1) Tell
us about the world your novel set in.
This story (series) follows the lives of people from different biker clans in a dystopian society on Earth and in alternate realms, and how they deal with life and love. It’s sci-fi-ish/urban fantasy/paranormal.
2) Is
this book part of a series?
Yes. Transcending Fire is supposed to be the first story in the New World Bikers series. I have two other books in outline form but life and projects under a secret pen name of mine have taken precedence, so I haven’t been able to do much with the rest of the series yet.
Yes. Transcending Fire is supposed to be the first story in the New World Bikers series. I have two other books in outline form but life and projects under a secret pen name of mine have taken precedence, so I haven’t been able to do much with the rest of the series yet.
3) Any
deleted scenes you wished you had kept in?
Yes. There’s a scene with two of the bad guys and a minor character (whom I’m hoping to bring back in another story) that was on the rough side, and the editor/publisher had me re-write it to make it tamer. I liked the original version.
4) Are
you planning on writing more in the paranormal world?
I’m hoping to. I’d like to finish out this series and work on some erotic horror stories that I had out once upon a time and have gotten the rights back on that I’d like to re-release someday.
BLURB
Hunter Macario wants one
thing—a place to belong. When given an opportunity to solidify his position in
the motorcycle club, Devil’s Thunder, he takes it.
Dragon’s Clan member, Safaia King, believes she’s found the man
from her people’s legend and her dreams. She has one goal, even if he’s in a
rival club—to make Hunter hers and keep him safe so he can fulfill their
destiny.
After Hunter makes a huge mistake, he’s sent to where Safaia
lives—an alternate universe called The Den. In this new world, sex, battles,
and secrets abound. Hunter must survive The Den to right some wrongs or else he
could lose everything he’s ever gained, including his home and Safaia’s love.
PG-13 EXCERPT
The
flames’ mesmerizing dance, the macabre song created by the crackles and pops,
and the smell of death kept Hunter frozen to his spot. He wanted to help, knew
he should pick up a bucketful of water or a hose and join the fray, but his
immobile legs wouldn’t budge no matter the commands his brain sent them.
There must be something in the
smoke making me high. Either I really can’t move, or I’m losing my fucking
marbles.
He
tried again to step forward, but still couldn’t.
Ah, shit. I’m dreaming. Must be
it. At least I hope that’s it.
As if
in answer to his thoughts, the world around him seemed to slow, become more
surreal than it already was. The noises minimized into silence, yet people
still rushed around him as if he were invisible, their mouths moving without
voices emanating from them.
Straight
ahead, Hunter caught glimpses of a woman appearing and disappearing amongst the
club members running back and forth in front of her. The ebony-haired beauty
didn’t move. She stood there with a smile curling her lips.
A hot,
lusty bolt of desire surged straight to his cock. Yet beneath the instantaneous
sensation lay something deeper. Dreaming or not, Hunter couldn’t quite put his
finger on what he felt, but words like “connection” and “destiny” wisped across
his mind.
Their
gazes locked. The lady winked and disappeared.
The
compound, except for the fire, was as it should be—club house, church, garage,
barracks, factory, and some ancillary buildings—but the sky wasn’t gray. The
constant hum from all the robotics and other machinery functioning in the city
wasn’t present. He’d grown so accustomed to the white noise, the sudden silence
almost hurt.
Hunter
shook his head, ran his palm over his face. Nothing seemed right anymore. The
sky. The sounds. Even the air he breathed was different—lighter … less
polluted.
No one
came up to him to check on him. Nobody questioned why he wasn’t helping.
They
all acted like he didn’t exist.
Maybe I really don’t exist
here. Maybe I’m still back in one of those foster homes and my life in Vegas
has only been a fanciful dream.
Nah. I’ve gotta be dreaming. I
gotta…
“Wake
up, Hunter.”
A
weight bore down on Hunter’s shoulder, gripping his muscles like a pneumatic
clamp.
Even in
a hazy state of mind, his instincts took over. Years of martial arts training
had him shrugging out of the hold and spinning into a neutral stance, ready to
defend and attack if need be. No matter what home he’d ended up in, he had
always requested lessons. The type of discipline never mattered. The fact that
he was learning a skill and had something of his own no one could take away
from him had been all that’d counted.
“Hey,
boy.” Screw, an aging man, whose favorite way of dressing his scrawny body
happened to be denim overalls, a bandana around his head holding back his
stringy gray hair, and nothing else, held up his hands. “You know I’m a lover
not a fighter.” He chuckled. “Too old and creaky to scuffle anyhow.”
Hunter
blinked. Gone was the blue sky and fire. The mechanized hum had returned as had
the obsidian night. He stared at the head mechanic and lowered his arms. Last
thing he’d ever want to do was harm the man he viewed as a father figure.
“Screw. What? What’s going on?”
“You
tell me. You’re the one out here in your birthday suit.”
“Birthday
suit?” He glanced down at himself. Sure enough, he stood naked in the middle of
the compound. “What the hell?”
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Bio ~ Casey Moss
Casey
Moss delves into the darker aspects of life in her writing, sometimes basing
the stories on reality, sometimes on myth. No matter the path, her stories will
take you on a journey from the light-hearted paranormal to dark things
unspeakable. What waits around the corner? Come explore…
Not in the mood for dark? Looking for romance that’ll make you
want to fall in love? Check out Casey’s alter ego, C.R. Moss at www.crmoss.com
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