal that would
have happened back in the 19th century should any white settlers
have developed a romantic relationship with an aboriginal. The discussion carried on from there until I
pretty much had the rough draft of the new manuscript written.
Q) Do you plan all
your characters out before you start a story or do they develop as you write?
I usually do a rough plan which mainly includes physical
features in a notebook that sits beside my computer. The rest – attitude and reactions – usually
just develops as the story does.
Q) What are your
upcoming projects?
I have an upcoming release in May 2017, Amorous Redemption, which is roughly based on my great grandparents
lives when they first moved to Australia.
Another project include a single title, Heart of Stone, a story involving a tangled love story between an
Australian slave trader and an Irish slave.
I’m also several books into what will ultimately be a seven book series
incorporating deadly sins and heavenly virtues.
Deceit and Devotion by Faye Hall
“I will pay you to sleep with my wife.”
Jarrah
Miyan, a young half-caste aboriginal man, is supposed to seduce a white woman
into an affair so her greed-driven husband can gain full control of her
inheritance, including the rare collection of black opals she keeps under lock
and key. When he walks into the study to meet the poor chit he’s to take
advantage of, he expects to find an aging woman who smells of stale perfume and
gin. Who he finds though is the most beautiful woman he’s ever laid eyes on—the
same woman whose pale thighs had been wrapped around him just a few hours
earlier as she’d begged him to give her pleasure.
After their
night of passion together, Emily
Holtz doubted she would
ever see Jarrah again. To have him standing before her now, asking for
employment at her cattle station, was not a situation she had prepared herself
for. She agrees to hire him on one condition. He has to spy on her husband and
get her the incriminating evidence she needs to apply for a divorce. She’s
spent years in a miserable arranged marriage, and she’s desperate to escape.
But her husband is a dangerous man, and he will stop at nothing, including
murder, to get what he wants.
As they
begin to develop feelings for each other, Jarrah worries about what will happen
when Emily discovers that he’s been working for both her and her husband. Not
that they could ever really be
together, as society would never accept that.
Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence
Genre(s): Historical Romance / Interracial Romance
EXCERPT
Lifting the pillow to his nose, he breathed deep the sweet scent he knew
to be Emily’s. His senses instantly responded, his groin aching for the mere
touch of her skin against his again.
“My husband and I don’t share a room, Jarrah,” she remarked from the
doorway, forcing him to turn around suddenly. “You’ll find no trace of him in
here. If you wish to search through his belongings, then you’ll have to go down
the hallway.”
“I have already inspected his room,” he replied, placing the pillow
neatly back on her bed.
“Then what are you doing in here?”
He walked toward her, his steps measured. “I want to know who you are. I
want to know why a woman as beautiful as you was burdened with a husband who
doesn’t love her.” Stopping before her, he lifted his hand to her face, his
fingers caressing the soft skin of her cheek. “And I want to know what sort of
business requires your attention at such a late hour?”
Emily took a step back from him. “You’ll find none of the answers you
seek in this room, Jarrah.”
“Then why don’t you tell me what I want to know, Emily?” Jarrah begged,
aching to pull her back to him. “Please.”
He watched the beauty of her face as she smiled slightly at him, and for
a moment, he thought she might tell him at least some of her secrets. Slowly,
she shook her head.
“You don’t want to hear what I have to tell you,” she said firmly as she
went to walk past him and into her room.
His hand came out, gripping her elbow, stopping her. “I want to know
where you were tonight,” he said again, more insistent this time.
“Why?” she asked, her stare holding his. “Why would you care how or
where I spend my nights?”
He felt as if he were drowning in the greenness of her eyes, a feeling
so very unfamiliar to him. How was he to explain to this woman that he did in
fact care quite a lot about her whereabouts when he didn’t even understand it
himself?
“Because…” He paused, knowing what he was about to admit. Never before
had he allowed himself such a familiar feeling toward any woman. He hadn’t
intended to now either, but studying Emily’s slightly freckled, pale skin, her
brilliant red hair highlighting her exquisite features, Jarrah knew he could no
longer deny what he was feeling. Letting out a steadying sigh, he knew he had
little choice but to tell her the truth. “I care because I don’t want you
visiting other men and luring them into your bed.”
She raised her brow, her expression unfaltering. “And is that where you
think I’ve been the last couple of hours? Trying to lure men to come home with
me?”
BIO
Faye Hall's
passion driven, mystery filled books are set in small townships of North
Queensland, Australia during the late 1800's.
Each of her
novels bring something symbolically Australian to her readers, from Aboriginal
herbal remedies, to certain gemstones naturally only found in this part of the
world.
Each of her books tell of a passionate connection between the hero and heroine, surrounded and threatened by deceit, scandal, theft and sometimes even murder.
These romances swerve from the traditional romances as Faye aims to give her readers so much more intrigue, whilst also revealing the hidden histories of rural townships of North Queensland.
Faye finds her inspiration from the histories of not only the township she grew up in, but the many surrounding it. She also bases most of her characters on people she has met in her life.
Faye was able to live her own passion driven romance, marrying the love of her life after a whirlwind romance in 2013. Together they are raising their 9 children in a remote country town in northern Queensland, Australia.
Each of her books tell of a passionate connection between the hero and heroine, surrounded and threatened by deceit, scandal, theft and sometimes even murder.
These romances swerve from the traditional romances as Faye aims to give her readers so much more intrigue, whilst also revealing the hidden histories of rural townships of North Queensland.
Faye finds her inspiration from the histories of not only the township she grew up in, but the many surrounding it. She also bases most of her characters on people she has met in her life.
Faye was able to live her own passion driven romance, marrying the love of her life after a whirlwind romance in 2013. Together they are raising their 9 children in a remote country town in northern Queensland, Australia.
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